BuffaloHokie13 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Buffalo springboard? Bills, fans hyped to host Pats Shoutout to Scott and TBD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Well, I don't know, Bandit. Just like our rushing schemes rely on having a top-notch 2ndary which can handle an "island paradise", the Pats offense really relies on having 2-3 "go to" guys who they rely on to beat any coverage. Gronk, Edelman, and the RB or possibly Amendola or Chandler. I don't know what they'll use, but I'm sure they showed that 4 TE and 3 TE/1 FB formation last game for a reason. Thanks, Bandit, I was unclear when I said "other two TE", I essentially meant "other TE besides Gronk and Chandler". We know Chandler is strictly "meh" on the blocking unless something big has changed. I have zero fear of that 4-TE look, as only 2 of those guys have any prayer of beating coverage, so in my mind it's strictly a run front. Unless it's short-yardage, there's going to be way too much traffic to run inside, so as long as our secondary is capable of turning plays back toward the interior, that formation is a non-starter IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Shoutout to Scott and TBD! But one fan who emailed this week -- Scott Sarama, a longtime and well-informed Bills supporter who founded the fan website TwoBillsDrive.com -- said Taylor's performance gave fans evidence-based hope that the team has finally landed a worthwhile young quarterback. "He acted like his normal self during it -- he's always pretty cool and calm," Wood said of Taylor. "I don't think many moments will be too big for that guy." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forward Progress Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 remember a couple years back? was it the jets? Maybe it was the rookie/late draft?? RT who had graded poorly. Playing against Mario ? I'm a bit senile with details. But Mario did not dominate as expected. Bill makes the low level players look good enough. As a whole group. If we focus on the center now, he will counter. These are two major coaching minds about to tee off. I remember that game (but not the name of the Jets tackle). What I remember is the tackle having his hands up in the face of Mario all day with no calls. Mario was at an unfair disadvantage with his helmet pushed up or sideways on several plays that day. I'm usually okay with officiating. I don't expect the refs to get every call right, but the Jets O-line could do whatever they wanted on that day. I have zero fear of that 4-TE look, as only 2 of those guys have any prayer of beating coverage, so in my mind it's strictly a run front. Unless it's short-yardage, there's going to be way too much traffic to run inside, so as long as our secondary is capable of turning plays back toward the interior, that formation is a non-starter IMO. I think it's a pretty good alignment for short yardage situations. If the defense counters with a lot of big slow guys, then the TE's will get good matchups. If the defence has small fast guys, then the running game should pick up the yards they need. I think we're lucky that the personnel of our base defence is the ideal blend of speed and size, so I expect that we can defend this better than most teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 @BuffaloBillsPR If @TyrodTaylor has a 100+ QB rating Sunday, he'd join Jim Kelly & Joe Ferguson as the only Bills w/ back-2-back 100+ QBRs to start a season Andy Major: "The fans are just tremendous" (12:33)Bills VP of Operations and Guest Experience Andy Major sat down on The John Murphy Show to update the fans and answer questions on their experience on game day inside Ralph Wilson Stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 @Patriots #Patriots #NEvsBUF @MatthewFairburn Can the Bills push the Patriots in the AFC East? Pats beat writer @KevinRDuffy and I go back and forth on the topic: http://ow.ly/Som9F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Rex Ryan and Bills face old foe in Patriots (2:26) Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan has always been fired up for games against the New England Patriots, whether that's at his old job with the New York Jets or when he moved to the head coach job within the same AFC East division. Patriots talk about the challenges they face against Buffalo (1:51) Join us in the locker room as the New England Patriots talk about the challenges they face with Rex Ryan and the Buffalo Bills. @mikerodak He's a "complete quarterback," so why haven't we heard about him? My story on Tyrod Taylor and where he came from: http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13681343/buffalo-bills-quarterback-tyrod-taylor-gives-nfl-talk-about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 @SalSports McCoy taking part in individual drills running over/around bags and cones with the rest of the RBs. @JoeBuscaglia McCoy is going through individual drills at the moment. Corey Graham is out here too. Only Goodwin and Steward are not practicing #Bills @ChrisBrownBills LB Tony Steward & WR Marquise Goodwin working their way back on the side. #Bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 It's actually not a whole lot different from how NE**** adjusted in the week 6 game last year. Kyle and Dareus were caving in the interior, and Mario and