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Posted
9 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

Tbh that was one hell of a throw by Darnold. 

 

It was. There have been some 3rd and longs this season where you can question the playcall or the defensive execution. That was just one hell of a play by Darnold. There are times when you hold your hands up and say "the other guys get paid too." 

 

On the 3rd down defense generally the biggest problem has actually been 1st and 2nd down. The Bills distance to go on 3rd downs against this year is way down on last year. When we do a better job forcing teams into 3rd and long consistently we will see an improvement in those numbers. Until then it will remain a challenge.

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11 hours ago, High Football IQ said:

I saw this data on twitter earlier as well....very concerning stuff and another key indicator (along with the negative point differential) that the current 5-2 start is likely a mirage with a correction coming.

 

Is it possible that our Defense could "course correct" and improve in this area over the second half of the season?

Especially if we start getting our key pieces healthy?

 

I agree that we probably can't continue winning the majority of our games if the defense continues to struggle at this pace.  But it's also hard for me to believe a defense that was Top 5 for the last two years (and was fantastic at getting stops on 3rd Down), could suddenly drop off a cliff and instantly become one of the NFL's historically bad defenses in that same area.

 

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It's historically concerning.😉  I'm sure we will get it straightened out eventually.

5 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

 

I don't know but we are only the 3rd worst 3rd down defense in the 2020 NFL. 

So what the OP said is "historically" inaccurate.😉

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16 hours ago, Brennan Huff said:

When the Jets converted on 3rd and 20 I went straight to the kitchen to drink a glass of bleach. Thankfully we were out of bleach and the rest of the game turned out ok

Did it kill the covid virus?

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