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[Skyline Chili]

Dude ran like a beast, especially after that questionable benching.  The days are dark, but something we can build on

[Alphadawg7]

He fumbled 2 times too

Edited November 14, 2023 by Alphadawg7

[Zag20]

1 minute ago, Skyline Chili said:

Dude ran like a beast, especially after that questionable benching.  The days are dark, but something we can build on

Yeah we’ll find his potential just in time to have to give him a new contract which we won’t offer, then we’ll draft a other early round running back, not give him touches until

his 3-4th year because he fumbled and then we’ll lose him too.

[BuffaloBillsGospel2014]

2 minutes ago, Skyline Chili said:

Dude ran like a beast, especially after that questionable benching.  The days are dark, but something we can build on

 

He had a massive fumble on the 1st play of the game.... What was questionable about the benching?

[Zag20]

1 minute ago, Alphadawg7 said:

He fumbled 3 times too

Totally, but the game was a total ***** shoe by then. Let’s call that one fumble, a “dribble”.

[LABILLBACKER]

1 minute ago, Zag20 said:

Yeah we’ll find his potential just in time to have to give him a new contract which we won’t offer, then we’ll draft a other early round running back, not give him touches until

his 3-4th year because he fumbled and then we’ll lose him too.

Funny, sad & true.

[Nextmanup]

2 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:

He fumbled 3 times too

I wouldn't put the mishandled hand-off on Cook; that was more on Josh.

 

Josh had one of his increasingly typical HORRIFIC games tonight,.

 

 

 

 

[Zag20]

Just now, BuffaloBillsGospel2014 said:

 

He had a massive fumble on the 1st play of the game.... What was questionable about the benching?

He hadn’t fumbled in 27 games (I heard). Wether it was the first play of the game or not is irrelevant. 

[Nelius]

5 minutes ago, BuffaloBillsGospel2014 said:

 

He had a massive fumble on the 1st play of the game.... What was questionable about the benching?

Team is fighting for their playoff lives, I don’t think it’s the proper time to do the stern but fair dad coach thing. McD also inexplicably sat Dorian for most of a game weeks ago. Do we really need these weird clean game morality boosters right now? The whole thing seems to miss the overall point of winning the effing football game. It’s like McD thinks he’s partially running a school for troubled youth, I swear 

Edited November 14, 2023 by Nelius

[BuffaloBillsGospel2014]

4 minutes ago, Zag20 said:

He hadn’t fumbled in 27 games (I heard). Wether it was the first play of the game or not is irrelevant. 

 

It wasn't irrelevant because when he came back in he had a fire under him which was the point of the benching.

[GunnerBill]

9 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:

He fumbled 3 times too

 

Twice. The second one was  Josh Allen fumble. He dropped it before it even got to Cook.

 

[BuffaloBillsGospel2014]

2 minutes ago, Nelius said:

Team is fighting for their playoff lives, I don’t think it’s the proper time to do the stern but fair dad coach thing. McD also inexplicably sat Dorian for most of a game weeks ago. Do we really need these weird clean game morality boosters right now? The whole thing seems to miss the overall point of winning the effing football game. It’s like McD thinks he’s partially running a school for troubled youth, I swear 

 

We're just going to have to agree to disagree here, you don't reward bad play imo with more playing time, fighting for playoff lives or not it sends a message to be better but I'm old school, I get where you're coming from though.

[CaptnCoke11]

10 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:

He fumbled 3 times too

Today has been an anomaly for him since week 1 last year.  It’s definitely not the norm 

[Zag20]

1 minute ago, BuffaloBillsGospel2014 said:

 

It wasn't irrelevant because when he came back in he had a fire under him which was the point of the benching.

He got touches. Suddenly he was gaining yards because he felt bad about fumbling? Is that how professional sports work? When the entire O line is involved?

[Dr.Sack]

The 2nd fumble was on Allen. Wow. 3 TOs for Allen. Should be interesting heading into Jets week. Wow. How many 3 TO games can Allen endure before McD sits him a quarter? 

[BuffaloBillsGospel2014]

Just now, Zag20 said:

He got touches. Suddenly he was gaining yards because he felt bad about fumbling? Is that how professional sports work? When the entire O line is involved?

 

Have you ever played sports? Even at the basic level if you screw up you'll be riding the pine so to speak.

[34-78-83]

3 minutes ago, Dr.Sack said:

The 2nd fumble was on Allen. Wow. 3 TOs for Allen. Should be interesting heading into Jets week. Wow. How many 3 TO games can Allen endure before McD sits him a quarter? 

2 TO's for Allen. Ain't know way he gets the hit for the TO on the Gabe drop, that was money. But the 2 TO's and the whiff pass to Shakir on 4th and 2 left a lot to be desired.

[Alphadawg7]

8 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Twice. The second one was  Josh Allen fumble. He dropped it before it even got to Cook.

 

Ah, was in a bar and didn’t see that on replay 

16 minutes ago, Nextmanup said:

I wouldn't put the mishandled hand-off on Cook; that was more on Josh.

 

Josh had one of his increasingly typical HORRIFIC games tonight,.

 

 

 

 

yeah I didn’t see the replay, so I thought it was on Cook, but I see now it was Josh

[Dan Darragh]

18 minutes ago, 34-78-83 said:

2 TO's for Allen. Ain't know way he gets the hit for the TO on the Gabe drop, that was money. But the 2 TO's and the whiff pass to Shakir on 4th and 2 left a lot to be desired.

I say start Shane Buechele next week.  

 

For those of you who don't know, he's a quarterback employed by the Buffalo Bills.  Jersey #6 (shades of Dave Chapple).

