prophrox2 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 He may not be great yet, but he sure does get to the quarterback. Glad he is finally getting another chance!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EldaBillsFan Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 He is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 He has nice short area quickness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevWarRifleman Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 He may not be great yet, but he sure does get to the quarterback. Glad he is finally getting another chance!! I'll agree w/ this title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cocktosten Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 He really has a nice speed rush. Why did it take Merriman getting injured to notice this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 He really has a nice speed rush. Why did it take Merriman getting injured to notice this? Because they are paying Merriman a sh*t ton of money. Just sayin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyHorseAteTheKid Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 This is the first time, in a long time, I have no complaints about the Defense!! There was a PASS RUSH.. They STUFFED THE RUN.. They did NOT MISS TACKLES.. Totally happy tonight and pray this team can do this every week.. GO BILLS!!! BTW... Sorry.. I should have said this first.. Moats is an Upgrade... Go Bills!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glory Bound Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 He really has a nice speed rush. Why did it take Merriman getting injured to notice this? I noticed it when he knocked out Lord Pevre & ended his streak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryland-bills-fan Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 (edited) I think they were giving Mermaid a chance to get back to being an all pro player. Didn't happen. Move on. Edited October 30, 2011 by maryland-bills-fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I haven't really seen or heard much love for Moats today. I thought his early pressure started the ball rolling......Why was he ever moved inside and there was even talk on this board of him being cut in camp. He seems like a natural pass rusher to me. I forget what play it was where somebody else got the sack, but it was in part because Moats beat the lineman, then beat the back who tried to pick him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPS Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 (edited) I haven't really seen or heard much love for Moats today. I thought his early pressure started the ball rolling......Why was he ever moved inside and there was even talk on this board of him being cut in camp. He seems like a natural pass rusher to me. I forget what play it was where somebody else got the sack, but it was in part because Moats beat the lineman, then beat the back who tried to pick him up. I'll preface this with, Beck at QB and injuries on the Skins OL, but I thought this was a coming out party for the guys picked in the last 2 years. Moats, Dareus, Batten, Carrington, Shep, and even Troup made an appearance. The Ralph is going to rumble next week! Edited October 31, 2011 by TPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I am with ya.....Moats is solid.....I have no problem with him and Sheppard being out there......Moats always brings it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billshank Redemption Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 hes a good pure pass-rusher. What i was most impressed with was how well our secondary held down the fort today and it was nice to see byrd get a pick as well he hasn't gotten much but his overall play has been night and day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 hes a good pure pass-rusher. What i was most impressed with was how well our secondary held down the fort today and it was nice to see byrd get a pick as well he hasn't gotten much but his overall play has been night and day His overall play has been outstanding. Loved that corner blitz he did.....I can't believe how he made tackling go from a weakness of his to being about as good as it gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I haven't really seen or heard much love for Moats today. I thought his early pressure started the ball rolling......Why was he ever moved inside and there was even talk on this board of him being cut in camp. He seems like a natural pass rusher to me. I forget what play it was where somebody else got the sack, but it was in part because Moats beat the lineman, then beat the back who tried to pick him up. Agreed. He's very skilled rushing from the outside. He was also tough today on the stunts (Bills ran a lot of stunts today it seemed). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixxxer Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I haven't really seen or heard much love for Moats today. I thought his early pressure started the ball rolling......Why was he ever moved inside and there was even talk on this board of him being cut in camp. He seems like a natural pass rusher to me. I forget what play it was where somebody else got the sack, but it was in part because Moats beat the lineman, then beat the back who tried to pick him up. That play was on one of Dareus sacks. He beat the LT, forcing Beck to step up to Dareus arms. This guy will be the next James Harrison without the sheer stupidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 He really has a nice speed rush. Why did it take Merriman getting injured to notice this? Um, 'cuz one of the D's big concerns going into the year was shutting down the run, and Moats wasn't so good at that last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsGuyInMalta Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Moats needs to be a focal point of this Defense. I just re-watched the game and he was constantly getting into Beck's face. His stat line may not show it, but he was a huge reason why our Defense played so well yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cocktosten Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 (edited) Um, 'cuz one of the D's big concerns going into the year was shutting down the run, and Moats wasn't so good at that last year? Does that mean that he couldn't play on obvious passing downs? Um, think before you speak. Edited October 31, 2011 by John Cocktosten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I'm actually okay with the (attempted but failed) decision to try Moats at ILB. I think the staff loved the idea of getting Moats and Merriman on the field at the same time. It didn't work, and with Merriman gone, we're getting to see Moats shine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 hes a good pure pass-rusher. What i was most impressed with was how well our secondary held down the fort today and it was nice to see byrd get a pick as well he hasn't gotten much but his overall play has been night and day No kidding. It seemed like every downfield pass attempt by them was completely blanketed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Moats seems to be the real deal. Bring on the Jets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Blizzard Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 He may not be great yet, but he sure does get to the quarterback. Glad he is finally getting another chance!! A healthy player is typically an upgrade over a guy on I.R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFishfinder Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Almost anyone is an upgrade over a player who isn't playing. Merriman really didn't have much of an impact and IMO, his achilles is never going to heal all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st. pete gogolak Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Why not double-down on this topic? The Bills were playing two guys (Merriman and Kyle Williams) who were clearly nowhere near 100% and it showed. Put Dareus on the nose and put two healthy young guns in place of Merriman and Williams and look what happens. Granted the Redskins were depleted on the O-line but still, the D looked great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_red Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 this is why i got a moats jersey this offseason. guy is gonna be a nice pass rusher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Fitzsimmons Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 It was the Skins, and they have some problems on O, no doubt. That said, if the light just switched on for our defense and they play even half as well as they did yesterday, we are going to be extremely difficult to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Merriman was good at setting the edge against the run. But his pass rush was non-existent (1 sack through 4 games) for most of the time. Sometimes he popped up with good plays but for the most part he was invisible as far as pass rush. I was hoping that Merriman would get stronger as the year went on but it was to no avail as he was placed on IR. I do like Moats he seems to have a knack for getting in space. But Washington's offense was just decimated by injury and their O-line wasn't doing that well. So lets not let one game by Moats get us carried away. Still its good to see Moats getting some snaps at that rush LB position. I would still bring back Merriman next season to see what he has in camp (But knowing his cap number is big is going to hurt him). But for now its Moat's job to lose and he has looked up to the challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPS Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Moats needs to be a focal point of this Defense. I just re-watched the game and he was constantly getting into Beck's face. His stat line may not show it, but he was a huge reason why our Defense played so well yesterday. It's not just speed, he shows good power too. I hope this opportunity helps make it permanent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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