Big Sweaties Report, 8/27/23 @ Chicago Bears

[Ralonzo]

I'm going as far as I can after being defeated best of 3 falls by an exhaust manifold today. So, probably the 1st half for now. Ok, let's fire up the DVR.
 
Series 1 Defense : 50-92-91-55??
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1st & 10) Handoff left. The entire Bills front moves the LOS back 3 yard, Oliver stops for no gain.
2nd & 10) Quick hitch to TE inc. No instant wins on the line, but Daquan was getting through.
3rd & 10) Chuck n hope to the left. Basham bull rush was getting some purchase. Rousseau doubled. 

 

Series 1 Offense : 73-76-60-64-79
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1st & 10) Quick slant Davis is... dropped. Nothing much to report there.
2nd & 10) Little hitch right to Harty. Brown was singled on the edge #94 and held up.
3rd & 2) Pocket was folding but Diggs short cross for the 1st down.
1st & 10) 1st run to Cook. Weird blocking scheme, both Dawkins and Edwards run past #93 who makes the play behind the LOS.
2nd & 9) Play action dump off to Harty who twists Edmunds up. Whole line blocks down one way, play goes other. 100% misdirection.
3rd & 4) Quick slant to Diggs, unstoppable. Lines look good when you hold your block 1 second.
1st & 10) Handoff Cook over RG. Torrence and Brown open a hole for 6.
2nd & 4) Cook again to the same hole, same result. Torrence fires to the second level, Morse seals the nose and Brown turns the end.
1st & 10) More Cook over LG with lesser results. Dawkins & Edwards combo their guy and move him out but the LB's fill.
2nd & 8) Quick out left to Dropthis. No major breakdowns there.
3rd & 8) This is that "vintage Allen" scramble right. Morse did get trucked by the guy Torrence started out blocking and passed off.
1st & goal) Allen scrambled right for a loss. Pocket held up, just all the receivers were tackled. Morse & Brown stymie their guys 1 on 1. Penalty Chicago.
1st & goal) TOUCHDOWN Handoff Harris behind Morse & Torrence. Right side bullied the Bears.
 
Series 2 Defense : 50-91-97-56
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1st & 10) Handoff RG. Phillips get pushed back by center but both Rousseau and Oliver defeat blocks to make the stop.
2nd & 11) Checkdown to RB inc. Looked like a sugar rush. Rousseau getting close again.
3rd & 11) Rousseau forces Fields to scramble. Floyd & Oliver stunt didn't work at all.
 
Series 2 Offense : 73-76-71-64-79
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1st & 10) Audible play action to Sherfield. Torrence was getting moved but recovered.
1st & 10) Cook cuts back from RG up the middle good gain. Bates with a good seal block at the hole.
2nd & 5) Swing pass Cook, Knox & Sherfield with good hol... blocks.
1st & 10) Line gives Allen all day for a deep chuck to Sherfield who was held.
1st & 10) Chicago brings some blitzers rushing 6. Line holds up, Cook picks up the free runner, but it's overthrown.
2nd & 10) Screen left, Dawkins beat bad although might be by design. Edwards gets a block in the back though.
2nd & 14) Middle pass batted down. Torrence passes a guy to Bates, who bats the pass.
3rd & 14) Kyle Intercepted. Brown was getting beat on a power-inside move.
 
Series 3 Defense : 50-92-91-57
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1st & 10) Epenesa almost gets home on a speed rush, Fields has a middle lane and scrambles.
1st & 10) Play action to Moore, blitzers all picked up and Hamlin/Dodson miss a tackle.
1st & 10) Handoff right, Rousseau climbs inside and play bounces outside where nobody's home.
56-91-92-90
2nd & 1) Lawson gets penetration, makes tackle, celebrates. But it's a 1st down.
56-97-91-90
1st & 10) Fields end zone shot. Floyd was getting good push on an inside bull rush, may have affected that throw.
2nd & 10) RPO maybe? Fields had the corner as Kmet sealed Lawson inside but Benford makes the stop.
3rd & 10) Ed Oliver swats the G arms and goes Road Warrior Hawk on Fields as he lets the screen go. Dodson misses the stop, 1st down.
55-99-92-90
1st & goal) Basham gets a free run at Bagent, complete but OPI.
50-99-92-56
1st & goal) Quick out inc.
2nd & goal) Quick cross minimal gain. Everyone was getting there but Rousseau arrives .1 second after the pass.
3rd & goal) Everyone getting through again, QB scrambles thrown inc. Oliver winning again and unalled hold.
4th & goal) FG
 
Series 3 Offense : 77-65-71-64-79
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1st & 10) Harris sweep right for not much. Sherfield can really block, he took on a DE there.
2nd & 10) Quick out Sherfield. Quessenberry was getting moved but quick route and Boettger helped.
3rd & 4) Torrence was getting beat on a second counter move, but throw gets out and Kincaid wins an Oscar.
1st & 10) Harris behind Quessenberry, Boettger & Morris for a good gain.
2nd & 4) Harris to the same hole but gets tripped by a safety Morris missed from the far side of the formation.
3rd & 2) Boettger beat inside by a bull rush, Allen runs back into the guy beating Brown with a speed rush, and OPI anyway so, punting.
 
