John from Riverside Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 - I saw a lot of kneejerk reactions from fans yesterday after that loss......Fitz sucks...team sucks.....wide receivers suck......Gailey sucks......(did I miss anybody) look....you have the right to do what you want as fans but COME ON MAN - The team does not suck....it just isnt a finished product. With the exception of a couple of games we have been bad on defense all year. I am mostly disapointed about our run defense because I got the feelign they felt they could run on us whenever they wanted and we have been pretty solid in stopping the run this year (and yes I know they didnt get 100 yards rushing and yes I know the stats dont support our run support dominance.....but from watching the games you can see that we are much improved overall in that area) - Fitz DEFINATELY does not suck.....he simply had a bad game. QB's even good ones do that from time to time. He was flustered, threw innacurate balls, threw into coverage, etc etc etc....but the same reason why people hated him yesterday is also the same reason why people love him.....he takes chances.....he has supreme confidence....he WILL throw the ball into coverage because he thinks his man will come away with the ball. Next week he will probably throw that same ball and his WR will end up coming away with it. - Chan Gailey got outcoached yesterday and admitted as such.....the game plan was bad.....the execution wasn't great.......he admitted that he got away from the running game way too fast. If you want to establish being physical it starts with running the ball.....you have to run the ball.....then that opens up the play action and you are in a better rythum. Also...the WR sets were all bad because you allowed for Revis to actually cover two WR's on routes due to how they were run. A grand total of TWO screens yesterday....one of successful the other got blown up. - We turned the ball over in a game where we could not afford to. - We allowed the jets to march down the field over and over....chewing up clock.....first down after first down...and eventually the levy broke and the jets started putting points on the board fast. BUT I love this team....I fully believe that Chan will make adjustments for this next game...I fully believe that even in the Meadowlands this Bills team will come out with fire.... The bills are for real....I believe.....so many games left to be played in this season and we are 5-2 and have a piece of the lead in the AFC East...... To hell with the white pom poms and to hell with the white flag.......lets roll! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Not to worry. You forget that most people thought we would only have 1 win now. Band wagon jumpers. A win next week and they will all want to jump back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST MODE BABY! Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 The thing that confused me most yesterday was Gailey's play calling. Yup, only 2 screens. No stacked receivers. No Brad Smith. No Spiller out wide (that I remember). Bland running plays (3 yards and a cloud of dust, something Gailey said, as a team, "We don't do."). Anywho, it looked to me like we don't match up well with the Jets. Their DB's made our WR's look beyond pedestrian. Except for the awesome fake-out that Stevie had on Revis. That was brilliant. And I hate to say it, but I think no Kelsay out there really hurt us too...but we'll never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 JFH - great post but it will be interesting to see how the Bills play the Jets in Jersey. If they come back and play a physical, tough and smart game (and hopefully win) then we will see the Bills have taken a big step forward. If the season ended today I would say the Bills had a great year. They are still a work in progress but at least the ship appears to be going in the proper direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I'm with you, John. Practically nobody here thought we'd be 5-3 at the halfway mark with a share of first place. Our defense still isn't very good, but as a whole this team is a lot better than last year, and with the addition of a couple more playmakers at WR and OLB, as well as a healthy Kyle Williams and others, we should be in great shape for the next few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggieScooby Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 What does OP expect rest of the way? I'm going with a 6-2 finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills1960 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 (edited) It's hard not to be. We may not have the talent of a playoff team, but we definitely have the character. That being said we're 5-3 and are very much in the running for a playoff spot. with a little more size up front on the defense and an extra corner, this team could go far. But for now let's fight for that wild card. Fight on my men Sir Andrew said... Edited November 7, 2011 by bills1960 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EldaBillsFan Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I love Gailey ..... he is like my uncle that I don't know well....my problem is he outsmarts himself....in every loss he has outcoached himself.