To summarize: it's never a simple fix, but what is needed to improve . . .
Better play calling, scheming, and coaching in general
More accuracy from the QB
The line has to improve protection, you cannot give up 8 sacks and expect the offense to run well
The running game has to get better
Wide Receivers (one in particular) need to get better in all ways
And despite all theses issues, the Bills have been in all three games.
FIx them--and the Defense is helped---and wins are a real possibility.
O can't make 3rd downs, and D can't get off the field on 3rd downs .... a deadly combination no matter what offense you're running
So I wonder, if slowing the offense down and making sure everyone is on the same page (unlike what happened in the 4th quarter against the Jets) might be a big help to them, and would also help the defense get a little more break, and can't hurt them.
Seems like an easy decision to me.
The Bills our being totally out-coach. Very poor clock management and play calling in the last few minutes of the half really highlighted this.
Alright, regroup and get out and get them in the 2nd half.
My pick is 4.5: I think the Jets D will get a few as well, Rex has said he will bring the heat. But I think the Jets have to throw the ball more than the Bills to score (the BIlls have a better run game to work with to help neutralize the pass rush). And with Geno's tendencies to hold it, five or more is a real, and necessary, possibility.
If it's is less than four, the Bills may be in trouble.
So a follow-up question: Does this designation put him out for the season? Or, if he heals, can he comeback this season?
And someone ask if he can play LG, I think he did play Guard some last season---I think, but I could be very much wrong about that. Anyhow, if he can come back from the injury, I say give him a serious look at left guard.
"Even more impresssive is the Bills are doing this while having played the most defensive plays in the NFL through 2 weeks, at 165, which gives the opposition an advantage in potentially tiring out the D and also a greater chance of breaking a big play."
So the only Defense this new fast-paced Offense of the Bills that is getting tired out is our own . . . and that cannot continue, or the Defense is playing with fire, and it will be worn down by the middle of the season.
#SlowItDownOnOffense !!!!
that's what dogs do, they pee on everything they sniff
IF, he outplays Smith this weekend, AND the Bills win, they will have to break their vows of silence, AND MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, admit they were "wwwwwwwrrrong."
I would suspect the aggressive pass rush has a lot to do with the unexpected early season success of the secondary. Which gives us hope that it could be even better with Gilmore and Byrd, etc.