Rockinon

Really think it is the Bengals that are hanging on by a hope and a prayer in this one. They are a passing team, not a running team. They'll probably get a few big plays, but they are way more inconsistent than the Bills. That defense of theirs, whoa is it bad. Like historically bad and now they have to go up against one of the scoringest offenses in the league? Their only chance is to have a shootout game but Buffalo is going to keep their offense off the field by controlling the clock. To make matters worse that defense can't stop the run or the pass. No, the only real weapon they have a potentially dominant passing attack which just happens to be what the Bills defense is good at defending. Going to be a boring game where the Bills run the ball a lot to see if that defense can slow it down. I think they crumble by the 3rd qtr.

That was that Houston defense. They had Allen's number in that game. Can't imagine any other defense in the league able to do that.

If they are the 1 seed, they won't even play in the 1st round.

Still, this offense needs him to drop back and also be a threat to run. He just can't have games where he is getting sacked 7 friggin' times. I think Allen's ability to scramble is an xfactor that drives defenses crazy trying to defend. His cannon for an arm isn't what makes him special. It's his ability to scramble and make plays off script.

Didn't Hyde or Poyer come here from GB? Is there something from GB that McD and Beane like in safeties?

I'd be very surprised if Miami beat NE.

If you can run, that's the best way to win with this offense. Run and then run some more. Make that last place defense give up. Control time of possession. Keep the Cincy offense off the field. We can still throw a few bones to the TEs. We can still throw to the RBs. We can still throw a few passes to WRs. But there is absolutely no reason not to make this a run heavy game. Cincy is weak at both LB and Safety. Running it is how you dominate this game.

What gives me hope is the defense is starting to look legit. I've seen some better play from the secondary. Yesterday, the run defense held up pretty good. Nice to see some turnovers in our favor too. I personally think a Josh Allen lead offense will get the job done but how deep into the playoffs we go, it's going to come down to defense. Fingers crossed.

Oh, they were going for it. You could tell by how pissed, Brady was over the penalty. He had something up his sleeve and couldn't do it because of the penalty.

TE's came up big a couple of times too. Pass game isn't as bad as many think. Get a couple of guys back and we could see something special heading into the playoffs. I think they're beginning to figure some things out.

I'm glad to have Gabe back. He should be good for a couple of 1st downs. Just need to get some other WRs doing the same. I am really growing tired of seeing those WR screens to Shakir, though. One of those is going to get him killed. Really think there is some talent at the position but the pass concepts don't seem to be used properly to exploit matchups. Hoping Brady is growing as an offensive play caller. He's had some great games and some real stinkers. You learn from your mistakes. Maybe he'll get here....fingers crossed.

I think the Bills win by double digits. 30 - 17 Can't see their offense scoring more than that. Josh isn't putting on a Superman cape in this one but he does enough to pull ahead. This could be an even bigger lead if Josh is dialed in enough to avoid turnovers.

So if Cook rips off a 50yd run, is that small ball? Or if a TE catches a ball 20yds downfield out of heavy personnel, is that small ball? Or RB slipping out into the flat and taking it to the house, small ball? I think a lot of people assume that 12 and 13 personnel is small ball. How many times have we seen big plays out of this? I'd wager more than you think. Not saying you don't have a point, though. Allen needs to be unleashed. But if you think our offense is going to hold up to a team that has an excellent pass rush and an excellent backend, while running 4 WRs all game, you're going to be disappointed.

I think the problem is injuries are forcing a lot of changes on our defense. Losing defensive linemen being the biggest factor. That effects how LBs play the run too. To many changes too rapidly to settle into a solid unit. Run defense is a whole team effort. Each player depends on the guy next to him but the players keep changing. Gotta get these injuries to settle down so the run D can settle in.

Talk D? Do we have to?