The blueprint is in, Buffalo has been figured out

[stinky finger]

38 minutes ago, newcam2012 said:

"Shake it off?" Is it that easy to fix? 

 
I can’t answer that. We’re just in a funk. It’s why teams don’t go undefeated. 
 

On the defensive side, I think Frazier has been stubborn and not willing to adjust to the opposition running at will. 
 

On offense. JA has been lackluster and Davis’ lack of production and inconsistency has been troubling.,

 

OBJ would be a shot in the arm. 
 

No matter what, if JA doesn’t excel, we’re toast. 

[BullBuchanan]

2 hours ago, Amaru523 said:

That strategy works very well when almost half of our starters on D are out, but what happens when we're healthy?

What year will that be? This season our best case is that we'll have at least one 6th round pick as our starting Safety - maybe 2. Every team has injuries - they aren't  a valid excuse. We had a healthy D line - the most expensive int he NFL and a supposedly top MLB. That's more than most teams have.

[Billz4ever]

2 hours ago, DallasBillsFan1 said:

It's the old Bill Parcells / Giants approach used to beat Buffalo in the Superbowl:  ball control and time of possesion.  Run the ball often and effectively thereby keeping the ball out of Josh's hands.  That and putting A LOT of pressure on JA17.  You saw Green Bay do it last week and now the Jets ... only Wilson had more production than A Rogers.  You also saw that the Buffalo offense was not on the field for long periods of time last week and this week.  

Granted, Bills had an off day, but that makes two weeks in a row.  Josh has regressed since the bye.  Tough to watch that pile of dooty today ... all three phases were sub par.

If your Defensive Coordinator is going to keep you in Nickel all the time, I'm going to try and run on you too.  They've gotten away with running Nickel because they're been playing with a lead and many of our opponents have abandoned the run.  

[Big Turk]

There are plenty of easy plays to be made, Allen has reverted to not being patient again.

 

It's like he just can't help himself...he knows what he should be doing...clearly, as the Rams and Titans games showed, but he wants to make a big play so badly he bypasses them for the deeper more risky option.

Edited November 7, 2022 by Big Turk

[Success]

Oh, for the sake of pete.

 

We're beating a better MN team by 3 scores next week.

 

Nothing against the Jets, who I think are solid. But it was just a game.  They won't beat us in Buffalo.  They had the better gameplan today.

 

[MAJBobby]

1 hour ago, Gene1973 said:

I'm not on any bandwagon. Bills could be looking up at Miami in the middle of the season like they were to the Pats last season. And that scenario really sucks.

Except they are not. See Mia is looking up to the Bills. You “fans” pearl clutching about hypotheticals is funny. 
 

I will worry about the Bills looking up at anyone ONCE anyone passes them in the standings. 
 

ooo and it is the middle of the season. 

Edited November 7, 2022 by MAJBobby

[Success]

I mean, I guess - if the blueprint requires 2 extremely uncharacteristic INT's.

 

[BobbyC81]

4 hours ago, nato7412 said:

A way we have been figured out is that teams are doubling Stefon diggs and putting they’re cb1 on gabe. Gabe hasn’t done well and McKenzie hasn’t preformed consistently enough.

Yep.  I expected Davis to build on his playoff success but he hasn’t.  Some of us wanted Beasley gone for non-football reasons but he’d sure help now.

 

I’ve also been against the idea of OBJ but with the trade deadline passed, he’s about the only option remaining that would help.  We’ll see if Hines can start helping next week.

[nedboy7]

2 hours ago, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

So here is the blueprint.

 

Run the ball down the Bills throat. Challenge their man hood and the Bills won't be able to do anything about it. Control the clock and chew up lots of time. Limit number of Bills possessions. 

 

On defense put your number 1 cornerback on Davis to shut him down.

 

For Diggs, bracket him with a safety and cornerback and roll the coverage to Diggs taking him away.

 

Then force the Bills to beat you with their slot receivers which won't work.

 

Then rush 4 against Allen forcing him to throw short (which he wont).

 

Allen will try to push the ball deep which will lead to incompletions.

 

With no real running game Allen will run the ball himself leading to hard hits. Dorsey will run motor over and over again for little gain.

 

Then wait for Allen to make a mistake throwing it deep.

 

I think that covers it

 

 

 

Challenge their manhood and they wont do anything?  WTF. 

[BananaB]

3 hours ago, Big Turk said:

There are plenty of easy plays to be made, Allen has reverted to not being patient again.

 

It's like he just can't help himself...he knows what he should be doing...clearly, as the Rams and Titans games showed, but he wants to make a big play so badly he bypasses them for the deeper more risky option.

Or it’s because no one else besides Diggs is making plays and he knows that ain’t enough and forcing *****. He’s been checking down to our RBs more then he ever has. Third down comes you know he’s looking beyond the chains.  We need more guys making plays, that’s what this comes down to. 

