Ingtar33
09-10-2002, 01:09 PM
First let me send a great big hello to everyone... I kind of dropped off the face of the planet for a few months (damn work) and resurfaced to find that y'all split in two. Thats a story I'll have to hear somtime, anyway I have a few thoughts about last Sunday (and this upcoming sunday)
1) Biggest surprise was Sullivan, in the three preseason games I caught he looked like the worst O-Linemen on the team. Sunday he was easily the best one, not only opening huge holes but controling his block in the pass protection.
2) Gilbride showed us all why it is important to have a quality O coordinator, he took what the defense was giving him (they were playing cover two so the deep out & streak patterns were doubled), went back to what worked (over and over) and he kept the run blocking schemes simple, letting the line play. He mixed up the calls to keep the defense honest & threatened them deep with every pass play (there was always a receiver on a post/deep curl/out pattern). And while JR was not in this game, that was due to the Jets double-teaming him on most of his routs (they seemed more h*ll bent to stop him than to stop moulds/price).
3) Mike Williams will be a pro-bowler this year if he plays 15 more games like Sunday.
4) Edwards, Williams, Chidi A all were superb, A.S. was a non-factor as he is, in essence a speed rusher, who has yet to learn any more tricks than an up field rush. As a whole the DL & LB did very well.
5) Wire looks better every time he steps onto the field.
6) One question... Why wasn’t Rone dressed? He made the team with his special teams play (not his hands), then sat for the first game...
and finally...
7) I saw something slightly frightening with our pass defense... now I know how the 46 is supposed to work... and we played it well... unfortunately the Jets knew how it worked too and played their O like you're supposed to against it (short passes to the flat/dump offs to the man uncovered due to the blitzing). Testaverde was so in sync with the blitzing packages it was like he was in the defensive huddle. That is frightening. Now, I know Vinny is a cagey vet, but you should be able to catch him unaware with surprise blitzes, but we never did. Not once. He knew when & where it was coming and who would be open. That means the bills were too predictable, giving Vinny what he expected every play. When you call D like that, you'll get opposing qb's going 80% completion with 0 ints all season long.
About next Sunday
1) The Bills should eat alive the Vikes O-Line
2) Look for a huge day from our receiving corps as the Vikes DB's looked horrible against the woeful Chicago passing attack.
1) Biggest surprise was Sullivan, in the three preseason games I caught he looked like the worst O-Linemen on the team. Sunday he was easily the best one, not only opening huge holes but controling his block in the pass protection.
2) Gilbride showed us all why it is important to have a quality O coordinator, he took what the defense was giving him (they were playing cover two so the deep out & streak patterns were doubled), went back to what worked (over and over) and he kept the run blocking schemes simple, letting the line play. He mixed up the calls to keep the defense honest & threatened them deep with every pass play (there was always a receiver on a post/deep curl/out pattern). And while JR was not in this game, that was due to the Jets double-teaming him on most of his routs (they seemed more h*ll bent to stop him than to stop moulds/price).
3) Mike Williams will be a pro-bowler this year if he plays 15 more games like Sunday.
4) Edwards, Williams, Chidi A all were superb, A.S. was a non-factor as he is, in essence a speed rusher, who has yet to learn any more tricks than an up field rush. As a whole the DL & LB did very well.
5) Wire looks better every time he steps onto the field.
6) One question... Why wasn’t Rone dressed? He made the team with his special teams play (not his hands), then sat for the first game...
and finally...
7) I saw something slightly frightening with our pass defense... now I know how the 46 is supposed to work... and we played it well... unfortunately the Jets knew how it worked too and played their O like you're supposed to against it (short passes to the flat/dump offs to the man uncovered due to the blitzing). Testaverde was so in sync with the blitzing packages it was like he was in the defensive huddle. That is frightening. Now, I know Vinny is a cagey vet, but you should be able to catch him unaware with surprise blitzes, but we never did. Not once. He knew when & where it was coming and who would be open. That means the bills were too predictable, giving Vinny what he expected every play. When you call D like that, you'll get opposing qb's going 80% completion with 0 ints all season long.
About next Sunday
1) The Bills should eat alive the Vikes O-Line
2) Look for a huge day from our receiving corps as the Vikes DB's looked horrible against the woeful Chicago passing attack.