dave mcbride Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) Peter King interviews Sean Payton: ‘Situational football: Buffalo up three on Kansas City with 13 seconds left and kicking off “A lot of it depends on my kicker. If I’ve got a young kicker I’m not sure I can trust, I will not squib kick. You can’t risk the kick going out of bounds, or being recovered at the 40. I also don’t like trying a pop-up kick to land at the eight- or 10-yard line. I’m not asking a kicker to use a technique, seldom-used, to place a kick somewhere that might determine whether you go to the championship game. I’m probably just kicking the ball deep into the end zone and giving them the ball at the 25, like Buffalo did. “The crime that is committed comes after that. We are playing football still—you can’t be defending the sidelines at all costs, like Buffalo was. You see when Travis Kelce catches that long pass to put them in field-goal range, a cornerback is defending an area of the field near the sidelines he doesn’t need to defend. Kansas City’s got two timeouts left—they don’t need to get out of bounds. Everything about what Buffalo did defensively is flawed. We would play outside man technique with a three-man rush, funneling balls to the middle of the field and contesting outside technique.”’ https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/31/rams-bengals-super-bowl-nfl-fmia-peter-king/ Edited January 31, 2022 by dave mcbride 25 3 20 2 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racketmaster Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 I would have only rushed 2 defenders with 13 seconds because it does not matter if you get home or not with that little time and with them having timeouts. If Mahomes wanted to stand back there for 11 seconds before throwing so be it. Then game is over by time ball lands. Rushing 2 makes most sense but I could have lived with 3. Rushing 4 on both plays was criminally stupid in that situation. I could care less about the squib because a lot could have happened and Bills likely would be worried about Hill being put back there and getting a big return. 8 9 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Interesting comments on the kick. As far as the defense - the one thing the Bills did for sure was funnel the ball to the middle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 3 minutes ago, racketmaster said: I would have only rushed 2 defenders with 13 seconds because it does not matter if you get home or not with that little time and with them having timeouts. If Mahomes wanted to stand back there for 11 seconds before throwing so be it. Then game is over by time ball lands. Rushing 2 makes most sense but I could have lived with 3. Rushing 4 on both plays was criminally stupid in that situation. I could care less about the squib because a lot could have happened and Bills likely would be worried about Hill being put back there and getting a big return. This is on the coaching staff for not working out the situational football. Also calling the timeout gave the Chiefs the opportunity at what our defense was going to show 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 We’ve done that short kick all year. 17 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 27 minutes ago, dave mcbride said: Peter King interviews Sean Payton: ‘Situational football: Buffalo up three on Kansas City with 13 seconds left and kicking off “A lot of it depends on my kicker. If I’ve got a young kicker I’m not sure I can trust, I will not squib kick. You can’t risk the kick going out of bounds, or being recovered at the 40. I also don’t like trying a pop-up kick to land at the eight- or 10-yard line. I’m not asking a kicker to use a technique, seldom-used, to place a kick somewhere that might determine whether you go to the championship game. I’m probably just kicking the ball deep into the end zone and giving them the ball at the 25, like Buffalo did. “The crime that is committed comes after that. We are playing football still—you can’t be defending the sidelines at all costs, like Buffalo was. You see when Travis Kelce catches that long pass to put them in field-goal range, a cornerback is defending an area of the field near the sidelines he doesn’t need to defend. Kansas City’s got two timeouts left—they don’t need to get out of bounds. Everything about what Buffalo did defensively is flawed. We would play outside man technique with a three-man rush, funneling balls to the middle of the field and contesting outside technique.”’ https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/31/rams-bengals-super-bowl-nfl-fmia-peter-king/ I take his point that the squib kick isn't a slam-dunk call, but the Bass-Master had been successfully pinning teams deep all season. So this wasn't a case of a "seldom used" technique or a kicker we're not sure we can trust. The point is valid that the kick through the endzone doesn't matter if the defense "does its job". 9 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 I’m just hoping yesterday blew a huge hole in the Chiefs mystique. If you remember they won their one Super Bowl two years ago when they were losing to SF the entire game up until the final minute. Then they got blown out last year by Tampa, and now they missed out altogether. If they can get knocked out of home field advantage next year the narrative will have to be rewritten. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyBillsFan Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 9 minutes ago, stevewin said: Interesting comments on the kick. As far as the defense - the one thing the Bills did for sure was funnel the ball to the middle I think Payton was referring to funneling the ball to the middle with defenders there! 