dave mcbride Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I really worry about this one. That said, if the Bills pull it off, it'd probably be their biggest win since at least 2007. The Bills' pass rush looks fairly anemic to me, particularly in the second half (they seem to be capable of making plays early on). Maybe I missed it yesterday, but the defensive ends did nothing. When the rush was weak, someone was always open. The Saints' passing attack is the best in the league by a country mile too. It's a nonconference game so a loss wouldn't be crushing, but they need to finally beat a good team. Tampa sucks, and it was the home opener to boot. The early forecast looks like rain, but with very little wind: http://www.weather.com/outlook/events/spor...NY1071?dayNum=6 The Bills need all the help from Mother Nature that they can get, of course. Nice weather favors good passing offenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millbank Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I wonder if "No Huddle" is written in stone. Would appear against a team like New Orleans, they want to keep the ball away from them as much as possible. A standard offense that controls ball, eats time combined with a rainy day might be best option for upcoming game. Giving Saints ball recipe for a fifty spot and full wall implosion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nero47 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I really worry about this one. That said, if the Bills pull it off, it'd probably be their biggest win since at least 2007. The Bills' pass rush looks fairly anemic to me, particularly in the second half (they seem to be capable of making plays early on). Maybe I missed it yesterday, but the defensive ends did nothing. When the rush was weak, someone was always open. The Saints' passing attack is the best in the league by a country mile too. It's a nonconference game so a loss wouldn't be crushing, but they need to finally beat a good team. Tampa sucks, and it was the home opener to boot. The early forecast looks like rain, but with very little wind: http://www.weather.com/outlook/events/spor...NY1071?dayNum=6 The Bills need all the help from Mother Nature that they can get, of course. Nice weather favors good passing offenses. i worry about every game. Yes, TB may be a bad footbal team, just now, but we still outplayed them and did it going away. Unlike the NE game where we outplayed them, then beat ourselves. NO has a very high powered O, which means you either have to stop it with turnovers, or outscore it. The second although possible is not probable. The first will require INT's, and fumbles 3+2 imho. The pass rush is pushing the pocket, for the most part, up the middle. Time to throw early in the game by the opposing QB has been shortened. Later in the game we appeared to be gassed against NE, and went to a blitzing scheme against TB. I would attribute much of our defensive success this week to an offense that moved the football and is becoming unpredictable. Look for big things this week. Early safety blitzes would be my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlegm Alley Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I watched the Saint/Eagles game yesterday and there were a few things that I noticed. First, Brees was targeting his TEs early and often. They weren't running the ball that much early, and they had a lot of success getting the ball underneath. Secondly, when Brees was harassed, it was because of coverage in the secondary. It wasn't becasue the Eagles were sending extra guys. It was because the coverage in the secondary threw the timing off of some plays. Third, Brees is a short guy. His interception was a result of a DLineman getting his hands up and batting the ball down. The Bills need to get their hands up in the passing game. Fourth, the Saints took advantage of turnovers to start the second half. It was a pretty close game late in the second quarter, however, the combination of some poor coaching by ANdy Reid, along with some TOs early in the second half changed the game big time. One of the biggest mistakes the Eagles made, was when they had the ball deep in their own territory with 1:32 remaining in the second quarter. They had a third and long. They ran the ball on 1st and 2nd down, forcing NO to take 2 time outs with hopes that they would get enough time to score before the half ended. Andy Reid, then called a pass play that was incomplete, stopping the clock and forcing the Eagles to punt to NO, with a lot of time on the clock and 1 TO remaining. They went on to score before the half, changing what was a fairly close game into a pretty big advantage for NO and forcing the Eagles to play catch-up with a backup QB the rest of the game. The Eagles also had a lot of success running the wildcat as well. I'm not sure if the Bills would be so inclined to do so, but success can be had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nero47 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I watched the Saint/Eagles game yesterday and there were a few things that I noticed. First, Brees was targeting his TEs early and often. They weren't running the ball that much early, and they had a lot of success getting the ball underneath. Secondly, when Brees was harassed, it was because of coverage in the secondary. It wasn't becasue the Eagles were sending extra guys. It was because the coverage in the secondary threw the timing off of some plays. Third, Brees is a short guy. His interception was a result of a DLineman getting his hands up and batting the ball down. The Bills need to get their hands up in the passing game. Fourth, the Saints took advantage of turnovers to start the second half. It was a pretty close game late in the second quarter, however, the combination of some poor coaching by ANdy Reid, along with some TOs early in the second half changed the game big time. One of the biggest mistakes the Eagles made, was when they had the ball deep in their own territory with 1:32 remaining in the second quarter. They had a third and long. They ran the ball on 1st and 2nd down, forcing NO to take 2 time outs with hopes that they would get enough time to score before the half ended. Andy Reid, then called a pass play that was incomplete, stopping the clock and forcing the Eagles to punt to NO, with a lot of time on the clock and 1 TO remaining. They went on to score before the half, changing what was a fairly close game into a pretty big advantage for NO and forcing the Eagles to play catch-up with a backup QB the rest of the game. The Eagles also had a lot of success running the wildcat as well. I'm not sure if the Bills would be so inclined to do so, but success can be had. Thanks, nice update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nero47 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I wonder if "No Huddle" is written in stone. Would appear against a team like New Orleans, they want to keep the ball away from them as much as possible. A standard offense that controls ball, eats time combined with a rainy day might be best option for upcoming game. Giving Saints ball recipe for a fifty spot and full wall implosion. Huddling would be counter productive imo, as it gives the DC time to substitute on down and distance. OTH, the "no huddle" slowed down would help control clock, but also can be run off quickly to prevent substitutions. Did anyone notice the numerous "injuries" on TB defensive players during the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firemedic Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I thought the pass rush started to look better towards the end, Leftwitch was flippin' and hopin' several times during the last drives. The touchdown drive was an act of nature with the two plays from out of nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 The way it looks now, the Saints look like the favorites to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. Granted, they played a rebuilding 0-16 Lions team and a reeling Eagles team. With that said, no one can discredit Brees' 9 TD's in 2 games. A lot of Bills fans can say that the Bucs are terrible and they are discrediting the Bills, but from what I've seen over the last 2 games, we're a better team than last year. It's nice to finally be scoring 20+ points a game instead of 10-13 points a game, which we've seen for how many years now. IMO, the key to beating the Saints will be having long-time consuming drives on offense and get constant pressure on Brees. If the Bills lose to the Saints, I won't be disappointed, just as the loss is within 10 points. If we get blown out, then that's a different story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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