Buffalo / Jacksonville 2nd half game thread

[Bob Jones]

Just now, Nitro said:

I feel for the fans that travel to London to see such a bad game from the Bills.

I don’t. You HAVE TO know that there are no guarantees. We're talking about the Bills here. LOL

[MarkyMannn]

2 minutes ago, jamiezzz said:

Go Sabres!

Telling my friends the last 2 weeks. Sabres will have a better year than Bills

[Joe Ferguson forever]

1 minute ago, jamiezzz said:

Sadly, in my opinion, team is cooked for this year!  On to next year.

don't let the door hit you on the way out

[HumbleAndHungry]

Elam got torched today 

[DapperCam]

1 minute ago, WMDman said:

Loss is on McD and Josh for that pick on what should have been a TD imo

How far do you expect Allen to be able to throw it under pressure? That was already like 55 air yards.

 

If you want to get mad at Allen be mad that he went for the huge play instead of something to just get the first down.

[frostbitmic]

Bills would've won this game by 20 in Buffalo ... Nuff' said

[ngbills]

2 minutes ago, Success said:

Another January in KC.

 

Fine.  We can beat that team this year.

 

Watching kc in January at this point. 

[billsfan89]

1 minute ago, ngbills said:

That is 2 out 5 though. 

This game was an odd circumstance. I can’t take it too much to heart. No team has played in London against a team that played in London the week before.

[jamiezzz]

Just now, MarkyMannn said:

Telling my friends the last 2 weeks. Sabres will have a better year than Bills

Agree.

[Motorin']

2 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

Seriously try and get a chunk play with some of your time and then go for the Hailmary.....HOW ***** COMPLICATED IS THAT! You go for a mid range pass and try and letteral your way down the whole way from the start jesus ***** christ.

 

It was setup for Cook to have a ton of yards down the sideline and get out of bounds.

 

But the timing was bad and Cook just sprinted past Diggs before he had time to pitch the ball. 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

Just now, L Ron Burgundy said:

Absolutely.  But that doesn't excuse playcalling which on offense seemed atrocious.  Once you saw defenders drop they should have played more aggressive.  

They dropped a ton of fairly easy first downs and there were an absurd amount of holds

[Bubba Gump]

2 minutes ago, jamiezzz said:

Go Sabres!

 

Not so fast, did you see that clown show last night? Oye!! And it was both teams likely opening night rosters. Kevyn Adams is another Buffalo gem. Ever heard of a #1 goalie ***** for brains???

[BRH]

Just now, Finkle Is Einhorn said:

Elam got torched today 

 

At least now we know why he was inactive.

[Bob Jones]

Just now, Alpo Chino said:

Not really. 

 

If he's able to get a chance at a return he worse case (barring turnover) gets tackled quickly and burns 1-2 seconds. Best case scenario he breaks it for a TD. 

Pretty sure punt returners should let the ball go if it's going to land inside the 10, IN ANY CASE. 

[Nelius]

Just now, Finkle Is Einhorn said:

Elam got torched today 

100% and all of the late game weirdness at secondary is because he’s such a liability. 

[Johnnycage46]

1 minute ago, PetermansRedemption said:

And they honestly don’t deserve anything but the wild card at this point. Embarrassing losses to Zach Wilson’s Jets and the London Jags. 

Agreed.  They likely don't even deserve the wild card.  They got high on their own supply after last week, came out to London 2 days before the game and ***** the bed.  After this and the Jets game, I don't know how anyone can see this team having an elite season.  Just too inconsistent.  Elite teams lose to bad teams sometimes, but you can't have 2 terrible outings in the first 5 games, in conjunction with the remaining schedule and think they'll be ok.

[Warcodered]

4 minutes ago, Motorin' said:

 

You just can't pitch the ball on the ground 

If he wasn't touched he can get up and do it.

[Aussie Joe]

2 minutes ago, billsfan89 said:

I’m not really all that concerned, the Bills have never played a game in London and the Jags not only play there all the time but also played there last Sunday. It was a funky game with some bad calls. I just wish they didn’t try to do the hook and ladder BS at the end just go down and spike the ball they had enough time to spike and attempt a Hail Mary. Not that a Hail Mary would have worked but I want to see Josh attempt one

The injuries concern me way more than the loss…

 

Jones and Milano out is way worse news then Tre 

 

 

Edited October 8, 2023 by Aussie Joe

[ngbills]

1 minute ago, Alpo Chino said:

Not really. 

 

If he's able to get a chance at a return he worse case (barring turnover) gets tackled quickly and burns 1-2 seconds. Best case scenario he breaks it for a TD. 

There was no blocking they went for the block. 

[Sandhill Mike]

There's a lot of football left in the season.  We'll see what Beane can find to help patch up the roster, get back home, and get back to work.  Injuries have been rough on us this year... but the injury fairy still has many gifts left to give the NFL as the schedule unfolds.

 

Just have to put this in the rearview and get ready for the Giants.

[Scott7975]

This is the worst game I have watched in the Josh era. Between all the injuries, the joke referees, and the offensive suckatude it was just a terrible game.  Season probably went up in smoke today with these injuries.  That and I have no confidence in Dorsey with his shot gun handoff and 2 yard passing offense where routes are just running into each other.

Edited October 8, 2023 by Scott7975

[dpberr]

The James Cook experiment needs to end. So much waste with those runs up the middle.  Harris should be RB1. 

 

Coaching today was terrible. 

 

 

[billsfan89]

Just now, Finkle Is Einhorn said:

Elam got torched today 

He did, he did have some nice jam ups too but also touched a bit. I am ok with letting him learn so that by December he is rolling.

