atlbillsfan1975 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Finally the Bills seem to have a coach that is capable of making adjustments at half. Chan showed why he is a great offensive minded coach today. He found Oaklands weakness and exploited it. How many times over the last 11 years has the offense looked confused and could not make adjustments? Or we would watch the other teams coaches make adjustments at half and then shut down the team in the second half? The D still scares me some. I hope Edwards/Wanny can figure out something for NE next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Finally the Bills seem to have a coach that is capable of making adjustments at half. Chan showed why he is a great offensive minded coach today. He found Oaklands weakness and exploited it. How many times over the last 11 years has the offense looked confused and could not make adjustments? Or we would watch the other teams coaches make adjustments at half and then shut down the team in the second half? The D still scares me some. I hope Edwards/Wanny can figure out something for NE next week. Honestly, I doubt there were many halftime adjustments on offense. The offense seemed to be fine in the first half, but a turnover, a few penalties, and drops plagued a lot of drives. They just executed better in the second half. On defense, at a minimum, after halftime, we saw less success on the McFadden draws and screens, which was a good thing and maybe a product of some adjustments. The issue was not being able to get off the field on 3rd down, and some really solid QB play from Campbell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 I'm still not happy at how our D did. But for keeping his cool when everything seemed to be going wrong I do think we have to give Chan and Fitz credit. They stayed calm and kept us in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Finally the Bills seem to have a coach that is capable of making adjustments at half. Chan showed why he is a great offensive minded coach today. He found Oaklands weakness and exploited it. How many times over the last 11 years has the offense looked confused and could not make adjustments? Or we would watch the other teams coaches make adjustments at half and then shut down the team in the second half? The D still scares me some. I hope Edwards/Wanny can figure out something for NE next week. If they had lost by 4 after kicking the short figgy would you still be saying that? (rather than going for 4th & inches) Couple thoughts...the final offensive play for Buffalo was really a well thought out/designed play. The fact that it was 4th & 1 and the Bills had a TO made the Raiders play honest. Spiller cleared out the middle and nobody followed Nelson. Really a nice play. Merriman gives up the edge way too often. I don't remember a play he made. Kelsay...two nice plays in the first half. If they can keep him on the d-line he'll help. No pressure on Campbell, and not much blitzing (or at least effective blitzing). Anybody want CJ Spiller to start? This was probably the best game I've seen him play and he was a second fiddle to Jackson. Spiller had a couple nice runs and One strong pass reception, but boy, Freddy can play the game. Sorry folks...I know we're 2-0 but the lack of a deep threat is going to bite us in the ass. How many passes over 15 yards did Fitz attempt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsForever Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Go Chan! p.s I would have you liked you to go for it on 4th down and 1 early in the game. Brad Smith baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Makes you wonder what all the experts know. Chan was a reject. Half our starters were rejects. Yet here we are. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermike Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 I'm not pissed about 4th and inches. It was early, and we were in a hole - sometimes, you just need to come away with points and get that goose egg off the scoreboard. With so much time left in the game, and an offense that could be relied on to get in position again, I think it was a defensible choice. And obviously, it worked. I think I would have probably gone for it if I was our coach, but ultimately, it's a reasonable call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Makes you wonder what all the experts know. Chan was a reject. Half our starters were rejects. Yet here we are. PTR Don't underestimate the impact that getting told "you're not good enough" over and over again has on a group of men I'm loving this team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Don't underestimate the impact that getting told "you're not good enough" over and over again has on a group of men I'm loving this team! Agreed. Already people are dismissing us, saying that we're a garbage team that looks better than we are. Well, the best cure for that is winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Hansen Forever Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 I still love Chan's quote "I don't hope to win, I expect win!" What a difference from Dick Jauron "it's hard to win in the NFL". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 (edited) OP is spot on. The way the players execute and plays seem to be drawn up, it is clear this team is well coached. On offense. D secondary is beginning to look like the weakest unit on the team. Edited September 18, 2011 by over 20 years of fanhood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Finally the Bills seem to have a coach that is capable of making adjustments at half. Chan showed why he is a great offensive minded coach today. He found Oaklands weakness and exploited it. How many times over the last 11 years has the offense looked confused and could not make adjustments? Or we would watch the other teams coaches make adjustments at half and then shut down the team in the second half? The D still scares me some. I hope Edwards/Wanny can figure out something for NE next week. I agree. The D played horribly in the 2nd and 4th quarters. Both the pass and run defense exhibited problems. But now is not the time to dissect this or worry about the next game. Now is the time to celebrate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFFacet Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 If they had lost by 4 after kicking the short figgy would you still be saying that? (rather than going for 4th & inches) Couple thoughts...the final