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Bills D rank 8th in QB Pressures (67). Mariota under pressure- 48.4% completion rate (20th). 29.5% sack rate (1st), pressured on 39.3% (7th) Rob Quinn ‏@RQUINN619 https://twitter.com/RQUINN619/status/651824038512340992?ref_src=twsrc^tfw They're still getting pressure even after Brady and Manning threw the ball in record time. Gotta cut out the mistakes and cut down on the points given up. The D will be fine, the offense needs to get back on track though.

Sure, if Whaley had neglected other positions and depth in order to sign Shady, then you'd have a much more valid argument. Do you think the Cowboys are upset they resigned Dez Bryant and now he's hurt? Shady doesn't have much of a history of being hurt. Injuries happen. Bringing up hindsight on injuries is pointless. Sammy had one injury in college and was healthy otherwise. It's almost impossible to predict injuries so why get upset when they happen?

That was horrible. Empty set shotgun into a QB sweep? Awful call, the whole D collapsed when he started running.

Some speculation there, but that sounds like a pretty bad situation to be in. I guess with the early success they had, not improving might make things tough, but that sounds pretty bad. Maybe/hopefully he'll see how good things run here between the FO and coaches and want to stick around a few years. G-Ro is only 43, there's plenty of time to be a HC.

Good Lord that is ridiculous.

That is fantastic, CNY. I love that gif. I imagine I look like that sometimes because my wife gets so pissed when I yell.

Very true. In my mind, I imagine the refs see that as the CB also looking to make contact in the first 5 yards and knock the WR off their route versus going after a different CB and straight up blocking them. When it happened, I was hoping there was no yellow on the field. I see teams doing this more and more. I wonder if the NFL is going to bring it up to the refs and if we'll see it called more frequently throughout the year. It's a fine line between a penalty and good play.

The last GIF, Sammy could have easily (and probably should have) been called for offensive PI. Instead of making contact on those, I think the WR should stop his route like he's running a quick hitch and just kind of box out the CB like he's trying to gain position for the throw. Edit: Just rewatched it and I changed my mind. I was thinking he went and started blocking the CB that was covering McCoy. Great play there.

I know TT didn't take any sacks, but he certainly took some hits. Besides the rough slide, I never saw him limp or be slow to get up. Hopefully he can get the ball out a tad earlier and try to avoid some of those. His movement in the pocket looked a lot better this game. Overall a great game by TT and the entire offense really.

I guess. I'd be way more worried about whether the player shows up on time and whether he knows his assignments before I gave a crap if he know the company execs. He also was quizzing them on who other players were. That's understandable, but some exec who he may never see, who cares.

I watched for like 10 minutes and he was quizzing guys on the names of the CFO and other execs. Why the hell do these guys need to know who the CFO is? I was thinking the same thing while watching, this is some random crap that Marrone would probably love.

That's awesome, however, you are going to be disappointed by that atomosphere. Since it's week 15, there's almost a 100% chance Washington won't be in the playoff hunt at that point. Add that to the fact that the fans are marginal anyway, and I don't expect a spirited crowd. Hopefully the Bills are still fighting for a playoff spot and we (I'm going as well) take over the stadium. Also, fedex field sucks ass.

He's a perfect change of pace back for McCoy. McCoy seems more patient, wait for the hole and go. Karlos sees a small hole and goes plowing through it. Karlos might be a better type of runner for games like yesterday where the defense is sending run blitzes and clogging the holes. That's when they need to get Shady in space (they did a few times yesterday) and let him run wild and then let Karlos hammer the run game up the middle. He does a great job of picking up 4-6 yards when it doesn't look like anything is there. Two things about Kiko, because it's getting old already. First, the Bills already have two 3-down linebackers who are very, very good. If Kiko's on the team, he, Bradham, or Brown aren't seeing many snaps. Second, that was a great pick last night, but the coverage was lacking. The WR was very open and even a decent pass and it's a TD.

