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Billsrhody

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  1. At the midpoint, I thought it would interesting to look at what Kyle has done differently after taking over for EJ. They have both played 4 games to this point and have played a pretty similar slate of competition.

     

     

    EJ

    131 Attempts

    58.0% Completion %

    5 TDs

    3 INTs

    838 Yards

    6.4 Yard Per Attempt

    22.1% Attempts > 15 Yards Downfield

    52 Rush Yards

    6 Sacks Taken

     

     

    Orton

    141 Attempts

    67.4% Completion %

    9 TDs

    3 INTs

    1128 Yards

    8.0 Yards Per Attempt

    22.0% Attempts > 15 Yards Dowfield

    5 Rush Yards

    17 Sacks Taken

     

     

    A couple of things stand out to me that weren't immediately obvious. The number of sacks that Orton has taken is pretty striking. It leads me to believe that Orton is much more willing to eat the ball when he doesnt see anything he likes. Thinking back to the games, that seems pretty spot on. EJ always tried to make a play even if there wasn't one available.

     

    Another stat that suprised me is the % of passes attempted more than 15 yards downfield. I couldnt believe that EJ had a higher percentage. I couldnt find the completion % on those throws, but I would guess that Ortons number is much higher than EJ's.

     

    Other than those two things, the stats read about what you would expect. A much higher YPA and Completion % go to show how much more success Orton is having at throwing the ball downfield with accuracy. Its safe to say that we've had a huge upgrade at QB over the past 4 games. Hopefully it continues!

     

     

    Source - http://www.advancedf...rs/quarterbacks

  2. Good post.. its interesting to see the changes from year to year at every position.

     

    My biggest worry is that the defense will regress unders Swartz.. but as long as we're marginally better against the run, we shouldnt have too much to worry about. I think it will be important for the Bills to get off to a hot start this year so EJ can build his confidence and this team can get used to winning.

  3. I would hate to see the bills trade up in general.. Unless it's for a QB.

     

    And in this draft, I don't think there's a QB worth trading up for. As is always the case, you need a good QB to be a good team. Trading up to get another Mario Williams or even a Calvin Johnson type of talent is not going to put this team in playoffs if EJ is not the answer.

  4. Not going to pump any brakes. 7 of the last 8 games are against AFC teams, teams we need to contend with for playoff spots. We might win one game of the last 4 and that would be the raiders. We are playing 3 division winners from last year in the last 4 weeks, two of the teams held the #1 and #2 spots in the AFC playoffs.

     

    Look there is no way around this, this schedule sucks ass for the Bills. It will literally be a miracle for this team to make the playoffs with the way the last 8 weeks are stacked esp. the last 4.

     

    Not sure why it matters where those games are.. especially if you're already chalking them up as losses. If we played those teams weeks 1, 2 and 3 would you love the schedule?

     

    Either way we're going to have to win around 10 games to get into the playoffs.. and 5 of the last 8 games are against teams we can definitely beat. You're just choosing to look at the negatives instead of the positives.

  5. Well this is the definition of a low risk, high reward move. I dont see anything wrong with that.

     

    What I dont get is why half the people on the board dont want us to take an OT? RT was one of the worst positions on the team last year... and besides that its not like we'll be reaching for a player at that position. Theres a good chance that the BPA at our pick will be an OT.

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