Series 4 Defense : 55-97-99-57
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1st & 10) The entire Bills DL except Phillips arrives at the handoff, lol.
2nd & 12) Settle bull rush moves QB off his spot, dump to TE.
3rd & 10) Settle rolling through the middle lol, Epenesa curls back for the sack.
 
Series 4 Offense : 77-65-62-63-70
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1st & 10) Harris up the middle, behind Quess & Boettger.
2nd & 5) Allen to Shorter for the cody catch. Boettger from LG picks up the right side end?
1st & 10) Harris goes up the middle behind Mancz, big push from Bills interior OL.
2nd & 4) Harris on the audible cuts behind Mancz & Jarvis but Quess holding negates it.
2nd & 14) TOUCHDOWN Morris, Boettger almost got pushed into Allen, that ball came out at the perfect time.
 
Series 5 Defense : 55-99-98-57
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1st & 10) After huge return due to uncalled hold. Flare left, short gain. Epenesa gets upfield a lot, but not always toward the QB.
2nd & 8) Epenesa gets stymied by friggin TONYAN, run goes over Poona for a good gain.
3rd & 4) Settle bats it down but all the line was getting good push.
4th & 4) Klein blitzes... right past the middle screen. Poona & Settle get stymied.
1st & 10) Draw, Settle & Poona recognize it but can't disengage and get driven downfield.
2nd & 7) Repeat: Basham Settle & Poona pour through the line, dump off is inc.
55-94-61-57
3rd & 7) Scramble for a 1st goes past Broughton. Basham easily taken wide on speed rush.
96-94-61-59
1st & goal) Middle dive for short yardage, Cline & Broughton involved.
96-99-98-57
2nd & goal) TOUCHDOWN on the scramble, Settle again penetrates but just goes by the QB. Poona has a really good view of it.
 
Series 5 Offense : 77-65-62-63-70
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1st & 10) 2 minutes offense. Quick out right Harty.
2nd & 5) Allen misfires, not much to see there.
3rd & 5) Quessenberry and Anderson on tackle both beat with speed rush, Anderson's guy turns the corner for the strip sack.
 
Series 6 Defense : 96-99-98-57
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1st & 10) Blown coverage (Cam Lewis?) on TE but dropped in End Zone. Cline tried the speed move but did not turn the corner.
2nd & 10) INTERCEPTION. Cline moves inside for the corner blitz from left, which becomes the hot read side, but Ingram rotates over for the pick. 
 
Series 6 Defense : 77-65-62-63-74
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1st & 10) Guess they have the film they need on #70 at RT. Harris left, Van Demark comes over on the wham block.
2nd & 7) Quick out, Quess tries to cut block the end, not quite. Boettger getting walked again.
3rd & 3) Slant to Shorter inc. Van Demark either fell on his face or tried to cut the end to open the passing lane.
4th & 3) Slant to Johnson complete. Interior line picks up blitzer.
1st & 10) Bears send 4, Quess' guy almost gets home again. He's bad.
2nd & 6) Good pocket, hits Wilson in flat.
3rd & 1) Quess getting walked again but Wilson in left flat gets the 1st.
1st & 10) Deep shot is inc. Tackle stunt over C was about to get home.
2nd & 10) FIELD GOAL.
 
Thoughts:
- Oliver seems even angrier since signing the contract. Good.

- Rousseau looks like a FORCE in all 3 preseason games.
- Boettger would be a nice story to come all the way back to make the team, but there's no way he's ahead of anyone else playing G-only.
- Quessenberry is washed. Power works against him, speed works against him.
- Anderson is not the answer at RT lol. I don't know if the RT is on the roster, until I watch the second half.
 

[LeGOATski]

7 minutes ago, Ralonzo said:

1st & 10) 1st run to Cook. Weird blocking scheme, both Dawkins and Edwards run past #93 who makes the play behind the LOS.

 

This is a high risk, high reward run play by design. It's a calculated release. They're hoping Cook makes a man miss and if he does everyone at the 2nd level is blocked. If he doesn't it's a short loss or no gain. I'm okay with that gamble when they have a shifty RB. It looks weird but it's not a mistake, as far as I know.

[Sierra Foothills]

14 minutes ago, Ralonzo said:

I'm going as far as I can after being defeated best of 3 falls by an exhaust manifold today. So, probably the 1st half for now. Ok, let's fire up the DVR.
 
Series 1 Defense : 50-92-91-55??
----------------
1st & 10) Handoff left. The entire Bills front moves the LOS back 3 yard, Oliver stops for no gain.
2nd & 10) Quick hitch to TE inc. No instant wins on the line, but Daquan was getting through.
3rd & 10) Chuck n hope to the left. Basham bull rush was getting some purchase. Rousseau doubled. 

