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Week 5: Steelers at Bills 10/9 1pm


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HMO....just kidding, and this may not be the right thread but I'm tired of people raggin on Knox. Not only did he make a possibly game saving catch , he also is Josh's pass pro. Am I the only one that sees him lining up behind a guard 90% of the time? Our pass game is thanks to him being an extra Olineman. Can't they put Gilliam back there to do that and let Knox catch passes?  This is for you Ken Dorsey.....

 

BTW, if Sweeney can't block......well never mind, Quinton Morris will will be integral vs. Pitt.

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2 hours ago, Logic said:

I understand the "respect every opponent" perspective, but barring catastrophic injury, I don't see any way the Steelers win this one.

McDermott's defenses consistently dominate rookie quarterbacks. I don't have the exact numbers, but they OVERWHELMINGLY favor the Bills defense. Have the Bills under McDermott EVER lost to a rookie quarterback?

Beyond that, we're talking about the 24th ranked scoring offense in the league going against a defense that has allowed just seven total second half points across four games. A defense which has effectively limited McVay's Rams, Derrick Henry, and Lamar Jackson.  Forgive me for not believing that the insertion of a rookie quarterback is going to jumpstart the bottom tier Steelers offense enough to beat the Bills. I just don't see it.

This week looks like a relatively sure win to me. The following two games, against the Chiefs and Packers? THOSE games we can wring our hands about. But the Steelers? I'm not buying it.

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2 minutes ago, appoo said:

Just be patient with Davis. This ankle injury is a new one, and he looked fairly bad-a$$ in week 1, and easily out snapped Diggs. 

 

Ankle's are tough - you lose a lot of explosion. He'll get there

Stoked that you post here Gabe. Big fan here.

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33 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

Unfortunately they chose to not to address the position in the event that Davis wasn't up to the task of being a full time starter.    Your backup to WR1 and WR2 can't be the 7th best receiver on the roster like Jake Kumerow.     

 

Yeah, don't remember the players that may have been available earlier at that time Beane and co. felt were improvements that would cost around the numbers wanted. At the time I was hoping they would have addressed it also.

 

Guess they felt good with what they had.

 

 

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6 minutes ago, appoo said:

Just be patient with Davis. This ankle injury is a new one, and he looked fairly bad-a$$ in week 1, and easily out snapped Diggs. 

 

Ankle's are tough - you lose a lot of explosion. He'll get there

Oh so it's not the same ankle from before? That's what I was wondering. 

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3 minutes ago, GolfandBills said:

It’s a good thing to have more home games in the second half. Especially when we are looking at maybe 5-1/4-2 going into the bye 

 

Maybe.  Im of the opinion that snow isnt that big of an advantage.  Wind and rain are worse IMO and that effects our offense just as much which evens it out a little for other teams. Id rather see our offense in good conditions because thats when it has the potential to be the most explosive. Cold is just cold.  People can layer up, have heaters on the sidelines and stay warm by actually playing.  That portion of the schedule itself is easier though.

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18 minutes ago, appoo said:

Just be patient with Davis. This ankle injury is a new one, and he looked fairly bad-a$$ in week 1, and easily out snapped Diggs. 

 

Ankle's are tough - you lose a lot of explosion. He'll get there

Agreed, take all the time he needs. Between Knox and Morris, Diggs, Shakir and Dirty ( who will be fine), we'll be ok. Time for ESPN on a Monday morning to be talking about James Cook breaking out.

 

edit:   The question is....Who's gonna sacrifice their body to try to chip Heyward?

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1 minute ago, ScottLaw said:

It’s just a position they don’t prioritize as much as they should IMO… knew that was the case when back in February McDermott basically said that it’s a position you don’t need to use first rounders in and can find late round picks to develop. 

 

Im guessing because we didnt actually get knocked out of the playoffs because of anything on offense.  I would love to see some investment in the line though. As well as another top flight wr.

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1 minute ago, Boatdrinks said:

I saw it reported that it was the same ankle as previously. Haven’t seen otherwise aside from that post. 

Oh ok...I' didn't know....other poster I quoted said it was a "new" ankle injury so I assumed that meant different ankle. Thanks for the info

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24 minutes ago, appoo said:

Just be patient with Davis. This ankle injury is a new one, and he looked fairly bad-a$$ in week 1, and easily out snapped Diggs. 

