bflobarry Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 A few observations: - We were getting KILLED until mid way through the second qtr- it was 13-0, Donkey's driving at aprox our 18 yard line, chance to go up 20-0. A holding penalty moved them back, and the wheels came off from there for them. Denney pushed Cutler out of bounds for a 6 yard loss on a QB roll out on the next play, then another penalty, etc...They tried a 54 yards FG, missed it (just short), we got great field position, and then scored to give us life. That one holding penalty changed the game. -Marshawn and Freddy were beasts, as was Reed. - the protection was great all day. - OBD whipping boy Denney had a very good game: Sack, blocked pass, several tackles for loss, sniffed out a screen for a loss, etc.. - OBD whipping boy Trent also had a very solid game. Great ball fakes, repeatedly found Reed in crucial situations, hung in the pocket and took a real shot to deliver the ball to Freddy on that 62 yard "wheel route" that got us back in the game RIGHT AFTER the Donkeys had re-gained the lead in the 4th qtr, 23-16. Great throw. - Bryan Scott played very well. I think he starts next year w/ Whitner at FS (no secret there, I guess). - Throughout the game, when we blitzed, we forced some bad throws from Cutler. With our standard 4 man "rush", he had all day and was killing us. He had almost 400 yards, and they finished w/ over 500 yards! Solomon Wilcotts was saying all game "Why are they not blizing him? He's killing them"...._ - on the last play (4th down, 25 seconds to go) we finally did blitz him. We rushed 7, leaving 4 in coverage on 4 receivers. Thankfully, Spencer Johnson came free and was in Cutlers face, forcing an early throw off his back foot, and this is crucial, because...Stockley ran a post from the right side toward the goal post. He was wide open and had 3 steps on Corner. BUT, the throw was errant, to the right of the right hash, forcing Stockley to pivot back from the middle back to beyond the right hash. He then, as we all know, made a great adjustment in the air and had the catch, until Corner, showing great hustle, stayed w/ the play and knocked what would have been a TD out of his hands. Just a great recovery by Corner. Wilcotts final comment was that you had to give credit to these Bills, coming in w/ nothing to play for, overcoming a horrible start, and coming from behind in the 4th qtr to win a thriller. - After all of our justifiable hand wringing of the past few weeks, it was refreshing to be reminded that we CAN play some good ball.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 We can win...when the other guys f**k up. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 A few observations:our justifiable hand wringing of the past few weeks, it was refreshing to be reminded that we CAN play some good ball.... It's always a great day when filthy, crackback, chop block, knee and ankle-cutting DEN gets beaten. That the Bills put one on them, putting them in a losing do-or-die last game, is icing on the cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 That the Bills put one on them, putting them in a losing do-or-die last game, is icing on the cake. I agree, but unfortunately it wasn't chocolate. I hate white cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I agree, but unfortunately it wasn't chocolate. I hate white cake. Does that include Angel Food cake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Does that include Angel Food cake? Did my mother make it from scratch with that yummy frosting that I have been unable to replicate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderswr80 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 That may have been the game that saved Jauron.....but who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Did my mother make it from scratch with that yummy frosting that I have been unable to replicate? Probably. Like many things a mother does for their sons that doesn't register in the memories of a growing lad. That's the way it always is. Honor Mom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingon Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 We can win...when the other guys f**k up. PTR That's pretty much how you win in the NFL. Ever notice how teams with high turnover margins are usually near the top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Shouldn't this be in the Bills vs. Broncos GDT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 It's always a great day when filthy, crackback, chop block, knee and ankle-cutting DEN gets beaten. That the Bills put one on them, putting them in a losing do-or-die last game, is icing on the cake. Uhhh, you mean "zone-blocking" DEN gets beaten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFishfinder Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 A few observations:- We were getting KILLED until mid way through the second qtr- it was 13-0, Donkey's driving at aprox our 18 yard line, chance to go up 20-0. A holding penalty moved them back, and the wheels came off from there for them. Denney pushed Cutler out of bounds for a 6 yard loss on a QB roll out on the next play, then another penalty, etc...They tried a 54 yards FG, missed it (just short), we got great field position, and then scored to give us life. That one holding penalty changed the game. -Marshawn and Freddy were beasts, as was Reed. - the protection was great all day. - OBD whipping boy Denney had a very good game: Sack, blocked pass, several tackles for loss, sniffed out a screen for a loss, etc.. - OBD whipping boy Trent also had a very solid game. Great ball fakes, repeatedly found Reed in crucial situations, hung in the pocket and took a real shot to deliver the ball to Freddy on that 62 yard "wheel route" that got us back in the game RIGHT AFTER the Donkeys had re-gained the lead in the 4th qtr, 23-16. Great throw. - Bryan Scott played very well. I think he starts next year w/ Whitner at FS (no secret there, I