mjt328
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I'm quickly losing my faith in Stephon Gilmore.
What happened to this guy becoming a shutdown corner?
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STUPID HACKETT!!!
Again, we get a 3rd and 1.
Again, we line up in SHOTGUN.
Again, we throw a short pass with our inaccurate rookie QB.
Again, we punt.
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One more score will probably ice the game for Pittsburgh.
No way this offense puts up more than 10 in the second half.
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The coaches have to know something about Manuel that keeps them from letting him pull the trigger.
WIth Lewis and even Tuel, they took shots. With Manuel, no dice.
Or is it Manuel missing out on his reads/not seeing the open WR?
I've been wondering the same thing.
Either way, it's a really bad sign for our "franchise" QB.
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There is a difference between taking "smart" check-downs, and playing scared.
The first is what made Tom Brady and Joe Montana all time greats.
The second is why Trent Edwards sucked. And it's what we are starting to see from EJ.
You absolutely HAVE to be willing to take shots downfield. If you don't, it kills your running game and makes it impossible to sustain drives.
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Why does everyone call Manuel "poised" ???
He seems scared.
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Trent Edwards reincarnated.
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Quit running the read-option!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I think the downfall of this offense is the read-option. NFL defenses figured it out. Period.
Not to mention that EJ is terrible at it.
We've abandoned the read-option for the most part over the last couple weeks. EJ comes back and we are doing it again.
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I really like the Lawson signing back then, and I was actually hoping we grabbed him back in 2012 (when he signed the 1-year deal with Cincinnati).
Branch and Hughes were both surprises to me.
I didn't expect either guy to do much.
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Football is really about matchups. You can't go by wins/losses or even what teams beat which. The Jets are a BAD matchup for the Bills, but not for every team in the league. They play a physical style that we don't respond well to. Our OL and DL can't block theirs. KC by all accounts has an excellent DL that gives most teams fits, but the Bills usu. have their way with them and did again on Sunday outgaining them 2 to 1. We don't block zone blitz, blitz zero schemes well and lose the LOS to the Jets on almost every play. They tackle, block, and hit better than we do. It doesn't mean the Jets will beat every team we do, just that they usually beat us. They generally outcoach us in very aspect as well. Rex Ryan has brought a lot of the OLD Baltimore Ravens street fight football mentality to the Jets, and its a type of football the Bills look like they want no part of after about 5 minutes.
Excellent post.
I would really like to see more study done into schemes and tendencies (as opposed to just records) to see how the Bills matchup against certain teams. You are right how they always seem to struggle with the Jets at the LOS.
I remember the Trent Edwards years when our offense always struggled horribly with 3-4 base defenses. Last year, our defense struggled bad against everyone. But they couldn't stop the read-option to save their lives.
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This article was spot on. A very accurate assessment of the team from top to bottom.
In my opinion, the problem with ESPN and other sports-news outlets isn't objectivity. It's that 99 percent of the writers/announcers don't know anything about the Bills. In fact, they don't seem to know anything about ANY teams and players that aren't in the top quarter of the NFL (New England, Denver, New Orleans, San Francisco, etc...)
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We are the best 3-6 team on the planet, and the Chiefs must be the worse 9-0 team in the history
of the game. Any one know one worse, speak up.
Tough one for the team, coaches, fans and management.It is hard, but let!s stop with the blame
game and move on. One word though to Mr. Grahm. Your after game comment, "He made a good
defensive play. I had it tucked. It can happen to anybody". The defense did what they are paid to
do. You are paid to catch the ball, and protect it and you did not do it. The worse thing you did was
not to admit you messed up. If you had moved the ball closer to your body and covered it,
it would have not "happen to anybody".
I don't believe in moral victories. And I'm extremely disappointed in our record.
However, I agree that we are a MUCH better team than our record indicates.