 

Series 1 Offense : 73-76-60-64-79
----------------
1st & 10) Quick slant Davis is... dropped. Nothing much to report there.
2nd & 10) Little hitch right to Harty. Brown was singled on the edge #94 and held up.
3rd & 2) Pocket was folding but Diggs short cross for the 1st down.
1st & 10) 1st run to Cook. Weird blocking scheme, both Dawkins and Edwards run past #93 who makes the play behind the LOS.
2nd & 9) Play action dump off to Harty who twists Edmunds up. Whole line blocks down one way, play goes other. 100% misdirection.
3rd & 4) Quick slant to Diggs, unstoppable. Lines look good when you hold your block 1 second.
1st & 10) Handoff Cook over RG. Torrence and Brown open a hole for 6.
2nd & 4) Cook again to the same hole, same result. Torrence fires to the second level, Morse seals the nose and Brown turns the end.
1st & 10) More Cook over LG with lesser results. Dawkins & Edwards combo their guy and move him out but the LB's fill.
2nd & 😎 Quick out left to Dropthis. No major breakdowns there.
3rd & 😎 This is that "vintage Allen" scramble right. Morse did get trucked by the guy Torrence started out blocking and passed off.
1st & goal) Allen scrambled right for a loss. Pocket held up, just all the receivers were tackled. Morse & Brown stymie their guys 1 on 1. Penalty Chicago.
1st & goal) TOUCHDOWN Handoff Harris behind Morse & Torrence. Right side bullied the Bears.
 
Series 2 Defense : 50-91-97-56
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1st & 10) Handoff RG. Phillips get pushed back by center but both Rousseau and Oliver defeat blocks to make the stop.
2nd & 11) Checkdown to RB inc. Looked like a sugar rush. Rousseau getting close again.
3rd & 11) Rousseau forces Fields to scramble. Floyd & Oliver stunt didn't work at all.
 
Series 2 Offense : 73-76-71-64-79
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1st & 10) Audible play action to Sherfield. Torrence was getting moved but recovered.
1st & 10) Cook cuts back from RG up the middle good gain. Bates with a good seal block at the hole.
2nd & 5) Swing pass Cook, Knox & Sherfield with good hol... blocks.
1st & 10) Line gives Allen all day for a deep chuck to Sherfield who was held.
1st & 10) Chicago brings some blitzers rushing 6. Line holds up, Cook picks up the free runner, but it's overthrown.
2nd & 10) Screen left, Dawkins beat bad although might be by design. Edwards gets a block in the back though.
2nd & 14) Middle pass batted down. Torrence passes a guy to Bates, who bats the pass.
3rd & 14) Kyle Intercepted. Brown was getting beat on a power-inside move.
 
Series 3 Defense : 50-92-91-57
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1st & 10) Epenesa almost gets home on a speed rush, Fields has a middle lane and scrambles.
1st & 10) Play action to Moore, blitzers all picked up and Hamlin/Dodson miss a tackle.
1st & 10) Handoff right, Rousseau climbs inside and play bounces outside where nobody's home.
56-91-92-90
2nd & 1) Lawson gets penetration, makes tackle, celebrates. But it's a 1st down.
56-97-91-90
1st & 10) Fields end zone shot. Floyd was getting good push on an inside bull rush, may have affected that throw.
2nd & 10) RPO maybe? Fields had the corner as Kmet sealed Lawson inside but Benford makes the stop.
3rd & 10) Ed Oliver swats the G arms and goes Road Warrior Hawk on Fields as he lets the screen go. Dodson misses the stop, 1st down.
55-99-92-90
1st & goal) Basham gets a free run at Bagent, complete but OPI.
50-99-92-56
1st & goal) Quick out inc.
2nd & goal) Quick cross minimal gain. Everyone was getting there but Rousseau arrives .1 second after the pass.
3rd & goal) Everyone getting through again, QB scrambles thrown inc. Oliver winning again and unalled hold.
4th & goal) FG
 
Series 3 Offense : 77-65-71-64-79
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1st & 10) Harris sweep right for not much. Sherfield can really block, he took on a DE there.
2nd & 10) Quick out Sherfield. Quessenberry was getting moved but quick route and Boettger helped.
3rd & 4) Torrence was getting beat on a second counter move, but throw gets out and Kincaid wins an Oscar.
1st & 10) Harris behind Quessenberry, Boettger & Morris for a good gain.
2nd & 4) Harris to the same hole but gets tripped by a safety Morris missed from the far side of the formation.
3rd & 2) Boettger beat inside by a bull rush, Allen runs back into the guy beating Brown with a speed rush, and OPI anyway so, punting.
 
Series 4 Defense : 55-97-99-57
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1st & 10) The entire Bills DL except Phillips arrives at the handoff, lol.
2nd & 12) Settle bull rush moves QB off his spot, dump to TE.
3rd & 10) Settle rolling through the middle lol, Epenesa curls back for the sack.
 
