Buffalo vs New England Wildcard Game: 8:15 PM Saturday Night

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

23 minutes ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:

I think they historically do the opposite. They usually try and get away with rushing 4 early, and bring out heavier blitz packages later in the game. 
 

I don’t expect this week to be any different

I also think Mac does pretty well against the blitz, from what I have heard the pats pundits say (especially if you blitz him up the middle). Sort of makes sense— he can see the pressure and it plays to his strength of getting rid of the ball fast and short on a hot read. 

I think the bills will just continue to mix things up, and try to confuse him. 

 

[Patrick Duffy]

18 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

Honestly looked like the pats gameplan was gonna be more pass heavy last time but we rattled mac right from the very first drive so they had to revert to the wind game gameplan.  Tons of extra blockers/linemen declaring eligible and not a lot of passing targets 

I don't think if getting pressured or "rattled" the very 1st drive of the game would change their game plan at all. imo they will for sure mix it up to try an catch Bills D off guard. Still won't be a whole lot of passing from them, but I believe we see a bit more than last game. They will have to get more from him, I mean your chances to win in playoffs are very slim being one dimensional

18 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

Honestly looked like the pats gameplan was gonna be more pass heavy last time but we rattled mac right from the very first drive so they had to revert to the wind game gameplan.  Tons of extra blockers/linemen declaring eligible and not a lot of passing targets 

I don't think if getting pressured or "rattled" the very 1st drive of the game would change their game plan at all. imo they will for sure mix it up to try an catch Bills D off guard. Still won't be a whole lot of passing from them, but I believe we see a bit more than last game. They will have to get more from him, I mean your chances to win in playoffs are very slim being one dimensional

18 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

Honestly looked like the pats gameplan was gonna be more pass heavy last time but we rattled mac right from the very first drive so they had to revert to the wind game gameplan.  Tons of extra blockers/linemen declaring eligible and not a lot of passing targets 

I don't think if getting pressured or "rattled" the very 1st drive of the game would change their game plan at all. imo they will for sure mix it up to try an catch Bills D off guard. Still won't be a whole lot of passing from them, but I believe we see a bit more than last game. They will have to get more from him, I mean your chances to win in playoffs are very slim being one dimensional

[Scott7975]

10 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Just an FYI, the resale market for Bills playoff tickets is dropping. Likely due to the weather and Pats fans really not having a lot of faith in their squad. Tickets can be had for under $80. Price floor was $98 just yesterday. 

butbutbut where are all the die hard anti domers?  They should be sitting out in the elements like they want.

[PromoTheRobot]

6 minutes ago, Scott7975 said:

butbutbut where are all the die hard anti domers?  They should be sitting out in the elements like they want.

 

I think what your are seeing is a) border difficulties for Canadians, b) Pats fans of little faith not wanting to make the trip, and c) the weather!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Thriftygamer83]

https://www.businessinsider.com/espn-report-patriots-spygate-scandal-2015-9

The past scars and wounds are still fresh.  New England engaged into subterfuge, training employees to target play books, and Goodell due to his family alliance forged in Detroit over blood, bullets, and bull#### loyalty to Kraft backed his family friends play.  To me Billy Bellicheat is a career .500 Coach whose no real genius.  Imagine what happens if the next guy shuts down the book making operations, closes down gambling approved books, and looks at taking back and rewarding the teams who suffered with Super Bowl wins?  

[Scott7975]

9 hours ago, Warcodered said:

 

 

but was it embarrassing?

9 hours ago, Dont Stop Billeiving said:

Per Mike Sando of The Athletic:

 

"Most wins against teams that finished above .500:

 

8: Titans

7: Chiefs, Bucs

6: Bills, Raiders

5: Colts, Packers, Saints, Cardinals, Cowboys, Chargers, Dolphins."

