NFL Week #2 9/18/2022 - Post Game Thread - Titans at Bills

[Roundybout]

1 minute ago, Greg S said:

 

Bill still tops the list for me.

 

He's got a cute dog which helps even it out

[wjag]

Just watched the Gilliam TD again.  The play is blown up from the snap.  Somehow Gilliam gets out of the tackle.  Then watch it from there.  The team walled off the Titans with blocks down field.  An absolute clinic on downfield blocking.

[JohnBonhamRocks]

2 minutes ago, wjag said:

Just watched the Gilliam TD again.  The play is blown up from the snap.  Somehow Gilliam gets out of the tackle.  Then watch it from there.  The team walled off the Titans with blocks down field.  An absolute clinic on downfield blocking.

 

Yep, especially Morris. 

[Fan in Chicago]

16 minutes ago, wjag said:

Tennessee press just brutal to the coach in the loss.  Vrabel stood up there and took it, but what brutal questions to have to answer about his team and his coaches/coaching..

 

 

He is not the first and wont be the last to stand up and answer questions about his manhood after getting shellacked by a much superior team

[Royale with Cheese]

55 minutes ago, Yobogoya! said:

Mosses snaps seem to disproportionately be actual touches.

 

Kind of hard to complain after two weeks of offensive dominance, but I’d love to see them give Motor a workhorse type load one of these games, he really has looked great w limited touches. 

 

This is the only complaint I have on offense.  Singletary needs to get the lions share of touches.

[RiotAct]

For those of you who watched on TV, how bad was the “simulcast” with the Eagles-Vikings game?   Did they do it sparingly, or was it a split screen basically nonstop starting at 8:30?

[Ralonzo]

31 minutes ago, wjag said:

Tennessee press just brutal to the coach in the loss.  Vrabel stood up there and took it, but what brutal questions to have to answer about his team and his coaches/coaching..

 

 

 

[YoloinOhio]

 

 

[Royale with Cheese]

5 minutes ago, RiotAct said:

For those of you who watched on TV, how bad was the “simulcast” with the Eagles-Vikings game?   Did they do it sparingly, or was it a split screen basically nonstop starting at 8:30?

 

Sparingly.  When the Bills were huddled or an injury, it was split screen.  As soon as the ball was about to be snapped, it would get big again.

[Low Positive]

5 minutes ago, RiotAct said:

For those of you who watched on TV, how bad was the “simulcast” with the Eagles-Vikings game?   Did they do it sparingly, or was it a split screen basically nonstop starting at 8:30?

On ESPN, it was annoying but the split screen was only shown between plays. They were full-time split screen on ESPN2.

40 minutes ago, wjag said:

Tennessee press just brutal to the coach in the loss.  Vrabel stood up there and took it, but what brutal questions to have to answer about his team and his coaches/coaching..

 

 

There is panic in Nashville because Tennessee is SEC country, where every loss means the end of your season. But the Titans are in the AFC South. I think they still win the division.

[WhitewalkerInPhilly]

3 minutes ago, RiotAct said:

For those of you who watched on TV, how bad was the “simulcast” with the Eagles-Vikings game?   Did they do it sparingly, or was it a split screen basically nonstop starting at 8:30?

sparingly, but it got used with under 2 minutes to go with the Bills in the RedZone and I was tearing my hair out

[YoloinOhio]

 

[Buffalo_Stampede]

I feel like Allen —>Diggs connection has evolved to Rodgers—->Adams like efficiency.

 

You know he’s getting the ball but there’s nothing you can do about it.

[YoloinOhio]

 

[LabattBlue]

GBU…

 

Good - Diggs, Allen, Defense & the sea of red, white & blue that filled the stadium.

 

Bad - Staffer who advised McD to challenge the reception.

 

Ugly - Vrabel

[Warriorspikes51]

Von Miller was impacting nearly every play. Constant disrupter.  Must have had 4-5 near sacks and a few where Tannehill's arm was hit right when he threw. 

