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It's inevitable that WR's who can run after the catch will become more aggressive as time goes on, it's not really coming down to guys that can just cover the pass but take the punishment for trying to stop them. Larry Fitzgerald is a great player but he can be stopped on physical play after the ball gets in his hand, it's not he same with Sammy.
A new dawn is coming for WR in the NFL, Hybrid RB's who have the gift of being a physical threat at all points after they catch the ball. We went after Sammy at every draft spot until we obtained him, many panning the price we paid with our next year's first pick. Anyone thinking different if he wasn't our target from the outset is dead wrong. Sammy is going to be the first of many that change the picture, no longer just a simple catch and tackle.
Sammy sees the catch as the start of the play, not the finish and that's the oddest part currently in the NFL. Do you think the 190 lbs guys are just simply going to tackle him after the catch, it's not a simple reality. In reality, the open field of the secondary is a target of expansion past the running all the normal front 7 mass. There's no 300 + LBS guy out there that can easily wrap up a Hybrid power back, it's more like an engage and hold on scenario. Mind you the better secondary guys will gain position so after the catch they can force players outside but in a open field, it becomes mass versus power.
Imagine if a guy like our OJ could catch the ball past the masses of the defense & then look upfield, it'd be matter of time before they'd break loose several times a game. I'd plan on this becoming more of a reality in the near future, Sammy is not going to fall at the first hand on him normally regardless of the situation. The Bills brass really looked ahead here & made the right play. It will generate much more offensive and our TOP should be improve dramatically, something that should of made our current defense even more potent. Imagine if we had just a few more minutes of offensive last season, I'd bet 8-8 would of been would of been obtainable even with our shaky QB back-up mix of starters. Add in more mass on the line this season & EJ staying healthy with Sammy catching the ball, it's a playoff formula.
Go Bills.
A new dawn is coming for WR in the NFL, Hybrid RB's who have the gift of being a physical threat at all points after they catch the ball. We went after Sammy at every draft spot until we obtained him, many panning the price we paid with our next year's first pick. Anyone thinking different if he wasn't our target from the outset is dead wrong. Sammy is going to be the first of many that change the picture, no longer just a simple catch and tackle.
Sammy sees the catch as the start of the play, not the finish and that's the oddest part currently in the NFL. Do you think the 190 lbs guys are just simply going to tackle him after the catch, it's not a simple reality. In reality, the open field of the secondary is a target of expansion past the running all the normal front 7 mass. There's no 300 + LBS guy out there that can easily wrap up a Hybrid power back, it's more like an engage and hold on scenario. Mind you the better secondary guys will gain position so after the catch they can force players outside but in a open field, it becomes mass versus power.
Imagine if a guy like our OJ could catch the ball past the masses of the defense & then look upfield, it'd be matter of time before they'd break loose several times a game. I'd plan on this becoming more of a reality in the near future, Sammy is not going to fall at the first hand on him normally regardless of the situation. The Bills brass really looked ahead here & made the right play. It will generate much more offensive and our TOP should be improve dramatically, something that should of made our current defense even more potent. Imagine if we had just a few more minutes of offensive last season, I'd bet 8-8 would of been would of been obtainable even with our shaky QB back-up mix of starters. Add in more mass on the line this season & EJ staying healthy with Sammy catching the ball, it's a playoff formula.
Go Bills.
Originally Posted by pmoon6 
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