Hughes were having their way with the OTs in the 1st half (in fact, each of Solder and Vollmer got benched at different points in the half). In the 2nd half, NE**** went to 7 and 8-man protection schemes, keeping a TE and a back in to block on nearly every play. Schwartz never rushed more than 4, and dropped 7 into zone coverage most plays. The problem was that Duke Williams was the guy that drew coverage on Gronk most plays, and Brady/Edelman eat up that zone stuff when they have all day to sit in the pocket, so we got picked apart. This is the exact game plan that teams for years have used against Brady and it just doesn't work. It's made me think at times that the league mandates teams play zone with no blitzers against Brady! Because everyone does it, thinking that Brady gets rid of the ball so quick you can't get pressure to him so why even try, and everyone fails at it. That's the one thing that I think Rex gets... You can't play a zone, get little pressure on Brady, and expect to win. Those rub routes or pick plays that they have mastered guarantee an open receiver. Give Brady 2 seconds and he'll hit him. They absolutely have to pressure him up the middle and disrupt the clean breaks off the line. On offense, the sith lord prides himself at taking away a team's bread and butter. All I can say here is... With so little footage, it's hard to say what the Bills' offensive bread and butter is at this point. So, we just have to be able to adjust, throughout the game - especially the 2nd half!, and matriculate the ball down the field. Keep pressure on Brady, and keep the offensive game plan fluid and we can easily beat this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 @viccarucci So far, LeSean McCoy doesn't seem at all limited in early drills at #Bills practice open to the media. Running routes. News Blitz 9/18: Patriots-Bills in focus By Erik Scalavino A roundup of Patriots news coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 (edited) @ChrisBrownBills Fan Friday 9-18 http://wp.me/plmrg-bEU @JoeBuscaglia ESPN's Adam Schefter said the #Bills are "cautiously optimistic" that LeSean McCoy will play Sunday. The Bills keep shutting down top QBs ... with Brady on deck (2:34) Edited September 18, 2015 by 26CornerBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 @MikeReiss With veteran C/G Ryan Wendell (illness) not present at practice today, casts further doubt on his availability Sunday vs. Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Nails Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 @MikeReiss With veteran C/G Ryan Wendell (illness) not present at practice today, casts further doubt on his availability Sunday vs. Bills. Who would be their starting five if he can't go. Seems pretty thin on the interior for the patsies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 (edited) Who would be their starting five if he can't go. Seems pretty thin on the interior for the patsies Solder-Mason ®-Andrews ®-Jackson ®-Vollmer/Cannon Those are Rookies, not registered Edited September 18, 2015 by BuffaloHokie13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 This is the exact game plan that teams for years have used against Brady and it just doesn't work. It's made me think at times that the league mandates teams play zone with no blitzers against Brady! Because everyone does it, thinking that Brady gets rid of the ball so quick you can't get pressure to him so why even try, and everyone fails at it. That's the one thing that I think Rex gets... You can't play a zone, get little pressure on Brady, and expect to win. Those rub routes or pick plays that they have mastered guarantee an open receiver. Give Brady 2 seconds and he'll hit him. They absolutely have to pressure him up the middle and disrupt the clean breaks off the line. On offense, the sith lord prides himself at taking away a team's bread and butter. All I can say here is... With so little footage, it's hard to say what the Bills' offensive bread and butter is at this point. So, we just have to be able to adjust, throughout the game - especially the 2nd half!, and matriculate the ball down the field. Keep pressure on Brady, and keep the offensive game plan fluid and we can easily beat this team. Ryan doesnt play D like that against Brady.....probably why he has been more successful then other NFL coaches against him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Seems pretty thin on the interior for the patsies This could be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Solder-Mason ®-Andrews ®-Jackson ®-Vollmer/Cannon Those are Rookies, not registered pats better worry about Brady not getting hurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Who would be their starting five if he can't go. Seems pretty thin on the interior for the patsies Huge advantage for Dareus and Kyle over the interior of the NE OL! Huge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 pats better worry about Brady not getting hurt Kline may get mixed in at LG too, not sure it'd help much though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Kline may get mixed in at LG too, not sure it'd help much though. Nate Solder was benched in the Pittsburgh game for poor play. Hughes should eat him alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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