Bleeding Bills Blue

So... legit there is no positive in this board after a loss. Gronk played bad - and was not good when he was on the field. So they are going back to the other guy who they think might be a bit better. I think they realize the lead blocking in their pulling scheme was not working consistently, and glenn being out makes it that much worse. A lead blocker might help with moving North/South as well. What do you expect them to do?

And as much as the Defense improved... they couldn't get off the field in the 4th quarter. That leaping penalty killed another 2 minutes off. Not that we would have used it. If Carp makes the field goal, i give us a chance to tie. But down 13-7 there? I had 0 faith in us coming back to actually score a TD even if we stop them.

Yeah - that team with 1 losing record in the last 8 years. That lost their QB for a stretch, and also lost like 8 games by 6 points. We suck - but don't say that the Ravens are a bad team. It's not true.

I just looked on his twitter, and he kind of backtracks on it. A "i want to be right" if hes out, but i'm not wrong if he isnt... First he might miss weeks. 2nd he's done for the year 3rd "its a pain management issue" Schefter's got all the agent's ears, so i'd believe it more if it comes him.

He played 42 of 49 snaps for the game, and didn't miss an extended stretch. It sounds like its do-able for him to still play. Will he be at the same level? No - but he's still our best receiver.

We only had the ball for about 3 minutes of the 4th quarter.

It's the regular season - i just don't see them shutting him down unless he is legit unable to play.

Considering they were on the field for 66 plays and a little more than half the game. They did alright. Could've used an early stop there at the end though. Too many missed tackles.

Worst part is - say bill retires from coaching in a few years. He'll just become John Elway team president, and continue running the team into his 70s. Guys probably got a beautiful suburban mansion that he'll go home to. Perhaps they won't dominate like they have, but they're going to be the Steelers/Packers/Ravens/Seattle and be good year in year out. And seeing as we just played them - people questioning the Ravens being included there, yes they are older and have flaws. But they have a top 3 GM in the sport, and a solid head coach. That keeps you relevant every season.

Jimmy looked... alright. He'll catch on somewhere and be decent. With Brady, I honestly think they win even if they make the field goal... 40 seconds, no timeouts, down by 2? Brady will drive down and win in primetime.

This. He tried too hard to make his mark.

Same old Roman. There were at least 3 runs for more than 4 yard losses. Sacks and or protection breakdowns. Zero consistency from Tyrod. It's hard to get in a rhythm when you don't get on the field, but the fact that we didn't even take any chances in the 2nd half shows me they believe in this mess of an offense. How does it take 25 seconds to relay in a zone run? How are we going to do pre-snap motion, hard count, or audible when we can't get lined up. If you want to run - line up and run it. Our passing game was all max protect - and we don't call any plays that involve anyone other than watkins. If he's not open, we'll just dump it off. Call a slant to woods! Throw it to Clay up the seam! They had single high safety shading to watkins all game. 8 or 9 in the box with corners blowing up our running plays. If thats the case - send watkins deep every play and roll 3 wide. Put goodwin or salas on their own and take the free yards they're giving you (they usually won't bump goodwin without safety help, and salas is big enough to use his body to guard off on a slant or hitch). We did nothing to discourage them from doubling Watkins. In fact we played right into it. I honestly think Roman would benefit from calling in the booth, or simplifying his playbook.

All things considered... If there had been a gap where he was a coordinator for like 5 years. Would we still add his jets tenure to his buffalo one? Probably not. Is he a good coach? No - but let him fail in buffalo on his own merits, not what he did with the jets.

Their defense was most impressive. Jimmy g was fine. But not spectacular by any strectttch. If they have Brady I think they still win if he makes the field goal. 30 seconds, drive 40 or so yards. Seen him do it a million times. That's how much better he is than jimmy.

and we called a game designed not to let him be A qb... Pretty much a recipe for disaster

Just seemed completely out of sorts... Terrible performance. But I give the defense some credit, this should've been a blow out. We didn't move the ball at all

They have to know they've gotta be much better to have a shot. Need more forward running plays. That missed block on the Tyrod Taylor scramble play, missed plays all over the firle

The defense battled. The offense was stuck in the mud all day and never got out

Hughes missed several tackles and lost the edge a few times in the first half

Guy got killed today. Oline gets An f today

We gave up 13 points, and if we tackled better we might've given up fewer. Tyrod looked bad, but the oline looked worse. The preseason off may have been a bad choice. Baltimore might be better than we thought too. Sky isn't falling... Yet...

One team no one picks usually sneaks in every year, and one trendy pick usually bottoms out. It could be us - but the top 3/4 are usually set so were battling like 6 or 7 teams for 1 or 2 open spots. Its tough. Not to mention we're in a division with a powerhouse team- usually puts an extra 2 L's on your record, and takes away the possibility of winning the division. 2 extra AFC losses and a worse divisional record - all tiebreakers that get harmed by playing new england twice a year during their run of winning an average of 12 per year for 15 years. Certainly doesn't make it easy.

Decastro just signed his extension - so it's still possible. Why would he want to play out the 1 year deal?

Except that Albright was undrafted, and maybin was overdrafted. If Albright sucks - we cut him and replace him like that. Maybin can suck and we're on the hook for his whole deal. Guys got 0 job security, which tells me he practices like he plays and is smart in film study. As for adding weight - only if its functional strength. I don't care what someone weighs.

If it is for weed/depression i think in-patient rehab would be a bit much. He doesn't need round the clock care, doesnt seem to be a suicide risk, doesn't need detox - etc.