Most of you idiots blast the coaching every time we throw on 3rd and short or throw at all on the opposite side of the 40 late in the game.
Do you have any idea what you'd be saying if TE would have thrown a 4th pick or had gotten sacked to seal it on that drive or if Cleveland would have driven right back with the gamewinner with the extra timeouts we would have saved them on a incompletion or two? I do. "When we were so effective running the ball, why would ****ing Turk call PASSING plays, especially in that area of the field!!! Coaching singlehandedly costs us the game AGAIN and I'm gonna stop watching Bills!!! ****!!!!"
Same old stuff.
Or what you'd say on if Lynch continued his dominance and picked up 3 more yards or a first down and Cleveland was unable to get down the field with the meager remaining time? "Way to pound them into submission and take any hopes of a final drive away"
We ran the ball to take away the Browns' TO's, not risk a sack or INT, and because we were confident in Lindell.
Or if Lindell would have made the kick like he usually does?
"The coaches pulled their heads out of their asses and managed the game until the end. Great job by Fewell finally dialing up some effective blitzes and neutralizing Lewis"
Think about it, you know I'm right.
This game was lost based on execution:
1. 3 Edwards picks that led to points instead of punts or scores for us
2. Jackson fumble in Browns territory
3. Corner finding a way to whiff on the blitz
4. McKelvin dropping the athletic pick
5. Simpson dropping the athletic pick
6. OL not moving people on last 3 runs
7. Lindell missing kick
You realize that if we execute ONE of those, we win? But still, we get "JARON SUKSS!!!!!"
On a side note, Fewell did a commendable job if you ask me giving up what he did after 3 Edwards picks and without Greer/Whitner/Crowell/Schobel. Finally got effective pressure, didn't let Lewis run over them in the 4th (
BIG surprise!)
Game Balls:
Lynch
McKelvin
McGee (without some of his tremendous deep ball plays against Braylon, this game isn't even close. He is still a playmaker and reestablished himself as a great starter here even without Greer and Whitner. Don't think nearly all of Edwards' yards were on him)
Consideration:
Jackson (great job on kickoffs and was solely responsible for starting our offense. Fumble brings it down a bit)
Butler (BIG difference out there)
Stroud (Performance of the year if he blocks that FG)
Goats:
Simpson (useless IMO)
Ellison (on Harrison run)
Kelsay (useless period [again])
Edwards (Couldn't throw it all night consistently, gotta trust in Evans)
Lindell (Shoulda made the effing kick)
Anyone realize we got hit by Wide Right TWICE? Where was Stroud's arm in relation to the ball?
Finally, I again want to say we lost this game on execution, not on coaching. Either that or it was Losman not offering Trent any sage proverbs of football wisdom on the sideline.
I was sick after last night (should have seen my facebook status) but I predict we'll rebound in a big way next few weeks (as per the thread I revived last week about losing 5 in a row)