Bill from NYC Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) 1) I want to sing big time praises to Aaron Williams. Not only were his numbers good (9 tackles/5 assists), but he gave everything he had. He sacrificed his body on a tackle late in the 2nd quarter and came back. Kudos to you Mr. Williams. 2) If Spiller could see a hole ala Thurman, he would be an all time great. I mean this. There was a play in the 2nd quarter where he had a decent gain on a reception and he went the wrong way. With good vision, he could have been gone for a TD. 3) The second quarter was awful, no? EJ missed Watkins who was wide open and might have gone in for a TD. More to come on EJ..... 4) Dareus played his ass off today, better than anyone else on the DL. I loved his pursuit, and he never looked gassed, despite the defense being on the short end of Time of Possession once again. 5) Nobody on the OL played well today. That's right, nobody, including Cordy Glenn. Pears was particularly awful from what I could see (along with Wood), but having said that, EJ took WAY too much time to make decisions. 6) Shaking in the garden, the fear within you grows. Here there may be roses, to punch you in the nose. Twist their arms around you, slap you till you cry, Wrap you in their sweet perfume and love you till you die, When push comes to shove, you're afraid of love. 7) I can't say enough good things about Fred Jackson. The 3rd quarter TD pass was a sight to behold (as were his stiff arms throughout the football game), and btw, Watkins threw a really nice block on that TD. 8) Hey, was I seeing things? Did Gilmore get a facemask penalty AND get injured on the same play? Seriously, he was a liability today vs. the pass and even the run. At one point I was hoping they would take him out. It is way, WAY more important for the Buffalo Bills to win football games than it is to pretend that Gilmore is good, let alone a "shutdown corner," which is laughable. 9) I am not going to say that Mario provided much pass pressure because he did not. But, he did very well against the run. 10) The bottom line is that EJ sucked today. He waited to long to throw, AND to take off and run. 11) Am I the only one who is sick of these plays where the Bills gain yards and come up a yard or so short of a first down? SOB, that happens WAY too often and pises me off!!!!! 12) EJ goes down just a bit too easy for someone his size, especially on running plays. 13) 11 penalties for 101 yds, is totally unacceptable. 14) This post is not about throwing in the towel. I don't throw in f%#(&^g towels, but this was a very poor outing and we need to get WAY better in order to compete. 15) GO BILS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edited September 21, 2014 by Bill from NYC
Coach Tuesday Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 Gilmore is barely a football player at this point.
Big C Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 Agreed about AW. He was lights out today and I saw him ripping into his fellows DBs after bailing them out. Please stay healthy, AW. I thought Duke looked good subbing in for Searcy too. Gilmore was brutal today. Glad you noticed Mario's run d; it's always an underrated skill of his.
Greybeard Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 I was really surpised the Bills were within striking distance at half time. Looked like the kind of game you could steal. Anyone else wish Frank Reich was our OC?
truth on hold Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) Its unfair to pin this all on Gilmore. Mckelvin and robey didnt have great outings either. Defense plan was to stop gates, which they did. But that left a lot of man on their 3 quality wideouts. And with an experienced QB with time to throw, most secondaries will be vulnerable. And ditto on Mario's run defense ... that guy covers a lot of space with that wingspan and his ability to stay on his feet. Edited September 21, 2014 by Joe_the_6_pack
boyst Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 4) We rushed 4 guys for probably 90-95% of the offensive snaps. That they generated any pressure at all was impressive. SD had a back or TE stay home and block probably around half the time. Every TE releasing chipped the defender. To say the DL had a bad game, as many have said, is flat out wrong. 5) Wood had a few nice blocks and got around a little but it was a lousy half ass, no heart game. 8) You saw right, and furthermore there was a lot of grabs, granted they were small, by Chargers WR's. Floyd is very good at putting his hands on defenders and moving. 9) 4 guys can't get much pressure by themselves on a guy that is quick to throw. I don't know how you stop Rivers without premier DB's. 11) The penalties were a misnomer, I would like to believe. An anomaly. I do not think it represents the type of team we are. But, it's early and we'll see... ...that's just it. Lets see how we do after a loss. Time to step up. -1 brilliant. care to stand behind your cheap shot?
