Preseason Week 2 Bills at Bears - Game thread

[GunnerBill]

14 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said:

 

I'm not sure of the truth of the matter, but here's what McD said...

 

"Get out there and playing against their ones, I expect -- we expect -- to compete with them, and that wasn't the case early.  And then our twos, who were out there against their twos, and our threes against their threes -- it didn't get much better."

 

bleacherreport.com/articles/25239443-sean-mcdermott-rips-bills-after-38-0-loss-caleb-williams-bears-nfl-preseason

 

There was some legit three/fours against some three/fours in the second half of the fourth quarter. Probably the last drive from each team. But before that.... I mean it never really got to level pegging in terms of the teams that were out there. We had at least five threes starting against the Bears starters. 

[Cash]

22 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said:

 

I'm not sure of the truth of the matter, but here's what McD said...

 

"Get out there and playing against their ones, I expect -- we expect -- to compete with them, and that wasn't the case early.  And then our twos, who were out there against their twos, and our threes against their threes -- it didn't get much better."

 

bleacherreport.com/articles/25239443-sean-mcdermott-rips-bills-after-38-0-loss-caleb-williams-bears-nfl-preseason

 

That reads to me like he means "our twos (in this game)" and "our threes (in this game)".  

[hondo in seattle]

2 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

There was some legit three/fours against some three/fours in the second half of the fourth quarter. Probably the last drive from each team. But before that.... I mean it never really got to level pegging in terms of the teams that were out there. We had at least five threes starting against the Bears starters. 

 

I suppose that in the beginning, it was pretty clearly their 1s versus our 2s & 3s.  But after that, there was a hodgepodge of 2s and 3s out there on both sides.  So maybe they had more 2s and we had more 3s but if you looked at individual matchups, you'd see in some cases a Bills 2 versus a Bear 2 or a Bills 3 versus a Bear 3.  And we weren't winning even those matchups.  Maybe that was McD's point. 

 

For example, Buffalo Joe looked like AJ Kline.  If I were the Bears QB, I'd throw to whoever he was covering because he couldn't cover anyone 1, 2, or 3.  

[GunnerBill]

10 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said:

 

I suppose that in the beginning, it was pretty clearly their 1s versus our 2s & 3s.  But after that, there was a hodgepodge of 2s and 3s out there on both sides.  So maybe they had more 2s and we had more 3s but if you looked at individual matchups, you'd see in some cases a Bills 2 versus a Bear 2 or a Bills 3 versus a Bear 3.  And we weren't winning even those matchups.  Maybe that was McD's point. 

 

For example, Buffalo Joe looked like AJ Kline.  If I were the Bears QB, I'd throw to whoever he was covering because he couldn't cover anyone 1, 2, or 3.  

 

Yes - that's fair. There were individuals who you might class as our 2s on the field at the same time as individuals who are their 2s and likewise 3s and 3s... but they were relatively few. He could well be worried about how often we lost those battles.

[jkeerie]

41 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

Yes - that's fair. There were individuals who you might class as our 2s on the field at the same time as individuals who are their 2s and likewise 3s and 3s... but they were relatively few. He could well be worried about how often we lost those battles.

McD spoke a lot about looking at the film and determining which players won their one-on-one battles.  Those are the players they could develop.

[Turf Toejam 34]

After looking at the film (gave up on Sunday before the first half ended), if it was McBeane's plan to showcase players in such a horrible light that no other team will be interested in them when they get cut, then I would call that MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.