Buffalo Bills 2024 Thread

[carpandean]

2 hours ago, Flashsabre said:

Can the refs nail the Bills with multiple roughing the passer calls if the Bills can’t get a pass rush going? We shall see Sunday😁

It's like the opposite of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object.

[Ctaeth]

I dislike how the narrative around the Bills win is that mark andrews more/less handed the Bills the win

[Broken Ankles]

1 hour ago, JohnC said:

Another ace qb in the AFC is Burrows. I consider Mahomes to be the best of that exceptional group. The Bills were fortunate to select Allen from that draft class. Not only is he a great player but perfectly suited to represent the team and place. 

It goes back to 2018, where the AFC championship game has been 5 teams each represented by superlative QB’ing. Brady, Mahomes, Allen, Jackson and Burrows. Cincinnati snuck in to one superbowl when Burrows and Chase were on rookie deals. The NFC Championship game has seen some of the same teams represent multiple times (Philly, San Fran, and Green Bay) but 10 different teams have played in the game since 2018.  Twice as many. Very good, but not elite QB’s. 

[Weave]

10 minutes ago, carpandean said:

It's like the opposite of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object.

Whoa!

[Doohicksie]

13 minutes ago, Ctaeth said:

I dislike how the narrative around the Bills win is that mark andrews more/less handed the Bills the win

I don't.  A win is a win.  I guarantee if it was 60 degrees he makes that catch 100 out of 100 times.

Did anyone else notice that if, instead of trying a two-point conversion (twice), the Ravens had just kicked the PATs both times, they would have tied the Bills late?

13 minutes ago, Weave said:

24 minutes ago, carpandean said:

It's like the opposite of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object.

Whoa!

No, I think it woul be the opposite of "Whoa!"

[MISabresFan]

30 minutes ago, Ctaeth said:

I dislike how the narrative around the Bills win is that mark andrews more/less handed the Bills the win

Yes and it was a low throw bumbling tight end running backwards - trying to make the catch AND get in the end zone.  Imagine a different scenerio where he makes the catch but doesn't get in.

 

[Crusader1969]

11 hours ago, JujuFish said:

There's a difference between believing God will help you perform your best and believing God wants you to win a sports game.

Geez, I wonder what Andrews did for god to do him like that ? 

9 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

Glad you took down the hated Ratbirds. Now get ready for the roughing the passer calls. 

Make sure you make them worth your while 

[LGR4GM]

1 hour ago, LTS said:

I think there are two issues at hand here:

1. The Bills want to keep their defense off the field. This is their desire to run the ball or complete short passes more than take longer downfield attempts that might result in stopping the clock.

2. When the Bills need to make a play, Joe Brady over thinks things and tries to get cute resulting in a poorly executed play that fails to achieve its intended objective.

You've nailed it here though. They are playing with fire and eventually they are going to get burned.  It would have been really interesting to see if the Bills could have gotten downfield with the remaining time to kick a game winning FG had the Ravens tied it up.  It would have required them to play downfield, something, as you said, they basically did not do.

 

I will add that a 3 and out, keeps your defense on the field instead of your offense. It is self defeating of Brady to say "we have to run and throw short to run clock" when those same things resulted in getting the ball taken away on downs. Hope he learns because he was ultra conservative in the 3rd qrtr and it resulted in the Bills almost coming up short. 

[shrader]

38 minutes ago, MISabresFan said:

Yes and it was a low throw bumbling tight end running backwards - trying to make the catch AND get in the end zone.  Imagine a different scenerio where he makes the catch but doesn't get in.

 

I’m not sure that I’ve yet heard a single talking head mention the fact that Josh Allen would have had a minute and a half plus 2 time outs to pick up a field goal. 

[LGR4GM]

22 minutes ago, shrader said:

I’m not sure that I’ve yet heard a single talking head mention the fact that Josh Allen would have had a minute and a half plus 2 time outs to pick up a field goal. 

They haven't but I will say that Sal and WGR has brought it up multiple times. 

