Fake punt!?

[Doc Brown]

24 minutes ago, Beast said:

Then do it with Josh Allen….not Damar Hamlin.

If Allen was on the punt team they might have been suspicious.

[Beast]

1 minute ago, Doc Brown said:

If Allen was on the punt team they might have been suspicious.

Right, but the chances also would have been better.

 

Damar Hamlin?

Edited January 22 by Beast

[Aussie Joe]

1 minute ago, ScottLaw said:

Yea because that’s the way the game would trend if they didn’t load up on defense? 😅 you seemingly think more defense year after year is the answer for McD to do better. 

I just think we have this discussion every year when they lose in the playoffs because the D has wet the bed …. And you say they need to spend more assets on the O?

 

The O was fine today … 

[chongli]

 

[Aussie Joe]

1 minute ago, ScottLaw said:

Their WRs let them down several times today and had NO separation…. And every year their defense ***** the bed… the philosophy needs to change.

I still maintain the O did enough today .. I know you don’t accept injury excuses for the D 

 

 

Edited January 22 by Aussie Joe

[chongli]

 

[HappyDays]

39 minutes ago, billsfanmiamioh said:

You can’t tell me that McD’s personal beliefs weren’t involved with giving that play the OK.

 

Yeah he thought he was creating a storybook moment with Hamlin getting the 1st down. Unfortunately in the real world that doesn't work. Should have just kept the ball in Josh's hands and trusted him to make a play. But our head coach regularly has these brain freeze moments in critical situations.

[chongli]

 

[Albany,n.y.]

Years ago the Bills tried a halfback pass on 4th down & failed.  Some caller called WGR when Chuck "The Coach" Dickerson was doing the postgame show and called the play "4th and stupid"  

 

The faked punt was "4th and stupid II" 
 
 

[benderbender]

My brother yelled “Another season ends because of Damar Hamlin!” And it angers me that he’s not entirely wrong.

[The Frankish Reich]

6 minutes ago, chongli said:

 

Wow. Well then it was just a terribly designed or terribly executed fake punt. Or both.

[John from Riverside]

My TV barely survived that one

[Aussie Joe]

1 minute ago, John from Riverside said:

My TV barely survived that one

What happened ? 

[Matt_In_NH]

I’m good with it.  They had not stopped KC one time.  

[The Frankish Reich]

So why was Sam Martin active?

He was obviously unable to punt like an NFL punter. 

Was it his impeccable FG holding skills that allowed Bass to be his best self?

[Nitro]

I liked the call.  Execution left a lot to be desired.  The defense had no answer for the Chiefs offense.  McD realized the chances of them scoring again was great.

[Teddy KGB]

love the call, defense wasn’t gonna make any stops and Mcclappy knew it 

 

Reid is his daddy 

[BuffaloRebound]

You can’t go for 4th and 5 from your own 30 with 8 minutes left down 3. Fake punt only real option if you don’t wanna give ball back to mahomes.  Hated the result but liked that mcdermott showed some onions there.  

[Aussie Joe]

McD gets crucified for being conservative … but what we mean is show some balls but make sure you pick up the first down .. 

[The Frankish Reich]

1 minute ago, Aussie Joe said:

McD gets crucified for being conservative … but what we mean is show some balls but make sure you pick up the first down .. 

We ripped Leslie Frazier for playing conservatively on defense against KC. Tonight McD dialed up a blitz in a key situation, Mahomes read it, and delivered a big gain.

Sometimes the coach can't get a break.