LouGrant
10-01-2002, 08:29 PM
By: Michael J Thomas
Quarterback: Drew Bledsoe was 28 of 36 for 328 yards and had four touchdowns. Bledsoe took charge of the game and really proved his talent to the Bears. He showed his leadership qualities when he jumped into the huddle for special teams again and also took Travis Henry aside after the fumble and talked with him. Drew also manhandled the Chicago defense and used all of his weapons in the game. All four touchdown passes were perfect throws right into the endzone. When the quarterback ends the game with a quarterback rating of 141.7%, you know that you have one of the best! Grade: A+
Running Backs: Four in a row? Say it isn't so! Travis Henry continues to cough the ball up and it has now hurt the Bills very badly, twice. He fumbled in each of the last four games and two of them were returned for touchdowns. Other than that, Henry had a pretty good game. He finished with 68 yards on 12 carries and another 41 yards receiving. Travis Henry redeemed himself for the fumble by scoring the game-winning touchdown in overtime. After Henry fumbled, the coach benched him and brought in Shawn Bryson. He had 11 carries for 31 yards, and also fumbled. Bryson did not fare so well and that's why Henry was brought back. Grade: C+
Wide Receivers: Eric Moulds led the team in catches and yardage with 8 receptions for 119 yards. He scored again and caught a nice 30-yard pass in OT to set up Henry's game winning touchdown. Peerless Price was pretty quiet as Drew split the ball with all of the receivers and tight ends, too! He did manage to catch a nice two-yard touchdown in the 1st quarter to start the game out. Price also was responsible for a killer block to allow Travis Henry to run into the endzone during overtime. Josh Reed was also quiet but caught a key 19-yard pass in the 2nd quarter, which led to the Eric Moulds touchdown. Grade: A
Tight Ends: Finally, the two TE offense! Drew Bledsoe managed to find both tight ends at the end of the game and it helped. Jay Riemersma caught 4 passes for 46 yards. Meanwhile, Dave Moore made his first three catches of the year for a total of 38 yards, plus a touchdown pass. Grade: B+
Offensive Line: The Offensive line had an okay game. They made holes for Travis Henry to run, and did not allow many sacks. There were only two sacks on Drew Bledsoe. However, Drew did get hit too many times. Marques Sullivan was responsible for one of those sacks and also for two penalties. Trey Teague had a couple high snaps and also a really bad one that Drew had to pick up in the endzone and quickly throw it. Mike Williams saved the day when he pounced on the Shawn Bryson fumble in the 2nd quarter. Grade: B- ...MORE... (http://www.billszone.com/YourSite/global/templates/view.php?action=YourSite_content&month=10&state=news&nid=1480)
Quarterback: Drew Bledsoe was 28 of 36 for 328 yards and had four touchdowns. Bledsoe took charge of the game and really proved his talent to the Bears. He showed his leadership qualities when he jumped into the huddle for special teams again and also took Travis Henry aside after the fumble and talked with him. Drew also manhandled the Chicago defense and used all of his weapons in the game. All four touchdown passes were perfect throws right into the endzone. When the quarterback ends the game with a quarterback rating of 141.7%, you know that you have one of the best! Grade: A+
Running Backs: Four in a row? Say it isn't so! Travis Henry continues to cough the ball up and it has now hurt the Bills very badly, twice. He fumbled in each of the last four games and two of them were returned for touchdowns. Other than that, Henry had a pretty good game. He finished with 68 yards on 12 carries and another 41 yards receiving. Travis Henry redeemed himself for the fumble by scoring the game-winning touchdown in overtime. After Henry fumbled, the coach benched him and brought in Shawn Bryson. He had 11 carries for 31 yards, and also fumbled. Bryson did not fare so well and that's why Henry was brought back. Grade: C+
Wide Receivers: Eric Moulds led the team in catches and yardage with 8 receptions for 119 yards. He scored again and caught a nice 30-yard pass in OT to set up Henry's game winning touchdown. Peerless Price was pretty quiet as Drew split the ball with all of the receivers and tight ends, too! He did manage to catch a nice two-yard touchdown in the 1st quarter to start the game out. Price also was responsible for a killer block to allow Travis Henry to run into the endzone during overtime. Josh Reed was also quiet but caught a key 19-yard pass in the 2nd quarter, which led to the Eric Moulds touchdown. Grade: A
Tight Ends: Finally, the two TE offense! Drew Bledsoe managed to find both tight ends at the end of the game and it helped. Jay Riemersma caught 4 passes for 46 yards. Meanwhile, Dave Moore made his first three catches of the year for a total of 38 yards, plus a touchdown pass. Grade: B+
Offensive Line: The Offensive line had an okay game. They made holes for Travis Henry to run, and did not allow many sacks. There were only two sacks on Drew Bledsoe. However, Drew did get hit too many times. Marques Sullivan was responsible for one of those sacks and also for two penalties. Trey Teague had a couple high snaps and also a really bad one that Drew had to pick up in the endzone and quickly throw it. Mike Williams saved the day when he pounced on the Shawn Bryson fumble in the 2nd quarter. Grade: B- ...MORE... (http://www.billszone.com/YourSite/global/templates/view.php?action=YourSite_content&month=10&state=news&nid=1480)