RichRiderBills

I said the same thing on the game thread. I really believe they will. Dont look past this defense; the core of that top defense is still there. The heart is live, and the gauntlet has been thrown.

Yes, winds have been bad at home all year.

I dont think they can even talk about such a deal yet. ...but bring it on. Jimmy G nothing special.

"Big strong arm that can slice through winds and weather" This has always been a junk notion. I'm guessing the model here was Bledsoe or Elway. Watch great cold weather or snow games....all screen passes and lots of running. Best Cold weather QBs ever were guys like Starr, Brady, Flutie, Kosar, Bradshaw. Kelly was one too, and Kelly had a middle to strong arm but i never felt it was as live as the upper guys that started coming on the scene in the 90s like Favre. Watch those old K gun weather games and see how many screen yards Thurmal and Kenny Davis reaped. Gotta adjust playcalling for weather, cant just heave it downfield.

Im sorry dude, but this is a bit wild. Morse is doing fine, Matekevich has been what he was supposed to be. Seems like alot to jettison. I agree about Hughes, Addison, and Butler....and gulp Brown. I might not want so much turnover on the DL.

Disagree about motor. He's been explored , given a great chance, and is just not a feature back. We need a RB who can pop a bit more. Id look to the draft early to explore other options.

Yep i figure they will watch weather to make this call.

Riding high on our chances, then Chiefs v Bills on NFLN....man just when i was feeling good. We blew so much in that game. Came close seeing as how bad we played. Forgot how hard it was pouring. I also forgot how close it was score wise until late, man if only that had been a fumble. Also forgot how we played with new DL and DE personel that game. In hindsight bad call.

Early money on ravens from fans...I heard sharps betting Bills big in the last couple days.

I have this one thought stuck in my gut; People are underrating our defense. I know some of the numbers from the season are a bit off, but i think they are better than the numbers and have a finest hour within them. I really feel like our defense is going to be the hero for us and bring it in this one....people are overanalyzing the Colts game. I think our D is going be insulted , challenged, and really come out fired up. This team does the work!

Run up the gut to Dobbins.

Turnovers, stupid mistakes, special teams, and penalties are going to deceide this game. I know thats cliche and boring. As ive said, especially interested in how this crew will ref PI becuase the Ravens are grabby. I know Tasker agrees with me here. This could set the tone.... With passing being so important to the Bills Offense, my guess is they will call it more.

Thank you for this enjoyed this commentary...very relevant to what we are discussing. Going to have to listen to these guys more.

Mahomes, who shredded them....Mayfield who shredded them at home....

They are ranked 24th. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2020/opp.htm

Yeah, but that is not a snow storm on the level we are talking about. I thought the field was just odd there and he had trouble finding the right cleats. Was it even raining?

I personally think heavy snow brings everyone down a level where whoever wants it more will get it. Josh would fare better running syle wise than lamar....at least i think.

I agree that Dobbins will still be effective. But the extreme snow effects everyone....even big guys, but i think they fare better. Slick conditions make "murphy" come out...and you never know with how it can rear its head.

We are talking about a few things here; Cold weather...can be biggest factor, can demoralize and put folks in a sluggish mood, espc early. Snow...light to medium snow in 20s or low 30s no big deal. Snow in higher temp can mimic rain, and not talking sleet. Regular snow melting on surfaces can make slippery turf and ball control. Heavy Snow, like 17 Colts game. This is a mire that changes a lot. It basically turns football into a differing game. It slows down everything. Gotta take short steps and reduces effectiveness of cutting and being elusive. I know people talk about running game in snow, but in some ways all bets are off. Lamar likes to cut hard, take big strides, and has had traction issues before. I think he would be negatively effected, but not sure about the others like Dobbins.

Thanks for this man. I didnt love the logo stomp thing, but yes, Titans are punks. Ive never got over music city miracle, not a fan of Vrable. Nor a big Tannyhill fan, so nice to see him struggle. Your right, on many of your points. The key here imo is going to be critical mistakes, penalties, turnovers, and special teams. One huge aspect is how will the refs call this game; your DBs are grabby...and we will see how the refs let that go. I think we can draw some PI calls.

The internet and all this did not exist back then....not all these talking heads overreacting. I dont even think ESPN gameday/ prime time was clicking until the next year. I feel the pro analysis is exceptionally reactive week to week and less and less film/ data driven. Florio is always reactive, even though i enjoy his opinion...Sims is usually more grounded.

Sims knows our "run action" passing is very good. He watches the film...our short passing game subs for runs, our play action is great, and when you ramp up QB sneaks for playoffs, our Running game is deceptive. We dont need true blue rush yards to win. Sims has discussed this before. As for overreacting to the Colts dog fight...playoff football is a battle. The same outside observers overreacting to how close that one was may be the same folks who worried about us after surving a shootout w the Phins heading into the Raider game back in 1991.

These guys are better than this take... Florio has been pretty bad latley. On another video out now, Rodney basically mocked him for overrating the significance of the Colts performance versus us. Sims can do better...and its not because they are picking the Ravens, i get that, and its not crazy to pick the Ravens but... Double Diggs? Spy Allen? Maybe Ravens can put 12 men on the field with his ideas...which Sims does not correct and agrees are great ideas. Dont they think any of the teams the Bills have faced tried to take out Diggs? Bill Belicheck? Rams? Colts? They neglect the notion the Bills have a good run action offense despite the lack of running stats. We screen, short pass, Again, a wrong impression Allen is a one man show. He spreads the ball out, and even if Diggs gets limited, we have and effectively work Beasely, Brown, Davis, Knox, etc...

I still think this game film is highly viable...simply put if we can replicate this defensive performance we will win by multiple scores.

I just watched the extended highlights of both the Chiefs V Ravens and Browns v Ravens. I think both are relevant as two possible scenarios. That Browns game ...woof....makes me rethink they cant keep pace in a shootout...but it was more of a track meet game.