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First and foremost -- and I know it's been stated many times -- we KNEW the Buffalo Bills were not going to go 16-0 this season. If there is a "preferred" game to lose, it's an out-of-conference road game. That's the primary reason I'm not torn up over yesterday's result.
Now, on to my stat of the week -- 6.0. That's the average yards per pass play for the Cardinals yesterday. Why did I select that as my key stat? Because for as bad as we all felt about the way this game played out, that's a pretty reasonable number for a defense to allow. It also means Arizona played about as perfect a game on offense as is possible, because when the ball is put in the air 42 times, you expect there will be a couple of mistakes made by the offense. That just didn't happen yesterday, which is a credit to the Cards and their preparation.
Look, there are issues -- lack of pressure from front four, no blitzing, etc. -- but if Fewell's goal was to avoid giving up the big play, the defense succeeded. It was painful to watch, but after reviewing the box score I'm not as disappointed as I was at 7:00 last night.
Yesterday's game will make the Bills' defense better, not worse, and I believe the bye week (although early) comes at the perfect time for this team. They got knocked in the mouth, learned a few things, and will get themselves straight as they prepare for 10 of 11 games against AFC opponents.
This game was 24-17 late in the third quarter before it unraveled for the Bills (FG penalty, Royal fumble). Despite the "bend but break" philosophy Fewell employed, the game was STILL WINNABLE behind our backup QB. There is something to be said for that.
Enjoy the bye week, folks. We're still fans of the team that sits alone at 1st place in the AFC East.
Great post! Thank you for that!
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Hey... I respect Roscoe for his return ability, but he is an aweful WR.. and the day that I heard Trent himself say that it is difficult for him to see Roscoe over the mammoth offensive line we have... I started my petition to have him benched in favor of Hardy.
Hardy doesn't have to be great, he just has to be better than Parish... not hard to do in my opinion.
Doesn't make me any less a Bills fan.
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IMO this is the best thing to happen to our Offense since Trent started for an injured Losman.
Roscoe offers us nothing but an average WR that is too small for Trent to find (his own words).
I'm looking forward to Hardy playing more!
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Thanks for posting that... very good stuff!
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I love it!!! The old site was ugly, hard on the eyes, and difficult to navigate!
This is beautiful!
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haha you guys missed the point
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Minus Peters, most teams have lost at least 1 starter that they were counting on... and I bet none of them are thinking the season is over at this point due to that loss. We've been fortunate that we haven't lost a starter (yet) due to injury for the season... I'll take 1 starting player lost per season over the 10 we had last year!
No team is entering this season with 22 healthy 1st string starters.
Go Bills!
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So far they are better pass blockers than road graders... so it would have to be a Wall-Like name, rather than Snow Plow.
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Good (and entertaining) article!
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How cool does Buffalo look here?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3172/275217...8da2fe6fe_b.jpg
and here
http://flickr.com/photos/24086609@N05/2721803999/
and here
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/272050...8fbeb9d65_b.jpg
Buffalo rocks!
Buffalo is a beautiful city. The problem is the people still have the rust belt mentality. Instead of constantly whining and voting in the same idiots term after term... try picking yourselves up... dusting yourselves off... and changing your mentality! Buffalo has nothing less than the "hip" cities do!
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Max Strong
Sam Gash
Lawrence Taylor (LT)
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You get 7 just for spelling your name right...
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The team over at Billszone.com has once again produced its annual draft guide for any and all football fans to see. They would like to invite you to come and check it out at;
http://www.billszone.com/drafthtml/BZDraft2008.pdf
Sincerely,
Billszone.com Staff
Note: Mods/Admins please move if necessary this is not a note to promote the site itself but rather to promote the guide.
I am Dual Website Member and have to say that this guide is something I look forward to every year. I open it up on my laptop while I'm sitting in front of the TV on Draft weekend!
Its a great reference guide! It would be neat to get a template of the guide and allow other teams websites fill in their own team needs on the first page of each position's chapter. (with thanks to the BZ staff of course)
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First off know this. My first reaction was one of great anger... however I've had almost 2 hours to sit and think on this.
Looking at this thing logically... perhaps it does make the most sense. We are going to play 1 game in Toronto every year for the next 5 years. That is a given.
We also know that the games will always be in the 2nd half of the season, due to the Argo's season.
This, most likely, means that it will affect our late season divisional games.
Noone expects the Phins to be any good this year. 6-10 at best right?
We all expect that Bill Parcels will turn that team around in 2-3 years. To at least make them competitive.
So what if the Bills made a conscious decision to play the phins in toronto this year for a reason that no one has brought up yet.
Perhaps the Bills chose the Dolphins this year because they expect that of the next 5 years, this will be, most likely, the Dolphins weakest team. The year that the Bills are expected to beat them, without needing home field advantage (fans, snow). So rather than having a Bills/Phins game in Toronto in 3 years, when the Dolphins are peaking (assuming Parcels does a good job), we do it now, when they are at their worst.
Personally, if you asked me if I HAD to chose the year we would lose the Dolphins game to Toronto... THIS would be the year... as I expect the Dolphins to be doormats. And in future years, I expect them to become more competitive.
Just a thought!
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Clocked going 77 MPH 3 straight times?
At least he's consistent!
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I'm not at all angry for leaving Buffalo. Honestly, in his situation, I would have wanted out too.
It was the level of class (or lack thereof) he showed after he left that has me pissed off.
He simply could have said that "While I am grateful that Buffalo took a chance on me and gave me the opportunity to play, I feel that it was time for a change of scenery." Instead he bashed the city and its people.
F Willis!
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I was at the Dolphins game when Bryan Cox came out of the tunnel with his 1 finger salute.
I was at the Season Opener after the Music City Miracle when the Titans came into town.
I was at the Redskins game the day that Rob Johnson came back to town and was sacked twice in 4 plays.
I am planning on being at the Ravens game when Willis comes back.
How loud do you think the Boo's will be the first time he touches the ball or gets announced during pre-game?
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Excellent Post!
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In all honesty, I don't care for Coy Wire as a Saftey... however... if DJ and company have a desire to put him in at weakside OLB, then it may be something worthwhile to do. Assuming that Coy puts on some weight, he may be that "hawk" type of LB they are looking for to blitz the QB and spy RB's out of the backfield.
While I hope it doesnt happen... I can see them doing just that.
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Not having sex sure helped George Costanza
blocking scheme?
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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To actually answer your question, we have been using a "Zone Blocking" scheme. It is the same scheme that Denver has used for the last 10 years (Shanahan).
Unfortunately, our coaching staff hasn't read the book on the Zone Blocking scheme as it is not designed to be utilized by a team who's offensive linemen are over 300 pounds. Effective Zone Blocking requires a small, quick, and in turn... fast lineman who can cover his zone effectively. Our linemen are too slow for this, and it is noticable by our lack of ability to run the last 2 years.
I still hold out hope that next week, we will see a change, or at least a trial period for a possible change.
We are just not playing to the strength of our offensive line.