12/22/24 GAMEDAY Week 15 Bills vs Patriots* 1st Half GameThread

[DaVinci]

Defense has 4 starters out

[finn]

Baylon Spector. That says it all. At least he tries hard. 

[Yobogoya!]

2 minutes ago, SUNTANBILLS FAN said:

Stop blitzing 

We have easily some of the slowest developing blitz rushes I’ve ever seen. Basically just taking bodies out of the secondary and adding nothing to the pressure. It’s gross. 

[HappyDays]

1 minute ago, Simon said:

Hard to put that one on Elam.

He's out there with no help over the top, his first responsibility is to defend the sticks on 3rd down and only a perfectly delivered ball beat him.

 

I don't mind the TD. I mind everything that got them into that position. 

[GolfandBills]

Let this bum offense go right down the field 😂

[Ralonzo]

1 minute ago, CEN-CAL17 said:

Watch the offense go 3 and out now

 

Run run pass punt!

 

[boyst]

Just now, NewEra said:

Really dam good.  

For a few good passes behind a bad OL. Nahh. Our defense isn't up right now. We have Josh Allen. Let him look good when everything else is poop. I won't buy the hype on him yet. 

[GunnerBill]

1 minute ago, gonzo1105 said:

By the way that was man to man coverage for all you Elam lovers who think that scheme is his only issue.

 

Agree although I don't think he did a lot wrong there despite getting beat.

[HurlyBurly51]

3 minutes ago, Einstein said:

 

Elam couldn’t have played that much better. He was on him like glue.

He needs to turn his head around

[Freddie's Dead]

Boutte gave Elam one helluva stiff arm, no call for a blatant OPI.

[Simon]

Just now, GolfandBills said:

Can’t stand when these DBs don’t turn their head around.  He could have easily knocked that away 

 

I want you to go outside, run a 40 yard sprint and then rotate 180 degrees right in the middle of it without losing speed and falling on your ass and then tell me about how these guys should just turn around.

[Roundybout]

Just now, boyst said:

Yep. Just like .... [Checks notes]....*stutters*...Mac Jones.

I maintain that Jones was good and then got ruined by the Pats coaching 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

We are going nowhere unless this defense is completely overhauled. The same reason we lose in the playoffs every year…the horseshit defense. McDermotts defensive philosophy is not good enough 

[gonzo1105]

Just now, I'mBuff said:

Good coverage failed to look back, perfect throw. Although could have been intercepted if he bothered to look back.

 

See this is a misnomer about players looking back. When in man to man coverage, you aren't taught to look back for the ball. When you are beat you speed through the hip to catch up. When you turn your head, naturally your body slows. When you catch up, you are supposed to look for the hands and reach your hand through the arms or chop across them to try to dislodge the ball.

[HurlyBurly51]

Patriots here to play

[Chugga]

Honestly I’m not hating this.  Once we have our starting safeties and CB back I think we’ll be ok.

 

But every postseason we enter in with a top 5 or top 10 defense and I think we mentally assume the D can be trusted and we play that way.  Which generally gets us burned.  These playoffs I think we are going to go into full shoot out mode and if the defense gets some stops that’s awesome but if not we are gonna consistently push the envelop on the offensive side 

[mannc]

1 minute ago, Simon said:

Hard to put that one on Elam.

He's out there with no help over the top, his first responsibility is to defend the sticks on 3rd down and only a perfectly delivered ball beat him.

Elam did not turn his head around…if he had done so he easily swats that away.

[BananaB]

D pickups where they left off

[boyst]

Just now, Roundybout said:

I maintain that Jones was good and then got ruined by the Pats coaching 

I'd agree like was serviceable and he will be a backup for a while but time will tell. If he had talent to begin with it'll come out before he hangs them up.

[Sojourner]

2 minutes ago, JohnnyBuffalo said:

Pretty much all NFL QBs are good when they have time.   Stop anointing this kid as special just yet.   

Tipping your hat to a rookie making quality throws isn’t anointing anyone lol