 

Very interesting stat I hadn't seen before and with two main takeaways in my eyes:

 

1) The Bills tied for the third-most wins against plus .500 teams across the whole NFL...seems to conflict with the narrative that we had a cupcake schedule and never played anyone good. I'm definitely not saying it was a tough schedule, but I think the slate of opponents looked like the easiest list we had faced in years before the season started and then they wound up looking a bit stronger as the season went on. 

 

2) No Patriots on that list despite the fact that they faced an even easier schedule than we did. 

 

I remember a while back a certain Pats fan was screaming up and down about how we haven't beaten anybody and that their team was better because of who they faced.  At least that was the gist of what he was trying to pawn off here.

[CEN-CAL17]

Does anyone else feel like everyone thinks Buffalo winning the AFCE was a fluke and that they think New England should have won it?! 
 

To be honest I feel like Buffalo under achieved and NE over achieved. But I legitimately feel like most think New England is the better team. Then they say….. well they have JA.  
 

Seriously we have the better team! We just gotta play our game. F NE!!!! And the haters!

[ColoradoBills]

4 minutes ago, CEN-CAL17 said:

Does anyone else feel like everyone thinks Buffalo winning the AFCE was a fluke and that they think New England should have won it?! 
 

To be honest I feel like Buffalo under achieved and NE over achieved. But I legitimately feel like most think New England is the better team. Then they say….. well they have JA.  
 

Seriously we have the better team! We just gotta play our game. F NE!!!! And the haters!

 

Agree.  Playoff games can go either way but in general the Bills are a superior team.

[PromoTheRobot]

In case you want to hear a Boston sports show not giving the Patriots a tongue bath. In fact Greg Bedard is pretty ruthless in his assessment.

 

https://985thesportshub.com/episodes/greg-bedard-joins-the-show-3-up-3-down-patriots-fall-to-dolphins-1-11-hour-1/

 

https://985thesportshub.com/episodes/greg-bedard-joins-the-show-10-questions-with-bedard-patriots-bills-matchup-1-11-hour-2/

[newcam2012]

5 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said:

 

Agree.  Playoff games can go either way but in general the Bills are a superior team.

Buffalo is a better team because they have Allen and Diggs. The Pats don't have anything close to that type of talent. 

[PromoTheRobot]

1 minute ago, newcam2012 said:

Buffalo is a better team because they have Allen and Diggs. The Pats don't have anything close to that type of talent. 

 

We are the far better team, unless weather conditions neutralize our elite talent advantage. People always say "well, the other team has to play in that too." Yes, the weather drags both teams down, but the elite team is dragged down further. It helps the weaker team by evening things out.

[Stank_Nasty]

9 minutes ago, newcam2012 said:

Buffalo is a better team because they have Allen and Diggs. The Pats don't have anything close to that type of talent. 

And they have the better defense…. Which for some reason everyone outside of buffalo, and you apparently, keep forgetting. 

[Scott7975]

4 hours ago, ytownblofan said:

New protocol is 2 negative tests, 1 of which must be a PCR. So if he tests negative on a PCR on Friday, he can then take an at home rapid test 20 minutes later and if he tests negative he is good to go. 

 

If he is unvaccinated he is out the minimum of 5 days and would miss the game

 

I put the q-tip up my nose I swear!

[Mango]

9 hours ago, Nineforty said:

to talk as if you know better than our Head Coach and brain trust when it comes to the value of practicing inside or outside...just... i mean, check your ego.

Why people who use this argument also frequent message boards is beyond me. 
 

That’s basically the answer to every single commentary from any NFL fan. “Oh, you think you know more about football than player, coach, commentator x.”

 

Dude, it’s an NFL fan board. Literally none of us are qualified to question a single goddamn thing that happens in the NFL. That’s not hyperbole. None of us can question anything based on that logic. 
 

So why show up to an internet message board then?

 

You must be a blast a children’s parties. 

[Scott7975]

2 hours ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

Doesn’t seem to ever have to throw with much anticipation so he is impossible to evaluate…he is almost always hitting a receiver on a wide open drag or some other route 5-10 yards downfield.  ‘ He’s doing a good job with what he is asked to do ‘ was just about the most positive thing you could say about him up until some critical afc tilts late in the season where he couldn’t even play at that level.  