 

Ankle's are tough - you lose a lot of explosion. He'll get there

 

Amen.  We are better off being a #2 or #3 seed with a healthy Davis than the #1 seed going into the playoffs with him hobbled.  Get him healthy. 100%. Without him we have zero shot against the Chiefs.  If it takes 6 weeks, then it takes 6 weeks.  That is what happens with ankles. 

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11 minutes ago, Sheneneh Jenkins said:

Oh ok...I' didn't know....other poster I quoted said it was a "new" ankle injury so I assumed that meant different ankle. Thanks for the info

No problem. Yes, that was the same post I was referencing. Haven’t seen anything else saying the injury was new, so I’d say it was the same one. 

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29 minutes ago, Boatdrinks said:

No problem. Yes, that was the same post I was referencing. Haven’t seen anything else saying the injury was new, so I’d say it was the same one. 

 

Thanks....yeah that's kinda what I was a little concerned about. That same ankle going back to 2019-2020 season. If I'm not mistaken he started having problems with it leading up to the playoffs that season.

 

 

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53 minutes ago, Bills2022 said:

 

Amen.  We are better off being a #2 or #3 seed with a healthy Davis than the #1 seed going into the playoffs with him hobbled.  Get him healthy. 100%. Without him we have zero shot against the Chiefs.  If it takes 6 weeks, then it takes 6 weeks.  That is what happens with ankles. 


 

If they do it right, they could essentially get two weeks off: An inconsequential Week 18 and a bye….I’ll take that, check please!

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1 hour ago, Bills2022 said:

 

Amen.  We are better off being a #2 or #3 seed with a healthy Davis than the #1 seed going into the playoffs with him hobbled.  Get him healthy. 100%. Without him we have zero shot against the Chiefs.  If it takes 6 weeks, then it takes 6 weeks.  That is what happens with ankles. 

Zero shot?  Placing a lot of importance on a #2 wr. 

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1 hour ago, Bills2022 said:

 

Amen.  We are better off being a #2 or #3 seed with a healthy Davis than the #1 seed going into the playoffs with him hobbled.  Get him healthy. 100%. Without him we have zero shot against the Chiefs.  If it takes 6 weeks, then it takes 6 weeks.  That is what happens with ankles. 

Just took a look at the schedule, and wow, it really lightens up after Green Bay (who I think is overrated and a team we'll beat).  It looks like a 14-3 record or 13-4 at worst, and 15-2 isn't out of the question provided we can get healthy.  Beat Pitt and win 1 of 2 from KC/GB and I see us stacking wins all the way up until the Cincinnati game.  And I like us in that game too, provided our D-Line is still intact.

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2 minutes ago, bills and clippers fan said:

Zero shot?  Placing a lot of importance on a #2 wr. 

 

The #2 WR that scored 4 TD's and had 200 yards receiving against the Chiefs? Yes, I do.  They obviously shut down Diggs and let the rest of the team beat them.  It worked. Diggs had 3 catches for 7 yards. We need him if we have any shot against the Chiefs.

 

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14 minutes ago, BuffaloBills1998 said:

 Steelers secondary is on the IR. Both Fitzpatrick and Edmunds as well as Sutton and Witherspoon. Not saying this will be a cake walk but I think Buffalo’s chances of winning just went up a quite a bit. 

I think we might be able to run the ball better since TJ watt is out. 

I just perused the Steelers forums and they almost unanimously expect to get blown out on Sunday.  Seem like a reasonable bunch compared to the knuckleheads over at FinHell.

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2 minutes ago, Bills2022 said:

 

The #2 WR that scored 4 TD's and had 200 yards receiving against the Chiefs? Yes, I do.  They obviously shut down Diggs and let the rest of the team beat them.  It worked. Diggs had 3 catches for 7 yards. We need him if we have any shot against the Chiefs.

 

By that metric the next man up could do the same thing.

 

Either way, #2 anything will never have that much importance to me.  Hence, why they are #2.

 

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1 hour ago, Sheneneh Jenkins said:

 

Thanks....yeah that's kinda what I was a little concerned about. That same ankle going back to 2019-2020 season. If I'm not mistaken he started having problems with it leading up to the playoffs that season.

 

 

 

You are correct per this source

https://www.draftsharks.com/fantasy/injury-history/gabriel-davis/10597

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