Rubes Posted October 5, 2004 Posted October 5, 2004 That's the real problem with this team. The blitz. Here's the thing about the blitz. You live by the blitz, you die by the blitz. At least, that's supposed to be how it is. That's how it is with most other teams. The Bills? They die by the blitz and they die by the blitz. On defense, we are absolutely crippled by a lack of an effective pass rush. If we don't get pressure on the opposing QB, they are going to pick us apart. We need pressure on opposing QBs. Unfortunately, they only way we can get pressure on QBs is by blitzing. That may mean zone blitzing (which is not really blitzing per se), but in most cases it's a true blitz, when we're bringing an extra guy. Trouble is, if the opposing team is good at recognizing the blitz, reacting to the blitz, and finding the weakness in the defense that's blitzing, you're gonna get walked on. Granted, there are times when well-timed blitzes do work well, but in general if ya gotta blitz often it's going to come back and haunt you. We blitz a lot. It's starting to haunt us. On offense, we are absolutely crippled by an inability to recognize, react to, and take advantage of blitzes. That whole process requires the entire offense to be on the same page. The line has to see it coming to know how to block. The backs need to see it to know which way to go (duh). The receivers need to see it to break off their routes (if it's a pass of course) and find the opening. The QB needs to know all of this that's about to happen. Whether for us this is a breakdown in one of these or all, I don't know. But I suspect that a good offense, one that does handle blitzes well, needs to be extremely well prepared, well trained, and ready for it. That seems to be the thing that is missing from this team. Teams blitz the crap out of this offense not because Drew is susceptible to it, but because they know the entire offense is susceptible to it. I doubt we will ever see real improvement in this team until (a) the offense finally learns what a blitz is, and what to do about it, and {b} we find a some defensive linemen that can figure out how to get to the opposing QB without an extra buddy or two to help them. It's all about the blitz.
34-78-83 Posted October 5, 2004 Posted October 5, 2004 Agreed and I certainly hope that atleast half of everything that the offense is working on during the week involves working against the blitz.
Mark VI Posted October 5, 2004 Posted October 5, 2004 It's all about the blitz. 57708[/snapback] Churchill said the same thing in 1940. It's old news. A rookie QB like Losman will see the blitz on 3rd down and long. Trying to make him force a mistake. With Drew, it's blitz every play, due to his complete lack of mobility and poise. Another problem is that many of our offensive packages telegraph the play, prior to the snap. If Aiken ( why? ) comes into the game, we run every time. Shaw means a pass. The Coaches need to disguise our intentions a little better. Some plays are negative the second the ball is snapped. Too much substitution. While Losman will go through his growing pains, he HAS an upside. His athletic ability will give us some 2nd chances on plays that Bledsoe would fail at.
Mile High Posted October 5, 2004 Posted October 5, 2004 Agreed and I certainly hope that atleast half of everything that the offense is working on during the week involves working against the blitz. 57729[/snapback] ya know what THEY say, "if the thunder don't get ya than the lightning will"! but the offense sure did have a crap load of practice last week against the pats. i thought we were watching the eagles form previous years against the bills offense. sad to say though every team from here on out that we play are going to watch that game tape and they're going to blitz as much or more due to the pats effectiveness. so the bills better adjust on offense or we could be looking at a long season.
MDH Posted October 5, 2004 Posted October 5, 2004 That's the real problem with this team. The blitz. Here's the thing about the blitz. You live by the blitz, you die by the blitz. At least, that's supposed to be how it is. That's how it is with most other teams. The Bills? They die by the blitz and they die by the blitz. On defense, we are absolutely crippled by a lack of an effective pass rush. If we don't get pressure on the opposing QB, they are going to pick us apart. We need pressure on opposing QBs. Unfortunately, they only way we can get pressure on QBs is by blitzing. That may mean zone blitzing (which is not really blitzing per se), but in most cases it's a true blitz, when we're bringing an extra guy. Trouble is, if the opposing team is good at recognizing the blitz, reacting to the blitz, and finding the weakness in the defense that's blitzing, you're gonna get walked on. Granted, there are times when well-timed blitzes do work well, but in general if ya gotta blitz often it's going to come back and haunt you. We blitz a lot. It's starting to haunt us. On offense, we are absolutely crippled by an inability to recognize, react to, and take advantage of blitzes. That whole process requires the entire offense to be on the same page. The line has to see it coming to know how to block. The backs need to see it to know which way to go (duh). The receivers need to see it to break off their routes (if it's a pass of course) and find the opening. The QB needs to know all of this that's about to happen. Whether for us this is a breakdown in one of these or all, I don't know. But I suspect that a good offense, one that does handle blitzes well, needs to be extremely well prepared, well trained, and ready for it. That seems to be the thing that is missing from this team. Teams blitz the crap out of this offense not because Drew is susceptible to it, but because they know the entire offense is susceptible to it. I doubt we will ever see real improvement in this team until (a) the offense finally learns what a blitz is, and what to do about it, and {b} we find a some defensive linemen that can figure out how to get to the opposing QB without an extra buddy or two to help them. It's all about the blitz. 57708[/snapback] I wonder what happens during practice when the ultra-movable object goes against the easily-stoppable force?
Rubes Posted October 5, 2004 Author Posted October 5, 2004 I wonder what happens during practice when the ultra-movable object goes against the easily-stoppable force? 57862[/snapback] I don't know, but we would find that out if we played Atlanta this year.
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