Reality check vs the dolphins

[Cali512]

I feel the board is really confident, and in a way so am i


BUT

We have 2 rookies starting, a 6th round pick and a first round pick who virtually got beat out by the 6th round pick. We also more than likely will have a backup safety in and our best interior lineman out along with ed oliver.


Can we please show some respect to the dolphins last week and understand that this is arguably the worst matchup tor us at this point in the season?

We keep talking about the baltimore DBs and how their young guys got exposed, well look at us right now


I have all the faith in our offense, but lets be real. This is an awful matchup with our injuries

[Woodman]

I feel the board is really confident, and in a way so am i


BUT

We have 2 rookies starting, a 6th round pick and a first round pick who virtually got beat out by the 6th round pick. We also more than likely will have a backup safety in and our best interior lineman out along with ed oliver.


Can we please show some respect to the dolphins last week and understand that this is arguably the worst matchup tor us at this point in the season?

We keep talking about the baltimore DBs and how their young guys got exposed, well look at us right now


I have all the faith in our offense, but lets be real. This is an awful matchup with our injuries

Injuries can determine a lot .... they have injuries as well.

Just really glad we have some decent depth.

Maybe we need to activate and give an opportunity to a PS player or two.

We'll be ready and we'll have a plan.

Keep Josh clean and the rest of it will take care of itself JMO.

[Joe Fo Sho]

Can we please show some respect to the dolphins

No.

Bills by 20.

[Mace]

I'm concerned about the defense with the injuries. McFrazier has not proven particularly creative or adaptive, however I'm not concerned with Tua Tagovailoa going mano a mano with Josh Allen in a shootout at this point, Hill/Waddle or no Hill/Waddle. We have some guys who can catch.

Division game, conference game, against an apparent up and comer. Important. Another measure, another test.

I expected the Bills to start this season sluggish, a little disjointed. No sign of that whatever, they came out with a roar. Eyes on the prize.

I don't care about blowouts. Just win this game. We'll see.

[Goobylal]

Josh will tear their defense apart. You saw what Lamar did to them. And the Bills have a better defense, even with the rookies.

[Woodman]

Josh will tear their defense apart. You saw what Lamar did to them. And the Bills have a better defense, even with the rookies.

I think you got something there .... Josh just loves playing against them.

Keep Josh clean and the rest of it will take care of itself

[Mr. Pink]

I have confidence we will outscore them but if the offense has a bad day we're in for a rough time.

I see a 34-30 type of game coming

[Woodman]

I'm concerned about the defense with the injuries. McFrazier has not proven particularly creative or adaptive, however I'm not concerned with Tua Tagovailoa going mano a mano with Josh Allen in a shootout at this point, Hill/Waddle or no Hill/Waddle. We have some guys who can catch.

Division game, conference game, against an apparent up and comer. Important. Another measure, another test.

I expected the Bills to start this season sluggish, a little disjointed. No sign of that whatever, they came out with a roar. Eyes on the prize.

I don't care about blowouts. Just win this game. We'll see.

Just win baby!

1-0 is the only goal.

Enjoy this ride with Josh and Co.

Lots of victories to celebrate ...... that's our job now

[Woodman]

I have confidence we will outscore them but if the offense has a bad day we're in for a rough time.

I see a 34-30 type of game coming

I don't know what the score will be .... having said that I just can't picture Tua Longtongueviola laying 30 on us.

[mightysimi]

Even with backups I feel we can play a shell fine. I don't know they can go 10-12 plays 4 or 5 times to keep up. I am worried about Hill and Waddle with all that speed though.

[Woodman]

Even with backups I feel we can play a shell fine. I don't know they can go 10-12 plays 4 or 5 times to keep up. I am worried about Hill and Waddle with all that speed though.

We gotta chase, pressure, sack and strip the ball from Tua.

Never allow him to breath.

3 turnovers should be enough

Travel between the 20's won't hurt. ...... force at worst fg attempts.

The Ravens played the worst defense i've seen in years to blow the 21 point lead .... our offense won't allow that and neither will our defense JMO

[Goobylal]

I think you got something there .... Josh just loves playing against them.

Keep Josh clean and the rest of it will take care of itself

He does. He's averaged almost 36 PPG against them in his last 7 games (all wins).

[YardRat]

I think the offense is going to have to put up a forty-burger again, and this is the d-line's game to win. Get pressure, and get hands in the air.

[Mace]

I think the offense is going to have to put up a forty-burger again, and this is the d-line's game to win. Get pressure, and get hands in the air.

And don't just let Hill run around again like he's a generic receiver on a play chart. Smack him off the line once in a while, watch for the TE to screen him and don't fall for it otherwise. Kelce helped him a lot against us. He doesn't have Kelce next to him. Just don't let him run around in wide open zones.

[POTLAND PSILBYLO]

Maybe a few LB blitzes to keep Tua rattled and take pressure off the green peas.

[Buffalogic]

Dolphins looked like crap except for one quarter when their opponent was inexplicably blowing coverages left and right. Bills are going to win by 20 again.

[Goobylal]

Dolphins looked like crap except for one quarter when their opponent was inexplicably blowing coverages left and right. Bills are going to win by 20 again.

And their offense refused to score.

[ghz in pittsburgh]

The 2nd Dolphins game last year is the best Tua played against the Bills thus far. That game was close until the 4th quarter. Highlights included here


I'll say personnel wise, the Dolphins improved OL, WR. McDaniel took a very different approach, privately and publicly praised Tua every chance he gets to help his confidence. And that strategy seemed to have worked (Flores was the exact opposite) so far. That Ravens game is a big warning to everyone how much they have gone better on offense. You just don't do that regardless the opponent (without major injuries or changes).

[ghz in pittsburgh]

Tua's strength is those 10 - 20 yard passes with accuracy. I have expected to see some short passes to Hill and Waddle and they run 30, 50 yards afterwards. I think the Ravens played that way as well, successfully for 3 quarters. But in the 4th quarter, when the D-line gets tired (we see that last year Bills D-Line against the Chiefs), Tue suddenly had time to throw deep. What I'm afraid is that teams are now going to put at least one safety way deep, leaving a lot of room in the middle for Hill and Waddle, which also played into Tua's strength.

[ghz in pittsburgh]

Offensively, I think Josh had success against the Dolphins because they play the style of defense of blitz and man coverage. With Josh's arm and mobility, he never had trouble with man coverage once his accuracy was in place with Palmer's help. He led the Bills scoring 17 (loss), 42, 31, 37, 31, 56 (didn't play much, still started), 35, 26 points in his career against the Phins.

This game though, I hope Josh is NOT trying to do too much - in the presser, he acknowledged that the defense has injuries and "we have to play compliment football". You know what he means! By the way, he kept coughing in the presser, hope he is not sick.