Get your tissues ready!!

[falgobofu]

We need the Bills offense to play 4 quarters, not just the 4th like they have so many times this year. And I did like what they did last game for the first part of the game but man they looked like they went to sleep the last half against Tampa. All four quarters we need to be firing on all cylinders......only way we have a chance. I optimistic that Allen will make it a good game. 

[ExWNYer]

10 hours ago, Bubba Gump said:

Just the little preview from Tirico and Collinsworth about the Hamlin game last year, brought tears to my eyes. It's gonna be tough to watch that again. I'm sure they will make it a huge storyline, as it should be. But I'm gonna lose it all over again. Gonna be a hard watch, until Josh craps all over Burrow. 

 

Go Bills!!!

 

Based on the title of your thread, I thought for sure it had something to do with Pornhub...

 

[Dillenger4]

Cincy has a good O but their D is suspect. Not sure what you dudes are trying to spin up here? They lost key pieces to their D during the off season. We will score our points no doubt especially if we spread the ball like we did against the Bucs who have a much better D than the Bungles.

Our D is more than capable of stopping Chase and Burrow.

I'm not buying into any of this garbage. This is a win for the Bills.

 

And I agree with the OP... it will be a TV drivvle fest about Hamlin and that will make me puke. But the Bills don't give a sh%t! We will pound these frauds and I will cry in joy!!! GO BILLS

[zow2]

10 hours ago, SCBills said:

Not to say the Bengals don’t look legit, but Cousins went 35/45 for 378 and 2 TD’s against that same defense 2 weeks ago.  
 

SF has lost 3 in a row and looks lost on both sides of the ball right now. 
 

*Ironically enough, they sustained some injuries and went off the rails after dismantling a rival.  Sound familiar?

 

 

 

I said the same thing after last week,,,but I do credit the Bills for winning a couple close, fairly ugly games while they "find themselves" again.

[ProcessTruster]

10 hours ago, Bubba Gump said:

 

Maybe the Damar factor will get these guys pumped. And Dorsey needs to let Josh be Josh again. He let him loose for the first half Thursday, but then started to reel him in during the second half. He can't do that. Take the leash off for all 4 qtrs. 

damar won't even dress , but he'll be there for sure

[ProcessTruster]

10 hours ago, Bubba Gump said:

 

This right here will tell me a lot about McD. 10 days......10 f'n days. If he can't figure it out, then he will never get this team over the hump. 

with no DeQuan Jones, Tre White, M Milano and Von on one leg,  not sure Cinci Offense doesn't light em up no matter how brilliantly McD schemes it up.   

 

Offense better show up and make it a shootout bc the D is even more shorthanded than it was in January

[DJB]

10 hours ago, Aussie Joe said:

Get Hopkins and I might need a tissue 

Just one?

 

You all empty after years of Maclin JJ Watt and Ertz? 

[SCBills]

7 minutes ago, ProcessTruster said:

with no DeQuan Jones, Tre White, M Milano and Von on one leg,  not sure Cinci Offense doesn't light em up no matter how brilliantly McD schemes it up.   

 

Offense better show up and make it a shootout bc the D is even more shorthanded than it was in January

 

I'm not, at all, cool with this view.  

 

Floyd, Oliver, Rousseau

Bernard, Johnson

Hyde, Poyer

 

They have multiple above average players at every level. 

 

No, we don't have an elite defense like we did with Jones, Milano and White.. but it's middle of the pack.  Equivalent to other contending defenses like the Chiefs, Jaguars, Dolphins, Ravens etc.. 

 

 

[Beck Water]

11 hours ago, SCBills said:

Not to say the Bengals don’t look legit, but Cousins went 35/45 for 378 and 2 TD’s against that same defense 2 weeks ago.  
 

SF has lost 3 in a row and looks lost on both sides of the ball right now. 
 

*Ironically enough, they sustained some injuries and went off the rails after dismantling a rival.  Sound familiar?

