9/24/23 Week 3 GAMEDAY Bills vs Commanders Pregame Thread

[BuffaloBillyG]

23 minutes ago, Rockinon said:

The Washington Whatevers😀. They have a great DLine, but nothing special outside of that on D. They can get after the passer, but have been fooled by different formations, misdirection and by simply mixing things up. They are going to have problems with Buffalo's offense. Big problems. Denver put up 33pts against them. 

 

I smell another statement game coming. A blowout even. The Whatevers are in for a wake up call. Go Bills!

The defense actually played really well in the second half against Denver last week. Clamped down and gave up 12 after the half. 

 

This defense also has 7 sacks through 2 games and can create turnovers. They have allowed 8 conversions over 26 3rd down attempts. That's really good. 

[The Wiz]

 

 

[buffblue]

2 minutes ago, eball said:

 

Spencer Brown did not have a “great” game if that is what you are implying.  He was given tons of help and was still beaten pretty regularly by Crosby…the Bills simply had a good plan and Allen got the ball out quickly.

 

He was decent, better than a lot of what we've seen from him in the past. But I agree with this. It wasn't like he was facing Crosby one on one often (only 15 offensive snaps). Also, Crosby beat him and hit Allen's arm on the bloop interception that was thankfully nullified by penalty. 

[Mrbojanglezs]

2 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:

Damn, Ravens have 7 starters out with injuries. Count our blessings!

 

They seem to have high numbers of injuries most years

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

4 minutes ago, Mrbojanglezs said:

 

They seem to have high numbers of injuries most years

Agreed; it’s bizarre. In addition, Ravens even have tons of illnesses all year too, which causes guys to miss games. 

[LABILLBACKER]

3 hours ago, Bills!Win! said:

The only players I know on the commanders are chase young, Terry mclauren, Logan Thomas and this Sam Howell guy who is a 5th round pick. Should be a good day right? 

They're better than the Raiders and they run screens (one of our weaknesses) all day. We should win as long as Allen sticks to the gameplan.

[Sammy Watkins' Rib]

I'd have this one as high probability upset loss if we hadn't already blown the game week 1 to the Jets. But since we loss week 1 I am more confident the Bills pull this one out. I don't think we blow them out, but Bills win by somewhere between 7 and 14 points. 

[HOUSE]

Broken coffee pot, I have nothing to say here....

[DapperCam]

Short passing game and running game, LFG!

[Casey D]

Weather very good now in DC.  Just ran with Josh my yellow lab, and it's in the 60s, no rain or wind!  Conditions should not be a factor.

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

Go Bills !

[LyndonvilleBill]

34 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

The defense actually played really well in the second half against Denver last week. Clamped down and gave up 12 after the half. 

 

This defense also has 7 sacks through 2 games and can create turnovers. They have allowed 8 conversions over 26 3rd down attempts. That's really good. 

Very good front 4. But let's remember who they played as well. Cardinals and Broncos? We are the better team. We just need to play that way and not down to the competition. 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

Any PS callups?

[Brand J]

The line has gone from -6.5 to -5.5. Apparently lots of money coming in on the Commies.

[Dukestreetking]

But when, when are the actives announced? //s

 

Sorry had to do it. It amazes me how this is asked every GDT.

[CNYfan]

I am going to buckle up for a nail biter.   Go Bills

[Beast]

56 minutes ago, The Wiz said:

 

 

Thanks for posting that. I was wondering what the weather is up

to.

[Mark Vader]

Heading out now.

 

Go out there and stick with the game plan. Washington has talent on both sides of the ball and they will be up for us.

 

Let's show everyone that we are STILL one of the top teams in the league!

GO BILLS!!!

[Nelius]

Sitting at my five year old’s gymnastics class throwing every available dollar at a Dalton Kincaid td. Today is Dalton day 

[DaBillsFanSince1973]

 

 

[HereComesTheReignAgain]

1 hour ago, MarkyMannn said:

 

 

Anyone looking for pregame excitement, head out to North Collins this morning. Operation Lifesaver, railroad crossing safety, at 1130 will be running locomotives into automobiles🙂

It will look very similar at FedEx when Rousseau smashes into Sam Howell. 

