QB Bills Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 According to Timmy G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Ugh. Was kind of hoping we could do better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Does this mean he's not BFF with Marrone anymore? GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Ugh. Was kind of hoping we could do better. Better? Special teams went from 30th in 2013 to 4th this past season. Can't ask for much more than that. http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
217014170 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Not just Marrone...he was Schwartz's Special Teams guy in Detroit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Better? Special teams went from 30th in 2013 to 4th this past season. Can't ask for much more than that. http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamst Think it was more him, or an overemphasis on adding talent (though whaley did well gathering guys that contribute elsewhere) I done think Rex gives him the extra kicker, and every close game day roster call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Hopefully Marcus Thigpen is back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 They were a strength in 2014. Easley was a monster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 All depends on how Rex approaches ST. Starters playing on ST=success, back ups =mediocrity at best. That was the biggest difference between 13 and 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Ugh. Was kind of hoping we could do better. ST were better this yr so it's good, coaching is important but better players are more important and always make coaches look smarter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Think it was more him, or an overemphasis on adding talent (though whaley did well gathering guys that contribute elsewhere) I done think Rex gives him the extra kicker, and every close game day roster call My thoughts too. They really stacked ST with a lot of talent and specialists. Starters like robert woods, Chris hogan, Corey graham were on coverage teams. They kept a kickoff specialist. We are not always going to have that luxury, and crossman doesn't exactly have a great prior track record as a ST coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimer1960 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Ugh. Was kind of hoping we could do better. In what way? I thought that the Bills' special teams were very good this past season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewildrabbit Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 big whoop... Will he suck again when Marrone is no longer helping him? We shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) big whoop... Will he suck again when Marrone is no longer helping him? We shall see. What does this even mean? And oh by the way, Rex has always maintained a strong commitment to ST while with the Jets. Edit: Jets ST were ranked 6th, 5th, 4th, 21st (oops), 10th, and 16th during Rex's stint as a HC Edited January 13, 2015 by eball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeebusCrust Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 ST is what helped keep us in some of the games we won. I see this as a plus especially if we keep the ST specialists. A good ST play can be a momentum changer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 In what way? I thought that the Bills' special teams were very good this past season. Good this past year, but horrendous the year before. if I recall, crossman's prior track record wasn't good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Good this past year, but horrendous the year before. if I recall, crossman's prior track record wasn't good. Even this year there were some moments where I didn't feel great about him. An onside kick is always a long shot, but those were ugly by design, for example. Some other small situational things. I think the extreme infusion of talent helped a mediocre coach look much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Good news. Now sign Easley in FA and get rid of the KOS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewildrabbit Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Even this year there were some moments where I didn't feel great about him. An onside kick is always a long shot, but those were ugly by design, for example. Some other small situational things. I think the extreme infusion of talent helped a mediocre coach look much better. I agree, and those two onside kicks were really bad. Carpenter had a better record of making those work, and yet wasn't used. Talk about the Denver game when the special teams were pretty bad. The Bills had only one start past the 26 yard line all game, and were mostly pinned back at the 20 or behind it all game.20-20-19-40-20-10-20-26-20-8-10 Denver OTOH had most of their drive starts past the 33 to 40 yard line 46-39-37-40-39-20-33-40-25-44-44. Marrone had players like WR Mike Williams inactive so he could bolster special teams with more players on kick off coverage's. Which kinda made no sense considering the offense was so bad at scoring TD's in the red zone, and he had an extra kicker on the roster just to make sure to kick it out of the end zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 oh yeah. The Punter needs to be punted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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