Ennjay Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 “We’re able to take our time doing them now, which is breaking down preseason opponents and our early regular season opponents." I have to wonder how important it is to break down preseason opponents. Do we need to gameplan for the scrubbinis that come in by the second quarter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I'm sure he is just saying that. I doubt a coach would say he is only going to break down regular season opponents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 You build confidence in the Preseason so its important to be able to set your guys upfor success then too, especially for a young team like the bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 You build confidence in the Preseason so its important to be able to set your guys upfor success then too, especially for a young team like the bills Well put. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Long Beach Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Also, other teams will run a similar scheme to some of our preseason opponents. It's good to understand that scheme (even though it's likely a pretty vanilla version of it) so that you can test a couple things out with your players to see how they'll work for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintmyhouse Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 (edited) They should review all the times last year that they had success running the ball early on and then switched run to shotgun on every single play and ruin any chance of keeping the Bills in the game. They should be completely focusing on how to get Spiller and Jackson and Parrish the ball in space more often. They can't defensive game plan, they have no clue how in shape the guys are or who will be playing, but they do know most of the guys on offense. Gailey was a big time failure last year for being an offensive genius. That crappy 2-14 KC Chiefs team with Tyler Thigpen scored more points a game then the Bills did this past season. Edited May 25, 2011 by paintmyhouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Is there anything to stop him from watching some of these workouts the players have organized on their own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Is there anything to stop him from watching some of these workouts the players have organized on their own? Funny, but I had a similar thought a little while ago. What's stopping a coaching staff from spying on workouts of other teams' players? The locations are being divulged in every newspaper article around. Seems as though it's the Wild West out there and anything goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryPinC Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 “We’re able to take our time doing them now, which is breaking down preseason opponents and our early regular season opponents." Translation: We're whacking our puds against the desk and trying to look really busy doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 "We're able to take our time doing them now, which is breaking down preseason opponents and our early regular season opponents." I have to wonder how important it is to break down preseason opponents. Do we need to gameplan for the scrubbinis that come in by the second quarter? First of all, here's the link: http://prod.www.bills.clubs.nfl.com/news/article-2/Bills-coaching-staff-staying-busy/677409e1-7b11-442f-b845-72b11caaee33 Nix and Gailey state clearly that they are preparing for the opener against the Kansas City Chiefs. The only thing Gailey said about the preseason is that "we want to finalize what we want to accomplish in the preseason." “There are a lot of disadvantages to the lockout, but one thing that’s helping our coaches is they’ve got a lot of time,” said Bills GM Buddy Nix. “They’re working now on Kansas City and an attack to be able to best utilize our guys.” Buffalo opens the 2011 season against the defending AFC West champions at Arrowhead on Sept. 11. “We spend our days now offensively breaking down Kansas City,” said Gailey. “That’s our opener and find out what we think we want to do against them. We also want to finalize what we want accomplish in preseason. Those are things we can do now without the players being here.” So your characterization of what the coaches are doing is not accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4BillsintheBurgh Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Hopefully this will help G Edwards and Wanny cook up some stuff this year. Hopefully they'll have the time to implement it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ennjay Posted May 26, 2011 Author Share Posted May 26, 2011 First of all, here's the link: http://prod.www.bills.clubs.nfl.com/news/article-2/Bills-coaching-staff-staying-busy/677409e1-7b11-442f-b845-72b11caaee33 Did you happen to read the third paragraph of the story you linked to? “We spend our time now working on things that we sort of cram in around OTAs,” Gailey said. “We’re able to take our time doing them now, which is breaking down preseason opponents and our early regular season opponents. So we’re able to get some general ideas against those teams and what they’re doing.” You might also want to try some decaf. A lighthearted observation is not a life-and-death issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 (edited) Did you happen to read the third paragraph of the story you linked to? "We spend our time now working on things that we sort of cram in around OTAs," Gailey said. "We're able to take our time doing them now, which is breaking down preseason opponents and our early regular season opponents. So we're able to get some general ideas against those teams and what they're doing." You might also want to try some decaf. A lighthearted observation is not a life-and-death issue. No, I missed that… but I did take the time to actually post the link. As for your coffee comment, ARE YOU THREATENING ME!!! Sorry brother. Edited May 26, 2011 by San Jose Bills Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ennjay Posted May 26, 2011 Author Share Posted May 26, 2011 ARE YOU THREATENING ME!!! Sorry brother. No worries mate. Go Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffmonster Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 They should review all the times last year that they had success running the ball early on and then switched run to shotgun on every single play and ruin any chance of keeping the Bills in the game. They should be completely focusing on how to get Spiller and Jackson and Parrish the ball in space more often. They can't defensive game plan, they have no clue how in shape the guys are or who will be playing, but they do know most of the guys on offense. Gailey was a big time failure last year for being an offensive genius. That crappy 2-14 KC Chiefs team with Tyler Thigpen scored more points a game then the Bills did this past season. Our defense was a BIG time failure. The offense at least kept us competitive in most games. No Gailey didn't turn the Bills O into an offensive powerhouse, but it was only one year for him and things take time. He certainly did improve the offense from last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Our defense was a BIG time failure. The offense at least kept us competitive in most games. No Gailey didn't turn the Bills O into an offensive powerhouse, but it was only one year for him and things take time. He certainly did improve the offense from last year. Another point to add to this is that it is much easier to be successful as an offensive coach/coordinator when you are not CONSTANTLY playing from behind. When your defense is able to make some stops, and you have a lead or the game is close, you are able to stick to your offensive game plan. When the opposing team gets an early lead because your defense sucks, this changes your offensive game plan. It is necessary to take more risks, force plays and make decisions that you wouldn't normally make, and often times abandon your run game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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