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Not everyone is jumping off the bandwagon. I won't post much this week because it sickens me to read the board after a loss, but I'm fully supportive of this team and its leadership. Couple of Ws the next two weeks, and the 7-3 Bills go to NJ for a little payback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunninRebel Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I agree 100%...this is a team that was an after thought nationally, then became darlings, and is now in the gutter? They're tied for 1st in the division and got a half the season to prove who they are. I still think they have a chance to make the playoffs and if not, theres always next season, which will have a full set of OTA's and trainning camp to get better. This team is on the rise and one game doesnt define them, good or bad. ps. GO BILLS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzyflakes67 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 (edited) Great post, I agree with pretty much all you said. It seems like people were expecting to go undefeated or something...every time we lose it's all doom and gloom, and the whole to organization gets questioned. Losses are inevitable, as are a few clunky games...it happens to every team in the league. We got beat today by the Jets (with some assistance from us), and we never really showed up offensively until the end of the game where it was too late. That urgency was desperately needed from the start of the game, but it just wasn't there. We played a poor game and we will hopefully learn from it. Still though, the turn around from being 0-8 in the first half of last season to being 5-3 right now is great, and we've shown a lot of unexpected promise. This year was written off by everyone as a mediocre re-building year, so this is like an unexpected gift...yet people act like this is a given and we should be winning every game with non-stop excellence. That is just not realistic at all. I also stand by Fitz as I believe he can keep us competitive in this league for a few years until we get a young, long-term ace QB. He had an ugly game yesterday but apart from that he's been a top 10 QB. His completion % has been very good, has been great in the red zone, thrown us a bunch TDs, and along with the O-line done a great job of minimizing sacks. Let's nit forget Fitzy was Septembers AFC player of the month. Think about that...a BILLS QB getting that honor. When was the last time that happened? Edited November 7, 2011 by Fitzyflakes67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 (edited) - I saw a lot of kneejerk reactions from fans yesterday after that loss I haven't really been on the board to see the knee jerk reactions you are talking about with how busy I have been. However, I found your comment curious... Is it really fair to call peoples reactions "knee jerk reactions" when this team was just man handled on our own field for our 3rd loss in 5 games by a key divisional rival that we still face again soon? It was an embarrassing loss... I am stoked to see improvements this year and think we are headed in the right direction. However, lets face the facts, this team is in danger of turning into the 08 team with a hot start and still missing the playoffs. I think this team is better than the 08 team, however, I can see why people are frustrated as its going to be a tough road to the playoffs from here on out as 10 wins may not even get you in. And with a fan base that's suffered for so long, not making the playoffs after a 5-2 start again is a tough pill to swallow. Edited November 7, 2011 by Alphadawg7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 (edited) What are you proud of? They got their teeth kicked in yesterday and were completely exposed for what they are. A finesse football team. I'd be shocked if they go into Dallas this week and win. I think the Bills lost the game and some confidence after that ass kicking yesterday. Isn't it funny how the waiting-for-the-other-shoe-to-drop pessimists only think that losses "expose a team for what they are"? Yes, winning big upsets against the Patriots and Eagles is just something that randomly occurred, but one bad loss against the Jets unearths some latent suckitude Oh, but I forgot. The Jets game happened most recently, so it's the only thing that counts. Trust me, I suffer no delusions about how bad yesterday sucked. But it was one game, and it certainly doesn't negate all the positive things that have happened this year. Edited November 7, 2011 by SageAgainstTheMachine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smears Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I agree, everyone seems to fall off the band wagon at every loss. Never seen so many flip floppers. Im proud to be a Bills fan. I bleed it through and through. Sure, I was upset with our loss but after thinking about it this game was the first loss all year where we were outplayed. I think thats why fans are taking it so hard. I blame the loss on our game plan going in there. Chan wanted to test Revis with quick slants and so on. Wish we just stayed away from that side of the field or just kept going long until they werent jamming us on every play. Gailey admitted the game plan was flawed and he even admitted that he got away from the run and made the offense too predictable. We will learn from this loss. Dont expect the same game next time we play them. GO BUFFALO! PS Our defense played well, and would have looked better if our offense did their job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SactoBillFan Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 It's hard not to be. We may not have the talent of a playoff team, but we definitely have the character. That being said we're 5-3 and are very much in the running for a playoff spot. with a little more size up front on the defense and an extra corner, this team could go far. But for now let's fight for that wild card. Fight on my men Sir Andrew said... The division is not out of the question. Yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Since 1972 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Yea, just anither three,four or five years and this team will be ready...to start rebuilding, again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Remember, either the Jets or Patriots will be 5-4 next week with a 2-2 divisional record. Everybody seems rather certain those two teams will make the playoffs, but one will be in risky territory after Sunday. Hopefully the Bills aren't there with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 What are you proud of? They got their teeth kicked in yesterday and were completely exposed for what they are. A finesse football team. I'd be shocked if