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2 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

I agree with what I believe to be your point, that McDermott doesn't see it as a huge problem if the opponent racks up 222 yds, provided the Bills successfully limit their scoring (1 TD and 2 FG probably counts as "limited")

 

However, somewhat ironically, the Bills played base D with 3 LB the majority of the Pats game - only with Dodson instead of Klein.  I believe they might have played base even more if Klein had been available.  Dodson instead of Klein is a pretty clear downgrade.

 

 

My bad,   it appears they played 43% nickel..........in a game where the offense threw the ball only 7% of the time......and barely beyond the LOS when they did.    

 

That kind of respect for the impact of the passing game would have been shocking not that long ago.     Now, it's almost expected.

 

But the gains in the run game still affect the psyche of many fans the way it would have 20 years ago.

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28 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said:

My bad,   it appears they played 43% nickel..........in a game where the offense threw the ball only 7% of the time......and barely beyond the LOS when they did.    

 

That kind of respect for the impact of the passing game would have been shocking not that long ago.     Now, it's almost expected.

 

But the gains in the run game still affect the psyche of many fans the way it would have 20 years ago.

 

TBH, in this particular instance I think it had less to do with "respect for the passing game" and more to do with perceiving Johnson > Dodson even vs. the run.

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4 hours ago, Nextmanup said:

The funny thing is, we allegedly had the "inside scoop" on Star due to his initial drafting by Carolina.  These guys felt like they already knew what he was all about.

 

So much for that strategy...

 

Maybe go with total strangers next time.

 

Yes, I mean when that thought process previously brought you Kelvin Benjamin you just have to keep repeating it. 

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Star has poor “ability” , the greatest is avail-ability. And he has none.

fooled us last year - shame on him…

fooled us this year - shame on us.

prior to the start of the season there was concern that counting on Star to save the day on the D-Line , was all eggs in one basket. No moves to bring in another 1 tech…and then we drafted DLine, but no tackles??

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2 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

TBH, in this particular instance I think it had less to do with "respect for the passing game" and more to do with perceiving Johnson > Dodson even vs. the run.

Agreed. Particularly with Klein out, we just didn't have the personnel to counter the heavy set. Guys like Wallace and Johnson got snaps not because they matched up well, but because McD and Frazier didn't trust any other option (Neal/Matakevich - special teams-first guys)

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6 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

I agree with what I believe to be your point, that McDermott doesn't see it as a huge problem if the opponent racks up 222 yds, provided the Bills successfully limit their scoring (1 TD and 2 FG probably counts as "limited")

 

However, somewhat ironically, the Bills played base D with 3 LB the majority of the Pats game - only with Dodson instead of Klein.  I believe they might have played base even more if Klein had been available.  Dodson instead of Klein is a pretty clear downgrade.

Majority of the time = 5 more plays.    
Dodson had 27 snaps, Johnson 22

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