 

not sure what the pats saw in him…I mean maybe I’m wrong belichick’s football knowledge far surpasses mine 😂 but it kind of felt like they threw an early pick away just to be kinda sorta competitive in the short term.  They may beat us I mean anything can happen in a single game playoff setup…but there’s almost no chance they string together 4 wins in a row against these playoff caliber teams.  I feel like a qb drafted in the mid to late rounds would be perfectly capable of what mac has been asked to do this season so it is a bit of a head scratcher.  Josh was a huge risk sure…but the upside/potential was clear. 
 

 

 

What they saw was they needed a QB and thats what was left.

[PromoTheRobot]

8 minutes ago, Scott7975 said:

 

What they saw was they needed a QB and thats what was left.

 

Remember what it's like before every draft? There are 4 or 5 "elite" QB prospects? Then they play and most of them bust. 

[Doc]

6 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

 

They were checking Barmore for a serious knee injury.  I can't see him playing this weekend, and if he does, won't be 100%.

[PromoTheRobot]

Just now, Doc said:

 

They were checking Barmore for a serious knee injury.  I can't see him playing this weekend, and if he does, won't be 100%.

 

A little of that TB12 Method and he'll be doing high jumps Saturday.

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

11 minutes ago, Scott7975 said:

 

What they saw was they needed a QB and thats what was left.

Could’ve rolled with hoyer and spent that early pick somewhere else

[Richard Noggin]

1 hour ago, Scott7975 said:

butbutbut where are all the die hard anti domers?  They should be sitting out in the elements like they want.

I'll be there. 

 

It's bad luck, yet again. Look at the surrounding days. Cold, but totally "normal" weather. And boom, of course gameday is gonna be the coldest day of the season. 

 

Every single week like that. Nice weather until gameday.

[Rumblinstumblin]

On 1/11/2022 at 3:06 PM, Success said:

One thing I've noticed about Pats fans - their rooting interests these days lie much more in seeing the misery of other fanbases, as opposed to enjoying their own success.

 

Maybe that happens after you win so much. But man, have I seen a lot of sentiments along the lines of just wanting to win to stick it to Bills fans, who they think have gotten "cocky."

 

Self-awareness doesn't seem to really be a thing w/ that crew.

 

That's actually human nature. Don't remember where I heard about that, but people actually like to see the fall of somebody they don't support rather than the success of somebody they support. They get a bigger serotonin kick. Not everybody is like that, but a majority is. It's part of why canceling became big 💯

Edited January 15, 2022 by Rumblinstumblin

[LeGOATski]

1 hour ago, Scott7975 said:

butbutbut where are all the die hard anti domers?  They should be sitting out in the elements like they want.

I'll be there. I have to travel cross-country, but that doesn't stop me either. 😁

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

Ruh roh….

 

 

[RiotAct]

3 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Ruh roh….

 

 

100% chance Mills plays on Saturday.

[Putin]

5 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Ruh roh….

 

 

F them 

1 minute ago, RiotAct said:

100% chance Mills plays on Saturday.

How you know that ?

[Motorin']

1 hour ago, RiotAct said:

100% chance Mills plays on Saturday.

 

1 hour ago, Putin said:

 

How you know that ?

 

He doesn't. 

[Warcodered]

 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

54 minutes ago, Motorin' said:

 

 

He doesn't. 