they go into Dallas this week and win. I think the Bills lost the game and some confidence after that ass kicking yesterday. You would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Isn't it funny how the waiting-for-the-other-shoe-to-drop pessimists only think that losses "expose a team for what they are"? Yes, winning big upsets against the Patriots and Eagles is just something that randomly occurred, but one bad loss against the Jets unearths some latent suckitude Oh, but I forgot. The Jets game happened most recently, so it's the only thing that counts. This wasn't addressed to me, and I am not a pessimist as I like the improvements that we have seen. However, I feel the need to chime in here... 1. We got some lucky breaks to win the Pats game. I don't care how much you love the Bills, the truth is that if you are a realist then you know we got a few breaks to make that come back possible...but that's football. Still, it was not a convincing win by any means that would say we are a lock to win the second meeting. In fact, unless Brady gets hurt, we won't even be favorites in that game. 2. Eagles were not the same team they are now. They were a bunch of talented guys thrown together who did not know how to play with each other. They are a much better team now. We would have a much harder time beating them today and again would not be favorites in that game either. 3. This team is 2-3 in our last 5 games with one of those wins against Was where we were not overly impressive on offense against a very bad team. Now we are coming off a game where our offense looked like a pop warner team against the Jets. 4. Our defense isn't good enough for us to win games when our offense stuggles, and our offense has cooled down quite a bit in the last 5 games. 5. Fitz has thrown for less than 200 yards in 3 of the last 5 games. Our D cant stop anyone, and we will need a high powered offense to over come a lot of the deficiencies on D, so we need to figure out how to move the ball again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 I haven't really been on the board to see the knee jerk reactions you are talking about with how busy I have been. However, I found your comment curious... Is it really fair to call peoples reactions "knee jerk reactions" when this team was just man handled on our own field for our 3rd loss in 5 games by a key divisional rival that we still face again soon? It was an embarrassing loss... I am stoked to see improvements this year and think we are headed in the right direction. However, lets face the facts, this team is in danger of turning into the 08 team with a hot start and still missing the playoffs. I think this team is better than the 08 team, however, I can see why people are frustrated as its going to be a tough road to the playoffs from here on out as 10 wins may not even get you in. And with a fan base that's suffered for so long, not making the playoffs after a 5-2 start again is a tough pill to swallow. The kneejerk reaction was not so much on losing the game.....we were all upset that we lost....its the all or nothing attitude about the thing. We were not good this week so the team just sucks....Fitz is a bad QB because he was not good this week......Chan is not good because he lost this week......and on and on and on Its ONE game out of a SIXTEEN GAME season....that is the part that drives me nuts about kneejerk reactions. If the bills start stringing losses together....then this is when you should be hearing this stuff.....not after one loss. The bills ARE GOING TO LOSE GAMES....we are not a powerhouse no matter how badly some want them to be...they are a young team.....like a baby learning how to get up and take those steps after crawling around on the ground before that....its not going to be perfect....we are going to slip and fall sometimes. The question is....will this team pick itself up and try again...will it learn from its mistakes and not repeat them? In my mind there is only one way for us to beat the jets. - Pound the ball.....grind the damn thing out..... - Convert 3rd downs - Force punts - Shut down their running game We do those things and we win. Eventually we will get to the point where we can do that but we are in YEAR TWO of a SUCCESSFUL rebiuld. The team just feels right...it feels like finally for once in a very long time (like a decade) the team is heading in the right direction.....the people guiding the ship are doing a good job....etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Blizzard Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 @ John - I agree. I'm starting to sound like a broken record, but this team is a work in progress. We had a great start to the season, and when we are healthy, we can play with anybody. The problem? By mid season, most teams are fighting a war of attrition, and the Bills are suffering the same fate. Along with upgrades in the defense, the Bills need to get some quality depth on the roster. Will it happen this off-season? Hopefully. And hopefully we don't continue to let quality free agents leave the team (a la Jabari Greer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I agree, everyone seems to fall off the band wagon at every loss. Never seen so many flip floppers. Im proud to be a Bills fan. I bleed it through and through. Sure, I was upset with our loss but after thinking about it this game was the first loss all year where we were outplayed. I think thats why fans are taking it so hard. I blame the loss on our game plan going in there. Chan wanted to test Revis with quick slants and so on. Wish we just stayed away from that side of the field or just kept going long until they werent jamming us on every play. Gailey admitted the game plan was flawed and he even admitted that he got away from the run and made the offense too predictable. We will learn from this loss. Dont expect the same game next time we play them. GO BUFFALO! PS Our defense played well, and would have looked better if our offense did their job. I agree with most of what you said, but, our defense DID NOT play well. 4 scoring drives in a row by the Jets. The interception by Byrd was because Sanchez is terrible. If they would have gotten any real pressure on Sanchez we would have had a chance. Letting 126 rushing yards, also not good. Our defense is the reason this team may not make the playoffs. The offense had an off day (every offense does, I'm not too concerned and think Chan and Fitz will make the needed adjustments), but as usual the defense was sub-par. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailar Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Not everyone is jumping off the bandwagon. I won't post much this week because it sickens me to read the board after a loss, but I'm fully supportive of this team and its leadership. Couple of Ws the next two weeks, and the 7-3 Bills go to NJ for a little payback. +1 I'm the same. I don't tend to come on here a lot when we lose. Totally behind the team and the coaching staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 The kneejerk reaction was not so much on losing the game.....we were all upset that we lost....its the all or nothing attitude about the thing. We were not good this week so the team just sucks....Fitz is a bad QB because he was not good this week......Chan is not good because he lost this week......and on and on and on Its ONE game out of a SIXTEEN GAME season....that is the part that drives me nuts about kneejerk reactions. If the bills start stringing losses together....then this is when you should be hearing this stuff.....not after one loss. The bills ARE GOING TO LOSE GAMES....we are not a powerhouse no matter how badly some want them to be...they are a young team.....like a baby learning how to get up and take those steps after crawling around on the ground before that....its not going to be perfect....we are going to slip and fall sometimes. The question is....will this team pick itself up and try again...will it learn from its mistakes and not repeat them? In my mind there is only one way for us to beat the jets. - Pound the ball.....grind the damn thing out..... - Convert 3rd downs - Force punts - Shut down their running game We do those things and we win. Eventually we will get to the point where we can do that but we are in YEAR TWO of a SUCCESSFUL rebiuld. The team just feels right...it feels like finally for once in a very long time (like a decade) the team is heading in the right direction.....the people guiding the ship are doing a good job....etc etc. I hear what you are saying, but you do realize we are 2-3 in our last 5 games with one of those wins against a terrible team, and the other against an Eagles team that had yet to find themselves. Also, Fitz has passed for less than 200 yards in 3 of the 5 games too...with this defense, we can't afford for the offense to not move the ball. Not to mention, this loss was embarrassing as we looked like a pop warner team against a divisional rival who we still have to face again and it's on their home field next time. So, its not "ONE" loss as you put it...its 3 in 5 weeks. Fans have a right to be concerned about that. Why is it that if someone shows concerns over our obvious holes and short comings that they are "off the band wagon" and stuff? Bottom line, there is reason to be optimistic about this team and there are also a lot of reasons to be concerned about this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 (edited) I hear what you are saying, but you do realize we are 2-3 in our last 5 games with one of those wins against a terrible team, and the other against an Eagles team that had yet to find themselves. You're a quality poster and I respect your opinions. This passage, though, is where we fundamentally disagree. You're basically saying, for the losses, "They lost." For the wins, "They won but ________." Why hedge on the wins but not the losses? The losses concern me too, but I won't discredit the wins. I've always been of the mind that a win is a win and a loss is a loss. If there's a big-time mitigating factor, I'll take it into account. I don't think something nebulous like saying the Eagles hadn't found themselves yet represents a significant mitigating factor. I don't think it's fair to assume that the Eagles would handle us today, as it seems you're implying. Just my opinion. Edited November 8, 2011 by SageAgainstTheMachine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 This wasn't addressed to me, and I am not a pessimist as I like the improvements that we have seen. However, I feel the need to chime in here... 1. We got some lucky breaks to win the Pats game. I don't care how much you love the Bills, the truth is that if you are a realist then you know we got a few breaks to make that come back possible...but that's football. Still, it was not a convincing win by any means that would say we are a lock to win the second meeting. In fact, unless Brady gets hurt, we won't even be favorites in that game. 2. Eagles were not the same team they are now. They were a bunch of talented guys thrown together who did not know how to play with each other. They are a much better team now. We would have a much harder time beating them today and again would not be favorites in that game either. 3. This team is 2-3 in our last 5 games with one of those wins against Was where we were not overly impressive on offense against a very bad team. Now we are coming off a game where our offense looked like a pop warner team against the Jets. 4. Our defense isn't good enough for us to win games when our offense stuggles, and our offense has cooled down quite a bit in the last 5 games. 