Series 4 Offense : 77-65-62-63-70
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1st & 10) Harris up the middle, behind Quess & Boettger.
2nd & 5) Allen to Shorter for the cody catch. Boettger from LG picks up the right side end?
1st & 10) Harris goes up the middle behind Mancz, big push from Bills interior OL.
2nd & 4) Harris on the audible cuts behind Mancz & Jarvis but Quess holding negates it.
2nd & 14) TOUCHDOWN Morris, Boettger almost got pushed into Allen, that ball came out at the perfect time.
 
Series 5 Defense : 55-99-98-57
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1st & 10) After huge return due to uncalled hold. Flare left, short gain. Epenesa gets upfield a lot, but not always toward the QB.
2nd & 😎 Epenesa gets stymied by friggin TONYAN, run goes over Poona for a good gain.
3rd & 4) Settle bats it down but all the line was getting good push.
4th & 4) Klein blitzes... right past the middle screen. Poona & Settle get stymied.
1st & 10) Draw, Settle & Poona recognize it but can't disengage and get driven downfield.
2nd & 7) Repeat: Basham Settle & Poona pour through the line, dump off is inc.
55-94-61-57
3rd & 7) Scramble for a 1st goes past Broughton. Basham easily taken wide on speed rush.
96-94-61-59
1st & goal) Middle dive for short yardage, Cline & Broughton involved.
96-99-98-57
2nd & goal) TOUCHDOWN on the scramble, Settle again penetrates but just goes by the QB. Poona has a really good view of it.
 
Series 5 Offense : 77-65-62-63-70
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1st & 10) 2 minutes offense. Quick out right Harty.
2nd & 5) Allen misfires, not much to see there.
3rd & 5) Quessenberry and Anderson on tackle both beat with speed rush, Anderson's guy turns the corner for the strip sack.
 
Series 6 Defense : 96-99-98-57
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1st & 10) Blown coverage (Cam Lewis?) on TE but dropped in End Zone. Cline tried the speed move but did not turn the corner.
2nd & 10) INTERCEPTION. Cline moves inside for the corner blitz from left, which becomes the hot read side, but Ingram rotates over for the pick. 
 
Series 6 Defense : 77-65-62-63-74
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1st & 10) Guess they have the film they need on #70 at RT. Harris left, Van Demark comes over on the wham block.
2nd & 7) Quick out, Quess tries to cut block the end, not quite. Boettger getting walked again.
3rd & 3) Slant to Shorter inc. Van Demark either fell on his face or tried to cut the end to open the passing lane.
4th & 3) Slant to Johnson complete. Interior line picks up blitzer.
1st & 10) Bears send 4, Quess' guy almost gets home again. He's bad.
2nd & 6) Good pocket, hits Wilson in flat.
3rd & 1) Quess getting walked again but Wilson in left flat gets the 1st.
1st & 10) Deep shot is inc. Tackle stunt over C was about to get home.
2nd & 10) FIELD GOAL.
 
Thoughts:
- Oliver seems even angrier since signing the contract. Good.

- Rousseau looks like a FORCE in all 3 preseason games.
- Boettger would be a nice story to come all the way back to make the team, but there's no way he's ahead of anyone else playing G-only.
- Quessenberry is washed. Power works against him, speed works against him.
- Anderson is not the answer at RT lol. I don't know if the RT is on the roster, until I watch the second half.
 

 

Thanks for doing this... I know it's a lot of work but for some people, also a lot of fun.

 

Will you be doing player or unit grades?

 

Thanks again.

 

[HappyDays]

1 hour ago, Ralonzo said:

3rd & 2) Pocket was folding but Diggs short cross for the 1st down.

 

I watched this play a couple times. Torrence loses leverage on an inside move and he gets pushed back almost into Allen's lap. He recovers decently well but the pocket is muddied.

 

The same thing happened to Torrence later on the play that Allen escaped the pocket and threw back across his body, he got beat on an inside move. That time he wasn't able to recover.

 

(a better angle is shown at 0:19)

 

It's one lingering hole in Torrence's game that he needs to focus on. That vulnerability is on tape now. Every DT that faces him is going to try the same thing.

[GunnerBill]

4 hours ago, HappyDays said:

 

I watched this play a couple times. Torrence loses leverage on an inside move and he gets pushed back almost into Allen's lap. He recovers decently well but the pocket is muddied.

 

The same thing happened to Torrence later on the play that Allen escaped the pocket and threw back across his body, he got beat on an inside move. That time he wasn't able to recover.

 

(a better angle is shown at 0:19)

 

It's one lingering hole in Torrence's game that he needs to focus on. That vulnerability is on tape now. Every DT that faces him is going to try the same thing.

 

Yea the first one he loses the first half of the rep and wins the 2nd half. The second one he is totally beat off the bat. His worst rep of pre-season. 

 

On Boettger I agree with @Ralonzo that he isn't beating any of the other contenders out at guard, but I do think this was comfortably his best game of the 3. I suspect the Bills will try and PS him to give him more time to recover from the achillies (and because they love him as a guy) but it shouldn't be at the expense of Anderson who would be my priority IOL for the PS (on the basis I think he will be the last OL cut from the roster).