Heels20X6 Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 I was really surpised the Bills were within striking distance at half time. Looked like the kind of game you could steal. Anyone else wish Frank Reich was our OC? I wish Chan Gailey was our OC. No one could mask a QB's inefficiences better than him. He'd be much better for EJ than Hackett is with his ultra conservative playcalling.
PS 56 Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 What was obvious to me was the play of EJ vs Rivers. EJ has a long, long way to go to be a great quarterback in this league.
Greybeard Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 I wish Chan Gailey was our OC. No one could mask a QB's inefficiences better than him. He'd be much better for EJ than Hackett is with his ultra conservative playcalling. True. I should have said rather than Hackett.
The Big Cat Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 I was really surpised the Bills were within striking distance at half time. Looked like the kind of game you could steal. Anyone else wish Frank Reich was our OC? If he comes with Rivers, sure.
SouthernBuffaloBill Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 Anyone else wish Frank Reich was our OC? Me!
Green Lightning Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) Top 5 reasons we lost today: 1) EJ 2) EJ 3) OL 4) CB's 5) EJ Edited September 21, 2014 by Green Lightning
John Adams Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) EJ was terrible. Worst play of the day was 4th quarter, Jackson gets the Bills to a 3rd and 1 situation and has to leave slightly shook up. So they bring in Spiller... AND PUT EJ IN THE SHOTGUN. Then hand the ball to Spiller with zero momentum going forward and 4 yards behind the line. The play call was so stunningly awful that I wonder what kind of offensive coaching EJ gets. The right call was at least to hand off to a RB moving forward. Of course, EJ tucked it in to Spiller and they lost 4 yards. Then EJ threw the 4th and 4 to no one in particular. Edited September 21, 2014 by John Adams
PearlHowardman Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 brilliant. care to stand behind your cheap shot? I don't listen to the game-day opinions of Bills "fans" who live outside of WNY/CNY. I watched the game with a lot of other Buffalo Bills fans here in Syracuse.
KRT88 Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) Reasons we lost 1. Offensive game plan, too conservative 2. EJ is too indecisive, plays scared to make mistakes 3. Defense committed too many penalties, and made NO big plays Edited September 21, 2014 by KRT88
Nervous Guy Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 EJ was terrible. Worst play of the day was 4th quarter, Jackson gets the Bills to a 3rd and 1 situation and has to leave slightly shook up. So they bring in Spiller... AND PUT EJ IN THE SHOTGUN. Then hand the ball to Spiller with zero momentum going forward and 4 yards behind the line. The play call was so stunningly awful that I wonder what kind of offensive coaching EJ gets. The right call was at least to hand off to a RB moving forward. Of course, EJ tucked it in to Spiller and they lost 4 yards. Then EJ threw the 4th and 4 to no one in particular. This is my top concern...
Gray Beard Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 No comments on the play calling? Run, run, pass, punt. I wonder how much freedom EJ has to change the play? Are these the plays that are called from the sidelines, or does EJ change them at the line?
MikeSpeed Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 Penalties killed us today. Seemed like every big play we had was cancelled by a flag.
thewildrabbit Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) What was obvious to me was the play of EJ vs Rivers. EJ has a long, long way to go to be a great quarterback in this league. What was obvious to me was the play of the Bills O line vs the Chargers O line. The Chargers have a solid line, and should be in the playoffs again this year The Chargers run, run, and Rivers finds a way to move the chains on third down. Run, run, and Rivers finds a way to move the chains on 3rd down, over, and over, and over until they score. Buffalo run, run, EJ hurried. Hackett calls a bad play, and its on to a punt. EJ is no where near as good as Rivers, and he needs his run game to make first downs. Edited September 21, 2014 by FeartheLosing
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