1/2/22 Falcons at Bills

[eball]

I’ll go ahead and start this thread.  The Falcons ARE NOT GOOD.  They’re not even average.  Don’t be fooled by the 7-8 record.  Their wins:  Jets, Giants, Jags, Lions, Saints, Dolphins (early in the year), and Panthers (with whom they split).  They have a -122 point differential.

 

What should we worry about?  Patterson as a RB has been good.  Otherwise?  Meh.

 

Buckle down and take care of business, Buffalo.

 

[Beast]

After some of our losses I will take no team for granted. There have been so many stunning upsets this year around the league.

 

Plus, COVID. That may be our toughest opponent.

 

Edited December 27, 2021 by Beast

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

19 minutes ago, eball said:

I’ll go ahead and start this thread.  The Falcons ARE NOT GOOD.  They’re not even average.  Don’t be fooled by the 7-8 record.  Their wins:  Jets, Giants, Jags, Lions, Saints, Dolphins (early in the year), and Panthers (with whom they split).  They have a -122 point differential.

 

What should we worry about?  Patterson as a RB has been good.  Otherwise?  Meh.

 

Buckle down and take care of business, Buffalo.

 

Thanks for this. I thought they were a lot better than this based only on their record and Patterson being on my fantasy team. 

[Conlan58]

3 minutes ago, Beast said:

After some of our losses I will take no team for granted. There have been so many stunning upsets this year around the league.

 

Plus, COVID. That may be our toughest opponent.

 

All I see from that list above is that they managed to beat one of the teams that beat the Bills. Like you said - take no team lightly, no matter the circumstance! I am confident that the Bills will be able to handle their business, but I still won't breathe easy until the clock hits 0:00 and the Bills are on top. 

[Greg S]

The word for this week is LETDOWN. The Bills need to avoid it.

[GunnerBill]

The Bills match up very well to the Falcons. They don't rush the passer very well, they like to play a lot of man on the outside and on offense their run game is smoke and mirrors rather than straight up power. 

 

The thing they still do better than average is throw the ball but they are not some dominant passing offense and the Bills D is hard to make a living throwing against. 

 

I am not worried about this game even with the up and down nature of this Bills team. 

[Steptide]

I agree the falcons arnt good. Matt Ryan is still decent and can throw a very accurate pass. He has zero mobility though. I think if the bills defense gets any kind of pressure, their offense will collapse pretty quick 

[SMAKCruiser]

What's the weather going to be like?????

[4thandGoal]

25 minutes ago, eball said:

I’ll go ahead and start this thread.  The Falcons ARE NOT GOOD.  They’re not even average.  Don’t be fooled by the 7-8 record.  Their wins:  Jets, Giants, Jags, Lions, Saints, Dolphins (early in the year), and Panthers (with whom they split).  They have a -122 point differential.

 

What should we worry about?  Patterson as a RB has been good.  Otherwise?  Meh.

 

Buckle down and take care of business, Buffalo.

 

Jacksonville is a lesser team then Atlanta so we shouldnt just worry about Patterson.. That is what gets teams in trouble.

[RiotAct]

cmon Artie… you know you want to start Right Josh!!! 

[NewEra]

The jags are the worst team in the league by a mile. They beat us.  
 

it will continue to be all on the OL.  We go as they go.  Anyone can beat us if the OL plays like it did vs jax.  That said, I don’t think we’ll see them play that bad again this season.

 

It would’ve been nice if the falcons lost yesterday, but they’re in the hunt for that final spot.  We better come to play.  If we do, we’ll blow Them out. If our HC/OCDC put together bad game plans, watch out.  Everyone needs to do their job on a weekly basis

Edited December 27, 2021 by NewEra

[Arkady Renko]

1 minute ago, RiotAct said:

cmon Artie… you know you want to start Right Josh!!! 

 

Agreed.  This might be our last opportunity to determine whether we drafted the right one. 

[Dablitzkrieg]

I'm not taking anything for granted.  This team beat themselves against the Jags and didn't show up against the Colts.  They needs to beat the ***** out of Atlanta

[Greg S]

2 minutes ago, NewEra said:

The jags are the worst team in the league by a mile. They beat us.  
 

it will continue to be all on the OL.  We go as they go.  Anyone can beat us if the OL plays like it did vs jax.  That said, I don’t think we’ll see them play that bad again this season.

 

It would’ve been nice if the falcons lost yesterday, but they’re in the hunt for that final spot.  We better come to play.  If we do, we’ll blow Them out. If we HC/OCDC put together bad game plans, watch out.  Everyone needs to do their job on a weekly basis

 

The New York Giants say Hello!

[NewEra]

Just now, Greg S said:

 

The New York Giants say Hello!

