SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 12, 2020 Posted October 12, 2020 According to ESPN Stats & Info, Allen needs three touchdowns in Week 5 against the Titans to surpass Jim Kelly’s record 14 set in 1991 for the most in team history through five games. In addition, Allen’s 13 career games with both a passing and rushing touchdown is currently tied for the most in team history already. Jack Kemp is there as well. https://sports.yahoo.com/josh-allen-set-more-bills-114545301.html 2 1
Mango Posted October 12, 2020 Posted October 12, 2020 25 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: I don't think this is so crazy/funny or offensive as some people have taken it. The team is trying to find an edge, as teams do in any situation, and they will look for more when their backs are against the wall. If it works for them, good for them. 3
wjag Posted October 12, 2020 Posted October 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mango said: I don't think this is so crazy/funny or offensive as some people have taken it. The team is trying to find an edge, as teams do in any situation, and they will look for more when their backs are against the wall. If it works for them, good for them. I 100% agree. Find the motivation whatever way you can. And not everyone on the Titans did something wrong. I would imagine if I was a Titan's player I would be SICK to death of the scrutiny they have been under inside and outside the organization. 1
dollars 2 donuts Posted October 12, 2020 Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) 53 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: According to ESPN Stats & Info, Allen needs three touchdowns in Week 5 against the Titans to surpass Jim Kelly’s record 14 set in 1991 for the most in team history through five games. In addition, Allen’s 13 career games with both a passing and rushing touchdown is currently tied for the most in team history already. Jack Kemp is there as well. https://sports.yahoo.com/josh-allen-set-more-bills-114545301.html OK, OK, OK, but keeping in mind Josh holds the current record through 4 games (12). Kelly had 11 through four and then threw 3 against Chicago on September 29, 1991. ...my goodness...we are talking about team TD records between Jim Kelly and Josh Allen...I love this so damn much. Edited October 12, 2020 by dollars 2 donuts 5
Hapless Bills Fan Posted October 12, 2020 Posted October 12, 2020 1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said: I've often read a player talking about how something really fueled and motivated them and thought "seriously? that nothingburger?" But it's a tough game and take your motivation where you can find it. Fortunately the Bills have done (I think) a very good job of staying quiet and staying off social media and not providing fuel. All the stuff the players say publicly is pretty innocuous, like "we just want to play football" "we don't know what happened" blah blah. The most controversial thing I could find was IR'd Mongo Feliciano re-tweeting Damien Woody "Bills looking at the Titans like" and a sarcastic comment about the NFL:
Johnnycage46 Posted October 12, 2020 Posted October 12, 2020 35 minutes ago, wjag said: I 100% agree. Find the motivation whatever way you can. And not everyone on the Titans did something wrong. I would imagine if I was a Titan's player I would be SICK to death of the scrutiny they have been under inside and outside the organization. One really easy way to avoid the scrutiny is to follow the rules. 1
stevewin Posted October 12, 2020 Posted October 12, 2020 11 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: When I first read that I read britches without the 'r'
Greg S Posted October 12, 2020 Posted October 12, 2020 16 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: http://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=main
CarpetCrawler Posted October 12, 2020 Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) http://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=main White over blue for the Bills, yesssssss. Edited October 12, 2020 by CarpetCrawler
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted October 12, 2020 Posted October 12, 2020 I think either the Bills will win easily in a blowout (though the Bills seem to be pretty talented in how to avoid winning in blowout fashion) due to the Titans not physically able to play at a high enough level for 60 minutes due to the long layoff. Or it becomes a close game and then do see the Titans using their extra motivation to pull it out.
