LB Shaq Thompson..........what could have been......

[MasterStrategist]

6 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

Wave 1 is Oliver/Jones.

Walker is part of the group you're calling weak.

 

Jones wasnt even starting tonight - it was Walkerz even if Jones didnt hurt his calf.

 

Now you can call me a dick again- but youre just wrong again

[BillsFanForever19]

2 hours ago, MasterStrategist said:

Defense needs to work a cohesive unit.

 

We finally got Ed back.  Walker has been a revelation - but who else are Dt?  Jones is just one of many not deserving to start.  Then we have a rotating door of P/S guys being called up each week.  

 

At some point, you have to be honest and say DT is a major issue right now.  Maybe Oji helps, but this is a weak group behind wave 1.

 

Both Ed Oliver and Deone Walker made more plays then Bernard did tonight. And they stayed on the field. 

 

At some point, you have to be honest and say that our starting Middle Linebacker is a major issue. Linebacker as a whole is a bigger problem than DT.

 

 

Edited yesterday at 06:51 AM by BillsFanForever19

[Success]

I'm not 2nd guessing this game like that. I did that for days after last week's game.

 

I'd be an idiot to say "I'm glad we lost." But part of me is glad we didn't find some flukey way to win.  We're banged up - but this is our team right now.  What we saw is our team, and has been all season.  We could easily be .500 or even have a losing record right now. We got one of those plays against Miami, and the Ravens.  Games we probably shouldn't have won.  

 

I can't say I'm giving up on the season, but we won't compete for a title this year unless Beane does something fairly dramatic at the deadline.  We're just not a good team outside of Allen, Cook, Oliver - maybe a couple more guys.

 

[Simon]

12 minutes ago, MasterStrategist said:

Jones wasnt even starting tonight - it was Walkerz even if Jones didnt hurt his calf.

 

Now you can call me a dick again- but youre just wrong again

 

Jones has been Oliver's partner for two+ years now and would have been right next to him again if he wasn't hurt.

Walker's been the primary undertackle coming off the bench and would have been there tonight if Jones was healthy.

Although if he keeps playing like he has been the last couple weeks, they're not going to be able to keep him off the field.

[Ethan in Cleveland]

50 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

Work harder.

Play smarter.

Doesn't work that away. 

They need athletes and they dont have them.

WR group is a joke

Other than Taron the DBs are awful. Benford is overrated and overpaid. 

LB group had always been too small. None of them can stay on the field.

McDermott cost us a trophy with 13 seconds. McDermott chased away Diggs - the only other legit superstar on the team. Beane has decimated the roster with multiple draft pick and FA misses. 

Only hope is a WR trade and get Hairston and Hoecht back. Just the threat of Cooper last year opened the entire offense.

All is not lost as the schedule is still a joke. Get healthy.  Make a run. 

[LABILLBACKER]

1 hour ago, Simon said:

 

He's been the only LB worth two nickels on this team the entire year.

None of Bernard, Milano or certainly Williams would likely not have even gotten a hand on that ball.

 

There's only one way.

Work harder.

I absolutely love the way Shaq is flying around. He's easily our best LB.  Honestly I don't even know if I'd play Milano the rest of the regular season. Stick him in bubble wrap and let Thompson run the middle. 

[BobbyC81]

2 hours ago, Comebackkid said:

Thats just the way the Buffalo Bills ball rolls right now.   they need to figure out how to get their ju ju back

In the past seasons under McDermott, they seem to make some adjustments after the bye and finish the season strong.  Comes at a perfect time.

[BuffaloBillsMagic1]

To me Ed Oliver has one great play every few weeks then disappears.  For a top ten draft pick he has been disappointing 

[Matt_In_NH]

5 hours ago, LABILLBACKER said:

I absolutely love the way Shaq is flying around. He's easily our best LB.  Honestly I don't even know if I'd play Milano the rest of the regular season. Stick him in bubble wrap and let Thompson run the middle. 

He will pull a muscle getting out of the bubble wrap

[MasterStrategist]

7 hours ago, Simon said:

 

Jones has been Oliver's partner for two+ years now and would have been right next to him again if he wasn't hurt.

Walker's been the primary undertackle coming off the bench and would have been there tonight if Jones was healthy.

Although if he keeps playing like he has been the last couple weeks, they're not going to be able to keep him off the field.

Maybe I have bad info, but I was told Walker lined up with starting 4 at warmup.  Before Jones pulled his calf.

[Livinginthepast]

Shaq has been fairly good for his time in there but in this weak defense we need more than just good. Great play to force a fumble on the first Atlanta play. Something the Bills had numerous opportunities to do throughout the game when they had ball carriers tied up but the whistle hadnt gone yet. I kept screaming at the Tv, "knock it out of his hands!" but the Bills defense doesnt instinctively do this. Shaq could have brought us back from the dead had he just put his body behind the Penix pass and picked it off but he went for the use the hands only strategy .  Milano in his prime would have picked that off and returned it for a TD, but that ship sadly has sailed.

[Royale with Cheese]

I was so pissed off when he dropped that.

 

This is crunch time.  You make a play when given the opportunity.  In this case, he was handed the ball on a platter.

You can't miss that opportunity.  

[Donuts and Doritos]

IMO shaq has played better than Bernard. But we could do w/ an upgrade at MLB.

[BobbyC81]

12 hours ago, BuffaloBillsMagic1 said:

To me Ed Oliver has one great play every few weeks then disappears.  For a top ten draft pick he has been disappointing 

Yeah, Walker is more impressive.   He quickly forced Atlanta to double team him.

[BobbyC81]

15 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

Both Ed Oliver and Deone Walker made more plays then Bernard did tonight. And they stayed on the field. 

 

At some point, you have to be honest and say that our starting Middle Linebacker is a major issue. Linebacker as a whole is a bigger problem than DT.

 

 

They had the right guy at MLB in 6-4, 250# Tremaine Edmunds but let him go to be replaced by a smurf.