PoundingDog Posted September 8 Posted September 8 There is a lot of hope that Milano will be a force now that he's healthy full offseason. I didn't see much of him last night. His trademark is quick diagnose of a play and getting there first before the play happens. The Ravens did a lot of mis-directions and unfortunately, Milano washed out of the plays with majority of the Bills defenders. Quote
HOUSE Posted September 8 Posted September 8 3 minutes ago, PoundingDog said: There is a lot of hope that Milano will be a force now that he's healthy full offseason. I didn't see much of him last night. His trademark is quick diagnose of a play and getting there first before the play happens. The Ravens did a lot of mis-directions and unfortunately, Milano washed out of the plays with majority of the Bills defenders. I think he was effective. Hey first game back and it was the RAVENS The entire defense will look much better in the weeks ahead. 5 1 1 Quote
RoyBatty is alive Posted September 8 Posted September 8 Eh not impressed, he does know his responsibilities but no big play ability i saw.. 1 1 Quote
oldmanfan Posted September 8 Posted September 8 Our front 7 in general had a lot of problems the first 45 minutes. Give credit to their O line. 4 Quote
The Wiz Posted September 8 Posted September 8 8 minutes ago, oldmanfan said: Our front 7 in general had a lot of problems the first 45 minutes. Give credit to their O line. Yea their OLine was getting to the 2nd level and pancaking the hell out of everyone. 1 Quote
pigpen65 Posted September 8 Posted September 8 Just watch the highlights. Milano and Bernard were both horrible. 1 1 3 Quote
Generic_Bills_Fan Posted September 8 Posted September 8 (edited) 16 minutes ago, PoundingDog said: Just saw this - Sounds right…LBers seemed to have a really bad night…probably was Bernard’s worst game. I really didn’t even think Cole bishop was as bad as people say he just got memorably trucked on a Henry run that no safety would’ve stopped…Rapp seemed consistently lost though bishop definitely got got on that quick silent instant snap play which was also pretty memorable…can’t say I’ve ever seen a team do that before so I guess good thing we got it week 1 rather than playoffs 😂 Edited September 8 by Generic_Bills_Fan 1 Quote
TheyCallMeAndy Posted September 8 Posted September 8 When your LBers are 220, and your DL is completely dominated, it's going to be a rough night. They played poorly on top of that scenario, minus Williams. He seemed like he wanted to hit Henry. 1 3 Quote
Simon Posted September 8 Posted September 8 35 minutes ago, PoundingDog said: There is a lot of hope that Milano will be a force now that he's healthy full offseason. I didn't see much of him last night. His trademark is quick diagnose of a play and getting there first before the play happens. The Ravens did a lot of mis-directions and unfortunately, Milano washed out of the plays with majority of the Bills defenders. I thought the entire LB corps was hesitant and just plain awful, along with both safeties. Although Bishop seemed to get more comfortable and aggressive later in the game. 4 2 Quote
Big Turk Posted September 8 Posted September 8 I think we won't know how good this D is until the midpoint of the season or maybe even a little later...lot of young/new players that need to understand their role on each play and to do their 1/11th. More than any other team, the Bills rely on players playing with sound technique and being where they are supposed to be to have team success on D. Far too often, players weren't in the right place or trying to do other people's jobs yesterday. Plus 2 big pieces in Hoecht and Ogunjobi will be out for 6 weeks and would expect some serious improvement once they are inserted. 3 Quote
paulmm3 Posted September 8 Posted September 8 Milano and Bernard were both horrible last night. Milano had one nice stop I recall but seemed out of place too much. Bernard seems almost like the exact opposite of Tremaine Edmunds for me. Edmunds is probably the single lowest IQ player I have ever seen but a physical monster. Bernard I think does a decent job with a microphone in his helmet and at reading plays, but he is physically inferior and gets manhandled by opponents. 1 1 Quote
Big Turk Posted September 8 Posted September 8 Just now, Simon said: I thought the entire LB corps was hesitant and just plan awful, along with both safeties. Although Bishop seemed to get more comfortable and aggressive later in the game. That blitz from no man's land allowing that long Flowers completion was so bad...I have to assume that was on him and not by design...should have been creeping up slowly and on a dead sprint by the time the ball is snapped instead of standing there and then taking off towards the LOS post snap. Quote
Simon Posted September 8 Posted September 8 1 minute ago, Big Turk said: That blitz from no man's land allowing that long Flowers completion was so bad...I have to assume that was on him and not by design...should have been creeping up slowly and on a dead sprint by the time the ball is snapped instead of standing there and then taking off towards the LOS post snap. The Ravens ran a quick snap on that play and caught the Bills off guard; none of the D was in position when the play started before they expected it. 3 Quote
Brand J Posted September 8 Posted September 8 3 minutes ago, paulmm3 said: Milano and Bernard were both horrible last night. Milano had one nice stop I recall but seemed out of place too much. Bernard seems almost like the exact opposite of Tremaine Edmunds for me. Edmunds is probably the single lowest IQ player I have ever seen but a physical monster. Bernard I think does a decent job with a microphone in his helmet and at reading plays, but he is physically inferior and gets manhandled by opponents. Edmunds is a physical monster when it comes to size and athleticism, but he never played that way. I’ll never forget when he had a full head of steam on a blitz, right up the middle, and got completely stonewalled by a flat-footed Patriot RB. I had never seen that before. 1 1 Quote
SoonerBillsFan Posted September 8 Posted September 8 35 minutes ago, HOUSE said: I think he was effective. Hey first game back and it was the RAVENS The entire defense will look much better in the weeks ahead. You are too positive... something is wrong... Quote
Bills!Win! Posted September 8 Posted September 8 I was at the game. One thing I noticed is that Milano lined up on the LOS a lot last night and was swallowed up by big linemen. I think they might have been game planning around him. They also seems to run opposite of him all night 1 Quote
Beck Water Posted September 8 Posted September 8 41 minutes ago, PoundingDog said: Just saw this - Why do we bother with PFF grades? C'Mon man. Quote
Beck Water Posted September 8 Posted September 8 22 minutes ago, paulmm3 said: Milano and Bernard were both horrible last night. Milano had one nice stop I recall but seemed out of place too much. Bernard seems almost like the exact opposite of Tremaine Edmunds for me. Edmunds is probably the single lowest IQ player I have ever seen but a physical monster. Bernard I think does a decent job with a microphone in his helmet and at reading plays, but he is physically inferior and gets manhandled by opponents. The Bills LB, by design and like a lot of LB in the NFL now a days, are "tweeners" designed to be strong in pass coverage. That makes it axiomatic that if an offense is able to man handle our DL and get to the 2nd level, they're going to struggle. It's my problem with PFF grades. They look for plays - plays made or not made. But football is the ultimate team game, the ultimate chess match. They don't assess what is the effect on the LB of the DL getting their asses handed to them, or losing contain on the run. Spoiler: it's bad Quote
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