4 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky7337 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) I'm sorry but that defense was inexcusable. Half drunk football fans with 0 coaching experience all over America knew what to do better then that. Cost Frazier any chance at being a head coach again. I don't think he will get another shot now. I wouldn't want to hire any part of that. At least Peyton gives us a little bit on insight on the kick Edited January 31, 2022 by Sharky7337 9 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evian Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 "Everything about what Buffalo did defensively is flawed.” -Sean Payton Translation. McDermott and Frazier choked. 18 1 1 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNord Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: I take his point that the squib kick isn't a slam-dunk call, but the Bass-Master had been successfully pinning teams deep all season. So this wasn't a case of a "seldom used" technique or a kicker we're not sure we can trust. The point is valid that the kick through the endzone doesn't matter if the defense "does its job". I thought the kickoff was the least important play of the drive. One theory suggests that the call was for Bass to kick the ball short and to the left but he never got the communication. Still, Payton confirms what we know. McDermott and Frazier screwed up on the final drive. It’s infuriating. Josh deserved better. But what can you do? 2 minutes ago, Evian said: "Everything about what Buffalo did defensively is flawed.” -Sean Payton Translation. McDermott and Frazier choked. Yeah but we already knew that. I’m sure McDermott knows this and our only hope is that he can use this as fuel in 2022 Edited January 31, 2022 by JohnNord 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Round Bust Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 appeciate the insight of a respected insider, ok so the kick-off may or may not have been flawed but a high kick to the 5 or 10 should have been the play over the touchback and no time runoff ? the D took away the long ball and the sideline but gave the middle seam further suggestions: 1. 2 or 3 man rush not 4 2. one defensive hold esp on first down should have been ordered to run more time 3 the use of timeouts on D is zero benefit as the O see the D as well as was the case with Kelce telling Mahomes his analysis during the timeout, plus Mahomes yelled for Kecle "Do It Kelce do it !" and the D did not pick up on that ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanSD Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 I agree. The kick-off has been over-analyzed IMO. Kicking it deep would have been a perfectly fine choice if that's what they intended to do. The defense just need to not give up two huge plays. They proceeded to give up two huge plays. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionC3 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 53 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: I’m just hoping yesterday blew a huge hole in the Chiefs mystique. If you remember they won their one Super Bowl two years ago when they were losing to SF the entire game up until the final minute. Then they got blown out last year by Tampa, and now they missed out altogether. If they can get knocked out of home field advantage next year the narrative will have to be rewritten. I’m hopeful that there’s mutual destruction in that division next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Sal C spoke with Jay Feely at the game and Jay told him he would kick it out of bounds as too many weird things can happen on the kickoff. He also mentioned that during the year the CBs are told to guard the sideline and don't get beat there. He felt that Levi simply reverted to what he was tight and hammered into his head. This also could be part of the execution that was missed according to McD 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not at the table Karlos Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 hour ago, dave mcbride said: Peter King interviews Sean Payton: ‘Situational football: Buffalo up three on Kansas City with 13 seconds left and kicking off “A lot of it depends on my kicker. If I’ve got a young kicker I’m not sure I can trust, I will not squib kick. You can’t risk the kick going out of bounds, or being recovered at the 40. I also don’t like trying a pop-up kick to land at the eight- or 10-yard line. I’m not asking a kicker to use a technique, seldom-used, to place a kick somewhere that might determine whether you go to the championship game. I’m probably just kicking the ball deep into the end zone and giving them the ball at the 25, like Buffalo did. “The crime that is committed comes after that. We are playing football still—you can’t be defending the sidelines at all costs, like Buffalo was. You see when Travis Kelce catches that long pass to put them in field-goal range, a cornerback is defending an area of the field near the sidelines he doesn’t need to defend. Kansas City’s got two timeouts left—they don’t need to get out of bounds. Everything about what Buffalo did defensively is flawed. We would play outside man technique with a three-man rush, funneling balls to the middle of the field and contesting outside technique.”’ https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/31/rams-bengals-super-bowl-nfl-fmia-peter-king/ We have kicked it high and short of the goal line for the last two years with Bass. WTH is he talking about "seldom used" 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Of course that from a man who did "still play defense" and give up the Minnesota miracle. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 47 minutes ago, Evian said: "Everything about what Buffalo did defensively is flawed.” -Sean Payton Translation. McDermott and Frazier choked. Praying for Frazier to go someplace else! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) Nothing earth shattering there from Sean on the defense. Confirms what everyone said. Edited January 31, 2022 by YoloinOhio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yobogoya! Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 3 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: Of course that from a man who did "still play defense" and give up the Minnesota miracle. Even if we played those two plays correctly, a team as offensively talented as KC could've still gotten the job done. Giving them all the green they needed with no resistance is still inexcusable. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaBills Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) By not making them return the kickoff was giving KC a free play out to the 25. But I agree the defense should not have been giving them the middle of the field because as was stated, with 2 timeouts available, KC did not need to use the sidelines. Payton's thoughts are similar to what I saw. Also, why were our safeties so deep. They were basically giving KC those yards. Edited January 31, 2022 by PaBills 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetermansRedemption Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Fire Frazier 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sargent Hulka Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Can't you just punt the ball own a kickoff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 3 minutes ago, Yobogoya! said: Even if we played those two plays correctly, a team as offensively talented as KC could've still gotten the job done. Giving them all the green they needed with no resistance is still inexcusable. I agree that is kind of my point. There are multiple ways to play it. I didn't like the Bills way but you can stay in your base defense and get burned too. Payton should know that better than anyone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 The Bengals doubled down on their first half, and continued to drop 8 into coverage in the 2nd half. I get the feeling Buffalo could have dropped 10 into coverage and KC still would have had Kelce/Hill running wide open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamptonBillsfan Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 We know it was one mistake after another. Do we need Sean Payton to explain what we did wrong. Sean McDermott has to sleep with it. Hopefully this scar makes Sean more proactive when the stakes are so high. Belichick, Parcells, Payton all know when you can make a move to improve your chances, take the risk. Bills fans will expect that henceforth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 hour ago, SoCal Deek said: I’m just hoping yesterday blew a huge hole in the Chiefs mystique. If you remember they won their one Super Bowl two years ago when they were losing to SF the entire game up until the final minute. Then they got blown out last year by Tampa, and now they missed out altogether. If they can get knocked out of home field advantage next year the narrative will have to be rewritten. Don’t forget the AFC South Murderer’s Row they faced in the playoffs that year: Bill O’Brian’s Texans and The Meathead’s Titans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niagara Dude Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, dave mcbride said: Peter King interviews Sean Payton: ‘Situational football: Buffalo up three on Kansas City with 13 seconds left and kicking off “A lot of it depends on my kicker. If I’ve got a young kicker I’m not sure I can trust, I will not squib kick. You can’t risk the kick going out of bounds, or being recovered at the 40. I also don’t like trying a pop-up kick to land at the eight- or 10-yard line. I’m not asking a kicker to use a technique, seldom-used, to place a kick somewhere that might determine whether you go to the championship game. I’m probably just kicking the ball deep into the end zone and giving them the ball at the 25, like Buffalo did. “The crime that is committed comes after that. We are playing football still—you can’t be defending the sidelines at all costs, like Buffalo was. You see when Travis Kelce catches that long pass to put them in field-goal range, a cornerback is defending an area of the field near the sidelines he doesn’t need to defend. Kansas City’s got two timeouts left—they don’t need to get out of bounds. Everything about what Buffalo did defensively is flawed. We would play outside man technique with a three-man rush, funneling balls to the middle of the field and contesting outside technique.”’ https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/31/rams-bengals-super-bowl-nfl-fmia-peter-king/ Makes sense, they tossed out the Bass screwed up rumor so it would deflect from the obvious poor coaching schemes on two next plays. They offered zero defence and that is all on Sean and Frazier. Biggest screw up back to back plays in Bills playoff history and Sean does not want to talk about it. Edited February 1, 2022 by Niagara Dude spelling 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 All but 2 or 3 losses in the last 2 seasons can be attributed to the defense in one way or another. We have to find a way with Dabs leaving to maintain the offensive stability we’ve seen the last 2 years. But more importantly we have to do get better on defense. Be more aggressive? Tackle better? Cover a tight end? I don’t have the answer... but, I also don’t have confidence that the guy running the defense the last 2 years has the answer either. This is the off season, IMO, when good teams take some serious looks in the mirror and make the necessary, and often painful, tweaks to the roster and coaching staff to finally get over the hump and become great teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihilarian Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, dave mcbride said: Everything about what Buffalo did defensively is flawed. Good lord so true. Leslie Frazier, you need a job as a HC somewhere! Edited January 31, 2022 by Nihilarian 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCofNC Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 I wonder if Payton would like an OC job in Buffalo, paid like a HC and promise of the reins when McClappy screws up again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetermansRedemption Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 minute ago, DCofNC said: I wonder if Payton would like an OC job in Buffalo, paid like a HC and promise of the reins when McClappy screws up again? I would think that if your going to make that promise, you might as well just fire McDermott. Because that would create quite the rift amongst your coaching staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBear Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 6 minutes ago, Dan said: All but 2 or 3 losses in the last 2 seasons can be attributed to the defense in one way or another. We have to find a way with Dabs leaving to maintain the offensive stability we’ve seen the last 2 years. But more importantly we have to do get better on defense. Be more aggressive? Tackle better? Cover a tight end? I don’t have the answer... but, I also don’t have confidence that the guy running the defense the last 2 years has the answer either. This is the off season, IMO, when good teams take some serious looks in the mirror and make the necessary, and often painful, tweaks to the roster and coaching staff to finally get over the hump and become great teams. Our defense had to have been the most overrated unit in the entire NFL this year. They were great when a team was one dimensional (or made so by a quick start from our offense), but it didn't come close to holding up against better offenses and it seems utterly incapable of getting a big stop at critical moments of a game. In fact, the only time I can remember our defense making a truly big play in the second half of a contested game was Rousseau's pick of Mahomes at the 10 yard line in the regular season Chiefs game. Other than that, it seems teams were able to get whatever they wanted down the stretch against us in a close game (which is why we went 0fer in 1 score games this year). Addressing these defensive failures is my number 1 priority in the offseason if I'm Beane and I'd start with a long hard look at Leslie Frazier. Just curious - for those who have followed Frazier's career, is this kind of his MO? Beat up on weaklings only to become a bottom-5 defense against diversified offenses? And I get that "good offenses" are tough for anyone to stop. But we seemingly can't even slow these guys down for the most part. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCofNC Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Just now, PetermansRedemption said: I would think that if your going to make that promise, you might as well just fire McDermott. Because that would create quite the rift amongst your coaching staff. Ok, just do it. I’m sure The Bills feel compelled to let McDermott screw up another entire season before they admit he is Marv Lewis 2.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 hour ago, racketmaster said: I would have only rushed 2 defenders with 13 seconds because it does not matter if you get home or not with that little time and with them having timeouts. If Mahomes wanted to stand back there for 11 seconds before throwing so be it. Then game is over by time ball lands. Rushing 2 makes most sense but I could have lived with 3. Rushing 4 on both plays was criminally stupid in that situation. I could care less about the squib because a lot could have happened and Bills likely would be worried about Hill being put back there and getting a big return. I thought the same thing about being worried that Hill being back there, but in fact, I found out a couple of days ago that he wasn't. He was on the sidelines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsfan1972 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 hour ago, stevewin said: Interesting comments on the kick. As far as the defense - the one thing the Bills did for sure was funnel the ball to the middle No it isn't as Bass did it all year and never an issue (Pop Up Kick). 