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

Just now, Johnnycage46 said:

Agreed.  They likely don't even deserve the wild card.  They got high on their own supply after last week, came out to London 2 days before the game and ***** the bed.  After this and the Jets game, I don't know how anyone can see this team having an elite season.  Just too inconsistent.  Elite teams lose to bad teams sometimes, but you can't have 2 terrible outings in the first 5 games, in conjunction with the remaining schedule and think they'll be ok.

Jets made the elite team KC look pretty dang bad also and the refs stepped in to bail them out 

[jahnyc]

This was on the offense today and the play calling was just terrible.  Penalties also hurt.  Really can't blame the defense for this.  With all of the injuries and how often our offense failed on their drives, I thought they hung in there pretty well .  Elam does not look like a player.  I now understand why he hasn't been suiting up.

[Bubba Gump]

3 minutes ago, BillsFan130 said:

Do most teams leave on the Monday?

 

 

 

I don't know. But this was the first time a team has played 2 straight games in London. Another Buffalo ***** job by Goodell. 

[Motorin']

Just now, Warcodered said:

If he wasn't touched he can get up and do it.

 

I rewatched it. Diggs was being tackled and Cook was too close and sprinted past him by the time he was able to pitch the ball. 

[Bookie Man]

1 minute ago, ngbills said:

There was no blocking they went for the block. 

I know. But there's still a chance.

[Marcus Aurelius]

2 minutes ago, HIT BY SPIKES said:

If you switch over to the ManCity v Arsenal English Premiere Football/Soccer game now it helps ease the pain and the score is 0-0 at the 66 minute mark.

[billsfan89]

1 minute ago, Aussie Joe said:

The injuries concern me way more than the loss…

 

Jones and Milano out is way worse news then Tre 

 

 

I kind of forgot about the injuries but they happen to everyone just have to hope for the best

[SCBills]

1 minute ago, L Ron Burgundy said:

Absolutely.  But that doesn't excuse playcalling which on offense seemed atrocious.  Once you saw defenders drop they should have played more aggressive.  

Sure, but players weren’t making plays for much of the game.  
 

Hard to be aggressive when you can’t run the ball and players aren’t making plays when Allen puts it on them.  
 

Do I think it was Dorsey’s best game … no, he should’ve taken Cook out way earlier when it was obvious Jax strong run D was not going to allow a finesse back to do anything against them.  
 

But in the passing game, guys need to make plays.  They weren’t for most of the game.  Drops, weak effort.   
 

Just an overall lazy, sloppy game for the Offense. 

[Ralonzo]

I'm just going to write this off to, this outcome was scripted and it was obvious.

 

If it wasn't the stolen timeout or phantom PI or forgetting the flag on the on-side or laundry on the field whenever the Jags needed it or the Bills did a thing, it would have been something else. This one was phoned in from on high like the Chiefs-Jets game.

[dma0034]

Man and the 1pm games on are Dolphins/Giants and Patriots/Saints. Blah

[Warcodered]

5 minutes ago, UKBillFan said:

McDermott and Dorsey need to be challenged for the final run of plays - why was Harty not told to leave it? And then a hook and ladder?

 

Dumb. Thick. Moronic. Stupid. Unforgivable.

On Harty fair catching it makes sense their Punter had been bouncing them inside all game, makes since to catch it to stop the clock quick.

[Sandhill Mike]

Just now, Johnnycage46 said:

Agreed.  They likely don't even deserve the wild card.  They got high on their own supply after last week, came out to London 2 days before the game and ***** the bed.  After this and the Jets game, I don't know how anyone can see this team having an elite season.  Just too inconsistent.  Elite teams lose to bad teams sometimes, but you can't have 2 terrible outings in the first 5 games, in conjunction with the remaining schedule and think they'll be ok.

 

Not every elite team wins the Super Bowl.  Maybe this is a year the team gets hot at the end of the season, rides it in to the playoffs and goes all the way.  It happens.

[Bookie Man]

3 minutes ago, Bob Jones said:

Pretty sure punt returners should let the ball go if it's going to land inside the 10, IN ANY CASE. 

Generally yes. But this is a different scenario, need a TD within 30 seconds. Risk vs reward.

Edited October 8, 2023 by Alpo Chino

[JerseyBills]

4 minutes ago, billsfan89 said:

I’m not really all that concerned, the Bills have never played a game in London and the Jags not only play there all the time but also played there last Sunday. It was a funky game with some bad calls. I just wish they didn’t try to do the hook and ladder BS at the end just go down and spike the ball they had enough time to spike and attempt a Hail Mary. Not that a Hail Mary would have worked but I want to see Josh attempt one

This bothers me more than the Jets L . Both inferior teams but we had many disadvantages and the zebras and injuries were brutal. Feel like we beat them 9/10 times

[Nelius]

2 minutes ago, dpberr said:

The James Cook experiment needs to end. So much waste with those runs up the middle.  Harris should be RB1. 

 

Coaching today was terrible. 

 

 

Sorry needs to end? Like completely? I get short term takes but c’mon 

[Motorin']

1 minute ago, dpberr said:

The James Cook experiment needs to end. So much waste with those runs up the middle.  Harris should be RB1. 

 

Coaching today was terrible. 

 

 

 

Cook is very good at running off tackle and stretch plays. 

 

I don't think they tried to run outside once, and I don't think Cook got a single hand off from under center.

 

It was all shotgun runs handing the ball to the RB flat footed. 

[BananaB]

That was ugly. Bills can’t run they can’t move the chains consistently. I like Cook but we gotta start the games with our tough runners that move forward. Someone gotta tell Dorsey the shotgun draw is our worst enemy