Tua ruled out vs Buffalo, Skylar Thompson expected to start

[Billsfan1972]

No matter what, take nothing for granted.

 

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[thunderingsquid]

7 hours ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

Guess we get a first round bye after all. 

I am just trying to focus on the x's and o's right now.  Taking NOTHING for granted.  

[teef]

I’m taking everything for granted.  The bills will roll.    Jinx this and jinx that.   I’ll punch my wife publicly if the bills lose. 

[Beast]

8 minutes ago, teef said:

I’m taking everything for granted.  The bills will roll.    Jinx this and jinx that.   I’ll punch my wife publicly if the bills lose. 

I’ll punch her in the face if we lose too!

 

 

 

Edited January 12, 2023 by Beast

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

1 hour ago, Roundybout said:

This is still the weirdest picture I’ve ever seen of a coach 

Crazy that we had more injuries vs them in that game than they will have this week still.  Imagine us Gatorade bath-ing McDermott beating the dolphins missing like 8 starters lol

[Beck Water]

McDaniel thinks their season extends beyond Sunday

 

 

Time to blight those hopes.

[Low Positive]

2 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

McDaniel thinks their season extends beyond Sunday

 

 

Time to blight those hopes.

He knows. He just can’t say it.

[WotAGuy]

30 minutes ago, teef said:

I’m taking everything for granted.  The bills will roll.    Jinx this and jinx that.   I’ll punch my wife publicly if the bills lose. 

Welrd, I read this as “pubicly”. But maybe that’s what you meant?

[Simon]

6 hours ago, Lieutenant Aldo Raine said:

 

Exactly.  I watched the Jets - Dolphins highlights, and Thompson had no problem dinking and dunking, and based on how we made Mac Jones look last week, Thompson will have easy completions if we play the same way.  Their goal will be to control the clock with long boring sustaining drives to try and keep the game close.

 

6 hours ago, 34-78-83 said:

Fair point Simon.

 

I wouldn't totally agree that they dominated both sides of the ball THROUGHOUT the game, but certainly I agree that they did early on and at various points in the game. I think our defensive scheme to take away the middle of the field led to part of the issues you mention. I also feel like we were able to run at them at key moments (from a keep the chains moving perspective), and elminate guys like Chubb in pass protection.

 

Cover1 has some good reviews of the film from that game. Josh certainly was the biggest factor late.

 

6 hours ago, H2o said:

I understand your point, but I just don't think this team is built like that. I don't think they look past anyone. There's not one game this year, won or lost, that I have gotten the sense they underestimated their opponent. I also think with Skylar's ineffectiveness moving the football through the air it will allow us to focus more on the run game early. If we get up by two or three scores in the first half, which is completely possible, then Miami is going to be forced to throw the football with their rookie QB. A rookie QB in his first Playoff start, in one of the most hostile environments in the NFL for opposing teams at that. I like our chances. 

 

I'm probably just subconsciously playing devil's advocate but watching the front 6/7 get blown off the ball for 3 qrtrs a few weeks ago gives me dangerous visions of McCarthy for once in his career not outthinking himself and instead continuing to hammer at the ground game to suck up clock, wear down a banged-up DL and limit Allen's possessions.

Also a little uncomfortable at never having even seen Skylar play and not knowing what he can do well enough to be on an NFL roster. Does he have a light arm but a lightning release that can create problems for us when we're giving Waddle/Hill big cushions on early downs? Does he have fast feet if they decide to show us a bunch of read option that we're not likely to be spending much time prepping for? Is he the kind of sneaky athlete that makes guys take bad angles when they haven't seen him and we end up getting Blake Bortled all day? Or having known all week they won't have Tua or Mostert, are they going to have been practicing to spring a bunch of jet sweeps and bubble screens on a team that usually tackles well, but not always?

I agree that McDermott will have them ready as he seems to be getting better at that aspect of the job the longer he's here. And there's really nothing on paper that would make you think that we're going to lose a game where we limit penalties, avoid turning the ball over and don't run around with our rifle pointed at our feet.

I think I've just got those playoff nerves mixed with a bit of a belief that we're ultimately fated to bow out earlier than we'd like and unnecessarily worried that it will be against a division rival. 

Paranoia, the destroya... 

[muppy]

7 hours ago, BillsFanSD said:

Sorry, but I can't take a Tua-less Miami team seriously.  We should thump any team that rolls in here with their 3rd-string QB.  If the Bills somehow lose this game, I'll be able to sleep like a baby knowing that there's no way were getting past the Bengals or Chiefs so there's no need to play "what if?" in the back of my mind.  

