MasterStrategist Posted Saturday at 02:47 PM Share Posted Saturday at 02:47 PM 11 hours ago, Simon said: I'm equally worried about passcatchers coming out of the backfield and repeatedly running away from overmatched LB's. Having Taron Johnson back is a huge difference maker, but Williams and Spector are both liabilities against the RB/TE/Hback position. Without DK, I think we can be more flexible with dropping safeties/mixing more looks. Lockett is still a major deep threat, but I would assume we'd roll/bracket coverage on DK a good bit of time. If he's out, as it appears he will be, that's a MUCH bigger loss compared to Bernard. No offense to Terrel here. Spector is a capable backup, and I'd expect Terrel will be ready for Miami. 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunTheBall Posted Saturday at 02:56 PM Share Posted Saturday at 02:56 PM We know they are going to continue to run the light box nickle/dime looks we’ve been doing all season since we are once again down 2 starting LBs in Milano/Bernard. Both Spector and Williams are very vulnerable to the play action pass, which thankfully Seattle doesn’t run a lot of but they’d be stupid not to incorporate that against Buffalo. We know Seattle will be able to run the ball since our D sucks against the run and we insist on giving light boxes to opposing offenses. If ever there was a game where we should adjust our philosophy on D, this is it. No Metcalf means a lot less stress from the Seattle WR position. Put Douglas and Benford man to man on their guys and see what they can do. I’d bring in Mike Edwards or Bishop and have him play the Jordon Poyer position (basically in the box) instead of Lewis and get Lewis off the field. IDK if you guys have noticed but Lewis gets targeted and smoked regularly when he’s on the field. Not sure why we haven’t seen much Ingram after his hot start especially with Lewis crapping the bed. What do I think will happen? We are going to come out in our traditional nickle D, let them march down the field with running/play action/short throws in space where we get torched by scripted plays against our obvious defensive deficiencies. We are going to hope Josh and the O can keep it close until Babich/McD wake up and make adjustments, hopefully before the 3rd quarter this game. Rinse and repeat Still think we should win 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted Saturday at 03:01 PM Share Posted Saturday at 03:01 PM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennstate10 Posted Saturday at 03:39 PM Share Posted Saturday at 03:39 PM 18 hours 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. So, if these numbers are true, you are saying that, on average, small LB are better than bigger LBs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted Saturday at 04:26 PM Share Posted Saturday at 04:26 PM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted Saturday at 04:33 PM Share Posted Saturday at 04:33 PM 4 hours ago, NewEra said: I’ve read here that Cine is not a LB. I don’t think he’d be a fit vs Seattle especially without DK. More focus on getting walker the rock. It’ll be Spector imo. If he shows that he can’t diagnose quickly enough, which seems to be his biggest issue, I hope they give Andreeson a series or two to see what he can do. Well no he’s a S, but I’m pretty sure they were experimenting with him here and there. Sometimes you have to be willing to think outside the box a little. Especially when your best coverage LBs are both out. I’m not expecting it. Just thinking out loud 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted Saturday at 04:47 PM Share Posted Saturday at 04:47 PM (edited) 1 hour ago, RunTheBall said: We know they are going to continue to run the light box nickle/dime looks we’ve been doing all season since we are once again down 2 starting LBs in Milano/Bernard. Both Spector and Williams are very vulnerable to the play action pass, which thankfully Seattle doesn’t run a lot of but they’d be stupid not to incorporate that against Buffalo. We know Seattle will be able to run the ball since our D sucks against the run and we insist on giving light boxes to opposing offenses. If ever there was a game where we should adjust our philosophy on D, this is it. No Metcalf means a lot less stress from the Seattle WR position. Put Douglas and Benford man to man on their guys and see what they can do. I’d bring in Mike Edwards or Bishop and have him play the Jordon Poyer position (basically in the box) instead of Lewis and get Lewis off the field. IDK if you guys have noticed but Lewis gets targeted and smoked regularly when he’s on the field. Not sure why we haven’t seen much Ingram after his hot start especially with Lewis crapping the bed. What do I think will happen? We are going to come out in our traditional nickle D, let them march down the field with running/play action/short throws in space where we get torched by scripted plays against our obvious defensive deficiencies. We are going to hope Josh and the O can keep it close until Babich/McD wake up and make adjustments, hopefully before the 3rd quarter this game. Rinse and repeat Still think we should win I fee like this is the case every week. And has been for years. The Bills are very predictable on offense and defense. They have their base packages and calls and always default to that, especially to start a game. Other teams know that and that’s why 1st quarters are quite frequently not good. It’s almost like our coaching staff wants to see what the other team is doing before they adjust the game plan. Sometimes that happens pretty quickly, some times it takes until the 3rd quarter. When they face the better coaching staffs, it seems to lead to a hole that they have a hard time digging out of. Because the better teams are making their own adjustments and we can’t keep up. But I agree with you… for this game they should come out with a different look to start the game. Play to what you expect the Seahawks to do right out of the gate. Edited Saturday at 04:48 PM by Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickelCity Posted Saturday at 05:41 PM Share Posted Saturday at 05:41 PM Hawks defense healthy for this game. Tough sledding. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted Saturday at 06:18 PM Share Posted Saturday at 06:18 PM 36 minutes ago, NickelCity said: Hawks defense healthy for this game. Tough sledding. Agreed. Don’t think it’ll be a cakewalk but a win regardless 🤞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted Saturday at 06:19 PM Share Posted Saturday at 06:19 PM 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Firebaugh Kid Posted Saturday at 07:24 PM Share Posted Saturday at 07:24 PM Bills by 10. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted Saturday at 08:17 PM Share Posted Saturday at 08:17 PM 2 hours ago, NickelCity said: Hawks defense healthy for this game. Tough sledding. Doooomed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeerie Posted Saturday at 08:31 PM Share Posted Saturday at 08:31 PM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balln Posted Saturday at 09:01 PM Share Posted Saturday at 09:01 PM Interesting didn’t elevate shavers but Virgil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted Saturday at 09:29 PM Share Posted Saturday at 09:29 PM 26 minutes ago, balln said: Interesting didn’t elevate shavers but Virgil I don't recall but isn't there a limit on the number of callups per season? If so they may just be saving some of Shavers callups for later in the year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Foothills Posted Saturday at 10:31 PM Share Posted Saturday at 10:31 PM 5 hours ago, Dan said: I feel like this is the case every week. And has been for years. The Bills are very predictable on offense and defense. They have their base packages and calls and always default to that, especially to start a game. Other teams know that and that’s why 1st quarters are quite frequently not good. It’s almost like our coaching staff wants to see what the other team is doing before they adjust the game plan. When they face the better coaching staffs, it seems to lead to a hole that they have a hard time digging out of. Because the better teams are making their own adjustments and we can’t keep up. To the bolded, the way I would describe it is that the team is in the habit of sleepwalking during games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickelCity Posted Saturday at 10:31 PM Share Posted Saturday at 10:31 PM 1 hour ago, jkeerie said: I hope so. Ankou can play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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eball Posted Saturday at 11:19 PM Share Posted Saturday at 11:19 PM Sorry, I’m gonna say it. I feel a blowout Bills win tomorrow. Have a great Saturday night, folks. 4 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmm3 Posted Saturday at 11:49 PM Share Posted Saturday at 11:49 PM Baylon Spector is ranked 144th out of 152 linebackers in the league who've played a big enough sample size for PFF this year. He's not great. Hope Bernard gets well soon. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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