[Big Turk]

6 minutes ago, BananaB said:

Or it’s because no one else besides Diggs is making plays and he knows that ain’t enough and forcing *****. He’s been checking down to our RBs more then he ever has. Third down comes you know he’s looking beyond the chains.  We need more guys making plays, that’s what this comes down to. 

 

There are guys open. The personnel just didn't start sucking

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

6 hours ago, Bangarang said:

This “blueprint” isn’t exclusive to beating us. 

It always makes me laugh lol this isn’t far from saying ‘the blueprint to beating the bills is to score more points’

 

injuries cost us on defense today…can’t afford to lose milano.  We literally couldn’t leave the nickel today because who is the extra linebacker?  
 

still no excuse as the offense was bad news…Davis has to start making some plays teams are leaving him in single coverage and he just isn’t making plays 

Edited November 7, 2022 by Generic_Bills_Fan

[ExiledInIllinois]

6 hours ago, Roundybout said:

Yep, end the season, fire McDermott, Beane, etc. Trade Josh for a bag of footballs. Sell the franchise to Billings, Montana. It's all over!!!!

Does this mean we don't get the new stadium?

[somnus00]

6 hours ago, SCBills said:

I don’t know.  You tell me.  Can we get healthy?

 

Issues on this team right now go far beyond injuries. 
 

Allen-Dorsey-WR2 is a massive issue right now and they are all intertwined.

 

Run Defense has been a mid-season problem for years under McD.  Good news is he usually figures it out.   Bad news, mid-season lulls are why we havent yet escape postseason games at Arrowhead. 

I don't understand why it's so controversial to critique the team. Yes, the Bills are a really good team. They're still atop the standings.  But there are serious issues that need correcting. And they've been present for several weeks now.

 

It's possible to point out flaws without being a sky-is-falling type of fan. Our skill positions on offense are missing apart from Allen and Diggs. Is that lack of skill? Dorsey failing?Josh forcing it to Diggs? I fit one was expecting a lap from Knox this season. Especially after that big contract.

 

And don't get me started on the abysmal turnover rate...

[WyoAZBillfan]

Overreaction Sunday? Can’t we wait until Monday? Some of the worst takes the last two weeks, especially for a team with two losses. 

[BananaB]

8 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

There are guys open. The personnel just didn't start sucking

If Allen’s checking down more then usual I’m guessing they ain’t as open as you believe. On top of that Gabes catching under 50% of the balls thrown to him.  McKenzie is not filling Beasleys roll very well either, that’s why he’s not getting the targets. 
It’s the first year the two of them are starters and both are struggling. It’s been overlooked because we were winning.  

[SinceThe70s]

4 hours ago, Gene1973 said:

It seems injury is the only thing that can slow Tua down. He is injury prone, so guess we'll see...

 

Tua would be awesome if not for injury in this thread. You brought up Mahomes in a comment comparing Josh Allen to Tua, Zach Wilson and Mac Jones in another.  I don't think you're a Bills fan. Whether you are or not, have a nice day!

[newcam2012]

4 hours ago, MAJBobby said:

And hasn’t won *****. Tell me when he comes up big in a game where playoffs on the line or can actually play 17 games. 
 

you can jump on over their bandwagon still pretty empty. 

I'm not jumping in the bandwagon. However, you have to give the guy his dues. He is playing lights out. 

[TheWeatherMan]

7 hours ago, MAJBobby said:

And all that and STILL

 

6-2

 

tops in the AFCE

Tops in the AFC. 

0-2 in the division with 4 remaining.  Not a good look.  

[newcam2012]

34 minutes ago, WyoAZBillfan said:

Overreaction Sunday? Can’t we wait until Monday? Some of the worst takes the last two weeks, especially for a team with two losses. 

Let me ask you this. Are you concerned at all about the way the Bills are playing?

 

Comments on the Bills run D? 

 

Comments on the Bills Oline? 

 

Bills run game?

 

Allen's play and turnovers?

 

Lack of others on offense besides Diggs?

 

Coaching game plan and game time adjustments?

 

Bills 0-2 in the division? 

 

Bills injury concerns?

 

Let's hear your opinion instead of a generalized bashing of people overreacting. 

42 minutes ago, somnus00 said:

I don't understand why it's so controversial to critique the team. Yes, the Bills are a really good team. They're still atop the standings.  But there are serious issues that need correcting. And they've been present for several weeks now.

 

It's possible to point out flaws without being a sky-is-falling type of fan. Our skill positions on offense are missing apart from Allen and Diggs. Is that lack of skill? Dorsey failing?Josh forcing it to Diggs? I fit one was expecting a lap from Knox this season. Especially after that big contract.

 

And don't get me started on the abysmal turnover rate...

For the most part it's not ok to critique the team. It's seen as a big turn off and you will be up against great resistance. Negative critiques will vastly be responded with negative sentiments here. It's the way it goes here. Trust me I know from experience.