BINGO to the bolded red.

 

And to the bolded black  me either. At Home?  they are NOT going to lose this game. I'd be frankly shocked at any other outcome  besides BIG DUB

 

Is Nyheim Hines finished scoring in these playoffs? Their special teams are going to be playing us scared. And with #17 healthy we can score points. Will the Bills defense stop the Fish? Playing again at home and for #3 I say YES

 

squish em Squish em GOOD😊 GO BILLS!~!~!!!

 

 

Edited January 12, 2023 by muppy

[Best Williams Available]

2 hours ago, Chicharito said:

Could you even imagine us losing to a team with a quarterback named Skylar?😂

[klos63]

8 hours ago, Cray51 said:

Feel bad for Tua - guy has been nothing but nice and mature in his career, and he has been derailed by early season hype and poor medical support.  Guy is a decent QB when healthy.

 

I expect the line to move to Bills -15 or HIGHER.  Hopefully we win this game and keep injury free as we move to divisional.

 

What we have seen from the Bills over the years - they FEAST on below average QBs.  Their defense is great at making QB's play well and make good throws consistently.  I expect Skyler to struggle

How was he derailed by early season hype. He played elite football when healthy.

[Matt_In_NH]

Any given Sunday is real....just win the game.

[GolfandBills]

2 minutes ago, Matt_In_NH said:

Any given Sunday is real....just win the game.

That’s a bunch of crap.  

[HappyDays]

7 hours ago, Simon said:

 

The phish average over 7.5 yrds a carry against the Bills front; Buffalo's ballcarriers averaged less than half of that.

We trailed by 8 in that game with less than 10:00 left and if Ma Nature had not started firing snowballs in Miami's grill, we may have lost to them.

If McCarthy had not lost his mind and started chucking the ball around while they were successfully hammering it down our throat, we would have lost to them.

I agree there is potential for a big win here, but there is also some potential for the Bills to walk out there overconfident, get pushed around and find themselves in the kind of dog fight they weren't prepared for coming in.

 

It isn't just about Skyler Thompson. Their entire OL is banged up. Waddle and Hill are nursing injuries.  Mostert is unlikely to play. I would actually be very nervous about this game if we were facing the same squad from a few weeks ago. With this injury ravaged crew facing off against a fully healthy and motivated Bills team I don't see how they stand a chance. So yeah I still consider it almost as good as a bye week, earlier results in the season notwithstanding. They'll put up a fight but they aren't going to push us around.

[RiotAct]

3 hours ago, Chicharito said:

Could you even imagine us losing to a team with a quarterback named Skylar?😂

[Cray51]

54 minutes ago, klos63 said:

How was he derailed by early season hype. He played elite football when healthy.

Not him specifically, his team.  Once Miami bought into their hype at 3-0, they decided they had to play Tua after the Bills game to keep pace as the division leader.  Then Tua gets a second concussion, and never really recovered

[HappyDays]

5 hours ago, RG Murdock said:

A lot of gloating going on here. Not a good look.

 

I don't understand why some of you people watch football. Do you actually enjoy the sport or is it a chore?

[FireChans]

5 hours ago, RG Murdock said:

A lot of gloating going on here. Not a good look. The Bills could easily be in this position some day. If the Bills can't stop the run, it might be a moot point. Go Bills, but don't overlook the rest of the significant offensive talent on Miami's roster. There are PLENTY of instances, where a banged up, underdog team won a big playoff game when they were huge underdogs. It's a huge motivator for an otherwise extremely talented roster. And the Bills have been playing DOWN to the level of their inferior opponents all year... BEWARE!!!    

lol.

 

lmao.

1 minute ago, HappyDays said:

 

I don't understand why some of you people watch football. Do you actually enjoy the sport or is it a chore?

Bills will be up 7-3 in the first Q and these folks will be screaming about how 'we took them too lightly" on our way to a 38-6 romping.

[Sierra Foothills]

 

7 hours ago, Einstein said:

 

My brain read this as “Tua Salad”.

 

Tu(n)a

 

Ta(n)govailoa

 

7 hours ago, Patrick Duffy said:

I haven't used the "cake walk" phrase lately because it seemed like it was starting to become a curse. I refuse to speak of it at playoff time. Circumstances with Fins QB be damned

 

 

1 hour ago, WotAGuy said:

Welrd, I read this as “pubicly”. But maybe that’s what you meant?

 

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