We spent the first 5 games with an absolutely decimated secondary. Stephon Gilmore and Jairus Byrd were both hurt. Leodis McKelvin and Ron Brooks missed quite a bit of time. Forced to start guys like Justin Rogers. Forced to move Aaron Williams back to a position he stinks at. Those injuries contributed heavily to our losses to New England and New York.
We have spent the last 4 1/2 games being led by our 3rd/4th string quarterbacks. Jeff Tuel's play certainly cost us the game yesterday, and probably the loss at Cleveland too.
The front office certainly deserves some blame for the lack of depth. However, it's extremely rare (outside of Buffalo at least) for any team to get ravaged by injuries this bad. Most teams would pack it in when the starting QB goes down for a significant period of time. We were on our 4th option Sunday and seriously outplayed a 9-0 team.
I'm very impressed with the 2013 rookie class. And I've seen great improvement over the last 2 weeks from Nathaniel Hackett - who I felt was dragging the team down with terrible play calling.
If EJ can continue to develop, we are close. Real close.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't he have another "quick slant catch, takes three steps and fumble" earlier this year? I seem to recall this happening before but can't remember if it was this season or last. Edit: Just checked ESPN. Only one fumble lost. Ohhh, and one TD last year.
I believe you are thinking of Marquise Goodwin's fumble Week 1. It was a very similar play.
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Incredibly dumb post, now I've heard it all. Stevie Johnson lost the game because he TRIED TO GET OPEN in the end zone! Unbelievable. Look, Tuel lost this game on that play because contrary to your post, he did NOT make a READ. He decided pre-snap where he was going to throw the football! That is a cardinal sin in the NFL, and the Bills paid the price. The design of the play was a pick play with Woods and Graham,yes. SJ left his guy in the dust, and Tuel has the easiest TD toss ever if he just makes a read. He'd have taken a hit, but this is a man's game. You can't panic when you see a blitz look at the line and predetermine your throw, end of story. And the excuse of being "put in that position" doesn't hold water either. The Bills were stuffed on 2 previous runs and that throw was as easy as it gets for a QB to read as it was man coverage across the board. If you hang in there and take the shot, a TD was the reward. He didn't, and we lost. You can't hold a QB's hand out there.
Re-post this 100x.
I've read some insane stuff on message boards (not just this one). And I know that a lot of Bills fans hate Stevie for no good reason. But this topic absolutely takes the cake.
Our WR gets open in the endzone. And it's his fault. Really?
This loss was Jim Kelly's fault.
Yeah. Personally, I blame CJ Spiller and Fred Jackson. If they hadn't gashed the Chiefs for 70+ yards on the drive, we could have just punted. That would have saved the INT return.
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Some of you have no idea HOW or WHEN to assign blame.
I've blasted Hackett a lot this year, but you can't blame him for this one.
His "terrible" play call got Stevie Johnson WIDE FREAKING OPEN in the end zone. If Tuel takes a split second to scan the defense, instead of blindly rifling it a spot, it's a touchdown. 17-3 lead.
It was a bad throw by a 4th string QB. End of story.
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Let's review:
> Buddy is secretly recorded by pranksters voicing his displeasure in Fitz, effectively killing our chance to re-negotiate with him as a quality backup.
> Kevin Kolb is sacked and injured by a wet mat in training camp. He returns to pre-season action just in time for a concussion to end his career.
> UDFA Jeff Tuel - though clearly not ready for real NFL action - plays just good enough in training camp, that our front office is forced to keep him on the active roster.
> Our first top QB draft pick in a decade injures his knee twice in roughly 5 games worth of NFL action.
> Thad Lewis (3rd/4th string) actually plays well enough to give us a chance. So naturally, he goes down with the season on the line.
Yeah. Cursed sounds about right.
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In my opinion, the Bills have a squad talented enough to make a playoff run.
Of course, the missing piece is consistency at QB. Our biggest loss this year was EJ's injury, since it takes away valuable development time.
I hope you're right and he picked up some stuff on the sideline. We will need it for next year.
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Age catches up with EVERYONE sooner or later - (unless you are Barry Sanders or Jim Brown and retire early).