[shrader]

4 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

They haven't but I will say that Sal and WGR has brought it up multiple times. 

I meant to say national talking heads. But hey, I did hear one say that Lamar played an error free game and deserved the win. The spin to justify the upcoming MVP award is hilarious. 
 

By the way, did you wind up hearing McDermott’s response about the city of losers?

[LGR4GM]

Just now, shrader said:

I meant to say national talking heads. But hey, I did hear one say that Lamar played an error free game and deserved the win. The spin to justify the upcoming MVP award is hilarious. 
 

By the way, did you wind up hearing McDermott’s response about the city of losers?

I did, and you cursed me. I was awake at 3am because of the tiny human. It was like you could see the future. 

[LTS]

34 minutes ago, shrader said:

I meant to say national talking heads. But hey, I did hear one say that Lamar played an error free game and deserved the win. The spin to justify the upcoming MVP award is hilarious. 
 

By the way, did you wind up hearing McDermott’s response about the city of losers?

I didn't.. guess I need to hunt it down.  Ahh yes, the error free game despite being responsible for two turnovers..

I don't really care about the MVP.. naturally the SuperBowl would be more important. But, if the Bills were not to make the SuperBowl or lose in the SuperBowl would you feel better about the season if Allen was the MVP?  I wouldn't.

 

[shrader]

9 minutes ago, LTS said:

I didn't.. guess I need to hunt it down.  Ahh yes, the error free game despite being responsible for two turnovers..

I don't really care about the MVP.. naturally the SuperBowl would be more important. But, if the Bills were not to make the SuperBowl or lose in the SuperBowl would you feel better about the season if Allen was the MVP?  I wouldn't.

 

At this point, of course not. I’m just amazed that Allen probably winds up losing it simply because he won the division too quickly. 
 

And those weren’t just two turnovers. They were two horrible turnovers that were completely his fault. 

[inkman]

3 hours ago, Ctaeth said:

I dislike how the narrative around the Bills win is that mark andrews more/less handed the Bills the win

Only stupid people think this 

[Indabuff]

Think this is a first for me

 

[JujuFish]

I really hope we don't get so conservative on both sides of the ball against KC like we did in the second half against Baltimore.

[Doohicksie]

1 hour ago, JujuFish said:

I really hope we don't get so conservative on both sides of the ball against KC like we did in the second half against Baltimore.

I think in the Baltimore game it was the right call.  Don't do anything too flashy; prevent turnovers by the offense.  Try not to give up too much, to fast, on defense.

Even if the Ravens tied it with the 2-point conversion, I think the Bills win on a field goal in regulation.  The Bills didn't excel, but neither did they make a big mistake that could have turned the game (like the Ravens did, with three turnovers).

[Demoted]

 

[Demoted]

 

[Crusader1969]

1 hour ago, Doohicksie said:

I think in the Baltimore game it was the right call.  Don't do anything too flashy; prevent turnovers by the offense.  Try not to give up too much, to fast, on defense.

Even if the Ravens tied it with the 2-point conversion, I think the Bills win on a field goal in regulation.  The Bills didn't excel, but neither did they make a big mistake that could have turned the game (like the Ravens did, with three turnovers).

You would hope that a team playing out of the same city as the Sabres would learn that trying to just hang onto a lead isn't the right strategy 

[Demoted]

 

[JohninMinn.]

7 hours ago, Ctaeth said:

I dislike how the narrative around the Bills win is that mark andrews more/less handed the Bills the win

Andrew's was paid 5.5 million for that drop. NFL needs Bills in Super Bowl to support new stadium and have a new feelgood story.

[MattPie]

12 hours ago, Doohicksie said:

Did anyone else notice that if, instead of trying a two-point conversion (twice), the Ravens had just kicked the PATs both times, they would have tied the Bills late?

There were a ton of Ravens fans yelling about this in comments somewhere. Along with Andrews getting money from the NFL, though, so you have to question how well these people perceive reality.

[Doohicksie]

I think it will add into the argument about when to go for 2 and when to just kick the 1.