Ron Jaworski was a guest on Friday's edition of "Mike & Mike in the Morning" to preview Monday night's game between the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots in Gillette Stadium.
The suburban Buffalo native had some strong words about his hometown team's insistence upon using the no-huddle offense, shared some insightful observations about Tom Brady's knee and talked up New York Jets rookie Mark Sanchez.
On whether the Bills have the weapons to run the no-huddle:
"They have the weapons. I don't think they have the ability. I'm not going to knock what they're trying to do ... I guess I am. Now you're going to get me lathered up.
"You got five offensive linemen. You're starting two rookies at guards. To me, you want to have guys in the huddle and call the play so there's communication. You walk to the line of scrimmage; 'Hey, here's what we're going to do when we get this front.' You plan as you go to the line of scrimmage. Now you're in the no-huddle. Trent Edwards is at the line of scrimmage, calling plays. There's very little time to react, to communicate.
"What I saw out of the Buffalo Bills in the preseason was a total lack of communication offensively. Yeah, the no-huddle sounds good when you got a 10-year veteran like Jim Kelly and veterans like Andre Reed and Kent Hull at the center position, all those wily, old veteran players, running a no-huddle offense. It's a lot easier than when you have a bunch of rookies and inexperienced guys.
"I think they're making a big mistake running the no-huddle."
The suburban Buffalo native had some strong words about his hometown team's insistence upon using the no-huddle offense, shared some insightful observations about Tom Brady's knee and talked up New York Jets rookie Mark Sanchez.
On whether the Bills have the weapons to run the no-huddle:
"They have the weapons. I don't think they have the ability. I'm not going to knock what they're trying to do ... I guess I am. Now you're going to get me lathered up.
"You got five offensive linemen. You're starting two rookies at guards. To me, you want to have guys in the huddle and call the play so there's communication. You walk to the line of scrimmage; 'Hey, here's what we're going to do when we get this front.' You plan as you go to the line of scrimmage. Now you're in the no-huddle. Trent Edwards is at the line of scrimmage, calling plays. There's very little time to react, to communicate.
"What I saw out of the Buffalo Bills in the preseason was a total lack of communication offensively. Yeah, the no-huddle sounds good when you got a 10-year veteran like Jim Kelly and veterans like Andre Reed and Kent Hull at the center position, all those wily, old veteran players, running a no-huddle offense. It's a lot easier than when you have a bunch of rookies and inexperienced guys.
"I think they're making a big mistake running the no-huddle."
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