[LEBills]

His delivery is a bit dry, but nice context into how our start compares to the history of the NFL

[TBBills]

D Henry worst game in the last 50 games he has played.

[TheCockSportif]

Really happy with the D.

 

Allen, of course, is amazing.  Plus he's a pretty delightful guy, too.

 

Lots of weapons and options on O.

 

I'm not really bellyaching when I mention a few negatives, and this is nitpicking, obviously, because this is a strong team, but here's to hoping that these don't become a trend

1. lack of running
2. not putting other team away in the first half
3. there was a punt last night (unacceptable: no punting is allowed HAHA)
4. OL play was weird later in the game

Still, if this was a taste of what we'll see all season + playoffs, serve me plate after plate of it.

[mikemac2001]

4 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:

GBU…

 

Good - Diggs, Allen, Defense & the sea of red, white & blue that filled the stadium.

 

Bad - Staffer who advised McD to challenge the reception.

 

Ugly - Vrabel

 

I feel like he was going to call a timeout there anyways - it’s a normal situation where he understands points are on the line and likes to see the formation they come out in .

 

Challenges are rarely used now and maybe was hoping a bobble/possession was lost for a brief moment 

[chongli]

LOL:

 

 

[TBBills]

2 minutes ago, chongli said:

LOL:

 

 

It's stuff like this that creates HC job openings.

Edited September 20, 2022 by TBBills

[Warriorspikes51]

Von Miller was impacting nearly every play. Constant disrupter.  Must have had 4-5 near sacks and a few where Tannehill's arm was hit right when he threw. 
 

Does Sam Martin put Grease on the ball before he punts?  

Edited September 20, 2022 by Warriorspikes51

[RiotAct]

3 minutes ago, TBBills said:

It's stuff like this that creates HC job openings.

that and punting in the 3rd quarter down three scores (on 4th-and-manageable) were complete head-scratchers.

[chongli]

4 minutes ago, TBBills said:

It's stuff like this that creates HC job openings.

 

Yep, Tannennhill throwing some quiet shade at the coach.

[wjag]

14 minutes ago, mikemac2001 said:

 

I feel like he was going to call a timeout there anyways - it’s a normal situation where he understands points are on the line and likes to see the formation they come out in .

 

Challenges are rarely used now and maybe was hoping a bobble/possession was lost for a brief moment 

 

AND where timeouts are 30 seconds long, challenges are 2-3 minutes.  Nice respite for a team on their heals on that drive. 

[dollars 2 donuts]

Two very minor and under rated takeaways.

 

1) Oh yeah, Jake Kumerow, a special teams ace, can also play WR when needed in a pinch.

 

2) In his second career game (yes garbage time and 1 big play), James Cook led all players on the field in rushing...nice confidence builder.

 

 

[mikemac2001]

2 minutes ago, wjag said:

 

AND where timeouts are 30 seconds long, challenges are 2-3 minutes.  Nice respite for a team on their heals on that drive. 

Yep - it didn’t work out but that was my thought process - give them a breather see what they came out with and who knows maybe the wr bobbled it after his foot drag 

[TBBills]

Just now, dollars 2 donuts said:

Two very minor and under rated takeaways.

 

1) Oh yeah, Jake Kumerow, a special teams ace, can also play WR when needed in a pinch.

 

2) In his second career game (yes garbage time and 1 big play), James Cook led all players on the field in rushing...nice confidence builder.

 

 

I will take James Cook being a 4th quarter guy and learning the speed of the game. Moss even had a good hard run in the end also.

[YoloinOhio]

 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

Can someone explain to be Tennessee’s defensive strategy? Instead of dropping back into a shell and protecting their banged up secondary, they seemed to be selling out to stop the run and bringing a ton of pressure (disguised rushes and blitzes), and then leaving Diggs 1 on 1.  It was a recipe for a blowout, and I am totally confused by it.

