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The Mingo pick is a good example of the Zone Blitz working as designed. But the Bills are not blocking passing lanes and they are confusing themselves more than the offense. Except for the opposing O-line being confused why the Pro-bowl D-line keeps giving them plays off to block no one. Also Mingo is a more natural type of player to drop into pass coverage. On that play he watched Manning and anticipated before the pass was thrown. Hughes has looked OK in pass coverage, but the Bills front 4 are players suited to putting their hand on the ground and rushing the passer or stopping the run. Incidentally it seems that the passive scheme also hurts run stuffing. Williams pick of Cutler last year was not a zone blitz or coverage drop. Kyle rushed across the line and just reacted when Cutler scrambled and threw back across his body. Shows that he is athletic enough to make a play, but not his strength.

Actually it probably has been understated, because they keep doing it. It is brutal watching K. Williams and M. Williams standing 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage covering no one and confusing no one. They look helpless out there as they wait for E. Manning or Dalton to find their open receivers. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13932727/marcell-dareus-joins-mario-williams-questioning-buffalo-bills-coach-rex-ryan-calls

That would be awesome. EJ would need to hit some seriously big plays to reach the 17+ yards / completion your calling for. I believe Dalton leads the league with around 14 yards / comp. for the season. Besides a big day for Sammy, probably need a deep ball to Goodwin, and Shady break free for a long run on a screen pass to hit those numbers. One way or another it will take multifaceted attack with several of our playmakers coming through to beat Cinci.

Maybe, I should have said exclusively with his coaches teammates. Keep it in house, especially for a 2nd year guy. Sammy's a great talent, but my feeling is that he has not earned the right to call out coaches and teammates.

Damn. Big talk from Mr. Fragile "And that’s what I addressed in talking with my agent. We reached out to a couple people and tried to pull some strings" Even if the points are valid, talk to your coaches and QB. You really need your agent to pull strings for what happens on the field?

E Wood has received a lot of flack recently. Some Deserved. He was fantastic on Sunday, especially on some of the big plays. Check out the first touchdown on Clay's catch and run. Wood knocked 3 players off balance on the play, including Pro Bowlers Suh and Wake. This may have been his best, but you see several big time blocks on game changing plays in the all 22.

They're awful. Any chance of getting the solid jerseys back before the season?

It was actually Josh Reed. 30 yard strike into coverage to set-up game winning FG. But in any case he never had the courage to make that type of put your balls on the line game winning play again. A few years later that Trentitive song parody is still perfect.

He head-butted her and opened a 2" gash on her forehead. Doesn't sound biased to me, police protecting a woman from a jack --s

"I really appreciate that Mr. Wilson brought our town a Pro team and I sure do love rooting for the Bills. He seems like a classy guy, but man does he give us a lousy team more often than not. He will likely pass away from old age this decade, and I sure hope the new owner brings us a consistent winner" seemed unwieldy as my screen name. So I just went with "life improves after Ralph." My mind is warped and I appreciate dark humor, what can I say.

Keep up the crusade, genius. Looking forward to seeing you on the DL shortly. [/quote The game in MIA was a total team disaster with all the injuries and with the terrible snaps from Levitre it's amazing Fitz survivedthe game. So you really can't pin that one on Fitz. Paintmyhouse does have a point in reference to the late season game against the fish in OP. This was one of the games where it became apparent that the league had figured out the tendencies of the Chan - Fitz O. On several playsThe mediocre Dolphins D set-up the Bills by blitzing and jumping the quick slant or short out. basically dictating the play and knowing where Fitz would go with the ball. 5 ints and 1 for 25 on 3rd & 4th downs in 2 games against one of the bottom tier teams in the league is not a coincidence. The Bills were badly out coached in both games and Fitz was not able to make the on the fly adjustments to salvage plays.

What is the status of Waters? Has he reported is he hurt? Multiple pro bowls and played at a high level last year. On what seems to be a weak line, it could make a huge difference if he plays or not. If it's just money, it would make sense for NE to up the ante. Of course Belicheck is a stubborn SOB. So who knows?

Of course it was sarcasm. The Bills Could find themselves at 1 - 5 with Brad Smith as the only healthy QB and I'd expect PTR to try and find a silver lining to give us hope for a playoff run. That's why it's so amazing to see a post giving us reason to worry during the most optimistic preseason in many years. PTR - are you just a contrarian?

