Bills vs Ravens Divisional Round

[stevewin]

2 hours ago, YattaOkasan said:

Obviously the topic of our defense and their rushing attack is the primary question.  In the Broncos game it felt like they were playing with more urgency to stop the run than recently.  That brought me back to a Daquan Jones quote that "Stopping the run is all mental."  With that perspective, I am super excited that there is a lot of doubt being thrown onto Buffalo being able to stop the run and being home underdogs.  I think the developing narrative about this game maybe a decisive edge to win the critical battle of the trenches.  

Bills D reacting to the whole world saying they are incapable of stopping the run this week

 

[jaybeezee]

4 minutes ago, JGMcD2 said:

What bottom feeder teams are jumping us and winning Super Bowls?

 

Here are the Super Bowl matchups since Josh broke out in 2020...

 

Tampa Bay/Kansas City (2020)

Los Angeles/Cincinnati (2021)

Philadelphia/Kansas City (2022)

San Francisco/Kansas City (2023)

 

Oh, and for good measure the Super Bowl in 2019 was San Francisco/Kansas City... so who are these bottom feeder teams leaping us? If you want to point to the NFC teams, your argument is just dumb, we don't play in the NFC. If you want to point to the Bengals, considering they're the only team outside of KC to make a Super Bowl, then your definition of "bottom feeder" is ridiculous. 

My point isnt about AFC teams only. Its about how good GM's have built there teams to contend for Superbowls in the same amount of time that we have had Josh Allen, balling like an MVP.

 

We on the otherhand spend first and second round draft picks on AJ, Boogie, Elam, Cole Bishop, Rousseau. Name one of them that has had a truly productive season considering where they have been drafted. Several of them dont even suit up on a consistent basis.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

4 minutes ago, Big Blitz said:

 

 

He’ll be there until at least Friday. There’s steps to clearing. But no move is good news.

Edited 4 hours ago by Buffalo_Stampede

[RiotAct]

23 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

the chiefs are in the position that they’re in largely because of regular season success I don’t get why people can’t see that.  

and the fact that teams fall all over themselves to make mental mistakes and unforced errors when they play them.

[gonzo1105]

8 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:

Brown seems like a guy they just want in camp next year compared to trying to get intel out of. The game is 4 days away.

It’s the first day of practice this week and Brown used to play for the Ravens so it makes a lot of sense as the scout QB plus he’s very mobile 

[Scott7975]

12 minutes ago, bills742 said:

Not sure why the staff keeps releasing Ankou. I actually thought he might get a call up this week to stuff the run. 

 

Thats a weird transaction. Does Brown really have all that much info that will help us all that much to justify having 4 QBs?

[mjt328]

14 minutes ago, JGMcD2 said:

What bottom feeder teams are jumping us and winning Super Bowls?

 

Here are the Super Bowl matchups since Josh broke out in 2020...

 

Tampa Bay/Kansas City (2020)

Los Angeles/Cincinnati (2021)

Philadelphia/Kansas City (2022)

San Francisco/Kansas City (2023)

 

Oh, and for good measure the Super Bowl in 2019 was San Francisco/Kansas City... so who are these bottom feeder teams leaping us? If you want to point to the NFC teams, your argument is just dumb, we don't play in the NFC. If you want to point to the Bengals, considering they're the only team outside of KC to make a Super Bowl, then your definition of "bottom feeder" is ridiculous. 

 

Yeah, I don't understand what the poster was saying either.

 

Kansas City has been a playoff team since Andy Reid took over in 2013.  They were in the AFC Championship during Josh Allen's rookie year, and won it his second year.  We have been trying to jump them from the get-go.  Not the opposite.

 

Outside of a couple injury-plagued years, Baltimore has been one of the best AFC teams for the last 15+ years.  Lamar Jackson in the same draft class and broke out a year before Josh Allen.  At this point, they have the same number of AFC Championship appearances during their careers.  Neither has made a Super Bowl.  So hard to say they have jumped us either.

 

So that only leaves the Bengals.  Who made one Super Bowl and lost it.

 

 

 

 

[Scott7975]

7 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

I think some people list them and if someone buys them great but if not they go themselves.  That bills pats wildcard game felt like there was a ton of available tickets but looked packed at game time.  I don’t remember seeing many pats fans at all.  If a lot of locals don’t want to go out in super cold weather I doubt ravens fans would want to either lol 

 

There are more people that buy tickets to sell for profit than people realize. They don't care who tickets go to. They just buy them to make a profit. Just like playstations. Just like video cards. Just like anything of value.

[Simon]

1 hour ago, Trust The Process said:

PFF RUN DEFENSE GRADES FOR BILLS DT’s

 

DaQuan Jones: 50.3
Austin Johnson: 48.1
Quinton Jefferson: 47.4
Ed Oliver: 45.2
DeWayne Carter: 40.1
Jordan Phillips: 29.6

 

I haven't been real high on him but I thought Austin Johnson played very well in limited snaps last week.

[Toledo Bill]

Our wide receiver separation continues to concern me. Brady and Josh have done a great job utilizing the backs, Shakir and  the tight ends in passing and the running game has taken a lot of pressure off the passing game.

