ganesh Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 4 hours ago, BuffaloBillies said: I think he has baby hands. Not trying to be funny. His drops in slo mo always looks like 4 little fingers mashed into each other. I said the same thing last year. He needs to spread his hands and fingers apart more and let the ball go in, then clutch. Surprised it hasn't been fixed, seems like a routine adjustment. The TD he dropped today was simply lack of focus. He took his eyes off the ball before folding it into his chest. You can't afford such silly loss of focus
machine gun kelly Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 Virg, thanks as always. I can never comment on all of you’re points, as too many, but just two. First, I’ve been noticing for weeks how clean Allen’s pocket by outstanding line play, but then Allen is great with his escapability, but unlike years past doesn’t take off too many times. On a lighter note, I honestly believe Allen should start intentionally throwing it poorly to Knox (but don’t tell him). He’ll be an automatic. It sounds silly, but when the ball is thrown poorly, he can’t have his mind start racing about what to do next and just catches it. Virg., lastly it was actually anti-climatic, and great. It was great to go into this game knowing we already had the division locked up, and McD still played the starters until the 4th quarter. Looking forward to next Monday Virg. 1 1
wjag Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) Two plays in this game, conducted in the Bills end of the field perfectly bookended the night. The first came when ST threw a left handed pass from Johnson to Neal on a punt formation where both gunners were left unblocked. A play formation NE used against Buffalo last year to block a punt for a tide-turning TD. The second was a deep pass to Davis when leading 31-9. A play reminiscent of the douchebaggery of Brady to Moss under the bright lights of SNF. A completion there would have been so epic. The message clearly sent there was the Bills were not done with the ass whooping. In two perfect weeks, first by the Dolphins eliminating the Patriots from the playoffs and followed up by the Bills finally beating down the Patriots in Primetime ensuring their first losing record in 21st century the peasants of the division rose up to dethrone the AFCEast kings. And yes the J*E*T*S are going to get their pound of flesh too this week completing a three straight game sweep of the Patriots. The reign of terror is now officially over and all the NFL is happy. !!!! so it is written, so it be done !!!! Edited December 30, 2020 by wjag 3 1
TroutDog Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 Wonderful write up. All I would add is that Edmunds did not have a very good game. Glad he got this stinker out of the way now and I trust, as he watches the film, that he will make adjustments to get those errors corrected. 2
BobbyC81 Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 7 hours ago, Augie said: Great write up, as always. I’d add more, but I’m tired. On #8 Special Teams I keep hearing that called a fake punt. I think of it as good coaching and awareness. Was it just last year or the year before we failed to recognize they had us outmatched and couldn’t block every guy going for the punter? A big factor in losing a game. Just like Josh, our coaching is growing as we watch. If they had covered the gunner, I bet we punt. They bit us on the arse once, and we learned from it. It wasn’t a bold decision as much as it was awareness, and that is tremendously encouraging! Winning the coaching battle feels AWESOME! It was appropriate that Jaquan Johnson threw that pass. He’s like the QB of the punt team. Later in the game, the gunners were out wide and he noticed the Pats had nobody back so they were going for the block and he moved them back in.
The Poojer Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) Virgil, i hope you understand how much I, and seemingly several others appreciate the work you and Shaw do each week. Not to take ANYTHING against other posters re-capping. Rockpile Report and A Few Thoughts(which you seemlessly picked up from Bill). But you two have done an outstanding job and I for one REALLY appreciate it Edited December 30, 2020 by The Poojer 2 1 4
BearNorth Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 Thanks Virg, spot on. Original Bills fan dating to 1960, and enjoy your analysis and the weekly haiku. 1
BillsFan130 Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 To your last point on the class MCD had. I percent agree. At the end of the game I wonder if BB noticed it as well? Usually he barely shakes the coaches hands and storms off. But it seemed like he was showing MCD a lot of respect. Whether that was because he respect what he’s done with the bills, or cause MCD showed that class. Either way, was cool to see.