If he’s symptomatic he literally can’t play because the game is in less than 5 days I’m pretty sure  

Edited January 12, 2022 by Generic_Bills_Fan

[gordong]

6 hours ago, DapperCam said:

 

I say do that until Jones proves he can handle/counter it. Of course with the weather he may not pass very much...

all the more reason to send guys, stop the run before they even get started. if the bills stop the run this game get real ugly for the pats

 

[Putin]

28 minutes ago, gordong said:

all the more reason to send guys, stop the run before they even get started. if the bills stop the run this game get real ugly for the pats

 

Edmonds should only be on the field on 3rd and long , basically passing downs 

[nucci]

5 hours ago, Putin said:

 

How you know that ?

because with the new rules, he just has to show "improvement"

[BillsFan130]

3 hours ago, Putin said:

Edmonds should only be on the field on 3rd and long , basically passing downs 

They should be in a 4-3.

 

Edmunds, Milano and Klein for the majority.

 

Why would you want only Edmunds on the field for 3rd and longs?

 

I would argue that they should get out of nickel and Taron should only be on the field on obvious passing downs

[ALF]

Study how Miami beat NE*

[Giuseppe Tognarelli]

5 hours ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

If he’s symptomatic he literally can’t play because the game is in less than 5 days I’m pretty sure  

Nope. Most times when there is news on a Wednesday or earlier of a player testing positive, that player ends up playing. It's because the test was actually the day before and they can test out as late as game day. It's incredibly annoying, but you can't do the usual counting of exactly 5 days forward from the time the news breaks.

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

For the Uniform geeks 

 

https://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=weekly&year=2021&week=wc&league=NFL

 

 

 

NOTE they have been off before so.  We’ll see 

[Son of a K-Gun]

4 hours ago, Putin said:

Edmonds should only be on the field on 3rd and long , basically passing downs 

So you don't like Edmunds, that's cool.  Now who the hell else do the Bills have to replace him on first and second down?  Great insight 

[Ray Stonada]

Pretty funny from this morning's New York Times (gulp!):

 

"The Patriots’ offense is more of a family SUV than a sports car, and while the rookie quarterback Mac Jones keeps his hands at 10 and 2 o’clock and signals before every turn, he’s not quite ready for rush hour on the turnpike. Jones’s efficiency rating on passes of 15-plus yards downfield of 58.4 ranks 27th among starting quarterbacks, per Sports Info Solutions. Force the Patriots out of their running-and-defense game plan, and Jones looks more like another Zach Wilson than the next Tom Brady."

[Royale with Cheese]

8 hours ago, ScottLaw said:

And they scored 10 points in the game as McD feared putting the ball in his best players hands due to the wind for much of the game… until Josh demonstrated he could throw us just fine even against it…. I think you practice how you play, and if you can practice in similar game time conditions you take advantage. 

We were 1-4 in the redzone.  
He couldn’t throw just fine it it.  It was an anomaly.  You don’t remember Allen’s 5 yard out that was pushed sideways?  Or the deep ball to Diggs where he couldn’t judge it because it was moving like crazy?

 

If we were built like the Jets with that scary WR core, we would be okay.  Davis and Mims just can’t be stopped.

[Son of a K-Gun]

6 minutes ago, Ray Stonada said:

Pretty funny from this morning's New York Times (gulp!):

 

"The Patriots’ offense is more of a family SUV than a sports car, and while the rookie quarterback Mac Jones keeps his hands at 10 and 2 o’clock and signals before every turn, he’s not quite ready for rush hour on the turnpike. Jones’s efficiency rating on passes of 15-plus yards downfield of 58.4 ranks 27th among starting quarterbacks, per Sports Info Solutions. Force the Patriots out of their running-and-defense game plan, and Jones looks more like another Zach Wilson than the next Tom Brady."

We all know that Mac isn't driving the van...Mommy Belichick has him strapped in his baby seat in the back.

Edited January 12, 2022 by Son of a K-Gun
fat fingers

[Stank_Nasty]

I swear to god the whole Boston area is clinging to the bellicheck factor. It’s like their “break glass in case of emergency” last ditch effort. 
 

I just listened to a Boston radio guy on an ESPN interview talk for 3 minutes about how Bellicheck owns mcdermott and lives in his head…… after we’ve just taken the last 2 division titles and are 3-1 over the last 2 years. 
 

Elite mental gymnastics