Were We Running Into a Stacked Box?

[Livinginthepast]

Yes that was their strategy. Of course a smart OC would anticipate that and have a plan B and plan C, but well you know where this is headed.

[BillsFooteball]

Yeah the fact bills WRS couldn’t beat and win one on one matchups vs Miami backup secondary tell you everything you need to know about them 

[EmotionallyUnstable]

I’m only 3 drives in, but so far a few things jump out at me: 

 

- 12/13 personnel: Miami went to a 5 down front (3 DTs). It made it really hard on our interior guys to get to the second level. 
 

- 3rd & 1: Torrence mental error and stays on the double team instead of coming off his block to the ILB who makes the stop.

 

- 1 blown up run in the back field was on McGovern, completely overrun’s the LB on the inside zone and gets beat underneath.

 

-#20 for Miami is very good against the run. 

Edited 11 hours ago by EmotionallyUnstable

[philholbroo]

they knew Bills coaches were coming in looking to play it safe and be very vanilla. They knew they could stack and press as there was zero threat for long plays. They also knew that it would take at least 1st half for Bills to adjust out of that, or them being up big. Up 16 Bills were not adjusting gameplan.

[Tuco]

When the TV announcer even mentions that whenever Kincaid leaves the field Cook gets the ball, yeah, the box gets stacked.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

15 minutes ago, Tuco said:

When the TV announcer even mentions that whenever Kincaid leaves the field Cook gets the ball, yeah, the box gets stacked.

Brady: "Good!  We've got them right where they want us!"

😇

[boyst]

22 hours ago, GolfandBills said:

Yes

this is all that is needed.  we ran into a stacked box and created absolutely no offense to get the dolphins out of it despite them using a #3CB, a #4CB, a basically practice squad nickel, a #3 safety, and #5 LB, and trading away Jaylen Phillips.

 

seriously that defense Miami put out had little to no talent and stopped us entirely by scheme.

 

it was horrific. it was a travesty.

[BillsFan2313]

22 hours ago, Goin Breakdown said:

I already know the first few plays of the Tampa game. 
1- Cook up the guy for 3 yards

2- screen to Shakir 

3- back shoulder to Coleman

PUNT

 

That was the first time we went 3 and out on the first drive all year

[nucci]

Miami had 10 players at LOS and we run a WR sweep with Moore

[colin]

To my eye we did because we were stubborn (arrogant).  We played vs big personnel on d with our tiny nickel, and when we saw stacked boxes early vs the fish when we had the ball we were predictable and ran the same cut backs we always do, which they stayed at home and beat.  

 

Week to week this coaching staff just doesn't have ideas, and what's more when it fails early, there is no answer.  The team gets up for games the coaches are up for and prep for, and fails in games where the coaches just don't bother to have answers.  All three losses look the same -- the offense gets figured out by the opposing d, makes no adjustments, and we have to drop back and force balls to low talent wrs.  Early down throws and play action was there to be had vs Miami, we just don't like to be unpredictable 

[Bruffalo]

22 hours ago, Goin Breakdown said:

I already know the first few plays of the Tampa game. 
1- Cook up the guy for 3 yards

2- screen to Shakir 

3- back shoulder to Coleman

PUNT

This is sort of my pain problem with Brady this season.  Everything feels predictable.

 

Kincaid in? Passing play.

 

Under center? Running play. 

 

Shotgun? Passing play. 

 

There's a serious lack of tendency breaking and the willingness to adapt in situational moments. I don't know if it's just hubris or what but it really looks like the Bills just call their plays in spite of whatever the defense is doing.  Allen and Cook are just good enough to mask it.