4 minutes ago, TheBrownBear said: Our defense had to have been the most overrated unit in the entire NFL this year. They were great when a team was one dimensional (or made so by a quick start from our offense), but it didn't come close to holding up against better offenses and it seems utterly incapable of getting a big stop at critical moments of a game. In fact, the only time I can remember our defense making a truly big play in the second half of a contested game was Rousseau's pick of Mahomes at the 10 yard line in the regular season Chiefs game. Other than that, it seems teams were able to get whatever they wanted down the stretch against us in a close game (which is why we went 0fer in 1 score games this year). Addressing these defensive failures is my number 1 priority in the offseason if I'm Beane and I'd start with a long hard look at Leslie Frazier. Just curious - for those who have followed Frazier's career, is this kind of his MO? Beat up on weaklings only to become a bottom-5 defense against diversified offenses? And I get that "good offenses" are tough for anyone to stop. But we seemingly can't even slow these guys down for the most part. And you would have been shouted down as delusional as stats showed the Bills are #1. The McD "Truthers" (more so then those supporting Frazier) get very upset at this heresy.... 45 minutes ago, PaBills said: By not making them return the kickoff was giving KC a free play out to the 25. But I agree the defense should not have been giving them the middle of the field because as was stated, with 2 timeouts available, KC did not need to use the sidelines. Payton's thoughts are similar to what I saw. Also, why were our safeties so deep. They were basically giving KC those yards. The free play really bothered me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timekills17 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/31/rams-bengals-super-bowl-nfl-fmia-peter-king/ I've always liked Peter King. And I respect Sean Payton as both a head coach, and an offensive mind. So this quote of his - although not surprising to we fans here - was music to my ears. Or eyes, I guess since I read it. The young quarterback he’d pick to build a franchise around today: “We just saw them duel. Josh Allen or Patrick Mahomes. A tie. When everything isn’t perfect, and there are many times in a game when things aren’t perfect, they’re the best two in the game at the off-schedule throws. “I like Joe Burrow. I love Joe Burrow. I just trust the other guys to run it better. But that’s like, I like vanilla and pistachio, you like butter pecan. All good choices.” He had some other comments I also found interesting... Changing overtime rules: Payton: “We’ve hit the threshold. There has to be some change. At least for the postseason, each team should get a possession, and if it’s tied after those two possessions, the game continues, and it’s sudden death starting with the third possession.” and (sorry in advance for this one): Situational football - Buffalo up three on Kansas City with 13 seconds left and kicking off: “A lot of it depends on my kicker. If I’ve got a young kicker I’m not sure I can trust, I will not squib kick. You can’t risk the kick going out of bounds, or being recovered at the 40. I also don’t like trying a pop-up kick to land at the eight- or 10-yard line. I’m not asking a kicker to use a technique, seldom-used, to place a kick somewhere that might determine whether you go to the championship game. I’m probably just kicking the ball deep into the end zone and giving them the ball at the 25, like Buffalo did." “The crime that is committed comes after that. We are playing football still—you can’t be defending the sidelines at all costs, like Buffalo was. You see when Travis Kelce catches that long pass to put them in field-goal range, a cornerback is defending an area of the field near the sidelines he doesn’t need to defend. Kansas City’s got two timeouts left—they don’t need to get out of bounds. Everything about what Buffalo did defensively is flawed. We would play outside man technique with a three-man rush, funneling balls to the middle of the field and contesting outside technique.” 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 HOLY S***!!!!!! Did Sean Payton just rediscover the wheel? The same wheel that we discovered prior to the OT coin flip? maybe we should just regurgitate the same exact thing every day, all day until next season starts. sounds like a fun offseason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBear Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 7 minutes ago, Billsfan1972 said: And you would have been shouted down as delusional as stats showed the Bills are #1. The McD "Truthers" (more so then those supporting Frazier) get very upset at this heresy.... Yeah, I remember the "Is our defense elite?" thread or whatever it was called. I mostly stayed out of it, since it was hard to argue with the stats guys, but I never felt that this defense was anything special when it wasn't getting lucky with turnovers or playing against bottom barrel QBs. Even now, after it's failures were brought to life in epic fashion, someone will likely come defend Frazier by waving a Pro Football Reference team defense stats printout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Darragh Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 2 hours ago, dave mcbride said: Peter King interviews Sean Payton: ‘Situational football: Buffalo up three on Kansas City with 13 seconds left and kicking off “I’m not asking a kicker to use a technique, seldom-used, to place a kick somewhere that might determine whether you go to the championship game." What Payton should know since he had to watch Bills film this year is that the Bills kicked short of the goal line frequently and with considerable success all season. It's not a seldom-used technique for Buffalo. There was a thread here back in mid-season that discussed the fact that Bass was using a 3 step approach on some of his kickoffs, and the result was drive starts inside the 25. Payton's just wrong on this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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