SWATeam Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Just now, BADOLBILZ said: 20-25 mph winds is good for "lofting"? lol, that's exactly my point. That dimension for them will be eliminated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 27 minutes ago, TheWei44 said: Agreed, he seems to do poorly at times going north/south or east/west - Seems better going more diagonally with quick cuts (and passing to him in space, of course, assuming he can hold on to the ball!). That does seem to be his ultimate path. He can run north-south, but he seems best when he can have half a step to identify a crease or lane and then charge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jauronimo Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 3 hours ago, Warcodered said: I'm confused as to what it is that the Steelers do that we're so worried about? They win a lot of ugly games despite getting out produced in every meaningful offensive metric. 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLinALLEN Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 35 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said: My biggest worry is that the Steelers arent good enough for the Bills to play UP to. We seem to play down to bad teams, and especially make bad QBs look great. Most blowout victories by any team in the last 3 years. I would like to squash this narrative. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 1 hour ago, Dillenger4 said: This is literally a generalization dude. The Pitt D was ranked as high as #3 this season! I'm not comparing Watt to his teammates stats. I'm saying their D is better than Miami's. One of the better AFC D's along with NE and Cleveland. Yes Watt is a loss for them. That's a no-brainer. But don't sleep on the steelers D is my point. My point is that Watt is the biggest reason their D is so good. Don't sleep on how important Watt is. That is what comparing him to the other D players is all about. You go on with your opinions and I will with mine. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strive_for_five_guy Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 40 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said: It’s really not that simple…if you can’t really attempt to pass,the run game suffers also if you can’t at least threaten that you’re two dimensional still. Yes there’s a point where there’s so much wind that neither team could pass but we are not near that level. The steelers run game is directly linked to how their qb is playing and it really didn’t pick up consistently until Rudolph started hitting passes downfield. A good chunk of the season the Steelers offense was an absolute disaster If both teams need to run the ball more because of the wind, I agree that both offenses are then rendered less effective. It tightens the game up, clock won’t stop as much, and then increases the chances of a lesser opponent pulling out a win because they happen to make the big play for the TD at the end versus the other team potentially having to settle for FGs. I’m hopeful that we are just that much better than Steelers that the weather won’t even matter, but you won’t convince me that bad weather isn’t an equalizer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 The haiku control board is weighing whether or not to include haikus as a new postseason ritual weigh in please 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 1 minute ago, ALLinALLEN said: Most blowout victories by any team in the last 3 years. I would like to squash this narrative. I didnt say anything about close games or blowouts. I said we play down to bad teams and play up to good teams. We blew out Dallas and Miami. Both good teams. I'll give you that we also blew out the Raiders and Commies early in the year. Those week 2-4 home games are our sweet spot. We played DOWN to the Giants, we played down to Mac Jones, we played down to the Broncos, we played down to the Chargers and Eastman Frickin Stick. We played up for the Chiefs and even the Eagles. And definitely Dallas and Miami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 42 minutes ago, Logic said: My point is that the Steelers are going to have a "nothing to lose" mentality because they're a 7-seed with a 3rd string QB that barely made the playoffs, coming in as 7.5 point underdogs. I think this can be said about nearly every lower seed heading out on the road in the first round. Maybe the only exception would be Philly who has to feel like the sky has fallen and they are lucky to draw the 4th seed. KC should respect Miami, Buffalo should respect Pittsburgh, Dallas for sure should respect Green Bay, etc... I also think this carries over to the second round for bye teams coming out of hibernation. The pressure is high to win a playoff game you should win. And the year long recriminations will certainly follow if you don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimmer323i Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 We really need to wipe the floor with the Steelers…. They looked as bad as any bad team can look against Baltimore’s back ups…. Plus do we even know who there qb is gonna be…. We need to destroy them and set the tone for the next team coming in… I don’t wanna here all week how a **it team could pull an upset just because our quarterback throws a few picks every game… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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K-9 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 15 minutes ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said: The haiku control board is weighing whether or not to include haikus as a new postseason ritual weigh in please Whether it’s limericks or a haiku One requires a much higher IQ I won’t tell you which one Because both can be fun But we should all prefer limericks like I do 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 3 minutes ago, Bimmer323i said: We really need to wipe the floor with the Steelers…. They looked as bad as any bad team can look against Baltimore’s back