Game week thread - Bills at Steelers

[DeltaDigital]

cooked. 30-13 steelers. no playoffs 

 

[KHAN]

2 minutes ago, DeltaDigital said:

cooked. 30-13 steelers. no playoffs 

 

If the offense is THAT bad again, Brady has to go. I don't care if McDermott calls the offense, too many times where we telegraphed the plays and were instantly stopped.

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

5 hours ago, Casey D said:

I'm not an eternal homer.  I'm just not a whiner.  Constructive criticism is great, but that's not what we have here.  It's really sad.

Yeah, well. Team sucks. You'll just have to get used to complaints. This is a drought-level team, even with a QB

 

[boyst]

42 minutes ago, Sweats said:

 

 

 

Run, run, pass on 3rd and long........it's no big secret for our game plan every week.

 

Every 1st down, i'm yelling at my tv screen to actually try throwing on 1st down, just try it once in a while, but nope, here comes the run on 1st down.........again and every time.

 

No imagination and just plain lazy game planning.

this is correct.  we try in the first 3 series to do a big play on 1st down and it doesn't work. so we give up on any big pass.

 

to comment further recycles every thought ever. i hate being a fan of this team right now. Allen isn't confident to get those wins in the long ball, whether it is the receiver or the coverage or the play called or luck - it is hurting his confidence that much is clear.

[Nitro]

Watched some of the Steelers game yesterday.  They are not an offensive juggernaut.  Stop TJ Watt on defense and they are average.  Overall, I think the Bills will win on the road, which has been a struggle for them.  

[mjt328]

Dion Dawkins apparently doesn't care anymore, and Spencer Brown finished the last game with his arm in a sling.  Our O-Line has always struggled with TJ Watt and the Steelers pass rushers, even when we were good.  Joe Brady is always slow to adjust, so he's probably just now figuring out now that he should have kept in an extra blocker or two against the Texans.  Maybe he will make that change for this game.  But then we have less options in the pass game, and we know how awesome our receivers are at getting open.  

 

Not sure who is still standing on the defense.  One-handed Joey Bosa.  The other starting DE who never gets any pressure anyway.  I think Cole Bishop and Deone Walker haven't gotten hurt yet.  I had to look up who the Steelers starting RB is, so I could get a heads-up on the next guy to get 100+ yards and 2 touchdowns rushing against us.  

 

[Kelly to Allen]

After watching some film tj Sanders is still a problem vs the run but he definitely flashed as a pass rusher a couple times.

 

McDermott has to stop messing around with him outside and let him rush at 3 tech on passing downs because there is talent there 

 

On a side note. If Jordan Phillips wants to give that pathetic effort and get pushed 10 yds back then just retire bro. 

 

Everyone knows you're taking plays off and he's way better than that. Show some frickin heart. We need you 

 

Jordan Phillips is one of my favorite players but he really made me upset watching the film. 

Edited 1 hour ago by Kelly to Allen

[Casey D]

3 hours ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Yet, you will whine over other people whining? 

 

People are allowed to have different opinions. If you want to believe this is still the year and have hope...by all means do it. If people have a differing opinion it's their right to do that just as it's your right to hold your outlook. 

 

There's an old saying that I've always liked. "Never judge others for sinning differently than you"

Not whining, just disappointed.  Not the same thing at all.

[dorquemada]

3 hours ago, BearNorth said:

Facing Watt, Herbig, Heyward after the display on Thursday in Houston isn't reassuring, esp if Brown is down and Dawkins isn't playing great. Hopefully Brady will come up with a scheme that allows his MVP QB to do that thing he does.

 

 

 

You know what Brady’s scheme will be.  Bubble screens and runs up the middle where the ball is handed off 5 yards behind the LoS.  There’s zero pressure on this coaching staff so I don’t see them changing anything that their pure genius came up with 

[Casey D]

2 hours ago, Virgil said:

 

In a season where the #1 seed was the expectation, I think the response from fans is more than warranted.  Not only is the 1 seed out of the question with 6 games left, it seems like we are trending in the overall wrong direction with coaches and a salary cap issue that's only going to make it worse.  

