Rubes
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4 hours ago, appoo said:
Something very wrong with Diggs. His route tree is extremely limited and he’s not as quick as he wasI was thinking the same thing today as I was watching the game. Not sure what's up with him.
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7 minutes ago, SydneyBillsFan said:
No doubt I'll get hammered for this take but....
1. O-line got mauled.
2. D-line fell off the cliff again in the second half. Zero sacks.
3. Receivers MIA.
Pyrrhic victory. We're not threatening the top teams with this level of play.
Although, on the plus side, there were a couple of Von sightings in the second half. We need that.
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Just now, Warcodered said:
Pretty much just this part, was like probably for the best enough time for us to do something, then with the penalty oh this is just going to work out better for the Chiefs somehow isn't it. Then the thought that man it really sucks to think that way.
I mean, this hits the nail on the head for me. I missed the guy lined up offside, so I was just feeling the same feels that I have every week this year. And yes, I did say to myself that I was somehow glad to have all that time left on the clock, and then with the penalty, I was pissed that the Chiefs would just end up doing the same but using more time. Man, I am a loser.
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1 hour ago, warrior9 said:
and we should be getting Daquan Jones back here within a few weeks.
Disclaimer: I work with his cousin who was in Dallas for a work holiday party. We got to talking about football and DaQuan was visiting family on the bye week, said Cowboys game was his target. I can't verify other than his cousin telling me that. That would be huge
Given that the Cowboys game is just over a week from now and DaQuon hasn’t been activated from IR yet, I’d say that’s not going to happen.That said, it’s nice to hear he’s trying to come back this year. Maybe he can come back for the final stretch if there’s still a chance at the playoffs. That would be real sweet.
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Holy moly, I hope that's all correct. That makes me feel a bit better about next year, but we'll see.
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35 minutes ago, RichRiderBills said:
They just said on NFL Live Chiefs very vulnerable to play action. Packers exploited this.
What I heard is that the Packers were effective against the Chiefs D by using a lot of play action and misdirection plays, which slowed down their pass rush (specifically, Chris Jones).
They'll be looking for it this week.
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10 minutes ago, eball said:
You guys are forgetting that the first play of that drive sealed the deal. A stupid screen pass to Stevenson and a flurry of missed tackles later he had gained nearly 40 yards.
Still, all they needed to do was force them to kick a FG and it goes to OT. They still allowed 35 more yards and a TD to lose it.
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2 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said:
Bills are going to make the playoffs, and I actually believe like I did in 2021 when we were 6 games out that we are going to probably win out. I know this will be split between the over optimistic crowd and the overly negative crowd, but I am not saying this to just say it. In 2021 I thought the Bills figured something out in the 2nd half of the Bucs game and I started a thread saying we would win out and they did.
This year, not saying it out of blind homerism, but I really do think this team is about to finish the season strong and likely win out and make the playoffs because I am fully convinced that this offense under Brady is not just a 2 game fling and is going to continue down the stretch.
Ive been watching a lot of content on the Dorsey offense vs the differences in the Brady led offense, and its remarkable Dorsey kept his job as long as he did. This offense IMHO has turned a corner that will stay the rest of the season. Its now coming off a bye week to get even more settled into what Brady wants to do and tweaks and wrinkles they want to install. So lets look at what is in store and why I feel this team is about to cook the next 5 weeks and enter the playoffs as maybe the hottest team in the AFC:
KC - Coming off a loss and an offense with no identity anymore. The personnel grouping there is shockingly bad and this offense can no longer keep up with high powered offenses. The thing that has saved KC this year has been the much improved defense, but that defense just got cooked by GB and took some injuries in that game too. I think the Bills coming in off a bye, KC in an offensive rut, Rasul and Linval now more comfortable in our defense, and this just feels like a game the Bills win and probably win decisively.
DAL - They are the Dolphins of the NFC - They struggle against the better teams in the league while boosting stats on bad teams. Their "DPOY" just got torched by Seattle along with their whole defense, and that offense in Seattle is mediocre at best. Dak on the road in Buffalo is a recipe for a down game. I think because of Buffalos 6-6 record and early season offensive struggles that people see this game as more dangerous than it really is. I actually think we are going to beat the Cowboys handedly. Wouldn't surprise me if it looks a lot like what the Niners did to Dallas.
