SydneyBillsFan Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 (edited) In both our losses this year (both by 3 or less), Bass has missed some gettable field goals. There was zero wind today, and the miss against Miami was from 30-odd yards if I recall correctly. There were also a few close games last year where he missed field goals. It just seems to me that he is a factor in all our close losses. Kicking field goals and PAT's in blow outs is not that critical. We need a kicker to be good in the close ones. Not calling for his head, and the loss today is not necessarily on him but I am concerned as I think this is becoming a pattern. Edited November 6, 2022 by SydneyBillsFan 2 5 7 8 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMDman Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 No 7 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 No 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Shouldn’t your top end Offense and MVP Candidate QB put up more than 17 points? Maybe start there before slamming Bass for missing a kick 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 No. I'm more concerned by the idiotic kick out of bounds 6 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, SydneyBillsFan said: In both our losses this year (both by 3 or less), Bass has missed some gettable field goals. There was zero wind today, and the miss against Miami was from 30-odd yards if I recall correctly. There were also a few close games last year where he missed field goals. It just seems to me that he is a factor in all our close losses. Kicking field goals and PAT's in blow outs is not that critical. We need a kicker to be good in the close ones. Not calling for his head, and the loss today is not necessarily on him but I am concerned as I think this is becoming a pattern. Sure… who do you have in mind? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 1 minute ago, SydneyBillsFan said: In both our losses this year (both by 3 or less), Bass has missed some gettable field goals. There was zero wind today, and the miss against Miami was from 30-odd yards if I recall correctly. There were also a few close games last year where he missed field goals. It just seems to me that he is a factor in all our close losses. Kicking field goals and PAT's in blow outs is not that critical. We need a kicker to be good in the close ones. Not calling for his head, and the loss today is not necessarily on him but I am concerned as I think this is becoming a pattern. 55-yarder is no gimme. More bothered by the kick out of bounds— his second of the year. I think they have him really try to sky those and place them in a precise spot— juice may not be worth the squeeze. 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yall Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Yeah, 55 yards is "gettable" but at that distance it's probably less than 50/50. Don't throw stupid picks, stop the run and you don't need to hope someone hits a long ball to tie the game. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistofFate Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 No 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern_Bills Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Missed a 55 yarder, score more than 14 on offense. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Time for The Kick God? 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Seems like more of a symptom than a cause... You don't fix anything by replacing a historically solid kicker. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 It’s probably too early for that but I wouldn’t be opposed to it at some point. There’s really nothing special about Bass. Today wasn’t his first blunder of kicking it off out of bounds. It really shouldn’t happen, ever. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKBillFan Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Josh was the issue, not Bass. 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfandBills Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 8 minutes ago, SydneyBillsFan said: In both our losses this year (both by 3 or less), Bass has missed some gettable field goals. There was zero wind today, and the miss against Miami was from 30-odd yards if I recall correctly. There were also a few close games last year where he missed field goals. It just seems to me that he is a factor in all our close losses. Kicking field goals and PAT's in blow outs is not that critical. We need a kicker to be good in the close ones. Not calling for his head, and the loss today is not necessarily on him but I am concerned as I think this is becoming a pattern. Why try to blame everything else when the answer is right in front of your face? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franco_92 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Today was the second time in his career (since he stabilized his rookie year) that I've wondered how long he'll be around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 No .. but I’m not really super confident in him at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 12 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: 55-yarder is no gimme. More bothered by the kick out of bounds— his second of the year. I think they have him really try to sky those and place them in a precise spot— juice may not be worth the squeeze. Agree. Thankfully the defense bailed him out on the kick out of bounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 16 minutes ago, yall said: Yeah, 55 yards is "gettable" but at that distance it's probably less than 50/50. Don't throw stupid picks, stop the run and you don't need to hope someone hits a long ball to tie the game. Yeah allowing them to run the ball down the field from their own 4 yard line is inexcusable 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 You can’t get rid of a Hall of Famer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 (edited) 28 minutes ago, SydneyBillsFan said: In both our losses this year (both by 3 or less), Bass has missed some gettable field goals. There was zero wind today, and the miss against Miami was from 30-odd yards if I recall correctly. There were also a few close games last year where he missed field goals. It just seems to me that he is a factor in all our close losses. Kicking field goals and PAT's in blow outs is not that critical. We need a kicker to be good in the close ones. Not calling for his head, and the loss today is not necessarily on him but I am concerned as I think this is becoming a pattern. Is it time to get a New QB? both losses by less than 6 points. And the QB couldn’t manage to lead scoring drives. we need a QB to be good in the close ones. not calling for his head, and the loss today is not necessarily on him. But I am concerned as I think this is becoming a pattern. see what I did there. And this post is as meaningless as yours. Edited November 7, 2022 by MAJBobby 1 1 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Would also be nice if he didn’t kick the ball out of bounds in close games either. Pretty sure that’s happened before. Might have been Miami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Josh spits the dummy, and you want to replace Bass. No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donuts and Doritos Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 We have bigger issues than Bass. