Bills vs Ravens Divisional Round

[Pete]

17 minutes ago, Scott7975 said:

 

I also subscribe to barefoot. I can't stand stuff on my feet. I even walk barefoot in the snow like when I am taking trash out or something. Been doing it for most of my life. I wear shocks and shoes only when I have to.

I like to be barefoot too.  My old place I lived, I had nice gardens and an awesome neighbor, about 15 of woods between us.  I would be using power tools and mowing the lawn barefoot.  My neighbor buddy would yell “put some shoes on”.

One day he was in his backyard barefoot, and eager to show me something.  He ran thru the woods “ouch, ouch, me tenderfoot”. Lmao

[Coffeesforclosers]

3 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:

Yea there is no reason to believe that is not true.

 

I am just concerned with our viewpoint though.  We are outmatched with their offense vs our defense.  If we had a big run stopping line that I and everyone else knew could shut down henry then it would be different.  The Bills style of defense and personnel is outmatched  physically in my opinion.  Usually when this happens you end up making mistakes to over come the weakness and the offense takes advantage of it.

 

We kind of did that last week to Denver.

 

My personal opinion on this game is that if the Bills are great in the redzone they win the game.  If the Bills force field goals early in the game I think it sets them up to win late and get Baltmore out of their simple running offense and makes them have to do something in the passing game under pressure.  

 

Baltimore loves to attack our DEs and OLBs in the running game. I'm not really worried about them attacking the middle of the D. The perimeter is a different story, especially if they can get our Corners hesitating or confused in run support.

[boyst]

2 minutes ago, Pete said:

I like to be barefoot too.  My old place I lived, I had nice gardens and an awesome neighbor, about 15 of woods between us.  I would be using power tools and mowing the lawn barefoot.  My neighbor buddy would yell “put some shoes on”.

One day he was in his backyard barefoot, and eager to show me something.  He ran thru the woods “ouch, ouch, me tenderfoot”. Lmao

i'm another shoeless dude. shirtless, too.

most who know me are surprised to see me wear any close most of the time.

[technobot]

Tough matchup for sure. Without taking anything from the Ravens, we were obviously short-handed the first game. Praying this was the case for us getting gashed. And yes, my hazy recollection of the game was we we're pulling ourselves back, then called that atrocious trick play and the Ravens just steamrolled us from there.

 

Hoping the perceived lack of respect has the boys frothing at the mouth for a physical, slugfest type of game. These Bills, even after having "arrived", seem to bring out their best when they feel the world is against them, and they're viewed as a loveable group of overachievers.

 

So perhaps the Vegas line and the narrative that it's "Josh Allen and a bunch of scrubs" will be the Bills MVP this Sunday.

[Beck Water]

32 minutes ago, Scott7975 said:

 

Im trying to figure out who they took off the field for Cam Lewis to play 43% of the snaps. Everyone that I think they would have taken off the field for played 100% against Denver. Johnson would have accounted for only 2% but Ingram played 2% so thats probably who covered Johnson. I thought maybe its special teams but they listed that separate.  Milano for some of them maybe?

 

 

I'm guessing that part of the snaps, the Bills went to Dime and he came in for Milano.  But  they may also have done some trickery dickery with the DL, that's the only explanation.

[TrentEdwardsCheckDownOn4th]

I still have two tickets if anyone is interested.  Section 313 row 15. Lowering price to $180/ticket.  Much cheaper than ticketmaster 

[strive_for_five_guy]

3 hours ago, Pete said:

im not dying until the Bills win a Superbowl.  Immortality- so far, so good

I knew you were a bot 🙃

5 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

Everyone seems to be asking the same question…

 

Will matt Milano be mic’d up for this game??

 

 

The mic would talk more than Milano

[colin]

1 hour ago, Scott7975 said:

 

Im trying to figure out who they took off the field for Cam Lewis to play 43% of the snaps. Everyone that I think they would have taken off the field for played 100% against Denver. Johnson would have accounted for only 2% but Ingram played 2% so thats probably who covered Johnson. I thought maybe its special teams but they listed that separate.  Milano for some of them maybe?

