Kelly the Dog Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 It's way too early and I guess it could change after the Sunday and Monday games, but the Bills are the top rushing team in the league at 152 yards a game (thanks, TT) as well as the top rushing defense at 74. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Stopping the run is almost meaningless in this league. Just be adequate. Stopping the short passing game and getting turnovers are the only measures of a defense - after points allowed of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 Stopping the run is almost meaningless in this league. Just be adequate. Stopping the short passing game and getting turnovers are the only measures of a defense - after points allowed of course.That is soooooo untrue. Enormous difference when it is 2nd and 7-8 versus 2nd and 4-5. The huge difference in the bills defense last year versus 2013 was the ability to stop the run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YattaOkasan Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 That is soooooo untrue. Enormous difference when it is 2nd and 7-8 versus 2nd and 4-5. The huge difference in the bills defense last year versus 2013 was the ability to stop the run. Agreed. Also important if you're down in the 2nd half. Brady and BB had to pass at the end of last game because the run was so ineffective. That kept us in the game; although not enough. I honestly think if they had gone to a run centric offense we would have completed the comeback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 It's way too early and I guess it could change after the Sunday and Monday games, but the Bills are the top rushing team in the league at 152 yards a game (thanks, TT) as well as the top rushing defense at 74. I'll buy that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smapdi Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 The Incognito signing was huge. He really has solidified this line & been a major part of the run game's success. He was #2 rated linemen goimg into today and I dont see that going anywhere but up after his performance today. He has been blowing up holes for the RBs and making life much easier for Glenn and Wood. He had the key block on Williams 41 yard TD. The run defense had been top notch. Preston Brown is turning into an elite ILB & is the cherry on top of this front 7. Being able to stifle the run game makes things so much easier on a defense. You get plenty of 3rd and longs where the defense can pin it's ears back and go hard aftet QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Stopping the run is almost meaningless in this league. Just be adequate. Stopping the short passing game and getting turnovers are the only measures of a defense - after points allowed of course. So wrong but it doesn't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Agreed. Also important if you're down in the 2nd half. Brady and BB had to pass at the end of last game because the run was so ineffective. That kept us in the game; although not enough. I honestly think if they had gone to a run centric offense we would have completed the comeback.You couldnt be more wrong. You guys are a decade behind. Seattle is the anomoly. The present and future is west coast pass concepts with four and five wide sets. Brady and Belichick have evolved and the rest of the league is still catching up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsVet Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 You couldnt be more wrong. You guys are a decade behind. Seattle is the anomoly. The present and future is west coast pass concepts with four and five wide sets. Brady and Belichick have evolved and the rest of the league is still catching up. This. And Belicheck used to be a defensive guy. I think he startred adapting to the new NFL during the '07 offseason after losing to Indy in the AFC Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 You couldnt be more wrong. You guys are a decade behind. Seattle is the anomoly. The present and future is west coast pass concepts with four and five wide sets. Brady and Belichick have evolved and the rest of the league is still catching up. That's ridiculous. There is no QB in the league that plays like Brady. None. There are a couple guys as good perhaps, like Rodgers. But no one can play the short passing game like Brady. He's insanely accurate on those which is the only reason it works. Edelman wouldn't be half as good on any other team but he is fabulous on the Patriots because he is so tough and quick and Brady is so accurate. On no oth team does that work. That's not a trend it's an outlier. This. And Belicheck used to be a defensive guy. I think he startred adapting to the new NFL during the '07 offseason after losing to Indy in the AFC Championship. You can't play that offense without Brady though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Flutie Band Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 That's a great accomplishment. If they can consistently run the ball and stop the run, they will be tough to beat. That's also a great formula to take the pressure of the QB and help the development of Tyrod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 It's way too early and I guess it could change after the Sunday and Monday games, but the Bills