1B4IDie Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 So I've perused the strings and there seems to be very little attention to the Broncos Secret Weapon, Emmanuel Sanders. Yes Demaryius Thomas is a great WR, yes Julius Thomas is a beast TE, but a lot of NFL teams have a great WR and a beast TE. The key to the Broncos offense is Emmanuel Sanders. I'm concerned that the Bills have no answer for him. Just to make this clear Emmanuel Sanders is number 2 in the NFL with 57 competitions for First Downs! 57! I don't know if the Bills have 57 First downs on the season as an offense. Sanders is #4 in Receiving yards and #3 in Catches over 20 yards (19) (DT has 20 so watch out for Big Gainers) Emmanuel Sanders is quietly having one of the best years of any WR in the NFL. http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/player/_/stat/receiving/sort/receivingFirstDowns When the Bills get pressure on Manning, Manning is not going to be looking for JT or DT he is going to be looking at Emmanuel Sanders in the slot on a hot route. Who the hell is going to cover Emmanuel Sanders? Seriously? What is the game plan here? Put Robey on him in man? Obviously Demaryius Thomas is going to get his, he is an amazing WR. If Emmanuel Sanders has 8 catches for 110 yards and 6 First Downs on top of whatever DT and JT are going to do, the game will be a blowout. Stop Emmanuel Sanders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Robey IMO is a great matchup for Sanders. Sanders small and quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazed and Amuzed Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Put Sammy Watkins on him, Belechick used to do it w Edleman and Troy Brown effectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 This is why the Bills need a hacking division to place illicit images on his phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 So I've perused the strings and there seems to be very little attention to the Broncos Secret Weapon, Emmanuel Sanders. Yes Demaryius Thomas is a great WR, yes Julius Thomas is a beast TE, but a lot of NFL teams have a great WR and a beast TE. The key to the Broncos offense is Emmanuel Sanders. I'm concerned that the Bills have no answer for him. Just to make this clear Emmanuel Sanders is number 2 in the NFL with 57 competitions for First Downs! 57! I don't know if the Bills have 57 First downs on the season as an offense. Sanders is #4 in Receiving yards and #3 in Catches over 20 yards (19) (DT has 20 so watch out for Big Gainers) Emmanuel Sanders is quietly having one of the best years of any WR in the NFL. http://espn.go.com/n...ivingFirstDowns When the Bills get pressure on Manning, Manning is not going to be looking for JT or DT he is going to be looking at Emmanuel Sanders in the slot on a hot route. Who the hell is going to cover Emmanuel Sanders? Seriously? What is the game plan here? Put Robey on him in man? Obviously Demaryius Thomas is going to get his, he is an amazing WR. If Emmanuel Sanders has 8 catches for 110 yards and 6 First Downs on top of whatever DT and JT are going to do, the game will be a blowout. Stop Emmanuel Sanders! Pretty sure the coaches and players are aware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 But only this week. He's my fantasy superstar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 But only this week. He's my fantasy superstar! Right? He went late in one of my drafts. I was shocked he was available in the 10th round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Leave the little guy alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1B4IDie Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Right? He went late in one of my drafts. I was shocked he was available in the 10th round Only in Hindsight would he go earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Only in Hindsight would he go earlier. well played Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Mike Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Right? He went late in one of my drafts. I was shocked he was available in the 10th round I picked him up late in my FF draft too and he's one of the reasons I am in first place. The timing of this game works out as it's the first week of our playoffs and I won my division and thus have a bye so I can fully pull for the Bills to totally shut him down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I'm sure the Bills are very aware of what Sanders means to that offense. I agree with the comment upthread that Robey would be an ideal "tail" for Sanders on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpan Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I actually think Gilmore is a very good matchup for d Thomas with their respective size and speed. I think j Thomas if health and sanders will tear us apart if we play purely matchups. However our CBs have simply been playing sides recently so maybe they will just continue to do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Lots of weapons, I assume they will play them similar to Chicago. We were down a CB in that game as we are now. Good news is Preston has improved in coverage since week 1. Bad news is Manning ain't Cutler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1B4IDie Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Lots of weapons, I assume they will play them similar to Chicago. We were down a CB in that game as we are now. Good news is Preston has improved in coverage since week 1. Bad news is Manning ain't Cutler. If the plan is covering Sanders with Preston Brown they can just pack up and go home now. Sanders would shred a LB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) If the plan is covering Sanders with Preston Brown they can just pack up and go home now. Sanders would shred a LB. ha. No. He can, however, help with the TE who I assume will be AW's responsibility. He was doing that with Bennett in week 1, which is what I meant. Bradham is better in coverage but I'd consider blitzing him sometimes. Gilmore and Graham on the WRs with help from Searcy. Robey on Welker in slot. If they man to man I would put Gilmore on sanders. Better route runner. Graham on DT. Edited December 5, 2014 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockinon Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) The Bills need to simply play their game. Yes, the CBs play their respective sides but the real trick is disguising coverages. This is where the safeties get involved. The Bills DBs have recently been communicating a lot lately. The QB is looking for one on one matchups. The safeties will pretend to be rolling coverage one way and then go another so they can disrupt a play or get an interception. The communications presnap allows the DBs to mix things up and catch the QB off guard. Add in that the pass rush is so good and often the QB will toss some passes completely off the mark or float the ball leaving the DBs a chance to make a play on the ball. Our DBs have done a nice job of handing off a receiver to another DB. This allows the underneath guy to cut toward a potential play on the ball. It's resulted in some interceptions. When you watch Manning, he audibles a lot. Many think it is to draw an off sides or confuse the DL, but really he is trying to catch a glimpse of where coverage might be rolling. This only works against the D if they let it though. Recently, the DBs have been adjusting to QB tendencies and have done a nice job of making a play on the ball. It's all about catching the QB making a bad read. I honestly think our defense can do some things to confuse Denver's offense. This game will be a good test for the Bills. Edited December 5, 2014 by Rockinon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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