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14 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said:
I love advanced stats like EPA. Sort of.
The reality of the Fins game is that Miami gained something like 400 yards and scored 27 points.
If not for an unlikely 61 yard field go with 10 seconds left, we might have lost the game.The D needs to get better, whatever EPA or DVOA may indicate.
True, although on the other hand, they did hold the Fins to 10 points in the first half. The second half was ugly, but it was also ugly for the Fins on defense as well.
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2 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:
Anyone know why the Bills let so much time run off the clock at the beginning of the last drive? It felt like they weren’t completely committed to being able to drive the ball down the field and instead chose to bleed clock so as to make sure Miami couldn’t. Pretty risky strategy in my opinion.
Not sure, but I was pretty concerned about a quick 3 and out in that situation, which would give the Fins time along with 2 timeouts. I was okay with bleeding some time off the clock, apparently trying to make sure only they would have a chance at a winning FG.
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56 minutes ago, NewEra said:
Yeah I hear ya. I just think that was their best chance to win the game in Buffalo.
Watching that video made me realize, on that 2nd and 14 where Allen had the ball batted down, Cook was wide open on the right side and would have gotten very close to the first down.
Not that it ended up mattering with the Poyer penalty, but holy cow. When it was 3rd and 14 (and later 3rd and 9) I was pretty nervous about going 3 and out and giving the Fins another chance.
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56 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:
Bad teams like the Chiefs pushing Eric Bieniemy out and replacing him with Matt Nagy? Or the 12-4 Chiefs firing their DC for Steve Spagnuolo?
Good is the enemy is Great, and it has never been so well illustrated as watching everyone with Battered Bills Fan Syndrome being happy to stick with coaches out of fear that it could be worse.
Yall treat every suggestion of getting better as a direct insult to the current guy. Brady has done a good job so far, I actually like him a lot. Doesnt mean we cant do better or shouldnt be looking to do so.
I suspect this will not be a popular take, but it's a pretty good one.
I'm not advocating for getting rid of McD or anyone right now, but if your goal is greatness, or a championship, or whatever is the top of your field, then settling for good only keeps you from getting there. The trick is distinguishing the ones that *can* get you to the top from the ones who *never will*.
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My brother in law, a Bears season ticket holder, is hoping they will fire their coach now after yesterday’s game.
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…according to DVOA.
I don’t know what DVOA is, and I definitely don’t know what it means, but I do know that I will no longer pay any attention to it.
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1 hour ago, Simon said:
We don't want to wait that long; you should post it now.
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5 hours ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said:
Especially with the safety situation I keep asking myself "what's going to stop our run game from having a repeat of last time?"
Mostly if the Fins decide to bring the safety in and stack the box to keep the run game in check. At which point Brady and Allen would say “thank you” and light the skies on fire.-
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1 hour ago, ticketssince61 said:
That was an awesome catch.
Not sure if I missed something but it looked like his "Both feet" were the left foot 2x.
Everyone focused on the "shin" It looks like the right foot did no come down until his left was totally out of bounds.
I thought that too, but even if it’s the same leg anything other than the foot would count. The shin definitely touched before the knee went out, so that counts as a foot + another body part.-
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Damn. Really nice writeup, @SDS. Another TBD old timer gone. I always enjoyed his Bills optimism.
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8 minutes ago, eball said:
Interesting. I did not know that. Thanks. As kids we used that term all the time.
True, but also you were a kid like eight or nine decades ago.
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42 minutes ago, JerseyBills said:
I started the somewhat infamous WR thread lol and said this is the most complete O under 17,OL ,run game and with Coopnow WR, was dead wrong on that btw and the D looks phenomenal, gets a very very good Von back, hopefully Benard but they're playing this scheme at an extremely high level
Sky is the limit for both groups and the team
Props for owning that one.
10 hours ago, Beast said:
Yeah, I watched it. There was absolutely NOTHING scary about Miami. Tua has started 3 games. The terrible Jaguars fumbled away the first one. The Bills put their foot up Miami’s ass in the 2nd one, and they got beat by the Cardinals in the 3rd one. All at home. Miami is not a good football team. Sure, upsets happen but the Bills will shred that Miami defense once again this Sunday.I mean, to be fair, Achane is outstanding and a pretty big threat if we can't take him out of his game.
