Week 8 - Bills at Seahawks Game Week Thread

[behind a post WMS69]

On 10/21/2024 at 7:06 PM, MikePJ76 said:

Thats not really true but what is true is at one point everyone called Alice In Chains "Kindergarden" because they went from being a hair metal glam band to a more rock band in the mold of soundgarden.   Then they found their own way.

 

what is true is that Mother Love Bone and Soundgarden were tight because Chris  and Andy were roomates and across the street lived shawn smith who went on to form Brad with Stone and made a whole bunch of great records. It is beyond painful that none of these three great songwriters/singers are alive.

 

Also I always viewed it as the Big Five because I include The Screaming Trees in the conversation.  Plus Tad made two great records in that moment in time.

 

anyway Go Bills.

Could not agree more about the Screaming Trees. Sweet Oblivion and Dust are essential listening!

Edited October 26 by behind a post WMS69

[ToGoGo]

26 minutes ago, Saint Douggie said:

Bernard and Milano too injury prone. Need to go get a LB in free agency and prob draft another guy next year 

 

Not clear yet.

 

Milano was really healthy before the recent breaks. Bernard we'll see. He is a bit undersized. 

[jkeerie]

3 hours ago, Logic said:

Carter and Bernard out means we can expect the Seahawks to attack the spine of our defense over and over again with a heavy dose of Ken Walker III. Frankly, that's likely what we could've expected if those guys were healthy and active, too.

The Seahawks will get their yards. It'll be critical to limit them to field goals and to get off to a fast start on offense, rather than spotting them 10-14 points before we "wake up", as we have done multiple times this year.

 

On OBL today, they were discussing that Baylon Spector is actually strongter versus the run than Bernard.

[bills742]

 

 

[ytownblofan]

Metcalf listed as Doubtful for the game

 

 

Edited October 25 by ytownblofan

[bills742]

 

 

[Big Turk]

24 minutes ago, jkeerie said:

On OBL today, they were discussing that Baylon Spector is actually strongter versus the run than Bernard.

 

I don't see it...Bernard is in the backfield disrupting runs constantly.

[Warriorspikes51]

31 minutes ago, jkeerie said:

On OBL today, they were discussing that Baylon Spector is actually strongter versus the run than Bernard.

 

Propaganda! 

[HappyDays]

1 hour ago, NewEra said:

MLB is an important position in this defense.  You must also look at who the replacement is….and Bernard’s replacement sucks

 

1 hour ago, Cash said:

 

I mostly agree with your sentiment here, but our MLB who is the green dot player and team captain is a premium position.  We've seen a major difference between him and Spector so far this year, particularly when it comes to defensive alignments/pre-snap recognition, as well as post-snap recognition/falling for misdirection.

 

I like what I've seen of Carter so far, but our backup 3-tech is hardly at the same level.

 

I know Bernard is a very good player and an important piece, but LB is a position you can get by with for a game or two, especially against an average offense. There's no part of me that worries Seattle is going to march up and down the field just because Spector is out there. We have our CBs, we have our entire starting DL. It is up to the coaches to not let Kenneth Walker take over the game. Force Geno Smith to move the ball throwing to Jake Bobo and an over-the-hill Tyler Lockett. Rousseau needs to abuse their 4th string(!) RT. That game plan is going to be the same whether it's Fred Warner or AJ Klein out there.

[jkeerie]

15 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

I don't see it...Bernard is in the backfield disrupting runs constantly.

I agree.  Maybe they meant (and I misunderstood) that Spector is stronger against the run, than against the pass, and therefore the dropoff in that area is not as significant when Spector replaces Bernard.

[Simon]

1 minute ago, HappyDays said:

 

 

I know Bernard is a very good player and an important piece, but LB is a position you can get by with for a game or two, especially against an average offense. There's no part of me that worries Seattle is going to march up and down the field just because Spector is out there. We have our CBs, we have our entire starting DL. It is up to the coaches to not let Kenneth Walker take over the game. Force Geno Smith to move the ball throwing to Jake Bobo and an over-the-hill Tyler Lockett. Rousseau needs to abuse their 4th string(!) RT. That game plan is going to be the same whether it's Fred Warner or AJ Klein out there.

