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I decided to tape the game in case I missed some of it and then rewatched the first half. I know there was a lot of negatives, but I actually don't feel as depressed as I first did last night, especially when you consider that the Pittsburgh Steelers were the Super Bowl Champions and their starting defense has NOT surrendered a TD all pre-season. Anyways...here's my positives from an Optimistic Bills fan and some negatives still....
1. The Bills starting defense contained the Steelers offense pretty well for the most part. The only thing that happened was they ran out of gas from being on the field the whole first half, which is in part due to the No-Huddle and the pathetic offense.
2. Aaron Maybin looks like he is for real. I watched his sack several times and it was fun to see. He showed some good ability when he moved his feet side to side and went around the OT for the sack.
3. Leodis McKelvin looks very good. He showed some solid coverage and did a nice job containing Hines Ward most of the night. He also showed some of his usual self on that one kick return.
4. Keith Ellison. I can't believe I'm saying this, but he looked very good and was in on several tackles and showed good reaction by recovering the fumble right away.
5. Marshawn Lynch showed some of his beast mode ability and made a nice cut to break that one run. I know we gotta wait the first 3 weeks for him, but it'll be worth it. Hopefully he'll keep practicing and will be ready to go in Week 4.
6. I think i figured out why the team likes Schouman. He showed solid blocking ability on that one run and so did Butler. They plowed open a huge hole for Lynch. It was nice to see.
7. Dominic Rhodes looked decent at RB and I love watching him catch the ball. He's good at getting RAC.
8. Roscoe Parrish was a big part of the offense, but he also showed why he will never be a Steve Smith. He's too damn small and just can't break away from the defender too often. I hope they trade him.
9. Langston Walker looked better last night than last week and held his own against a pretty good defense. He still should be moved to RT, IMO. But then again...Butler hasn't done anything to lose his job. He's better at RT than I thought he would be.
10. Trent Edwards showed that deer in the headlights look. Something was definitely off with him mentally. I don't know why...he couldn't even throw the screens when he didn't have pressure all the time. I agree with others, he looked similar to Rob Johnson out there.
11. Brian Moorman looks like his usual self and was booming those punts each time. At least we got one player that is consistantly good!
1. The Bills starting defense contained the Steelers offense pretty well for the most part. The only thing that happened was they ran out of gas from being on the field the whole first half, which is in part due to the No-Huddle and the pathetic offense.
2. Aaron Maybin looks like he is for real. I watched his sack several times and it was fun to see. He showed some good ability when he moved his feet side to side and went around the OT for the sack.
3. Leodis McKelvin looks very good. He showed some solid coverage and did a nice job containing Hines Ward most of the night. He also showed some of his usual self on that one kick return.
4. Keith Ellison. I can't believe I'm saying this, but he looked very good and was in on several tackles and showed good reaction by recovering the fumble right away.
5. Marshawn Lynch showed some of his beast mode ability and made a nice cut to break that one run. I know we gotta wait the first 3 weeks for him, but it'll be worth it. Hopefully he'll keep practicing and will be ready to go in Week 4.
6. I think i figured out why the team likes Schouman. He showed solid blocking ability on that one run and so did Butler. They plowed open a huge hole for Lynch. It was nice to see.
7. Dominic Rhodes looked decent at RB and I love watching him catch the ball. He's good at getting RAC.
8. Roscoe Parrish was a big part of the offense, but he also showed why he will never be a Steve Smith. He's too damn small and just can't break away from the defender too often. I hope they trade him.
9. Langston Walker looked better last night than last week and held his own against a pretty good defense. He still should be moved to RT, IMO. But then again...Butler hasn't done anything to lose his job. He's better at RT than I thought he would be.
10. Trent Edwards showed that deer in the headlights look. Something was definitely off with him mentally. I don't know why...he couldn't even throw the screens when he didn't have pressure all the time. I agree with others, he looked similar to Rob Johnson out there.
11. Brian Moorman looks like his usual self and was booming those punts each time. At least we got one player that is consistantly good!
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