ups…. Plus do we even know who there qb is gonna be…. We need to destroy them and set the tone for the next team coming in… I don’t wanna here all week how a **it team could pull an upset just because our quarterback throws a few picks every game… I mean … they are a tough gritty team … but they are about as good a playoff draw as you could hope … particularly with Watt likely out who is arguably their best… Rudolph is nothing special … Harris has been good the past month … Pickins looked checked out 3 weeks ago but has played good the two weeks prior to this one … but I’m pretty confident the Bills can shut him down… Ideally you want to get them down 10 early and make Rudolph throw to try to keep up… the only way they can win is if the Bills make turnovers and allow them to keep it close and think they are still in it and Harris runs over a 100 and they squeak a tight win at the end …we have seen that movie before unfortunately 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 With the weather likely being "ugly" this is likely going to be a 50/50 knuckleball-type game. The Steelers have a really strong defense and an offense that while not the best has some pieces (Harris is playing better and Pickins has looked alive) they also have a solid ST unit. The Bills are going to have to play big defensively and offensively not turn the ball over while running the ball conventionally well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddaryl Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 12 minutes ago, Beast said: Taking Care of Pittsburgh.... and we won't need overtime!!!! Loved those tunes 97 rock was playing in the 90s. There were some real good ones 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 5 minutes ago, billsfan89 said: With the weather likely being "ugly" this is likely going to be a 50/50 knuckleball-type game. The Steelers have a really strong defense and an offense that while not the best has some pieces (Harris is playing better and Pickins has looked alive) they also have a solid ST unit. The Bills are going to have to play big defensively and offensively not turn the ball over while running the ball conventionally well. Steelers are + 10 … so have at it ..good odds for what you think is a 50/50 game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLinALLEN Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 30 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said: I didnt say anything about close games or blowouts. I said we play down to bad teams and play up to good teams. We blew out Dallas and Miami. Both good teams. I'll give you that we also blew out the Raiders and Commies early in the year. Those week 2-4 home games are our sweet spot. We played DOWN to the Giants, we played down to Mac Jones, we played down to the Broncos, we played down to the Chargers and Eastman Frickin Stick. We played up for the Chiefs and even the Eagles. And definitely Dallas and Miami. We ran through the Commanders, Raiders, and Jets (second meeting). All bad teams. Chargers game was on the road across the country after they had 9 days rest, and we gave the ball away twice. Broncos game we gave the ball away 4 times and STILL should have won. Pats game I agree was a dud, but we also gave the ball away twice. I don't think we have a "play down to bad opponents" problem but everyone can assess the outcomes and games differently. I think we have a turnover problem that allows bad teams to stick around and even win. But that doesnt mean we play down to them. Just my take. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 (edited) 4 hours ago, Buffalo_Stampede said: Revenge for the Steelers destroying us in the preseason. We’re not joking. Me and Coach want our revenge. Been waiting since August for this moment. They embarrassed us. 😉 Edited January 8 by Buffalo_Stampede 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 52 minutes ago, Warcodered said: Need to play Renegade in the 2nd half if we're up by a lot. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAinLack. Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 4 hours ago, Einstein said: Definitely weather related. The weather thread mentioned 20-25 mph winds. …and snow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Just now, Aussie Joe said: Steelers are + 10 … so have at it ..good odds for what you think is a 50/50 game Right obviously the team needs to knuckle down grit out this win. But all last week there's all this worry about the Dolphins who were a team that had a top offense and the 2nd seed and now were doing it with the Steelers who barely have an offense at all? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 2 hours ago, Dillenger4 said: The Steelers have a better D than Miami. Miami was "injured" last night and they gave us fits at times. I expect this playoff game to be a barn burner, low scoring game. Our main issue is Cook. He can't run up the middle vs good, beefy D lines like last night, like vs NE and the Steelers have a great line. Ty Johnson is most likely out - so it will be Cook, Lenny and Murray. That scares me. Hope for Josh runs being effective and short passes to Diggs/Shakir/Kincaid. Steelers are no joke boys.... LOL at the worry warts (or trolls) in this thread. The Steelers are not a good football team; they are one of the worst (and most fortunate) playoff teams I’ve ever seen. If Bills fans are “scared” by this game I suggest you find another outlet for your entertainment. The line is nearly double digits for a reason. Does crazy chit happen? Of course it does. But I’ll take my chances in this game 90 times out of 100. The 10 times Pittsburgh wins in that scenario are when the turnovers are 4-0 or something nutty like that. When the Bills lost to Denver I was ready to kick McD to the curb, but he has absolutely impressed me with how he turned the tables on every “expert” and has suddenly become a coach who not only wins close games, but seems to thrive in them. 5-1 vs. the playoff field! Go Bills! 15-6, babyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!! 