guess). - Throughout the game, when we blitzed, we forced some bad throws from Cutler. With our standard 4 man "rush", he had all day and was killing us. He had almost 400 yards, and they finished w/ over 500 yards! Solomon Wilcotts was saying all game "Why are they not blizing him? He's killing them"...._ - on the last play (4th down, 25 seconds to go) we finally did blitz him. We rushed 7, leaving 4 in coverage on 4 receivers. Thankfully, Spencer Johnson came free and was in Cutlers face, forcing an early throw off his back foot, and this is crucial, because...Stockley ran a post from the right side toward the goal post. He was wide open and had 3 steps on Corner. BUT, the throw was errant, to the right of the right hash, forcing Stockley to pivot back from the middle back to beyond the right hash. He then, as we all know, made a great adjustment in the air and had the catch, until Corner, showing great hustle, stayed w/ the play and knocked what would have been a TD out of his hands. Just a great recovery by Corner. Wilcotts final comment was that you had to give credit to these Bills, coming in w/ nothing to play for, overcoming a horrible start, and coming from behind in the 4th qtr to win a thriller. - After all of our justifiable hand wringing of the past few weeks, it was refreshing to be reminded that we CAN play some good ball.... Edwards had some time to throw, Reed (at least) was getting open and ......Lord 'a Mighty.....Fewell actually had the 'nads to call some blitzes. If the Bills could do that consistantly, we just might see something besides yet another 7-9 season. The final 2 games the Bills won (KC, Denver), their defense gave up 54 points and the offense scored 84 points. In 6 out of the last 8 games (excluding KC & Denver) the Bills only scored 103 points.....only 19 points more than the KC & Denver wins combined....but over 6 games They gave up 170 points over the same 6 games (over 28 points - 4+ TD's/game). I haven't looked at the stats, but I would guess that the Bills lost the TOP on those games by a bundle. One of the biggest problems this season, IMO, was the lack of QB pressure on opponents. Many times the opponent ran off 7, 8 and 9 minuted game killing drives. While the offense needs a big dose of improvement, the defense in general and Fewell specifically, need a mega dose. If the Bills defense could force teams to more 3 and outs, they (theoretically) could run Lynch and Jackson, and crank out the same 7, 8 and 9 minute drives that other teams managed to do. The Bills defense got picked apart by way too many opposing QB's this season. Even in the KC and Denver games that they won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 A few observations:- We were getting KILLED until mid way through the second qtr- it was 13-0, Donkey's driving at aprox our 18 yard line, chance to go up 20-0. A holding penalty moved them back, and the wheels came off from there for them. Denney pushed Cutler out of bounds for a 6 yard loss on a QB roll out on the next play, then another penalty, etc...They tried a 54 yards FG, missed it (just short), we got great field position, and then scored to give us life. That one holding penalty changed the game. -Marshawn and Freddy were beasts, as was Reed. - the protection was great all day. - OBD whipping boy Denney had a very good game: Sack, blocked pass, several tackles for loss, sniffed out a screen for a loss, etc.. - OBD whipping boy Trent also had a very solid game. Great ball fakes, repeatedly found Reed in crucial situations, hung in the pocket and took a real shot to deliver the ball to Freddy on that 62 yard "wheel route" that got us back in the game RIGHT AFTER the Donkeys had re-gained the lead in the 4th qtr, 23-16. Great throw. - Bryan Scott played very well. I think he starts next year w/ Whitner at FS (no secret there, I guess). - Throughout the game, when we blitzed, we forced some bad throws from Cutler. With our standard 4 man "rush", he had all day and was killing us. He had almost 400 yards, and they finished w/ over 500 yards! Solomon Wilcotts was saying all game "Why are they not blizing him? He's killing them"...._ - on the last play (4th down, 25 seconds to go) we finally did blitz him. We rushed 7, leaving 4 in coverage on 4 receivers. Thankfully, Spencer Johnson came free and was in Cutlers face, forcing an early throw off his back foot, and this is crucial, because...Stockley ran a post from the right side toward the goal post. He was wide open and had 3 steps on Corner. BUT, the throw was errant, to the right of the right hash, forcing Stockley to pivot back from the middle back to beyond the right hash. He then, as we all know, made a great adjustment in the air and had the catch, until Corner, showing great hustle, stayed w/ the play and knocked what would have been a TD out of his hands. Just a great recovery by Corner. Wilcotts final comment was that you had to give credit to these Bills, coming in w/ nothing to play for, overcoming a horrible start, and coming from behind in the 4th qtr to win a thriller. - After all of our justifiable hand wringing of the past few weeks, it was refreshing to be reminded that we CAN play some good ball.... The good thing--we didn't fold like cheap suits. The bad thing-- their offense was slicing thru us like we were nothing. Missed scoring opportuntites and a few screw ups by Cutler let us luck out and win that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFishfinder Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 The final two games the Bills won were against bad football teams. plain and simple. Agreed that KC is bad, don't know that I'd put Denver in that category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max997 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 the only thing you can take from that game is that the Bills could beat a bad team...thats it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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