TNF Rams @ 49ers

[SoCal Deek]

I saw very little of last nights game but in the small sample I did I couldn’t help but laugh at SF’s defense uttterly stuffing the exact same WR Puca screen that the Bills defense had allowed him to run to the end zone completely untouched. Geeez we were a mess! 

[TheFunPolice]

1 hour ago, chongli said:

 

You forgot SF. The talk on SF sports radio is Purdy is not the answer and he is irrelevant once again. He is nothing more than a good backup. They want to target Sam Darnold or possibly Kirk Cousins.

 

Also, some are questioning if Kyle Shanahan is the answer since he can't win the big one. But others say it took Andy Reid 21 years to win a SB.

 

Also: the Rams: from the highest scoring game in the NFL last week vs. Buffalo to the first game this NFL season with no TD's. They play to the level of their opponent.

 

Aaron Rodgers 

[Logic]

Welp...

When it comes to my fantasy football playoff matchup, Cooper Kupp ***** me in the ass without buying me dinner first.

Rude.

[WotAGuy]

2 minutes ago, Logic said:

Welp...

When it comes to my fantasy football playoff matchup, Cooper Kupp ***** me in the ass without buying me dinner first.

Rude.

The sportsbooks made a killing last night.  

[Cash]

1 hour ago, Logic said:

Welp...

When it comes to my fantasy football playoff matchup, Cooper Kupp ***** me in the ass without buying me dinner first.

Rude.

 

I'm pretty sure you're allowed to say 'bit' on this forum. 😜

[mannc]

2 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

I saw very little of last nights game but in the small sample I did I couldn’t help but laugh at SF’s defense uttterly stuffing the exact same WR Puca screen that the Bills defense had allowed him to run to the end zone completely untouched. Geeez we were a mess! 

The Niners play them twice a year, every year.  

[chongli]

2 minutes ago, mannc said:

The Niners play them twice a year, every year.  

 

And it was raining, which limited the Rams' game.

[Sweats]

The Bills ran into a buzzsaw with the Rams last week.......it happens.

 

I'm not one bit in the slightest even worried about it at all and in fact, i expect another shellacking by the Lions this week.

 

I sleep good at night.

[Logic]

3 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

I saw very little of last nights game but in the small sample I did I couldn’t help but laugh at SF’s defense uttterly stuffing the exact same WR Puca screen that the Bills defense had allowed him to run to the end zone completely untouched. Geeez we were a mess! 

Indeed.

On the other hand, the 49ers defense that gave up five touchdowns and 35 points to the Bills only gave up 4 FGs and 12 points to the Rams.

It goes both ways. Football is a matchups-based game, and for multiple reasons, the Rams' style of offense proved to be a bad matchup for the Bills' style of defense.

I'd say I wished we had played more tight man coverage like the 49ers did, but even when we tried that later in the game, the Rams smoked us. C'est la vie.

 

[TAinLack.]

A real shoot out!!!

[boyst]

15 minutes ago, Logic said:

Indeed.

On the other hand, the 49ers defense that gave up five touchdowns and 35 points to the Bills only gave up 4 FGs and 12 points to the Rams.

It goes both ways. Football is a matchups-based game, and for multiple reasons, the Rams' style of offense proved to be a bad matchup for the Bills' style of defense.

I'd say I wished we had played more tight man coverage like the 49ers did, but even when we tried that later in the game, the Rams smoked us. C'est la vie.

 

also divisional rivals throw everything out the window.

[Beck Water]

14 hours ago, Steptide said:

I wanna know how much coaches get paid to do those pointless halftime interviews 

 

Nothing.  The NFL has decided it's part of their mandatory media availability.

1 minute ago, boyst said:

also divisional rivals throw everything out the window.

 

Yes.  They play each other twice a year, every year, and not only know, they see each others trends and tendencies.

 

I made the point elsewhere that because Mike LaFleur was OC for the Jets 2 years (beat them with Zack Wilson and came damned close with Mike White) and because Chris Shula (Ram's DC) is nephew of Mike Shula (former Bills assistant, who likely feels Some Way about being passed over for Joe Brady), the Rams are probably closer to a division opponent of the Bills - but the Bills lack the same insight into the Rams.

 

Still, it starts up front and the Bills OL and DL had their party hats on from beating the 49ers and did not come out feeling the need to be physical and dominate.

[boyst]

7 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

Nothing.  The NFL has decided it's part of their mandatory media availability.

 

Yes.  They play each other twice a year, every year, and not only know, they see each others trends and tendencies.