[Ralonzo]

7 hours ago, HappyDays said:

 

I watched this play a couple times. Torrence loses leverage on an inside move and he gets pushed back almost into Allen's lap. He recovers decently well but the pocket is muddied.

 

The same thing happened to Torrence later on the play that Allen escaped the pocket and threw back across his body, he got beat on an inside move. That time he wasn't able to recover.

 

(a better angle is shown at 0:19)

 

It's one lingering hole in Torrence's game that he needs to focus on. That vulnerability is on tape now. Every DT that faces him is going to try the same thing.

 

So yeah, I noticed both of those, but what made me wonder whether these were on Torrence was this: His initial punch on both with with his left hand to the opponent's left shoulder pad. He and Brown in particular ran a lot of those last week and typically what happens on a line shift blitz adjustment where he'll stab the guy in the gap (the DT) then turn the other way to handle the edge while the tackle gets the wide blitzer. Pittsburgh ran a ton of edge blitzes that required this and it looks like that was what Torrence was doing that may or may not have been in sync with the rest of the line. It's either that or the initial punch was supposed to be to the chest but the DT matrixed to slide under it to the inside.

 

On both of these, Morse turns to block the other tackle and leaves the inside gap to Torrence. On the first Edwards and Dawkins double the end and Morse at least pauses his man for a moment before losing him to the inside as well. On the second Morse engages and again lost leverage to the inside, and Edwards had nobody to block. But even if Torrence's guy hadn't been winning to the inside, Morse was still getting walked by his guy even farther and faster. So if we're going to ding Torrence on these, Morse is going to grade pretty equivalently.

9 hours ago, Sierra Foothills said:

 

Thanks for doing this... I know it's a lot of work but for some people, also a lot of fun.

 

Will you be doing player or unit grades?

 

Thanks again.

 

 

It's more fun in preseason with guys you don't really know, you might find someone who has a great reputation isn't living up to it, or someone comes out of nowhere to actually play pretty well (Bobby Hart last preseason for instance. No, really!)

 

Probably not going down to drill down to actual grades, no. Maybe once I'm retired lol. But I'll try to see if there's anything notable in the 2nd half that might point to who might make it and who might get cut (please not Anderson, he's gonna play for 10 years for someone)

[Robert Paulson]

9 hours ago, Ralonzo said:

I'm going as far as I can after being defeated best of 3 falls by an exhaust manifold today. So, probably the 1st half for now. Ok, let's fire up the DVR.
 
Series 1 Defense : 50-92-91-55??
----------------
1st & 10) Handoff left. The entire Bills front moves the LOS back 3 yard, Oliver stops for no gain.
2nd & 10) Quick hitch to TE inc. No instant wins on the line, but Daquan was getting through.
3rd & 10) Chuck n hope to the left. Basham bull rush was getting some purchase. Rousseau doubled. 

 

Series 1 Offense : 73-76-60-64-79
----------------
1st & 10) Quick slant Davis is... dropped. Nothing much to report there.
2nd & 10) Little hitch right to Harty. Brown was singled on the edge #94 and held up.
3rd & 2) Pocket was folding but Diggs short cross for the 1st down.
1st & 10) 1st run to Cook. Weird blocking scheme, both Dawkins and Edwards run past #93 who makes the play behind the LOS.
2nd & 9) Play action dump off to Harty who twists Edmunds up. Whole line blocks down one way, play goes other. 100% misdirection.
3rd & 4) Quick slant to Diggs, unstoppable. Lines look good when you hold your block 1 second.
1st & 10) Handoff Cook over RG. Torrence and Brown open a hole for 6.
2nd & 4) Cook again to the same hole, same result. Torrence fires to the second level, Morse seals the nose and Brown turns the end.
1st & 10) More Cook over LG with lesser results. Dawkins & Edwards combo their guy and move him out but the LB's fill.
2nd & 😎 Quick out left to Dropthis. No major breakdowns there.
3rd & 😎 This is that "vintage Allen" scramble right. Morse did get trucked by the guy Torrence started out blocking and passed off.
1st & goal) Allen scrambled right for a loss. Pocket held up, just all the receivers were tackled. Morse & Brown stymie their guys 1 on 1. Penalty Chicago.
1st & goal) TOUCHDOWN Handoff Harris behind Morse & Torrence. Right side bullied the Bears.
 
Series 2 Defense : 50-91-97-56
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1st & 10) Handoff RG. Phillips get pushed back by center but both Rousseau and Oliver defeat blocks to make the stop.
2nd & 11) Checkdown to RB inc. Looked like a sugar rush. Rousseau getting close again.
3rd & 11) Rousseau forces Fields to scramble. Floyd & Oliver stunt didn't work at all.
 
