Week 5: Steelers at Bills 10/9 1pm

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

28 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

Yahoo fantasy is saying McKenzie likely out

[Big Turk]

3 minutes ago, dollars 2 donuts said:

 

We are absolutely a joke as a fandom if we can't rationally and reasonably believe that losing at least 2 guys every single game so far this season to man games lost, while simultaneously losing important players during the week's practice is not going to have an effect on the outcome of these games, even when we are playing poorer opponents.

 

It's ridiculous.  

 

Please know I am not on any of you guys, really, as I am just more and more upset with our present situation.  I believed this to be one of the great teams in Bills history, which means little if weekly and perpetually, less and less of this Bills team actually plays in these games.

 

 

 

Has it?  The game we were down 12 starters at one point we dominated against what might be the 3rd best team in the AFC on the road

[Bills2022]

5 minutes ago, dollars 2 donuts said:

 

We are absolutely a joke as a fandom if we can't rationally and reasonably believe that losing at least 2 guys every single game so far this season to man games lost, while simultaneously losing important players during the week's practice is not going to have an effect on the outcome of these games, even when we are playing poorer opponents.

 

It's ridiculous.  

 

Please know I am not on any of you guys, really, as I am just more and more upset with our present situation.  I believed this to be one of the great teams in Bills history, which means little if weekly and perpetually, less and less of this Bills team actually plays in these games.

 

 

 

Yes, because the teams we play are always 100% healthy.  Look at our games this year.  We dominated at some point in all of them. We dominated week 1 and 2. Won huge.  We dominated week 3.  We had 300 more yards than Miami.  We then dominated the Ravens for a half and won.  Obviously we are capable of playing great football with injuries.  Injuries are part of the NFL and our QB and top players are pretty healthy.  

 

 

 

[ndirish1978]

I look forward to when we can field a team without myriad injuries. If we can win this week we will be 2-1 having been bitten by the injury bug. PLEASE let us go into KC week injury free.

[Beck Water]

4 minutes ago, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

Yahoo fantasy is saying McKenzie likely out

 

What's their source of info?

What did they say about Bates last week?

[Low Positive]

1 minute ago, Beck Water said:

 

What's their source of info?

What did they say about Bates last week?

Bates would get no mention on a fantasy site.

[Scott7975]

42 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

I dunno about that, but what's pertinent I think, is that he was being worked-out just before the Ravens game by the Bills head trainer.  So if he was a game-time decision last week, seems like a good chance he'll be a "go" this week.

 

 

One more time.  OBJ tore his ACL mid-feb (Feb 13).  The usual timeline is surgery in 2 weeks, then 9 months rehab, then several weeks of practice to get in "game shape".  That puts him ready to practice at the end of Nov and ready for a game in mid-December.  The Bills need a roster to carry them through 8-9 games before then, plus they can only return 8 guys from IR.

 

 

We're not crying about OJ Howard per se, we're crying that Knox has been ruled out and the Bills TE will be Morris and Sweeney.

 

It will be fine.

8 minutes ago, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

Yahoo fantasy is saying McKenzie likely out

 

I doubt that.  If he is having a contact practice today then all he has left is to get examined and cleared by the team and an independant.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

This week we’ll get a James Cook run.

 

 

[stevewin]

1 hour ago, Mango said:

The amount of double teams Jerry Hughes receives in his career is impressive.

 

Can somebody smarter than me explain how Von isn’t the top of your third list? I read it as him having the highest win rate in the league. 

Touched on this after the referenced post - the first chart is win rate any/all rushes - the list after it excludes stunts/blitzes.   One logical conculsion is Von gets a lot of his wins when we are stunting/blitzing. 

 

As Stank pointed out  - these also come from two different places, so who knows how different their accuracy/criteria is - but if they are anything close that to me would be the takeaway

[MiltonWaddams]

1 hour ago, GETTOTHE50 said:

what happened with tremaine?

I read here that it was likely a "late on the pile" or a "tackle 5 yards passed the sticks" related injury. 

13 minutes ago, FrenchConnection said:

Bates would get no mention on a fantasy site.

That can't be right. I was just on my favorite fantasy site and the ladies there repeatedly talked about bates.

[Slippery Rubber Mats]

26 minutes ago, dollars 2 donuts said:

 

We are absolutely a joke as a fandom if we can't rationally and reasonably believe that losing at least 2 guys every single game so far this season to man games lost, while simultaneously losing important players during the week's practice is not going to have an effect on the outcome of these games, even when we are playing poorer opponents.

 

It's ridiculous.  

 

Please know I am not on any of you guys, really, as I am just more and more upset with our present situation.  I believed this to be one of the great teams in Bills history, which means little if weekly and perpetually, less and less of this Bills team actually plays in these games.

 

 

 

I agree, WHY AREN'T WE MORE UPSET OVER THESE THINGS WE CANT CHANGE

[Scott7975]

Best defensive lines

 

Rank 2 Buffalo Bills 3-1 · T-1st in AFC East

Pass rush score: 95

Run defense score: 73

OVERALL SCORE: 87

 

Buffalo's depth along the defensive front is a testament to the organization's roster construction and player development. For the second straight season, the Bills have at least eight defensive-front players logging between 20 and 60 percent of defensive snaps. This rotation helps keep their pass rushers' legs fresh, an approach which has unleashed veteran offseason addition Von Miller. The future Hall of Famer has generated 18 pressures this season (tied for second-most in the NFL), despite having just 78 pass rushes (tied for 94th).

 

Unencumbered by fatigue, Buffalo's pass rush has generated the third-highest pressure rate this season (33.1 percent). This is even more impressive when you consider that Sean McDermott and Leslie Frazier rarely send any extra bodies -- the Bills have blitzed on just 11 percent of dropbacks this season, the only defense with a blitz rate under 16 percent.

[CaliBills]

34 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

 

If he doesn't play this week, I would be surprised.  He looks to have a pep in his step.

 

Same could be said about Gabe Davis.  Even though he still has a slight favor to his ankle, he looks to be moving better in the practice videos.

[RiotAct]

40 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

Has it?  The game we were down 12 starters at one point we dominated against what might be the 3rd best team in the AFC on the road

are you referring to the Miami game?  If so, I’m wracking my brain trying to remember when we “dominated” that game

[Big Turk]

2 minutes ago, RiotAct said:

are you referring to the Miami game?  If so, I’m wracking my brain trying to remember when we “dominated” that game

 

Running 51 more plays and rolling up almost 300 more yards isn't domination?  The scoreboard is the scoreboard, but in terms of actual play, Miami was getting killed.

Edited October 7, 2022 by Big Turk

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

23 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

What's their source of info?

What did they say about Bates last week?

I tried to copy and paste but it wouldn’t work. They basically said it wasn't a good development that McKenzie was still in concussion protocol.

 

they said if McKenzie couldn't go, pick up shakir who should be the starter at slot

 

 

[Bob Chandler's Hands]

1 hour ago, LABILLBACKER said:

It feels like we haven't played KC in Buffalo for 100 years.  This scheduling nonsense better flip soon.

It's not really nonsense, there is a formula for it. No personal judgement involved. 

[LABILLBACKER]

7 minutes ago, Bob Chandler's Hands said:

It's not really nonsense, there is a formula for it. No personal judgement involved. 

So when does this "formula" say we get a regular season home game v KC?

[Low Positive]

Just now, LABILLBACKER said:

So when does this "formula" say we get a regular season home game v KC?

We had one in 2020. Remember, it was the second loss in a row after that COVID-delayed Titans game.

[Goin Breakdown]

2 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

So when does this "formula" say we get a regular season home game v KC?

Been thinking the same