[CaptnCoke11]

38 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:

He fumbled 2 times too

I think this game was an outlier for that.  He’s been solid holding on to the ball since week 1 last year 

[Zag20]

38 minutes ago, BuffaloBillsGospel2014 said:

 

Have you ever played sports? Even at the basic level if you screw up you'll be riding the pine so to speak.

Yeah sort of and when I was 13 that may have worked, but these are grown ass men who’ve us thousand of reps at a high level and benching them for a mistake is a low level coaching move. You put your best guys out there no matter what. Bench Josh for his atrocious interceptions if that’s your coaching model.

[Aussie Joe]

59 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:

He fumbled 2 times too

So it was break even for the night? 
 

Im indifferent either way given the end result 

Edited November 14, 2023 by Aussie Joe

[BigPappaPump]

So, if you bench one of your best weapons for a mistake, why does Davis get a pass for not catching a ball that gets intercepted? Or two weeks in a row not being on the same page as Josh & running a different pattern, one of which resulted in an intentional grounding penalty. Facts are facts, we move the ball better with Cook on the field. Don’t bite off your nose to spite your face 

[TH3]

5 hours ago, BuffaloBillsGospel2014 said:

 

We're just going to have to agree to disagree here, you don't reward bad play imo with more playing time, fighting for playoff lives or not it sends a message to be better but I'm old school, I get where you're coming from though.

So sit Josh for his turnovers, sit Gabe for his non catch/pick…..sit the special teams coach for horrific play. Bills O was not effective with him benched. The Bills had a better chance of winning with him in the game….that’s actual critical thinking 

 

[DuckyBoys]

McDermott should sit himself for being a big choker   

[Not at the table Karlos]

6 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said:

He fumbled 2 times too

Not an excuse but Broncos were selling out to force fumbles instead of tackling on a decent amount of runs. Why cook was breaking so many tackles. 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

6 hours ago, Zag20 said:

Yeah we’ll find his potential just in time to have to give him a new contract which we won’t offer, then we’ll draft a other early round running back, not give him touches until

his 3-4th year because he fumbled and then we’ll lose him too.

Remember: Small and shifty, too!  Easier to get into space. 

[streetkings01]

6 hours ago, BuffaloBillsGospel2014 said:

 

He had a massive fumble on the 1st play of the game.... What was questionable about the benching?

Massive? It led to a FG and our offense didn’t move the football until we started feeding him the rock!

[Freddie's Dead]

THEN WHY THE ***** DID MCDUMMY KEEP TROTTING GABE "FEATHERSTONE" DAVIS THE ***** OUT THERE????  Talk about a guy that needed to be benched, Jesus Christ.  McDummy is a *****in' idiot, keeping our best player off the field for most of the first half.  This is the NFL, not Pop *****in' Warner.

[Avisan]

It's important to keep in mind that our drives without Cook stalled not because of schematic issues or inability to move the ball on the Broncos D, but due to two drops on extremely catchable balls and a ?????? play from Josh Allen on a 4th and 2.

 

The Bills offense was schematically effective the entire game, gross errors in player execution ended literally every drive that didn't end in a touchdown.

[CountDorkula]

6 hours ago, BuffaloBillsGospel2014 said:

 

Have you ever played sports? Even at the basic level if you screw up you'll be riding the pine so to speak.

This isn’t high school football we’re not teaching lessons. These are professionals. Buffalo, fighting for their playoff lives, decided to bench one of their best running and receiving options because Sean McDermott feels like he needs to prove a point.
 

So congratulations Sean, you really proved a point. 

[GoBills!]

9 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said:

THEN WHY THE ***** DID MCDUMMY KEEP TROTTING GABE "FEATHERSTONE" DAVIS THE ***** OUT THERE????  Talk about a guy that needed to be benched, Jesus Christ.  McDummy is a *****in' idiot, keeping our best player off the field for most of the first half.  This is the NFL, not Pop *****in' Warner.

I agree Gabe should have been benched. Cook had 2 fumbles and regained one, Josh was a turnover machine. 

 

The D played great until it mattered, those front shovel passes were the death of us.

[EasternOHBillsFan]

McD trying to put it on Cook as the reason why we lost was BBBBBBSSSSSSS..... 

[wppete]

Stupid to bench him for a quarter. This isn’t high school. McDermott is a complete idiot. 

[JerseyBills]

6 hours ago, BuffaloBillsGospel2014 said:

 

He had a massive fumble on the 1st play of the game.... What was questionable about the benching?

Agreed. I loved how he responded though. 

[BuffaloBillsGospel2014]

6 hours ago, Zag20 said:

Yeah sort of and when I was 13 that may have worked, but these are grown ass men who’ve us thousand of reps at a high level and benching them for a mistake is a low level coaching move. You put your best guys out there no matter what. Bench Josh for his atrocious interceptions if that’s your coaching model.

 

It doesn't matter the level it is imo, as you said they're fighting for their playoff lives so that fumble cannot happen especially on the 1st play of the game. I thought the sitting of him was the correct call and it got Cooks head on straight. And the mention of Allen being benched, that wasn't happening but if you noticed Dorsey didn't bench him but ddidn't give him much of a chance to screw it up either, they left it up to the ground game for once which again I thought was the right move by Dorsey.

 

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[BuffaloBillsGospel2014]

1 hour ago, TH3 said:

So sit Josh for his turnovers, sit Gabe for his non catch/pick…..sit the special teams coach for horrific play. Bills O was not effective with him benched. The Bills had a better chance of winning with him in the game….that’s actual critical thinking 

 

 

They didn't bench him but they did seem to take the ball out of his hands quite a bit and relied heavily on the run game.

[bigK14094]

10 hours ago, Skyline Chili said:

Dude ran like a beast, especially after that questionable benching.  The days are dark, but something we can build on

Two fumbles makes him not a #1 back.  Smell the coffee.....