Pokebball Posted October 12, 2020 Posted October 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, transplantbillsfan said: Soooo... any positives today? None
YoloinOhio Posted October 12, 2020 Author Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mango said: I don't think this is so crazy/funny or offensive as some people have taken it. The team is trying to find an edge, as teams do in any situation, and they will look for more when their backs are against the wall. If it works for them, good for them. It’s funny because they are trying unsuccessfully to act as victims - when the edge is obviously more On the Bills side given they’ve been jerked around all week in scheduling and end up having a disadvantage in prep time vs the chiefs because of the titans inability to follow protocols that somehow all the other teams were able to accomplish, given they are the only one with this level of spread. The Bills just aren’t out there yapping about the “fuel” like the titans are. My opinion is they come off even more stupid than before with these comments. From MMQB today: Quote don’t think the Titans’ investigation will finish up until after they, presumably, play on Tuesday night. I’m told the main things at issue are that mask compliance appeared to be at around 75 to 80 percent (which, by the league’s standards, isn’t nearly good enough), and contact tracing showed that physical distancing in the building wasn’t where it needed to be. The league and union are also looking into whether there was any sort of coach direction on the player workouts at a local high school (not sure they’ll find anything there). • An interesting point was raised to me on the Titans’ coach who tested positive on Saturday (with the test coming back on Sunday). Per people I’ve discussed this with, he hadn’t been in contact with other team people for over a week. So is it possible that he got it from a family member because he was home? Obviously, the dynamic for all 32 teams changed when camp ended (shortening everyone’s in-office hours), and people’s kids went back to school and spouses went back to work. It seems possible that’s what got this particular coach. • The question of whether a tryout player might’ve brought the virus into the Titans’ facility has been raised. And presumably, that’s one reason why the NFL strengthened its rules on teams holding free-agent workouts and visits last week. https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/10/12/mmqb-week-5-covid-19-jenga-schedule-dak-prescott-injury Edited October 12, 2020 by YoloinOhio 1
atlbillsfan1975 Posted October 12, 2020 Posted October 12, 2020 34 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: I forget, is it illegal to tackle him by the doo-doo hanging out his helmet? 2 1 1
FlaFitz1 Posted October 12, 2020 Posted October 12, 2020 I have been monitoring the Titans transactions and while they activated Isaiah Wilson, DaQuan Jones and Beau Brinkley they still have 8 on the COVID list. I can't imagine they would be playing tomorrow if they haven't been activated and practiced as of today. So their depth chart looks something like QB - Tannehill, Logan Woodside RB - Henry, Evans, McNichols WR - AJ Brown Q (he had a full practice yesterday) WR - Kalif Raymond WR - Nick Westbrook-Ikhine TE - Jonnu Smith, Anthony Firkser, Geoff Swaim LT - Taylor Lewan Q (he was limited in practice yesterday with a shoulder injury), Ty Sambrailo LG - Rodger Saffold III, Daniel Munyer C - Ben Jones, Aaron Brewer RG - Nate Davis, Jamil Douglas RT - Dennis Kelly, Isaiah Wilson LDE - Matt Dickerson NT - DaQuan Jones, Isaiah Mack RDE - Jack Crawford, Larrell Murchison WLB - Clowney, Vic Beasley Jr LILB - Jayon Brown, David Long JR. RILB - Rashaan Evans, Will Compton, Nick Dzubnar SLB - Harlod Landry III, Derick Roberson LCB - Malcolm Butler, Tye Smith, Chris Milton SS - Kevin Vaccaro, Joshua Kalu FS - Kevin Byard, Amani Hooker RCB - Johnathan Joseph, Chris Jackson That's 20 on offense and 23 on defense plus their 3 regular special teams players. 46 total from their normal 53 - yes they brought some players up from the Practice Squad. More importantly looking at this "depth chart" should the Bills tee-off on Henry and the run game? That's only 3 WRs from the 53 that started the year and two of the were the 4th and 5th receivers on that 53 while Brown is returning from injury. Additionally, do you think the Bills should use a healthy dose of Singletary and Moss seeing the Titans are down to basically 1 LDE? Or would you think that the Titan's pass rush will struggle allowing Allen time to survey the field and spread the ball around? 4 2