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21 minutes ago, PoundingDog said:
Not sure they are going to roll him out there this Sunday. To be safe, wouldn't you ramp him up by letting him practice for a week? Hasson Riddick of the Jets didn't play the Steelers game, but I do admit it's a bit different for Von who had the whole training camp and played the first 4 games.
Why not? It's not like he was injured, he's just been waiting around to play, working out, staying in shape, and probably studying film. He's got to be itching to get out there and cause havoc.
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11 minutes ago, Albany,n.y. said:
Called it: Top of page 2. I couldn't link it so I copied my response. It's on page 99 as of 10/29/24.
Who Will End Up Being The Bigger QB Bust? - Page 2 - The Stadium Wall - Two Bills Drive
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Anthony Richardson. The comparisons with Josh because they're physically similar are ridiculous. Should have stayed in college like Josh did in 2017.
What, you want a cookie or something?
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I wouldn't get all excited about a move coming. Bills had to decide on Evans today, so it was either activate him or cut him. Easy choice was to cut him and, hopefully, stash him on the PS.
There will be an accompanying move, but it will probably be someone moving up from the PS, not a big trade. (Though still keeping my eye out for one)
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23 minutes ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:
Tough situation for Evans. He seems like a good player with a lot of promise, but he's got three more of them ahead of him on the roster.
I'm guessing IR for the rest of the year...
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Weather forecast for Sunday:
Earlier this week was looking like windy and rainy, now just looking like cloudy with no wind, about 55 degrees. Nice overcast, calm fall day.
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21 hours ago, eball said:
So, as opposed to last week, when I heard everyone worrying about the Seahawks while I felt it would be a relatively easy win for the Bills...now I'm seeing everyone puffing out their chests and predicting a blowout.
This week is Miami's Super Bowl -- make no mistake. They know their season is essentially over if they don't win this game, because they're not going 8-1 or 7-2 down the stretch. The effort will be there...at least early on.
The challenge for Miami, however, isn't just between the white lines...it's between the ears. They have a Buffalo problem. It's like we were with the Pats*** during their dynasty. It's not IF something bad will happen to Miami during this game...it's WHEN.
Josh lives for beating this team and he'll do it again.
I'm not sure I heard what your prediction is for this week. Not a blowout, I'm guessing.
I think this is going to be a game just like last year's Bills-Fins game in Buffalo—an even shootout in the first half, with the Bills (hopefully) pulling away in the second half.
I think the Bills offense will do well, but I'm concerned about the defense against all of the skill guys they have, especially Achane, who I think missed the first matchup this season? Fins will work to get the running game going, and if they do, it will make things difficult for us.
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1 hour ago, Simon said:
That was Jalen Virgil, the WR they brought up from the practice squad to fill in for Samuel.
For some reason I thought he was a smaller guy, but he looked huge out there...and isn't he supposed to have great speed?
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12 minutes ago, zow2 said:
So is Von eligible to be back vs Miami? Where are we at with this dude.
Yes, he's set to return this week. He has already been back at the facility, apparently.
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26 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:
In his press conference after the game, Geno Smith gave credit to the Bills fans in the stadium. He said sometimes it sounded like he was playing on the road. I was sitting pretty far up in the lower bowl on the Seahawk sideline, and there was a lot of noise coming from all the Bills fans from goal line to goal line on the Bills sideline. Great job.
You could definitely hear it on TV. Amazing how loud the Bills fans sounded there.
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3 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:
I also wonder if being on the road in one of the loudest stadiums and not being overly familiar with checks and Allen’s signals may have factored in
I might expect a different story next week, at home, with more time to practice.
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1 hour ago, dorquemada said:
Pitch Perfect was the best movie of the mid 2010s and I will fight anyone who says otherwise. Or at least challenge them to a riff off
I'm almost embarrassed to admit how many times I watched that movie.
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Current roster - 51 of 53 roster slots filled, 17 practice squad slots filled
in The Stadium Wall
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Interesting that at the Fins game on Sunday he came out of the tunnel and was introduced as a LB.