We are now the worst defense in the league

[Buffalo_Stampede]

3 hours ago, GETTOTHE50 said:

The whole team has been figured out and McDorsey has no idea what to do. 

We’ve run the same stuff on offense and defense for a long time. There’s a lot of film on what we like to do. Our coaches don’t seem bright enough to make the adjustments needed to keep teams on their heels.

[Drew21PA]

Idk of the things McDermott does wrong not sure it’s all on the defense

 

ill give him some credit there 

 

he has been making adjustments and replacing people whom are struggling as it goes

 

24 points against a burrow led team and I think at one point in the first half it was like Time of pocession - like 23 minutes to 7 minutes ?

 

they are getting pressure and sacks burrow was definitely rattled but our offense failed miserable in the third

 

you knew the rookie was being relied on too much and was going to make a mistake with a. Fumble or drop - Kincaid is amazing but can’t leave your feet.  Not blooming him bud this offense puts on pressure and it helps the defense becuase their offense will get a little desperate 

 

felt the same way with the jags and giants - offensive failures let to their offenses confidence and better play calls

 

another example was the pats game.  Josh gave them comfort in throwing a stupid pick

[Lost]

10 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

i actually don’t know what people expected him to do. The front 4 can no longer generate pressure without DaQuon and Oliver both commanding tons of attention. He had to send guys.

 

Id rather see them only rush 3, bring in an extra safety spy or LB than to keep blitzing.   They just arent getting home ever so its completely pointless.  Especially against QBs who get rid of the ball quickly like Burrow.  Even Mac Jones was getting rid of the ball in 2.5 seconds or less vs. us.  

[2003Contenders]

I definitely think the book is out on the defense. The screen game had been a BIG problem for the Bills really since the Jacksonville game, so the Bengals abused that by FAKING screens and going to wide open TEs.

 

Speaking of Jacksonville that game is really the deliminator between when the Bills were a top 5 defense -- and when they became bottom 5. Obviously injuries are a big reason for that as Tre went down late in the previous game, and Jones/Milano both went down early against Jacksonville. I also do not think that the return of Von Miller (who was activated for Jacksonville) and the defense's struggles are coincidental. Miller has been useless since coming back this year. In fact, going back to last season, recall that the Bills were undefeated in the regular season after Thanksgiving when he went down. In fact, the only regular season game they lost with Miller out of the lineup was the opener this week against the Jets -- and that game was lost because of Josh NOT the defense.

 

Worse, the defense has been awful at the worst times this season. They remind me of a terrible pitcher, who gives up big runs immediately after his offense has produced runs in the previous inning. Not exonerating the offense by any stretch of the imagination -- but in every one of the last 3 losses the team had a chance to win the game late with a stop by the defense. They failed. (Not to beat a dead horse, but it was Von Miller most recently who whiffed on a tackle against Joe Mixon that likely would have led to the Bengals punting and the Bills getting the ball back with a chance to win it.) Even in the 2 wins during that stretch, the defense ALMOST blew it at the end against both the Giants and Bucs.

 

With all of the injuries we are missing clutch guys that make that big play -- be it a sack or a turnover -- at critical times late in the game. Remember the glory years when Bruce Smith or Cornelius Bennett would make one of those plays -- sometimes in a game that the Bills had no business winning? It seems forever ago that we were getting all those sacks against Howell and the Redskins. Yes, that was prior to all the injuries -- but where has the pass rush gone? Earlier in the year we were getting pressure just rushing 4. Now we can't even get to the QB with 5 or 6. Yes, Jones is missed -- but the rest of the line (especially the pass rush specialists) have been mostly healthy.

 

It would certainly help if the (again, mostly healthy) offense would put together a consistent four quarters of football, which they have not done since Miami. I mean, it really does not matter how much the defense is struggling if the offense scores at will, right?

[dorquemada]

26 minutes ago, 2003Contenders said:

It would certainly help if the (again, mostly healthy) offense would put together a consistent four quarters of football, which they have not done since Miami. I mean, it really does not matter how much the defense is struggling if the offense scores at will, right?

 

Yeah well the plan on offense certainly isn't to score at will, or even with any regularity because the coach thinks we should try alternative style offenses.  It's very post modern of him, dont you think?  who says that scoring more than the other team is the win condition  thats your rules man