NFL Week #18 - Patriots* @ Bills - Post Game Thread

[ColoradoBills]

  On 1/8/2023 at 11:27 PM, smuvtalker said:

Look, I'm as frustrated with Gabe as the rest of us.  But I'm simply not ready to throw the towel in with him.  

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Nor am I, but I think sprinkling in some more John Brown might give Gabe the charge he needs to clean things up.

No way can Gabe not know he has had some rough games.

[Bob Chandler's Hands]

  On 1/8/2023 at 10:35 PM, Rocky Landing said:

Some random thoughts on the game:

• Singletary is an exceptional blocker. He owned Uche one on one. That’s pretty impressive.
• Cook’s best plays are when he just starts running. Patience is great, but when he hesitates so long, as he did several times, he loses opportunities.
• Was it me, or did they show a picture of Isaiah Hodgins with John Brown’s name on his spectacular diving TD catch? And what a catch!
• Kalil Shakir slowly ascending…
• After three seasons, I’m still amazed at the chemistry between Allen and Diggs.
• Knox is really a complete TE, and he was on point today. He’s not a Kelce, or Kittle, of course— but he isn’t asked to be. I wonder how he would respond if he were given the ball more? Is he good enough to be in the conversation with those guys?
• Some shade thrown at Saffold today. But, I feel like he’s exactly what we were told he was— pretty good in the ground game, not so good at pass pro.
• I’m all for “letting them play,” but man, did the refs miss some egregious holds, not to mention a facemask and a horse collar on a Josh Allen sack. Mac & Cheese avoided a sack because a Pats* defender got busy undressing Taron Johnson. No call. Second half, they started calling some of them.
• Defense looked like they were sleepwalking at times. Not a great day for the D-line.
• Holy crap Edmunds had a good game. So did Milano. At times they were almost carrying the defense.
• I think Tre White had his best game since his return. Still not the old Tre White, though.
• I think Elam is better than people are giving him credit for. Parker got the best of him on that TD, but it was good coverage by Elam, IMO.
• Mac & Cheese had an uncharacteristically strong showing. I hate saying that. There isn’t another player in the league I dislike more. If that prick ends up sticking with the Pats* (I hope he does) he’ll end up earning his own asterisk*.
• Hines rules! There was some speculation by some posters that we wouldn’t have won this game without Hines’ two spectacular return TDs. (simple math, right?) But this really isn’t true. Those returns also take away time of possession, delayed the offense from getting into rhythm, and put more pressure on the defense. We still would have won this game, because we were the better team. But man, those returns were great to watch!

GO BILLS!!!

 

EDIT: Regarding the Hodgins <> Brown picture swap-- I just saw that tweet posted above... LOL!

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Good review except I disagree on Edmunds. He had the pick fall to him late but otherwise he was a day late and a dollar short on most plays. 

[LABILLBACKER]

  On 1/8/2023 at 11:08 PM, SageAgainstTheMachine said:

The Diggs TD was one of the best throws I’ve ever seen.  55 air yards to the left sideline from the right hash, dropped into a bucket.  He could have literally landed that one in a trash can like a trick throw artist.

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Yeah that td throw to Diggs today along with the late Arizona td are the 2 greatest throws I think Josh has ever thrown. 

[YoloinOhio]

😂

 

[JDubya76]

  On 1/8/2023 at 11:01 PM, BIGFOOTspaceman said:

https://www.thebiglead.com/posts/steelers-cpr-sack-celebration-was-not-cool-01gp9rerckcw/amp
 

anyone else see this?

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Sooner or later all the nice feelings and togetherness will end. Unfortunately, it will lead to the same ####### behavior that has been prevalent over the last decade. It’s sad, and I wish it wouldn’t happen but in these times it is inevitable. 

[Gunsgoodtime]

I was only able to catch some of the game, who started at safety beside Poyer?

