Hapless Bills Fan Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 On what he thought of the first day in shoulder pads: I thought the defense dominated the practice. We have a lot of work to do on offense to be at their level of play right now. It is a little bit different than it has been and it is good for our football team. They have some good players (on that side of the ball). They work hard, they play hard, they are good leaders; it is a solid group up there. Linky Oh, Yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 On what he thought of the first day in shoulder pads: I thought the defense dominated the practice. We have a lot of work to do on offense to be at their level of play right now. It is a little bit different than it has been and it is good for our football team. They have some good players (on that side of the ball). They work hard, they play hard, they are good leaders; it is a solid group up there. Linky Oh, Yeah. I really hope this year is not another year where on one side of the ball we are good and the other holds us back like has so often been the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34-78-83 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 I was there today and the starting D-line is no joke!! Never once was there a pocket on any passing play they (the 1's) were in on. Never once did a back get significant daylight either. If it wasn't MArio disrupting things, it was Marcel. If it wasn't Marcel, it was Kyle. If it wasn't Kyle, it was Anderson. ALL of hem had would-be sacks and stuffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You herd it hear last Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 His word choice is interesting...they, up there, their level of play... we have catching up to do... can we read into his administration of the team or just where his mind is right now? Is there a hint of, "man I wish I had me one of THOSE guys on offense!"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 His word choice is interesting...they, up there, their level of play... we have catching up to do... can we read into his administration of the team or just where his mind is right now? Is there a hint of, "man I wish I had me one of THOSE guys on offense!"? Now when she said she likes me, did she mean she likes me or LIKES me? Me thinks you may be reading too much into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 I really hope this year is not another year where on one side of the ball we are good and the other holds us back like has so often been the case. No reason to believe that the offense will take a step back from last year, IMO. And last year they were average at worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Angel Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 I played football for a long time and never have I not seen a defense dominate the first practices... they have much less to incorporate, sure the defenses get more complex and schemes are more advanced but its still knowing your responsibility - pin your ears back and go..move and react. The offense has to become in sync, get there timing down, know what the man next to him is doing, get the cadence down, and the playbook has much more to incorporate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 I really hope this year is not another year where on one side of the ball we are good and the other holds us back like has so often been the case. It shouldn't be, it all depends on injuries I think. That was #1 D going against #2 Center and ?#2 or #3 RT? There were still completions and some decent runs...enough? If Wood and Pears are back and play up to their level last year, we'll be fine. If the backups improve, we'll be fine. If neither happens, well....it sheds some additional light on the last half of the season, doesn't it? I give our FO points for trying to address the OL with drafting, FA etc. but no team can improve if injuries drain the talent faster than we can build talent up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 (edited) On what he thought of the first day in shoulder pads: I thought the defense dominated the practice. We have a lot of work to do on offense to be at their level of play right now. It is a little bit different than it has been and it is good for our football team. They have some good players (on that side of the ball). They work hard, they play hard, they are good leaders; it is a solid group up there. Linky Oh, Yeah. I would expect our D-Lne to pretty much dominate every game...I mean we have an All-Pro player(Mario), 2 Pro-Bowl quality players(Dareus and KW), and one of the best pass rush specialists in the league(Anderson). Then we rotate in former starters Kelsay, Merriman, Edwards and Johnson along with Troup and Carrington. That is just freaking ridiculous. Teams literally may need to max protect on virtually every pass play to avoid getting their QB killed, as Mario, Kyle and Marcel all require double teams to effectively block them in most cases. That is 6 players to block them, plus another for Anderson/Kelsay, taking 7 players up front to block our 4. Throw in blitzes and we are going to be seeing a lot of quick hitting passes, screens, draws and 2 & 3 receiver routes this year... Edited July 29, 2012 by matter2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefenseWinzChampionshipz Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Now when she said she likes me, did she mean she likes me or LIKES me? Me thinks you may be reading too much into it Idk but, if a girl texts me "hey" she's just saying hi... But if she texts "heyyyyy" with 5 y's? That means she wants it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 (edited) Maybe Chan can light a fire under the OC this year....... Edited July 29, 2012 by Mr. WEO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You herd it hear last Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Now when she said she likes me, did she mean she likes me or LIKES me? Me thinks you may be reading too much into it thanks, next time I'll focus on all the obvious cliches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 MAYBE......just maybe.....Chan will trust his defense this year and put his two very good running backs to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 MAYBE......just maybe.....Chan will trust his defense this year and put his two very good running backs to work I'd be fine with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARCELL DAREUS POWER Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 when you have 3 players who could be the best at their position in the nfl and a super athletic pass rusher in anderson, with depth... well yeah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 I played football for a long time and never have I not seen a defense dominate the first practices... they have much less to incorporate, sure the defenses get more complex and schemes are more advanced but its still knowing your responsibility - pin your ears back and go..move and react. The offense has to become in sync, get there timing down, know what the man next to him is doing, get the cadence down, and the playbook has much more to incorporate. +1 If I remember correctly, the Bills DL was dominating at the start of last year's camp as well. Everyone was wondering if it was because they were good or because the OL was bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 This is good to hear. Yesterday people were talking about how it seemed the offense was completely dominating the D. It's good to see the Bills getting pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PearlHowardman Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 On what he thought of the first day in shoulder pads: I thought the defense dominated the practice. We have a lot of work to do on offense to be at their level of play right now. It is a little bit different than it has been and it is good for our football team. They have some good players (on that side of the ball). They work hard, they play hard, they are good leaders; it is a solid group up there. Linky Oh, Yeah. Meaning: We have a dominating D but an average O. Just as I expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Meaning: We have a dominating D but an average O. Just as I expected. our offense was best in the NFL through week 5 last year- and until injuries took their toll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Maybe Chan can light a fire under the OC this year....... I agree, Curtis Modkins has been a real no-show for this team. It's as if he isn't even calling the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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