Jabrill Peppers cryptic tweet (now heading to Pittsburgh)

[BigAl2526]

19 hours ago, TBBills Fan said:

I thought so too. 

 

So much for bishop being able to lean on the vet Rapp...

 

Either Rapps play last year was a one of or the game yesterday was a one off rusty/bad game

 

It seemed like he was getting washed, over pursuing and hitting the wrong hole on run support to my amateur eyes

With Rapp, I think what we see is what we'll continue to get.  He is smart enough.  He's tough and physical, but is not that athletic and has seriously below average speed.  That makes him an automatic liability in coverage.  The faster and more athletic the receiver, the more Rapp's liability shows up. Still, as a veteran, there are things Bishop can learn from him.  As far as run support is concerned, I think the Bills probably asked their safeties to do more of it against the Ravens than they usually ask of their safeties thanks to Derrick Henry.  That might make him a bit rusty.  

 

 

 

Edited September 9 by BigAl2526

[L Ron Burgundy]

Sign him.  Especially if cheap.  At worst he's a better back up.  

[Bills!Win!]

Maybe it’s not crazy that Poyer gets activated this year 

[BobbyC81]

16 minutes ago, Bills!Win! said:

Maybe it’s not crazy that Poyer gets activated this year 

Hey, you have the situation where Bishop will learn by playing, and the team was fortunate to get a win on Sunday.

 

However, if Bishop’s learning curve is costing the team wins, I’d consider putting Poyer in.  He may be slow but he knows how to play.   He and Hyde were the QBs of the defense for all those years.

 

We’ve seen Bishop take bad angles on ball carriers and who knows what was going on with that blitz play.  He was like 15 yards back, the ball was snapped and after a second or so, he blitzes, which left a big hole in the back end.

 

So, did he then remember he was supposed to blitz or Rapp tell him so then he did?  It was weird.  Collinsworth even pointed it out.

[Sierra Foothills]

6 hours ago, BobbyC81 said:

We’ve seen Bishop take bad angles on ball carriers and who knows what was going on with that blitz play.  He was like 15 yards back, the ball was snapped and after a second or so, he blitzes, which left a big hole in the back end.

 

So, did he then remember he was supposed to blitz or Rapp tell him so then he did?  It was weird.  Collinsworth even pointed it out.

 

That question was asked on page 1:

 

13 hours ago, UKBillFan said:

I’d love to know what was going on with that play in the third(?) quarter, when Bishop seemingly attempted to blitz Jackson from the Canadian border. It was very odd.

 

It was then answered 4 times in 3 pages:

 

13 hours ago, RochesterLifer said:

It was explained by analysis today. The Bills were disguising their defense and Bishop gave a two-deep look. He was supposed to come to the line of scrimmage, pre-snap. However, the Ravens quick-snapped, catching Bishop in his disguise position. The Ravens were smart and lucky. We are good at disguising our defenses. But, in this case, we got caught.

 

13 hours ago, Tanoros said:

If I remember correctly, the ball was snapped a little in the quick side. Bishop may have thought he had time to sneak his way up pre snap. 

 

12 hours ago, loedward22 said:

the ravens snapped it rapidly. They caught the Bills in their disguised look. 

 

8 hours ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

Yea it was an instant silent snap right when they got to the line…the lions do it some also but I don’t think that’s been thrown at us before 

 

really think Harbaugh should’ve saved that for the playoffs tbh

 

Edited September 9 by Sierra Foothills

[griff128]

He's going to Pittsburgh.

[Herc11]

Well damn

 

 

 

[CincyBillsFan]

IMO the idea that Bishop's play was a major factor in our defensive woes against the Ravens is not supported by my eye test.  Sure he got trucked by Henry (join the crowd) but the gaping holes in the D line and the obliteration of our LB's contributed more then anything Bishop did. It seemed like Rapp struggled way more then Bishop, which was understandable given the time he missed.  I also didn't see much from Johnson either.

 

The fact is that the Ravens offense, particularly with Henry, is probably the worst match up the Bills D faces with it's undersized LB's & Safety's.  

 

 

[appoo]

Just gotta give it reps and time 

[BillnutinHouston]

17 hours ago, RochesterLifer said:

We are good at disguising our defenses. But, in this case, we got caught.

 

I disagree with this strongly.  We USED to be good at disguising but that was in the Hyde & Poyer era.  Those days have long past. 

[The Tomcat]

10 hours ago, Bills!Win! said:

Maybe it’s not crazy that Poyer gets activated this year 

If Poyer plays then someone bring me a broom because there's a whole lot of glass on the floor!

Edited September 9 by The Tomcat

[ngbills]

34 minutes ago, Herc11 said:

Well damn

 

 

 

Sucks. I hope we dont regret this. Still believe he could have helped this team. Oh well. 

[RochesterLifer]

1 hour ago, BillnutinHouston said:

 

I disagree with this strongly.  We USED to be good at disguising but that was in the Hyde & Poyer era.  Those days have long past. 

You may be right. Let's let Bishop and Rapp have a few games to see how it plays out. It still is a focused part of McDermott's defensive strategy. We may see it redevelop as the season progresses.

[Dick_Cheney]

I really think we may trade for a Safety, and possibly another defensive position, before the halfway point of the season. 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

The reality is even had we signed peppers, it would have taken months to integrate Him. This team doesn’t do a great job of integrating guys on the fly like this. 

[KOKBILLS]

I'm not going to say that Peppers could have solved all our problems at S because we're already in Week 2 and it kinda is what it is at this point.

But I do think having a player of his caliber available at this time and letting him get away to another AFC team was a missed opportunity...

 

I am supremely confident he would be an upgrade to Hamlin. I am moderately confident he would be an upgrade to Rapp by the 2nd half of the season. I'm actually holding out hope that Bishop improves with time on task...

I think S is a huge issue... I thought, based on the fact that we are already into the season, having a player like Peppers become available was much more than could logically be expected most years...But who knows... Maybe he's dropped off significantly since his 2023 form. We'll see...

[Low Positive]

8 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

The reality is even had we signed peppers, it would have taken months to integrate Him. This team doesn’t do a great job of integrating guys on the fly like this. 

Rasul Dougless played in the first game after we acquired him. 

[LABILLBACKER]

1 hour ago, The Tomcat said:

If Poyer plays then someone bring me a broom because there's a whole lot of glass on the floor!

I'd rather see him than Damar.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

7 minutes ago, Low Positive said:

Rasul Dougless played in the first game after we acquired him. 

Good point. I forgot about him. I was thinking about guys like Hines and Cooper. 

[SoonerBillsFan]

Figures.  McBeane are willing to let the safety position continue to suck, because they believe who they pick and who they have is better than what is out there.  

 

Damn this gets old from them.