MDH

It doesn't quite take the running game out of it but it almost does. Let's see how clutch Wilson is here.

Marrone would have punted on that fake FG attempt.

Why wouldn't that be a dead ball personal foul? If he play wasn't over there is nothing wrong with it. If it's over its a dead ball foul.

Down 16 to start half and Seattle comes out running three straight times. They're going to make Wilson the highest paid QB in the league? I like Wison and think he's a good QB but I wonder what his record would be if he was QB of the Colts with their D.

On the plus side Bills might have late season wins vs. both teams in the Super Bowl.

I thnk both NFC teams are better than NE but I guess we'll see.

Seattle isn't built to come from behind with only the passing game. They had better score early in the 2nd half to keep the run game in play. If Seattle D gives up another TD I have serious doubts whether Seattles offense can actually score 23+ points in a half.

I think you'd have to turn off "have the CPU approve trades" in Madden to get this one through.

Generally, yeah. But you can space them however you want. Just think steelers zone blitz where a bunch of guys are in two point stances and some drop back and some rush the QB. All these 1-5-5 and 2-4-5 formations are just variations of that. It just gets into technicalities with personnel and alignment that sets them apart.

Saint Doug never saw a challenge he didn't love running away from.

What the hell are people talking about in this thread? Theyre mocking something because they don't understand something? The 1-5-5 is just a version of the nickel that's been around for years. It's not as popular as the 2-4-5 but it's used on occasion by a lot of teams that run a Base 3-4. As for the original question: I'm sure we'll see it but I don't think we have the LBs to run it much. On the DL Dareus would be the anchor more than likely but only Mario could stand upright and be an LB (I'm assuming Hughes won't be back.) like others have mentioned it ends up taking Williams off the field which isn't bad in so long as it's used sparingly. Rex has used it in the past but from what I've seen (and from watching Petine) he's much more likely to run the 2-4-5 regularly which is the zone blitz (with perhaps man one one side) package that they've favored in the past.

Barry Sanders - Most exciting player I've ever seen. Perhaps the best RB ( and certainly better than Emmitt.) Steve McNair - Underrated QB who never got the credit he deserved. Just a competitor. Steve Young - I consider him to be the best QB I've ever seen. And yeah, I've watched plenty of Montana, Brady and Peyton. Ronnie Lott - Used to lay the lumber in a way we'll never see again. Mike Singletary - Never took a play off. Like ever. If forced to pick one I'd go Barry. I still marvel at the things he did.

These are high school kids. In pro sports, or major college, I agree with you. But some girls who just want to play some basketball shouldn't have to be full court pressed by the starters of an elite team for the entire first half until the score hits 100-1. As for throwing in the towel, hell no. That's not what you teach kids. They need to see it through. Quitting isn't the answer. However, one would hope that the opposing coach would have a heart (or some sportsmanship) and not try to prove some point against 16 year old girls. All that being said, I wouldn't suspend him a few games for it. I'd take a long look at him at the end of the year and decide - based on his entire body of work - if winning was worth it. If it is then you get what you pay for. If not, you fire him and hire somebody more in line with what you're trying to teach your students.

On the surface that would seem a good way to judge them, however, there is a reason they use yards for the "official ranking" as it can't be influenced by the offense. The Jets' O was a turnover machine and any D playing on the other side of them is going to give up points. Granted, this is obviously a two edged sword because Rex was the head coach of a team that was a turnover machine, which isn't good. But putting that on the D is being disingenuous.

I disagree. The DL got quite a few of their sacks because of the coverage. The secondary did a hell of a job last year and Gilmore was lights out in the 2nd half.

Great, I'm sold! I too believe it's much easier to win with a franchise QB. Err, So, where do we pick one up? Not sure what the point of this analysis is is. We already knew that. The problem is that the Bills already have a top D. So they'll use that to try and win games while they either develop of find a franchise guy. I'm not sure what else they're supposed to do.

It already demonstrates the differences between Marrone's staff and Rex's. It's pretty obvious that after the injuries Marrone and Hackett told EJ to not run it. I'd really like something in between. Something like Rogers or Luck. If it's not there run it. They'll get 15-30 yards a game in scrambles but it's not a staple of their O.

I've never seen Roman operate with a solid passing QB so I don't know if he's able to run an offense that's an up temp passing attack. My hope is that he can do for the Bills what he did for the Niners in the past 4 seasons and if/when the Bills develop/land a QB who is capable of handling the load it evolves into a more aggressive offense. As it is now, an up tempo passing type offense would fall flat on it's face and leave the D out to dry.

Well, gold is a very malleable metal.

EJ was certainly a good mobile QB in college. The injuries made him look like he was moving with tar on his feet, but before that the guy could move. He's no Vick or Cam but he was certainly mobile. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYRCkpnnlIs

Absolutely, he's not that good today. If this is the finished product I don't want him starting for my team long term. But I'm willing to give a young QB some time before I kick him to the curb. Now, a 10 year vet I have no patience with. If a guy like that doesn't come in and provide substantial improvement I'd rather roll the dice with the young guy and hope the light goes on.

What fans can't figure out is that they have no clue. No clue at all in regards to looking at a QB and being able to predict how good (or bad) he'll be. I don't, you don't, nobody on this board does. The fools are the people who have convinced themselves that they have a clue. The guys who get paid millions of dollars a year and spend their lives watching game film have trouble doing it yet many people on this board can look at a few games and state with certainty that a QB simply doesn't have it and the Bills should move on. People don't even understand when they don't understand something. They think they read some articles and watch some games and BAM, they're experts! All the people who "support" EJ just state - time and time again - that it's too early to tell. Sure, odds are he fails (odds are anybody fails, the rate of success for QBs is low.) But that doesn't mean you don't give a kid the chance to develop. The chance he fails jumps to 100% if not given a chance. 14 games does not a chance make.

I think it had more to do with the situation. When those reports were coming out it looked like Ryan would be getting the Falcons job. Trestman runs a pass heavy attack with lots of formations and personnel groupings. A vet like Ryan could probably digest that pretty easily. But now that Ryan has a job with the Bills with a dominant D and questionable QB play it makes more sense to go the Roman route. Run heavy, read option, play action. It's not going to light the world on fire but it's a much better fit for a young QB and plays to the strength of the team - defense.

This was my opinion in the late 90s when Wade's teams continuously lost in the playoffs. Now, I just want the playoffs. If the Bills can achieve that then I'll upgrade my wishes at that time.

I'm guessing that because of the dominant D they just didn't want to make the mistake that would cost them the game. Opening things up would also afford the opposing D's defenders more opportunities to make plays as well. Pretty sure after watching them turn both our QBs into kitty cats that not making a mistake on offense became their mantra.