If Hyde and Poyer Are Healthy, We're Undefeated

[Airseven]

Injuries are apart of the NFL. Developing quality depth is apart of the NFL. Most seasons are a matter of attrition despite the Bills being very lucky with health in recent seasons. Speculating about injury hypotheticals is pointless and mindless.

[gobills404]

And yet in all 3 losses, the defense did enough to put the Bills in position to win the game

Edited November 14, 2022 by gobills404

[Einstein]

14 minutes ago, Bangarang said:

Hyde and Poyer were not All-Pros before coming here. Thats gotta mean something for the coaching staff right? 

 

I think that’s fair.

[Gugny]

Would Hyde and Poyer somehow have a way to prevent our QB throwing mind-blowingly stupid and avoidable interceptions?

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

Pretty smart hanging the hopes of your defense on a couple of old guys.

 

Just now, Gugny said:

Would Hyde and Poyer somehow have a way to prevent our QB throwing mind-blowingly stupid and avoidable interceptions?

Or would they have stopped calling the run despite its early success?

 

8 minutes ago, gobills404 said:

And yet in all 3 losses, the defense did enough to put the Bills in position to win the game

The defense was to blame for losing the Jets game. They got absolutely slapped in the mouth and had no answers on that gw drive

 

[Gugny]

Just now, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

Pretty smart hanging the hopes of your defense on a couple of old guys.

 

Or would they have stopped calling the run despite its early success?

 

 

Poyer and Hyde would have chosen to put 3 points on the board to go up by two touchdowns instead of idiotically going for it.

 

 

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

2 minutes ago, Gugny said:

 

Poyer and Hyde would have chosen to put 3 points on the board to go up by two touchdowns instead of idiotically going for it.

 

 

Dude, there's something rotten in Denmark when it comes to this team.

 

I think it's among the coaching staff. Who, I can't say. Probably in this order:

 

1) McDermott

2) McDermott

3) McDermott

4) Frazier

5) Dorsey

 

 

[gobills404]

3 minutes ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

The defense was to blame for losing the Jets game. They got absolutely slapped in the mouth and had no answers on that gw drive

 

Lol the defense gave up 20 points (below the Jets season average) and 7 of them came off a drive that started inside the Bills 20. But you’re right, it’s the defense’s fault Josh threw 2 terrible picks and the offense couldn’t score more than 17 points.

[wppete]

"IF" what a word!

[bmur66]

Not getting a legitimate starting caliber safety at the trade deadline may be a huge mistake no matter what it would have cost. 

[AuntieEm]

2 hours ago, RoyBatty is alive said:

I was think the exact same thing.   Poyer saved the Baltimore game, a game we were lucky to to win.   I am not reaady to abandon hopes of home field after two bad losses.

 

   Don't think we will earn home field.  However any seeds above us could be upset and we back into hosting a playoff game including a afccg.  Long shot but until the math is impossible it has a chance.

[RichRiderBills]

I agree. The teams we lost to are 22-6.

 

We are ok...let's just support this team and keep plugging. 

[Billz4ever]

1 hour ago, Solomon Grundy said:

I totally agree with the title of this thread.  My question is that they traded for a veteran safety that knows their system, why put a 1st time starter out there with another rookie against one of the best receivers in the league??

Yeah, signing vets to ride the bench doesn't make much sense to me, especially given McD's general dislike of relying on rookies, which makes it even stranger.

37 minutes ago, bmur66 said:

Not getting a legitimate starting caliber safety at the trade deadline may be a huge mistake no matter what it would have cost. 

Who was available out there that we could've had at a price that would've made sense for us?

 

We signed Marlowe, a guy that already knows our D,  and they still played who they played yesterday.

[bmur66]

4 minutes ago, Billz4ever said:

Yeah, signing vets to ride the bench doesn't make much sense to me, especially given McD's general dislike of relying on rookies, which makes it even stranger.

Who was available out there that we could've had at a price that would've made sense for us?

 

We signed Marlowe, a guy that already knows our D,  and they still played who they played yesterday.

There had to be someone available. There always is for the right price. They just did not want to pay the price and give up draft picks. That may help next year but it won't help this year when they are strong contention and down two starting safeties. Have you seen Poyer's elbow?

Marlowe is just another guy. Just like the other guy. Not starting caliber.

[Billz4ever]

6 minutes ago, bmur66 said:

There had to be someone available. There always is for the right price. They just did not want to pay the price and give up draft picks. That may help next year but it won't help this year when they are strong contention and down two starting safeties. Have you seen Poyer's elbow?

Marlowe is just another guy. Just like the other guy. Not starting caliber.

As they shouldn't.  And unless you have inside info who was available that we didn't go after and not have to overpay for, this is pure speculation.

 

[UKBillFan]

If Josh didn't throw morinic picks we're 8-1. For all the blame thrown at an injury shredded defense that speaks volumes; in a positive way towards all sides of the ball.

 

That's the most promising and infuriating thing.

[Solomon Grundy]

55 minutes ago, bmur66 said:

Marlowe is just another guy. Just like the other guy. Not starting caliber.

Maybe smart enough to knock the ball down on 4th and 18? Get better field position as opposed to trying to return an INT? 

 

[T master]

I feel injuries are a huge part of the problem this season & the fact that Josh has to develop chemistry with a bunch of new players because some of the old ones that he was VERY comfortable with were either made to or have moved on !

Edited November 14, 2022 by T master

[LABILLBACKER]

2 hours ago, Solomon Grundy said:

I totally agree with the title of this thread.  My question is that they traded for a veteran safety that knows their system, why put a 1st time starter out there with another rookie against one of the best receivers in the league??

Because they're stupid.

[FilthyBeast]

I disagree, especially when you look around the rest of the league including our own division and the injuries the Jets and Dolphins have dealt with.

 

It's just another poor excuse to deflect from Beane and McD's failures that they are no longer going to be able to run from especially with the brutal schedule still left compared to the last few years when they were able to pull out of a funk.