Bruffalo Posted Thursday at 01:20 PM Share Posted Thursday at 01:20 PM 14 hours ago, Beck Water said: I mean, they've played without their starting QB for the last 4 weeks. The canonical goal of backup QB play is to break even. Dolphins are 1-3 If you have the two fastest WRs in the NFL and 3 of the fastest RBs in the NFL and you can't figure out a way to be competitive with a backup QB then maybe you're not the offensive genius everyone is hyping you up to be. They didn't look good with Tua in either the games he played. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweats Posted Thursday at 01:21 PM Share Posted Thursday at 01:21 PM I've noticed that they don't really start playing until they HAVE to start playing and that is a bad, bad rhythm to get into cause really good teams are going to play the full 60 minutes and steamroll us into submission, early and often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoMAn Posted Thursday at 02:45 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:45 PM On 10/23/2024 at 5:51 AM, WhiskyBreath said: The Bills are getting into the habit of sleepwalking through games. They often seem to lack the desire to compete and win. But, when they do, they play as one of the best teams in the league. The coaches seem generally ineffective in getting them pumped up. They're supposed to be professionals. What next? A pep rally led by Billy Buffalo on Friday night? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiskyBreath Posted Thursday at 03:01 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 03:01 PM 9 minutes ago, SoMAn said: They're supposed to be professionals. What next? A pep rally led by Billy Buffalo on Friday night? These are young men who can and do make mistakes, such as getting over-confident, losing their cool, making mental errors, committing penalties. etc. And, yes, sleepwalking. That is why they have coaches who teach them the skills needed for their position, prepare for the next game, and stay focused. They need some adult supervision. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted Thursday at 04:03 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:03 PM Ain’t no NFL team sleepwalking, sandbagging, or twiddling their thumbs when the game is still on the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cincinnati Kid Posted Thursday at 04:06 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:06 PM Username checks out. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted Thursday at 04:12 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:12 PM 5 minutes ago, The Cincinnati Kid said: Username checks out. Uh-oh? 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted Thursday at 04:17 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:17 PM 6 minutes ago, US Egg said: Ain’t no NFL team sleepwalking, sandbagging, or twiddling their thumbs when the game is still on the line. I think the problem is the term “sleepwalking”. What is the exact definition of that word in the context of an NFL player. The way I see the word, if you sleepwalk on an NFL field, you could die. Sleepwalking to me implies in part lack of effort, and that is not happening. Do we have some lapses in concentration? Unfortunately, yes. Are we slow to adjust schemes? It can seem that way at times. Do we start too conservative? A bit too much for my taste. Sleepwalking is a lazy term that tries to roll everything together, with a negative spin, imo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rigotz Posted Thursday at 04:18 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:18 PM Our expectations of not only winning, but blowing out every team, need to stop. Nevermind the fact that they are blowing out teams. Considering we're paying $30M to a player not on the roster this year, while we shed other veterans salaries and accumulate draft picks, I'd say I'm happy with just wins, winning the division, and then trying to simply win games in the playoffs. I could not care less about style points during regular season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted Thursday at 04:18 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:18 PM 1 hour ago, SoMAn said: They're supposed to be professionals. What next? A pep rally led by Billy Buffalo on Friday night? OK. Mandatory motorcades by fans to the airport for any and all out of town games! Pre AND post game motorcades! 😠 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted Thursday at 04:23 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:23 PM (edited) 1 hour ago, SoMAn said: They're supposed to be professionals. What next? A pep rally led by Billy Buffalo on Friday night? Exactly...this isn't really a thing. Except maybe on TV or in the movies. If the coach needs to get players pumped up to be professionals and do their job they probably got the wrong players and the players probably are in the wrong profession. Edited Thursday at 04:24 PM by Big Turk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cincinnati Kid Posted Thursday at 04:25 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:25 PM 12 minutes ago, US Egg said: Uh-oh? 