jonramz

they don't scare me :-)

Thanks for posting here... glad you guys are liking the gifs and stuff -Jon

I've updated the original post to include the Jets game as well http://yardsperpass.com/?p=414 -Jon

The notes at the top are shorthand for info about the play. I included all pass plays called regardless of penalty, scramble, sack, etc. I tried to go in this order... play #, result of play, time-quarter, score, down& distance, yard line. I should have made that more clear. I laughed at this

I did... tried to get a start w/ the regular broadcast, but just isn't possible haha, a lot of teams run all-curls well (saints are excellent at it)... we are just not one of them Sorry I did not record the "air yards" on any of the passes, but I can tell you that the vast majority were under 15 yards (prob 85% if I guessed off the top of my head). If I do it again, I'll try and record that info. Nickelcitybills.com does a chart like that I believe. thanks guys, appreciate it

That play is one of the Bills favorites to run... they run it at least once or twice a game! Thanks man, appreciate it!

UPDATE: I diagramed every pass against the Jets as well... see below http://yardsperpass.com/?p=414 So I really like the strategy aspect of football... and after watching Thad and Tuel throw the ball downfield w/ some effectiveness, I wanted to see why EJ wasn't doing the same. Therefore I diagrammed every pass play the Bills called against the Steelers. http://yardsperpass.com/?p=393 Things that I noticed were that there definitely were downfield throws that could have been made. EJ is not the best QB at throwing hooks/curls and still seems to need to see the guy open before he throws it. However, I think that he has the raw talent to be a good QB in the NFL. Anyways, I thought it would be interesting to discuss... -Jon

Without knowing the exact play call, we will never know what was supposed to happen... all I know is that the Bills do a ton of pattern matching w/ their cover guys, and someone has to be responsible for the 2nd vertical route. I think that Gilmore has to know he has inside help there. I originally thought this was the old run and shoot switch route, and it is similar to it except for Stills runs an out an up instead of a wheel type route. But make no mistake this was a called shot play from the Saints to get a deep shot.

See now I thought this was probably Kiko's best game against the run... and I have been a big talker about him overrunning plays. I thought the Jets broke most of their big runs by the force player losing contain to the outside. For his run struggles though... he has been good/very good against the pass

I wish this was a more upbeat post... but I looked at the 1st 2 big plays for the Jets, both of them Stephen Hill beating Justin Rogers deep. It really was deja vu all over again. http://yardsperpass.com/ <--- entire blog http://yardsperpass.com/?p=332 <-- Deep ball to Hill on the 1st drive of the game http://yardsperpass.com/?p=339 <--- 51 yard TD to Hill in the 2nd Q Also I made a post on Monday about EJ needing to take the option more on the Zone read option... I was grumpy about it http://yardsperpass.com/?p=328 I would really expect the Ravens to take their shots downfield as well on Sunday... hopefully those swirling winds, swirl extra. Comments/Thoughts always welcomed. -Jon

Thanks for the positive feedback guys... I really do appreciate it. Like I say it is a labor of love. I just really enjoy talking football. Also if there is ever a specific play that you would like me to take a closer look at, I'd be happy to... just shoot me an e-mail

Thanks for the comments... Pettine really is creative and shows how much coaching matters. I think the Pats run a ton of option routes and read coverages on the fly a lot which makes it tough for the defense. I actually think they will go w/ more man coverage the next time they play them. haha I didn't make it up, I saw it in a playbook I had

Colin Brown x 100000000000000000000

Bills have been running a ton more Cover 3 this year than in previous years. They are much more of a middle of the field safety type team now (cov3 rushing 4/5, cov1) w/ some quarters thrown in occasionally. Last week they played Cover 2-man basically only on the drive at the end of the 1st half and got smoked on it. Also rushed 3 w/ a DL spying a decent amount as well. Is there any specific play you want to see? Or just some more cov 3 examples? -Jon

I agree... I've never seen that on a hail mary before, why give the QB the time to throw it that deep. Makes a lot of sense to me. Thanks I appreciate it! I love talking Bills football.

In honor of a great defensive performance... Here are play breakdowns of my 2 favorite blitzes by the Bills this week. Besides, everyone and their brother have talked about the game winning TD http://yardsperpass.com/ <--- view the whole blog http://yardsperpass.com/?p=310 <---- A really funky blitz that isn't a blitz on 3rd and 9 http://yardsperpass.com/?p=300 <---- Double ILB cross zone blitz Comments and questions always appreciated -Jon

Thanks appreciate it!

Thanks for the suggestion... made an edit to original post

hahahaha this happened to me last year w/ Barnett and Bryan Scott Thanks for the feedback guys, I appreciate it

Here are 2 from this past week, 1 offensive and 1 defensive. Would love some comments and feedback as this is just a labor of love! http://yardsperpass.com/?p=279[1] http://yardsperpass.com/?p=271[2] Thanks! -Jon Per NoSaint's suggestion: Play #1 --.1st Q Pettine creative blitz that gets a free rusher on Brady Play #2 -- Woods TD

Couldn't be bigger opposites... Dalton is one of the last guys I would compare Nassib to. Nassib is a down the field thrower that excels at the intermediate routes. Needs to display better touch on shorter stuff (got much better at this as the season went on) Has arm for deep ball, but would often times underthrow it due to bad timing, not arm strength. Guy belongs in a down the field vertical offense. Drafttek also has Colin Klein at 9... guy is a worse version of Tebow

Do a youtube search for "Nassib" and you will get results for Nassib cut-ups for I think 5 different SU games this year Those include the 4 that I watched. -Jon

Agreed... if the guy is a stud, then it doesn't matter where you take him as long as he is yours. But the draft is a gamble and you want to maximize your utility. He's not a west-coast QB... he is a down the field thrower and good at it. He can put it into small windows, but don't expect Aaron Rodgers type accuracy. Would you be happy if he turned out to be Phil Rivers?

I thought for the most part he read defenses pretty well, there was only 1 throw I saw him just totally throw it to a defender on a misread (INT vs Rutgers). His biggest problem in my eyes is his calmness in the pocket, especially against USC he was just so twitchy in the pocket and he wasn't throwing his best ball. Against Louisville he was calm in the pocket and made all the correct throws and reads. SU offense was a lot of hooks at stops, not many crosses. But when he would throw those seam passes, deep ins and skinny posts, they were things of beauty. He would hit those seam passes like they were nothing, really impressive. So I do think he is accurate, but not pin-point if you know what I mean... But his accuracy on the intermediate routes was great. In my opinion, this has trade up into the end of the 1st round written all over it for the Bills, unless Marrone & co don't want him

I watched 4 of his games on youtube (USC, Louisville, Rutgers, Missouri). Kid has an arm, but plays too "hyper" sometimes in the pocket. I'd love to see him available in the 2nd round. But who knows with how QB's get pushed up the draft board. All my thoughts are here. http://yardsperpass.com/?p=247 Comments/thoughts welcomed -Jon