Video: Finally…Ed Oliver has the impact we’ve been waiting for

[JohnNord]

 

I’ve been mixed on Ed Oliver during his career with Buffalo.  As a high draft choice, he’s had some brilliant flashes but also has seemed to disappear in others.  
 

My biggest criticism was this inconsistency.  But if you watch the video versus Detroit, he had an absolute monster game.  He not only made a few game changing plays, there were other times where he did his job so well but was let down by teammates.  
 

I’m going to say, this was his best game ever and I hope he continues over the next few weeks.  

[Johnnyp566]

Against backup guards. He did what he should do. 

[Captain_Quint]

I rewatched the game this week, and he jumped off the screen all game. Monster of a game for him.

 

Consistency is where he can improve, as this week they will need him to do the same thing with Miller out. 

[uninja]

The lions were down two starting guards, as mentioned. He had a great game and was getting tons of pressure up the middle. It was a really great game for him. 
 

If we weren’t down groot, miller and epenesa for that game the dline would have feasted all day. 
 

 

[Allen2Moulds]

4 minutes ago, Johnnyp566 said:

Against backup guards. He did what he should do. 

I agree

 Let's see him do it during this 3 game AFCE stretch, when we need it most.

[US Egg]

He’s a player who’s peaking as his contract is ending.

 

To fit him in at a top end DT salary seems a tall order.

 

A problem of a good team is having to say goodbye.

[Solomon Grundy]

22 minutes ago, Allen2Moulds said:

I agree

 Let's see him do it during this 3 game AFCE stretch, when we need it most.

I’m not ready to crown him until I see this type of performance against Mahomes 

[Einstein]

He has a chance to earn a big contract over the next 3 weeks. Hopefully he continues his dominant play.

[Nextmanup]

18 minutes ago, Einstein said:

He has a chance to earn a big contract over the next 3 weeks. Hopefully he continues his dominant play.

God I'd rather send that cash somewhere else.

 

 

[LeGOATski]

I feel like this is just another flash against poor guards, but we'll see.

[Johnnyp566]

Right now I’m letting the contract run out and allocating elsewhere. 

[Stank_Nasty]

Saw a tweet from next gen stas that Oliver has the most pressures league wide over the last 3 weeks. solid.

[Simon]

13 minutes ago, Stank_Nasty said:

Saw a tweet from next gen stas that Oliver has the most pressures league wide over the last 3 weeks. solid.

 

He's been wrecking people for 3-4 weeks now (just like he was last year when he was healthy) but nobody knows it until somebody in the media tells them so.

 

[Beck Water]

5 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

He's been wrecking people for 3-4 weeks now (just like he was last year when he was healthy) but nobody knows it until somebody in the media tells them so.

 

 

It's been a point though that sometimes he seems to want it and get it done, and sometimes he seems to vanish, even to people who are watching film.

There was a point a month-ish ago where his fellow DLmen were calling out Phillips for impact play but not Ed.  Reason for that.

[gobills404]

He’s looked like 2021 Ed the past few weeks

1 hour ago, Johnnyp566 said:

Against backup guards. He did what he should do. 

 

54 minutes ago, LeGOATski said:

I feel like this is just another flash against poor guards, but we'll see.

So we already forgot he had 3 TFL and a QB hit against Bitonio and Teller last week?

[Dopey]

Nice video and a great game, but finally?!? That's like saying Edmunds is finally playing well this year. It's just not true. Our defense had been playing really good football until the rash of injuries. After the 2 road wins in 5 days (losing a home game), it's amazing the negativity here. 

[LeGOATski]

1 minute ago, gobills404 said:

So we already forgot he had 3 TFL and a QB hit against Bitonio and Teller last week?

No. I notice all the times he's done good. That doesn't change my point.

[Allen2Moulds]

3 minutes ago, gobills404 said:

He’s looked like 2021 Ed the past few weeks

 

So we already forgot he had 3 TFL and a QB hit against Bitonio and Teller last week?

Thanks for reminding me. That was certainly a worthy performance, and gives me hope, but we need to continue to see it these next couple of weeks. 2 above average games, and a so so game would do it for me. Unrealistic expectation to expect total domination week in and week out.  The Cleveland game, may of been his best ge as a pro, when you consider how good those guards are for Cleveland.

