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I'm gettin a little bummed out reading all the negative threads here. Although the Bills didn't look very hot last night and the negativity is probably deserved, I saw some positives from the game. I'm not putting my head in the sand by listing the positives, but I saw some things I liked.
1. Peerless Price finally showed up. I know he was a captain last night, and I think he stepped up and made some big plays. Maybe the coaches lit a fire under his ass or he realized he might have been on the bubble for being cut.
2. JP throws one of the best, if not the very best, deep balls in the league.
3. The pass protection was pretty decent last night. JP got hit hard once, but only after standing in the pocket for a while. The shot he took in the leg in the end zone the OL couldn't do anything about.
4. Roscoe Parrish could be the second most explosive punt returner in the league behind Devin Hester. I don't care about the penalty.
5. Despite playing against Tennessee's camp fodder, Fred Jackson looked like a man amongst boys.
6. Watching the first string DTs, I noticed that they got very good penetration on many run plays. I really noticed Tripplett and McCargo getting into the backfield often. McCargo might be the most improved player from the first preseason game to the third. Also, Kyle Williams had a very good game. He would have sacked any other QB in the league besides VY on third and goal in the second quarter. He was also around the ball often on run plays.
7. Coy Wire will push for Ellison's starting spot, if not win it outright. Another hell of a game from him.
8. Greer continues to improve and had another nice game last night.
I know it might seem ultra optomistic or like I'm a homer, but last night wasn't a complete failure. JP made some crappy short to intermediate throws, the run blocking and Lynch were almost non-existant last night, the tackling was rotten at times, etc., etc. I won't use the V word for the gameplan, or lack there of, but I think some players individually and as a unit weren't as terrible as we might think.
1. Peerless Price finally showed up. I know he was a captain last night, and I think he stepped up and made some big plays. Maybe the coaches lit a fire under his ass or he realized he might have been on the bubble for being cut.
2. JP throws one of the best, if not the very best, deep balls in the league.
3. The pass protection was pretty decent last night. JP got hit hard once, but only after standing in the pocket for a while. The shot he took in the leg in the end zone the OL couldn't do anything about.
4. Roscoe Parrish could be the second most explosive punt returner in the league behind Devin Hester. I don't care about the penalty.
5. Despite playing against Tennessee's camp fodder, Fred Jackson looked like a man amongst boys.
6. Watching the first string DTs, I noticed that they got very good penetration on many run plays. I really noticed Tripplett and McCargo getting into the backfield often. McCargo might be the most improved player from the first preseason game to the third. Also, Kyle Williams had a very good game. He would have sacked any other QB in the league besides VY on third and goal in the second quarter. He was also around the ball often on run plays.
7. Coy Wire will push for Ellison's starting spot, if not win it outright. Another hell of a game from him.
8. Greer continues to improve and had another nice game last night.
I know it might seem ultra optomistic or like I'm a homer, but last night wasn't a complete failure. JP made some crappy short to intermediate throws, the run blocking and Lynch were almost non-existant last night, the tackling was rotten at times, etc., etc. I won't use the V word for the gameplan, or lack there of, but I think some players individually and as a unit weren't as terrible as we might think.
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