hondo in seattle Posted January 12, 2022 Posted January 12, 2022 That's interesting - not something I would have predicted. Why? Quote
Starr Almighty Posted January 12, 2022 Posted January 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said: That's interesting - not something I would have predicted. Why? Because of the wind in Buffalo. It's the only explanation 🤷🏻♂️ 3 Quote
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted January 12, 2022 Posted January 12, 2022 1 minute ago, hondo in seattle said: That's interesting - not something I would have predicted. Why? Lamars and Mayfield’s and Sam Darnolds and Tuas of the world has been like Big Ben and Cam 1 Quote
MJS Posted January 12, 2022 Posted January 12, 2022 Resurgence of defenses, would be my guess. Teams are figuring out how to handle the elite passing offenses like the Chiefs, Bills, etc. Particularly early on in the year offenses were struggling to handle defensive adjustments. 1 Quote
Big Blitz Posted January 12, 2022 Author Posted January 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said: That's interesting - not something I would have predicted. Why? He tweets more data here that suggests teams aren't necessarily running more but having more success when they do. I'd argue there might be something to tackling a lot less in practices but that's just me. Quote
MJS Posted January 12, 2022 Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: Lamars and Mayfield’s and Sam Darnolds and Tuas of the world has been like Big Ben and Cam Every year has bad QBs. If anything, I think there are more good, young QBs in the league now than there has been in awhile. Edited January 12, 2022 by MJS Quote
BattlinBill Posted January 12, 2022 Posted January 12, 2022 The weather....somebody should make a thread about it😑 Quote
Zerovoltz Posted January 12, 2022 Posted January 12, 2022 I agree with the idea defenses have adjusted to the wide open passing games. Teams have invited the run by having light boxes, two high safties...and so offenses have adjusted because the D VS the pass has been more effective. I didn't get to watch a lot of Bills football this year, but it's been damn frustrating as a Chiefs fan, watching teams bottle up the big play and watch KC go on 17 play drives. KC's points per drive number is pretty much where it's been the last few years but they are getting fewer drives...and those drives have had to consume more plays. I think you'll see offenses adjust by introducing some elements of the power run game and you'll see teams begin to maye roster a fullback and use those guys as lead blockers again in situations that aren't goal line type plays. JMO. 2 Quote
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted January 12, 2022 Posted January 12, 2022 Ooh. Ooh. I just figured it out The Buffalo Bills Defense!!!!!!! Poyer, Hyde and White - Backfield at large Quote
Pokebball Posted January 12, 2022 Posted January 12, 2022 44 minutes ago, Big Blitz said: 100 out of 100 people would have missed that question Quote
Paup 1995MVP Posted January 12, 2022 Posted January 12, 2022 26 minutes ago, MJS said: Every year has bad QBs. If anything, I think there are more good, young QBs in the league now than there has been in awhile. The deep ball is becoming extinct in the NFL. The good young QB's you talk about are a bunch of dink and dunkers. Teams play their safeties deep to take away the bomb. I don't thing the Bills gave up one deep pass all season. The only long passes I can think of were the crosser to Pitts for Atlanta who took off past the secondary and had about 50 YAC. And the long screen by Antonio Gibson for the WFT against us way back in week 3 or 4. Noone gets deep on us. And unfortunately we don't get deep on other teams either. Teams just don't play w safety's up in the box much, or blitzing 6 or 7 guys ala the 1985 Bears much anymore leaving the secondary exposed. As a result its one short pass after another. Nice scrambles by QB's like Josh Allen have really replaced the deep bomb. Which is good for us. But not if you loved the deep ball. I remember Roger Carr flying down that dusty dirt field at the old Memorial Stadium in Baltimore catching many a deep pass from Bert Jones in the mid 70's as a kid. That was exciting football. Football is still exciting. Just not a lot of deep balls being completed in today's NFL. Quote
Big Turk Posted January 12, 2022 Posted January 12, 2022 1 hour ago, MJS said: Resurgence of defenses, would be my guess. Teams are figuring out how to handle the elite passing offenses like the Chiefs, Bills, etc. Particularly early on in the year offenses were struggling to handle defensive adjustments. Two high safety shells that force teams to throw underneath more often than they would like. Quote
Franco_92 Posted January 12, 2022 Posted January 12, 2022 I watched the steelers ravens week 18 game. I'm pretty sure that game alone accounts for the passes-short-of-sticks metric increase. 1 Quote
co_springs_billsfan Posted January 12, 2022 Posted January 12, 2022 I just confirmed that MJ10 just threw another 2 yard crossing route 1 Quote
NewEra Posted January 12, 2022 Posted January 12, 2022 2 hours ago, MJS said: Resurgence of defenses, would be my guess. Teams are figuring out how to handle the elite passing offenses like the Chiefs, Bills, etc. Particularly early on in the year offenses were struggling to handle defensive adjustments. Yet there are literally zero (what I would call) elite defenses in the league and all the rules are favoring the offense. Strange Quote
TBBills Posted January 12, 2022 Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) How many more bad weather games were in the NFL this year compared to others? TBH just seems like a fluke thing, by next year it will be all time highs. Edited January 12, 2022 by TBBills Quote
GunnerBill Posted January 12, 2022 Posted January 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, NewEra said: Yet there are literally zero (what I would call) elite defenses in the league and all the rules are favoring the offense. Strange I agree. But defenses have figured out you have to keep the game in front of you and I agree that you are seeing fewer completed deep balls as a result. 1 Quote
Alphadawg7 Posted January 12, 2022 Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Big Blitz said: IMO, its the impact the obscene amount of penalties had on the NFL this season. The officiating this year might be the worst I have seen in any sport. From terrible PI calls giving teams big chunks of yards that dont count as offensive stats, or phantom holding calls erasing plays and stuff like that. I have no proof this is the reason, but it sure feels like it played a part. Because if you look at the rushing stats, there were not many 1000 yard rushers despite the extra game, and almost all of them barely went over 1000 yards. So offense was down overall while defense was nothing special either. It would be one thing if there were a slew of punishing defenses, but there weren't. Just a few good ones, and the rest were either decent all the way down to bad. PS: One other possible impact could be the rise of how many QB's use their legs to some degree. Feels like this is the most we have ever had where QB's can pick some yards up with their legs. So could also be a factor why the passing yards dip a little bit too. Edited January 12, 2022 by Alphadawg7 2 Quote
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