[london_bills]

Eds been a real presence this year

[LeGOATski]

28 minutes ago, Stank_Nasty said:

Saw a tweet from next gen stas that Oliver has the most pressures league wide over the last 3 weeks. solid.

It's great, but honestly this feels like what we always applauded Hughes for. He gets so many QB hurries!

[Stank_Nasty]

5 minutes ago, LeGOATski said:

It's great, but honestly this feels like what we always applauded Hughes for. He gets so many QB hurries!

well i personally believe they're more valuable from the inside rather than the DE never getting home. 

[Golden]

2 hours ago, Johnnyp566 said:

Against backup guards. He did what he should do. 

Yes!

and one of those back up guards was a turnstile before the Thanksgiving Day game 

[starrymessenger]

It usually takes 2-3 years for these young DTs to come into their own. Look at Q. Williams in NY.

And of course he wants to get paid.

[CDogg20]

All games Ed has played he’s been a monster all year. He’s an absolute stud

[HappyDays]

2 hours ago, Stank_Nasty said:

Saw a tweet from next gen stas that Oliver has the most pressures league wide over the last 3 weeks. solid.

 

He had a bit of Jerry Hughes syndrome going on for much of the season, getting a lot of pressures but not converting them into sacks or turnovers. Against the Lions he finally made a couple true game changing plays.

[nedboy7]

Wow tough crowd.  Even Oliver can’t get some compliments. 

[Stank_Nasty]

28 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

He had a bit of Jerry Hughes syndrome going on for much of the season, getting a lot of pressures but not converting them into sacks or turnovers. Against the Lions he finally made a couple true game changing plays.

i'm definitely not part of the cult that died on the "pressures" hill for jerry. and now i'm even more irritated with his new found ability to get home after losing it here for 4 years... that being said, i believe pressures up the middle are more valuable than pressures elsewhere, so i've been pretty pleased with EO lately.

Edited November 29, 2022 by Stank_Nasty

[Captain_Quint]

2 hours ago, gobills404 said:

He’s looked like 2021 Ed the past few weeks

 

So we already forgot he had 3 TFL and a QB hit against Bitonio and Teller last week?

Don't forget the forced fumble and the recovery that went with it. Big game for him!

[JohnNord]

2 hours ago, Simon said:

 

He's been wrecking people for 3-4 weeks now (just like he was last year when he was healthy) but nobody knows it until somebody in the media tells them so.

 

Yeah he’s played well but he never had this kind of impact on a game as he did versus Detroit.  He was arguably the best player on the field on Sunday
 

In the game he had:

 

1 sack

1 FF

1 FR

1 safety 

[BillsPride12]

He also had a Monster game against Dallas on Thanksgiving in 2019...give my man some Turkey legs *****!  He keeps getting robbed 

[Shaw66]

1 hour ago, Stank_Nasty said:

i'm definitely not part of the cult that died on the "pressures" hill for jerry. and now i'm even more irritated with his new found ability to get home after losing it here for 4 years... that being said, i believe pressures up the middle are more valuable than pressures elsewhere, so i've been pretty pleased with EO lately.

Jerry never lost his ability to get to the QB.  What happened was when McDermott arrived, he instilled his discipline and Jerry, being a good soldier, played the position the way McDermott wanted - set the edge, etc.   That's why his sack totals went down.   He wasn't quite good enough to play within the system and win one-on-one battles to get sacks.   That's why Rousseau and Miller are there instead of him.  

[freddyjj]

6 hours ago, Johnnyp566 said:

Against backup guards. He did what he should do. 

Beautiful girls also look good in black and white photos….just saying 

[Dan]

6 hours ago, BillsPride12 said:

He also had a Monster game against Dallas on Thanksgiving in 2019...give my man some Turkey legs *****!  He keeps getting robbed 

And IMO this is why Madden was so good.. He watched the game, loved the game, and awarded the unsung heros that won the game.  Now everyone just awards the QB and they get the praise regardless of what actually happens in a game.