 

 

 

Who did SF lose on Defense, if anyone?  I can't figure that out?

[SCBills]

Just now, Beck Water said:

 

Who did SF lose on Defense, if anyone?  I can't figure that out?

 

No one that I'm aware of.. but their Offense hasn't been able to do much, puts them in tough positions and hasn't really allowed them to play from ahead.   I'm sure that has affected the attacking nature of their defensive philosophy, but still.. that's the most talented defense in the league on paper and they've been shredded two weeks in a row.  

[clearwater cadet]

I like McD but hes not a big game coach, they will struggle make dumb mistakes , miss routinue tackles, and drop passes they should catch, and my 50 years on this planet with no Suoer Bowl victory will continue.

[Jauronimo]

15 minutes ago, clearwater cadet said:

I like McD but hes not a big game coach, they will struggle make dumb mistakes , miss routinue tackles, and drop passes they should catch, and my 50 years on this planet with no Suoer Bowl victory will continue.

What kind of big game coach can prevent drops and missed tackles?  A coaches job is to put players in a position to succeed. Players job is to execute.

[Einstein]

37 minutes ago, Jauronimo said:

What kind of big game coach can prevent drops and missed tackles?  

One way is to not give those players who make a habit of missing tackles and dropping catches a chance to see the field again.

For example, Belichick is notorious for putting players in the dog house after even 1 fumble.

But I do agree that a coaches job is to put players in a position to succeed

[Coach Tuesday]

39 minutes ago, Jauronimo said:

What kind of big game coach can prevent drops and missed tackles?  A coaches job is to put players in a position to succeed. Players job is to execute.

 

Right but a coach can help his team get looser or tighter, depending on what is needed.

 

From today's Athletic - thought this was interesting feedback from some unnamed executives about McDermott:

 

Injuries to all three levels of a once-dominant Buffalo defense make clear what the Bills could use as the trade deadline approaches. They could use a corner, a linebacker, perhaps a defensive tackle. That is the simple part of the evaluation.

 

A more existential question: Why does this team appear to be perpetually under stress? Nothing seems to come easy. The Bills often appear tight.

 

I think we’re going to find out over the remainder of this season and beyond whether the Bills’ very good, very successful head coach, Sean McDermott, is a great one. The intensity McDermott shows on the sideline and in general is part of his nature. It’s part of his success. Is it what the Bills need right now, as they try to cut back on the stress points? Does McDermott have another gear?

 

These thoughts came to mind while watching the third and fourth quarters end during the Bills’ 24-18 victory against Tampa Bay on Thursday night. When everyone expected Buffalo to let the third-quarter game clock expire, the Bills hurriedly snapped the ball and took a sack. The fourth quarter turned into a fire drill: a killer penalty, a ball bouncing off a helmet into Mike Evans’ grasp for a late Bucs touchdown, a Hail Mary that Tampa Bay had a shot at converting.

 

Just another week for the Bills. They entered the season set on showcasing a more circumspect Josh Allen, only to have him suffer four turnovers on national TV against the rival Jets. They had a home game moved to London, and when they got there, the Jacksonville Jaguars had already been there for two weeks. The Bills never had a chance, losing big.

 

Much has been written about some of the bigger-picture stressors in Buffalo. The final 13 seconds at Kansas City in the playoffs were rough. Team owner Kim Pegula’s debilitating heart attack and safety Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest fall into another category.

 

These would be difficult things for any coach to navigate.

 

“I just think that team has been through a lot,” an exec said. “They remind me of a team that won it twice and is trying to do it again, like they are barely hanging on.”

 

It’ll be fascinating to see McDermott, who counts Andy Reid among his mentors, lead his team from here. Only Kansas City, New Orleans and Baltimore have as many regular-season victories as Buffalo has since McDermott became the Bills’ coach in 2017.

