good comments from Bills players in this new Athletic piece

[Simon]

3 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

At the very least, they would have had a run by Allen around the left end with a blocker ahead of him.

 

Shakir could not have blocked all three of the defenders that stayed in their zones over there.

Kincaid was the right read and the only realistic option; Allen was just a hair late realizing it.

[appoo]

2 minutes ago, 90sBills said:

The Eagles will have something to say about that. They do two things well that are KC’s weaknesses. They have a remarkable running game with Saquon and they get pressure up the middle on defense. That’s Mahomes’ kryptonite.

 

4-peat? Man if that happens might as well dissolve the NFL. 

Seems that people aren't ready to realize the offense for the Chiefs is gonna go freakin 07 Pats bonkers.  Not only will they get Rashee Rice back to go along with Hollywood Brown and Worthy, but they're gonna solve their LT problem and have enough cap space to sign someone like Tee Higgins. 

[GoBills808]

Just now, Simon said:

 

Shakir could not have blocked all three of the defenders that stayed in their zones over there.

Kincaid was the right read and the only realistic option; Allen was just a hair late realizing it.

i actually think their safety #6 (Cook?) misplays it

 

he comes down on Ty Johnson instead of carrying Kincaid...Allen needed to hold the ball until he committed

 

 

[Simon]

1 minute ago, GoBills808 said:

i actually think their safety #6 (Cook?) misplays it

 

He was definitely late getting back into the play.

If the protection wasn't so fouled up, I think Allen would have had the time and space to throw a better ball.

[finn]

Imagine doing something different than what is on your film. Revolutionary. And preparing for different looks from what your opponent has shown. Astounding innovation. 

 

This may be unfair, but it sounds like Brady's attitude was "Why fix it if ain't broke?" and Babich's was "We're well prepared, but only for what they've done in the past!" I hope both coordinators learn from this undressing. 

[HappyDays]

22 minutes ago, 90sBills said:

The Eagles will have something to say about that.

 

It's an interesting matchup because there is a huge gap between the respective QBs and head coaches, and those are obviously the two most important people on the team, but the Eagles otherwise have a legit super team with elite players and elite depth at every level. I'm still very confident the QB/head coach gap is insurmountable though.

 

Edited Tuesday at 11:29 PM by HappyDays

[GoBills808]

8 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

It's an interesting matchup because there is a huge gap between the respective QBs and head coaches, and those are obviously the two most important people on the team, but the Eagles otherwise have a legit super team with elite players and elite depth at every level. I'm still very confident the QB/head coach gap is insurmountable though.

 

nobody will want to hear this but they didn't even empty the clip vs us

 

can almost guarantee they've been saving a bunch of looks for the SB

[SoCal Deek]

19 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

He was definitely late getting back into the play.

If the protection wasn't so fouled up, I think Allen would have had the time and space to throw a better ball.

Definitely, but the end zone angle shows that Josh knew exactly what he was doing and exactly who he was throwing to. When I saw the play live, from the sideline camera, my initial reaction was what a mess! But when you see it from behind you realize it wasn’t a mess at all. The play was designed with two levels of crossing receivers giving Josh options as to the depth of the throw. Yes, it was hurried by the blitz but Josh clearly collects himself and throws it with an arc NOT out of desperation but rather to get it over the blitzers AND to give his wide open tight end time to adjust. Would he preferred to lead him more towards the sideline….absolutely. But he picked out the open receiver and got both the depth and arc correct. Pretty darn impressive, really! 

[90sBills]

16 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

 

It's an interesting matchup because there is a huge gap between the respective QBs and head coaches, and those are obviously the two most important people on the team, but the Eagles otherwise have a legit super team with elite players and elite depth at every level. I'm still very confident the QB/head coach gap is insurmountable though.

 

Hurts played out of his mind in the last Super Bowl matchup so he has it in him. Their two receivers are studs. The run game, of course, is amazing and should be featured. They also have the revenge factor working for them. It’s going to be a good competitive game. 
 

I’ll be taking Philly. Hopefully action comes in on KC to drive up that line. 

[SinceThe70s]

7 hours ago, Coach Tuesday said:

The Bills’ best chance at the #1 seed is probably a hope that the AFC West continues to improve.  There are now four competent coaches in that division.  Kelce very well may retire this offseason which also helps.  But the Chiefs won’t stay idle and their pro personnel dept has been running circles around Beane’s for years now anyhow.

 

Ya know what's aggravating as hell? In 2020 the NFL added a wild card team and eliminated the bye for the #2 seed. We've been the #2 seed in 4/5 seasons since.

