Bengals @ Bills - Post Game Thread - January 22, 2023 - NFL Divisional Round Playoffs

[SUNTANBILLS FAN]

8 minutes ago, Jamone said:

Not pulling the trigger on mccafferry was this teams biggest mistake. 🫡

No worst was keeping Leslie Fraizer as D 

[Roundybout]

Trade Josh and Diggs for 6 first round picks and then go sign Tom Brady. 

[dakrider]

Bills were dominated on both the offensive and defensive lines and not much you can do to compensate for that. Von Miller would not have made much difference in this game either.  Josh was not sharp today, was not feeling the rush and not making some key throws.  Even though a interception at the end, turnovers had no impact on the game so can't blame that.  Defensive backfield was leaving guys the most wide open I've seen all year.   Easy to lay blame on the defense but the Bills offense scoring 1 TD was the story of the game. If anything Bills had to be ready for a shootout and instead they brought a dull knife to a gun fight. I credit Bengals, they played their game and weren't fazed by the weather or the fans or the Bills.
 

[Johnnycage46]

1 minute ago, Punch said:

This can’t be overstated and is definitely worth noting to temper some of the overreaction. The D has been missing guys and playing injured all year. It’s clearly had an effect.

 

It sure has.  But at the end of the day, if we don't have the players to run the D that McD wants to, then they need to adjust and try something.  They just seem so stubborn with their defensive approach.  Almost arrogantly so.

[Meatloaf63]

43 minutes ago, BananaB said:

It would have been a first down if Gabe held onto the ***** ball. Can’t blame the qb for that. The ball was there to make a play and it was dropped. Would it make you feel better if he threw it 3 yards and it was dropped?

Keep thinking that’s a recipe for success. It failed us last week but we skated by, today it cost us. Keep the loser mentality 👍 look at success rates, your plan is terrible and was proven so today.

[Maine-iac]

Just now, Roundybout said:

Trade Josh and Diggs for 6 first round picks and then go sign Tom Brady. 

Just gross.  I vomited in my mouth a little.

[Yobogoya!]

10 minutes ago, jcamm1966 said:

McD is a defensive coach yet is D is a mess. the trend is O minded head coach we are stuck in the past . At least we will be back in the nobody talks about us mode next season

Yeah look at tonight’s NFC game: two OC head coaches but the defenses are both playing nasty right now. 
 

Hiring a DC to run your team just isn’t the way to go in this league, and that’s only magnified when you have a talented QB who’s floundering cuz we have no one that can coach him up. 

[Low Positive]

1 minute ago, Roundybout said:

Trade Josh and Diggs for 6 first round picks and then go sign Tom Brady. 

Now that just trolling.

[BigAl2526]

Cincinnati dominated the line of scrimmage on both offense and defense.  Moreover, Cincinnati did it with mostly backups on the offensive line.  They have to fix it if they want to take the next step.  

[Punch]

Just now, Johnnycage46 said:

 

It sure has.  But at the end of the day, if we don't have the players to run the D that McD wants to, then they need to adjust and try something.  They just seem so stubborn with their defensive approach.  Almost arrogantly so.

The refusal (or inability) to adjust infuriates me. Hearing Frazier say they’ll continue to do what got them here was deflating during the week because we all knew exactly what that meant.

[UKBillFan]

3 minutes ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

I think it’s pretty unfortunate we didn’t get a chance to play the Bengals in the regular season. I think it would’ve went a long way in preparing for them in the playoffs. 

And yet not playing the Bills didn’t seem to bother the Bengals so much.

 

I think the Bills offense would have been better than today had the game at the Jungle played out. The defense? No.

Edited January 23, 2023 by UKBillFan

[Solomon Grundy]

4 minutes ago, MAJBobby said:

You don’t need stud Lineman running the ball in slippery turf. 

What was the Bills excuse then??  A better RB that can run in those conditions? 

Edited January 23, 2023 by Solomon Grundy

[Meatloaf63]

2 minutes ago, Punch said:

In all seriousness, if they had successfully acquired McCaffrey or Kamara I wonder how different the offense would’ve been run. Would Dorsey have developed an effective screen game?

Not much different, the oline is the issue, those players would help but not guarantee success.

[BananaB]

Just now, Meatloaf63 said:

Keep thinking that’s a recipe for success. It failed us last week but we skated by, today it cost us. Keep the loser mentality 👍 look at success rates, your plan is terrible and was proven so today.

Pass was there, pass was dropped. 

[78thealltimegreat]

All I know is Dan Quinn is absolutely schooling Kyle Shannhan today the right coordinator means a lot staffing changes are just a start 

[jcamm1966]

Give the Saints whatever they want for Payton

[Maine-iac]

Just now, Yobogoya! said:

Yeah look at tonight’s NFC game: two OC head coaches but the defenses are both playing nasty right now. 
 

Hiring a DC to run your team just isn’t the way to go in this league, and that’s only magnified when you have a talented QB who’s floundering cuz we have no one that can coach him up. 

Tell that to Belichick.  You need good coaches on both sides of the ball.  It doesn't matter with OC or DC for coach.

[MAJBobby]

Just now, Solomon Grundy said:

What was the Bills excuse then?? 

Wait you actually think the Bills OL is even a little good?  Ooo how many Runs did Bills do too? 

[Cray51]

6 minutes ago, Billever76 said:

Great coaches use that as motivation.....we have e had nothing but heart wrench in this city and just enough heartache with this coaching staff....this isn't a young team....if they can't get motivated by now they never will

What comparable situation has there been to seeing your teammate dead on the field and being brought back to life that has been used as motivation?

[bills11]

Im seeing disturbing similarities to the 2000s Colts and that's not a great thing. Conservative coach running a zone based scheme that get's gashed in the playoffs..all time great qb that the team is super over reliant on . Getting dominated at the line of scrimmage.

 

In don't know if coach is the right man for the Job he's done alot and he will always be revered in this city but we just havent gotten it done defensively which is supposed to be his area of strength and we are squandering the best QB in franchise history if no changes are made .