Archives for November 5, 2012

‘Gailey doesn’t seem to be able to make adjustments during a game. His offense looked great last year, but it doesn’t seem too innovative anymore.’

‘Buddy Nix came out this week and said this team needs to have a franchise quarterback and he says he will get one for it before he’s done as the GM. That might be too little, way too late for Gailey. No matter what Buddy says about his coach returning next year, it will be a tough sell to keep the status quo if things continue on this path for rest of the year. Wade Phillips total disrespect for Fitz and the receivers is a blueprint that others have followed or will use for the future games. Maybe Fitzpatrick just isn’t capable of taking advantage of what the defense gives him, but even he deserves a gameplan that allows for adjustments to take advantage of what he will no doubt see.’

‘”I believe in it healing now instead of it just being stagnant,” Williams said. “I worked out this week finally, which hasn’t been over two months. I feel really good and it definitely boosted my morale.”‘

‘The Bills weren’t awful in their 21-9 loss to the Texans … they just weren’t good enough … offense, defense, special teams or coaching.’

‘”We knew they were going to spread out,” Houston defensive coordinator Wade Phillips said. “We wanted to give them a different look they hadn’t seen. We didn’t want to let them run the football. They are averaging 150 yards a game rushing and 24 points a game. We felt like if you let those backs get the ball and get going with it … we had to stop the running game.”‘

‘”The biggest thing with us is we have to do it every play, every series because we can do it,” Williams said. “It’s just us being in position and not getting too nosy and doing your job.”‘

‘The Bills came out to open the second half and ran three straight empty-backfield plays that resulted in incomplete passes. So much for balance.’

‘The Texans sputtered for a good portion of the day on offense against one of the NFL’s worst defenses, but it did just enough to win the game, especially in the second half when the Bills seemed to wilt, which is certainly nothing new.’

‘I was disappointed with Chan Gailey’s play-calling, again. He said afterward that the Texans forced him out of the running game, but it was hard to understand why because all they did was line up and play the way they always play. There was nothing exotic there. The Texans ranked fourth in run defense, but the Bills ranked fourth in rushing, and their refusal to even fight was a big letdown.’

‘The Bills ran only 27 plays in the second half.’

‘On offense, Chan Gailey’s insistence on throwing and ignoring the run was maddening. There was no downfield attack, and keeping C.J. Spiller on the sideline and not involved was ridiculous.’

‘The Bills need to get Jackson and Spiller involved early and often. They utilize too many four and five wide receiver sets. They need to lean more on the running game.’