 

Still missing Von for another week, although you may not consider him a "starter".

I'm uncomfortable just because I still remember what Baltimore did to Williams/Spector/Hamlin/Lewis and we couldn't do a thing about it.

[HappyDays]

2 minutes ago, Simon said:

I'm uncomfortable just because I still remember what Baltimore did to Williams/Spector/Hamlin/Lewis and we couldn't do a thing about it.

 

Baltimore's rush offense is more than doubling Seattle's in YPG. 6.2 YPC vs 4.5 YPC. Baltimore has a historically elite rushing offense. The rankings I found only goes back to 2003, but no other offense in that time frame has really come close to 6.2 YPC. Seattle on the other hand has an average rush offense. So I don't see the comparison. Without Metcalf out there we should be loading the box and daring them to throw outside. If an average run offense is able to impose their will on us when we barely have to respect the pass, we have much larger problems than a backup MLB.

[LABILLBACKER]

21 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

 

I know Bernard is a very good player and an important piece, but LB is a position you can get by with for a game or two, especially against an average offense. There's no part of me that worries Seattle is going to march up and down the field just because Spector is out there. We have our CBs, we have our entire starting DL. It is up to the coaches to not let Kenneth Walker take over the game. Force Geno Smith to move the ball throwing to Jake Bobo and an over-the-hill Tyler Lockett. Rousseau needs to abuse their 4th string(!) RT. That game plan is going to be the same whether it's Fred Warner or AJ Klein out there.

No Von...no Milano & Bernard...Carter had an impact.  I'm not saying Geno will light us up but we won't be shutting them down either with all these D players out.

[mannc]

11 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

No Von...no Milano & Bernard...Carter had an impact.  I'm not saying Geno will light us up but we won't be shutting them down either with all these D players out.

Relax, we’re going to crush these guys.

[BearNorth]

1 hour ago, ToGoGo said:

 

Not clear yet.

 

Milano was really healthy before the recent breaks. Bernard we'll see. He is a bit undersized. 

Bernard is the 7th smallest linebacker in the NFL at 224 pounds.  Two of the top 10 linebackers in the league are smaller than TB.  We do need a Bobby Wagner sized thumper on the 2nd line.

[balln]

3 minutes ago, BearNorth said:

Bernard is the 7th smallest linebacker in the NFL at 224 pounds.  Two of the top 10 linebackers in the league are smaller than TB.  We do need a Bobby Wagner sized thumper on the 2nd line.

Yea I mean he’s a little heavier than taron Johnson. He’s tiny. They look almost identical in the D huddle 

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[NickelCity]

47 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

 

I know Bernard is a very good player and an important piece, but LB is a position you can get by with for a game or two, especially against an average offense. There's no part of me that worries Seattle is going to march up and down the field just because Spector is out there. We have our CBs, we have our entire starting DL. It is up to the coaches to not let Kenneth Walker take over the game. Force Geno Smith to move the ball throwing to Jake Bobo and an over-the-hill Tyler Lockett. Rousseau needs to abuse their 4th string(!) RT. That game plan is going to be the same whether it's Fred Warner or AJ Klein out there.

 

I dunno. Bernard completely changed this defense, to me. When he's playing he looks like an all pro. 

[Warriorspikes51]

4 minutes ago, NickelCity said:

 

I dunno. Bernard completely changed this defense, to me. When he's playing he looks like an all pro. 

IF IF IF we have Bernard & Milano healthy in January and playing at the level they are capable....we have a chance against Baltimore and KC

[BearNorth]

4 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

IF IF IF we have Bernard & Milano healthy in January and playing at the level they are capable....we have a chance against Baltimore and KC

Is this a game where they bring up Cine, and play a lot of "Big Nickel" or even Dime, since it's likely we won't have to deal with Megatron II in Metcalf.