Yeah, without Jones, they are that bad.  Not that Jones is great, or even good, but the alternatives are statues and can’t really play QB behind that OL.  With Jones, I’d give the edge to the jags being the worst.  

[Greg S]

2 minutes ago, NewEra said:

Yeah, without Jones, they are that bad.  Not that Jones is great, or even good, but the alternatives are statues and can’t really play QB behind that OL.  With Jones, I’d give the edge to the jags being the worst.  

 

The Giants offense is flat out putrid. I think they have become the worst team the league. The Jags are horrible but the Giants are giving them a run for the money as far as worst team goes. What's worse for Giants fans is they already announced per WFAN that Judge and Jones are returning for next season.

[nucci]

27 minutes ago, Greg S said:

The word for this week is LETDOWN. The Bills need to avoid it.

come on....how about trap game too? They'll crush them 

[Greg S]

Just now, nucci said:

come on....how about trap game too? They'll crush them 

 

Trap game works as well. Coming off a big win over the hated Pats. Letdown or trap game is real. For the record I do think the Bills will win but they (players) need to avoid being overconfident. McDermott always preaches "stay humble" so hopefully they do that and have a good week of practice and then treat the Falcons like they were the Pats.

[clayboy54]

31 minutes ago, SMAKCruiser said:

What's the weather going to be like?????

Sharknado warning, would be my guess.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

33 minutes ago, SMAKCruiser said:

What's the weather going to be like?????

i am too scared to look.

[TBBills]

This is going to be a harder game just for the fact that Matt Ryan is better than Mac Dink'n'Dunk Jones.

[EmotionallyUnstable]

1 minute ago, TBBills said:

This is going to be a harder game just for the fact that Matt Ryan is better than Mac Dink'n'Dunk Jones.

Im not so sure about this. 
 

Historically Matty Ice has been great, but he is a shell of his former self imo. Maybe it contributes to lack of weapons, or aging, but he seems like a dead man walking. 
 

wouldn’t be surprised to see them more on from him this off season 

[Hapless Bills Fan]

52 minutes ago, Beast said:

After some of our losses I will take no team for granted. There have been so many stunning upsets this year around the league.

 

Plus, COVID. That may be our toughest opponent.

 

 

This.

 

I hope they've gotten over it, but there was a funny vibe on the Bills earlier in the season where they would have a great, "signature" type win, their PR team would put out some funny ***** lampooning the other team, the national press would take notice and start adulating the Bills, and the Bills would get punched in the mouth the next game - seeming to come out flat and not be able to seal the deal or even taking an inexplicable loss. 

 

KC followed by Tenn. 

Dolphins followed by Jags. 

Worst, Jets followed by Indy where Indy practically flipped the score

 

I hope we've learned from this.  Anyone can beat us.  We have to prepare for everyone like they're the Pats.

 

Don't Eat the Cheese, Boys.  Don't read the press clippings.

 

4 minutes ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:

Im not so sure about this. 
 

Historically Matty Ice has been great, but he is a shell of his former self imo. Maybe it contributes to lack of weapons, or aging, but he seems like a dead man walking. 
 

wouldn’t be surprised to see them more on from him this off season 

 

Matty Ice can still throw it.  He just has no one to catch it reliably and his OL is a bunch of blocking sleds.  I forget what game I was watching, but time and time again he would throw a catchable ball and his receiver would fail to adjust on it or haul it in.

[teef]

i don't care how it happens...just win the next two games. 

 

that being said, i don't recall if i read it from a tweet here, but someone in the media called atlanta the worst 7 win team ever.

[Hapless Bills Fan]

6 minutes ago, TBBills said:

This is going to be a harder game just for the fact that Matt Ryan is better than Mac Dink'n'Dunk Jones.

 

Ryan is a better QB (though he is fading) but the Patriots have a run game, an OL, TE, WR, and a better coach and scheme.

[NewEra]

35 minutes ago, Greg S said:

 

The Giants offense is flat out putrid. I think they have become the worst team the league. The Jags are horrible but the Giants are giving them a run for the money as far as worst team goes. What's worse for Giants fans is they already announced per WFAN that Judge and Jones are returning for next season.

Yes, without Jones. 

[SageAgainstTheMachine]

We're here talking about whether a fading Matt Ryan can find something when the real dynamic is that the Falcons have a bottom-5 defense and Josh has found his swagger.  Expect something like a -13 line and expect the Bills to cover.

[97bills]

1 hour ago, Beast said:

After some of our losses I will take no team for granted. There have been so many stunning upsets this year around the league.

 

Plus, COVID. That may be our toughest opponent.

 

This times a million, and I hope Buffalo remembers that!!!

[Dopey]

We have to treat them like Dallas did to WTF last night!!!

