Week 11 Colts Week

[Royale with Cheese]

27 minutes ago, Greg S said:

Per the Uniform Gridiron Database page the Colts posted all white jersey's at Buffalo. Hoping the Bills go blue over white instead of the all blues or all reds.

 

I think the blue over blue with solid white socks like the Dallas Thanksgiving game would look good.  Gut is telling me reds though.

[Greg S]

2 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

 

I think the blue over blue with solid white socks like the Dallas Thanksgiving game would look good.  Gut is telling me reds though.

 

I could see that. It would be a repeat of the snow game. 

[Royale with Cheese]

1 minute ago, Greg S said:

 

I could see that. It would be a repeat of the snow game. 

 

I didn't even think about that.  Yeah, it's reds this week.

[Stank_Nasty]

3 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

Ask him about Star.  He went after me all offseason because I said Star would make a difference.

 

He even sent me a GIF of a starship in space exploding saying “all aboard!”.

 

He also said that 300+ professional football players can’t do much cardio, don’t workout much in the offseason and must have a sedentary lifestyle to remain big.  He literally said that and then kept arguing it.

You guys obviously dont get it.... the dude is smarter than you and basically everyone else around here. DEAL WITH IT. 

Edited November 17, 2021 by Stank_Nasty

[Royale with Cheese]

6 minutes ago, Stank_Nasty said:

You guys obviously dont get it.... the dude is smarter than you and basically everyone else around here. DEAL WITH IT. 

 

I'll just concede.

 

[stevewin]

16 hours ago, Sugar High JA17 said:

Most far-out dream last night, guys. My bed turned into a eagle, and i was getting tubed, and i was like “whoa"!

Then i see some numbers, 30-24 Bills win on Sunday fellas. time to mellow out

Sounds like maybe too much sugar before going to bed 😛 

[goober]

6 minutes ago, stevewin said:

Sounds like maybe too much sugar before going to bed 😛 

I think we should be honored that Spicoli joined TBD

[Hapless Bills Fan]

4 hours ago, thenorthremembers said:

So this is the Colts week thread?

 

Trying to be.....

https://www.buffalobills.com/news/top-7-storylines-to-follow-for-bills-vs-colts-week-11

 

1) Offense and Defense going into Playoff Game vs Today:

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Going into that game the Bills offense averaged 31.3 points per game (2nd in the NFL) and the Colts averaged 28.2 points per game (9th in the NFL). On defense, Buffalo allowed an average of 23.4 points per game (16th) and Indianapolis allowed an average of 22.6 points per game (tied for 10th).
 

The only category that's changed a lot from last year is the Bills scoring defense. On offense, the Bills are currently averaging 31.1 points per game (2nd) and the Colts are averaging 26.8 points per game (8th). On defense, Buffalo is allowing an average of 15 points per game (1st) and Indianapolis is allowing an average of 23 points per game (13th).

 

2) Reich love from McDermott:

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"What happened in last year's game will have no effect on this year's game," McDermott said. "Last year's team was last year's team and this year's team is this year's team. And they're a good football team, well coached by a guy that a lot of Bills fans respect and adore for what he did here in his time in Buffalo. Frank's (Reich) a class act in everything he does and I know he'll have his team prepared."

 

3) New Week, New Plan from Daboll:

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Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll explained it's not as easy as just carrying successful things from one week over to the next week. Each week they face a different team, which means they'll have to create a different plan for how that defense will try to stop the Bills.

What matters is their consistency in how they prepare and execute that plan every week.

 

"Ultimately it comes down to executing whatever you've planned for that particular week," Daboll said. "And that's really what we try to focus on each week. You can't get too far ahead of yourself. You can't get too down if things aren't perfect. I think that's what we try to do in terms of the leadership group is to stay consistent, stay authentic, communicate well. And then, each week you kind of start building back up."

 

I just hope that either McDermott's words about needing teams to respect our run threat have sunk in, or that McDermott is exercising oversight over Daboll.  I loves me some Dabs, but at times I think he takes his "game plan for each opponent" too far instead of working from fundamentals.  It's like instead of "we need to run, or their defense will be able to do Bad Things, so let's figure out how we can make it work" he's "oh, we can't run out of (1,1) between the tackles on them, so we'll abandon the run and just pass 60 times"

 

4) Frazier sounds worried

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The last time the Bills faced a big threat in the run game they allowed 143 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns to Derrick Henry. But overall, Buffalo has been successful at stopping the run by only allowing an average of 83.9 rushing yards per game (3rd).

Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier knows they can't solely focus on stopping the run because the Colts have weapons in the passing game as well.

"When you're playing one of the top-ranked teams in the league as far as explosive plays, both in the passing game as well as in the run game, it creates a dilemma to a degree as you're trying to figure out how to deal with an excellent running back who is having a terrific season, but yet they've got a couple receivers that can make plays down the field," Frazier explained. "It's a challenge. We'll have to work real hard as a staff to come up with a plan to slow this offense down and hopefully minimize the number of explosives that they get."

 

Any game where the Bills go into the game with their coaches talking like that, I kind of worry.  Because fundamentally it's a "man whupping man" game, and if the plan is to "slow this offense down" and "minimize the explosives", it doesn't sound like the coaches are in the "man whupping man" mindset.

 

5) Colts are hot, and Reich is riding the "why not us?" underdog mindset

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The Colts started the season 1-4 and since then have won the last four of five games.

It's all about getting hot at the perfect time, right? Could the Colts be doing just that?

They're certainly heating up right now and have seven games left in the regular season with a Week 14 bye. After their win against the Jaguars, head coach Frank Reich made a case for his team and the run they can make in the AFC.

"There's a lot of good teams in the AFC but no one's just taken over, so why can't it be us? Why can't the Indianapolis Colts take over right now? That's our mindset," Reich said. "Why can't we take over? So, if we're going to do it, we got to prove it this weekend in Buffalo against a very good football team."

 

 

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[x-BillzeBubba]

Good news for canadian fans...they're about to drop the PCR test requirement for the return from any trip to the US under 72 hrs...so Bills games are a go

Edited November 17, 2021 by x-BillzeBubba

[Greg S]

Blue over white vs the Colts.

 

 

[BillsFan619]

2 minutes ago, Greg S said:

Blue over white vs the Colts.

 

 

YES! My favorite current uniform color scheme. I wish they wore them more.

[BillsfaninSB]

3 minutes ago, Greg S said:

Blue over white vs the Colts.

 

 

Yes!  Going to the game.   Glad it is their best look. 

[Hapless Bills Fan]

31 minutes ago, stevewin said:

Sounds like maybe too much sugar before going to bed 😛 

 

When a guy has an avatar featuring "420" and a leaf, I think it's more likely what he ingested before he consumed the sugar.

[YoloinOhio]

 

 

[stevewin]

Just realized the in- season Hard Knocks with the Colts premieres tonight.  Means a future episode should include Bills game

[YoloinOhio]

 

 

 

[Mark Vader]

1 hour ago, Royale with Cheese said:

 

I think the blue over blue with solid white socks like the Dallas Thanksgiving game would look good.  Gut is telling me reds though.

I think that we will see the red & red combo on Monday night Vs. the Patriots*.

[Hapless Bills Fan]

30 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

 

 

Just a note that people on the Twitters are trying to conclude from this that Star was unvaccinated because "only the unvaccinated test on game days", but that isn't correct.

 

Any player (vaccinated or not) who is identified as a close contact of someone who tests positive (need not be a player) will test immediately

Any player (vaccinated or not) who reports a symptom that might be Covid - and at this point, that's a very long list - will test immediately

 

So, for example, Star might be told that one of his kids just tested positive -> test immediately

Star might wake up with a sniffle and a sore throat -> test immediately

 

If he tests positive and has symptoms, he can not return until he is symptom free and tests negative 2x 24 hrs apart, even if he is vaccinated.

 

Or, he might be unvaccinated and be held out the minimum 10 days. 

 

We just don't know at this point.

 

13 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

 

 

 

I really hate it when the Bills coaches on Mon and Weds are talking about what a big challenge they have and how they need to come up with a plan to limit and slow the opponent down.

 

I hate it because when the Bills coaches talk like that, we seem to wind up with a "play scared" defensive plan like we had against the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game or against the Titans.

[FLFan]

14 minutes ago, Mark Vader said:

I think that we will see the red & red combo on Monday night Vs. the Patriots*.

I certainly hope not.

[Greg S]

3 minutes ago, FLFan said:

I certainly hope not.

 

You won't go to the uniform reveal thread. Click on the uniform gridiron database link and scroll ahead to week 13. Bills rocking the all white throwbacks vs the Pats on MNF.