DUFF Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I want to preface this thread with a question: "did anyone else think we would be able to single out so many of our Bills for putting together such a great game?" Here's to hoping that this continues and brian moorman is not the mvp/face of the franchise for this team. I could go thru the entire starting roster and praise most for a great game, but i see that is already being done....and i love it! The one name I didn't see get any rec was D. Bell so i'll start one. Im not an expert by any means when it comes to judging linemen, more specifically i am not in tune with the technique/assignments, etc...But i did notice that T. Hali was being stood up and man-handled by D. Bell every time he came his way. I also noticed that they moved Hali to face off against Pears on the right, due to his lack of success against D. Bell. So my question to TBD is did Bell really have as good of a game as it seemed to me, or should i switch to Labatts Light next Sunday? Fire away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUFF Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share Posted September 11, 2011 I want to preface this thread with a question: "did anyone else think we would be able to single out so many of our Bills for putting together such a great game?" Here's to hoping that this continues and brian moorman is not the mvp/face of the franchise for this team. I could go thru the entire starting roster and praise most for a great game, but i see that is already being done....and i love it! The one name I didn't see get any rec was D. Bell so i'll start one. Im not an expert by any means when it comes to judging linemen, more specifically i am not in tune with the technique/assignments, etc...But i did notice that T. Hali was being stood up and man-handled by D. Bell every time he came his way. I also noticed that they moved Hali to face off against Pears on the right, due to his lack of success against D. Bell. So my question to TBD is did Bell really have as good of a game as it seemed to me, or should i switch to Labatts Light next Sunday? Fire away ......oh yeah and if anyone who understands OL play, can you tell me your thoughts on the rest of the OL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billshank Redemption Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 he looked pretty damn good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britbillsfan Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Only getting to see highlights and listen to the radio limits my input. But it certinly seemed Bell was doing a pretty good job. One lineman who was called out a lot for good play was Levitre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpcolosi Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 gailey schemed it to have a rb or te constantly helping bell. pears was left 1 on 1 a lot more. buffalo rumblings will do a nice breakdown of this during the weak im sure. wood whiffed a few times at C on run plays and had the botched snap early. levitre and urbik both looked very solid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 gonna have to go back on the film and see just how much help bell got Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 The Bills scheme was designed to stretch out the defense. There was a lot of five OL + TE/RB (that's six) on 4-5 defenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockinon Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I saw one replay of Bell literally standing Hali up and stopping him right in his tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUFF Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share Posted September 11, 2011 I appreciate the input....like i disclaimed in the OP- my knowledge of O-line play consists of keeping the qb upright,and not committing penalties. What stood out to me the most was the two times that i saw Bell locked up 1:1 with Tamba Hali and practically lift him off of the ground and choke slam him. (ok the choke slam part was an exageration, but he did definately stand him up, and appeared to lift him off the ground) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPS Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I want to preface this thread with a question: "did anyone else think we would be able to single out so many of our Bills for putting together such a great game?" Here's to hoping that this continues and brian moorman is not the mvp/face of the franchise for this team. I could go thru the entire starting roster and praise most for a great game, but i see that is already being done....and i love it! The one name I didn't see get any rec was D. Bell so i'll start one. Im not an expert by any means when it comes to judging linemen, more specifically i am not in tune with the technique/assignments, etc...But i did notice that T. Hali was being stood up and man-handled by D. Bell every time he came his way. I also noticed that they moved Hali to face off against Pears on the right, due to his lack of success against D. Bell. So my question to TBD is did Bell really have as good of a game as it seemed to me, or should i switch to Labatts Light next Sunday? Fire away I remember seeing two plays where he stood Hali up and Bell looked aggressive; I saw a few plays of help going to his side; and I saw one play where Bell was trying to pick up a stunt outside but couldn't get there. I think Fitz was rushed into an incomplete on that one. Those are the ones that I can remember. I liked the aggressiveness that Bell showed though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I want to preface this thread with a question: "did anyone else think we would be able to single out so many of our Bills for putting together such a great game?" Here's to hoping that this continues and brian moorman is not the mvp/face of the franchise for this team. I could go thru the entire starting roster and praise most for