Dan Darragh Posted January 22 Posted January 22 Maybe all we did was put ourselves out of our misery a week earlier? 1 Quote
SoonerBillsFan Posted January 22 Posted January 22 With this staff and lack of receiver options? No. 1 Quote
Low Positive Posted January 22 Posted January 22 Every game is it’s own world. In the past, McDermott did a good job stopping Lamar. I think that we had a shot. 1 5 Quote
billieve420 Posted January 22 Posted January 22 They would have had a chance but in all likelihood would have lost to the Ravens. However, would still have taken that option versus losing to the Chiefs again. 1 2 Quote
McBean Posted January 22 Posted January 22 I’d say no just because the weakness at linebacker due to injury. felt like Baltimore would exploit that significantly. 3 Quote
T master Posted January 22 Posted January 22 (edited) This year i don't think so the Ravens unlike the Bills are for the most part healthy and you can't play the best teams in the NFL and expect to win with back ups . I know if healthy we could have beat KC because for a minute it looked as if we had them but they adjusted and the Bills didn't . At least this game the Bills put up points i think if they did play the Ravens next week they would have been embarrassed and the possibility of Josh & others getting hurt so although it sucks i think it may have worked out for the better . And i think that KC won't win next week !! Edited January 22 by T master 2 Quote
boyst Posted January 22 Posted January 22 We can beat Jackson. They were saving Bernard, Rapp, Davis for this game. Quote
Ga boy Posted January 22 Posted January 22 Taking down the Ravens was a possibility; however, realistically, playing 3rd stringers on D we went as far as we could expect. Also, I believe #14 has been hampered. Quote
bills6969 Posted January 22 Posted January 22 No chance. Baltimore is a better version of KC. 1 Quote
GunnerBill Posted January 22 Posted January 22 I think we'd have struggled with the linebacker situation. Again they are a middle of the field attack team. Quote
JMM Posted January 22 Posted January 22 Needed a HELL NO option. That's why as disappointed I am in not getting past the Chiefs I saw the writing on the wall. Ravens are the best team in football this year. I expect them to beat the Chiefs decisively. And they would have blown us out. Quote
DapperCam Posted January 22 Posted January 22 Our defensive scheme seems to do well against Lamar Jackson. I think we would have had a chance. Defense would have been a week healthier as well. Quote
BRH Posted January 22 Posted January 22 Before last night I'd have said we had a shot. After seeing some of our walking wounded play, I don't think we would have had enough -- even if Benford and Rapp came back, and if TB came back he probably would have been as hobbled next week as Douglas et al were this week. The Texans were doing a good job spying Lamar after making an adjustment, but the minute Christian Harris got dinged, that was over. We don't have a Harris-caliber LB healthy enough to do that job, and we would have needed Taron on the tight ends. Don't forget, Mark Andrews is supposed to be back next week too. If there's a silver lining in last night, it's that it saved us from a potential beatdown next week. At least last night it still went down to the wire. Quote
JoshAllin Posted January 22 Posted January 22 If ravens played the bills yesterday, it'd be the same with them running all over bills. I'll give the defense of the ravens as better than KC plus home field. Bernard is the key to the defenses collapse but would he actually play that game. Quote
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted January 22 Posted January 22 No, I really don't think so, but I feel like this franchise needed to beat the Chiefs yesterday regardless. Quote
DrDawkinstein Posted January 22 Posted January 22 No chance. And I would have said that before yesterday's game as well (which I also fully expected to go exactly as it did). Between injuries and lack of a real coaching staff (DC as interim HC, QB coach as interim OC), we were never going deep in the playoffs. The description of "win and be #2 seed, lose and go home" was very appropriate for this team. And while we ended up in that #2 spot, it was an inaccurate ranking for who we really were. As evidenced by letting the #7 Steelers all the way back into the game last week. Ravens are pretty much completely healthy. They have a full coaching staff, and one of the best as it is. It's their year. Quote
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