[NickelCity]

3 hours ago, finn said:

I think the D will hold Washington to 25 points or less. What worries me is the D line dominating the Bills O line, especially Brown. Yes, you can chip on that side, even keep Knox or fifth lineman in to help, but then you have seven players covering four receivers, with pressure coming up the middle and from the left, forcing short throws all day into rolled-up coverage. Basically the formula that helped the Bucs beat the Chiefs in the Super Bowl. Consider too that the Wash. D-line may be better than the Bucs was, and the Bills O-line worse than Chiefs O-line back then. 

 

I still think the Bills prevail, simply because the Wash. linebackers and DBs aren't particularly strong, so YAC should be significant. And while Brown truly sucks in pass pro, he's an effective run blocker. So let Brown and Torrence cook for Cook, work in some play action off that. I'm also looking for a break-out game for Kincaid.

 

Bills 28-21

 

 

 

Yep. Great perspective on this one. I think the game comes down to the OLine vs DLine matchup and our willingness to pound the ball. 

[SUNTANBILLS FAN]

57 minutes ago, buffblue said:

He was decent, better than a lot of what we've seen from him in the past. But I agree with this. It wasn't like he was facing Crosby one on one often (only 15 offensive snaps). Also, Crosby beat him and hit Allen's arm on the bloop interception that was thankfully nullified by penalty. 

So we slam Brown when he gets beat or pushed back. But he literally made it so a top DE was nonexistent and some still criticize. Even with some help he did a great job. Now that said let's see it this week too! 

[947]

1 hour ago, eball said:

 

Spencer Brown did not have a “great” game if that is what you are implying.  He was given tons of help and was still beaten pretty regularly by Crosby…the Bills simply had a good plan and Allen got the ball out quickly.

 

Brown's best career game IMO is when we played Washington 2 years ago. He was 1-on-1 with Young much of the game. Young did an outside speed rush on just about every pass play, rarely a counter move or anything else. Brown just get kept riding him out of the play and neutralized him. I hope Young does the same thing today.

[wppete]

What the deal with Elam today? Not playing again? 

[CircleTheWagons99]

Lets hope for a clean mistake free game. Hoping for a no injuries win. 

[balln]

Why does Eric wood keep saying it’s wash home opener? Said it 3 times. No one corrects him. Wgr is a joke

[Beast]

Just now, balln said:

Why does Eric wood keep saying it’s wash home opener? Said it 3 times. No one corrects him. Wgr is a joke

That really bothers you, huh? 

[balln]

Just now, Beast said:

That really bothers you, huh? 

No not really. I just think Wgr is sub par 

[whorlnut]

6 minutes ago, wppete said:

What the deal with Elam today? Not playing again? 

Who cares at this point?

[The Wiz]

 

 

[Chandler#81]

Inactives

 

https://x.com/buffalobills/status/1705967916531831004?s=61&t=s-bkdDXJMtQhYqbJSiNmsQ

[The Wiz]

 

[JerseyBills]

44 minutes ago, Casey D said:

Weather very good now in DC.  Just ran with Josh my yellow lab, and it's in the 60s, no rain or wind!  Conditions should not be a factor.

same in Jersey where they said it'd be awful weather as well

How with all their technology can they be so wrong , so consistently 

Just now, The Wiz said:

 

damn i was excited about Poona. Guess Settle and Phillips just look better 

[The Wiz]

Just now, JerseyBills said:

same in Jersey where they said it'd be awful weather as well

How with all their technology can they be so wrong , so consistently 

meteorologist is the only job in the world where you can always be wrong and still be relied upon everyday.

[NI Bills Fan]

Kingsley Jonathan active. Floyd's ankle injury must be a concern.

[bigduke6]

i dont get Elam being a black sheep now.   thought he played well when he got on the field last season.   wonder whats going on.

 

Poona is a disappointment as well.   he was the big FA name.

Edited September 24, 2023 by bigduke6

[The Wiz]

Just now, NI Bills Fan said:

Kingsley Jonathan active. Floyd's ankle injury must be a concern.

Likely insurance just in case.

 

 

[John from Riverside]

Why is Poona Ford in active?

[mannc]

3 minutes ago, The Wiz said:

meteorologist is the only job in the world where you can always be wrong and still be relied upon everyday.

Don’t forget “climate scientists”…