Coach Tuesday Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2009/0...-buffalo-bills/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Not very revealing.. Whitner & Edwards must step up. We must generate a pass rush and get turnovers. We must win division games and Jauron is on the Hot Seat. He (Bowen) probably just spent 2 hours here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingon Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Most of that was obvious. You don't draft a safety #8 overall if you are just going to waste his talents by having him sit in the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofton80 Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 LOL! Well played ! I think the pass rush part is right though I think the pass rush needs to come from the interior. Pennington hardly was touched with his quick drops, same for Kurt Warner last year. Brady presents the same problem. A defensive tackle like Jerry or Raji would be more important than a DE. As for Whitner, he was used to blitz but never got there or was easily blocked. He missed a lot of tackles as did Simpson and Ellison. He (Bowen) probably just spent 2 hours here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizell Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Bob Sanders plays in the box quite frequently, and he's able to be a game changer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 No great insights here - season really boils down to four issues: 1) Effectiveness of Trent Edwards 2) Effectiveness of D-line 3) Effectiveness of O-line 4) Coaching staff - can they put gameplans together that play to the strengths of the team and individual players An issue that can't be controlled is injuries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofton80 Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Coaching staff - can they put gameplans together that play to the strengths of the team and individual players I am not critical of their gameplanning as much as the game day decison making. Last year's follies included the JP fumble in an all but won game vs the Jets, an absurd settled for FG attempt vs. Cleveland, the time clock miscue at the end of the first half at NE as Duke Preston is fighting with the Pats, FG attempt from the one inch line after a 15 play drive vs SF that clanked off the upright, I'm sure there are many I am forgetting. Gameplanning is the least of our problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lets_go_bills Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I don't like Matt Bowen's writing. Every time someone post one of his articles, it sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynchMob23 Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Bob Sanders plays in the box quite frequently, and he's able to be a game changer... Bob actually plays a lot at FS (like10-12 yards off) and winds up in the box, thanks to his 4.3 speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoner7 Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I Disagree with his article. The key to winning games this season is going to be scoring more points than the other team. great insight in the artcle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 "No great insights", or some variation, seems to be a popular response here. I think that's because it's right on the money, for the most part. It is a reasoned, and informed analysis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 First off I found this to be interesting reading. Thanks for posting it Coach. Bowen was a Buffalo Bills player, albeit for a short time but the fact he's a former NFL player and former Bill and probably still is intimate with the situation here gives greater weight to his observations. I found these things interesting: "More importantly, Owens brings some competitive fire to Buffalo — something that seems to get him into the headlines quite often but that Buffalo desperately needs. It might not come off in the best of ways, but this league isn’t about making friends — it’s about winning." In other words in his opinion the team that he was recently on and spent time in the locker room with doesn't have enough competitive fire. About his former defensive backfield mate: "He (Whitner) has the ability to get from sideline to sideline and could be a major factor in the middle of the field because he can deliver big hits at the point of contact. There’s no question Whitner is a talent, but the Bills need to find a way to allow him to become dominant and stop wasting him in the box taking on pulling guards." In other words he affirms the believe that Whitner is an exceptional talent who has been misused. I'm a huge Trent fan but when it comes from Bowen, it means something: "Too often last season, Edwards settled for the check-down pass. He needs to develop an ability to take calculated chances down the field. The Bills can become a big-play offense that can score quickly, and Edwards should give his big-play guys a chance to go get the ball." I'm in the minority but I thought it was a good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 I'm in the minority but I thought it was a good read. That's because most who prowl this Board are like the mobs in Escape From New York. They show up here every day heaving and drueling, waiting for Buffalo Rumblings or some other bogus site to throw them a ridiculous trade rumor so they can devour it like raw meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKOOBY Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 That's because most who prowl this Board are like the mobs in Escape From New York. They show up here every day heaving and drueling, waiting for Buffalo Rumblings or some other bogus site to throw them a ridiculous trade rumor so they can devour it like raw meat. Trying to find morsels of enjoyment after being served the same bland crap for 9 years is the only pleasure we can get lately, do you need to minimalize it or dare even think of taking it away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Trying to find morsels of enjoyment after being served the same bland crap for 9 years is the only pleasure we can get lately, do you need to minimalize it or dare even think of taking it away? It's good to know you recognized yourself as one of the subhumans Coach Tuesday was referring to. That's a step in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKOOBY Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 It's good to know you recognized yourself as one of the subhumans Coach Tuesday was referring to. That's a step in the right direction. Does trying to enjoy myself with a intelligent group of football guys make me subhuman?? I think hunting the boards for repeated posts and calling people out for it places you in the subhuman category more, especially considering you repost as well (just a day ago actually). You're a HID poster deaner- Hippocrit in denial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Anybody have actual stats on how many times Whitner is lined up in the box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConradDobler Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 My God, can't people spell any more? Drueling? Hippocrit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Does trying to enjoy myself with a intelligent group of football guys make me subhuman?? Let's see... Does going to a concert, and standing in front of the guy in a wheelchair, the entire concert, singing so loud no one near you can hear anything but you (because you are just trying to enjoy yourself) make you a subhuman? Does kicking the chair in front of you, at the movies, while you talk loudly on your cell phone (hey, you're just enjoying yourself) make you a subhuman? Does letting your dog crap on the neighbors lawns, and you not picking up after him (he's just enjoying himself) make you a subhuman? If you play in the street, you should look out for the traffic. Now, get off the damn lawn, you stupid kid! /shakes fist/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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