Beerball Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 The extra time off will help a ton. McKelvin, Jackson, Spiller should all be full go (I hope). Maybe we see Gilmore which would be a big lift. Byrd...I don't give a rat's ass about. Mario will benefit from the time off Aaron Williams will benefit, Legursky too. Still, it comes down to whether we can put a QB on the field who is capable of not losing the game. Pettine has to call the game of his life and the defense has to win this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFan Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 The extra time off will help a ton. McKelvin, Jackson, Spiller should all be full go (I hope). Maybe we see Gilmore which would be a big lift. Byrd...I don't give a rat's ass about. Mario will benefit from the time off Aaron Williams will benefit, Legursky too. Still, it comes down to whether we can put a QB on the field who is capable of not losing the game. Pettine has to call the game of his life and the defense has to win this one. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awwufelloff Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Thad Lewis...That is all.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 Pat White starts they lose 14-3. Tuel starts they lose 17-0. Unless the defense & return game score a few TD's it doesn't look like we have much of an offense. Don't tell me Fred, CJ and Pat will run 70 times. Cincy will do what Cleveland did. Play 8-9 guys in the box all day long knowing the Bills can't pass. Cincy D looks pretty tough. If Thad Lewis starts??? I agree (again) with you 100%!!! The Ralph will once again be rockin', add the 12th man to the list of reasons we win this game!!!! Along with 13 days to prepare!!! Nice to see someone else shares my optimism (as illogical as my reasoning is). Start strummin' that banjo Cletus - we need some good mojo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKA Bigdog Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 If kiko keeps progressing at MLB and the secondary improves over last weeks game they should be able to keep it close but I don't see the bills in their current condition beating another better than average team this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 The extra time off will help a ton. McKelvin, Jackson, Spiller should all be full go (I hope). Maybe we see Gilmore which would be a big lift. Byrd...I don't give a rat's ass about. Mario will benefit from the time off Aaron Williams will benefit, Legursky too. Still, it comes down to whether we can put a QB on the field who is capable of not losing the game. Pettine has to call the game of his life and the defense has to win this one. On WGR this morning Marrone hinted that he will be having a sit down with Legursky and Brown...me thinks our Guard play will be vastly improved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 On WGR this morning Marrone hinted that he will be having a sit down with Legursky and Brown...me thinks our Guard play will be vastly improved. Unless he's able to follow them on the field with a 2X4 I'm not sure how great an effect talking will have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 Unless he's able to follow them on the field with a 2X4 (and a bucket of wings) I'm not sure how great an effect talking will have! Point well taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 YES WE CAN well they could - if it's in Buffalo and Thad is current with the starting offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 Wide Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 i'm just looking forward to seeing the entire Pettine gameplan with a fully healthy defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Gilmore matched up with AJ Green. Andy Dalton getting pressured. Bernard contained. Gresham and Eifert shadowed by Kiko and Manny (or A. Williams) Tuel (or White, Dixon, Favre, Freeman, Carr or Unitas) playing a safe game with CJ and Fred I don't predict much, but when I do, I pick the Bills after a big Cinci win over the Pats. Go Bills!!!! I'm not concerned about the Cinci game. If they don't turn the ball over and stick with the run they should win this game regardless of who the QB is. The pass rush is lights out at home and the Bills have gone as the pass rush has gone. The concern for this team is on the road. I am not sure they can win a single road game this year with their QB outlook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 I'm not concerned about the Cinci game. If they don't turn the ball over and stick with the run they should win this game regardless of who the QB is. The pass rush is lights out at home and the Bills have gone as the pass rush has gone. The concern for this team is on the road. I am not sure they can win a single road game this year with their QB outlook. Agreed - road games seem to be our Achilles heel (hope I didn't jinx Kyle Williams with that comment) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishDave Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Cincy will expect conservative running attack from Buffalo and most certainly stack the box. I would tweak the offensive game plan based on how Thad looks in practice. If he is hitting receivers in stride during practice then open the passing game up on Sunday. Force Cincy to respect the deep ball, then run lots of draws. If Thad does not have chemistry with receivers in practice then I focus on getting the ball to Chandler over the middle as much as possible, especially using play action on first down. I say Chandler because he has proven himself to be a most excellent target who catches inaccurate passes that other receivers on this team tend to either fingertip or just plain drop. If the Bills can move the chains running the ball on first and second down this week, I will be very surprised. Can the Bills actually win with a huge question mark at QB? - One phrase comes to mind – “Any Given Sunday” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Who the hell is Thaddeus Lewis, honestly no joke. I hadn't heard about him until today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Since 1972 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I'm not concerned about the Cinci game. If they don't turn the ball over and stick with the run they should win this game regardless of who the QB is. The pass rush is lights out at home and the Bills have gone as the pass rush has gone. The concern for this team is on the road. I am not sure they can win a single road game this year with their QB outlook. Don't worry there only nine of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Who the hell is Thaddeus Lewis, honestly no joke. I hadn't heard about him until today. He played in a preseason game and I thought he looked good in it. Granted it was preseason against 3rd stringers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewildrabbit Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I'm not concerned about the Cinci game. If they don't turn the ball over and stick with the run they should win this game regardless of who the QB is. The pass rush is lights out at home and the Bills have gone as the pass rush has gone. The concern for this team is on the road. I am not sure they can win a single road game this year with their QB outlook. Unless of course the Bengals run the ball like they did against the Patriots. Lewis was an un drafted FA by the Rams in 2010, and then signed to Cleveland who waived him. Picked up by the Lions this year. Don't think I've ever heard of a QB coming off the practice squad to make a start in a regular season game and then winning that game. I'd feel different about this game if EJ were starting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaattMaann Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Lewis went to Duke, hes a MENSA member, and has already thrown for 5 TDs this sunday against Cinci.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badasss Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 We had a 10-game winning streak against the Bengals untill we blew it in 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Everything about him reminds me of leftwich. Right down to baby face ok but not phenomenal mobility and long azz wind up . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badasss Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Everything about him reminds me of leftwich. Right down to baby face ok but not phenomenal mobility and long azz wind up . Long azz wind-up = slow release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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