Pre-Game Thread- Bills @ Pats (Thursday Night)

[patsinthesnow]

The bills OL will arguably be the worst the pats play this season. Judon, wise & uche have to take over the game.

 

[crawhammer]

The bills OL will arguably be the worst the pats play this season. Judon, wise & uche have to take over the game.

The flip side is Allen is a great runner and probably will have a season high is rushing yards.

 

[ashley]

The flip side is Allen is a great runner and probably will have a season high is rushing yards.

You must be a barrel of laughs at a party or a bar. Life is too short to always be negative Nancy.

I have a good feeling, let's see if we can pull this one out!!!! Are you with me Craw?

 

[archstanton543]

You must be a barrel of laughs at a party or a bar. Life is too short to always be negative Nancy.

I have a good feeling, let's see if we can pull this one out!!!! Are you with me Craw?

Well, I mean, c'mon. Allen is one of the best running QB's in the league and the Pats have shown no sign of being able to stop a running QB in the post-Brady era.

 

[crawhammer]

You must be a barrel of laughs at a party or a bar. Life is too short to always be negative Nancy.

I have a good feeling, let's see if we can pull this one out!!!! Are you with me Craw?

No. Not really this week. I give the Patriots about a 25% chance of winning which is higher than where I would have had it before. Allen has as many INTs as Davis Mills and more turnovers. The Bills have 19 turnovers, which is third most in the NFL. Unfortunately the Patriots are fourth with 17. Patriots have to win the turnover battle in order to have a chance of winning this game. They'll need a big game from Stevenson too. Time of possession was a big problem against Minnesota. Patriots have to be much better on third downs and red zone opportunities as well. You see, there's just quite a lot that has to go right or much better for them to win.

 

[sb1]

Dawkins being out is a big deal. No Von Miller and some of their other players are banged up. We need to beat this team now.

 

[cmasspatsfan]

No. Not really this week. I give the Patriots about a 25% chance of winning which is higher than where I would have had it before. Allen has as many INTs as Davis Mills and more turnovers. The Bills have 19 turnovers, which is third most in the NFL. Unfortunately the Patriots are fourth with 17. Patriots have to win the turnover battle in order to have a chance of winning this game. They'll need a big game from Stevenson too. Time of possession was a big problem against Minnesota. Patriots have to be much better on third downs and red zone opportunities as well. You see, there's just quite a lot that has to go right or much better for them to win.

This year's defense is a bit different than last year's in the two losses. There are 7 starters from last year but the other 4 are an upgrade to what we had last year. Plus I think BBs smart enough to learn from those teams and come up with a better scheme to limit JA running wild.

 

[captain stone]

Yes, but the report said Caley only has a year left on his contract and refused to extend it unless his role on the staff was made clear (I take that as named OC). The report also said that Bill was afraid that even if he named Caley OC, he’d still lose him in a year.

Personally, I think that’d be a better situation than we have now, but shows how Bill is apprehensive of any more brain drain on his coaching staff.

But if Caley were named OC here, then the only way he could leave is if another team offered him a HC position... And we all know that's not gonna happen after this season... Heck I don't know of any other team - outside of LV maybe - that would offer him even an OC position after the sh!t-show of an offensive season we've had here... Not sayin' it's his fault or even partly his fault... I just don't know if Bill needs to worry about losing him as much as he might be...

 

[captain stone]

With Wynn/Lose being out again OT Yodny Cajuste is getting valuable game experience. He's a guy I would probably try to lock up on the cheap if I was HC/GM BB.

I wouldn't even begin to negotiate with him until after the season ends... Way too inconsistent to "lock up" any earlier than that...
Reminds me of a particular LB here too...

 

[captain stone]

Cajuste is just c-awful.

We need 2 OTs drafted next year, one who can immediately step up as a RT and one who can backup the LT.

Or, better still, one who can immediately step-up at Left Tackle and one who can back up the new starting RT, Trent Brown.

 

[captain stone]

Another thing Mac runs decently why don't we use him on more RPO's close to the RZ? I think it would add a new dimension that's what makes Allen so great.

Because Corky's scared to run into the contact he'd receive inside the RZ. He'd rather let somebody else - anybody else - get dirty like that.

 

[mike_usagisan]

But if Caley were named OC here, then the only way he could leave is if another team offered him a HC position... And we all know that's not gonna happen after this season... Heck I don't know of any other team - outside of LV maybe - that would offer him even an OC position after the sh!t-show of an offensive season we've had here... Not sayin' it's his fault or even partly his fault... I just don't know if Bill needs to worry about losing him as much as he might be...

Not if he only has a year left on his contract. Coaches on contracts can only be poached if offered advancement. Coaches not on contracts can go wherever they want for any job they want.

 

[mike_usagisan]

Because Corky's scared to run into the contact he'd receive inside the RZ. He'd rather let somebody else - anybody else - get dirty like that.

The run option would be the RB.

 

[PScottman]

You mean aside from all of his obvious hyperbole.

Making fun of positivity...with over the top positivity....it's almost like there was a concept called satire...

 

[Nunchucks]

I wish I could feel hopeful about this game....I just want to see them make it competitive and I will be happy

 

[PatsFan2]

I wish I could feel hopeful about this game....I just want to see them make it competitive and I will be happy

Yeah if our Offense struggles to move the Ball against a Bills D minus Von Miller Houston we have a problem.

 

[Love The Drake]

Yeah if our Offense struggles to move the Ball against a Bills D minus Von Miller Houston we have a problem.

 

[BadMoFo]

Because Corky's scared to run into the contact he'd receive inside the RZ. He'd rather let somebody else - anybody else - get dirty like that.

Corky looks to have some decent wheels for a pocket passer, but he has a weird way of ending his runs. He goes down way too easily and when he's out in open space, he seems to slide way too early. Remember that time he slid about 3 yards shy of first down and got up celebrating like he got the first. I think he did it again this year.

 

[ashley]

Final injury report:

 

[PatsFan2]

Does the game start @7:00 0r &:30??thanks