The Defesne is in Trouble

[Big Turk]

So is proper grammar apparently as "Defesne" now passes as Defense  😂

[Eastport bills]

I respect Sean and I believe he creates a winning culture and the players give maximum effort. Unfortunately he comes from the defensive side of the ball and our defense continues to be the weakest unit especially come playoff time. Now the question is if Sean’s strength is not complimentary in  supporting Josh and our arguably top 5 offense, why keep him. His game day decisions are not impressive and his personnel choices have been less than stellar(Elam, Miller, Jones, Phillips, Jefferson, Spector) Even Epenesa, Milano are not making enough difference making plays. If Sean  loses to Baltimore in the divisional round or KC in the Conference Championship,  Bills fan should demand a change.

[benderbender]

7 hours ago, Big Turk said:

So is proper grammar apparently as "Defesne" now passes as Defense  😂

I just assume it was the French way of spelling, like the name Dufresne.

[GerstAusGosheim]

On 12/27/2024 at 2:17 PM, L Ron Burgundy said:

 

On 12/27/2024 at 2:17 PM, L Ron Burgundy said:

You spelled Sean wrong. Defense was ranked #1 and #2 in 2021 and 2022 under Leslie.

How'd they do in the playoffs?  That's all that matters.

 

2021 = Sean's :13 blunder.

2022 = Sean's rookie OC put up 10 points vs Bengals. 

 

[GerstAusGosheim]

On 12/26/2024 at 4:54 PM, DapperCam said:

#1 based on beating up cupcakes in the regular season.

2021 - A great defense isn't giving up 42 points to any team (especially when there were zero turnovers by the offense to give a short field), and definitely isn't allowing the game tying score in 13 seconds.

2022 - A great defense isn't giving up 31 points to Skylar Thompson or giving up 27 points at home in the Divisional round.

The scheme of this defense plays well in the regular season, and gets obliterated in the playoffs. This has been true since the corpse of Philip Rivers was one or two passes from upsetting us in the Wild Card.

 

 

I think I understand better now. You fundamentally disagree with Sean's defensive philosophy regardless of coordinator. Sean blew :13 when he took over play calling but with a top ranked D it shouldn't have been that close anyway. It's hard to compare the 2022 season in the playoffs because of the near-death of Damar – sucked the life out of the whole squad. 10 points on O vs Bengals isn't going to cut it with all the D injuries we had.

[Livinginthepast]

19 hours ago, benderbender said:

I just assume it was the French way of spelling, like the name Dufresne.

 I must admit I didn't think much of Andy first time I laid eyes on him; looked like a stiff breeze would blow him over. That was my first impression of the man.

 

Hey that Shawshank quote works for our defense too! I mean our "defesne"!!

[GunnerBill]

On 12/26/2024 at 9:54 PM, DapperCam said:

#1 based on beating up cupcakes in the regular season.

2021 - A great defense isn't giving up 42 points to any team (especially when there were zero turnovers by the offense to give a short field), and definitely isn't allowing the game tying score in 13 seconds.

2022 - A great defense isn't giving up 31 points to Skylar Thompson or giving up 27 points at home in the Divisional round.

The scheme of this defense plays well in the regular season, and gets obliterated in the playoffs. This has been true since the corpse of Philip Rivers was one or two passes from upsetting us in the Wild Card.

 

 

In fairness the 31 points to Skylar Thompson was mainly because the offense kept throwing up on itself. The Fins had two drives over 30 yards all day. They could not move the ball. Lucky for them our O and STs kept doing the hard work for them and giving it to them in our territory.

[dave mcbride]

On 12/26/2024 at 4:54 PM, DapperCam said:

#1 based on beating up cupcakes in the regular season.

2021 - A great defense isn't giving up 42 points to any team (especially when there were zero turnovers by the offense to give a short field), and definitely isn't allowing the game tying score in 13 seconds.

2022 - A great defense isn't giving up 31 points to Skylar Thompson or giving up 27 points at home in the Divisional round.

The scheme of this defense plays well in the regular season, and gets obliterated in the playoffs. This has been true since the corpse of Philip Rivers was one or two passes from upsetting us in the Wild Card.

 

The Bills D did NOT give up 31 points to the Dolphins. You should check the box score and play by play of that game.

[altleg]

Bills average only 2.9 opponents punts against per game which is the lowest in the league.  High turnovers and big leads might account for some of that, but there is a lot of "bend" in our defense.