Rubes Posted October 24, 2004 Posted October 24, 2004 There was plenty to be upset about in this one, but really it took this game to make me believe that the future of this team is actually pretty decent. - The defense played a little suspect in the first half, but they did force a turnover, and they didn't give up much overall. Plus, they really adjusted extremely well in the second half. Granted, Baltimore's offense is about as stinky as Miami's, but on the road they did just about everything they needed to do to win this one. - Willis is really a gamer. If he can stay healthy, he is going to be very very good, particularly next year. He didn't look so great in the first half, but it really became obvious to me in the second half that he (and the offensive line as well) are capable of wearing down a defense slowly but surely. Just like last week against Miami. That part of the offensive strategy is working. - The biggest problem for us on offense is, unfortunately, Drew Bledsoe. I was hanging on to the Drew bandwagon as long as I could, but it's painfullly obvious now. The sacks aren't even the real problem, it's the ability to see the field and make the right choices. He is throwing far too much into double coverage, and his accuracy is just not great anymore. The biggest factor in our loss in this game is a quarterback who could not make the throws in the red zone. - I'm really looking forward to seeing JP in action now. He offers us a whole other dimension in the offense with his feet. I'm eager to see how accurate he can be, and how well he can make decisions in the clutch. But it certainly could not be any worse than Drew right now. I think we have a lot of the tools on both sides of the ball to give this team a lot of wins. I'm convinced now that the biggest missing piece is a quarterback that is capable of making better decisions and better throws. I'm still not terribly happy with some of the playcalling (especially the trick plays, which I have seen just about enough of), but I do think this team will be capable of much better things with only a switch to a better quarterback.
Fan in San Diego Posted October 24, 2004 Posted October 24, 2004 How about those screen pass throws 12 feet in the air so a screen pass gets tipped and intercepted or the RB gets tackled for no gain. His touch pass is non existant. And his long ball is going as well.
Rubes Posted October 24, 2004 Author Posted October 24, 2004 How about those screen pass throws 12 feet in the air so a screen pass gets tipped and intercepted or the RB gets tackled for no gain.His touch pass is non existant. And his long ball is going as well. 83315[/snapback] I don't think Drew ever had a touch pass. Since he arrived, Buffalo has easily been the worst in the league at running the screen pass. His short over-the-middle throws are pretty awful as well. I really think that a young, energetic QB who can move around in the pocket, make good decisions, and hit the short and medium throws is precisely what this offense needs. Not coincidentally, it's also the exact opposite of what we have right now. Drew can hit the long ball pretty well but that's not helping us a whole lot. It's time to get away from Bledsoe-Henry-Moulds and more toward Losman-McGahee-Evans. Moulds can still stick around for a while, though. He's still a gamer. He's just not one of the elite in this league like he thinks he is.
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