 

For a team that's never won it and a fanbase that's been craving this their entire lives, I can't blame anyone for seeing this opportunity squandered.  

I get why people feel sorry about all this and feel sad and lose hope.  Just disappointed in the lack of resilience.  

[DapperCam]

Steelers have the 27th ranked defense in yards allowed and the 20th ranked scoring defense.

 

This isn’t the Texans we are facing, we should be able to move the ball on them.

[zow2]

It's a playoff game.  Who wants it more, who wins the trenches will have a big say.

[Kelly to Allen]

3 minutes ago, zow2 said:

It's a playoff game.  Who wants it more, who wins the trenches will have a big say.

1 million percent.

 

This is gut check time.

 

This game is going to tell me if this team and coach got any heart left. 

 

If they win, I do believe they'll go on a run or at least I'll feel better about it.

 

If they lose, I think that's it folks. Start your mock drafts 

Edited 35 minutes ago by Kelly to Allen

[No_Matter_What]

2 hours ago, Virgil said:

 

In a season where the #1 seed was the expectation, I think the response from fans is more than warranted.  Not only is the 1 seed out of the question with 6 games left, it seems like we are trending in the overall wrong direction with coaches and a salary cap issue that's only going to make it worse.  

 

For a team that's never won it and a fanbase that's been craving this their entire lives, I can't blame anyone for seeing this opportunity squandered.  

Expectation by whom?

 

Fans? 

 

Same fans who now say that Beane is bad at drafting, bad at FA, is arrogant and refuses to bring in WR1, doesn't know how to manage cap, that we will never win anything with McD, who doesn't have his team prepared, that Babich is over his head, Brady is predictable and bad? That we don't have any NFL LBs, WRs are all jags, Dline is undersized, Tre is old and slow, etc.

 

Fans "knew" all this before season started, so why was seed 1 expected?

 

It just doesn't make any sense. 

1 hour ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

Yeah, well. Team sucks. You'll just have to get used to complaints. This is a drought-level team, even with a QB

 

This is a great example of nonsense which has flooded these forums and is exactly what @Casey D is talking about (I guess).

[Aesop]

Even with the injuries, McD will have the team ready. Including playoffs the Bills are 4-1 against the Steelers under McD. 

[zow2]

25 minutes ago, Kelly to Allen said:

1 million percent.

 

This is gut check time.

 

This game is going to tell me if this team and coach got any heart left. 

 

If they win, I do believe they'll go on a run or at least I'll feel better about it.

 

If they lose, I think that's it folks. Start your mock drafts 

 

IF they win,  in their last 15 December games the Bills are 14-1.  They would be in good shape.  If they lose? The winds of change are coming.

[Virgil]

17 minutes ago, No_Matter_What said:

Expectation by whom?

 

Fans? 

 

Same fans who now say that Beane is bad at drafting, bad at FA, is arrogant and refuses to bring in WR1, doesn't know how to manage cap, that we will never win anything with McD, who doesn't have his team prepared, that Babich is over his head, Brady is predictable and bad? That we don't have any NFL LBs, WRs are all jags, Dline is undersized, Tre is old and slow, etc.

 

Fans "knew" all this before season started, so why was seed 1 expected?

 

It just doesn't make any sense. 

This is a great example of nonsense which has flooded these forums and is exactly what @Casey D is talking about (I guess).

We were the consensus AFC favorite my pretty much everyone.  Media, bettors, and fans.  With our schedule, perceived weak AFC East, and tougher division for the Ravens and Chiefs, as well as starting 4-0.  
 

This wasn’t fans living in delusional land.  

[Delete_Delete_Delete]

I’m not sure how the Bills are favorites in this one. Steelers will run all over this defense, Rodgers will be able to keep the chains moving when they’re not, and TJ Watt will probably have 6 sacks.

 

Steelers 27 Bills 24

[Warriorspikes51]

36 minutes ago, zow2 said:

It's a playoff game.  Who wants it more, who wins the trenches will have a big say.

 

that doesn't bode well for us IMO.  Hope I'm wrong