How is it we can beat the Chiefs in the regular season but not the post season ??

[DrDawkinstein]

28 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said:

 

Ocyrus Torrence said the chiefs show blitz from one side then blitz from the other, so this wasnt a mistake on Josh as that's the protection he had been making. Spags just tricked him and he still over came the rush, other players need to step up.

 

 

 

If Torrence knows this, shouldnt Josh and our coaching staff be able to adjust to it?

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

30 minutes ago, BullBuchanan said:

For the Chiefs and the Bills, the regular season is just pre-season. They're holding back their best plays, and players aren't giving it every last ounce they have. It's pretty apparent that playoff football is just a whole different animal, which is true in every sport. Guys run faster, hit harder and lay out for plays they otherwise wouldn't when it's all on the line.

I still think this is bollocks honestly…chiefs applied a ton of pressure and absolutely smothered the run in the regular season matchup and played a great game with an undefeated season on the line down one of their best corners.  We made the huge gamechanging 4th down play in that one and didn’t last night. 
 

year before they had a shot to eliminate the only team that really somewhat stands in their way from even making the playoffs in the regular season.  I just don’t buy that they don’t try super hard or are holding stuff back.  Every game comes down to the wire regular season or not. 
 

They know how important the 1 seed is, locking that up early was a huge factor in their playoff preparation time

Edited Monday at 07:57 PM by Generic_Bills_Fan

[Buffalo Barbarian]

Just now, DrDawkinstein said:

 

If Torrence knows this, shouldnt Josh and our coaching staff be able to adjust to it?

 

Not when you are expecting the blitz to come from the opposite side. He said that after it happened not before.

 

 

[BullBuchanan]

5 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

I still think this is bollocks honestly…chiefs applied a ton of pressure and absolutely smothered the run in the regular season matchup and played a great game with an undefeated season on the line down one of their best corners.  We made the huge gamechanging 4th down play in that one and didn’t last night. 
 

year before they had a shot to eliminate the only team that really somewhat stands in their way from even making the playoffs in the regular season.  I just don’t buy that they don’t try super hard or are holding stuff back.  Every game comes down to the wire regular season or not 

That's cool that you think that, but you know the coaches and players openly said that they don't show their whole hand in the regular season right? It was just a few weeks ago, maybe the Rams game.

This shouldn't be new information to anyone who watches sports. You don't see players run faster and hit harder in the playoffs? You don't see brand new plays and alignments you haven't seen all season? I sure do.

Edited Monday at 08:01 PM by BullBuchanan

[Sharky7337]

56 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

Coaching.  No wartime coach on this team...

Consigliere

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

5 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

If Torrence knows this, shouldnt Josh and our coaching staff be able to adjust to it?

If he had a time machine yea 😂

[billsbackto81]

Our defensive talent and scheme.  Chiefs haven't scored 30 points all year,...until...  

 

We had Hamlin, Elam, Douglas and a rookie back there. 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

 

Honestly, I'm surprised they held up as well as they did.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

So I posted earlier a play the Bills always run. The Chiefs blitzed the CB and ended the game.

 

Here’s the other side of the ball.

 

 

[PauleeeWalnuts]

Coaching, choking and execution 

[Mr. WEO]

14 minutes ago, Sharky7337 said:

Consigliere

 

instead we got this:

 

[The Jokeman]

55 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

All the games come down to a couple plays. 

Some of which the refs control and others they don't. I'm not saying it was the refs fault but their calls definitely helped the Chiefs more than Bills. Toss in possible missed calls. I'm upset but letter it fester isn't going to do anything but more upset and why should I do it myself? It's not worth the wasting the emotion on. So I'll keeping on rooting the Bills win and only emotion that will ever take over me if if/when we win a Super Bowl. 

[DapperCam]

Part of it is health too. Defense doesn’t have much depth and had multiple starters missing last year and this year.

 

When it’s a one score game that can be the difference between winning and losing.

[Sharky7337]

Just now, Mr. WEO said:

 

instead we got this:

 

Sorry Sean, your not a wartime consigliere, no offense - besides who's a better advisor then belicheck 

[8BallSippin]

57 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

All the games come down to a couple plays. 

 

James Cook second effort TD, and the not to be had Kincaid catch would have perhaps been the difference. 

[stlbills13]

This sounds childish but the officiating is different in the playoffs. It just flat out is. 

 

Other than that. The Chiefs just execute at every position on offense, defense, and special teams as well as coaching in the playoffs. The Bills execute on half or so of those positions in the playoffs. 

 

The Chiefs never beat themselves. (and they get a little help from the refs)

[Buffalo_Stampede]

5 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:

Some of which the refs control and others they don't. I'm not saying it was the refs fault but their calls definitely helped the Chiefs more than Bills. Toss in possible missed calls. I'm upset but letter it fester isn't going to do anything but more upset and why should I do it myself? It's not worth the wasting the emotion on. So I'll keeping on rooting the Bills win and only emotion that will ever take over me if if/when we win a Super Bowl. 

It’s gut wrenching stuff but I absolutely love it all. 

[Best Williams Available]

They’re like a great tennis player who can return everything you throw at them and force you to make a mistake (which you eventually will). You have to excel outside of your tendencies to beat people like this. The Bills are not adaptable. Their coaches are why. Small thinkers in key moments. 

[DrDawkinstein]

25 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said:

 

Not when you are expecting the blitz to come from the opposite side. He said that after it happened not before.

 

 

 

21 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

If he had a time machine yea 😂

 

Either way, they out-foxed our coaching staff.

 

If the Chiefs had never done this before, where they show blitz from one side but send it from the other, and did it for the first time last night, kudos to them for setting us up.

 

I wonder what twists, tricks, and new wrinkles the Bills tried to implement last night. Because it looked like our same ol formula that the Chiefs were more than prepared for.

[Buffalo Barbarian]

2 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

 

Either way, they out-foxed our coaching staff.

 

If the Chiefs had never done this before, where they show blitz from one side but send it from the other, and did it for the first time last night, kudos to them for setting us up.

 

I wonder what twists, tricks, and new wrinkles the Bills tried to implement last night. Because it looked like our same ol formula that the Chiefs were more than prepared for.

 

i think we should have used the same plan against Mahomes that we did against Lamar , who is even more athletic than Mahomes

 

 

[Carptom1]

19 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

So I posted earlier a play the Bills always run. The Chiefs blitzed the CB and ended the game.

 

Here’s the other side of the ball.

 

 

It’s not about holding back… A good coordinator analyzes tape and comes up with ways to exploit tendencies and weaknesses. I saw things on offense from the Chiefs last night I had not seen in previous games. When it works it works. Sometimes they get away from what is working trying to stay a step ahead. I thought we were screwed after half when Cook got going… then inexplicably it stopped. More than anything else that was puzzling.