LABILLBACKER Posted January 16 Posted January 16 1 hour ago, letsgoteam said: If it were regular season, I'd agree, trying out kickers sometimes creates more yips. IDK, kickers are weird. If they beat KC, Bass could easily go 100% in FGs the rest of the playoffs... again kickers are weird We'll see but after today I'm not holding my breath. Quote
Dr.Sack Posted January 16 Posted January 16 Bass is a major issue. But there are ways to get around an erratic kicker. Score TDs. Quote
NickelCity Posted January 16 Posted January 16 We definitely have a kicker problem. It sucks. And I love Bass but it's the truth. Quote
Dick_Cheney Posted January 16 Posted January 16 If we don't bring somebody in, I really don't understand. Honestly probably should have been done several weeks ago. Our kicking situation is a liability and depending on what's up with Martin, our punting situation might be as well. Can't expect to beat the Chiefs basically giving up on special teams before the game even begins. 1 1 1 Quote
VaMilBill Posted January 16 Posted January 16 1 hour ago, LABILLBACKER said: He was terrible today. Almost missed an xp. Had the 49 yarder blocked because of low trajectory. And that 27 yarder was embarrassing. Don't blame the field. Steelers kicker was perfect. Bass's days are numbered. Well right now Bass's mind is on fishing I was at the game. The 27 yarder looked like it was maybe 6-7 feet off the ground when it went past the line of scrimmage. The only reason it wasn’t blocked was because it was so off centerline there was no one there to reach up. Awful awful game on his end. He has the yips and I don’t know if McD just wants to roll with him or bring in someone else who’s just as bad. But it isn’t an easy call for coach. Quote
theRalph Posted January 16 Posted January 16 You fools. The 27 yard attempt at the end was missed PURPOSELY! The Bills are up 14. It’s 4th and goal from the nine. So you could go for the 4th and risk turnover or injury and nine yards there is tough. So you line up for the chip shot FG. By missing the kick you give the Steelers possession at their own 17. If you make the kick…you risk a big run back on the kickoff and, at the very least a touchback would have placed the ball at the 25…8 yards better for the Steelers….but Austin IIi was going to return the kickoff from even five yards deep. Not worth any risk. BRILLIANT STRATEGY BY THE BILLS. 1 Quote
Buffalo716 Posted January 16 Posted January 16 2 minutes ago, theRalph said: You fools. The 27 yard attempt at the end was missed PURPOSELY! The Bills are up 14. It’s 4th and goal from the nine. So you could go for the 4th and risk turnover or injury and nine yards there is tough. So you line up for the chip shot FG. By missing the kick you give the Steelers possession at their own 17. If you make the kick…you risk a big run back on the kickoff and, at the very least a touchback would have placed the ball at the 25…8 yards better for the Steelers….but Austin IIi was going to return the kickoff from even five yards deep. Not worth any risk. BRILLIANT STRATEGY BY THE BILLS. That's a beautiful way to spin it But if that was the strategy .. and they're not going to make the kick purposely... Just take a knee on 4th lol Quote
SCBills Posted January 16 Posted January 16 This dude uses the entire width of the goalposts from XP to XP.. I don’t trust him to kick anything right now. Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 16 Posted January 16 6 minutes ago, theRalph said: You fools. The 27 yard attempt at the end was missed PURPOSELY! The Bills are up 14. It’s 4th and goal from the nine. So you could go for the 4th and risk turnover or injury and nine yards there is tough. So you line up for the chip shot FG. By missing the kick you give the Steelers possession at their own 17. If you make the kick…you risk a big run back on the kickoff and, at the very least a touchback would have placed the ball at the 25…8 yards better for the Steelers….but Austin IIi was going to return the kickoff from even five yards deep. Not worth any risk. BRILLIANT STRATEGY BY THE BILLS. But they make it and they are up 17, three scores. 😉😜 Quote
theRalph Posted January 16 Posted January 16 1 minute ago, Buffalo716 said: Just take a knee on 4th lol Nope. Steelers aren’t expecting a knee there and you don’t want their D Line crashing that. Also chance for turnover or injury. 1 minute ago, ExiledInIllinois said: But they make it and they are up 17, three scores. 😉😜 They’re already up two scores. The point is to avoid a kick off return which was going to happen even if the ball was kicked 5 yards deep in the end zone. Score has nothing to do with it. Quote
Buffalo716 Posted January 16 Posted January 16 2 minutes ago, theRalph said: Nope. Steelers aren’t expecting a knee there and you don’t want their D Line crashing that. Also chance for turnover or injury. You could have a turnover on a field goal with a botch snap. Dropped hold.. or blocked kick my friend Quote
theRalph Posted January 16 Posted January 16 1 minute ago, Buffalo716 said: You could have a turnover on a field goal with a botch snap. Dropped hold.. or blocked kick my friend There’s risk on every play but less on the field goal attempt. Quote
billsbackto81 Posted January 16 Posted January 16 5 hours ago, Einstein said: Bass is now 78% for the year (5th worst in NFL) and we haven’t let him attempt a field goal over 50 yards in 3 months. He also just missed a 20-some yard field goal. Can we trust him to make a game winning Playoff/Super Bowl kick at this point? Seems to be a mental thing. The one he made from 45 was perfect and still had distance going through. Can't figure it, even his extra points look bad. Quote
Einstein Posted January 16 Author Posted January 16 18 minutes ago, theRalph said: You fools. The 27 yard attempt at the end was missed PURPOSELY! The Bills are up 14. It’s 4th and goal from the nine. So you could go for the 4th and risk turnover or injury and nine yards there is tough. So you line up for the chip shot FG. By missing the kick you give the Steelers possession at their own 17. If you make the kick…you risk a big run back on the kickoff and, at the very least a touchback would have placed the ball at the 25…8 yards better for the Steelers….but Austin IIi was going to return the kickoff from even five yards deep. Not worth any risk. BRILLIANT STRATEGY BY THE BILLS. This is satire, right? I honestly can’t tell sometimes on this forum. Quote
Buffalo_Stampede Posted January 16 Posted January 16 Why are we so quick to turn on players and coaches? Bass deserves respect. 1 1 Quote
JerseyBills Posted January 16 Posted January 16 4 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said: Why are we so quick to turn on players and coaches? Bass deserves respect. He does but can't be missing chip shots in the playoffs, we all know he's an elite, beast of a kicker but this has been a frustrating cpl months with him. Shocked more than anything cause he's been so consistently good since a rookie Quote
Danger Mouse Posted January 16 Posted January 16 (edited) 6 hours ago, Dr.Sack said: Bass is a major issue. But there are ways to get around an erratic kicker. Score TDs. Like last night. No punter. Fine, only punt once the whole second half. But I'm being disingenuous. FGs are vital in playoffs. 17 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said: Why are we so quick to turn on players and coaches? Bass deserves respect. From 'bass-o-matic' to 'basshole' in less than a year. Edited January 16 by Bill Grundy Quote
Buffalo_Stampede Posted January 16 Posted January 16 18 minutes ago, JerseyBills said: He does but can't be missing chip shots in the playoffs, we all know he's an elite, beast of a kicker but this has been a frustrating cpl months with him. Shocked more than anything cause he's been so consistently good since a rookie I’ll worry about Bass if he misses a game winner at the end. I don’t think I’ve ever blamed a kicker. Stop attempting FGs. I think of a missed FG as punishment for not scoring a TD. Like yesterday’s block. I blame McDermott for the decision. In that moment you go or punt. A FG does nothing. But this is how I think. I only care about kickers when it’s make it you win or miss it you lose. Quote
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