[Simon]

17 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

But he picked out the open receiver and got both the depth and arc correct. Pretty darn impressive, really! 

 

The read was right but the blown protection forced it into being a desperation heave that was nowhere near where it should have been.

You can scapegoat Kincaid til the cows come home but there were multiple mistakes made on that play that resulted in the incompletion and the late, wildly off-target throw was one of them.

[quincy]

9 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

nobody will want to hear this but they didn't even empty the clip vs us

 

can almost guarantee they've been saving a bunch of looks for the SB

 

I can now believe this and the Eagles will be expecting this as well, you'd hope any team team that makes the Super Bowl would do the same.

 

Philly needs to find a librian with play design aspirations for their wrinkle.

 

Chiefs' Andy Reid shares wild story about how a janitor once designed touchdown play for Packers

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

6 hours ago, JP51 said:

For way too long this is the case...  and If we go into next year with a cobbled Defense that has no game wrecker and passive schemes we will see the same result. 

The coach is coaching the playmaker out of guys. Our corners are playing 10 yards off WRs. I don’t care who you are, you will make no impact that way. We constantly rotate out our better linemen. We are obsessed with nickel. The 3 guys on the team that fly around and make impact plays are the 3 LBs. We refuse to leave them on the field. Taron Johnson is a good player. I don’t even want to say this because it’s never going to be met with an ounce of understanding. The dude is the most overrated player on the team by 10 miles. Most of the time, He’s either hurt or running after a guy carrying the ball. We act like it’s a death sentence to take him off the field. Our pass defense is horrendous. I’d much rather take my chances with Dorian Williams. At least that guy plays downhill 

[SoCal Deek]

4 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

The read was right but the blown protection forced it into being a desperation heave that was nowhere near where it should have been.

You can scapegoat Kincaid til the cows come home but there were multiple mistakes made on that play that resulted in the incompletion and the late, wildly off-target throw was one of them.

You and I keep going back and forth on this. It’s not “wildly off target” when it goes right through the arms of their top tight end. And I’m not saying that to dump on Kincaid. It’s just a fact. 

[Simon]

1 minute ago, SoCal Deek said:

It’s not “wildly off target” when it goes right through the arms of their top tight end.

 

It's wildly off target when it's 15 yards from where it's supposed to be, regardless of the end result.

[SoCal Deek]

9 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

It's wildly off target when it's 15 yards from where it's supposed to be, regardless of the end result.

It went RIGHT THROUGH HIS ARMS!!!!

[appoo]

49 minutes ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

The coach is coaching the playmaker out of guys. Our corners are playing 10 yards off WRs. I don’t care who you are, you will make no impact that way. We constantly rotate out our better linemen. We are obsessed with nickel. The 3 guys on the team that fly around and make impact plays are the 3 LBs. We refuse to leave them on the field. Taron Johnson is a good player. I don’t even want to say this because it’s never going to be met with an ounce of understanding. The dude is the most overrated player on the team by 10 miles. Most of the time, He’s either hurt or running after a guy carrying the ball. We act like it’s a death sentence to take him off the field. Our pass defense is horrendous. I’d much rather take my chances with Dorian Williams. At least that guy plays downhill 

What do you remember Travis Kelce doing on Sunday?

Also how many teams keep 3 linebackers on the field more than 30% of the snaps?

[Simon]

36 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

It went RIGHT THROUGH HIS ARMS!!!!

 

You must have missed that part of the sentence that said "regardless of the end result".

Even if he had caught it, it still would have been 15 yrds from where it was supposed to be.

[SoCal Deek]

1 minute ago, Simon said:

 

You must have missed that part of the sentence that said "regardless of the end result".

Even if he had caught it, it still would have been 15 yrds from where it was supposed to be.

No, I didn’t miss it, but with all due respect what difference does it make? They weren’t trying to get a walk in touchdown. They were trying to get a first down and keep the clock moving. The catch would’ve accomplished both. 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

23 minutes ago, appoo said:

What do you remember Travis Kelce doing on Sunday?

Also how many teams keep 3 linebackers on the field more than 30% of the snaps?

I remember the Bills not stopping the chiefs and not wining the Super Bowl again because our defense stinks. To be honest, I don’t care what the other teams do. We have 3 LBs that can run and cover. We are actually the team least needing to play a nickel. But we do it the most because our coach is horrible. If you tell me we have a great pass defense..if it actually worked then fine. It doesn’t. So I don’t want to hear reasons not to do what I’m saying. What we are doing isn’t working. Period