Series 2 Offense : 73-76-71-64-79
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1st & 10) Audible play action to Sherfield. Torrence was getting moved but recovered.
1st & 10) Cook cuts back from RG up the middle good gain. Bates with a good seal block at the hole.
2nd & 5) Swing pass Cook, Knox & Sherfield with good hol... blocks.
1st & 10) Line gives Allen all day for a deep chuck to Sherfield who was held.
1st & 10) Chicago brings some blitzers rushing 6. Line holds up, Cook picks up the free runner, but it's overthrown.
2nd & 10) Screen left, Dawkins beat bad although might be by design. Edwards gets a block in the back though.
2nd & 14) Middle pass batted down. Torrence passes a guy to Bates, who bats the pass.
3rd & 14) Kyle Intercepted. Brown was getting beat on a power-inside move.
 
Series 3 Defense : 50-92-91-57
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1st & 10) Epenesa almost gets home on a speed rush, Fields has a middle lane and scrambles.
1st & 10) Play action to Moore, blitzers all picked up and Hamlin/Dodson miss a tackle.
1st & 10) Handoff right, Rousseau climbs inside and play bounces outside where nobody's home.
56-91-92-90
2nd & 1) Lawson gets penetration, makes tackle, celebrates. But it's a 1st down.
56-97-91-90
1st & 10) Fields end zone shot. Floyd was getting good push on an inside bull rush, may have affected that throw.
2nd & 10) RPO maybe? Fields had the corner as Kmet sealed Lawson inside but Benford makes the stop.
3rd & 10) Ed Oliver swats the G arms and goes Road Warrior Hawk on Fields as he lets the screen go. Dodson misses the stop, 1st down.
55-99-92-90
1st & goal) Basham gets a free run at Bagent, complete but OPI.
50-99-92-56
1st & goal) Quick out inc.
2nd & goal) Quick cross minimal gain. Everyone was getting there but Rousseau arrives .1 second after the pass.
3rd & goal) Everyone getting through again, QB scrambles thrown inc. Oliver winning again and unalled hold.
4th & goal) FG
 
Series 3 Offense : 77-65-71-64-79
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1st & 10) Harris sweep right for not much. Sherfield can really block, he took on a DE there.
2nd & 10) Quick out Sherfield. Quessenberry was getting moved but quick route and Boettger helped.
3rd & 4) Torrence was getting beat on a second counter move, but throw gets out and Kincaid wins an Oscar.
1st & 10) Harris behind Quessenberry, Boettger & Morris for a good gain.
2nd & 4) Harris to the same hole but gets tripped by a safety Morris missed from the far side of the formation.
3rd & 2) Boettger beat inside by a bull rush, Allen runs back into the guy beating Brown with a speed rush, and OPI anyway so, punting.
 
Series 4 Defense : 55-97-99-57
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1st & 10) The entire Bills DL except Phillips arrives at the handoff, lol.
2nd & 12) Settle bull rush moves QB off his spot, dump to TE.
3rd & 10) Settle rolling through the middle lol, Epenesa curls back for the sack.
 
Series 4 Offense : 77-65-62-63-70
----------------
1st & 10) Harris up the middle, behind Quess & Boettger.
2nd & 5) Allen to Shorter for the cody catch. Boettger from LG picks up the right side end?
1st & 10) Harris goes up the middle behind Mancz, big push from Bills interior OL.
2nd & 4) Harris on the audible cuts behind Mancz & Jarvis but Quess holding negates it.
2nd & 14) TOUCHDOWN Morris, Boettger almost got pushed into Allen, that ball came out at the perfect time.
 
Series 5 Defense : 55-99-98-57
----------------
1st & 10) After huge return due to uncalled hold. Flare left, short gain. Epenesa gets upfield a lot, but not always toward the QB.
2nd & 😎 Epenesa gets stymied by friggin TONYAN, run goes over Poona for a good gain.
3rd & 4) Settle bats it down but all the line was getting good push.
4th & 4) Klein blitzes... right past the middle screen. Poona & Settle get stymied.
1st & 10) Draw, Settle & Poona recognize it but can't disengage and get driven downfield.
2nd & 7) Repeat: Basham Settle & Poona pour through the line, dump off is inc.
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3rd & 7) Scramble for a 1st goes past Broughton. Basham easily taken wide on speed rush.
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1st & goal) Middle dive for short yardage, Cline & Broughton involved.
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2nd & goal) TOUCHDOWN on the scramble, Settle again penetrates but just goes by the QB. Poona has a really good view of it.
 
Series 5 Offense : 77-65-62-63-70
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1st & 10) 2 minutes offense. Quick out right Harty.
2nd & 5) Allen misfires, not much to see there.
3rd & 5) Quessenberry and Anderson on tackle both beat with speed rush, Anderson's guy turns the corner for the strip sack.
 
Series 6 Defense : 96-99-98-57
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1st & 10) Blown coverage (Cam Lewis?) on TE but dropped in End Zone. Cline tried the speed move but did not turn the corner.
2nd & 10) INTERCEPTION. Cline moves inside for the corner blitz from left, which becomes the hot read side, but Ingram rotates over for the pick. 
 
