Wait - The Falcons Were Coming Off Their Bye

[HardyBoy]

Why isn't this being talked about more???

 

They looked like a team coming off their bye and the Bills defense especially started playing way better in the second half after they adjusted to what I'm sure some wrinkles they were able to add during the bye and two weeks to prepare for the Bills.

 

Feels like massively important context

[BuffaloBillyG]

16 minutes ago, HardyBoy said:

Why isn't this being talked about more???

 

They looked like a team coming off their bye and the Bills defense especially started playing way better in the second half after they adjusted to what I'm sure some wrinkles they were able to add during the bye and two weeks to prepare for the Bills.

 

Feels like massively important context

On the first play we forced and recovered a fumble. Unfortunately, Groot lined up Offside. That set the tone right there. 

[Psautcsk]

22 minutes ago, HardyBoy said:

Why isn't this being talked about more???

 

They looked like a team coming off their bye and the Bills defense especially started playing way better in the second half after they adjusted to what I'm sure some wrinkles they were able to add during the bye and two weeks to prepare for the Bills.

 

Feels like massively important context

It was known (at least by me) and of course they looked at what the Pats did to us and learned from it. Them having a bye had zero effect on our tackling, our penalties and our lethargic play.

Edited 4 hours ago by Psautcsk

[BVBILLS]

meh, we all knew what bijon was going to do

[MPL]

What is also not being discussed enough is that three of Josh Allen's worst games over the past few seasons have come against Jeff Ulbrich defenses. 

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

1 hour ago, HardyBoy said:

Why isn't this being talked about more???

Because, in spite of any statistics that indicate that its a factor, it comes off as an excuse for poor coaching and player execution 

[Nineforty]

1 minute ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said:

Because, in spite of any statistics that indicate that its a factor, it comes off as an excuse for poor coaching and player execution 

Why ya gotta be so succinct and logical though??

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

1 minute ago, Nineforty said:

Why ya gotta be so succinct and logical though??

I have my moments, rare as they might be 

[I Am The Liquor]

13 minutes ago, MPL said:

What is also not being discussed enough is that three of Josh Allen's worst games over the past few seasons have come against Jeff Ulbrich defenses. 

After realizing he was Atlanta's DC, the  offensive struggles made way more sense to me.

[MPL]

1 hour ago, I Am The Liquor said:

1 hour ago, MPL said:

What is also not being discussed enough is that three of Josh Allen's worst games over the past few seasons have come against Jeff Ulbrich defenses. 

After realizing he was Atlanta's DC, the  offensive struggles made way more sense to me.

Yup. (Ulbrich Defense off a Bye) - (Kincaid and Palmer) = Bad Things for Bills Offense. 

[HardyBoy]

Missed tackles could absolutely be a factor of a player getting to a spot a fraction faster because they are fresh...that's not an excuse 

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

This explains perfectly why the Falcons put up 363 yards of offense in the first half !!

 

Bijon ran up and down the field so much he tired himself out !

 

Thanks !! I really feel much better now !

[DeepPass]

2 hours ago, Psautcsk said:

It was known (at least by me) and of course they looked at what the Pats did to us and learned from it. Them having a bye had zero effect on our tackling, our penalties and our lethargic play.

I agree - the Bills can't tackle and are too small in the back 7 !

[billsbackto81]

Bye or no bye.

 

That is not an excuse for making Michael Penix look like Dan Marino.

 

Let that sink in, Michael Penix.

Edited 2 hours ago by billsbackto81

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

2 hours ago, HardyBoy said:

Why isn't this being talked about more???

 

They looked like a team coming off their bye and the Bills defense especially started playing way better in the second half after they adjusted to what I'm sure some wrinkles they were able to add during the bye and two weeks to prepare for the Bills.

 

Feels like massively important context

Absolutely. The Falcons were also able to blueprint whatever the Patriots were doing to stop James Cook. There was no way he would’ve been able to maintain that level of production from the first 4 games. It was bound to come to an end. The Bills usually come out of the offseason with a massively successful offense, it gets figured out by week 5, they lose a couple games, and now time to regroup. Atlanta had a big advantage coming out of the bye week and being a slower starter than the Bills who shot their offensive load early.

[HardyBoy]

36 minutes ago, billsbackto81 said:

Bye or no bye.

 

That is not an excuse for making Michael Penix look like Dan Marino.

 

Let that sink in, Michael Penix.

 

What in the world?! Penix had 233 yards and a yards per attempt of 6.9 which is below his career average...and they scored 24 points, including three in the second half...seven of which came on an 80 yard run on the first play of the drive...

 

Dan Marino...seriously?!

 

It really has gotten to the point where I'm almost rooting for wins more to keep people from going crazy than for the actual wins...almost

[ColoradoBills]

After the lost to the Pats the Bills players thought they would get right with the Falcons.

I don't think the players gave enough credit to the opposition.

 

They have to stop that thinking this week.

[HardyBoy]

4 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said:

After the lost to the Pats the Bills players thought they would get right with the Falcons.

I don't think the players gave enough credit to the opposition.

 

They have to stop that thinking this week.

 

Haha, I dont know what a bunch of people here are thinking, let alone the players

[ColoradoBills]

Just now, HardyBoy said:

 

Haha, I dont know what a bunch of people here are thinking, let alone the players

 

Just didn't seem like they were overly psyched in the Atlanta game.

[Dafan]

3 hours ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

On the first play we forced and recovered a fumble. Unfortunately, Groot lined up Offside. That set the tone right there. 

Well do we know Groot lined up offside? Lol.  They didn't show any replays of like the first 3 Bills penalties.