I do admit to occasionally having some regret about the screen name. Obviously Ralph is the main reason the Bills are in Buffalo. As with everyone on this board, the team has helped to create friendships and has left me with many Good memories. I would love it if Ralph lives to be 120 and the Bills stay in town, become a consistent contender, and win a few Super Bowls. However the reality is that Mr. Wilson will likely pass in the next 5 years. Based on a 50 plus year history where we have had only 2 stretches of consistent success (5 yrs in mid 60s and 10 yrs from late 80's - 90's) and many more losses than wins, the odds are significantly in favor of new ownership improving the product on the field. Truly I have no death wish against RW, just my attempt at dark humor after enduring so many dismal seasons. I can accept the criticism that the screen name is sensitive, but there is some truth in it. As for the sensitive soles, I believe the posters on TSW have the toughest feet anywhere on the Internet. So I regret that comment too, although not the complete post.

PTR. Your gloom and doom is tiring. Picking on two guys who are still learning the offense and will either A) not make the team or B) may never see the field. It's still pre-season you don't need to bury the team yet. just once can you find something positive to say about the Bills?

I expect that one of you sensitive soles, will delete this post. However in the meantime.... What a cowardly act. Yeah, yeah, yeah, "mental health disorders are complicated, at least he didn't harm someone else" blah,blah, blah. Bottom line is he was too weak to deal with life so he took the easy way out and left family and friends to deal with the questions and pain.

When you look at games 3 - 9 I looks pretty brutal. Play NE twice @ Houston @ SF with 2 west coast games and a stretch of 4 out of 5 games on the road. Realistically, if the Bills get through week 9 at least 5 - 4 and healthy it would be a huge accomplishment for thi team. The back part of the schedule seems to set-up nicely, but by then they could be out of contention playing in front of many empty seats.

Of all the people to hate on and places to do it, you pick Berman on this board? Come on man! To me Berman is a classic. From his ridiculous baseball nicknames back in the 80's to making NFL Sundays fun to watch for more than 20 years. The Primetime highlight show was an original. He is a true pioneer in sports programming. And the few times the Bills have shown flashes of being a contender in the last decade he's lead the charge to give our team some good publicity. I will always love Berman for giving love to Buffalo.

They are excuses. Both guys continued to make the same mistakes over and over again. How many times did Losman throw a bounce pass to an open receiver on 3rd down. And Edwards simply refused to throw the ball downfield. You can't blame their shortcomings on coaches or teammates. Neither player was or is a starting caliber NFL QB. There's a reason neither guy has emerged to start for another team and both have been given chances on QB weak teams like the Jags and Raiders. They along with poor coaching made the Bills painful to watch for many years.

If you say F-him to Gronk for leaving Buffalo for better opportunities, you better prepared to say the same to at least 1/2 the posters on this board. Did you notice the recent where are you now Bills fan thread? And the guy has put up better numbers than all those guys you mention in his first 2 years.

I hope the memories of your dad and his accomplishments lessen your grief. it's special that he was a part of early Bills history. Whatever happened to the Buffalo Bill character? At what point did he fade from the marketing of the team?

Picking Locks in June is tough. You might turn out to be right, but here are some that are in doubt. McIntyre - may not keep a traditional full back and Dickerson's versatility could win out. Dawn Edwards and Spencer Johnson. The performance of the D last 2 years has shown these guys are below average and a major reason for the big spending in the off season. There will be a major veteran presence on the line anyway, so I think young guys like K. Heard and Carrington have a better chance to make the team. Kirk Morrison - might be a good fit in the new D. But he was unimpressive last year. Plus Wanny's preference for speed should favor young guys such as Carder, Moats, and C. White. Justin Rogers and Brooks. I would expect they'l both be on the opening day roster. But they're hardly locks. For what it's worth McGee and Mckelvin are ahead on the depth chart

MAR-EE-O WILL-YUMS 3 + 2. Is 5 syllables

Hee hee. Their receivers are so bad they signed Chad. Could be just for entertainment purposes during Hard knocks

It's true. Schobel was very good, but the Bills never even had another above average guy on the other side during his career. It's a huge reason for the playoff drought. Bruce, Hansen, and Wiley were leading the pass rush in 1999. With a healthy Merriman, this year's group of edge rushers could be better than the last playoff group in 99'.