Bishop...Game Ball of the Game

[Sojourner]

4 hours ago, PrimeTime101 said:

yea.. i see what you are doing... stop it .. lol

Yeah buddy. Put words in people’s mouth. 
 

Holding reservations isn’t the same as writing a dude off. But stick with it. 

[Comebackkid]

On 11/2/2025 at 6:47 PM, Beck Water said:

 

Is it just me, or is having Poyer back there making a difference as far as people being in the right place doing the right thing?

I know he's lost about 5 1/2 steps but

i was half ass listening to a bunch of diff pod casts after the game.  one of them   (buffalo plus)?   said that Michael Hoecht was basically being a field general

telling players where to line up..helping with assignments, and a bunch of other stuff.

[Sierra Foothills]

On 11/2/2025 at 4:59 PM, NoSaint said:

It’s amazing what happens when you aren’t scared of Rapp blowing you up

 

On 11/2/2025 at 5:12 PM, Ayjent said:

I think that is a factor. Only the players know for sure but it could be that Rapp just wasn’t playing well and everything else was magnified because of it. 

 

Rapp has been making the entire back end look bad... as some people have been saying all season long.

 

On 11/2/2025 at 5:17 PM, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

I think Bishop might’ve sent Kelce into retirement. That was brutal 

 

My theory is that Bishop was embarrassed by his lame-oid tackle attempt on Bijan Robinson and did a lot of soul searching after that public failure.

 

On 11/2/2025 at 5:50 PM, CincyBillsFan said:

Agree. But the Chiefs were one of the hottest teams in the NFL.  Beating them by a TD was an accomplishment.

 

For some reason, many people on this forum want to forget that Prater missed a field goal.

 

On 11/2/2025 at 7:18 PM, HappyDays said:

That is what stuck out to me as well. PBUs have been a problem for us all year. It was nice to see a Bills player repeatedly knocking the ball away.

 

I'm surprised I haven't seen it mentioned yet but when was the last time anyone remembers a Bills player with 4 passes defensed in a single game?

 

17 hours ago, May Day 10 said:

It is such found money if he is really good now.

 

I would not call a 2024 2nd round draft pick, "found money."

 

 

Not everyone here gave up on him.

 

15 hours ago, HappyDays said:

Bishop might have intercepted that pass if Hairston didn't:

 

 

 

Awesome stuff.

 

Thanks for adding to the topic.

 

[Sierra Foothills]

On 11/2/2025 at 5:06 PM, Bills!Win! said:

Is it possible that Poyer makes him a better player? 

 

On 11/2/2025 at 5:12 PM, Ayjent said:

I think that is a factor. Only the players know for sure but it could be that Rapp just wasn’t playing well and everything else was magnified because of it. 

 

On 11/2/2025 at 5:12 PM, BillsFan130 said:

I would say so, yes.

 

On 11/2/2025 at 5:33 PM, Tulsabillsfanz said:

That exactly what my son brought up during the game.  We both think that may be a big reason for Bishop’s improvement. 

 

On 11/2/2025 at 5:44 PM, TheFunPolice said:

I think having a mentor with tons of experience in this system like Poyer helps 

 

On 11/2/2025 at 5:47 PM, Beck Water said:

Is it just me, or is having Poyer back there making a difference as far as people being in the right place doing the right thing?

I know he's lost about 5 1/2 steps but

 

On 11/2/2025 at 5:50 PM, CincyBillsFan said:

Poyer enables Bishop to play lose and it shows.  Bishop has been playing very well the last few games.  If Hancock can elevate his play the Bills are set at safety for years.

 

On 11/2/2025 at 7:30 PM, GaryPinC said:

Now utilize Poyer to get Hancock up to speed and hopefully we can roll into the playoffs with Bishop/Hancock.

 

15 hours ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

I wonder how much Poyer has helped him?   

 

15 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said:

As much as I joked on Poyer coming back, I do believe his presence back there has helped Bishop immensely. If nothing else than on pre-snap reads and knowing where to go. Poyer's play may be suspect in itself, but the amount Bishop has improved is worth 2 players.

 

15 hours ago, BuffaloBill said:

No doubt Po has had impact …. Back end looks completely different. Let’s hope Hairston continues to progress and Tre becomes a role, “drop in” player.

 

13 hours ago, Maine-iac said:

Many mentioning Poyer as a mentor and I'll buy into that. 

 

So we're all in agreement then?

 

[BobbyC81]

On 11/2/2025 at 4:27 PM, Sojourner said:

Had a solid game. No doubt. Hopefully this is the turning point. 
 

We’ve been here before sadly lol

I think Poyer has really helped him.   After each of the big plays, Poyer was one of the first to congratulate him, and I don’t even think he was on the field for a couple of them.

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

Who knew that young players sometimes take a little time to adjust to the NFL?