First Half Thread Wk 9: Redskins at Bills, 1 pm ET on Fox

[JOE IN HAMPTON ROADS]

1 minute ago, Augie said:

#55 fell on a guy on the ground. Does that count as making a play? 

sure why not

[billsbackto81]

Our Run D has been exposed. When you ONLY have to worry about AP and still can't stop it you're in trouble.

[HappyDays]

Just now, GunnerBill said:

 

He made two plays in a row. Which is more than Star and Phillips have made in two drives. 

 

Oliver has been the best run defender on the line the past 2 weeks.

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

1 minute ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Oliver has played 1 snap the last two drives. It is mainly the LBs though. 

 

There is Ed.... assisted tackle on AP. EDIT: and another. Two assisted tackles on two plays. 

He was in on all 3 of the big Peterson plays on the last drive. I’m not going to argue about it. The run defense needs to get fixed. I don’t care how. Get it figured out though or our season will be sunk. Because a better team will make us pay for this major flaw

[Buffalo Junction]

Just now, JR in Pittsburgh said:

Oliver actually got some penetration on that last run, albeit on the backside. 

He needs to improve his hand fighting skills for next year. 

[LABILLBACKER]

1 minute ago, Bronxbomber21 said:

Now Taylors in come on why wait so long

 At this point I just bench Starr and start playing Taylor with Phillips. Rotate Ed sparingly. 

[That's No Moon]

1 minute ago, Bronxbomber21 said:

Now Taylors in come on why wait so long

When you are grasping for straws you try not to get to the last one right away.

[DrDawkinstein]

Just now, CircleTheWagons99 said:

Wow. Taylor goes in and Peterson only get back to the line. 

 

Taylor AND Oliver. Finally!

[Mr. SpacePuppy]

2 minutes ago, Augie said:

OK, this defense has driven me to drink.....

You mean our elite, historic defense?

[Estro]

McDermott not taking a timeout there is coaching 101 malpractice.  Totally cost us a possession.  Pure stupidity.

[No_Matter_What]

I think whole point of this run D performance is to confuse Bronws next week

[CEN-CAL17]

Ed Oliver pissed off he came off the field.... they need to use him more on the outside. He’s a 4.7 40 guy with a 3 cone quicker than some WRs....

 

Find a way to get Shaq, Lorax, Hughes and Ed all out there rushing the passer.

[Norcalbillsfan]

2 minutes ago, matter2003 said:

This is ridiculous...coming into the game they knew literally all they needed to worry about was Peterson running and they can't seem to stop it.

Exactly, stop AP and the skins are done, they dont have receivers or a QB that can contend with our secondary.

[1st Ammendment NoMas]

2 minutes ago, Chicken Boo said:

 

Same.  Hate when that happens.

ditto. sat AP thinking we had a D and Philly errors would be corrected.

[buffalo2218]

1 minute ago, YoloinOhio said:

Nick Chubb is salivating 

So is Ezekiel Elliot

Edited November 3, 2019 by buffalo2218

[sven233]

This defense is built to stop the pass.  Most weeks in the NFL, you can get away with that in a passing league.  But, when you run into teams with big, powerful strong running backs with a team that loves running the ball, your personnel becomes physically over-matched.  This is exactly what is happening right now.

 

We need to have some guys start to win their 1 on 1 battles because they are getting beaten across the board,

Edited November 3, 2019 by sven233

[Augie]

1 minute ago, JOE IN HAMPTON ROADS said:

sure why not

You’re an easy grader! I loved teachers like you!

[Reed83HOF]

 

[Tcali]

skins shoulda run it

[WideNine]

Just now, Real McCoy said:

Edmunds is up and down right now. He's missing gaps every other run play.

 

I don't get why he lets linemen get into hugging distance with him. I have seen so many linemen get into the front of his pads and lock on. He just needs to keep his lean and leverage and extend his arms to keep them from getting into his pads and shed to attack the right gap. He is learning, but this is an area his coaches have to see week over week that needs to improve.