Bills vs Ravens Divisional Round

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

15 minutes ago, boyst said:

This is a big part. Lamar gets tons of time to throw and his WRs do a great job in finding open field. They also have TE's that can get to the flat and sit down quickly or just as fast turn up down the seam. 

 

I really like what they can do with Zay Flowers who i liken to SJ13. He is in his perfect system. 

Calling it right now we will win and flowers being out will be the excuse used by the media and our negative contingent of fans alike despite lending no credence to the bills defense being ravaged the last time these two teams met or the chiefs just dunking on aj Klein all game last year 😂

[jaybeezee]

Just now, jletha said:

This made me chuckle for some reason. What exactly is not accepting FGs? go for every 4th down?

 

I thought its the opposite, that sharps are on a line early and sports books will actually use sharps as guidance on a line.

When in the Red Zone, yes go for it on short. We wont beat the Ravens playing like that. Our offensive scheme seemed very vanilla when we got to the Red Zone.

[BananaB]

1 hour ago, Buryravens said:

Baltimore had the 32nd ranked defense then, things change 

Do you really believe Lamar is a run first guy? 

So over the past month they have played great against ***** offences. Some might think same D, weak opponent. You believe the turned the corner though. Looked like it in the second half when the Steelers starting throwing the ball. 🙄

Edited January 14 by BananaB

[PaattMaann]

5 minutes ago, jaybeezee said:

When in the Red Zone, yes go for it on short. We wont beat the Ravens playing like that. Our offensive scheme seemed very vanilla when we got to the Red Zone.

 

and I am sure that was by design. No need to empty a bag when your far superior. 

 

This weekend will be different. This is all hands on deck. 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

27 minutes ago, jletha said:

This made me chuckle for some reason. What exactly is not accepting FGs? go for every 4th down?

 

I thought its the opposite, that sharps are on a line early and sports books will actually use sharps as guidance on a line.

Yea I believe the sharps are early mostly…sometimes you hear a story of a huge bet coming in late if the public drove a line way in the wrong direction m but there’s more action from them early on 

 

even sharps though are only right a little more than half the time they’re just right a little more than half the time in a huge sample size 

Edited January 14 by Generic_Bills_Fan

[Mark Vader]

On 1/13/2025 at 7:53 AM, PromoTheRobot said:

 

 

 

 

 

The Alan Parsons Project's version of this use to scare me as a kid. Probably because of the strange sounding voices.

[PromoTheRobot]

2 minutes ago, Mark Vader said:

The Alan Parsons Project's version of this use to scare me as a kid. Probably because of the strange sounding voices.

 

 

The Raven by The Stranglers is one of my favorite songs.

 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

14 minutes ago, PaattMaann said:

 

and I am sure that was by design. No need to empty a bag when your far superior. 

 

This weekend will be different. This is all hands on deck. 

Yea that’s not getting talked about enough…seemed like we knew we’d win if we didn’t turn the ball over and were guarding against getting roped into a bills dolphins wildcard game type situation 

 

 

[Whites Bay]

1 minute ago, Mark Vader said:

The Alan Parsons Project's version of this use to scare me as a kid. Probably because of the strange sounding voices.

The entire album was on the macabre side.  That was the point.  I bought it in vinyl a million years ago.  A Direct-to-Disc on YELLOW vinyl!  Still have it kicking around someplace.  Might have to dig it out now...

[Governor]

Did Henry drop 30 pounds? There’s no way he can be that fast. I think they should test him.

[Herc11]

36 minutes ago, jletha said:

This made me chuckle for some reason. What exactly is not accepting FGs? go for every 4th down?

 

I thought its the opposite, that sharps are on a line early and sports books will actually use sharps as guidance on a line.

Actually think you're right. I'm newer to betting and had it backwards

[MJS]

1 hour ago, Big Turk said:

 

Bradshaw's numbers are embarrassing.  51.9% completion rate, average of 167 yards per game passing, QB rating 70.9. Even in that era it's terrible considering who he had playing with him.

Different era. Those are not bad numbers for the era. He was a three time pro bowler and MVP in 1979. He led the league in passing TDs twice. And then he did a lot in the playoffs, too.

 

He isn't the greatest ever, but he was a good QB.

[SoonerBillsFan]

14 minutes ago, Governor said:

Did Henry drop 30 pounds? There’s no way he can be that fast. I think they should test him.

Ozempic?

[ColoradoBills]

8 minutes ago, MJS said:

Different era. Those are not bad numbers for the era. He was a three time pro bowler and MVP in 1979. He led the league in passing TDs twice. And then he did a lot in the playoffs, too.

 

He isn't the greatest ever, but he was a good QB.

 

Fans today don't understand how much different it was.  QBs were thumped and WRs were being pushed all the way down the field.

[Nineforty]

19 minutes ago, Mark Vader said:

The Alan Parsons Project's version of this use to scare me as a kid. Probably because of the strange sounding voices.

 

Ever call into the Jim Rome show for the first and only time when the bills are playing the Ravens and Rex Ryan is your coach and you are shocked you are put right through by the call screener and you proceed to nervously get through a verse of your prepared Raven/Edgar Allan Poe parodied poem before that music, "I don't like that call. Not a very good call" hits and Jim steps in, "Edgar. Allan. Ran.  You got ran. I asked for a call, not a poem" ??

 

Yeah, me either. 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

Interesting breakdown by Steelers’ film guy, and a very cautionary tale for us. Listen around 9 minute mark. Two takeaways: 

 

1) Ravens were basically in 11 personnel with an extra offensive lineman (plus Ricard) for a ton of the game. 
 

2) Steelers played nickel a ton out of those sets, and were gashed for over 9 yards per play. (When Steelers went heavy, they stopped them).

 

 

[DJB]

1 minute ago, Nineforty said:

 

Ever call into the Jim Rome show for the first and only time when the bills are playing the Ravens and Rex Ryan is your coach and you are shocked you are put right through by the call screener and you proceed to nervously get through a verse of your prepared Raven/Edgar Allan Poe parodied poem before that music, "I don't like that call. Not a very good call" hits and Jim steps in, "Edgar. Allan. Ran.  You got ran. I asked for a call, not a poem" ??

 

Yeah, me either. 

Jim Rome is awful. Hells at callers or never lets them speak then just makes fun or name calls them

 

awful sports show 

[MJS]

7 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said:

 

Fans today don't understand how much different it was.  QBs were thumped and WRs were being pushed all the way down the field.

It was the hardest era to play QB. You got murdered on almost every play. Receivers were held and grabbed all the way down the field and then murdered if they got anywhere near the ball. Games were being routinely won 9 to 3. It was just a brutal era for offense.

[ColoradoBills]

1 minute ago, MJS said:

It was the hardest era to play QB. You got murdered on almost every play. Receivers were held and grabbed all the way down the field and then murdered if they got anywhere near the ball. Games were being routinely won 9 to 3. It was just a brutal era for offense.

 

OL couldn't extend their arms.  DL could head slap.  It was crazy.

[Nineforty]

6 minutes ago, DJB said:

Jim Rome is awful. Hells at callers or never lets them speak then just makes fun or name calls them

 

awful sports show 

I definitely wouldn't call myself a fan, but I was entertained, as far as A.M. radio goes.

 

It's been years since I listened. His radio show partially lined up with my lunch break at the job I worked at the time.