offensive play for Buffalo was really a well thought out/designed play. The fact that it was 4th & 1 and the Bills had a TO made the Raiders play honest. Spiller cleared out the middle and nobody followed Nelson. Really a nice play. Merriman gives up the edge way too often. I don't remember a play he made. Kelsay...two nice plays in the first half. If they can keep him on the d-line he'll help. No pressure on Campbell, and not much blitzing (or at least effective blitzing). Anybody want CJ Spiller to start? This was probably the best game I've seen him play and he was a second fiddle to Jackson. Spiller had a couple nice runs and One strong pass reception, but boy, Freddy can play the game. Sorry folks...I know we're 2-0 but the lack of a deep threat is going to bite us in the ass. How many passes over 15 yards did Fitz attempt? The FG turned out to be the right call. We won by those 3 points. Also if Lindell hadn't missed the 2nd FG (no fault of Gailey's strategy), we could have averted all the drama of the red zone on the last drive by running the clock to :01 and kicking another FG, thereby winning 37-35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
london_bills Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 "I'll have to go watch the film t'be honest wit ya" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_wag Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 the 4th and 1 call was inexusable........he should be fried for that........any coach with balls shows faith in their team and goes for it.........that was very "jauronesque" and regardless of the score was the wrong call.........he should be hung out to dry for being so cowardice (and would be if it ended up in a loss) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Blizzard Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 ...The D still scares me some. I hope Edwards/Wanny can figure out something for NE next week. At least Buffalo seems to be capable of scoring now. The defense still needs a few key players to rise to above the also-rans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 the 4th and 1 call was inexusable........he should be fried for that........any coach with balls shows faith in their team and goes for it.........that was very "jauronesque" and regardless of the score was the wrong call.........he should be hung out to dry for being so cowardice (and would be if it ended up in a loss) Wow, really? Love that word "if". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRW Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 the 4th and 1 call was inexusable........he should be fried for that........any coach with balls shows faith in their team and goes for it.........that was very "jauronesque" and regardless of the score was the wrong call.........he should be hung out to dry for being so cowardice (and would be if it ended up in a loss) Really? Winning the game doesn't count for anything? 35 points in the second half means nothing? I would've loved to see them go for it and get it, but they drove down, came away with points, and went on to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebug Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 (edited) Smith is awesome on 3rd and 1. Use him on 4th and 1 as well. Edited September 18, 2011 by thebug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_want_2_BILL_Lieve Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Makes you wonder what all the experts know. Chan was a reject. Half our starters were rejects. Yet here we are. PTR I went to a couple of practices. I saw a really bad O-line, Jasper looked like a monster, and an offense that looked to be incapable of moving the ball - let alone scoring points. I am at least 0 for 3. The O-line looks pretty decent. Jasper has been switched to offense, and the offense today went 5 for 5 scoring TDs in the second half. Did anyone see this coming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Go Chan! p.s I would have you liked you to go for it on 4th down and 1 early in the game. Brad Smith baby! +1 Assuming they make it and score a TD, it changes the shape of the game. Oakland would not have had time to get down field to score that cheap TD before the half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 OP is spot on. The way the players execute and plays seem to be drawn up, it is clear this team is well coached. On offense. D secondary is beginning to look like the weakest unit on the team. To be fair to the secondary, we had NO pressure on Campbell. He had all day, today. To be fair to the Defensive game plan, it looked to me like the plan was "contain the run at all costs and dare Campbell to throw". Which was somewhat successful, yes? McFadden is an incredible beast, and keeping him to <100 yds kept us in the game. It looked to me like the Chargers game plan was "yes, as a matter of fact, we do have a passing game!" - take the dare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Chan and the crew are doing a good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleed Bills Blue Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 The FG turned out to be the right call. We won by those 3 points. Also if Lindell hadn't missed the 2nd FG (no fault of Gailey's strategy), we could have averted all the drama of the red zone on the last drive by running the clock to :01 and kicking another FG, thereby winning 37-35. Absoflutie! the 4th and 1 call was inexusable........he should be fried for that........any coach with balls shows faith in their team and goes for it.........that was very "jauronesque" and regardless of the score was the wrong call.........he should be hung out to dry for being so cowardice (and would be if it ended up in a loss) Glad you're not the coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#34fan Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 the 4th and 1 call was inexusable........he should be fried for that........any coach with balls shows faith in their team and goes for it.........that was very "jauronesque" and regardless of the score was the wrong call.........he should be hung out to dry for being so cowardice (and would be if it ended up in a loss) Good job on the comeback Chan, but that 4th and 1 was absolute chickens#@t! At home too! Any other team (but The Raiders) smells that kind of blood in the water and we get our butts handed to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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