 

I made the point elsewhere that because Mike LaFleur was OC for the Jets 2 years (beat them with Zack Wilson and came damned close with Mike White) and because Chris Shula (Ram's DC) is nephew of Mike Shula (former Bills assistant, who likely feels Some Way about being passed over for Joe Brady), the Rams are probably closer to a division opponent of the Bills - but the Bills lack the same insight into the Rams.

 

Still, it starts up front and the Bills OL and DL had their party hats on from beating the 49ers and did not come out feeling the need to be physical and dominate.

it was noticeable that the team had more effort to give in that game than just a normal game and i think often times it matters.

 

the chiefs, for example, can exude and step up their game when required while other teams: ravens, eagles, dolphins, and potentially the Lions do not have that extra step in their ladder to climb. for the record the Bills don't do that - Josh Allen

[Beck Water]

13 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

You don't think Puca was making incredible catches?

 

Puca was making incredible catches but there's this: if the Bills don't get that punt blocked for 7 Rams points......if if if

 

Point is the Rams are a good team, and at the end of the day they made a couple more plays than the Bills did.  

3 minutes ago, boyst said:

it was noticeable that the team had more effort to give in that game than just a normal game and i think often times it matters.

 

the chiefs, for example, can exude and step up their game when required while other teams: ravens, eagles, dolphins, and potentially the Lions do not have that extra step in their ladder to climb. for the record the Bills don't do that - Josh Allen

 

I'm having trouble parsing what you mean here.  By "that game" do you mean Bills at Rams"?

 

If you mean the Bills don't give that extra step, I think they do.  The problem is it's hard to do 2-3 weeks in a row when the injury bug bites.

 

They also come out oddly flat at times, which one would think has something to do with the coaches.

 

Edited December 13 by Beck Water

[boyst]

2 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

Puca was making incredible catches but there's this: if the Bills don't get that punt blocked for 7 Rams points......if if if

 

Point is the Rams are a good team, and at the end of the day they made a couple more plays than the Bills did.  

 

I'm having trouble parsing what you mean here.  By "that game" do you mean Bills at Rams"?

 

If you mean the Bills don't give that extra step, I think they do.  The problem is it's hard to do 2-3 weeks in a row when the injury bug bites.

 

Yes. Bills/Rams. They didn't have to give full effort against the niners, but ended up buckling their chin straps up in the second half of the Rams game.

If they can go to Detroit like they finished the Rams game we have a chance. 

[ProcessTruster]

51 minutes ago, Sweats said:

The Bills ran into a buzzsaw with the Rams last week.......it happens.

 

I'm not one bit in the slightest even worried about it at all and in fact, i expect another shellacking by the Lions this week.

 

I sleep good at night.

yeah, whatever, we won't be facing them again until the SB, if at all.    Doesn't affect Conference record, so who really cares? 

 

We won the division, Pittsburgh won't catch us for the 2 seed with their remaining schedule, and so as long as we win out after this week, all is good. 

 

 If we don't win out after this week, that is another story.... 

Edited December 13 by ProcessTruster

[blacklabel]

It was a slog. I passed out after halftime lol. 

[SoCal Deek]

1 hour ago, mannc said:

The Niners play them twice a year, every year.  

So the Bills Defense has never seen a QB stand up and throw the ball laterally to a WR in a trips right formation? Interesting. Is the AFCE still exclusively running the wishbone? 😉

[mannc]

28 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

So the Bills Defense has never seen a QB stand up and throw the ball laterally to a WR in a trips right formation? Interesting. Is the AFCE still exclusively running the wishbone? 😉

So you don't think familiarity with the scheme plays any role?  I think it has a lot to do with the Bills' ability to pretty much shut down the Dolphins, for example.

Edited December 13 by mannc

[Logic]

1 hour ago, Beck Water said:

 

Yes.  They play each other twice a year, every year, and not only know, they see each others trends and tendencies.

 

I made the point elsewhere that because Mike LaFleur was OC for the Jets 2 years (beat them with Zack Wilson and came damned close with Mike White) and because Chris Shula (Ram's DC) is nephew of Mike Shula (former Bills assistant, who likely feels Some Way about being passed over for Joe Brady), the Rams are probably closer to a division opponent of the Bills - but the Bills lack the same insight into the Rams.

 

Still, it starts up front and the Bills OL and DL had their party hats on from beating the 49ers and did not come out feeling the need to be physical and dominate.

This is an outstanding post. Posts like this are what make this forum such a great place to be, and one which -- at times -- can provide tremendous insight and new ways of looking at things.

I read, watched, and listened to analysis of the game both before and after it took place, and nowhere else do I remember hearing the tidbits about Lafleur and Shula.

Thank you. Great stuff!