😳 Haha I meant the OP Whiskey Breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted Thursday at 08:42 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:42 PM (edited) Interesting video about this stuff... Essentially on D, they say that we usually play a "Nickel Over Front" aligned to the strong side almost exclusively and that allows teams to create scripted plays starting games that let them have early success. Then talk and show some adjustments they make within it that helps them improve significantly as the game goes on. Edited Thursday at 08:45 PM by Big Turk 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerBillsFan Posted Thursday at 09:39 PM Share Posted Thursday at 09:39 PM 8 hours ago, Bruffalo said: If you have the two fastest WRs in the NFL and 3 of the fastest RBs in the NFL and you can't figure out a way to be competitive with a backup QB then maybe you're not the offensive genius everyone is hyping you up to be. They didn't look good with Tua in either the games he played. We had already beat the crap outta them before he got hurt. 58 minutes ago, Big Turk said: Interesting video about this stuff... Essentially on D, they say that we usually play a "Nickel Over Front" aligned to the strong side almost exclusively and that allows teams to create scripted plays starting games that let them have early success. Then talk and show some adjustments they make within it that helps them improve significantly as the game goes on. Ah McDermotts "Vaunted" Big Nickel Strikes again! 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo ill Posted Thursday at 10:57 PM Share Posted Thursday at 10:57 PM 9 hours ago, WhiskyBreath said: I really do like single malts from Scotland. There it is spelt whisky. It is called whiskey in the US and the product is not nearly as good as that in Scotland. I take it you prefer the US whiskeys. Scotch, bourbon, and Canadian can all be good depending on the brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted Friday at 12:06 AM Share Posted Friday at 12:06 AM 2 hours ago, SoonerBillsFan said: We had already beat the crap outta them before he got hurt. Ah McDermotts "Vaunted" Big Nickel Strikes again! That's not Big Nickel... Big Nickel is when you have a larger safety type player essentially playing as a 3rd LB. We play nickel as our base defense because Taron Johnson is such a good run defender in the slot it allows them to typically match up well enough to play with lighter boxes so they can play 2 high safeties and disguise coverages. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Foothills Posted Friday at 01:33 AM Share Posted Friday at 01:33 AM 10 hours ago, SoMAn said: They're supposed to be professionals. What next? A pep rally led by Billy Buffalo on Friday night? I feel like Bills' Elvis would be more effective... 10 hours ago, WhiskyBreath said: These are young men who can and do make mistakes, such as getting over-confident, losing their cool, making mental errors, committing penalties. etc. And, yes, sleepwalking. That is why they have coaches who teach them the skills needed for their position, prepare for the next game, and stay focused. They need some adult supervision. You dirty, little somnambulist! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted Friday at 01:37 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:37 PM On 10/24/2024 at 6:50 PM, Bruffalo said: If you have the two fastest WRs in the NFL and 3 of the fastest RBs in the NFL and you can't figure out a way to be competitive with a backup QB then maybe you're not the offensive genius everyone is hyping you up to be. They didn't look good with Tua in either the games he played. It also means that Tua is a much better player than he is given credit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiskyBreath Posted Friday at 01:45 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 01:45 PM 3 minutes ago, ganesh said: It also means that Tua is a much better player than he is given credit. He is one of the highest-paid QBs in the league. So, I would not say that he is under-appreciated. His four-year, $212.4 million contract includes $167.2 million in guaranteed money; although, most of those guarantees are conditional. However, the contract also includes incentives based on performance and playoff wins, which could increase his pay to $55.35 million per year and the total value of the contract could reach $221.4 million. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofton80 Posted Friday at 01:48 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:48 PM 17 hours ago, Big Turk said: Interesting video about this stuff... Essentially on D, they say that we usually play a "Nickel Over Front" aligned to the strong side almost exclusively and that allows teams to create scripted plays starting games that let them have early success. Then talk and show some adjustments they make within it that helps them improve significantly as the game goes on. This is exactly what it is. They never send an extra rusher in the first quarter. Same ol, same ol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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