Series 6 Defense : 77-65-62-63-74
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1st & 10) Guess they have the film they need on #70 at RT. Harris left, Van Demark comes over on the wham block.
2nd & 7) Quick out, Quess tries to cut block the end, not quite. Boettger getting walked again.
3rd & 3) Slant to Shorter inc. Van Demark either fell on his face or tried to cut the end to open the passing lane.
4th & 3) Slant to Johnson complete. Interior line picks up blitzer.
1st & 10) Bears send 4, Quess' guy almost gets home again. He's bad.
2nd & 6) Good pocket, hits Wilson in flat.
3rd & 1) Quess getting walked again but Wilson in left flat gets the 1st.
1st & 10) Deep shot is inc. Tackle stunt over C was about to get home.
2nd & 10) FIELD GOAL.
 
Thoughts:
- Oliver seems even angrier since signing the contract. Good.

- Rousseau looks like a FORCE in all 3 preseason games.
- Boettger would be a nice story to come all the way back to make the team, but there's no way he's ahead of anyone else playing G-only.
- Quessenberry is washed. Power works against him, speed works against him.
- Anderson is not the answer at RT lol. I don't know if the RT is on the roster, until I watch the second half.
 

this is fantastic- all the info I need/want and no flowery language-straight to the point

 

please continue!

[SoonerBillsFan]

Thank you for this breakdown!

[HIT BY SPIKES]

Excellent work here Ralonzo!!!

[Don Otreply]

Thanks Ralonzo,  nice read 👍

[Ralonzo]

Second half:
 
1st Offense Series : 77-65-62-70-74
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1st & 10) Run right, Mancz and Anderson clear a path.
2nd & 5) Play action left, roll back right to Shorter on a comeback route for the drop.
3rd & 5) Incomplete short to TE. Van Demark and Anderson were both getting pushed by power moves.
 
1st Defense Series : 55-99-98-57
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1st & 10) Settle again gets instant push up the middle to force a scramble.
2nd & 8) Run right, Settle penetrates and disrupts.
3rd & 7) SACK Basham wins with upfield power while Settle swam the guards arms, QB didn't have a chance. Big series for Settle.
 
2nd Offense Series : 77-65-62-70-74
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1st & 10) Trying to set a screen but it's not there, Allen dirts it. Everyone was "beat" i.e. turning their guy loose to get downfield.
2nd & 10) Run to the middle. Anderson & Boettger release to the second level. Van Demark's man gets inside leverage and makes the stop.
3rd & 6) Slant is defended. Boettger looked lost, Anderson and Van Demark with good protection.
 
2nd Defense Series : 96-94-61-59
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1st & 10) End around for big yards. Cline stays home, even after the runner is by, lol.
1st & 10) Reverse for big yards to Jonathan's side.
2nd & 1) Quick hitch right for the 1st. DJ Jazzy Dale looked to be getting push.
1st & 10) Handoff middle gets gobbled by CB and LB. Broughton was stout on the double team at point of attack.
2nd & 11) Rollout right broken up by Lewis stick. Cline was tackled in space.
3rd & 11) Cline gets close with a spin move. Broughton forced the QB off the spot with the bull rush.
1st & 10) Handoff, Klein fills a big hole between Cline & Broughton.
2nd & 6) Handoff, Cline could have made the stop but poor tackle.
1st & 10) Run off right tackle, Cline blocked by Klein comes through.
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2nd & 7) Run to the middle, Jonathan shoots past the double team for the stop. That's a good flash play. Ankou unfortunately destroys the RG's leg while driving him back.
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3rd & 8) Jonathan showing that Von move on the rush, with speed and bend and draws the hold. 2 plus plays in a row.
3rd & 18) Screen left as Bills run a stunt, Broughton minimizes the gain.
4th & 15) FIELD GOAL
 
3rd Offense Series : 77-65-62-70-74
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1st & 10) Run left, Quess & Boettger don't really get any movement.
2nd & 10) Allen misses Shorter, Van Demark anchors well against inside power move.
3rd & 10) Allen to KeeSean short to line to gain. Quess recovers to anchor against a bull rush.
4th & 1) Line blocks down right and run goes left behind. Good blocks from Boettger & the TE.
1st & 10) Beautiful blocked Johnson run up the middle. Mancz & Van Demark seal the hole, both guards fire and blotto the 2nd level.
1st & 10) Let's try it again with Evans, but not as crisp as Mancz goes to the 2nd level this time.
2nd & 6) Shotgun, out to Isabella. Very nice pocket all around.
3rd & 1) Evans bounces it outside to gain the first. Line got a draw, Wilson & KeeSean with the edge blocks.
1st & 10) TOUCHDOWN Evans, that's 90% Evans but the line got good push and he picked the hole between Mancz & Boettger.
 
