Colts Running Game could limit Bills offense

[T master]

It was the perfect plan to keep the then high scoring Bills offense off the field and Frank saw it first hand so if any one could take something from that game Frank would be the one .

 

If there is 1 team or game that scares me more than most others it is this game this week talk about what could be a trap game this is the one and until the fat lady is singing Saturday afternoon only then will i be a happy camper .

 

That said just like he Bills of the 90's this team has every thing it needs to go all the way and i think they will but that still doesn't help me from being a bit apprehensive about this game especially with Beaz & Diggs being nicked up but the Bills will over come GO BILLS !! 

[Hapless Bills Fan]

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[ProcessTruster]

2 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

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Got it.  Thanks.  But in fairness, for the over 50 crowd, with that name, those two words,  the post wasn't even required.  The smart, older Bills fan knew exactly what I was about to write before I even wrote it.  It was a literary device.  But I get it, most who read this board don't really have the historical context , or care for that matter.  Go Bills. 

[Hapless Bills Fan]

7 minutes ago, ProcessTruster said:

Got it.  Thanks.  But in fairness, for the over 50 crowd, with that name, those two words,  the post wasn't even required.  The smart, older Bills fan knew exactly what I was about to write before I even wrote it.  It was a literary device.  But I get it, most who read this board don't really have the historical context , or care for that matter.  Go Bills. 

 

The title is still unchanged. 

 

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[Pine Barrens Mafia]

1 hour ago, ProcessTruster said:

which is looking like an actual possibility?  

 

Based on what, exactly?

 

They've both practiced this week.

 

[Captain Caveman]

I think the Colts will absolutely try to control time of possession, as they should. We may only get 8 or 9 possessions, we'll need to make sure we score on 5 or 6 at least, and get TDs.  

 

The key to beating this gameplan is:

 

Stopping the Colts on D - don't let them go on long drives (especially multiple in a row)

Score TDs on offense

Offensive gameplan should work in some longer drives to keep our D fresh

[Amaru523]

1 hour ago, ProcessTruster said:

How does your last paragraph point change if both Diggs and Beasley are out, which is looking like an actual possibility?  

 

I'm pretty confident Beasley will play, I'm certain Diggs will.

[Hapless Bills Fan]

2 minutes ago, Captain Caveman said:

I think the Colts will absolutely try to control time of possession, as they should. We may only get 8 or 9 possessions, we'll need to make sure we score on 5 or 6 at least, and get TDs.  

 

The key to beating this gameplan is:

 

Stopping the Colts on D - don't let them go on long drives (especially multiple in a row)

Score TDs on offense

Offensive gameplan should work in some longer drives to keep our D fresh

 

I watched Frank Reich's press conference on Youtube.  He identified the Keys to the Game as Turnovers, and Red Zone Play.

 

If they're crucial to him, they're crucial to us.

[Captain Caveman]

2 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

I watched Frank Reich's press conference on Youtube.  He identified the Keys to the Game as Turnovers, and Red Zone Play.

 

If they're crucial to him, they're crucial to us.

Yeah, good point - turnovers and red zone play were also crucial to that Super Bowl.  Winning those phases of the game will certainly help.

[Plano]

1 hour ago, ProcessTruster said:

How does your last paragraph point change if both Diggs and Beasley are out, which is looking like an actual possibility?  

delete your account, they're not going to be out.

 

I'll bet any amount of money you like. 

[ProcessTruster]

20 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

The title is still unchanged. 

 

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done.  

 

 

[CaptnCoke11]

Make Rivers throw it down filed to beat you.  I think it’s pretty obvious.  Crowd the line of scrimmage and the intermediate areas.  Similar to how we played Pittsburgh.  Everyone knows Colts will run the ball and dump off to their backs and tight ends.  

[YoloinOhio]

The colts have not run well against a decent defense. The closest was GB, taylor had 90 yards. 
 

watch for a fumble from him. He fumbled a lot on college. 

Edited January 8, 2021 by YoloinOhio

[Don Otreply]

Not if we execute on offense...  then it will be their bane...

 

Go Bills!!!

[ProcessAccepted]

3 hours ago, ProcessTruster said:

-- a limited QB (just as the Giants did with Hostetler) 

 

Two things

 

1. Rivers can't run around like Hostetler could. Rivers makes Bledsoe look mobile.

2. I'm tired of people talking history with regards to this team. It's been 25 years since etc... What happened before these guys got here has nothing to do with them. Anything that went on before McD got here is irrelevant.

 

If they run on us it won't be Rivers doing it.

[RyanC883]

3 hours ago, Doc said:

The Bills have the blueprint of the Steelers and Jags to shutdown the Colts' offense.

 

 

Probably because they were all still hungover...

 

that still angers me.  you get paid to play the game, and these morons went out and partied.  Where was Levy?  For how great the 90's Bills were, they were largely incredibly undisciplined.  This team isn't.  And I think this current team is better than the 90's teams.  

48 minutes ago, CaptnCoke11 said:

Make Rivers throw it down filed to beat you.  I think it’s pretty obvious.  Crowd the line of scrimmage and the intermediate areas.  Similar to how we played Pittsburgh.  Everyone knows Colts will run the ball and dump off to their backs and tight ends.  

 

This.  While it does concern me, it only becomes an issue if we start missing tackles and playing undisciplined.  We haven't seen that for a while now.  We have some good tacklers in the LB (milano) and secondary (poyer).  They won't be able to use their WRs against us.  White will shut down Hilton, and they don't have anyone else.  

[dlonce]

3 hours ago, RobbRiddick said:

I wouldn't be surprised if they pass more in the first half because they know Buffalo will be playing the run and use the short passing game to score, try and build a lead and then run it in the second half.

 

 

I said the same thing in another thread. 

[GunnerBill]

The rules make that much harder to execute now. The Giants DBs would be penalised on pretty much every single passing play of that Superbowl by modern NFL officiating.

[gordong]

THEY COULD HAVE BLOWN OUT the 1-15 JAGS last week..... but didn't.   

Edited January 8, 2021 by gordong

[YoloinOhio]

3 hours ago, RobbRiddick said:

I wouldn't be surprised if they pass more in the first half because they know Buffalo will be playing the run and use the short passing game to score, try and build a lead and then run it in the second half.

 

 

I don’t think the Bills will necessarily put their focus on just stopping the run though in the 1st half. The colts don’t have some monster run game that can’t be stopped. They have not run that well against good defenses.  I would picture a defensive game plan similar to the raiders game. They did focus on jacobs but it wasn’t as if the raiders had free reign throwing the ball.