LAC - Allen and this offense will drop over 40 on that defense, especially without Bosa. Herbert and that offense can score too, and this might be a high scoring game, but Staley and the LAC are the best in the NFL at losing games, so even if they put a lot of points up I still think the Bills win by 2 scores.
NE - Its New England - we arent losing to them twice. Bottom 3 team in the NFL right now without question.
MIAMI - With Trevors ankle injury, and KC losing to GB and probably losing to us this week, the #1 seed could very well be locked down for Miami by week 17 and they would rest their starters for all or part of the game. Either way, I do not expect Miami to have much to play for and we probably don't see their starters for more than a half. BUT even if they do need to win and play the whole game, we always cook the Fish, so a dub either way in my eyes. The key to beating Miami is take away Tuas first read and don't give up the big play, something the Bills have excelled at during the Tua-Hill era.
I see 5 games, and I see 5 wins. Negative crowd is gonna flame away, just like they did in 2021. But I really do think this team is about to cook these last 5 weeks and that momentum will carry over into the post season where I don't see too much of a threat standing in the way to reach the AFCCG for the Bills.
With the offense humming and the defense integrating so much needed veteran reinforcements in Rasul and Linval, I think we are poised to make a run here. I think 5-0 is quite possible, but even 4-1 may get the job done of getting in.
Love the enthusiasm, dawg, and I agree that it is within the realm of possibility. I just don't see how you can be so confident knowing that McD's defense can't be counted on for anything at the end of games. If there's one thing we've learned over the years, and especially this year, is that no matter how good the offense is playing, no matter how many points we score, our 4th Q/OT defense is an even bet to lose the game for us.
If it's a close game at the end, it's almost a coin flip.
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I still just cannot fathom how this team allowed him to drive 75 yards in the final minutes to a game winning touchdown.
I mean, that is just a colossal failure. I can't even understand it.
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15 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said:
I hate the whining about officials but it has been so bad. They go crazy throwing flags on every play then miss obvious ones.
Wirh the gambling stuff, this needs to be a major issue for the league to fix going forward.
I hate whining about it as well, but for whatever reason it just seems so much worse this year. Even when it's not a Bills game, it's hard to watch. It seems like every game I watch has one or more calls happen or not happen in the final minutes to have a huge impact on the game.
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3 hours ago, boyst said:
the entire last series of the game was the worst called event i have seen in a week.
Totally agree. At a time when the NFL is under intense criticism for the officiating, it was insane how that entire last drive, with the game on the line, was just one long session of “look at how indescribably terrible our refs are.”
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2 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:
Yea but not every single thread needs to be a whine tour. OP wrote a thread about some major positives from this year from a player development standpoint, nothing wrong with talking and celebrating them.
Fair enough.
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Pretty much everything you said is true. But like @corta765 says, when you have a QB like Josh in his prime, missing the playoffs is an inexcusable catastrophe, an embarrassment to the organization. There’s no way around that.
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From the Buffalo News:
QuoteOver the past eight games, since the Week 5 loss to Jacksonville, Buffalo ranks an impressive fourth in run defense over the first three quarters based on the advanced metric “Expected Points Added,” which measures how a team performs compared to its expectation on a play-by-play basis.
However, in the fourth quarter against the run the past eight games, the Bills’ defense stands 32nd in EPA per play (and scrambles aren’t counted as run plays).
The Bills’ defense ranks 10th overall in EPA/play in the first three quarters since the Jacksonville loss. But it is 32nd overall in the fourth quarter and overtime the past eight games.
Part of the problem may be attributed to tiring out. The Bills’ defense was on the field way too much against Jacksonville, Cincinnati and Denver. The offense didn’t pick up its end of the bargain in those games.
But that wasn’t to blame against the Giants, Patriots and especially in Sunday’s loss to Philadelphia. The Bills controlled the ball 14 minutes more than the Eagles in the 37-34 overtime defeat.
I mean, you don't pay a defensive-minded coach to excel at defense for three quarters and then ***** the bed at the end when it counts.
