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  • Mahdi
    Registered User
    • Mar 2004
    • 10585

    Still think Bills are a Solid Team

    That loss yesterday was almost predictable and not because it was a trap game or a look ahead game.

    This game was lost because our depth was simply tested a little too much.

    McCoy, Woods, Watkins, Dareus, Henderson, Aaron Williams out is just a bit too much to cope without.

    Kyle Williams has been dominant in the middle but at the midway point he's probably a bit worn out. Dareus would be providing much needed support.

    Missing McCoy speaks for itself. Both Watkins and Woods out pretty much removes any hope or threat of a passing game. That's way too one dimensional.

    I still think that although Mills has been steady he is a weak link and he was beat badly yesterday too many times.

    With all that the Bills were still in that game minus an under thrown ball from Tannehill that Stills came back for. In years past any Bills team with all those players missing would have gotten beat badly. We were in it at least.

    IMO this is a playoff team that just needs to get healthy and practice together. Even guys who did play yesterday were either out or limited most of the week. That doesn't help going into a road game against a division rival.

    Side notes:

    Tyrod was forced to throw yesterday and I think that was a good experience for him. He made some throws he doesn't usually even attempt. That could open up the playbook moving forward.

    Lawson looked real good. Seems like he'll be able to provide another pass rush threat from the outside or even inside. Could be calling this guy Sack Lawson soon enough...

    Lorenzo Alexander - still don't get it - how is he this good? He literally looks like Von Miller out there

    Re-Sign Brown ASAP. Having him Preston and Ragland would be impressive.

    Gillislee should have been given the workload yesterday rather than risking McCoy and using him as a decoy.
  • Swiper
    Legendary Zoner
    • Sep 2010
    • 33105

    #2
    Re: Still think Bills are a Solid Team

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    • WagonCircler
      Escaped Convict
      • Jul 2002
      • 5876

      #3
      Re: Still think Bills are a Solid Team

      Sure they're solid. They're 7-9 solid.

      Too good to draft in the top 5, too bad to make the playoffs.

      Same as it ever was.

      Same as it ever was.

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      • justasportsfan
        Registered User
        • Jul 2002
        • 71601

        #4
        Re: Still think Bills are a Solid Team

        solidly mediocre
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        • Victor7
          Registered User
          • Jul 2013
          • 1270

          #5
          Re: Still think Bills are a Solid Team

          Oh Mahdi ! Always an optimist.

          I don't think we are as good as you think just as I don't think we are as bad as we looked.

          For sure the injuries were big yesterday. But such is life in this league and I honestly don't see us beating NE or Seattle (even Cincy to be honest) in the next weeks even with a full slate of players. So we are pretty much screwed anyway.

          I'm still trying to figure out how they ran all over us when we knew that's all they had. I mean they weren't going to rely on Tanny for ****s sake. How come we weren't able to stop what we knew?

          Also befuddled to the stubbornness of playing McCoy. He never should've been out there in the 1st place. But ok, fine play him. It was painfully obvious after a couple of runs it just wasn't going to work out. Why not try Gillisie or Bush ? That stubborness kept the offense one dimensional and completely stoppable.

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          • Novacane
            Registered User
            • Jul 2002
            • 42369

            #6
            Re: Still think Bills are a Solid Team

            Originally posted by Victor7 View Post
            Oh Mahdi ! Always an optimist.

            I don't think we are as good as you think just as I don't think we are as bad as we looked.

            For sure the injuries were big yesterday. But such is life in this league and I honestly don't see us beating NE or Seattle (even Cincy to be honest) in the next weeks even with a full slate of players. So we are pretty much screwed anyway.

            I'm still trying to figure out how they ran all over us when we knew that's all they had. I mean they weren't going to rely on Tanny for ****s sake. How come we weren't able to stop what we knew?


            Also befuddled to the stubbornness of playing McCoy. He never should've been out there in the 1st place. But ok, fine play him. It was painfully obvious after a couple of runs it just wasn't going to work out. Why not try Gillisie or Bush ? That stubborness kept the offense one dimensional and completely stoppable.


            Ryan brothers

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            • YardRat
              Well, lookie here...
              • Dec 2004
              • 86274

              #7
              Re: Still think Bills are a Solid Team

              I agree with a lot of what's been said, but this is not a playoff team.

