KOKBILLS Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 The only way we are going to be able to beat Tom Brady is with a GREAT defense. We need to be able to get/keep Brady off the field. We need to keep pressure on him with consistent pass rush. The 90 Bills were able to beat the Marinos, Elways, Bledsoes with their defense and superior pass rush with Bruce, Biscuit, Paup and others. Barr, Mack and players like Dee Ford, Kony Ealy are types of guys that can apply such pressure to opposing QBs. Those OLBs you listed above are either getting long in the tooth or have contracts that will be ending soon. Yes you do need an offense to put points on the board, but you need a defense to suppress the other team. I don't completely disagree...But the only way? There's never only one way... Those 90's Bills teams were pretty good on Offense too...Especially in the early 90's...But more than anything they were a FAR more balanced team than they are today...Offense, Defense, and ST's... A look at a few of the Pats losses over the past two years...And a few is most because they don't lose much... Jets 30-Patriots 27 Panthers 24-Patriots 20 - Brady has 296 yds passing Fish 24 - Patriots 20 - Brady has 364 yds passing Ravens 31 - Patriots 30 - Brady has 335 yds passing 49ers 41 - Patriots 34 - Brady has 443 yds passing... Good team efforts, from good teams, beats the Patriots...As far as Brady goes keeping him out of the end-zone seems to be the most important factor...He only had 5 passing TD's in those 5 losses... But you still have to put points on the board to beat them while you hold Brady out of the end-zone...The Bills held Brady to 23 points in the opener last year, and lost because they could not score more than 21 at home... Don't get me wrong, I agree you need a strong Defense to beat the Patriots consistently...But more than that you need a strong, balanced team...The Bills have a far better Defense right now than their Offense...They needs to add to that Offense and become more balanced...Move the ball to keep the Defense rested...Give EJ as much help as humanly possible so he has the best chance to succeed... The Bills added key UFA's at LB and DB already this off season...They will add to that Defense somewhere in this Draft...But early on they need to get EJ help...They need to block better for him, give him better weapons, etc...Because realistically the easiest way to overtake the Patriots is if EJ becomes a top NFL QB... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Bills in attendance at Cornell pro day. http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20140327/SPORTS03/303270067/Cornell-s-Mathews-Minor-show-their-stuff-NFL-scouts-pro-day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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