Remember Jerry Rice's last year in Seattle? Not many people do. He played 11 games and had less than 400 yards. Remember LaDainian Tomlinson's last few years in the league, splitting time with Shonne Greene?
Talking to "experts" back in August, they would have expected the Patriots/Tom Brady to have absolutely no drop-off. This was the same guy that won Super Bowls with Troy Brown, Deion Branch and David Patten. Before this season, people said Brady could succeed with anyone catching passes. Now they want to blame his supporting cast for his struggles.
I've watched enough Patriots football this season to know it's definitely not just the receivers. People don't want to admit it, but Brady's accuracy is way off. Sure they are still scraping out wins. And thanks to another year of no competition in the AFC East, they will certainly win the division. But I still think the end is in sight.
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The goal is to create confusion and get to the QB quickly. if the guys who actually rush do not get there quickly, the coverage is exposed. It is a risky defense that is designed not to defend against but to BLOW UP offenses... this is what Pettine and LeBeau and Ryan do.. If you don't like it we can go back to Wannstedt's high school defense where everyone has appropriate coverages (SS takes the TE, two corners and 3 traditional LBs and 4 lineman who do all the rushing... and get killed. ) Choose your poison.. can't have it both ways.
Exactly. Sometimes aggressive play backfires.
A couple weeks ago, the Bengals caught us on a corner blitz by Robey - hit the WR on a screen and he went 40+ yards.
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I like him, he genuinely loves being a Bill. I also noticed the Bills are 3-0 when I wear his jersey this year, 0-2 when I wear Spiller, and 0-3 when I wear Dareus....hmmm looks like I need to wear my # 13 for a while....lol... funny coincidence.
I like Stevie too, and think he is criminally underrated by our fans.
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Agree. He deserves the same adoration afforded Freddy last week.
You would think so. But most Bills fans hate Stevie.
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From my observation, I don't think Hackett is doing a very good job.
Sure, if you cherry-pick certain statistics (such as this 20 points each week thing), you can make it appear like our offense is doing OK. But that's why statistics can be misleading. Take a closer look:
By game, the team has scored: 21, 24, 20, 23, 24, 24, 21. That's an average of 22.7 points per game - good for 16th in the NFL. Personally, I don't think that's very good. We should expect better. Most weeks, 22-23 points will result in a loss. The Bills have yet to break 25 in any game so far this season.
In the course of 7 games, you will also see that:
- 2 touchdowns were defensive scores
- 7 scores (2 touchdowns and 5 field goals) came after turnovers that put the Bills in scoring position at the start of the drive
- 3 scores (all touchdowns) came after punt returns already had them in scoring position at the start of the drive
No matter how many points we have scored... the simple fact is, the Bills offense is not sustaining drives and consistently picking up 1st downs. I think play calling is a major factor. Since Hackett handles that aspect, I have no problem calling him out.
I don't agree with the critics that say all we do is Run-Run-Pass. It's not true. However, I do think that Hackett needs to do a better job of mixing things up and keeping the defense off balance. If the defense is crowding the line, don't keep calling runs between the tackles over and over. I want to see some play-action, screens, quick slants - things to keep the defenders honest. Put the QB under center sometimes. Etc., Etc...
I also don't buy the injuries/rookie players/inexperience excuse. We have a lot more talent than anyone (including our own fans) gives us credit for. Hackett is getting a pretty good effort from his players, including EJ Manuel and Thad Lewis. He's also got a strong offensive line, a good group of receivers and the best RB-duo in the NFL.
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People don't understand the game. They think - "Hey he's just a cornerback, so all he needs is his feet."
Gilmore has always been a physical player. He likes to jam WRs at the line. It's absolutely impossible for him to jam someone at the line with a club on your hand.
With that said, I think that Gilmore was showing incredible improvement towards the end of last year. In his limited training camp/pre-season action, he was starting to look like a legitimate shut down corner.
Official Second Half Thread: Week 10, Bills at Steelers
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Game over.