I think they either a)committed to taking 4 shots at the end zone or b) chefs took away the underneath stuff (hard to tell watching on TV). Not kicking FG as you say was unquestionably the right call no matter
Id take the bills not because I'm confident they will win but because I think it will be a close one. It is going to be a dogfight with both teams knowing what's at stake. With no time to prepare they will play balls out, and look to win with brute force and determination rather than any kind of special game planning. They'll be no give up by either side. Gets decided by last second field goal. Hopefully carpenter's revenge kick!
wow you're right, this team doesn't blitz much so most of their sacks come from the front 4. Id imagine buddy Ryan's bears defense blitzed a lot. NFL's Rosenthal called bills front 4 a "force of nature" lol
Bills have 34 sacks thru 9 games ... 3.8/game
84' bears have the record at 74 .... 4.6/game
For Bills to catch them they need to average 5.7 over the remaining 7 games
Last week they had 6
What I am worried about is our team. We have too many weaknesses still ... QB, TE, Guard ... and missing that 1st round to address at least one of them (maybe more with a trade) could be painful
Here's the question though: right now would you trade Watkins for Beckham and our 2015 first round pick back? If we miss playoffs with Watkins (the expected case after yesterday), I'd probably opt for Beckham and our 2015 1st round pick
As NFL Media's Daniel Jeremiah told NFL NOW, "If you don't get a hand on Odell Beckham off the line of scrimmage ... he will get on top of any corner. Arguably the best corner in the NFL (Sherman) could not run with Odell Beckham in the open field."
As the first Giants rookie receiver with back-to-back 100-yard outings since Byron Williams in 1983, Beckham -- despite missing the first four games of the year -- has an outside shot to climb back into the Offensive Rookie of the Year derby. Jeremiah already ranks him above Sammy Watkins and Mike Evans.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000426179/article/richard-sherman-odell-beckham-jr-is-a-great-player
The crowd is great dont get me wrong, but the flattish stadium design wastes all that noise. You don't see chaos out there from the visiting team like you do at seahawks stadium, arrowhead, some others, and the domes.
Seahawks knew to maximize crowd noise you need more vertical seating angle. That keeps the noise in. Ralph is too flat. Crowd noise escapes, on the field its not really that loud. You don't see visitors all confused, calling time outs, and getting delay of game penalties
Might lose? The entire time up to mckelvin fumble. After that might went to "would lose". We've seen that script before. Tired D rushed back onto field, give up TD. Impotent offense can't match. Game over. As a fan I just have a 6th sense about these things. I never felt we were done done against lions or bikes when behind late. This time however I knew it was too many mistakes, and the team had gone flat. The thrill was gone
Of those you listed Chandler. Every time I think hes ready to be "the guy" at TE (like clutch catch against vikes) he messes up or shows he's not consistent in the clutch. Yesterday's game was the critical push-off on a key 3rd down late, and before that not being able pick up Brown's end zone fumble (which would have most likely iced the game). Speaking of which, if Brown keeps playing and fumbling he'll replace Chandler on the list
I knew EJ had to sit after the Texans game, but that said I also know Orton is not any kind of real solution -- his lack of mobility is just too great a weakness. IMO he's the most immobile QB in the league. I wouldn't mind seeing EJ come back and see what he has after being able to sit and watch. This offense is still not scoring enough points, and red zone is atrocious. I dont see that theres much to lose giving him another chance
On 4th down in the red zone, if he throws the corner route to Sammy looks like a TD. So why was it thrown short? Was that on Sammy for not coming back or Orton for under throwing it?
With the fumbles can't pin this on Orton, but his lack of mobility came back to haunt them today. Don't go for it on 4th and a yard, and 4th and a foot. Even pats sneak Brady in those situations.
On 4th down in the red zone, if he throws the corner route to Sammy looks like a TD. So why was it thrown short? Was that on Sammy for not coming back or Orton for under throwing it?