Originally Posted by Go Royals (Post 17930877)

Yahoo Sports podcast with Nate Tice looked at the snaps when Rapp was out and the Bills had to play Bishop and they graded as basically the worst defense in football by EPA/play. It was somethin like 250 snaps of sample size

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 17930868)

He's Buffalo's most reliable safety and best coverage safety.

Damar Hamlin can be "got" in coverage and rookie Cole Bishop has had problems in coverage.

I think it's a fairly big deal. If the Bills commit to flooding the short area of the field to try and give their pass rush time to get home, and limit YAC, you're putting those S in much more precarious spots, especially against a team like the Chiefs that can put two real speed merchants out there with Brown and Worthy.

I think it will make 11 sets really tough for them to defend. If they play zone, Mahomes-Kelce-Hopkins are pretty tough to consistently defend. If they play man and leave single high or even split safeties deep, you've got a pair of S back there who don't excel in coverage AND who haven't played together a lot.

It's possible they use backup NB Cam Lewis as the second safety, too. But Taron Johnson, the primary NB, is also pretty dinged up and has an injury it wouldn't be take much to re-injure...

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19 (Post 17930894)

They've never been able to handle our offense in the postseason even when they had the duo of Poyer and Hyde.

Bishop and Hamlin will be ugly.

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19 (Post 17930894)

They've never been able to handle our offense in the postseason even when they had the duo of Poyer and Hyde.

Bishop and Hamlin will be ugly.

Originally Posted by RunKC (Post 17930904)

The Bills are a completely different defense on the road this year.

35 against the Ravens
44 against the Rams
42 against the Lions
23 against a struggling Texans offense with a recovering Dell and no Mixon

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 17930868)

He's Buffalo's most reliable safety and best coverage safety.

Damar Hamlin can be "got" in coverage..........................

Originally Posted by Shiver Me Timbers (Post 17930908)

Im confused. I thought he died

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 17930848)

What does that 2nd paragraph mean though?

Are they going to over-penalize the Chiefs to make it more "fair"?

Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin (Post 17930915)

Zero chance.

If they suddenly start flagging the Chiefs left and right with THIS crew, then this confirms everyone's stupid narrative; that certain crews are assigned to benefit KC.

No way the NFL does this. They will have this crew call it just like the other crews call it to show no 'certain' crew shows favoritism to the Chiefs over another.

There were most likely assigned to satisfy the masses and for people to drop the pre-conceived notions going into it.

I'm not worried having this crew will affect the Chiefs in any major way negatively.

Because the NFL has a LOT more to lose than the Chiefs if it does.

Originally Posted by Bl00dyBizkitz (Post 17930907)

This may have been the most important year to get the 1 seed. It feels really nice getting to play this game at home.

Originally Posted by Shiver Me Timbers (Post 17930908)

Im confused. I thought he died

Originally Posted by Bl00dyBizkitz (Post 17930907)

This may have been the most important year to get the 1 seed. It feels really nice getting to play this game at home.