I didn't see the entire game, but Jones was doing a ton of damage against single man coverage. At one he went in motion, no one followed him, and then he lined up in the slot with no one covering him. The eagles were showing blitz and I knew they were going to Jones. He ran a quick out and got a first because they weren't covering him. It was horrible defense by the Eagles, it was like they weren't game planning against him at all. His second TD was on a go with no safety help. From what I've heard and can tell (Haven't seen All-22), the Colts had their best corner and a safety over the top almost all game against Sammy. It sucks he wasn't involved and I think they should find a few ways to get him involved, but if other teams are going to use two players to take away sammy, including the best corner, then the best matchups are going to be away from Sammy.

I listened to the WGR post game show before watching the game and distinctly remember Matthew Coller saying Taylor was running after one read. I was disappointed in hearing that and then watched the game and completely disagree with what Coller said and agree with the OP. I haven't had time to go back and examine each play, but since I was watching the game on DVR, I would watch most plays twice. Even on the bootlegs and most of the time Taylor scrambled you could see his eyes up field. He might have gone through his reads a little too quickly and scrambled before you'd like him too, but I don't remember him running when he had a big, open pocket. It was mostly when some pressure was getting close. This week is going to be a lot of fun and hopefully Taylor seizes the opportunity. With the number one offense, I hope the WR's getting open more frequently and allow Taylor to use his arm more.

That's a clown reaction bro. Yeah he is injury prone, but with a real offensive coordinator, spiller can put up big numbers. He was over drafted, but isn't a bust. Always a good guy, I wish him the best.

Great observations. Yeah, it's day one, but I still can't get enough. Hearing about Kouandjio is very encouraging. I'm hoping to see Glenn play at a higher level this year as well. Hopefully coming to TC in better shape will help him. I didn't see any comments from the OP about Darby, but the general consensus seems to be he looked like he belonged with the first team. I saw some training videos this offseason of him back peddling, drop stepping, and changing directions, and he looks incredibly quick. A strong group of CB's with this front 4 and Rex's blitzing will be fun to watch.

so you wanted a house cleaning just for the sake of it or what? besides not getting a qb (the hardest thing to do as a GM in sports), Whaley and company have done a hell of a job bringing in talent. there's still work to be done, but I think firing Whaley would have been a horrible decision. the pegulas were a little too patient with the sabres, but I think I'd prefer that over some egotistical owner who is brand new to the game but still demands his/her way. The sabres weren't that bad when they took over and the current staff had taken the team to the Stanley Cup finals. Even during the bills coaching hire process they deferred to Whaley and russ because they've gone through it before. I prefer their slightly more cautious approach. I think they get an A for both teams.

Everyday I'm not sure how I can be happier that Marrone quit and then everyday it happens. Seriously though, running the ball 70-80% of the time on first down is asking for trouble. It was painfully obvious at times how inept the running game was, yet they'd line up in shotgun formation and run fake a read/option only to have Fred or CJ get blown up in the backfield. EJ's sample size is pretty small, but he's shown some nice flashes. Just have to wait and see what happens.

I have had horrible luck with the streaming services from direcTV. Constantly freezes or cuts out, the quality is on par with old, crappy DVDs, just a piss poor experience overall.

Here's something straight from one of the horse's mouths. http://www.buffalobills.com/video/audio/Jerry_Hughes_Striving_to_be_the_best_in_the_NFL/c04c9a60-50b4-421e-8511-93b307088426 John Murphy asked Jerry Hughes if the new coaching staff had anything to do with Jerry re-signing with Buffalo, Jerry gave a quick, definite yes. He went on to say (I'm paraphrasing), the front office brought in guys who have been successful and understand football and that played a part in him re-signing. Just a small thing, but he didn't sound too sold on the previous regime. Just a little something else, Murphy asked him about the defense dominating the offense so far, and Jerry said that the offense has had their days and EJ has looked good.

It's true to an extent. However, the D is missing Gilmore and McKelvin right now. The group of CB's is deep, but Woods, Harvin, and Hogan should be beating the 3, 4, and 5 CB's.

Why waste your time?

You realize Shady's been in Buffalo for a few months already, right? Therefore, this isn't his introduction to Buffalo. Good try though.

I'm kind of surprised McCoy hasn't told his ass to get there, maybe he has. I remember when the Bills traded for Brown, McCoy said Brown would be starting, obviously that didn't come to fruition. Maybe he doesn't want to be here and knows he'll be buried in the depth chart.