Week 9 - Dolphins at Bills Game Week Thread

[WhitewalkerInPhilly]

1 hour ago, Mat68 said:

If they are without Sieler and Holland it could be ugly.  Allen may not have much of a game.  Seems like a game you run the ball down their throats.  Play a bit of ball control.  Keep Tua/Hill/Waddle on the sideline.  Just beat the crap out of em.  I could see 21-0 at half and just a complete and utter beat down.  250 plus yards rushing .  Both Cook and Davis go over 100.  Maybe they play a high variance game plan and sell out to stop the run and generate pressure.  That could be worst for them but a shout out type game would be their only shot. 

There's nothing I've seen or heard from the Dolphins in the intervening 6 weeks that's told me that the Bills need to radically change their game plan from Week Two. Let the Dolphins invest in stopping the run, then start hitting them on screens and play action. Keep long sustained drives, force Hill and Waddle to work for it, do what you can to limit to damage on runs

[Big Turk]

Fin fans on the matchup:

 

[notpolian]

Dolphins have offensive weapons that are underused due to QB and scheme issues, or are underperforming.  It's that same drill, take Tua out of his first read and don't let Hill or Waddle get the bomb.  Tua will not be running and he will be getting rid of the ball very quickly.  Get a lead and let them screw it up from there.

[Big Turk]

11 minutes ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said:

There's nothing I've seen or heard from the Dolphins in the intervening 6 weeks that's told me that the Bills need to radically change their game plan from Week Two. Let the Dolphins invest in stopping the run, then start hitting them on screens and play action. Keep long sustained drives, force Hill and Waddle to work for it, do what you can to limit to damage on runs

 

Bills haven't changed their gameplan on D much since McD has been here and it's worked every time.  They run a very flawed system with a flawed QB.

1 minute ago, notpolian said:

Dolphins have offensive weapons that are underused due to QB and scheme issues, or are underperforming.  It's that same drill, take Tua out of his first read and don't let Hill or Waddle get the bomb.  Tua will not be running and he will be getting rid of the ball very quickly.  Get a lead and let them screw it up from there.

 

It's a very flawed system based on "tricking the defense" not fundamentals, which is why they get their ass handed to them by any competent defensive team..  Unfortunately for them, the Bills might be the most fundamentally sound defense in the NFL.

Edited 10 hours ago by Big Turk

[DaBillsFanSince1973]

NFL Power Rankings, Week 9: Red-hot Lions take No. 1 spot from Chiefs; Commanders crack top five

 

 

Rank

3

Buffalo Bills

6-2

 

The Bills still live dangerously at times, as they made some first-half gaffes that might've sunk another team playing in the din of Seattle's Lumen Field, but the Bills are not any other team.

 

They're this high on the list -- even with their warts -- for their ability to overcome penalties and turnovers. And if you miss out on your chances against them -- like Seattle did late in the second quarter, not falling on a Josh Allen fumble deep in Buffalo territory -- they'll cut you.

 

Allen drove the Bills down the field for a touchdown after that fumble -- and continued firing until the game was out of reach. The Bills' run defense was tremendous, and their offense keeps sprouting new branches with the addition of Amari Cooper and the emergence of rookies Keon Coleman and Ray Davis.

 

This was the Bills' fourth win by 21 or more points this season and their third straight victory since the back-to-back losses. Buffalo's firmly back in the Circle of Trust.

Edited 10 hours ago by DaBillsFanSince1973

[DaBillsFanSince1973]

 

 

[Rubes]

23 minutes ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:

 

 

 

Tough situation for Evans. He seems like a good player with a lot of promise, but he's got three more of them ahead of him on the roster.

 

I'm guessing IR for the rest of the year...

 

[Not at the table Karlos]

4 hours ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

Any big name defensive players that bounced back?  It was probably partly the brace but von just didn’t have any bend last year which is a lot of his game

It was mostly the brace and his mind. As soon as he took it off it he started showing flashes of it but you could see he still didn’t trust his knee. 

[WhitewalkerInPhilly]

36 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

Bills haven't changed their gameplan on D much since McD has been here and it's worked every time.  They run a very flawed system with a flawed QB.

 

It's a very flawed system based on "tricking the defense" not fundamentals, which is why they get their ass handed to them by any competent defensive team..  Unfortunately for them, the Bills might be the most fundamentally sound defense in the NFL.

McDaniel has shown some ingenuity in how he does it, but 90% of pass concepts are "Waddle Go Route to stretch the field, Hill motion out of the backfield or crossing route, Tua throws in under 3 seconds" 

 

If one of those things ain't happening it's been a trainwreak

[Big Turk]

Does anyone really think Josh Allen is going to let a team that Jalen Ramsey plays for beat him?  He is out for blood and to bring his one-sided revenge tour to Ramsey again.

[Mat68]

8 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

Does anyone really think Josh Allen is going to let a team that Jalen Ramsey plays for beat him?  He is out for blood and to bring his one-sided revenge tour to Ramsey again.

Coleman catching a fade on top of Ramsey is something I would really enjoy.  

[Jauronimo]

3 hours ago, stlbills13 said:

I just hope Tua protects himself in this game. I genuinely don't believe he should still be playing 

I legitimately fear for his wellbeing every time I watch him play. 

[The Wiz]

Why did they list Josh twice?  Oh, I see now.

 

 

[US Egg]

35 minutes ago, Jauronimo said:

I legitimately fear for his wellbeing every time I watch him play. 

When not if has never felt more applicable in this kind of situation.

[Dr. K]

3 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

what? He is great! “Right between the eyes!”

 

 

Tastes differ. I hear some fans say they can't stand Beth Mowins' voice. For me, Harlan's bellowing is ten times worse. 

[BigAl2526]

This is a "should win easily" game for Buffalo.   However, I try to never take anything for granted.   I hope my Bills share the same philosophy.

 

[Mat68]

40 minutes ago, The Wiz said:

Why did they list Josh twice?  Oh, I see now.

 

 

Coleman is showing up more and more on these find ways to get this player the ball more lists.  I think he is understanding that he is bigger/stronger and can bully these defenders.  He should be a weekly fixture in the offense going forward. 

[Breakout Squad]

Why do we need to play the pregnant fiancé beater? Let him ride sit on the sideline where he belongs. 

[Slippery Rubber Mats]

19 minutes ago, Breakout Squad said:

Why do we need to play the pregnant fiancé beater? Let him ride sit on the sideline where he belongs. 

 

Because he's good at football

[Rocky Landing]

4 hours ago, Beck Water said:

 

That's SOP, including here.  Win big and everyone thinks you're fantastic, Em Vee Pee Em Vee Pee.  Lose a few games and you should trade all the players and fire all the coaches and the FO.

I don't believe I've ever seen such a gloomy thread as this one, even during the thick of the drought years... https://finheaven.com/threads/oh-no-its-the-bills.385112/