nucci Posted January 12 Posted January 12 8 minutes ago, BeastMaster said: Najee Harris is the exact type of back you want in a game where it's just a run the ball out of power formation due to poor field conditions Bills are going to have to be the tougher team on both sides to win in that type of game won't it be harder to run when the defense knows you're going to run? 2 Quote
oldmanfan Posted January 12 Posted January 12 (edited) Josh being Josh the Bills can still have a passing game threat. Steelers don’t have that. Plus our D has been playing really good football. We’ll be fine. Edited January 12 by oldmanfan 2 1 Quote
CNYfan Posted January 12 Posted January 12 Gloom and doom? The Bills can man up, they are not a finesse team. I believe that the passing game will be there in sufficient supply. Quote
ALG1130 Posted January 12 Posted January 12 5 minutes ago, BeavercreekBillsFan said: I did, but I parlayed it with Najee to score the games first TD plus cowboys and chiefs to win. That 4 leg parlay is +4,000 on DraftKings right now. $50 gets me almost $2,100. It didn’t go over well when I suggested I’d rather lose last week and play all road games due to weather. I’m good going to balmy Miami with josh. Problem is all the other opponents are going to be nasty weather games so maybe we survive this week and then get better weather at home next week. Yeah, I think it's mostly this week that is the problem, but when it comes to bad weather for the remaining AFC teams, we get the worst of it for sure. If we lose this one, I am seriously going to wonder and worry about how this changes the team dynamic. Will they even want to try for home field anymore? Will some of the players not want to play for The Bills because of this? I mean, it sucks. It could derail us, and if you work really hard for something and it backfires, it's going to have some sort of impact on you. Where do you go from being a team that could, at the very least, give The Ravens a run for the money but bounced out for fluky reasons out of your control? If we lose, I am terrified of the consequences. It might not be locker room bickering, but aggravation for playing in this market 😑 Quote
zow2 Posted January 12 Posted January 12 The guys on FS1 this morning said the Steelers would be morons to attempt even one pass in the weather. They should run every play and wait for Bills mistakes. I also would question Buffalo throwing any pass beyond 5-7 yards. If they try to get cute in terrible winds and snowfall it will not be good. It's not only hard to throw but its hard to track the ball and catch it too (it's rising and dipping all over the place). It will be a waste of a down if Josh is trying to complete downfield passes. Just run, scramble a bit with Allen and play better D than Pittsburgh and wait for THEM to make the mistakes. Quote
oldmanfan Posted January 12 Posted January 12 Just now, Aimee75 said: Yeah, I think it's mostly this week that is the problem, but when it comes to bad weather for the remaining AFC teams, we get the worst of it for sure. If we lose this one, I am seriously going to wonder and worry about how this changes the team dynamic. Will they even want to try for home field anymore? Will some of the players not want to play for The Bills because of this? I mean, it sucks. It could derail us, and if you work really hard for something and it backfires, it's going to have some sort of impact on you. Where do you go from being a team that could, at the very least, give The Ravens a run for the money but bounced out for fluky reasons out of your control? If we lose, I am terrified of the consequences. It might not be locker room bickering, but aggravation for playing in this market 😑 Relax. Terrified? Let’s have a bit of perspective 1 Quote
RiotAct Posted January 12 Posted January 12 36 minutes ago, PaattMaann said: I dunno if its starting to look worse and worse, Pat Hammer on channel 2 this morning was more optimistic. Said its still too early to tell where the band sets up, but with the powerful wind and the direction he thinks theres a decent chance that the band will be above OP during the game (DEFINITELY over the stadium for the night/overnight sunday). Only time the snow fall matters is from 1-3...let us play our game as much as possible for the majority of the game and its an easy DUB. I’ve always liked Patrick Hammer. 1 Quote
ALG1130 Posted January 12 Posted January 12 6 minutes ago, oldmanfan said: Josh being Josh the Bills can still have a passing game threat. Steelers don’t have that. Plus our D has been playing really good football. We’ll be fine. This is the only thing keeping me off the ledge right now. 1 Quote
oldmanfan Posted January 12 Posted January 12 1 minute ago, zow2 said: The guys on FS1 this morning said the Steelers would be morons to attempt even one pass in the weather. They should run every play and wait for Bills mistakes. I also would question Buffalo throwing any pass beyond 5-7 yards. If they try to get cute in terrible winds and snowfall it will not be good. It's not only hard to throw but its hard to track the ball and catch it too (it's rising and dipping all over the place). It will be a waste of a down if Josh is trying to complete downfield passes. Just run, scramble a bit with Allen and play better D than Pittsburgh and wait for THEM to make the mistakes. Peyton kidded about having a laser, rocket arm. Josh HAS a laser, rocket arm. Quote
RiotAct Posted January 12 Posted January 12 2 minutes ago, Aimee75 said: Yeah, I think it's mostly this week that is the problem, but when it comes to bad weather for the remaining AFC teams, we get the worst of it for sure. 😑 Next Sunday looks frigid but no precipitation as of right now. Of course, that could change ten times between now and then 1 Quote
