1/15/2023 Wildcard Weekend - Dolphins @ Bills - Post Game Thread

[UKBillFan]

Just now, nedboy7 said:

How can JA be the biggest problem with this team.  This is maddening.  Dorsey a close second. 

 

Josh may have been the biggest problem today though I don't blame him for the interceptions. The ridiculous deep ball plays, maybe, depending on the play calls and designs at any given moment. Overall, the reason he's the biggest problem is we're so reliant on him. Look at Purdy; as well as he's playing he doesn't need to do much to get the 49ers ticking. In comparison, there is a lot more weight on Josh's shoulders.

[Malazan]

Just now, Yobogoya! said:

Most disappointing thing to me is here we are in the postseason again and for the third year in a row our pass rush is decidedly below championship caliber. 
 

How many offseason do we dump money and picks into this area to get the same lackluster result? 

 

It probably has a lot to do with the stubborn adherence to rushing 4 regardless of it's success. 

[CSBill]

16 minutes ago, Billz4ever said:

This is often how our series go.

 

1st down incompletion.

2nd down run for like 2 yards.

3rd down incompletion.

Punt.

We did get 25 first downs and out gained them by 200 yards. Hmmm?

[BIGFOOTspaceman]

13 minutes ago, Pokebball said:

The Bills were just favored at Cincy?

I’ll clue you in. Bills -1.5 is the Bills being favored. 🤦‍♂️

[Turbo44]

3 minutes ago, Scott7975 said:

 

Every game is different.  This game means zero to next week.  

yep - I like our chances against CIN next week.  Nothing is easy for Buffalo in 22/23

[Srw1525]

Heart attack for sure but we pulled through. Need to clean up some mistakes and move onto the next game. GO BILLS!

[Billz4ever]

1 minute ago, Steptide said:

McDermott actually won a challenge today, so he had to offset that by calling absolutely terrible timeouts 

Then he had to top the first wasted timeout with an even worse decision on the second one.

[muppy]

2 minutes ago, BaaadThingsMan said:

Anybody happy about the win today? 

. Kind of shook tbh

 

I'd rather be peaking in an ideal scenario. But here we are

[Success]

2 minutes ago, BaaadThingsMan said:

Anybody happy about the win today? 

 

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Maybe more relieved - but I'm happy right now.

 

[YoloinOhio]

13 minutes ago, Marcus Aurelius said:

🎶 Bills make me wanna  ...

Crap my pants 

I mean, that’s accurate 

[appoo]

1 minute ago, Yobogoya! said:

Most disappointing thing to me is here we are in the postseason again and for the third year in a row our pass rush is decidedly below championship caliber. 
 

How many offseason do we dump money and picks into this area to get the same lackluster result? 

DLine won today. By a good margin as well. The DEs weren’t making splash plays, but they were winning battles and moving the QB from what I recall 

[Srw1525]

Dorsey needs to stop with chucking the ball down field. Seemed every other play called for over 20 yard throws 

[Comebackkid]

31 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

Is that Dorsey, or is that Allen?

Either way..if Allen keeps going it...its Dorsey.    that 3rd or 4th down Allen got sacked and they showed the freeze frame... you wouldnt even know we had receivers.   the field was bare 

[Rock-A-Bye Beasley]

3 minutes ago, Maine-iac said:

Can't run or just don't run?  I mean we get stuffed once in a while but we just don't have any commitment to the running game.

It just doesn’t matter enough. Especially in this game. You’re playing the 3rd string 7th round rookie and your coach is taking timeouts on defense with the play clock at 0. Negating positive plays for the defense. Nearly calling one on the 1st Knox TD.
 

Meanwhile Allen’s 2ints weren’t really his fault. brown ran the wrong route. He’s connecting on deep balls and some are dropped. Taking the ball out of Allen’s hands isn’t the answer 

[Mango]

3 minutes ago, appoo said:

The game plan would be interesting to look at. They knew the Phins were gonna bring heavy pressure.

 

Josh has been happy to play the check down game prior to this. I’m just not sure it was in the game plan today

I have a theory. Because Josh has reworked his entire game since coming into the NFL, making adjustments to his mechanics and eyes takes a really long time to become permanent. Sometimes years and years. 

 

Josh said he took this offseason off for the first time to let his body rest. Which is totally fair. But it comes with some consequences for a guy who’s he to make so many changes. 
 

There was also that super goofy interview with him, Barkley, and Keenum. They make a few goofy references to how much film they watch. Allen is one of the worst QB’s in the league against zone this year…

[YoloinOhio]

2 minutes ago, billybob71 said:

i was drinking water til halftime then had to break out the bourbon and Guinness to get through this one

How did you make it to halftime - I did too but we deserve a medal 

[Beck Water]

32 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

That was an F performance for me. I don't care they won and looked good at times. They played arrogant and aggressive football early on trying to beat the Dolphins 55-3 instead of just comfortably beating them 28-10. 

 

I doubt we will see this again, I think the Bills will be far more restrained against the teams we will be playing from this point forward.

 

Not safe but just not I don't care I'm doing it anyway stupid 

 

An “F” performance on a win?  Seriously?

 

You need to check yourself

 

There is plenty to criticize, but a W is never an F

[CincyBillsFan]

1 minute ago, Steptide said:

McDermott actually won a challenge today, so he had to offset that by calling absolutely terrible timeouts 

I like McDermitt and want him to stay as the HC but there are times when I think he's Branden Staley with a better QB. 

[BaaadThingsMan]

1 minute ago, muppy said:

. Kind of shook tbh

 

I'd rather be peaking in an ideal scenario. But here we are

Now we roll!

[LabattBlue]

Rousseau? Rousseau?   Where are you? 
 

Repeat replacing Rousseau with AJE.