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53 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

Coleman officially out, Cooper I would bet will also be out based on how McDermott talked about him this morning. Didn't sound very hopeful. Honestly I would be surprised if either of them suited up for KC too, although I'm more hopeful for Cooper on that front.

 

Time for our defense to step up and carry the team for a couple weeks. Flacco sucks and the Colts offense has injuries of their own. The Chiefs offense is no juggernaut. We have a defensive head coach and a ton of investments on the DL. No reason that side of the ball shouldn't be able to keep both opponents below 24 points, and then the offense has to do just enough to eke out a win.

 

But beyond the defensive line (and let's be honest it is really Groot and Oliver we are talking about, because Von might be a big investment but he is a meh player at this stage) there is not a lot of investment in the defense out on the field. I did the breakdowns the other day. Certainly pick wise the offense has the resources now more than the D. 

 

I think the D will hold Indy below 24. Less confidenct on KC. Losing both their outside receivers just at the point that the O seemed to be taking off really sucks.

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9 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

Losing both their outside receivers just at the point that the O seemed to be taking off really sucks

 

Sure it does, but KC lost their two starting outside WRs early on and found a way to remain undefeated before they traded for Hopkins. Indy at the very least we should still be able to beat, no excuses against an opponent like that. KC is a tough out even in the best of scenarios, so I will give the team some leeway there if they lose a close one with Cooper and Coleman both out. If however KC just marches up and down the field against us and we don't even make a game out it, that would be a disappointing result and not bode well for the playoffs.

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36 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

Sure it does, but KC lost their two starting outside WRs early on and found a way to remain undefeated before they traded for Hopkins. Indy at the very least we should still be able to beat, no excuses against an opponent like that. KC is a tough out even in the best of scenarios, so I will give the team some leeway there if they lose a close one with Cooper and Coleman both out. If however KC just marches up and down the field against us and we don't even make a game out it, that would be a disappointing result and not bode well for the playoffs.

KC has a much much more talented defense than Buffalo and that’s really how they’ve been winning games

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1 hour ago, GoBills808 said:

going to be an ugly one i think

that is perfect because this team is built to win the ugly ones.

 

They need to win T.O.P., score 21 points and get a tipped ball for an interception or a fumble to give them a chance to get a two score lead in the second half.

 

This could be a 21-17 or 24-20 type game where the colts have the ball late and we are all hoping for them to get a stop to win.  

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13 minutes ago, appoo said:

KC has a much much more talented defense than Buffalo

 

Meh. DT is the one spot I say they have a massive advantage, obviously. In my eyes EDGE is a wash, LB and safety I'll give them a slight advantage, CBs I would probably take our entire tandem over theirs but it's close. On the whole I'd say they have more talent if for no other reason than they have one Hall of Famer in his prime and we don't, but it's not "much much more talented." Where their defense really wins is with scheme. They're willing to play more man and Spagnuolo's blitz packages are for my money the best in the league.

 

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6 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

Meh. DT is the one spot I say they have a massive advantage, obviously. In my eyes EDGE is a wash, LB and safety I'll give them a slight advantage, CBs I would probably take our entire tandem over theirs but it's close. On the whole I'd say they have more talent if for no other reason than they have one Hall of Famer in his prime and we don't, but it's not "much much more talented." Where their defense really wins is with scheme. They're willing to play more man and Spagnuolo's blitz packages are for my money the best in the league.

 

Quality overall talent may be the same but a HoF level player can make a huge difference. That's Chris Jones. and the Bills don't have one. The Bills need consistent 11 players doing their 1/11 well to stop them. The Chiefs can have slacks here and then because one guy plays above the scheme to cover the rest.

 

 Still hope Van can flash some in the playoff this year.

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Fun look at the similarities between defenses this week from Joe Buscaglia.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5907311/2024/11/08/bills-colts-keon-coleman-injury-amari-cooper/

 

 

The Colts’ and Bills’ defensive philosophies are Spiderman-meme-esque

 

When the Bills and Colts take the field, the two defenses are close to mirror images in their approach. It’s all about a heavy emphasis on getting pressure from the team’s defensive line and an all-for-one, one-for-all coverage style to get opposing offenses off the field. According to TruMedia, the Bills have one of the lowest blitz rates in the NFL at 11.1 percent while playing zone coverage 73.6 percent of their snaps. The Colts’ blitz rate is shockingly similar at 12.2 percent, though the Colts actually play zone at an even higher rate than the Bills at 79 percent. The Bills and Colts also play a heavy amount of Cover-2 and Cover-3. So when the Bills’ offense is preparing for the Colts’ defense, there is likely to be a lot of principled familiarities in what the offense saw every day in training camp ahead of the season. However, there is one primary difference between the two from a personnel standpoint, and that could lead to an advantage for the Bills on Sunday.

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44 minutes ago, appoo said:

KC has a much much more talented defense than Buffalo and that’s really how they’ve been winning games

Exactly...our front 4 has just been serviceable and nothing more. With Milano out, the LB's also have been inconsistent. Our safeties are no longer pro bowl caliber. We will be very susceptible to getting torched by Taylor this Sunday. Historically we don't play well in Indy. So hopefully our defense and patchwork WR's can rise up.

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