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Bears vs Bills: postgame review
Well, what more could be said about Bledsoe and that offense? I know if I were to try and elaborate I'd just run out of superlatives in my attempt to describe what has got to be one of the best O's in the league. Well, what follows is my weekly review of this latest Bills game... we'll take a look at the positives first.
The Positives:
1) Bledsoe throws for 4 TDs, 77% completions, 320+yards.
2) The O-line holds the Bears to just 2 sacks and very little pressure (one of the sacks was a coverage sack), while giving the Bills ground game some good holes. BMW (Big Mike Williams) dominated LB and DE alike, and recovered a nearly costly fumble by Bryson at the 2 yard line. Only 1 penalty was called against the line (a false start by M.Sullivan), and R.Brown (finally playing like a pro-bowler) regularly opened up holes on some big runs to the left side
3) Winfield and Wire were amazing against the run, and did a great job against the pass.
4) Pat Williams lead the D with 10 tackles, and generally dominated pro-bowl center Kreutz, limiting the A-Train to just 48 yards on the ground.
5) Gilbride called another great game for the Bills, at times it was quite clear that the Bears didn't know what to expect... and he caught them in several situations with the wrong personnel on the field. He adjusted well to what the Bears D was doing in the third quarter, in time to get the Bills O back in gear. He also has added more wrinkles into the O, adding several more formations, working the TE into the passing game, and adding more play action.
6) Special teams and M.Hollas had another solid game.
7) Grey finally gets the Bills to stop the run when the opposing team gets the Bills into a nickel or dime D. Good adjustments in general, he needs to find a way to get pressure without a blitz.
The Negatives:
1) Watson still is taking too many penalties. He is still the #1 target for the opposition, getting thrown at on nearly every pass. Grey has to find some way to limit Watson's vulnerability when he is on the field, as Bostic surly isn't the answer.
2) Sullivan did a poor job moving outside against both the blitz and stunts... giving up a sack and allowing Bledsoe to get hit several times... this might seem a little picky but the O-Line played so well this was the worst I could find.
3) Bryson and Henry both putting the ball on the carpet... those backs need to take better care of the ball.
4) The block on the field goal put this game into OT, #97 J.Bannan was run over by the bears probowl tackle, Big Cat Williams for the block.
5) Two straight weeks without a turnover.
Conclusion
The Bills beat a good team today, and without that Henry fumble this might have been a blowout. Once the Bills get all aspects of their game together this team might just make a run at the playoffs. Bledsoe continues his insane play, piling up yards left and right, and has now gone 3 games without an INT. How much more can we expect from him? His completion percentage is no longer even human (after 4 games). Boy is this team a riot to watch!
The Positives:
1) Bledsoe throws for 4 TDs, 77% completions, 320+yards.
2) The O-line holds the Bears to just 2 sacks and very little pressure (one of the sacks was a coverage sack), while giving the Bills ground game some good holes. BMW (Big Mike Williams) dominated LB and DE alike, and recovered a nearly costly fumble by Bryson at the 2 yard line. Only 1 penalty was called against the line (a false start by M.Sullivan), and R.Brown (finally playing like a pro-bowler) regularly opened up holes on some big runs to the left side
3) Winfield and Wire were amazing against the run, and did a great job against the pass.
4) Pat Williams lead the D with 10 tackles, and generally dominated pro-bowl center Kreutz, limiting the A-Train to just 48 yards on the ground.
5) Gilbride called another great game for the Bills, at times it was quite clear that the Bears didn't know what to expect... and he caught them in several situations with the wrong personnel on the field. He adjusted well to what the Bears D was doing in the third quarter, in time to get the Bills O back in gear. He also has added more wrinkles into the O, adding several more formations, working the TE into the passing game, and adding more play action.
6) Special teams and M.Hollas had another solid game.
7) Grey finally gets the Bills to stop the run when the opposing team gets the Bills into a nickel or dime D. Good adjustments in general, he needs to find a way to get pressure without a blitz.
The Negatives:
1) Watson still is taking too many penalties. He is still the #1 target for the opposition, getting thrown at on nearly every pass. Grey has to find some way to limit Watson's vulnerability when he is on the field, as Bostic surly isn't the answer.
2) Sullivan did a poor job moving outside against both the blitz and stunts... giving up a sack and allowing Bledsoe to get hit several times... this might seem a little picky but the O-Line played so well this was the worst I could find.
3) Bryson and Henry both putting the ball on the carpet... those backs need to take better care of the ball.
4) The block on the field goal put this game into OT, #97 J.Bannan was run over by the bears probowl tackle, Big Cat Williams for the block.
5) Two straight weeks without a turnover.
Conclusion
The Bills beat a good team today, and without that Henry fumble this might have been a blowout. Once the Bills get all aspects of their game together this team might just make a run at the playoffs. Bledsoe continues his insane play, piling up yards left and right, and has now gone 3 games without an INT. How much more can we expect from him? His completion percentage is no longer even human (after 4 games). Boy is this team a riot to watch!
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