mike22nc

More rushes than throws again this week. That’s the way to press your advantage at QB, right?

I truly don’t understand the lack of play-action

He leads the NFL in completion percentage and touchdowns. That’s with the coaching staff trying to neuter him. Allen is not the problem, at all, like zero point zero percent.

Which teams have won a championship so far this year?

Teller doesn’t really have anything to do with the discussion on Elam. However, the problem that I see is that this coaching staff prioritizes fundamentals over talent. So, since Jackson and Benford had a better handle on the defense and what is expected as a zone corner, they got more opportunities last year. This is all well and good when you are playing mediocre quarterbacks on mediocre offenses. The scheme dictates those games and we win easily. The downside is when we play teams with top-tier talent, we are less able to compete. We’re not prioritizing our most athletically gifted player at CB, which is the position that requires the most athleticism in football. If Elam looked like a bust when given an opportunity, I would understand. But, he has looked the part so far to me. I fully expect Elam to be the CB2 this season. If he’s not, it is an error IMO.

The biggest addition may be Tre White almost two years removed from his injury. When he returned last year he wasn’t great. At 28 years old and after another off-season working to get back to form, he should be able to return to the player he was before the injury, which will be huge for this secondary.

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Oh, I must have misunderstood. I thought we were talking about the current teams, not the ones from 3 and 4 years ago…

1-5 in their last 6 games vs the Bills and Bengals with the only win coming due to an OT coin toss and unbelievable mismanagement by their opposition with 13 seconds left. Hard to agree with your statement.

I want to confirm something. We all understand that holding a double digit lead from 4 minutes left in the 3rd through all of the 4th until 0:25 left in the game and winning by 8 is winning easily in the NFL, yes? The Bills were not aggressive, they didn’t take chances and they won easily. I love watching Allen light it up as much as the next guy, but it wasn’t necessary in this game. They dictated the game, didn’t let Chubb get going, dared Brissett to win it for the Browns and he couldn’t do it. Is our cornerback situation currently pretty mediocre? Of course. Is that likely to be resolved this season? I think it will. Most if not all teams in the league have bigger areas of concern than the Bills. With 2 games in 5 days here, it makes sense to be cautious against a team you can beat with a C+ effort. That’s what this was.

What is this crap? “Claw their way into the playoffs”? They’re going to be favored in every game the rest of the year. They’re much more likely to get the #1 seed than miss the playoffs.

Saying the most likely outcome of the Bills remaining division games is a 2-2 record is the most ignorant thing I’ve read in this thread. 3 out of 4 at home and they’ll be favored in all 4. 3-1 is probably the most likely, but 4-0 is much more likely than 2-2. This place is a cesspool whenever the team loses a couple games, it’s so typical and boring. Those that whine and moan about close losses with half the starting defense out shouldn’t be allowed to enjoy the wins. The best bellwether of future success is point differential, where the Bills are still a healthy #1 in the NFL. I expect the standings to reflect this by the end of the year.

Are you suggesting there is a possibility Taron is moved from starting slot corner to reserve safety? That isn’t going to happen.

The 24-year old first round pick who has been in the middle of the best defense in the league for a couple years and is playing the best football of his career? Yes, I probably would be fine at $15/year.

Since Hyde, Poyer and White are out, is the point also that they don’t need to pay a CB or S top money? There is no point made, it’s a stupid troll thread, period.

The Bills are 244 YPG better than Baltimore defensively through 3 games. The Bills are 61 YPG better than Baltimore offensively through 3 games. The Bills point differential is 31 points better than Baltimore through 3 games. The Bills have played against better opponents than Baltimore. If it weren’t for the injuries, the spread would be BUF -7.

Just to be clear, your expectation is that the Bills would be successful on less than 50% of 2-pt conversion attempts?

It’s not about chasing points, it’s about maximizing expected points. The more times you score, the more we would expect this to positively effect the outcome as long as we are more likely to be successful than not.

I don’t know what the stats have been, but with them not being great in short yardage they still have been very good once they get within the 5.

From a strategy and game theory perspective, would anyone disagree that this version of the Buffalo Bills should be going for 2 every time they score a touchdown (other than obvious game situations that would call for the extra point)? With the versatility of Allen and all the weapons at his disposal, I wouldn’t be surprised if our long-term 2-pt success rate was higher than 60%. I’ve been happier recently with McDermott’s inclination to be more aggressive with going for it on 4th down, but I still think there are more opportunities to take advantage of the obvious strengths that this team has. The only possible argument I could accept against this proposal is that it is one more play that could lead to injury, especially if we’re often using Josh as a runner around the goal line. However, I do think it’s an interesting question. The only team I can recall going this route is the Steelers with Big Ben for a while there.

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We should call timeouts after they run here to get the ball back in the 1st quarter. The wind is that big of a factor.

Strange thing to say about the team with the league's best scoring differential. I truly do not know why I come here on game day.

Why are they trying to scheme someone open on every play instead of letting your $40 mil QB make plays? Any quarterback can do what Josh is being asked to do today.

Look at the Bills defensive numbers in games Milano has played vs games Milano has missed the past 3 years. We are somewhere around 60 yards better per game with Milano in the lineup. I hope the injuries this year depress his value closer to 9 mil per year than 15, as we are a much better team if he’s still on it.