nucci Posted January 12 Posted January 12 9 minutes ago, zow2 said: The guys on FS1 this morning said the Steelers would be morons to attempt even one pass in the weather. They should run every play and wait for Bills mistakes. I also would question Buffalo throwing any pass beyond 5-7 yards. If they try to get cute in terrible winds and snowfall it will not be good. It's not only hard to throw but its hard to track the ball and catch it too (it's rising and dipping all over the place). It will be a waste of a down if Josh is trying to complete downfield passes. Just run, scramble a bit with Allen and play better D than Pittsburgh and wait for THEM to make the mistakes. why would Steelers be successful running every play when we know they're going to be running every play? Our run defense has been very good and our DL has been playing very well. 1 2 Quote
zow2 Posted January 12 Posted January 12 3 minutes ago, oldmanfan said: Peyton kidded about having a laser, rocket arm. Josh HAS a laser, rocket arm. Yeah, but if Josh thinks he can out throw 30mph winds and 43 gusts he needs to check his ego at the door. lol. A frozen ball being thrown at 90mph to a guy 7 yards in front of him in snowfall/wind will not be real catchable. This game will be all about who can play better D, run the ball more effectively and make a special teams play or two that hurts the other team. Whichever teams gets more takeaways is likely to win. In my opinion the better team going in, should still be the better team in a bad weather game. 1 Quote
oldmanfan Posted January 12 Posted January 12 Just now, zow2 said: Yeah, but if Josh thinks he can out throw 30mph winds and 43 gusts he needs to check his ego at the door. lol. A frozen ball being thrown at 90mph to a guy 7 yards in front of him in snowfall/wind will not be real catchable. This game will be all about who can play better D, run the ball more effectively and make a special teams play or two that hurts the other team. Whichever teams gets more takeaways is likely to win. In my opinion the better team going in, should still be the better team in a bad weather game. I think our D has been playing great and will continue to do so. And we can run as well. But Josh will also be able to throw still. It won’t be the normal package but he’ll make throws. 3 minutes ago, nucci said: why would Steelers be successful running every play when we know they're going to be running every play? Our run defense has been very good and our DL has been playing very well. Bills fans are programmed to see the bad in things. 1 1 Quote
BillsFanSD Posted January 12 Posted January 12 Okay, so both teams run the ball a lot. Our OL is better than their DL, and our DL is better than their OL. What's the problem? 1 Quote
CaptnCoke11 Posted January 12 Posted January 12 1 minute ago, BillsFanSD said: Okay, so both teams run the ball a lot. Our OL is better than their DL, and our DL is better than their OL. What's the problem? I think people have PTSD about that New England game 2 Quote
Juice_32 Posted January 12 Posted January 12 40 minutes ago, BeastMaster said: Najee Harris is the exact type of back you want in a game where it's just a run the ball out of power formation due to poor field conditions Bills are going to have to be the tougher team on both sides to win in that type of game Not so sure on Najee, seems like he’s a big back who likes to play like a small back to me. Warren runs the ball harder than Harris in my opinion. Quote
stevewin Posted January 12 Posted January 12 39 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: Wind, shmind, how will the overhang roof hold up heavy snow? Ha - I was actually thinking about this. It looks like the overhang at least slopes away from the edges so people shouldn't be crushed by glaciers falling on them - but snow is going to accumulate along the middle line. Wonder how many feet of snow the engineers have factored in for max load 😛 1 Quote
Bigvinny Posted January 12 Posted January 12 15 minutes ago, zow2 said: Yeah, but if Josh thinks he can out throw 30mph winds and 43 gusts he needs to check his ego at the door. lol. A frozen ball being thrown at 90mph to a guy 7 yards in front of him in snowfall/wind will not be real catchable. This game will be all about who can play better D, run the ball more effectively and make a special teams play or two that hurts the other team. Whichever teams gets more takeaways is likely to win. In my opinion the better team going in, should still be the better team in a bad weather game. Josh was 15/30 145yds 1td in the wind game against the Pats, that wind was way worse than it will be on Sunday. 2 Quote
Juice_32 Posted January 12 Posted January 12 26 minutes ago, zow2 said: The guys on FS1 this morning said the Steelers would be morons to attempt even one pass in the weather. They should run every play and wait for Bills mistakes. I also would question Buffalo throwing any pass beyond 5-7 yards. If they try to get cute in terrible winds and snowfall it will not be good. It's not only hard to throw but its hard to track the ball and catch it too (it's rising and dipping all over the place). It will be a waste of a down if Josh is trying to complete downfield passes. Just run, scramble a bit with Allen and play better D than Pittsburgh and wait for THEM to make the mistakes. I think the Bills need to be who they are. Allen can throw it in the wind and snow and we need to cut him loose. Let Pitt prepare all week for a ground and pound game and then come out slinging it. Neutering JA isn’t the answer. He needs to let the huevos swing IMHO. Quote
stlbills13 Posted January 12 Posted January 12 We might see a lot of Latavius Murray with his ball security on Sunday. You don't have to throw it 35 times but still let Josh take some chances. I would actually say the chances of him throwing a pick are lower than usual in this weather. Incompletions aren't good either but the key will be not turning it over. Rudolph isn't beating you in perfect weather so he definitely isn't beating you in this kind of weather. Bring Poyer and Hyde down and stop the run. I'll take my chances with Rudolph trying to throw a deep ball in this weather even with no safety help. 1 Quote
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