If we need to open up the downfield passing (many say this is exploitable against the Ravens), can Coleman, Cooper and Hollins get the needed separation or will Josh face the lack of separation we have seen most of the year? This can lead to him forcing throws which he has greatly reduced. Hopefully,Samuel will help.

[RiotAct]

1 minute ago, Toledo Bill said:

Our wide receiver separation continues to concern me. Brady and Josh have done a great job utilizing the backs, Shakir and  the tight ends in passing and the running game has taken a lot of pressure off the passing game.

If we need to open up the downfield passing (many say this is exploitable against the Ravens), can Coleman, Cooper and Hollins get the needed separation or will Josh face the lack of separation we have seen most of the year? This can lead to him forcing throws which he has greatly reduced. Hopefully,Samuel will help.

yeah - this is really my only concern on offense.  There were at least 4 or 5 plays during the Denver game where Josh was scrambling around, buying time, directing traffic, and imploring someone - anyone - to get open.

 

 

Play outta your minds this Sunday, receivers!  We need you.

[eball]

I'm reading and hearing a lot about Baltimore having the "best defense in the NFL since Week 11" -- well, here are Baltimore's opponents since W11:

 

Steelers (trash) -- a loss

Chargers

Eagles -- a loss at home

Giants (LOL)

Steelers (trash)

Texans (minus Diggs/Dell)

Browns and their 3rd string QB

Steelers (trash)

 

Pittsburgh three times, the Giants, Browns, and limping Texans.  Take from that what you will.

 

[Negan]

Any Zay Flowers update? My guess is he's out this week too.

[ColoradoBills]

46 minutes ago, eball said:

 

Can we just get an "I hate McDermott" thread and pin it, so every time somebody wants to post something about how he should be fired it just goes into that thread and doesn't clutter up every other thread?

 

 

I'm all for that!

[longtimebillsfan]

50 minutes ago, SCBills said:

 

McDermott is a great person and a really good Head Coach. 

 

His Defense needs to perform this postseason.  They are healthy and there aren't any excuses. 

 

Yes, these are the good ol' days, but if we can't win a Super Bowl, let alone get to one... especially if Mahomes (obviously), Burrow and heaven forbid, Lamar get there... we have a major problem.   

 

This year is as good of a shot as we've ever had.  

 

Sure we'll have a small amount of money this offseason and decent draft capital, but there's no guarantees we're this healthy next year and every wasted chance is another year closer to us missing out on the Allen window.  

 

JA is still young, and hopefully we win it all this year, but the angst for some is very warranted.   And not all, but most of us, really REALLY hope McDermott makes us eat crow.

 

 

I agree with everything you posted.  We all want a superbowl victory and we are all frustrated.   But I believe we are truely blessed to have McDermott and Beane running game our franchise.   We have never had this much consistency and stability.

 

Beane has shown resourcefulness in working within the constraints of the salary cap to put the best team possible on the field.

 

Hopefully we get that Lombardi trophy soon.

 

GO BILLS!!!

[Big Turk]

8 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

I haven't been real high on him but I thought Austin Johnson played very well in limited snaps last week.

 

And we already know what he can do against screens

[Buryravens]

24 minutes ago, stevewin said:

I would prefer "before he starts questioning his life decisions"

Couldn't you say, why would anyone wanna tackle the King in such weather too..? 

[jaybeezee]

3 minutes ago, mjt328 said:

 

Yeah, I don't understand what the poster was saying either.

 

Kansas City has been a playoff team since Andy Reid took over in 2013.  They were in the AFC Championship during Josh Allen's rookie year, and won it his second year.  We have been trying to jump them from the get-go.  Not the opposite.

 

Outside of a couple injury-plagued years, Baltimore has been one of the best AFC teams for the last 15+ years.  Lamar Jackson in the same draft class and broke out a year before Josh Allen.  At this point, they have the same number of AFC Championship appearances during their careers.  Neither has made a Super Bowl.  So hard to say they have jumped us either.

 

So that only leaves the Bengals.  Who made one Super Bowl and lost it.

 

 

 

 

I wasn't talking about just AFC teams. My statement was about how other teams that sucked have built contending rosters that have consistently made it further than us in the same amount of time that we have had Josh.

[boyst]

33 minutes ago, eball said:

Feels like with all the tickets available there will be a good number of Raven fans in the stadium, which kinda sucks...hate that ST holders are shying away from the cold/night game and selling their tix.

 

Ravens fans don't travel and it's a long drive for them. 

 

I'm debating on driving up because I'll get good tickets under $200

[Kelly to Allen]

58 minutes ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:

Jones 63% snaps

Oliver 72% snaps

Johnson 12% snaps

Carter 46% snaps

 

Jones and Oliver must have been washed out in that game because neither one of them had a recorded statistic. 

 

If you go back and watch the game the ravens were in many cases trapping the interior Bills dline and almost letting them penetrate the gaps and using their aggression against them. 

 

Will be interesting to see the bills schematic approach to that. 

 

But missing the entire middle of your defense is just not something you can overcome. 

 

And I'm telling you that Oliver/ Jones and Austin Johnson were not healthy in that game. 

Edited 3 hours ago by Kelly to Allen