ChicagoRic Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Ok, I get it. The Bills have looked a little flat over the last two weeks, but can we talk a little bit about recency bias? Bad games happen, but to make giant sweeping announcements that the wheels have fallen off the offense is a huge overreaction. Am I the only person who feels like I am in crazy land when people want to fire McDermott, fire Dorsey, and complain about too much Diggs? Dorsey is bad for Allen? McDermott is bad for Allen? Cripes. Yes. Two "bad" games in a row. Acknowledged. But looking at the season so far, I guess I am just way more optimistic than most and am expecting the Bills to get back on track this Sunday. This is a good offense with a great QB and a defense that has excelled despite injuries. I'll take it. 3 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julian Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 No, if this team isn’t firing on all cylinders then major problems exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 I expect them to be 6-2 heading into the Bengals game. They "SHOULD" have no problem this week. Tampa could give them a game but at home the Bills should win a close one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 People wanting to fire McD are crazy, let's just get that out of the way. But for the games you mentioned, there is definitely context. If you break down the scoring by quarter, most were not blow outs until the 4th quarter. Only the Raiders game was well in hand by midway through the 3rd. The Dolphins was the only complete offensive game. With that being said, I think the concerns about the offense are justified as we can't keep hoping the team will figure out how to score in the 4th 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 It's good to remember. Against the Giants, we drove to their side of the field pretty often - but were derailed there by mistakes most of the time. 2 missed FG's, and one punt that should have been another attempt. One tipped pass for INT, and the fumble from Davis when we were rolling on a drive. There was also the PI that wasn't called. Seemed like almost a "Murphy's Law" kind of thing where just about every drive was undone w/ errors. But it wasn't like we couldn't move the ball. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Firebaugh Kid Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 These guys were doubting the Giants, 100%. And the familiarity.....they knew what was coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 I was actually mildly encouraged with how the D played without Milano, Jones, and White......of course they were only playing the Giants. we will see how they perform once they play a competent offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Sack Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 The offense can’t no show against New England. You know Belichick will have some tricks up his hoodie. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 35 minutes ago, Special K said: I was actually mildly encouraged with how the D played without Milano, Jones, and White......of course they were only playing the Giants. we will see how they perform once they play a competent offense. The Jags are a competent offense and most of the game was played without Milano, Jones, and White. The defense played well enough to win that game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heitz Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 1 hour ago, julian said: No, if this team isn’t firing on all cylinders then major problems exist. Which, to be fair, is true for EVERY team (and most cars). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 agree nobody looks perfect rn and the Bills have as good a chance as anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 19 minutes ago, Dr.Sack said: The offense can’t no show against New England. You know Belichick will have some tricks up his hoodie. Any given Sunday and all, yeah, but this isn’t even the mediocre Cam Newton Pats. This Pats squad is terrible, like 32 out of 32 in a lot of areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbeard Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 I firmly believe the ship will be righted. Bills will win and it will be embarrassing for the Pasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2003Contenders Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Success said: It's good to remember. Against the Giants, we drove to their side of the field pretty often - but were derailed there by mistakes most of the time. 2 missed FG's, and one punt that should have been another attempt. One tipped pass for INT, and the fumble from Davis when we were rolling on a drive. There was also the PI that wasn't called. Seemed like almost a "Murphy's Law" kind of thing where just about every drive was undone w/ errors. But it wasn't like we couldn't move the ball. Not to mention 2 deep passes that looked like they would have connected minus "tangled feet". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 6 hours ago, Virgil said: People wanting to fire McD are crazy, let's just get that out of the way. But for the games you mentioned, there is definitely context. If you break down the scoring by quarter, most were not blow outs until the 4th quarter. Only the Raiders game was well in hand by midway through the 3rd. The Dolphins was the only complete offensive game. With that being said, I think the concerns about the offense are justified as we can't keep hoping the team will figure out how to score in the 4th I just looked into it and all the points add up the same no matter when they are scored. There are no bonus points for leading at the end of a quarter or half. 😂 Kidding around aside...Yup, the offense is out of sync right now. In seasons past though we have seen teams like the Bengals start off slow...made a Super Bowl and another AFCCG last 2 years. Chiefs start out slow. Have made (what seems to be) 27 straight AFCCGs and several Super Bowls. Patriots...both Giants seasons...point being teams start out slow and turn it around every year. That could easily be us. I may even offer an argument that teams that start slow on offense have an advantage at the end of the year as there isn't as much film to break down what they do well. Got a LOT of ball left to play. One thing from this last weekend that they said during the Bills/Giants game stuck out to me. It was attributed bro something Daboll said but could easily apply to us. To paraphrase: they asked Daboll about his teams direction and he said basically: "When there's issues with he team, that's what the coaching staff gets paid for. To fix the problems." I think McDermott and Co will earn their pay. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xwnyer Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 6 hours ago, Virgil said: People wanting to fire McD are crazy, let's just get that out of the way. But for the games you mentioned, there is definitely context. If you break down the scoring by quarter, most were not blow outs until the 4th quarter. Only the Raiders game was well in hand by midway through the 3rd. The Dolphins was the only complete offensive game. With that being said, I think the concerns about the offense are justified as we can't keep hoping the team will figure out how to score in the 4th The struggles of the offense lay squarely on the shoulders of the OC who,is way out of his league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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