3rd Defense Series : 96-94-61-59
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1st & 10) Rollout to the left, Jonathan closing but complete to the left flat.
1st & 10) End around to right past Cline again.
2nd & 5) Middle run, Broughton & Dale hold but Cline gets pushed back.
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3rd & 3) Inc deep right, ball out quick. Cline prob closest with upfield speed move.
 
4th Offense Series : 75-65-70-63-74
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1st & 10) Allen inc right sideline. Jarvis and Anderson fling a guy to the ground.
2nd & 10) Oof, Gouraige and Van Demark both get beat around the edge, pass defended.
3rd & 10) Deep middle to Ateman, Boettger walked right into Allen but he steps into the throw nicely.
1st & 10) Johnson off LT. Gouraige and Boettger earned a draw and good job by Johsnon finding a hole.
2nd & 2) Johnson inside bounces right where Anderson has pushed the defender back a few yards.
1st & 10) Play-action rollout right, turns into scramble for a 1st.
1st & 10) Line blocks left and Johnson follows. Steenbergens guy should have had the TFL but tackle broken
2nd & 7) Quick throw to Shorter hits him in the worst possible spot, the hands.
3rd & 7) Bears run a stunt against the right side, easily handled. Checkdown to Evans converts.
1st & 10) Down-blocking left, Evans cuts right into 5 Bears.
2nd & 9) Counter to the left, Evans runs into traffic. Anderson moved his guy out again.
3rd & 7) Middle blitz picked up nicely by Johnson. Seam throw hits Steenbergen in the worst possible spot, the hands.
4th & 7) Missed FG.
 
4th Defense Series : 96-51-61-59
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1st & 10) Middle run, good push by Dale to disrupt it.
2nd & 8) Rollout right, Cline chases it down for the throw-away.
3rd & 8) Jonathan with a nice power rush, gets to the QB who barely gets it away to convert.
1st & 10) Quick out right, nothing to see here.
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2nd & 3) Middle run over Vickers, almost literally. Big hole filled by Howard.
1st & 10) WR screen left, Vickers giving a better effort there.
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2nd & 2) Out pattern left inc. Jonathan and Dale muddying the pocket to that side.
3rd & 2) Another out route, Jonathan again winning with the ghost rush, may have hurried things.
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4th & 2) Incomplete, TOD, Jonathan tries an inside power rush and Vickers a ... spin move? Lol.
  
5th Offense Series : 75-65-70-63-68
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1st & 10) Middle run. Looked like the nose jumped the snap and Anderson still buried him. Backer stood Jarvis up, disengaged and made the stop.
2nd & 9) Counter looked well blocked in the middle but Matador Steenbergen allows the quick TFL. Anderson road grades 73 again.
3rd & 12) Draw to Johnson doesn't quite get it. Big hole in the middle.
 
5th Defense Series : 96-94-61-59
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1st & 10) After blocked punt, yeesh. False start though as Bills show blitz.
1st & 15) Big pass to TE down right seam. Both edges get taken around the world.
1st & goal) TOUCHDOWN flare to RB to the right over Cline's head.
2pt conv) GOOD, Jonathan buried by TE & T on a double-team.
  
6th Offense Series : 75-65-70-63-68
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1st & 10) Play action rollout right pass tipped.
2nd & 10) Middle run right Anderson & Boettger who get big time movement.
3rd & 5) Shotgun slant to Ateman to move the chains. McGhin gets run over but the DE trips, Jarvis touches him down lol. Anderson keeps taking #73's lunch money.
1st & 10) Heavy left set, Johnson up the middle behind (guess who) Anderson's turn out block.
2nd & 6) Same set, off LT this time for a couple. Not as much push from the left side 75/65.
3rd & 2) Heavy right set. Evans over RG for the game-ender. Jarvis seals inside, but mainly Evans just powering through the trash.
1st & victory) Yay.

 

Quick thoughts:
- Of course I continue to be of the opinion that Anderson is Mitch Morse's replacement in waiting, and could start at G without the suddenly crazy depth of McG, Torrence, Edwards, Bates.
- Jonathan finally looked like last pre-season on the pass rush.
- Boettger played almost the whole game at LG. I hope it's just a matter of giving him some tape to shop his wares. His anchor is poor post-injury (and wasn't exceptional pre-injury).
- DJ Jazzy Dale popped a little more than I remember.
- Cline at end is a lot like Klein at LB - they don't always know what they're doing, but they do it as high pace.
- Broughton, Vickers and McGhin are obvious fodder. Jarvis may not be better than Boettger right now, ouch.

 

- Tell me why Shorter makes the 53 and Ateman doesn't. I'm listening (draft pick is not a valid argument).
- I keep referring to Sternberger as Mary Steenbergen because that's how he blocks. And apparently catches. Should be cut #1.
- KAllen I think will settle in. Some missed throws looked like reading different things from the receivers. Showed he can matriculate.
- Ty Johnson looked a lot better than Mims, maybe better than Evans. Interesting to see who gets offered the P/S.

[Thurman#1]

No sleep for the wicked!

 

Thank you for all the effort here.