YoloinOhio Posted October 12, 2020 Author Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, FlaFitz1 said: I have been monitoring the Titans transactions and while they activated Isaiah Wilson, DaQuan Jones and Beau Brinkley they still have 8 on the COVID list. I can't imagine they would be playing tomorrow if they haven't been activated and practiced as of today. So their depth chart looks something like QB - Tannehill, Logan Woodside RB - Henry, Evans, McNichols WR - AJ Brown Q (he had a full practice yesterday) WR - Kalif Raymond WR - Nick Westbrook-Ikhine TE - Jonnu Smith, Anthony Firkser, Geoff Swaim LT - Taylor Lewan Q (he was limited in practice yesterday with a shoulder injury), Ty Sambrailo LG - Rodger Saffold III, Daniel Munyer C - Ben Jones, Aaron Brewer RG - Nate Davis, Jamil Douglas RT - Dennis Kelly, Isaiah Wilson LDE - Matt Dickerson NT - DaQuan Jones, Isaiah Mack RDE - Jack Crawford, Larrell Murchison WLB - Clowney, Vic Beasley Jr LILB - Jayon Brown, David Long JR. RILB - Rashaan Evans, Will Compton, Nick Dzubnar SLB - Harlod Landry III, Derick Roberson LCB - Malcolm Butler, Tye Smith, Chris Milton SS - Kevin Vaccaro, Joshua Kalu FS - Kevin Byard, Amani Hooker RCB - Johnathan Joseph, Chris Jackson That's 20 on offense and 23 on defense plus their 3 regular special teams players. 46 total from their normal 53 - yes they brought some players up from the Practice Squad. More importantly looking at this "depth chart" should the Bills tee-off on Henry and the run game? That's only 3 WRs from the 53 that started the year and two of the were the 4th and 5th receivers on that 53 while Brown is returning from injury. Additionally, do you think the Bills should use a healthy dose of Singletary and Moss seeing the Titans are down to basically 1 LDE? Or would you think that the Titan's pass rush will struggle allowing Allen time to survey the field and spread the ball around? It’s a fast pass rush ... they are good on the edge but their interior DL and LBs haven’t played well and that’s with DaQuan Jones. I would run the ball up the middle and line up with 4 WR and challenge them to find 4 CBs good enough to cover. As far as their offense, I think they have enough to score points. They use Jonnu Smith a ton, he’s almost like a big WR. I don’t think they will be impacted on offense except maybe conditioning. Edited October 12, 2020 by YoloinOhio 1
Mango Posted October 12, 2020 Posted October 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: It’s funny because they are trying unsuccessfully to act as victims - when the edge is obviously more On the Bills side given they’ve been jerked around all week in scheduling and end up having a disadvantage in prep time vs the chiefs because of the titans inability to follow protocols that somehow all the other teams were able to accomplish, given they are the only one with this level of spread. The Bills just aren’t out there yapping about the “fuel” like the titans are. My opinion is they come off even more stupid than before with these comments. From MMQB today: https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/10/12/mmqb-week-5-covid-19-jenga-schedule-dak-prescott-injury Our perception doesn't matter. If the team is feeling like they are being persecuted (whether real or perceived) is then the emotions are real for them. It is a classic use of the Thomas Theorem, loosely quotes as, "If men define a situation as real, they are real in their consequences". Fans, media, opponents, etc. feeling/emotions are irrelevant. The Bills may very well be jacked up after feeling like they have been jerked around, but these are mutually exclusive and can both be true at the same time. The Bills could also be flat from feeling like they could not focus on anything this week.
YoloinOhio Posted October 12, 2020 Author Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, Mango said: Our perception doesn't matter. If the team is feeling like they are being persecuted (whether real or perceived) is then the emotions are real for them. It is a classic use of the Thomas Theorem, loosely quotes as, "If men define a situation as real, they are real in their consequences". Fans, media, opponents, etc. feeling/emotions are irrelevant. The Bills may very well be jacked up after feeling like they have been jerked around, but these are mutually exclusive and can both be true at the same time. The Bills could also be flat from feeling like they could not focus on anything this week. I didn’t say it wasn’t real in their minds, I said they sound stupid. Edited October 12, 2020 by YoloinOhio 1
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