 

“Some of these guys like Doug Pederson look relaxed in the games, going for it on fourth down, running Philly Special when their quarterback suggests it, and the team can play accordingly,” a veteran coach said. “You want them to play opportunistically and loose. Kansas City looks like they have fun. They are running ring-around-the-rosey. Buffalo does look like they play tight in some of the big situations.”

Edited October 30, 2023 by Coach Tuesday

[Bookie Man]

Happy tissues or sad tissues

[Jerome007]

"Let Josh be Josh"... he has an injured shoulder. He was as much "Josh" we could ask for in the last game. There's no pleasing fans.

 

McD and crew were BADLY outcoached last year by the Bungles. But they outcoached the Dolphins in big way this year, then got beat bad by The Hoodie. Well, the Chiefs just lost to the Broncos, they didn't even score a TD... against a defense that had allowed 70 point to the Fins! The "mighty Bengals" have 3 losses too...

 

It's fine for us to criticize, to be full on mad at times, but sometimes some of you act worse than nagging wives,  finding any excuse to complain. Don't you think McD and crew are aching for revenge? Players have bad games, coaches have bad games. But they surely wan to take those extra 3 days of preparation to kick the Bungles' behind, in  a bad way

 

This year more than any other year, it's really "On any given Sunday". So unpredictable. Yet I can't believe so many of you count the Bills out, time and time again. Are you fans or not? It's fine to worry, but you seem to expect the worse!

[Aussie Joe]

2 hours ago, DJB said:

Just one?

 

You all empty after years of Maclin JJ Watt and Ertz? 

Why empty on the ones that don’t happen ? 

Diggs was a good one 

[Bob in STL]

12 hours ago, Special K said:

 

Unfortunately, Tre White, Matt Milano and DaQuan Jones aren't walking through that door....there is only so much that can be done with the D as presently constituted....

 

The O scoring 30+ points is paramount if the Bills are to have a legitimate shot at winning this game.

 

I think it can be done, but its going to be a tough one.

It can be done.  It requires a great game plan and great execution.  They must come out ready and fired up and they must stay that way and play a complete game.  

 

They motivation should be there.  We are going to learn everything we need to know about this years Bills Team on Sunday.  

[What a Tuel]

13 hours ago, PBF81 said:

 

We should have been an offense-centric team the past four seasons.  

 

Our D, while impressive during the regular season, has absolutely sucked in the playoffs.  I have no idea why everyone is harping on it as if without it our playoff success chances are limited.

 

Our offense has had to overcome our defense in all but one playoff game under McD in the past three seasons.

 

Or offense has no significant injuries. 

 

Play ball!

 

 

 

2020 -

Defense allowed 10 points through 3 quarters against the colts, and yes almost lost to a Rivers comeback rally, but they didnt.

Defense allowed 3 points to the Ravens (including an infamous pick 6 in our own endzone)

Defense allowed 38 to the chiefs and had no answers, thats on them.

2021 -

Dismantled the Patriots and allowed 10 points through 3 quarters. Sure, we would've won that game anyway the way the offense performed.

Proceeded to lose against the chiefs 13 seconds and yes, this is on the defense not being good enough. Your answer though is that a worse defense, but better offense would have won that? 🤔

2022 - 

Defense dominated the Dolphins offense (yes with a backup QB), but the box score doesn't show the extent of the domination. This is a case where a better offense may have prevented points scored against our defense.

• You cant have INTs and fumbles at our own 25, 25, and 30 and not expect the opposing offense to score.
• Not to mention the 5 punts with 2 net yards, 29 net yards, -2 net yards, -3 net yards, 32 net yards. Thats 11.6 yards avg per punt. The coverage team was terrible.

Anyone blaming the defense for this game has a ***** memory or didn't watch.

 

Defense and Offense folded against the Bengals. I don't see how a better offense, but a worse defense solves that problem.

 

It seems to me that our defense allowed us to go deeper into the playoffs each of the last 3 years, so yeah it matters.

 

Edited October 30, 2023 by What a Tuel

[BuffaloMatt]

Eww, gross.