The Art of Defending the Hail Mary

[Dr.Sack]

Noticed after the WR catch he spun off Tremaine Edmunds tackle. Crazy considering Edmunds was behind him and had a clean shot. 

Edited November 30, 2020 by Dr.Sack

[Figster]

3 hours ago, MJS said:

The Bills did not almost lose today. In fact they won by double digits.

Still, It did seem eerily similiar and I found myself feeling very thankful for Anthony Lynns poor clock management skills.

 

This hail mary play seems to be a problem... 

[TPS]

It seems our best defenders, Hyde, Poyer, and White, turn into Larry, Moe, and Curly on the Hail Mary...

 

[Freddie's Dead]

The Bills have a long history of this.  My favorite is Nate Clements trying for the INT on 4th and 27 against the Jags, and Ernest Wilford just plucking the ball away for a first down.  KNOCK IT DOWN!

[Kwai San]

4 hours ago, Figster said:

Still, It did seem eerily similiar and I found myself feeling very thankful for Anthony Lynns poor clock management skills.

 

This hail mary play seems to be a problem... 

 

Agree with that 110%.  Wholly Crap that was bad!  I can not believe that at one point in my fandom that I was thinking oh, he is a good coach!  A bud of mine texted me after the game.....Bye bye Anthony!.....we shall see.

[Greg S]

The end of the game was comical. The Bills inability to defend the hail mary and the Chargers pathetic play calling at the end. Lynn will probably be fired. Talentwise that isn't a 3-8 football team especially with Herbert playing so well

[298Woody]

9 hours ago, ALLEN1QB said:

Why not put the tallest players out there to defend it Edmonds 6'6" instead of 5'10 White etc?? All they have to do is stand there and knock it away not rocket science. 

It should be our best leaping receiver, the Pats would put Gronk on defense for hail Mary's.

[DallasBillsFan1]

Should have drafted DK Metcalf to defend in these instances.  😆

[wjag]

Technically the Bills have given up three for three.  Only two counted.

[NoHuddleKelly12]

13 hours ago, matter2003 said:

 

This time there were 4 or 5 players around the ball instead of 3...maybe they should get 9 or 10 back there??

Reminds me of the classic baseball error of multiple outfielders going for a catch at the same time, and none wind up with it as it drops in for a hit. Maybe having a crowd back there is part of the problem? Only one or 2 could see better to make the "kill" happen without friendly fire adjustment interference? 🧐  

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

1 minute ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said:

Reminds me of the classic baseball error of multiple outfielders going for a catch at the same time, and none wind up with it as it drops in for a hit. Maybe having a crowd back there is part of the problem? Only one or 2 could see better to make the "kill" happen without friendly fire adjustment interference? 🧐  

 

I believe this is the problem. 

 

Yesterday, Poyer went up and was knocking it down. Taron Johnson came in with his arms and sort of swiped at Poyer, and then the ball got hung up on someone else's jersey, and the Chargers receiver just stole the ball. 

[Jamie Mueller]

At the end of the Cardinals game, I honestly thought that it was just incredible luck for Arizona that the play worked.  Yesterday, I really thought that a couple of the defenders were trying to grab the ball... instead of simply knocking it down.

[RoyBatty is alive]

14 hours ago, clearwater cadet said:

The chargers WR dropped the ball on the long pass at the 2 yard line at the end of the game.  I don't know how that gets missed by league review/ booth review.

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You mean on the hail mary?  From what I saw the charger made several "football moves" before he dropped the ball, he must have had 7=-8 steps with the ball in control  so it would be a fumble recovered the Charger regardless.  

[Moulds 808080]

We should put Chris Fiscetti bills trainer out there and Billy Buffalo!!! LOL

[Simon]

[papazoid]

rush 6 guys.....make qb throw before receivers have time to get downfield

[WideNine]

We had a line of players deep, and then allowed the taller Bolts receiver to obtain a better position in front of them to high-point the ball. Did the same thing on the other "rare" hail Mary completion. It is a bad scheme. The Bills need guys deep and some guys who can high-point shallow bracketing the receiver - not a whole group standing behind the other team's best jump ball player.

 

Then stop trying to catch the damn thing - knock it down, knock it down, knock it down. OR if they are not going to execute it correctly just use a deep zone and rush 5 to get to the QB keep everything in front and in the middle.

 

 

 

 

[Food_Pyramid_Wrong]

My favorite part of that play was, after the catch, our 'star' MLB blowing a tackle attempt that almost allowed the score. Tremaine, stop trying to tackle people by their shoulders. Wrap your nine foot wingspan around waists and legs please.

[RoyBatty is alive]

4 hours ago, wjag said:

Technically the Bills have given up three for three.  Only two counted.

Ok i cant recall, what is the third besides Arazona and yesterday?

[wjag]

1 minute ago, RoyBatty is alive said:

Ok i cant recall, what is the third besides Arazona and yesterday?

 

The play before the catch.  Guyton pushed off and caught the ball.  Called in offensive PI.  But he did catch it.  So technically three, only two counted.