justasportsfan
08-24-2007, 10:59 AM
After two preseason games Buffalo's top defensive unit has surrendered four drives of 10 plays or more and 234 yards from scrimmage. Fortunately those four long drives resulted in just six points allowed as a blocked field goal and a goal line stand kept the opposing offense at bay.
Nevertheless entering preseason game number three against Tennessee tonight, widely considered the final dress rehearsal for the starting units, Buffalo's defenders want to demonstrate an ability to get off the field a lot sooner.
"The thing we want do, this week especially, is to come out and have a good opening series as a defense," said Chris Kelsay. "The way things have gone the last couple games, even though we didn't give up points both of those times, to have an offense drive down the field on you is very disappointing."
Strong safety Donte Whitner admitted that he and his defensive teammates were bothered by the way Atlanta came out last week and ran it right at them with a 10-play drive on the first series.
"It affected us a lot because on any given play we want to come out and we want to be perfect," said Whitner. "In the first quarter against Atlanta they had a couple of long runs and we don't want to give those up. We've evaluated the film and hopefully we've fixed those mistakes."
John DiGiorgio is expected to start at middle linebacker and Jauron said he and Paul Posluszny will rotate by quarter until the latter stages of the game.
http://www.buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?news_id=5125
Nevertheless entering preseason game number three against Tennessee tonight, widely considered the final dress rehearsal for the starting units, Buffalo's defenders want to demonstrate an ability to get off the field a lot sooner.
"The thing we want do, this week especially, is to come out and have a good opening series as a defense," said Chris Kelsay. "The way things have gone the last couple games, even though we didn't give up points both of those times, to have an offense drive down the field on you is very disappointing."
Strong safety Donte Whitner admitted that he and his defensive teammates were bothered by the way Atlanta came out last week and ran it right at them with a 10-play drive on the first series.
"It affected us a lot because on any given play we want to come out and we want to be perfect," said Whitner. "In the first quarter against Atlanta they had a couple of long runs and we don't want to give those up. We've evaluated the film and hopefully we've fixed those mistakes."
John DiGiorgio is expected to start at middle linebacker and Jauron said he and Paul Posluszny will rotate by quarter until the latter stages of the game.
http://www.buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?news_id=5125