Riddle me this Mafia?

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

3 hours ago, Jistafan said:

Riddle me this Mafia?

 

[JP51]

3 hours ago, zow2 said:

As Bobby Babich said in his presser,  would you rather peak now as a defense or in January?!?   They missed some assignments and failed to execute on several plays.

Problem is his defense last year started with streaks on the bed and finished with a full blown deuce... this year they are starting with a full blown deuce... methinks he doesnt have a clue what he is doing... 

[zow2]

17 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

When have we ever peaked on defense in January?  Usually half our players are injured. 

 

Unlike you and I,  I'm pretty sure coaches in the NFL come into each new season not dragging around the baggage from previous seasons.  

 

[Matt_In_NH]

2 hours ago, appoo said:

White would not have helped on the mesh that Flowers got free on. In fact that’s always been his kryptonite.

 

some times you just tip the hat and flush the play 

I wasn’t commenting specifically on a mesh to flowers.  

[mjt328]

Two of our D-Line free agent upgrades (Larry Ogunjobi and Michael Hoecht) were suspended, and couldn't help.

One of our D-Line free agent upgrades (Joey Bosa) lost contain on Jackson a few times, but settled in later.

Two of our D-Line draft picks (TJ Sanders, Deone Walker) were playing in their very first game.  The third (Landon Jackson) was inactive.

 

Our middle linebacker (Terrell Bernard), top cornerback (Christian Benford) and two safeties (Taylor Rapp, Cole Bishop) were injured a good chunk of training camp/preseason, and haven't gotten a chance to play together at all.  Which leads to a lack of communication and knowing where each other will be on plays.

 

Plus we had to throw a 6th Round rookie into one of the starting slots at cornerback, so I'm sure the coaching staff was focused on protecting him and making sure he wasn't put into really bad positions.

 

Anyone who was expecting a huge improvement from the Defense in Week 1 probably hasn't been paying attention.  This unit looks like one that will gradually improve as the season goes along, and hopefully peaks closer to playoff time.

 

[LABILLBACKER]

48 minutes ago, zow2 said:

 

Unlike you and I,  I'm pretty sure coaches in the NFL come into each new season not dragging around the baggage from previous seasons.  

 

Let's hope that baggage doesn't show up in the terminal in January. 

[Ralonzo]

4 hours ago, Jistafan said:

Did we not put a spy on Lamar during playoffs to limit his mobility. 

 

They put Ed Oliver on him to limit his mobility. Literally.

[Tulsabillsfanz]

Strong got burned badly by Flowers in man to man coverage on a misdirection flare pass to the right.  After watching the replay a couple times, the reason he did was he peaked in the backfield to be sure Henry wasn’t getting the run to the left.  Just a one second peak & that’s all Flowers needed. It ended up being a 36 yard gain for Baltimore. 
 

Baltimore’s 2 great running options (Henry & Jackson) set up misdirection plays to Flowers very well.  I don’t blame the rookie getting fooled in that situation.  That was a great play design. 

[TheyCallMeAndy]

4 hours ago, Jistafan said:

Did we not put a spy on Lamar during playoffs to limit his mobility.  Don’t get me wrong he’s still going to make some plays. And our containment of Henry was exponentially better during that game. Was our defensive plan wrong or just not executed. Or both..

Don't throw the kitchen sink for a regular season game. 
 

They likely meet again, they'll need weird wrinkles again. 

[Madbillsfan]

Nobody has won a championship going undefeated, 0 yds rushing allowed, 0yds passing allowed, 100 turnovers.

[Shaw66]

5 hours ago, Low Positive said:

1. Flowers playing really changes things. If you sell out to stop the run, Lamar throws it over the top. If you try to defend everything, you get a steady diet of Derrick Henry. They present problems.
2. It might have felt like a playoff game to us and the Ravens might have treated it like it was a playoff game, but to the Bills it was week one. Teams tend to increase the complexity of both their defenses and offenses as the season goes on. If we see them again, I expect a much more targeted gameplan. 

This is excellent.  Both points. 

 

Flowers is a special athlete, as is Henry and Jackson.  That's a lot of offensive firepower, probably more than any other team has, except the Eagles. And then they added Hopkins.  They can score 40 every time out. 

[MJS]

1 hour ago, mjt328 said:

Two of our D-Line free agent upgrades (Larry Ogunjobi and Michael Hoecht) were suspended, and couldn't help.

One of our D-Line free agent upgrades (Joey Bosa) lost contain on Jackson a few times, but settled in later.

Two of our D-Line draft picks (TJ Sanders, Deone Walker) were playing in their very first game.  The third (Landon Jackson) was inactive.

 

Our middle linebacker (Terrell Bernard), top cornerback (Christian Benford) and two safeties (Taylor Rapp, Cole Bishop) were injured a good chunk of training camp/preseason, and haven't gotten a chance to play together at all.  Which leads to a lack of communication and knowing where each other will be on plays.

 

Plus we had to throw a 6th Round rookie into one of the starting slots at cornerback, so I'm sure the coaching staff was focused on protecting him and making sure he wasn't put into really bad positions.

 

Anyone who was expecting a huge improvement from the Defense in Week 1 probably hasn't been paying attention.  This unit looks like one that will gradually improve as the season goes along, and hopefully peaks closer to playoff time.

 

And we were facing one of the best and most unique offenses in the NFL.

[skibum]

Bills D was simply overmatched at a majority of positions.  Let’s be grateful that Ed had a huge game and the unit finally forced a three and out when it mattered most. Those two things were enough to give Josh a chance, AKA enough to win. And I’m certain the D will improve as the season progresses. 

[4merper4mer]

3 hours ago, mjt328 said:

Two of our D-Line free agent upgrades (Larry Ogunjobi and Michael Hoecht) were suspended, and couldn't help.

One of our D-Line free agent upgrades (Joey Bosa) lost contain on Jackson a few times, but settled in later.

Two of our D-Line draft picks (TJ Sanders, Deone Walker) were playing in their very first game.  The third (Landon Jackson) was inactive.

 

Our middle linebacker (Terrell Bernard), top cornerback (Christian Benford) and two safeties (Taylor Rapp, Cole Bishop) were injured a good chunk of training camp/preseason, and haven't gotten a chance to play together at all.  Which leads to a lack of communication and knowing where each other will be on plays.

 

Plus we had to throw a 6th Round rookie into one of the starting slots at cornerback, so I'm sure the coaching staff was focused on protecting him and making sure he wasn't put into really bad positions.

 

Anyone who was expecting a huge improvement from the Defense in Week 1 probably hasn't been paying attention.  This unit looks like one that will gradually improve as the season goes along, and hopefully peaks closer to playoff time.

 

You’ve missed out on a golden opportunity to whine.

[stuvian]

It takes a few weeks of regular season football for a defense to gel. A day later it feels like Rumble in the Jungle rope-a-dope. Lamar and Henry were gassed by the 4th quarter 

Edited September 9 by stuvian