Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 Talent: Ravens Schemes: Ravens, presumably Passion: Bills, hopefully Environment: Bills Luck: ? Bills have a chance if the ball bounces their way.
Elite Poster Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 1 hour ago, BillsRdue said: It's all about red zone defense. If we hold them to a few FG's and they miss one or two, we can pull this out. If the Bills win, I see a 27-23 game. If the Ravens win I see a 38-27 kind of game. Lamar will get his yards. We just have to contain him in the red zone and make them drive long fields. The problem is their kicker is Justin Tucker. My prediction is OUR kicking game will kill us. 1
hemma Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 3 extra days + our Offense is on the ascent = 60%
TDTT Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 19 minutes ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said: Talent: Ravens Schemes: Ravens, presumably Passion: Bills, hopefully Environment: Bills Luck: ? Bills have a chance if the ball bounces their way. I think the Bills schemes are superior to the Raven's, but that the Raven's talent will compensate for that. Agree with the Passion & Environment pieces, and keeping my fingers crossed for luck!
r00tabaga Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Philo said: Did you listen to a standalone Locked On Ravens or the crossover pod? Crossover with Joe
TheBrownBear Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 I would absolutely take the Bills with 6 points. I think we win straight up. We're at home, with 10 days to prepare, and are peaking coming off our best three performances of the season. Ravens are due for a letdown and this game is it. 2
section122 Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 26 minutes ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said: Talent: Ravens Schemes: Ravens, presumably Passion: Bills, hopefully Environment: Bills Luck: ? Bills have a chance if the ball bounces their way. 4 minutes ago, TDTT said: I think the Bills schemes are superior to the Raven's, but that the Raven's talent will compensate for that. Agree with the Passion & Environment pieces, and keeping my fingers crossed for luck! Why are you so quick to say the Ravens have more talent? The Bills defense is 3rd in yards Ravens are 9th Pass Defense Bills are 3rd Ravens are 13th Run Defense Ravens are 6th Bills are 14th Bills are 3rd in ppg and Ravens are 5th Bills have a higher ranked passing offense in ypg Ravens lead in points per game and rushing yards per game for offense and rushing yards per game for the defense. So of the 8 major statistics (total ypg, pass ypg, run ypg, ppg for both offense and defense) the Ravens are better in 4 and the Bills are better in 4. Ravens are the media darling right now and deservedly so. Buffalo is going to smack them in the mouth and take that mantle. 100% Did I say that yet? 1
Philo Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 20 minutes ago, r00tabaga said: Crossover with Joe Okay, I listened to that as well and had a similar impression. Was just wondering if there was some other podcast where he went over the top.
MJS Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 1 hour ago, r00tabaga said: Well according to Locked On ravens we have no shot. They also said that there is no code to break that they are unstoppable and that they’re not worried about any team. The cockiest guy/nerd I’ve ever heard. Why aren't they undefeated then?
Philo Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 11 minutes ago, MJS said: Why aren't they undefeated then? According to that guy they made a bunch of personnel changes on defense after the Cleveland game, which shored things up. Haven't lost since then - hence his stance.
Freddie's Dead Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? 2 1
MJS Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 8 minutes ago, Philo said: According to that guy they made a bunch of personnel changes on defense after the Cleveland game, which shored things up. Haven't lost since then - hence his stance. But their offense should have still been "unstoppable" early in the year. Apparently it wasn't. Pittsburgh was a close games. Cincy was a close game. They've been on a nice run, but they are beatable just like any other team. 6 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said: Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Germans?
Philo Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, MJS said: But their offense should have still been "unstoppable" early in the year. Apparently it wasn't. Pittsburgh was a close games. Cincy was a close game. They've been on a nice run, but they are beatable just like any other team. Germans? Maybe their offense has evolved like our own? I dunno, haven't watched the Ravens much myself. And of course they are beatable. That's what the other poster and I were getting after...the Ravens podcast host couldn't say anything outside of gushing over the team. It was a bit of an eye roll. FYI, he's quoting a famous movie... "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son."
MJS Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, Philo said: Maybe their offense has evolved like our own? I dunno, haven't watched the Ravens much myself. And of course they are beatable. That's what the other poster and I were getting after...the Ravens podcast host couldn't say anything outside of gushing over the team. It was a bit of an eye roll. FYI, he's quoting a famous movie... "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son." I agree with you. 1
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Real McCoy said: Coin flip! Heads We Win Tails they Lose 1
buffaloboyinATL Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 I said 50% but I was thinking more like 55%. Slighty better than 50/50 because of the home field advantage.
Paulus Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 2 hours ago, oldmanfan said: 50/50 49.5/49.5? A tie would be interesting.
thurst44 Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 2 hours ago, whatdrought said: The majority picking under 50%. The same group of people who would have argued the same about the Cowboys, and were seriously worried about the Broncos. Bills fans gonna Bills fan. The question is slightly deceptive. If it’s what percentage that we have a chance- 100%. If it’s percentage/confidence level that we will win, I’m at 50%. I'd argue having a 35-49% chance in a game against an absurdly hot team is not particularly negative, and I tend to get called out as an overly positive fan and it sounds about right to me. Plus, as different as this season has been, it's still hard to shake the feeling, as illogical and irrelevant as it is, that this is the kind of game where we expect a painful loss -- even coming, as it does, on the heels of an overwhelming and convincing win in the ultimate kind of game the Bills usually lose. That said, there are quite a few reasons to believe the Bills have a better chance than we think in this game: - Bills are playing on 10 days rest - Game is in New Era Field - Bills are arguably the second hottest team in the NFL right now and perhaps their mojo is even more powerful than the Ravens' - In the past 3 games, the Bills are just the sort of team that could stop a rolling team like the Ravens: an offense coming together and a disruptive, dynamic, hard-hitting, disciplined defense. - Overall, they are clearly one of the three high-level defenses (with SF & NE) and outside of a few anomalies they are a young defense, especially in their three potential (well, one is pretty much there) superstars, and there's some reason to believe their ceiling is much higher than it has been so far, and if there is ever a game where a defense could make a statement, this is it.
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