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 No. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0017 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Get rid of everyone!!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DabillsDaBillsDaBills Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Bass is 12 / 15 for the year on FGs with misses of 38 (Dolphins), 49 (Steelers), and 55 (Jets). It's not a stretch to say that Bass cost us both the Dolphins and the Jets games. Although it's probably not fair to blame him when the misses happened early in the games and so many other players made costly mistakes. The kick offs out of bounds are a concern as well, but I blame that on coaching. Can we please stop ***** around with these high, short kicks and just have Bass boot it for a touchback? I don't think we're at the point where we need to consider dropping Bass this season, but I do think Beane will have some pondering to do this offseason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyCallMeAndy Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 No, but I’ve wondered if McD fully trusts him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DapperCam Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 The miss in Miami was tipped, and I want to say the hold was bad too (wasn’t the long snapper out that game)? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconator Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsfaninChicago Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Omg what is going on here with this forum tonight?! LOL I usually don’t come on TBD after a loss but the only other topic on social media seems to be the midterms and I want to escape from that stuff. I guess I can go to the adult websites and fortunately that is like 95% of the rest of internet so I will see you all on Thursday or Friday. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billz4ever Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Big Turk said: No. I'm more concerned by the idiotic kick out of bounds Yeah, definitely no excuse for that especially in that situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Some of these threads amaze me... Bass is just fine. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 And the nonsensical threads after a loss appear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2catch Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Who replaces him? Kicking is not exactly great across the league. I like Bass, I think they get a little too cute on these kickoffs wanting to have teams start inside the 20. But I certainly don’t want the kid replaced 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strive_for_five_guy Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 2 hours ago, SydneyBillsFan said: In both our losses this year (both by 3 or less), Bass has missed some gettable field goals. There was zero wind today, and the miss against Miami was from 30-odd yards if I recall correctly. There were also a few close games last year where he missed field goals. It just seems to me that he is a factor in all our close losses. Kicking field goals and PAT's in blow outs is not that critical. We need a kicker to be good in the close ones. Not calling for his head, and the loss today is not necessarily on him but I am concerned as I think this is becoming a pattern. Funny thing, he’s been perfect in our close wins. We have bigger problems that blaming the loss on Bass’ missed 55 yard FG, which is essentially a coin flip (which somehow we never seem to win either). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Digg? Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 What guy off the street will give you more confidence from 55 yards?? The kickoff out of bounds was bad, I’ll give you that, but I feel like the Bills try more with their kickoffs than any other team in the league. I think it’s actually pretty impressive how often he has that ball come up just short of the goal line and puts it on one side of the field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 The sequence leading up to the 55 yarder was more the problem than missing the kick. 2 poor decisions/passes from opponent’s 43 yard line with Jets D on their heels then over-conservative 5 yard run to set up 55 yard field goal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 I would not consider a new kicker, no. But i am also disappointed in Bass. We’ve needed him in these divisional games and he’s not been clutch. As mentioned there was no wind today and negligible in Miami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrainwashedBillsFan Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 2 hours ago, SydneyBillsFan said: In both our losses this year (both by 3 or less), Bass has missed some gettable field goals. There was zero wind today, and the miss against Miami was from 30-odd yards if I recall correctly. There were also a few close games last year where he missed field goals. It just seems to me that he is a factor in all our close losses. Kicking field goals and PAT's in blow outs is not that critical. We need a kicker to be good in the close ones. Not calling for his head, and the loss today is not necessarily on him but I am concerned as I think this is becoming a pattern. I don’t mind a missed fg here and there but the kickoffs that go out of bounds is infuriating 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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