[Simon]

  On 1/8/2023 at 11:49 PM, Gunsgoodtime said:

I was only able to catch some of the game, who started at safety beside Poyer?

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marlowe

[CoudyBills]

  On 1/8/2023 at 9:47 PM, Goin Breakdown said:

I didn't even notice Philips regardless of his health. I hope he turns it on now that it's playoffs. That is if not hurt ....again

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I only noticed him because a mammoth of a human was out there only using 1 arm.  

[Boatdrinks]

  On 1/8/2023 at 11:42 PM, ScottLaw said:

Miller and Hyde are big losses, but I can’t say Hamlin is a big loss… the problem with the McFrazier defense is it seems to require great players everywhere to be highly successful….and if just one of those players is hurt they aren’t nearly as effective.

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Definitely requires great players in the secondary and we’re down a couple of those right now. 

[NickelCity]

  On 1/8/2023 at 11:40 PM, LABILLBACKER said:

Yeah that td throw to Diggs today along with the late Arizona td are the 2 greatest throws I think Josh has ever thrown. 

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That late AZ td was absolutely astounding. 

[Walking Tall]

All that mattered today was the W. They battled.

 

To expect a precision performance after the week they went through was far fetched.

Edited January 8, 2023 by Beast

[Simon]

  On 1/8/2023 at 11:52 PM, CoudyBills said:

I only noticed him because a mammoth of a human was out there only using 1 arm.  

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He's like an angry sea lion out there right now

 

[CoudyBills]

  On 1/9/2023 at 12:00 AM, Simon said:

 

He's like an angry sea lion out there right now

 

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Remarkably accurate

[BearNorth]

  On 1/8/2023 at 11:40 PM, LABILLBACKER said:

Yeah that td throw to Diggs today along with the late Arizona td are the 2 greatest throws I think Josh has ever thrown. 

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The one to Smoke Brown was not far behind, considering Josh was fully on the move when he made the throw.

[CincyBillsFan]

  On 1/9/2023 at 12:04 AM, BearNorth said:

The one to Smoke Brown was not far behind, considering Josh was fully on the move when he made the throw.

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The throw to Davis in the end zone was pretty sweet to.

 

 

[appoo]

  On 1/8/2023 at 11:32 PM, Boatdrinks said:

The strategy needs to change. Need to dial up some rush or it will be a long day Vs playoff QBs. 

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Not gonna be any one answer.  Bengals, Chargers, Chiefs and Jags all have QB who are really able to hurt you with their elite pocket movement against pressure and arm against sub par Man coverage, and if you blitz them and don’t get home you’re totally *****. Lamar presents different problems. 
 

At the same time you can set up a zone/man combo, and those can be easily pierced if you have elite slot/TE workers, which at minimum the chiefs and Bengals have, and don’t get own a legit pass rush - which is primarily why the Bills wanted Von Miller.

 

We can talk about coaching as much as you want but really Frazier and McDermott are picking among the least bad options here. 

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[YoloinOhio]

 

[Boatdrinks]

  On 1/9/2023 at 12:10 AM, appoo said:

Not gonna be any one answer.  Bengals, Chargers, Chiefs and Jags all have QB who are really able to hurt you with their elite pocket movement against pressure and arm against sub par Man coverage, and if you blitz them and don’t get home you’re totally *****. Lamar presents different problems. 
 

At the same time you can set up a zone/man combo, and those can be easily pierced if you have elite slot/TE workers, which at minimum the chiefs and Bengals have, and don’t get own a legit pass rush - which is primarily why the Bills wanted Von Miller.

 

We can talk about coaching as much as you want but really Frazier and McDermott are picking among the least bad options here. 

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Frazier and McD have their work cut out for them and will be earning the big $$$ if they come up with successful game plans. 

[TBBills Fan]

Doing!  Let's go rams!  I wanna see Detroit have a chance

[Boatdrinks]

  On 1/9/2023 at 12:14 AM, YoloinOhio said:

 

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Hey, the guy is honest