Buffalo new defense - the chicken wing defense?

[Saxum]

https://www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/under-further-review-bills-defense-making-a-habit-of-buckling-down-in-red-zone/article_38a2e0a6-9567-11ef-adca-838a1dd602a6.html

From Niagara Gazette which allows only 2 articles per month.

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Once opponents enter the red zone, that’s when the Bills start to buckle down and they have been suffocating with their backs against the goal line, as the Seattle Seahawks traversed to the Bills’ 3-yard line or closer three times and came away with one touchdown in Buffalo’s 31-10 win Sunday. The Bills are giving up touchdowns on 44.4% of red zone trips — 33% over the last four games — which is the team’s best mark since Sean McDermott became head coach in 2017, allowing fewer than 50% just once (2022) during that time.

 

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It could be called bend-but-don’t-break defense, but it’s really a game of chicken, with the Bills banking on opponents breaking first.

 

He does some do diagnosing of plays although most can be found elsewhere like TwitterX and YouTube.

Nick Sabato

@NickSabatoGNN

[RoyBatty is alive]

Ehh, chicken wing defense, please no.  It is a real stretch to say the least.

[machine gun kelly]

There was an interesting article how they are currently #1 in defense this year with a light box.  They use a two cover shell as you guys know which blankets overwatch for the pass, and the light shellis the best at stopping the run and short to intermediate passes.  They’ve drilled this into them since camp d it’s working.  What we don’t need is any more significant injuries.  That torpedoed us against the Bengals and Chiefs the last two years.

[Sweats]

It sounds like some kind of lawyer term......."the chicken wing defense".

 

I'm going to have to pass on this.

[Big Turk]

21 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said:

There was an interesting article how they are currently #1 in defense this year with a light box.  They use a two cover shell as you guys know which blankets overwatch for the pass, and the light shellis the best at stopping the run and short to intermediate passes.  They’ve drilled this into them since camp d it’s working.  What we don’t need is any more significant injuries.  That torpedoed us against the Bengals and Chiefs the last two years.

 

Not surprising, they have been playing that way for years now, other teams are playing catch up in that regard.

[strive_for_five_guy]

[djp14150]

Who is the blue cheese?

[MPL]

What's next: the wishbone offense? 

[Sharky7337]

No

[Old Coot]

It's simple physics. In the red zone there's less grass to defend.

 

Of course other teams will design plays based on what they see on film but McD is said to be quite good at disguising the D.

[CSBill]

28 minutes ago, MPL said:

What's next: the wishbone offense? 

 

Most people here are too young to know what that is. I remember when the entire Southwest Conference ran it--and again, few will know what the Southwest Conference was.

[Royale with Cheese]

Its called a Buffalo wing and best served with ranch.

Edited November 1 by Royale with Cheese

[loyal2dagame]

Why does there have to be a nickname for everything/everybody. 

Just asking for a friend. 

[US Egg]

6 hours ago, CSBill said:

Most people here are too young to know what that is. I remember when the entire Southwest Conference ran it--and again, few will know what the Southwest Conference was.

My boss was a Houston alum, went with him in ‘79 to see the Cougars play Texas Tech in the Astrodome. They won the Cotton Bowl that year, it was a great experience to witness up close, so to say

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

We have also had some real luck down in the red zone. A TD from the 1 called back against the jets on a cheap hold away from the run. Geno smith tripping and falling down on 4th and goal. 

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

Yeah, It’s a hard no from me …. I can see the headline already after a bad day at the office: “The Bills defense came out flat and was beaten like a drum”

[JP51]

Nope not feelin it... but thanks for the info.. interesting. 

[boater]

I'm not puffing up my chest about the Red Zone D. It's good, but not exemplary.

 

The Red Zone stops were more a product of Seattle self destructing than of Bills D dominance.

[Beast]

How about the Buffalo Bills defense?

[transient]

1 hour ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

We have also had some real luck down in the red zone. A TD from the 1 called back against the jets on a cheap hold away from the run. Geno smith tripping and falling down on 4th and goal. 

Don't forget the snap that sailed over his head...