5 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 2 minutes ago, ALLinALLEN said: We ran through the Commanders, Raiders, and Jets (second meeting). All bad teams. Chargers game was on the road across the country after they had 9 days rest, and we gave the ball away twice. Broncos game we gave the ball away 4 times and STILL should have won. Pats game I agree was a dud, but we also gave the ball away twice. I don't think we have a "play down to bad opponents" problem but everyone can assess the outcomes and games differently. I think we have a turnover problem that allows bad teams to stick around and even win. But that doesnt mean we play down to them. Just my take. Yeah, for sure. It's my perception, but I wont argue it too much. I dont have a ton of math to back it up... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 1 minute ago, Buffalo_Stampede said: We’re not joking. Me and Coach want our revenge. Been waiting since August for this moment. They embarrassed us. 😉 I knew we were going to use that for motivation, I mean why the hell not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 1 minute ago, eball said: LOL at the worry warts (or trolls) in this thread. The Steelers are not a good football team; they are one of the worst (and most fortunate) playoff teams I’ve ever seen. If Bills fans are “scared” by this game I suggest you find another outlet for your entertainment. The line is nearly double digits for a reason. Does crazy chit happen? Of course it does. But I’ll take my chances in this game 90 times out of 100. The 10 times Pittsburgh wins in that scenario are when the turnovers are 4-0 or something nutty like that. When the Bills lost to Denver I was ready to kick McD to the curb, but he has absolutely impressed me with how he turned the tables on every “expert” and has suddenly become a coach who not only wins close games, but seems to thrive in them. 5-1 vs. the playoff field! Go Bills! 15-6, babyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!! I mean, I wasnt that worried about until you of all people made a post saying it's going to be a cake walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaRun Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 1 minute ago, eball said: .... If Bills fans are “scared” by this game I suggest you find another outlet for your entertainment. .... I don't think people are scared of the Steelers but I do think we are scared of the Bills, a team good enough to beat everybody, a team that can be bad enough to lose to everybody. My thinking is this, as a team the Bills are gelling at the right time, and it's a team game, someone is going to make the big play at the crucial time. No reason why this can't be our year. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 3 minutes ago, GottaRun said: I don't think people are scared of the Steelers but I do think we are scared of the Bills, a team good enough to beat everybody, a team that can be bad enough to lose to everybody. My thinking is this, as a team the Bills are gelling at the right time, and it's a team game, someone is going to make the big play at the crucial time. No reason why this can't be our year. Everybody is scared of the Bills including us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKBillFan Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 (edited) 5 minutes ago, GottaRun said: I don't think people are scared of the Steelers but I do think we are scared of the Bills, a team good enough to beat everybody, a team that can be bad enough to lose to everybody. My thinking is this, as a team the Bills are gelling at the right time, and it's a team game, someone is going to make the big play at the crucial time. No reason why this can't be our year. I remember last year where the Bills welcomed the Skylar Thompson Dolphins to Orchard Park with most expecting as blowout, and in the end it was a three point win. And that was a pre-cursor for an awful performance against Bengals. I think you've got it right - there's no reason we should be fearing the Steelers, with Rudolph at QB and probably no Watt, but there's every reason to fear the Bills. Edited January 8 by UKBillFan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 3 minutes ago, GottaRun said: I don't think people are scared of the Steelers but I do think we are scared of the Bills, a team good enough to beat everybody, a team that can be bad enough to lose to everybody. My thinking is this, as a team the Bills are gelling at the right time, and it's a team game, someone is going to make the big play at the crucial time. No reason why this can't be our year. Yes! And as for making the big play at the crucial time, that is exactly what this team has become. Josh in the 4th quarter last night was unstoppable, and the defense made play after play. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjt328 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 2 hours ago, Dillenger4 said: The Steelers have a better D than Miami. Miami was "injured" last night and they gave us fits at times. I expect this playoff game to be a barn burner, low scoring game. Our main issue is Cook. He can't run up the middle vs good, beefy D lines like last night, like vs NE and the Steelers have a great line. Ty Johnson is most likely out - so it will be Cook, Lenny and Murray. That scares me. Hope for Josh runs being effective and short passes to Diggs/Shakir/Kincaid. Steelers are no joke boys.... T.J. Watt is the most valuable defensive player in the NFL. And in my opinion, it's not particularly close. The drop-off for the Steelers without Watt is much bigger than the Dolphins without Xavier Rhodes, Bradley Chubb, etc. The Bills absolutely SHOULD stomp them. Out of the 14 NFL teams who made the playoffs, I would rank them around 16 or 17. With that said, the Bills lost 5 games this season to teams who DID NOT MAKE THE PLAYOFFS. Just a couple weeks ago, they were barely scraping by against the Chargers and Patriots. So while I'm tremendously excited about our situation... I fully realize that anything can happen. