ganesh Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 What is the one big thing that worries you when the Bills steps on to the grass field in M&T Stadium. For me, it is the pass rush (or lack thereof). We have one Pass Rusher in Hughes who has had one phenomenal season and no one worth talking about on the other side. We don't have another 10-sack Interior lineman in Dareus. I don't know where Rex is going to generate the pressure. If he is going to his DBs to create the pressure, I see a long day for the Bills defense.
Freddie's Dead Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 Defense. The offense is going to be fine. Can Kyle play DE? Can we stop the run without Mr. Big Puff? Will our LB's be any good as a unit? Will AW last more than a game? Will the Duke be the new Duke or the old Duke? CB is the only place on D where I'm confident.
Boatdrinks Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 The numerous voids and lack of depth on the roster. WR, TE, LB stand out as startling weak and lacking depth.
r00tabaga Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 This will be a great thread for all the pessimists to air their grievances!!!
eball Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 The numerous voids and lack of depth on the roster. WR, TE, LB stand out as startling weak and lacking depth. WR -- Watkins/Woods = starting weak TE -- Clay = starting weak Fans never cease to amaze me...
YoloinOhio Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 (edited) I think I would say the potential of turnovers in the middle of the field. Ravens D will try to take away the sideline and deep throws from TT and make him the throw to the MOF. He will need to show he can do that without throwing too many INTs. If Roman opens up the offense I think > than the 6 picks he had last year is inevitable, but then our D will need to step up to give TT the ball back. Edited September 8, 2016 by YoloinOhio
r00tabaga Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 Run defense Isn't the 3-4 the best formation to stop the run?
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 What do the Ravens know about TT that no one else does.
TPS Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 Without a doubt, it's the defense. The Ryan's have doubled down to prove the naysayers wrong.
YattaOkasan Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 WR -- Watkins/Woods = starting weak TE -- Clay = starting weak Fans never cease to amaze me... He did say startling. But I also don't understand how depth will matter that much in Game 1 of the season. I guess that poster extrapolated to the whole season.
Johnny Hammersticks Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 I'm concerned about the right side of the offensive line. Miller seems to have had a good preseason and is healthy, but the jury is still out on him. I've seen enough of Mills to determine that he is just not very good. Seeing Ryan Kerrigan take him to the woodshed reaffirmed that for me. Gotta keep #5 upright or we're screwed.
Webster Guy Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 Not worried about the Ravens scoring a ton of points, they don't have the receivers to rack up yards on Darby and Gilmore, and they don't have a TE threat or stud runners. For me it's the Bills O-line, especially that right side holding up. I firmly believe you can get a good indication of how the game is going to go when you watch how each team's O-line performs on the first handful of snaps, (a few runs and pass protect sets) They have a tough defensive front vs our pretty good O-line. If we can hold them off, this game is ours.
mannc Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 Not so much a question mark, but we need to hope Watkins is 100% after his foot surgery and barely playing in the preseason. Also will be interested to see how Goodwin does in the no. 3 receiver role.
snafu Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 Whether the defense can stop the run and make long 3rd-and situations. The secondary will hopefully do it's part. That, and whether this team can stop with the penalties -- they're killers on both sides of the ball.
John from Riverside Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 I think we are actually gonna be ok on run defense and pass protection against TE's.......the problem is Rex is gonna have to be right on which LB to keep on the field in down and distance between Z. Brown and Spikes. The thing I need to see is where consistant pass rush is gonna come from...... It did not come from Mario last year.....but that bills era is over and we are trying to IMPROVE this area...... I think its gonna come from multiple places......we do have down linemen that can generate pass rush.....Meatball....Adolphus Washington until week 5. We will be bringing linebackers and secondary blitzes......keeping QBs guessing.
hondo in seattle Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 Linebackers. They're really important in Rex's D and it may not be our best unit.
JohnnyBuffalo Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 I am going to go with offensive production/consistency. I think there are too many obvious things about the defense that will allow for us to say "yeah well that happened because of...." My question is are they as good as they appear to be on paper? Can they control the ball enough to allow the defense to have enough gas at the end of the game to keep it close? Fast strikes and home run balls are fun...but can they put sustained drives together and score touchdowns with consistency? Of course I could have said "the whole darn thing is a big ?" Go Bills!!!
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