G. Host
09-18-2006, 02:03 AM
I have spent most of the night posting articles and now have got my thoughts together after listening to radio reports. I can not review the game (although I have looked at video and TV hghilights) since I saw it at my Bills bar.
This was a TEAM win - the players make a great deal of effort to tell how their teammates were the reason why they could make the plays.
This is NOT the Bickering Bills.
The offense, defense and special teams strategies were designed to work with each other shoriing up weaknesses in other areas. The players on sidelines supported their teammates and were often seen on side pointing things out to teammates even if they were not on field. The players would not let the press blame one player on a questionable call or bad play after the game. This is a signature of Marv's philosophy - teamwork and synergy.
Everything I have heard has been positive - Willis and Thomas complementing the line, FB and TEs, WRs complimenting each other, defense saying offense made the plays needed to eat up the clock (both games ended before 4 PM while last year games typically ran late), defense calling almost all sacks "team sacks", return men complimenting blocking, veterans complimenting rookies and rookies thanking veterans and of all saying how special teams especially kickers. All of the players were complimenting the game plan and the staff especially the trainers who got them ready to play.
The press will try to divide the players, inflate their egos and turn them into collection of mes but hopefully the players can resist it especially those whose contracts make them free agents next year. This is the start of something good.
This was a TEAM win - the players make a great deal of effort to tell how their teammates were the reason why they could make the plays.
This is NOT the Bickering Bills.
The offense, defense and special teams strategies were designed to work with each other shoriing up weaknesses in other areas. The players on sidelines supported their teammates and were often seen on side pointing things out to teammates even if they were not on field. The players would not let the press blame one player on a questionable call or bad play after the game. This is a signature of Marv's philosophy - teamwork and synergy.
Everything I have heard has been positive - Willis and Thomas complementing the line, FB and TEs, WRs complimenting each other, defense saying offense made the plays needed to eat up the clock (both games ended before 4 PM while last year games typically ran late), defense calling almost all sacks "team sacks", return men complimenting blocking, veterans complimenting rookies and rookies thanking veterans and of all saying how special teams especially kickers. All of the players were complimenting the game plan and the staff especially the trainers who got them ready to play.
The press will try to divide the players, inflate their egos and turn them into collection of mes but hopefully the players can resist it especially those whose contracts make them free agents next year. This is the start of something good.