are the top rushing team in the league at 152 yards a game (thanks, TT) as well as the top rushing defense at 74. that's how you win games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) Looking good. This is not a knock on the Bills whatsoever. My issue with stats is that they can be misleading - The Cheatriots didn't need to run the whole game with their passing game and Miami had to pass to play catch up. That's ridiculous. There is no QB in the league that plays like Brady. None. There are a couple guys as good perhaps, like Rodgers. But no one can play the short passing game like Brady. He's insanely accurate on those which is the only reason it works. Edelman wouldn't be half as good on any other team but he is fabulous on the Patriots because he is so tough and quick and Brady is so accurate. On no oth team does that work. That's not a trend it's an outlier.You can't play that offense without Brady though. ummm you mentioned him. And his biggest advantage - he has class. AR has the best TD to INT ratio in the league. http://www.footballdb.com/leaders/career-passing-tdintratio Edited September 28, 2015 by BillsFan-4-Ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceWarMemorial Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 You can't play that offense without Brady though. bam....that's it right there. and lest we forget.......knock brady on his butt more than three times......and he rolls over like a baby for the rest of the game. disrupt his timing...and he's done for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) We are number 1 rushing/ defending the run. But also, The Bills rank #5 in passer rating, opponents passer rating. I like these stats better because as we saw yesterday.. garbage time yards are just that. Being efficient throwing and defending the pass and then forcing the opponent out of the threat of the running game, and putting up rushing yards yourself wins a lot of games! Edited September 28, 2015 by The Thurmanator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) You couldnt be more wrong. You guys are a decade behind. Seattle is the anomoly. The present and future is west coast pass concepts with four and five wide sets. Brady and Belichick have evolved and the rest of the league is still catching up. Even with the Patriots passing attack, when they can run on you, that's what they'll do all game. Evidence: The infamous "43's the Mike" game 3 years ago where they pummeled us up the middle every play while Bryan Scott was at LB. Sure, it's a pass happy league. But if a team can run the ball effectively, they will go to that almost every time. Edited September 28, 2015 by DrDareustein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) It's way too early and I guess it could change after the Sunday and Monday games, but the Bills are the top rushing team in the league at 152 yards a game (thanks, TT) as well as the top rushing defense at 74.Averaging low rushing yards allowed per game may mean the run d is good. It also may just mean teams are opting to throw instead, perhaps because it's a better match for them(NEP) and perhaps because they are too far behind on the scoreboard. Since the offense has jumped out to such huge leads early in the two wins, the opposing teams switched to throwing. And the pats, while quite the opposite, did very little running regardless of the scoreboard. The more meaningful indicator of the defense is that they are 4th best in avg passing yards per attempt despite having the most attempts against. The run d statistically allows a very average 4.3 yards per carry. Make no mistake, this defense is very good against the passing game thus far, and that has led to these two first half blowouts in conjunction with outstanding offensive execution. As a side note, they better start grooming Romans replacement. Because if this continues, he'll be getting a promotion in 2016 sending him elsewhere. Edited September 28, 2015 by over 20 years of fanhood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobobonators Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 BILLS have scored the 3rd most points in the NFL, only behind the Pats* and the Cardinals. Holy moly. I still remember a week 1 thread critiquing Roman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 About 1 of every 3 yards gained is a rushing yard. This is still significant and being able to stop the run is important, especially when an opposing team is ahead and trying to run the clock and in short-yardage situations. But, here's a scary stat: The Bills have the 30th ranked D in yards allowed per game. Rex is usually in the Top Ten. And the Bills had the personnel to finish in the Top Five last year. What's going on? The Bills offense, in contrast, is #10. Who would have expected that the Bills O would be far ahead of the Bills D in the rankings after three games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) Stopping the run is almost meaningless in this league. Just be adequate. Stopping the short passing game and getting turnovers are the only measures of a defense - after points allowed of course.Opinions vary-stopping the run is very important still for numerous reasons. Edited September 28, 2015 by billsfan_34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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