[Mikie's Bills]

5 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Can someone explain to be Tennessee’s defensive strategy? Instead of dropping back into a shell and protecting their banged up secondary, they seemed to be selling out to stop the run and bringing a ton of pressure (disguised rushes and blitzes), and then leaving Diggs 1 on 1.  It was a recipe for a blowout, and I am totally confused by it.

They were getting decent pressure on Allen in the first quarter and a half. Then Bud Dupree got injured and they decided to blitz instead of letting Allen sit back there all day and pick them apart. Which is why Allen's time to throw was still pretty low at 2.6 sec. Kind of a no win situation for them with the injuries to their edge rushers and secondary. 

[Ta111]

6 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Can someone explain to be Tennessee’s defensive strategy? Instead of dropping back into a shell and protecting their banged up secondary, they seemed to be selling out to stop the run and bringing a ton of pressure (disguised rushes and blitzes), and then leaving Diggs 1 on 1.  It was a recipe for a blowout, and I am totally confused by it.

You can either pressure Josh or sit back and let him pick you apart. They chose the former in many instances and got destroyed. The Rams, for the most part tried the latter, and got destroyed. Pick your poison.

[YoloinOhio]

I see what he did there 

 

[wjag]

1 minute ago, Mikie's Bills said:

They were getting decent pressure on Allen in the first quarter and a half. Then Bud Dupree got injured and they decided to blitz instead of letting Allen sit back there all day and pick them apart. Which is why Allen's time to throw was still pretty low at 2.6 sec. Kind of a no win situation for them with the injuries to their edge rushers and secondary. 

 

Didn't realize Bud Dupree got injured.  You would think a loss of that significance would make it to the broadcast.  Unless it did and I just didn't catch it.  Dupree and next week's Melvin Ingram are significant rushing problems for the Bills.

[Mango]

11 hours ago, UKBillFan said:

Just to be picky:

 

Conversion on short downs tonight was a concern. We have the firepower to do it but play calling and execution did not work tonight.

 

If we could review our challenge system it would be great. The idea is to throw the flag when there’s a good chance they’ll reverse a decision - not when they clearly got it right in the first place.

 

That was not Josh at his best, which is actually worrying for everyone else as he was still great. It almost felt like we went from running him a lot to not running him at all. We need to be able to strike a happy medium.

 

A very enjoyable game, injuries aside.

 

 

 

My guess from my idiot brain is that it is because of how much we line up in shotgun. It puts our RB's at a disadvantage for those grind it out yards because they take the ball flat footed. Which means defenses can rush without worrying too much about the RB. 

[Mark Vader]

12 hours ago, boater said:

My take-aways include, but are not limited to:

 

1. Case Keenum is not very good, and it will be a dark day if he's playing other than garbage time.

 

2. In the past, the Bills had faltered in front of an enthusiastic home crowd, pressure. This is no longer a problem. The crowd was lights out tonight---and the players remained dialed into their game plan.

 

3. The jury is still out on Cook, but I saw positive flashes.

The jury is still out on him after two career games?

 

Man, you guys are tough!

11 hours ago, Warcodered said:

 

Shhhh!

 

Don't tell Rachel!

[UKBillFan]

20 minutes ago, Mango said:

 

My guess from my idiot brain is that it is because of how much we line up in shotgun. It puts our RB's at a disadvantage for those grind it out yards because they take the ball flat footed. Which means defenses can rush without worrying too much about the RB. 

 

I agree, but we don't always have to line up in shotgun. We seem allergic to the sneak.

[Warcodered]

2 hours ago, Roundybout said:

 

He's got a cute dog which helps even it out

Belichick should really stop letting him make the draft picks though.

1 hour ago, chongli said:

LOL:

 

 

He should be careful throwing Vrabel under the bus pretty sure he'd get snagged and sucked under too.

[chongli]

2 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

Belichick should really stop letting him make the draft picks though.

He should be careful throwing Vrabel under the bus pretty sure he'd get snagged and sucked under too.

 

Yep, the Tennessee fans are already calling for the Malik Willis era to begin. Many are saying both he and Henry are done.