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

[DD4Bills]

7 minutes ago, PayDaBill$ said:

You might want to look at who those teams actually were during that run… it gets a lot tougher from here on out. 

 

Mahomes Burrow Lawrence etc… aren’t this 3 rd string chump  we faced & struggled against today.
 

It wasn’t the “3rd string chump” that the Bills struggled against today. 

18 of 45 for 220, 2 pics, 4 sacks, 1 sustained drive for a TD, etc. If the D puts up those numbers against any of those 3, I like the Bills’ chances. 

 

the game was close only due to 3 turnovers (1 of which was the fumble TD) and short fields due to long INT returns and a long punt return. 

[balln]

1 hour ago, LabattBlue said:

Rousseau? Rousseau?   Where are you? 
 

Repeat replacing Rousseau with AJE. 

They’re just JaGS. Why pppl expecting them to becoming impact players is beyond me

[quinnearlysghost88]

24 minutes ago, Mojo44 said:

Stop! All evidence to the contrary. Eight straight wins! Just to make sure you hear it because I’m not sure it’s getting through: eight straight wins! Your quarterback doesn’t regress when you win eight straight games. Not even debatable. All quarterbacks make bad throws including Burrow and Mahoney. You have no sense of perspective on this.

“I want to be liked so I say the things people will agree with. My opinions are mirrors of others and I’m here for positive feedback. Let’s ignore the game and play pretend.”

[Matt_In_NH]

2 minutes ago, BIGFOOTspaceman said:

So what then? Release Josh Allen?

Some things didn’t go right in a playoff win so we have to fire someone?   This is number 2 scoring offense number two in yards best in third down conversion.  Miami knows them well and plays aggressively which was a good game plan because they have players up front. 
 

let’s not fire anyone ok!

[TampaBillsJunkie]

1 hour ago, bills11 said:

That  was probably one of my top 5 least enjoyable bills game i can remember it had no buisness being this close.

Yup, my nerves were rattled. We shot ourselves in the foot so many times to let them stay in the game. It was disgusting and must end now or our season ends next week.

[Matt_In_NH]

15 minutes ago, PayDaBill$ said:

You might want to look at who those teams actually were during that run… it gets a lot tougher from here on out. 

 

Mahomes Burrow Lawrence etc… aren’t this 3 rd string rookie chump  we faced & struggled against today.
 

He completed 40% of his passes and they had not even 300 yards.   They got points because the offense game them good field position all day

[Nitro]

A win is a win.  This game encapsulates this team.  Talent across the board but uneven performances.  Mental mistakes and sloppy play.  Survived that.  Going forward they have to do better.   I was with a couple Bengal fans.  They are looking forward to playing the Bills.  All I said was bring it!  

[TBBills Fan]

Hats off to the phins who came to play.  

 

We need to clean up the mistakes.  

 

Good job staying with it and putting up the W!

[Mango]

45 minutes ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:

McDermott just said Dane could have come back in if needed.

 

We’ll see what it looks like this week.

 

Bills made the smart move today to deactivate Phillips. The run defense didn’t suffer.

 

 

The guys been playing with a busted shoulder for like 5 weeks. And last week it was basically just a dead arm. I can’t believe the dresser him against NE. 

[Matt_In_NH]

4 minutes ago, JMM said:

It's BOTH. They feed into each other. Daboll was a calming influence, Dorseys ultra aggressiveness brings out the Sugar Josh.

Everyone wanted dabol fired all the time

[jlgarsh]

31 minutes ago, BillnutinHouston said:

 

You expect a coach to know ahead of time what would have happened had he not called a timeout?  Should coaches be clairvoyant?

 

 

I expect him to trust the defense who only allowed one long drive the whole game on a 4th and 6 at the Dolphins 28 yard line or so. 

[MAJBobby]

Survive and Advance. The mantra of playoff football. 
 

check and check. 

[DuckyBoys]

Happy we were good enough to survive all the blunders today  Hopefully they ball more mistake free next week  Maybe we got the sloppy done and over with

[D. L. Hot-Flamethrower]

The Bills D had a handful of plays they were (very) fortunate on today, the offense had a handful that were extremely unlucky.

[Beck Water]

Just now, NUT said:

Now we know that Allen is the issue.

 

Name checks out.

[UKBillFan]

1 minute ago, Matt_In_NH said:

Some things didn’t go right in a playoff win so we have to fire someone?   This is number 2 scoring offense number two in yards best in third down conversion.  Miami knows them well and plays aggressively which was a good game plan because they have players up front. 
 

let’s not fire anyone ok!

 

I would like to switch Dorsey with someone else - Reich? - during the post season. It's not a criticism of Dorsey as such but, as someone has just said, I believe he and Josh are too similar in personality and it's resulting in too many risky big plays. The Bills need someone to calm Josh down and tell him to take what's on offer at times. Not wind him up and let him go long over and over again. The two series near the end of fourth were bad considering the circumstances.

 

The weird thing is before the bye the offense seemed far more balanced. Not sure what's happened since then.

[Solomon Grundy]

46 minutes ago, newcam2012 said:

I am in the minority here. I liked the long passes vs their cover 0 coverage. You have to trust your QB to make that throw and the WR to make a play. Additionally, I want a more explosive quick striking offense. The real issue today was execution. 

I'd like more time consuming positions that ends up with TDs than quick strike all the time. Gives your defense time to rest and puts more strain on opposing teams defense 

[Drew21PA]

4 minutes ago, Matt_In_NH said:

He completed 40% of his passes and they had not even 300 yards.   They got points because the offense game them good field position all day

Don’t point to the truth

 

the trolls are out 

[MAJBobby]

Ooo and Shakir just took the snaps from McKenzie from today going forward. 

[PauleeeWalnuts]

Regardless of a very sloppy win, McD and company can’t seem to get this group right. They make they same mistakes week after week and I honestly dont know how they won 14 games now. If they play like they did today next week, they are going to get smoked out of the Divisional Round. The Bengals are no joke and the Jags are legit and very well coached. I fear last season was the best shot they had at a championship and they blew it.