 

 

i know the other poster solved the mystery of cam lewis for you, but the above is a HUGE departure from regular season stuff.  now, our D was mad fresh because denver had the ball for a cup of coffee, but it shows we are riding hard w the best guys we got in the post season.  i kinda worry that they might be as conditioned as they'd need to be, but no on is vs baltimore and the front 7 should have some really fresh legs going into this.

[Goin Breakdown]

12 minutes ago, colin said:

 

i know the other poster solved the mystery of cam lewis for you, but the above is a HUGE departure from regular season stuff.  now, our D was mad fresh because denver had the ball for a cup of coffee, but it shows we are riding hard w the best guys we got in the post season.  i kinda worry that they might be as conditioned as they'd need to be, but no on is vs baltimore and the front 7 should have some really fresh legs going into this.

Not a bad point. I think physically they are as healthy as they can be right now given the point of the season. I also believe that there are two things that will still matter against Baltimore. The size of our players- we have an undersized LB and safety group. Ed isn't the biggest dude out there either. 

Mentality- much like KC is in much of the leagues heads, so is the Lamar and Henry combo. 

[Livinginthepast]

The perfect scenario is the Bills getting up in this game and Lamar entering panic mode and having to abandon Henry to start passing . A rattled Lamar trying to play hero ball and throwing erratically in a playoff game has happened before. Now add in the incredibly cold conditions and we might really have an advantage here. Lets hope so.

[BeastMaster]

1 hour ago, MikePJ76 said:

Yea there is no reason to believe that is not true.

 

I am just concerned with our viewpoint though.  We are outmatched with their offense vs our defense.  If we had a big run stopping line that I and everyone else knew could shut down henry then it would be different.  The Bills style of defense and personnel is outmatched  physically in my opinion.  Usually when this happens you end up making mistakes to over come the weakness and the offense takes advantage of it.

 

We kind of did that last week to Denver.

 

My personal opinion on this game is that if the Bills are great in the redzone they win the game.  If the Bills force field goals early in the game I think it sets them up to win late and get Baltmore out of their simple running offense and makes them have to do something in the passing game under pressure.  

I don't think we have a line that isn't good at stopping the run, I think we run a scheme that isn't designed to really stop the run. This gets exploited on occasion when we aren't controlling the game and when teams see we aren't playing to stop it.

 

I expect that we see a scheme on Sunday that is designed to keep everything short and in front of them with safeties moved up and linebackers close to the line of scrimmage

 

Leave our corners on man and let's see what they can do

[MikePJ76]

Just now, BeastMaster said:

I don't think we have a line that isn't good at stopping the run, I think we run a scheme that isn't designed to really stop the run. This gets exploited on occasion when we aren't controlling the game and when teams see we aren't playing to stop it.

 

I expect that we see a scheme on Sunday that is designed to keep everything short and in front of them with safeties moved up and linebackers close to the line of scrimmage

 

Leave our corners on man and let's see what they can do

yea the d line is all about shooting gaps.  Which in reality if they actually succeed is the best way to stop henry.  Hit em before he gets going but doing it against that big group in baltimore is pretty hard.  

 

I am worried about isiah likely the most as a receiver in the game.  He seems like the third down guy for jackson and he is going to get great looks because of the group they have and what it takes to cover them all and stop the run.

[zow2]

Somebody better lay a hit on Lamar, preferably early, where his entire body feels like its getting driven into icy concrete.  If the D takes a 15 yarder so be it.  I can live with one.  Lamar needs to feel some pain, he can't be allowed to roam around and do what he likes with impunity.

 

I recall sitting in the stands in Baltimore earlier this season and the Ravens D players were trying to get any big shot on Allen that they could.  Last Sunday, Denver was taking a few shots on Allen... one guy even went out of his way to roll into Allen's lower legs.

[Beck Water]

54 minutes ago, strive_for_five_guy said:

I knew you were a bot 🙃

The mic would talk more than Milano

 

I still die when I think about 2022, where Milano said in preseason he was trying to become more vocal.