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The thing that really gets me is that it's the defense that ultimately failed us in all of those catastrophic losses. And defense is supposed to be his specialty.
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Who own da Chiefs?
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If they go 5-0, or even 4-1, their chances are still reasonably decent. From the Buffalo News:
QuoteThe Bills could make the playoffs by going 4-1 the rest of the way if they win the regular-season finale in Miami and get a little help. In that scenario, with a loss to the Chiefs and a 4-0 finish, the computer gives Buffalo a 53% chance to make the playoffs. If the Bills go 4-1, but the one loss is in Miami, then their odds are worse, down to 42%. A win at Kansas City would help. If the Bills beat the Chiefs and go 4-1 with the lone loss to the Dallas Cowboys, then their playoff odds are 62%.
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17 minutes ago, msw2112 said:
There's no question that the officiating kept the Eagles in the game. Without a number of horrible calls or non-calls, the Bills likely would have put it away much earlier. That said, the Bills overcame all of it - only to blow it in the end anyway. I think everyone knew that they HAD to score a TD in OT or they were not going to win the game. They had a good play call on the end zone throw to Davis that was obviously not properly executed. That said, I think the better play call would have been a hot read short pass to the TE or a WR over the middle. Get the first down, or get to 4th and short and go for it, or maybe there's some RAC and the guy scores. The end zone throw had a lower percentage chance of being successful. I'm just so disappointed with the terrible finish after they did so many good things during the course of the game.
Well, honestly, it was the perfect play call. They had called it earlier in the game and it worked perfectly as well, except that Josh threw a bad pass that hit the defender in the butt.
Still, I was thinking the same thing on that 3rd down, which is that I hadn't seen or heard from Kincaid in a long while, so I was looking for a quick throw for a first down on that play. Turned out Philly blitzed and went Cover 0, so I saw Kincaid staying in to block.
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2 minutes ago, Bills aPHILLYate said:
Slay isn't playing zone. He is playing man and got confused on his assignment. He followed Diggs late across the formation. He thought he was covering him once they lined up.
The outside DB stepped up to defend the underneath route by Diggs because they still could get a 1st down.
Slay initially made his move towards Diggs also, which is why Gabe ran right past him.
The defender didn't have any leverage because the coverage is blown and Gabe passes him at the 10yd line.
The read at that point is keep going straight, not make an additional adjustment for a tougher throw.
I mean, Josh himself said they were playing Cover 0 on that play. All Gabe needed to do was keep running straight, not turn outside and go to the corner. But what do I know.
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1 hour ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:
we did have the ball last this game. 20 seconds left and one timeout. Should’ve been two timeouts but Mcdummy decided to waste one trying to ice the kicker.could’ve at least attempted a couple of passes to get into field goal range for the win. Instead thought the best move was to take a knee.
Seriously. He played for OT instead of playing for the win. Did he really learn absolutely nothing from the 13 seconds debacle? I mean, he had a whole 7 more seconds. and could have had 2 timeouts to go with it.
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I don't know...if the refs/NFL really wanted Philly to win so badly, I can't imagine them really making that roughing-the-passer call against Josh in overtime. I mean, that was a serious acting job, and it was (er, should have been) a huge game-influencing penalty on the Philly side of the field.
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24 minutes ago, BuffaninSarasota said:
Per Joe B, Isabella up likely as a special team’s replacement for Rapp, who played a large role on ST
Screw that, we don’t need Isabella out there on offense.You want to see this offense hum? Put more Gilliam out there.
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Just now, zow2 said:
I think Philly is the more likely win of the two. We get them after a shorter week. And get KC after a bye. I think the Bills could pull off a regular season win at Arrowhead but not playoffs. Not with the intensity ramped up in that place.
With Chris Jones back in all-pro form, not many offenses will have a chance at Arrowhead.
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Good post, I agree with just about everything.
My only comment is that I think Benford would look even stronger out there if he wasn't wearing a number in the 40s.
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Bills @ Chiefs Postgame Thread
in The Stadium Wall
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Personally, I don't think we have the WRs who can block well enough to allow the intended receiver to pick up YAC.