CSBill Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) Spot on about the Special Teams. In all the deserved hoop-la about the Offense, and growing confidence in the improved play of the Defense, the great season the Special Teams has put up almost goes unnoticed. But they have been, "special"! And to think, a few months ago there were plenty of TBD threads calling for a new punter and kicker. Ah, patience is such a great virtue, it usually pays off. The one thing I kind of would like to see is a last second 50+ field goal to win the game--do that against the Fish just for fun and I would say this is a top asset of this Bills team. Edited December 30, 2020 by CSBill
Al Czervik Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 Thanks Virgil great summary! I'm very much enjoying watching this season unfold...still a bit tentative and its hard to believe sometimes, but I'm enjoying this ride
Stank_Nasty Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 Good stuff. Regarding point #2. I hated it when people said Allen needed to stop rolling out and tossing back into the field. Over his first 2 years I can remember plenty of plays where we got huge conversions and gains from that ability. You are right. He’s now about perfected it. Making him roll to his left is a defenses only real hope for a pressure to rattle him. Even that’s not certain anymore. And I don’t even think Allen rolling to his right should be considered a “pressure” anymore. If he starts rolling that way opposing fans may as well kiss that play goodbye. He’s gonna drive a stake through you when he rolls that way. and then onto point #8. I read a really cool write up on “The Athletic” about how Beane went to Farwell going into last offseason and told him to make a wish list. Top 2 guys on the list were Matakavich and Taiwan Jones. Beane went and got both and now here we are with a punter that is 5th in net average and a kickoff coverage unit that’s making stops inside the 20 look routine. Pretty cool. 2
Big Turk Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) The only concerning thing was why was Beasley still out there in the middle of the 4th quarter...now he is in danger of potentially missing the WC game for nothing. It will be nice to have Brown back tho against Miami. With this team it is actually funny because even when they get TDs called back I rarely get upset because I just figure they will score again. When it's 1st and 20 after a hold, I just assume they will pick up the first down. The mindshift this team has created in me has been kinda crazy. It was the same type of mindshift the Sabres team out of the lockout created...its like OK...they are playing pretty good but how long will it last? Then it's like...wow these guys are actually really good...and then it became Holy *****!! These guys are good enough to win the SB! Defense has now silently crept up to 10th in the NFL from being in the mid 20s at one point...teams no longer are able to creep back into games after we take big leads...they are putting it all together at the right time. Edited December 30, 2020 by Big Turk
fergie's ire Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 On #2, think that what you see is that on the first play Diggs WAS wide open so Josh knows that this is a situation where he can throw with bad footwork. He has room for error. The second was different. The reason it is hard for a quarterback to throw when running to the left is because the throwing arm is downfield. It's hard to get in proper position. On this throw, Josh pivots in one smooth motion...as you mentioned, he barely stops...but he puts himself in perfect throwing position. It was really a thing of footwork beauty.
BearNorth Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, fergie's ire said: On #2, think that what you see is that on the first play Diggs WAS wide open so Josh knows that this is a situation where he can throw with bad footwork. He has room for error. The second was different. The reason it is hard for a quarterback to throw when running to the left is because the throwing arm is downfield. It's hard to get in proper position. On this throw, Josh pivots in one smooth motion...as you mentioned, he barely stops...but he puts himself in perfect throwing position. It was really a thing of footwork beauty. Say what you want, Josh has arguably the best arm talent the league has ever seen. In year 3, his mechanics might still not be perfect, but some of these throws, no one, including Mahomes can make. Edited December 30, 2020 by BearNorth 1
flmike Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 That was an enjoyable game. Gonna savor it because as long at BB is in Foxboro, that team will be a thorn in our side. Next year will be tougher, no doubt. I bet he makes a play to get Jimmy G back.
fasteddie Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 36 minutes ago, Big Turk said: The only concerning thing was why was Beasley still out there in the middle of the 4th quarter...now he is in danger of potentially missing the WC game for nothing. It will be nice to have Brown back tho against Miami. With this team it is actually funny because even when they get TDs called back I rarely get upset because I just figure they will score again. When it's 1st and 20 after a hold, I just assume they will pick up the first down. The mindshift this team has created in me has been kinda crazy. It was the same type of mindshift the Sabres team out of the lockout created...its like OK...they are playing pretty good but how long will it last? Then it's like...wow these guys are actually really good...and then it became Holy *****!! These guys are good enough to win the SB! Defense has now silently crept up to 10th in the NFL from being in the mid 20s at one point...teams no longer are able to creep back into games after we take big leads...they are putting it all together at the right time. I believe that they were trying to get Beasley his first 1000 yd receptions in one season. Unfortunately, their largess may cost them in the long run. One could only hope that he heals quickly after this weeks "bye".
MarlinTheMagician Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 One I would add a shout-out for who is rarely mentioned: Ed Oliver. I think our first round pick is rounding in to form. He was consistently disruptive. Eppenesa too - I thought he killed Stidham. Kid is going to provide pass rush.
bmur66 Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 Good write up. You know how a lion sinks it’s teeth into its preys neck. The prey squirms and wiggles but essentially it’s all over. That’s is how the Bills have been winning.
chris heff Posted December 30, 2020 Posted December 30, 2020 Great write up, thanks. I know it would have been classless, but I wish they’d hung 50+ on them. Just this one time, no need to do it again, but just once would have been nice. Who called the fake punt? When they see Patriots in that formation did the call come from sideline? Or is that call made on the field?
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