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    Things I think about

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted

    Some random irrelevant, mostly unrelated musings:

     

    1) the Bills don't have a single starting lineman that they've drafted (although Peters was a UDFA)

     

    2) the Mike Williams debacle was not what set the Bills back 3-4 years, because it was almost fully offset by finding and signing Peters, a converted TE

     

    3) the Pat Williams debacle set the Bills back 3-4 years (thanks Tom!). He was widely regarded as one of the, if not the best linemen in the NFL last season. The Bills' run defense never recovered from losing him, as we saw on the field in NE.

     

    4) everyone's talking about the safety and the penalties against NE. Well, I think the biggest, also overlooked factor was conditioning. The Pats never looked winded, the Bills did (esp. the lines). I've heard that Belichick uses more contact in his preseason practices than anyone else, and Jauron uses very little. Well, it showed.

     

    5) After watching the Raiders on Monday night, I've concluded that Al Davis is purposely tanking it this season so he can move the team to LA. Think about it. He's already sued the City of Oakland to try to break his lease and move to LA. That didn't work, so he hired a HC who was out of football for a decade, and an OC who was running a bed and breakfast last year. Then he trades Doug Gabriel to the Pats for a 5th rounder (many are calling that a "steal" for the Pats), which guarantees double-coverage on his only other serious weapon on offense. Al Davis is pulling a "Major League."

     

    6) It's odd to me that McGahee is now being subject to criticism, and rightly so, for his failure to gain the hard hards after contact when the game is on the line. In 2003, when the Bills went on that second-half tear, McGahee was routinely stiffarming and running over defenders. What happened?

     

    7) Nate Clements is officially overrated, in case there was any doubt. It amazes me that he couldn't find time on Sunday to make a tackle on a running back, considering he was covering Troy Brown. Oh, and thanks for that penalty - it was the only contact you made the entire game, Nate.

     

    8) As for the safety, yes the playcall was suspect, but even more suspect was Villareal's putrid attempt to block. Villareal usually uses good technique and is an average-to-above-average player when he's healthy, but it seems like once or twice a game (at least) he just mails it in on a play and it costs the offense. Perhaps its a conditioning thing, as I was saying earlier.

     

    9) I don't mind the Troy Vincent thing - the guy hasn't made a play for us since the Texans opener last year - but why not keep Rashad Baker if they were gonna do that?

     

    10) One more thing about the safety: JP played a better game in NE than Bledsoe or Holcomb ever did. Yes, Holcomb had a decent game there last season - but remember that fourth-down play? Sure he wouldn't have taken the safety that JP did - he would've dumped it off for a -2 yard loss way before the pressure got anywhere near him. Give me a guy who tries to make plays over a guy who tries to do anything he can not to have the ball in his hands.

    Third Down Defense

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted

    Sorry, if you're looking for a "rah rah" thread, go elsewhere. While I think the Bills will be more fun to root for this season, I seriously doubt they'll win more than 4-6 games. And I think one of the biggest culprits will be third down defense.

     

    They've switched to the cover-2, meaning less blitzing and more reliance on passrush by the front four, especially on passing downs. They don't have an elite passrusher, and their tackles aren't likely to consistently put pressure up the middle. As good as the corners are, they can't cover for more than a few seconds (no corner can). The result should look a lot like the Colts D before they drafted Freeney - not a pretty sight. I'm seriously concerned that the Bills D will have a ton of difficulty getting off the field, and it could get ugly fast this Sunday. The Pats and Brady are a good (difficult) first test. They excel at third-down offense and exploiting soft zones, and have unveiled a nasty two TE set this preseason that will give the Bills' young strong safeties (Wire and Whitner) fits. Next year's shopping list has a passrusher at the top.

     

    Anyway, in a sense, Fairchild's offense may be the perfect complement. If you don't get your offense on the field much because your third down D is weak, you'd better be able to hit the big play to score quickly.

     

    Sorry for the rambling, feel free to blast me or add your thoughts.

    Coy Wire may start

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted

    I've made the following thought public several times now and here it is again.  The only way Brady has a bad day is if he suffers double compound fractures of both femurs on the same play.  The refs would have to "put down" Brady like they do a horse at a racetrack if it breaks its legs.  All the sad lousy NE fans would be cryin in their clam chowdah.

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    Sigh.

     

    Agreed.

     

    What is the over-under on the number of punts the Bills D forces on Sunday? I say 2.

    Bills Cut Roster to 53

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted

    The cuts are easy to explain:

     

    Special Teams

     

    First, this is Marv we're talking about - a former ST coach who understands the importance of that unit. Second, this team is barely going to compete on offense and defense, nomatter who they kept or cut today. ST is the one area the Bills can excel at, and as we all know (and Marv knows) it can change a game. That explains: Wire, Shaud Williams, Haggan/Stamer, etc. Not really surprised.

     

    Good for DiGiorgio.

    Who Is The Third Wide Out?

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted

    Reed drops the ball too much and that Parrish looks great.

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    I would like to see Parrish to SOMETHING, ANYTHING during an actual game situation before he is annointed a starter. At least Reed blocks on running plays. All I hear about is how "uncoverable" Parrish is against his teammates in practice - the guy hasn't made a single fuggin' play in an actual game (real or preseason) since he's been here.

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