a great game, but i see that is already being done....and i love it! The one name I didn't see get any rec was D. Bell so i'll start one. Im not an expert by any means when it comes to judging linemen, more specifically i am not in tune with the technique/assignments, etc...But i did notice that T. Hali was being stood up and man-handled by D. Bell every time he came his way. I also noticed that they moved Hali to face off against Pears on the right, due to his lack of success against D. Bell. So my question to TBD is did Bell really have as good of a game as it seemed to me, or should i switch to Labatts Light next Sunday? Fire away The O-line as a whole today was shockingly solid today. I, along with many people here were sure that the O-line was going to be the major reason this team would struggle, but I was pleasantly surprised. Of course its only one game, we will see if these guys can keep up the solid play....I hope they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimp on da' net Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 (edited) gailey schemed it to have a rb or te constantly helping bell. pears was left 1 on 1 a lot more. buffalo rumblings will do a nice breakdown of this during the weak im sure. wood whiffed a few times at C on run plays and had the botched snap early. levitre and urbik both looked very solid C'mon dude !!! Bell played a helluva game, obviously Chan identified Hali the speed rusher & schemed accordingly minus the one sit when he flipped sides that 1 play but Bell was in 1 on 1 with Hali alot & held his own. When you scheme for the chip block on a speed rusher, the back goes to whatever side he lines up on. I watched that match-up in passing situations and Bell dominated whoever lined up against him...I will say there were a few stunts that he & Levitre need to work on. Levitre on the other hand had a shaky start & then hit his stride. Pears did OK with only 1 major wiff and a couple false starts( 1 was very questionable early on but the crowd noise played a factor)but it seemed the snap was late. Edited September 11, 2011 by pimp on da' net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Overall, I was pretty pleased with the OL play. Fitz seemed rushed a few times, but they gave him enough time to make a lot of throws. I can't complain too much.. Pears got mixed up on one play, but other than that... good, solid effort by our guys up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Help or no help, Bell played a fine game. Every OT gets help when playing a top talent like Hali. Bell actually looked pissed off and I liked that a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPS Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Help or no help, Bell played a fine game. Every OT gets help when playing a top talent like Hali. Bell actually looked pissed off and I liked that a lot. Bill mentioned Levitre in his post, but you can say the same about Bell, once his job was threatened, he turned it up. I like that Gailey is not afraid to "hurt someone's feelings" by letting them know that "no job is safe." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XrazyBillsFan Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I told U! Somebody told him it was HIS DADDY on the other side of ball...LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Doug Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 gailey schemed it to have a rb or te constantly helping bell. pears was left 1 on 1 a lot more. buffalo rumblings will do a nice breakdown of this during the weak im sure. wood whiffed a few times at C on run plays and had the botched snap early. levitre and urbik both looked very solid I would think if a coach doesn't scheme to somehow neutralize last season's sack leader, then he's not really a good coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunninRebel Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 I think D. Bell did a damn good job against Tamba. Neutralized him most the game and I noticed they ran alot off-tackle and inbetween him and Levitre, other than that one TD run by Spiller. GO BILLS! Also David Nelson got off and had a game (Chandler goes without saying). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roc Bronson Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 The fact is Bell played very well, help or no help he went one on one with Hali most of the snaps. Help was there when they blitz on that side of the ball. It's hard to give a player credit when they do well, but easy to execute them when they do bad.. Point blank he played good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 I want to preface this thread with a question: "did anyone else think we would be able to single out so many of our Bills for putting together such a great game?" Here's to hoping that this continues and brian moorman is not the mvp/face of the franchise for this team. I could go thru the entire starting roster and praise most for a great game, but i see that is already being done....and i love it! The one name I didn't see get any rec was D. Bell so i'll start one. Im not an expert by any means when it comes to judging linemen, more specifically i am not in tune with the technique/assignments, etc...But i did notice that T. Hali was being stood up and man-handled by D. Bell every time he came his way. I also noticed that they moved Hali to face off against Pears on the right, due to his lack of success against D. Bell. So my question to TBD is did Bell really have as good of a game as it seemed to me, or should i switch to Labatts Light next Sunday? Fire away I think he made a great athletic block on 1 of the TD's. Basically his outside was in a standup (?) 9 technique, waited a moment, Bell took inside support and then his man rushed and he was able to still see it and secondly get to it. That was pretty athletic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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