Bills @ Bengals Game Thread - 2nd Half

[Mango]

I honestly don’t think that’s worth a challenge/TO at this point in the game. It’s 10 yards and the clock stops anyways. 
 

Bad call McD

[Devilmann]

It’s close but I would’ve left that alone

[Lieutenant Aldo Raine]

I think Josh was winded

[Thrivefourfive]

YOU NEED THE TIMEOUT IDIOT

[wolfpack78]

Fire McDermott

[DapperCam]

Just now, streetkings01 said:

Why would you challenge that? The risk reward is so minimal…….if you win it’s 2nd and 8……if you lose your out of a timeout!

It would be 2nd and 2 or 1. Still a dumb challenge.

[daz28]

I can't believe how many people think thats a catch

[Brandon]

 I think it hit his hand and bounced off for a completed pass.  No way they're going to overturn the original call,  though.  

[White Linen]

5 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said:

The blame needs to be shared …

 

Are you happy with Josh’s game ? 

 

Who should we blame for risking a timeout lost here for a minimum gain and 2nd down?  Sorry bro, McD isn't him.

[GunnerBill]

Just now, Buffalo Barbarian said:

 

I cant believe they challenged that, maybe they wanted a breather

 

 

 

Even if you win it the risk / reward in that situation is not on your side.

[Freddie's Dead]

Just now, Dablitzkrieg said:

So ***** dumb.  The timeout is more valuable then 9 yards numbnuts

 

Exactly.  Even if you win the challenge, it's a stupid challenge.

[Zag20]

The challenge needed to come on the Higgins non catch. 3rd and 10 versus 3rd and 1

[Punch]

8 minutes ago, DapperCam said:

Dolphins have dominated bad teams. We can barely beat the Bucs and Giants, and lose to the Pats.

I get it, but they're 1 game back and only need to keep pace and win in Miami. Things look bleak now but there's time to right the ship.

[Chugga]

SITUATIONAL AWARENESS!

[Bills Juggernaut]

Could have totally bounced off his hands. No way will they overturn that with that video evidence. Terrible challenge on first down. Will lose an important and needed time out. 

[PromoTheRobot]

Sorry. That's a terrible play to throw the challenge flag on. Short gain, not enough evidence to overturn, and you're burning a time ou.t

[henry jones]

What a dumb challenge 

[BillsfaninChicago]

The NFL has never understood that reply time is not commercial time. If I were a sponsor I would be angry if my ads were running right now. 

[BananaB]

Bad challenge 

[gobills404]

That’s a catch. No way in hell it gets overturned though.

[boyst]

Just now, Maine-iac said:

Using a time out on this will probably bite us in the butt later.

It was a decent spot to take a timeout and make sure we have a strategy to get 7 pts.

 

It is our best shot. Let us get some time to script some plays

 

A challenge burns more time than a TO

[Ralonzo]

Just now, Shortchaz said:

Just got McDermott era bingo with that challenge 

 

He remains the Wile E Coyote of game management.

[Livinginthepast]

Either way Dorsey has a lot of time to plan the next play. Expect a masterpiece!

[OZBILLS]

Just now, Buffalo03 said:

Are you sure? It looked like it hit the ground

Hit the right fingers and popped up. Under the ball and on top of the ground

 

No chance its overturned

[Gunsgoodtime]

Honestly it looks like he really caught it, doubt it I'd overturned though because it's very close and hard to prove.   I never saw the ball hit the ground though 

[Buffalo Barbarian]

Just now, strive_for_five_guy said:

If we get a TD here, is McD smart enough to go for 2?

 

why go for two here ??

 

 

[KOKBILLS]

To me this entire game has been more about having so few answers when challenged. On offense and D... I honestly don't think there is much of a talent gap. Even as injured as our D is. But when you don't have answers everything becomes glaring. Everything is hard. Every bad play means too much.  Like you're trying to play in quicksand.  The Bengals don't convert on a down it does not matter, they'll dial something up and beat you on the next down. For the Bills it looks like an incompletion is trouble. One bad run, trouble. Just everything is so hard. Throw in two turnovers and you're done. 

[DapperCam]

Just now, Maine-iac said:

Using a time out on this will probably bite us in the butt later.

I don’t think it will be close enough to matter.

[HalftimeAdjustment]

1 minute ago, Comebackkid said:

That's basically the play callee  going I don't know what to do, just run Josh

 

Well, they should have started this 2 drives ago.

[RichRiderBills]

Looks like it hit the ground. Fingers at best. Doubt they overturn. Seemed like a silly challenge...

[TheFunPolice]

1 minute ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

I feel so bad for Allen. McD is wasting his prime years

 

But you know he wins a lot of games...

 

We're the Rivers Chargers. Tons of talent held back by mediocre coaching but enough wins each year to keep Norv Turner employed forever 

[KellyToTasker]

McDermott is meant to be a motivational speaker. Not a football coach. Bullets fly, he implodes. 

[All_Pro_Bills]

The challenge isn't worth the risk.  Even if its by chance  overturned.  They need those 3 timeouts to stop the clock after they score.  Lose the challenge and you only have 2 TOs. Just dumb

 

[newcam2012]

6 minutes ago, boyst said:

The defense just couldn't get off the field. That's been a problem 

It was a total team loss. Bills aren't as good as the Bengals. I can't even be mad. 

 

I saw it coming for a week. 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

Looks like a catch to me. But they aren’t overruling it. 

[MikePJ76]

Just now, The Jokeman said:

His guy upstairs told him it was a catch.

he is the head coach u have to know the situation

 

i have so had it with this guy.  

[Bubba Gump]

If McD called that challenge, he should be fired before the game ends. What a stoopid challenge.

[scuba guy]

That view showed it hit his hand and was a catch

[Dopey]

IMO it’s a big enough play that a challenge is worth it. It would be a first down. They should be calling a couple of plays while the review is in the process. 

[Bills fan since 87]

McD you are a fool