              The biggest mistake was dressing Shady. No reason for the dumbasses to carry four RB's if you're still going to try to run your starter into the ground when he only has one good wheel.
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              • Victor7
                Registered User
                • Jul 2013
                • 1270

                #8
                Re: Still think Bills are a Solid Team

                Originally posted by YardRat View Post
                I agree with a lot of what's been said, but this is not a playoff team.

                The biggest mistake was dressing Shady. No reason for the dumbasses to carry four RB's if you're still going to try to run your starter into the ground when he only has one good wheel.
                Truly ridicoluous. I mean if you wanna give him a go I can understand that. He's a game changer. But give him a few plays and that's it. It was painfully obvious from the word go he wasn't good enough. Why keep pressing ? After a couple of drives that should've been it. Ride Bush and Gillislie the rest of the day.

                3 fold blame IMO

                Trainers/Doctors for clearing a guy when he was not good enough to go
                Rex for not recognizing this and pulling the plug on the failed experiment early on and switching to Gillislie/Bush
                Shady for not being able to say ... "You know what I'm not on my best today coach. Give someone else a shot"

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                • YardRat
                  Well, lookie here...
                  • Dec 2004
                  • 86274

                  #9
                  Re: Still think Bills are a Solid Team

                  I can't throw too much blame at Shady for wanting to give it a go, but the medical/coaching staff needs to over ride that and make the call.
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                  • Night Train
                    Retired - On Several Levels
                    • Jul 2005
                    • 33117

                    #10
                    Re: Still think Bills are a Solid Team

                    While Shady is an issue, the D getting run over is the concern.
                    Anonymity is an abused privilege, abused most by people who mistake vitriol for wisdom and cynicism for wit

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                    • Mahdi
                      Registered User
                      • Mar 2004
                      • 10585

                      #11
                      Re: Still think Bills are a Solid Team

                      Originally posted by Night Train View Post
                      While Shady is an issue, the D getting run over is the concern.
                      A concern yes, alarm bells not yet.

                      I think having Dareus back would be massive even if he doesn't come back in Pro Bowl form. Just adding another player that is better than Bryant as a NT that will just improve the rotation will be a boost.

                      I like the scheme and I think poor tackling and angles was the main problem yesterday. Browns weren't as good as usual yesterday. We are definitely missing a wood-laying safety on the back end also.

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                      • YardRat
                        Well, lookie here...
                        • Dec 2004
                        • 86274

                        #12
                        Re: Still think Bills are a Solid Team

                        Originally posted by Night Train View Post
                        While Shady is an issue, the D getting run over is the concern.
                        Might just be an anomaly...like the pass D against the Jets earlier in the season.
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                        • Mr. Pink
                          Peterman Sucks!
                          • Mar 2006
                          • 35303

                          #13
                          Re: Still think Bills are a Solid Team

                          They're a decent team with no QB which means they ain't worth a damn in todays NFL.

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                          • Historian
                            2020-2023 AFC East Champions!
                            • Dec 2002
                            • 61891

                            #14
                            Re: Still think Bills are a Solid Team

                            I look at it a little differently.

                            The win streak was primarily due to two things:

                            1. McCoy's running, which controlled the ball, and the clock.

                            2. The play of a lot of backups on defense. Good linebacking.

                            Say what you want about the Ryan twins, (believe me, I was skeptical when he hired his brother) but those backups were prepared.

                            To me, that's coaching.

                            (go ahead, flame away)

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                            • ghz in pittsburgh
                              Registered User
                              • Aug 2004
                              • 5861

                              #15
                              Re: Still think Bills are a Solid Team

                              In AFC, when the Bills have to play team X, which X you don't even need to think twice and say the Bills will lose?

                              I can only come up with one such X. The team they will face Next Sunday.

                              The Bills are like a lot of AFC teams that when playing at home, they are solid enough to beat anyone except X; on the road, they could lose to a team just like themselves (Miami is one of them). The true stinker so far this season is the Jets game where the Jets receivers seemingly won every jump ball Fitz threw. The Bills need to get lucky in one of the Bengels and Raiders road game to make that up.

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