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Seems to be the blueprint for success against us....it's a very hard offense to shut down, and Brady and co are by far the masters of it....sad to say...and Eli has two Super Bowl rings. I think we fared a little better vs Eli, especially in that 2nd half, but the first half of the game he was utilizing it to perfection.

Gee, do ya think they fared a little better vs Eli? I mean he had less than half of Brady's yardage. The Giants had 16 points on the board with under 10 minutes to play in the 4 th quarter. If say it was a lot better, and Brady was the only QB to have a good day vs Bills so far. Most teams don't have Brady, so this strategy seems limiting offensively. I'd say a far greater concern is figuring out how to move the ball and score points on offense with the current injuries. The D is fine.

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yup, not their fault. seems like teams that have gotten to us (pats and giants) have gone after the slot coverage and LB corp with short routes and quick passes

Bingo. Both Manning and Brady did exactly that. They created mismatches between their TEs and our LBs. That would have worked well if our LBs or Safeties did not make mental errors and forget tackling. The results from those games could have been different.

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Green, Jones, and Sanu present a huge challenge this week.

I wonder if we'll often see Mario Butler this week in the slot this week. Robey is giving up a lot of size no matter which WR is in the slot.

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Someone on twitter called Gilmore and Darby the Two Dreaded Monster. :thumbsup:

 

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Top 5 CBs by 2015 Season Grade: J. Norman 92.8 CAR R. Darby 90.8 BUF S. Gilmore 88.3 BUF T. Mathieu 87.9 ARZ C. Harris Jr. 87.8 DEN

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We're approaching return of Leodis McKelvin. Interesting to see where he fits w/ Darby playing so well. #Bills

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Someone on twitter called Gilmore and Darby the Two Dreaded Monster. :thumbsup:

 

@PFF

Top 5 CBs by 2015 Season Grade: J. Norman 92.8 CAR R. Darby 90.8 BUF S. Gilmore 88.3 BUF T. Mathieu 87.9 ARZ C. Harris Jr. 87.8 DEN

 

@JonTWCNews

We're approaching return of Leodis McKelvin. Interesting to see where he fits w/ Darby playing so well. #Bills

 

McKelvin, if he's fully healthy, will give the D more flexibility when they play teams like Cincinnati and NE. Imagine being able to put him on the boundary opposite Gilmore, and line up Darby 1-on-1 with Eifert.

 

Same goes for the 2nd NE game; Gilmore can take Gronk 1-on-1, and you still have Darby and Leo to play the boundary and Robey to play the slot.

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McKelvin, if he's fully healthy, will give the D more flexibility when they play teams like Cincinnati and NE. Imagine being able to put him on the boundary opposite Gilmore, and line up Darby 1-on-1 with Eifert.

 

Same goes for the 2nd NE game; Gilmore can take Gronk 1-on-1, and you still have Darby and Leo to play the boundary and Robey to play the slot.

yup. putting a corner on those receiving tight ends tends to be a nice matchup.

 

or even in the slot against the big WRs where robey is overmatched physically.

 

plus anytime someone is dinged, needs a breather, etc... having 3 starting caliber corners, plus a very good slot guy is a huge privilege.

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