 

One of the reporters asked him how you become more vocal.  Milano looked at him deadpan and said "You Talk More".

Edited Thursday at 06:00 PM by Beck Water

[boyst]

rewatched the Ravens game from this year and the Ravens played a solid complete game. The Bills did not even scratch the surface of their potential. 

 

our offense was able to move the ball but not consistently and there were far too many errors that did not sustain and drive for points. Coleman's drop was a thing of frustration.

 

Fittingly one of the last things said in the broadcast was "these two teams will see each other later again in the year."

[Success]

9 minutes ago, Livinginthepast said:

The perfect scenario is the Bills getting up in this game and Lamar entering panic mode and having to abandon Henry to start passing . A rattled Lamar trying to play hero ball and throwing erratically in a playoff game has happened before. Now add in the incredibly cold conditions and we might really have an advantage here. Lets hope so.

 

I'm a huge Lamar fan - but his last pass in that KC playoff game last year was absolutely mystifying.  Triple coverage, and didn't have a chance.  He still had time to work the ball downfield but took a completely unnecessary risk.

 

[BeastMaster]

14 minutes ago, zow2 said:

Somebody better lay a hit on Lamar, preferably early, where his entire body feels like its getting driven into icy concrete.  If the D takes a 15 yarder so be it.  I can live with one.  Lamar needs to feel some pain, he can't be allowed to roam around and do what he likes with impunity.

 

I recall sitting in the stands in Baltimore earlier this season and the Ravens D players were trying to get any big shot on Allen that they could.  Last Sunday, Denver was taking a few shots on Allen... one guy even went out of his way to roll into Allen's lower legs.

This is what Baltimore did to Allen in week 4

 

I would absolutely look for an opportunity to show the Ravens we can play the same game you play and level Lamar if he tries to get cute

[boyst]

Interesting article chosen for the Ravens official site...

 

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Pundits Debate Whether Ravens Being Favored Over Bills Is Justified

The Bills went 8-0 at home this regular season and finished with a better record (13-4) than the Ravens (12-5), but they are the underdogs in Sunday's AFC Divisional Playoff game in Buffalo.

Sportsbooks have the Ravens favored by either 1 or 1.5 points. The Bills have hosted 18 playoff games since joining the NFL in 1970, and they were favored in each one, per ESPN.

Analysts on Fox Sports 1’s “Speak” disagreed over whether the Ravens should be favored.

"I'm shocked," Paul Pierce said. "You go on to the road to Buffalo, where Buffalo is undefeated … They have a 133-point differential at home, highest in the NFL, and they're not the favorite. That doesn't make sense to me."

Keyshawn Johnson said he's "not surprised at all" by the line.

The media in Baltimore has been bordering disrespectful on all aspects of this matchup. I have listened to about 3 different shows in my spare time at work and it is much different than WGR. Any time Lamar and the Ravens are brought up it is with respect and there isn't much negativity or insult. The Ravens morning guys opened up the show talking about college basketball and hockey only to get to the game where a guy who sounds like he got his education topped off in 4th grade to say "can we all just admit the Bills defense is trash?"

 

Anything the Ravens media does to talk about the Bills is countered in the same breath to say something positive about the Ravens. Even if they are a better team, even if they win the Super Bowl energy it is so disappointing to hear the fanbase. They only have little dick energy.

[Allen2Moulds]

Maybe I'm wrong, but I strongly feel like we have to start the game with back to back TD drives, and hold them to no more than 10pts. 

 

In no other game, is setting the tone as important as in this one.

[Lost]

1 minute ago, Allen2Moulds said:

Maybe I'm wrong, but I strongly feel like we have to start the game with back to back TD drives, and hold them to no more than 10pts. 

 

In no other game, is setting the tone as important as in this one.

 

Too bad the Bills will opt to kickoff to start the game and the Ravens will drive right down the field and take a 7-0 lead.  Its' happened way too many times this season.