befootballfan Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 First of all, I am sure that the Bills will win the game tomorrow. But still, we need to talk about some strategy. The Bills need to shake the emotional damage of a four-game losing streak fast. The Chiefs have lost their last four by margins of just 4, 3, 1 and 10 points and have scattered playmakers capable of giving Buffalo matchup problems. Young QB Tyler Thigpen (10 TDs, five INTs) has terrific ball skills but is prone to being sacked. Alas, that's what the Bills don't do very well with Aaron Schobel (foot) out. This is no time to hold off on the blitz. Offensively, the Bills will finally see a 4-3 look, which most of their success came early against. The Chiefs can take the ball away, but they've also given up 4,025 yards, 205 first downs, 30 TDs and are allowing 5.1 yards per carry. If a struggling Trent Edwards can't get on track against this defense, the Bills can start scouting QBs in next year's draft. ------ Cool widgets at statbeast.com. Check it.
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 Our strategy should be a heavy rushing attack, as I believe the Chiefs are one of the worst in the NFL against the run. I'd also like to see us exploit them with a little play action if the running is working.
H2o Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 Run the ball alot with Lynch and Jackson. We also need to hope that Trent Edwards shows up to play, not TrINT Edwards.
marauderswr80 Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 Right now KC's offense has been decent. Its their defense thats crapped the bed. We have to keep their offense off the field. Meaning we need to sustain long drives and put 7 on the boards not 3's. And on D we need turnovers.
Ray Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 Bad matchup for our pass defense. KC is one of the top 5 passing offenses in the past 4 weeks. This matchup scares me so hopefully the Bills running game gets going and we keep them off the field.
roy875 Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 Hopefully the coaches noticed that we were able to control both lines last week, and for the most part dominate the browns. With -4 turnovers we almost pulled it out, which is improbable to say the least. It may have been our best game in the trenches this year, aside from the long TD run given up. If we can establish the run first, and mix in the pass we should be tough against anyone. Keep it simple for TE, so he can have a good game and get back on track. However, we don't seem to take notice and continue to underutilize our skill players. It comes down to an inability to put our players in ideal situations where their specific talents can make a play. I blame the coaching staff. They seem to prefer to force our players to fit the system.... even if its not working. Then there's the issue of telegraphing our plays---like passing 95% out of the shotgun, and running 95% from under center (rough estimates of %). Changing that alone would increase the likelihood of success on any given play tremendously. How can our coaches do that???!!!! I don't know sh-- about coaching football, but that is minor league for sure. How good do you think Lynch would be on the Pats*? I'm confidant he would have more then 1 100 yard game thats for sure. What about Evans, Parrish, Hardy? We have the talent to be a dangerous O, but in the past month especially we are handcuffing ourselves, and making it easy to defend us until we make a mistake. I will be playing close attention to the coaches (Shonert, DJ) to see if they make some adjustments that seem painfully obvious to me. They need to step up, do some gamplanning, and exploit the other teams weakness for a change.
DrFishfinder Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 First of all, I am sure that the Bills will win the game tomorrow. But still, we need to talk about some strategy. The Bills need to shake the emotional damage of a four-game losing streak fast. The Chiefs have lost their last four by margins of just 4, 3, 1 and 10 points and have scattered playmakers capable of giving Buffalo matchup problems. Young QB Tyler Thigpen (10 TDs, five INTs) has terrific ball skills but is prone to being sacked. Alas, that's what the Bills don't do very well with Aaron Schobel (foot) out. This is no time to hold off on the blitz. Offensively, the Bills will finally see a 4-3 look, which most of their success came early against. The Chiefs can take the ball away, but they've also given up 4,025 yards, 205 first downs, 30 TDs and are allowing 5.1 yards per carry. If a struggling Trent Edwards can't get on track against this defense, the Bills can start scouting QBs in next year's draft. ------ Cool widgets at statbeast.com. Check it. Bills need to run the ball the way they did against Cleveland and Edwards needs to snap out of his slump. If so, we'll be ok.
eliteqb Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 Jauron will lead the charge with this pre-game nugget of wisdom: "Alright listen up. Today I want to talk about team play. There is no I in TEAM. There is a T and an E and an A and even an M, but there is no I in Team. There is no I in football, period.... There is an I in period and there are periods in football and there are teams in periods... but there is no I in team, period. The I... is in the beholder. K... now let's go play some football!"
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 Jauron will lead the charge with this pre-game nugget of wisdom: "Alright listen up. Today I want to talk about team play. There is no I in TEAM. There is a T and an E and an A and even an M, but there is no I in Team. There is no I in football, period.... There is an I in period and there are periods in football and there are teams in periods... but there is no I in team, period. The I... is in the beholder. K... now let's go play some football!" Did YOU get accepted to Yale? I know I didn't! He's obviously an intelligent guy. Whether or not he's capable of applying that intelligence to coaching is whats debatable.
Stussy109 Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 RUN...RUN...PASS... Lose by a last minute FG. Trent Edwards gets outclassed by Tyler Thigpen. Lynch breaks 100, Freddie Jackson has over 100 all purpose yards. Edwards throws for 150 with 2 picks and a TD.
thewildrabbit Posted November 23, 2008 Posted November 23, 2008 Hopefully Turk Schonert will trip as he gets off the bus and hit his head on something very hard,suffer's a mild concussion,not enough to hurt him long term but enough to keep him from calling the offensive plays against the Chiefs Dick Jauron will let Alex Van pelt take over the play calling and he will mostly call running plays on every down...cept on third and long. Seriously,unless the Bills coaches stop calling the friggin shotgun on every offensive down and focus on giving the backs 25+ touches it will be the same result as the last 4 games...
Frez Posted November 23, 2008 Posted November 23, 2008 The Chiefs will look like a Superbowl team tomorrow, mark my words.
bills44 Posted November 23, 2008 Posted November 23, 2008 The Chiefs will look like a Superbowl team tomorrow, mark my words. They play to win the game, not to not lose it.
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted November 23, 2008 Posted November 23, 2008 They play to win the game, not to not lose it. And yet, they have been losing. I guess it doesn't matter.
bills44 Posted November 23, 2008 Posted November 23, 2008 And yet, they have been losing. I guess it doesn't matter. There is something to be said for actually trying to win, rather than hoping that your opponent screws up.
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted November 23, 2008 Posted November 23, 2008 There is something to be said for actually trying to win, rather than hoping that your opponent screws up. Ok I agree 100%. But are you basing that solely on Herm Edwards' decision to go for 2 to win the game against San Diego? Or do you comprehensively know that KC tries harder to win than us?
Zona Posted November 23, 2008 Posted November 23, 2008 Ok I agree 100%. But are you basing that solely on Herm Edwards' decision to go for 2 to win the game against San Diego? Or do you comprehensively know that KC tries harder to win than us? The players dont try any harder than the Bills, But the coaches sure do.....
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