[Since1981]

Weather will suck again vs GA. But, I think coach learned that Josh is better than any QB, when allowed and unleashed, even in a storm. Team just have to remember ATL win is equal value  to the NE win at this time. 

Edited December 27, 2021 by Since1981

[atlbillsfan1975]

Remember 4 years ago, Falcons were coming off the Superbowl and the Bills looked like they were headed towards another year of missing the playoffs. Then the Bills stunned the Falcons in Atlanta and that win helped propel the Bills towards the playoffs. Since then, the teams have been on totally opposite paths. Ryan is physically at this point similar to what we saw in Jones yesterday, but has years of experience, which makes him a much more formidable foe. 

Falcons will still be in the hunt when they come to Buffalo. The local media is already talking about the forecast in Buffalo being cold with snow showers. I'd like to see the Bills follow the script they have against teams like Carolina and NO. Get up early and make the Falcons press.

[eball]

41 minutes ago, Greg S said:

 

Trap game works as well. Coming off a big win over the hated Pats. Letdown or trap game is real. For the record I do think the Bills will win but they (players) need to avoid being overconfident. McDermott always preaches "stay humble" so hopefully they do that and have a good week of practice and then treat the Falcons like they were the Pats.

 

[facepalm]

[Greg S]

Just now, atlbillsfan1975 said:

Remember 4 years ago, Falcons were coming off the Superbowl and the Bills looked like they were headed towards another year of missing the playoffs. Then the Bills stunned the Falcons in Atlanta and that win helped propel the Bills towards the playoffs. Since then, the teams have been on totally opposite paths. Ryan is physically at this point similar to what we saw in Jones yesterday, but has years of experience, which makes him a much more formidable foe. 

Falcons will still be in the hunt when they come to Buffalo. The local media is already talking about the forecast in Buffalo being cold with snow showers. I'd like to see the Bills follow the script they have against teams like Carolina and NO. Get up early and make the Falcons press.

 

The Falcons defense isn't that good. Unless there is another day with 50 MPH winds like the Monday game the Bills should put up a lot of points. I could see a score similar to yesterdays 33-21 win.

[Fallser]

Since Jax game, I take no one for granted. You just never know.

[YoloinOhio]

McDermott is very familiar with Matt Ryan from his days in the nfc south and the bills with a much worse team managed to beat the falcons with a much better team 4 years ago, in Atlanta. So I hope we can get the W.

 

they have a really good CB, AJ Terrell, and Diggs is banged up and we will still be missing Davis. Singletary also banged up. We may see Antonio Williams if they hate Breida.

Edited December 27, 2021 by YoloinOhio

[Southern_Bills]

Kyle Pitts is an excellent TE, just on a bad team. I could see a few mismatches with him on Edmunds making some chunk plays, but nothing that would jeopardize the game overall.

[atlbillsfan1975]

5 minutes ago, Greg S said:

 

The Falcons defense isn't that good. Unless there is another day with 50 MPH winds like the Monday game the Bills should put up a lot of points. I could see a score similar to yesterdays 33-21 win.

Agreed, the Falcons d is bad. They rank in the bottom half of the league in every category and do not have a good pass rush. Hopefully Josh is sitting out by the fourth quarter. 

3 minutes ago, Southern_Bills said:

Kyle Pitts is an excellent TE, just on a bad team. I could see a few mismatches with him on Edmunds making some chunk plays, but nothing that would jeopardize the game overall.

Hayden Hurst has been lost in Atl. Talk about a guy who I would love in FA as a backup to D Knox if not too expensive. 

[Greg S]

4 minutes ago, Fallser said:

Since Jax game, I take no one for granted. You just never know.

 

Yup. Titans lost to the Jets and Texans. Bengals lost to the Jets. Chargers lost to the Texans yesterday. The Bills should win their final 2 games and I think they will but no game is a gimme as upsets do happen.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

11 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

McDermott is very familiar with Matt Ryan from his days in the nfc south and the bills with a much worse team managed to beat the falcons with a much better team 4 years ago, in Atlanta. So I hope we can get the W.

 

they have a really good CB, AJ Terrell, and Diggs is banged up and we will still be missing Davis. Singletary also banged up. We may see Antonio Williams if they hate Breida.

Did someone say Antonio Williams? 
 

[RobbRiddick]

I refuse to get cocky about any opponent but especially this season where we've seen more upsets than I can ever remember. 

 

We're not even assured of a playoff spot yet so I just want them to go out, have a good game, do enough to win and hopefully the other results go our way and we're in. As the evil one says, just do your jobs

 

I'd like to see the O-line have another dominant game to show consistency with the playoffs around the corner. Will also be interesting to see how they use McKenzie and Cole when they're both available.