5. Fitz has thrown for less than 200 yards in 3 of the last 5 games. Our D cant stop anyone, and we will need a high powered offense to over come a lot of the deficiencies on D, so we need to figure out how to move the ball again. Hopefully the rest of the league was not watching and will not follow the Jets plan to totally make Fitz look like the weak scatter arm QB he actually is. Gailey did him no favors with his game plan and play calling, but Fitz has to throw open his WRs like real NFL QBs do on a regular basis. and it has to be more than 10 yards down field. The Jets packed the box because they had no fear of getting beat down the field. good thing the Bills are maximizing the $4 mil they paid to Brad Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Hopefully the rest of the league was not watching and will not follow the Jets plan to totally make Fitz look like the weak scatter arm QB he actually is. a) The Jets make a lot of QBs look bad. I'm not excusing Fitz' play on Sunday, but better quarterbacks have utterly failed against the defense over the last couple seasons. b) The whole "blueprint for success" concept that you're espousing here is nothing more than a platitude. If following the Jets gameplan was so easily done, everybody would do it. But the truth is that most teams don't have the quality CB play that the Jets do. When you can shut down a team's #1 and #2 wide receivers with just two defensive players, life is hard. Most teams can't do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOE IN HAMPTON ROADS Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 @ John - I agree. I'm starting to sound like a broken record, but this team is a work in progress. We had a great start to the season, and when we are healthy, we can play with anybody. The problem? By mid season, most teams are fighting a war of attrition, and the Bills are suffering the same fate. Along with upgrades in the defense, the Bills need to get some quality depth on the roster. Will it happen this off-season? Hopefully. And hopefully we don't continue to let quality free agents leave the team (a la Jabari Greer) Rgr. We're in year two of a three year rebuild. Really we're in year one, because the first draft Buddy and Chan were still unaware of just how bad the team really was. I don't think they would have gone for Spiller had they realized how the deep the needs on the lines (both O and D) were at the time. I think they thought the team was OK, but DJ sucked and they would come in and pick things up with better coaching. It took Chan several games into the regular season to realize he had the wrong QB and the team was in deep, deep trouble. We had a great draft this year based on positional needs and Chan has a plan going forward - it will just take time. I'm OK with not making the playoffs as long as we continue to improve. Next year is the year we will make a serious run at it. If we make a wildcard spot this year, gravy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 (edited) You're a quality poster and I respect your opinions. This passage, though, is where we fundamentally disagree. You're basically saying, for the losses, "They lost." For the wins, "They won but ________." Why hedge on the wins but not the losses? The losses concern me too, but I won't discredit the wins. I've always been of the mind that a win is a win and a loss is a loss. If there's a big-time mitigating factor, I'll take it into account. I don't think something nebulous like saying the Eagles hadn't found themselves yet represents a significant mitigating factor. I don't think it's fair to assume that the Eagles would handle us today, as it seems you're implying. Just my opinion. I actually totally agree with you that a win is a win and a loss is a loss. I did not mean to come across as taking that away from them as that's not fair to them and apologize for giving that impression. They were still a tough opponent and it was a quality win (that I especially loved because my friend is a hard core Eagles fan and I was talking all kinds of smack...lol). That being said, I think the Eagles are a bit tougher now than they were then, but just a matter of opinion really. The Pats game took 4 INT's of Brady to win, so it was a GREAT win, but not the type of win that makes me feel like we are the favorites to beat them again as I don't expect Brady to give us the ball 4 times again. And lest face it, he moved the ball on us all day with ease, so if it was not for the 4 picks no way we keep up in that game. The real meat of what I was trying to convey, is that we played 4 good teams in the last 5 weeks (and 1 bad team in Wash), and one of them was struggling a bit at the time (the Eagles) and that happened to be the only team we beat among those 4 good teams. The other 3 good teams we lost too. That's my concern, is this teams ability to beat the better opposition as this season goes on because we still have several tough games on our schedule left, especially our divisional ones. But like I said, I am not a pessimist on this team, I really have enjoyed the season (except the Jets game which was embarrassing) and am optimistic about the direction of this team. At the same time, I don't blame anyone for having concerns because we have lost 3 of our last 5 and this season could quickly turn into a repeat of the 08 season where we started hot with some come back wins and then still missed the playoffs. Compounding the issue is that 10 wins may not even be enough to get into the playoffs with such a tough AFC race shaping up. Edited November 8, 2011 by Alphadawg7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I agree with most of what you said, but, our defense DID NOT play well. 4 scoring drives in a row by the Jets. The interception by Byrd was because Sanchez is terrible. If they would have gotten any real pressure on Sanchez we would have had a chance. Letting 126 rushing yards, also not good. Our defense is the reason this team may not make the playoffs. The offense had an off day (every offense does, I'm not too concerned and think Chan and Fitz will make the needed adjustments), but as usual the defense was sub-par. This was the statement game that was talked about. The statement is that we are not there yet and need another good draft to compete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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