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 10 minutes ago, eball said: LOL at the worry warts (or trolls) in this thread. The Steelers are not a good football team; they are one of the worst (and most fortunate) playoff teams I’ve ever seen. If Bills fans are “scared” by this game I suggest you find another outlet for your entertainment. The line is nearly double digits for a reason. Does crazy chit happen? Of course it does. But I’ll take my chances in this game 90 times out of 100. The 10 times Pittsburgh wins in that scenario are when the turnovers are 4-0 or something nutty like that. When the Bills lost to Denver I was ready to kick McD to the curb, but he has absolutely impressed me with how he turned the tables on every “expert” and has suddenly become a coach who not only wins close games, but seems to thrive in them. 5-1 vs. the playoff field! Go Bills! 15-6, babyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!! There is a line between being worried and taking the Steelers seriously. The Bills should handle business, but if they slack they'll be in trouble. Tomlin teams aren't going to lie down and die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 (edited) 2 hours ago, Dillenger4 said: The Steelers have a better D than Miami. Miami was "injured" last night and they gave us fits at times. I expect this playoff game to be a barn burner, low scoring game. Our main issue is Cook. He can't run up the middle vs good, beefy D lines like last night, like vs NE and the Steelers have a great line. Ty Johnson is most likely out - so it will be Cook, Lenny and Murray. That scares me. Hope for Josh runs being effective and short passes to Diggs/Shakir/Kincaid. Steelers are no joke boys.... The Bills mostly gave themselves fits. They rolled up almost 500 yards of offense and left at least 20-24 points on the field. If we make 2 simple plays it is a blowout...Cook TD pass he drops wide open and Diggs way overthrown while college open for an 89 yard TD. That would have given them almost 600 yards of offense. Sure, they made a few nice blitz calls and got a couple of TO's, but their D got shredded all night long. The game was much closer to the 48-20 game earlier this year than it was to Miami being "even" in the game. Bottom line is the Bills have themselves to blame and themselves only for the game even being close. 3 minutes ago, UKBillFan said: I remember last year where the Bills welcomed the Skylar Thompson Dolphins to Orchard Park with most expecting as blowout, and in the end it was a three point win. And that was a pre-cursor for an awful performance against Bengals. I think you've got it right - there's no reason we should be fearing the Steelers, with Rudolph at QB and probably no Watt, but there's every reason to fear the Bills. Mostly because Allen decided he wanted to pour it on instead of taking the easy win when they went up huge early. Edited January 8 by Big Turk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew21PA Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 4 hours ago, Logic said: Bad weather, going against a good defense and an underdog team with nothing to lose and a 3rd string QB... To me, this has all the makings of an anxiety inducing, closer than it needs to be, can't exhale until the final whistle type of game. Not that the Bills have really played any other type of game for most of this season, but... I hope I'm wrong. I hope it's a laugher in favor of the good guys. As it stands now, though, I'll say 20-17 Bills. Nothing to lose ? It’s the playoffs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFBillsfan Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Do coaches really believe that when they say they don’t know a status on a players injury most call bs? I can’t imagine they don’t at the minimum get a preliminary update from the staff. I get it that they don’t what to say something that’s not accurate but I don’t buy it when they act like they have no information on the injury. Your the head coach and I would expect you get updates on everything related to your team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew21PA Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Only issue I see is Najee Harris has really come along and their offensive line is geling their fans though - “oh I think we got the bills for sure - we will beat them I’m confident “ unreal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Warcodered said: Right obviously the team needs to knuckle down grit out this win. But all last week there's all this worry about the Dolphins who were a team that had a top offense and the 2nd seed and now were doing it with the Steelers who barely have an offense at all? It’s weird that I can’t look at this game and say who the better team is. I mean, it’s OBVIOUSLY the Bills if they bring their A Game, or maybe even B Game, but there is more than one version of this team. More than any team I can remember, I have no idea what to expect. I’ll just have to hope they string together a few more good weeks. Please don’t let them hang around. I can’t take much more!!! . Edited January 8 by Augie 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Kinda ironic that with all the 8pm and 4:25pm games the Bills played this year........ The Bills start the playoffs Sunday at 1pm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 1 minute ago, njbuff said: Kinda ironic that with all the 8pm and 4:25pm games the Bills played this year........ The Bills start the playoffs Sunday at 1pm. We are the only team in NFL history to play 7 regular season night games. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptide Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 4 minutes ago, njbuff said: Kinda ironic that with all the 8pm and 4:25pm games the Bills played this year........ The Bills start the playoffs Sunday at 1pm. My guess is because it's the steelers. If it was the bills and kc, I highly doubt it's a 1pm game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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