BillsVet Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Chris Brown notes that the Bills wanted to go big at SS in starting Bryan Scott, thus allowing Whitner to play FS. Given SD's size at TE with Gates and Manumaleuna, that's not surprising. I have to wonder why Simpson wasn't on the field more in spite of SD's lineup. Earlier in the off-season there were reports Buffalo wanted to find a way to get Whitner playing FS. That's become reality, if only temporary. Question is: Do the Bills continue going with Scott at SS and Whitner roaming at FS? And if so, are Simpson's starting days numbered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I have to wonder why Simpson wasn't on the field more in spite of SD's lineup. Chris Brown notes that the Bills wanted to go big at SS in starting Bryan Scott, thus allowing Whitner to play FS. Given SD's size at TE with Gates and Manumaleuna, that's not surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsVet Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 The point is, in passing situations, your starting FS is not on the field. And my question is, if Simpson is suiting up and not playing next week, is that an indication the staff feels a Scott/Whitner tandem is better than Simpson/Whitner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentLeeLynch Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Like DrDankenstein said, you answered your own question dude. It was all about game plan and not anything to do with Simpson's play. Bills wanted to match up Chargers big physical TE's with our bigger physical safeties. Simpson will be back in the starting lineup. Alot of people complained (and rightfully so) that Perry Fewell didnt make enough adjustments against the Cards. SO thats what he did and it worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 The point is, in passing situations, your starting FS is not on the field. And my question is, if Simpson is suiting up and not playing next week, is that an indication the staff feels a Scott/Whitner tandem is better than Simpson/Whitner. you can look at it that way since you seem to be trying hard to. i would tend to look at it like we are lucky enough to be deep with secondary talent. so much so that we can rotate different types of players in against different types of times. thus leading to more wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 The point is, in passing situations, your starting FS is not on the field. And my question is, if Simpson is suiting up and not playing next week, is that an indication the staff feels a Scott/Whitner tandem is better than Simpson/Whitner. In many cases it was Scott/Wilson/Whitner. Whitner was the nickel back. I don't think Reggie Corner saw the field on D. It may also have been similar to the Youboty situation - Simpson's been dinged and since they didn't need him it was prudent not to put him out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murra Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 To be honest, we placed Whitner in that Nickel Corner position (even though we played mostly zone), and had Wilson at FS, and Scott at SS in most all passing situations. It wasn't that they favored Scott over Simpson, it was they played Wilson over Simpson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murra Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 In many cases it was Scott/Wilson/Whitner. Whitner was the nickel back. I don't think Reggie Corner saw the field on D. It may also have been similar to the Youboty situation - Simpson's been dinged and since they didn't need him it was prudent not to put him out there. Sorry, I didn't see your post, and basically said the same thing, I was just responding to the general tone of the first few posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kota Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 The Bills brought in Marlon McCree in the offseason. He is the starting SS for the Broncoes now. If the Bills signed him Whitner would have moved over to FS and Simpson would have went to the bench. Whitner is a better player then Simpson and can play both positions. Simpson cannot play SS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingon Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 The Bills brought in Marlon McCree in the offseason. He is the starting SS for the Broncoes now. If the Bills signed him Whitner would have moved over to FS and Simpson would have went to the bench. Whitner is a better player then Simpson and can play both positions. Simpson cannot play SS. The Bronco's D is absolutely terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lets_go_bills Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Ko was nursing a sore hammy all week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdelma Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Played on St Kickoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 if we got a tough SS with good range we'd have the most complete secondary wrt being physical and having cover skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Wasn't there just a shooting war on this board about how awesome or un-awesome Whitner was in coverage? So going against Antonio Gates, arguably the best TE in the game today, the Bills move Whitner to FS and play Scott on Gates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Ko was nursing a sore hammy all week. That's the major reason Ko didn't see the field, on Sunday, IMO. The Bills secondary did a fine job with the players who were healthy. No need to rush a guy back onto the field, who could still use the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Wasn't there just a shooting war on this board about how awesome or un-awesome Whitner was in coverage? So going against Antonio Gates, arguably the best TE in the game today, the Bills move Whitner to FS and play Scott on Gates. ...and used Donte as a deep safety, much of the game. Seemed to work pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsVet Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 That's the major reason Ko didn't see the field, on Sunday, IMO. The Bills secondary did a fine job with the players who were healthy. No need to rush a guy back onto the field, who could still use the rest. Despite what the Bills are saying, I don't think it was Simpson's hammy which prevented him from playing. Why else would he be listed as "probable" on the injury report and then only play on special teams? I could see him not getting as much PT if he were questionable. If Bryan Scott continues to get more PT, that tells me plenty about Simpson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 teams attemps SO FEW deep balls against us. i think that shows our safeties are very strong. if leodis keeps stepping it up, youboty and mcgee comes back, then our nickle package will really put the hurt on guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 He contributed on special teams — still does — and it's obvious he will remain a part of the defensive package after what happened Sunday. Take it for what it is worth, but this is Sal M's perspective in today's D&C. I happen to agree. How can you not use a package that was extremely successful? Scott estimates he was in on about 50% of the snaps. Some games it might be 15%, others 65%...we'll see, but that's my feeling. BTW...I would expect to see him at the high end vs. the pats*. D&C link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Despite what the Bills are saying, I don't think it was Simpson's hammy which prevented him from playing. Why else would he be listed as "probable" on the injury report and then only play on special teams? I could see him not getting as much PT if he were questionable. If Bryan Scott continues to get more PT, that tells me plenty about Simpson. I would hope that Scott earned more PT, based on last week's performance. That's how guys get the opportunity to get game PT...make some plays when given the opportunity. I would say that there was more at play than Simpson's injury, and Fewell's desire to put a big DB on Gates, if Scott starts over Simpson in the coming weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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