LouGrant
10-14-2002, 08:44 AM
The Word of the Day is: “Anticlimactic”!
By: Mark Weiler
The Zone
10/14/02
This is not the type of game that energizes the team and fan base and brings about that “playoff aire” to Orchard Park and One Bills Drive. Did we win? Yes. Should this game have even been close? Not really.
The positives:
We won. Travis Henry finally woke up and produced a much-needed rushing attack. For once the rushing game and passing game were in sync, even if it was only for one half of play during the 3rd and 4th quarters. Once again, the Bill scored over 30 points. Although Drew struggled early, he shook the streak of bad games that he has had against Marcus Coleman and Aaron Glenn over the past several seasons. Neither of Drew’s two fumbles were recovered by the Texans.
The negatives:
We won, but barely, and the Texans were in the game until the very last minute. Travis Henry continued on in his fumbling ways once again almost costing us the game and allowed a team that we should have blown out to remain in the game with 7 points off of that fumble. The rushing game and passing game were only in sync for a half. Once again, the defense proved that it is largely inadequate allowing the Texans a season high 24 offensive points, and luckily not more, to an expansion team with a dubious offensive line, a rookie QB, a rookie running back, and trio of wide receivers that are anything but highly regarded in the NFL, one of whom is a rookie as well. Jonathon Wells and the other Texan running backs rushed for 91 yards on 20 carries and a 4.6 yard-per-carry average. David Carr added another 50 yards on 8 carries to boost the Texan rushing total to 141 yards on 29 carries for a 4.8 yard-per-carry average on the day. The Texans demonstrated, yet on another occasion, how vulnerable the Bills defense is to the big play. The Bills had 13 penalties leading to 128 yards for almost 10 yards per penalty to top it all off.
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By: Mark Weiler
The Zone
10/14/02
This is not the type of game that energizes the team and fan base and brings about that “playoff aire” to Orchard Park and One Bills Drive. Did we win? Yes. Should this game have even been close? Not really.
The positives:
We won. Travis Henry finally woke up and produced a much-needed rushing attack. For once the rushing game and passing game were in sync, even if it was only for one half of play during the 3rd and 4th quarters. Once again, the Bill scored over 30 points. Although Drew struggled early, he shook the streak of bad games that he has had against Marcus Coleman and Aaron Glenn over the past several seasons. Neither of Drew’s two fumbles were recovered by the Texans.
The negatives:
We won, but barely, and the Texans were in the game until the very last minute. Travis Henry continued on in his fumbling ways once again almost costing us the game and allowed a team that we should have blown out to remain in the game with 7 points off of that fumble. The rushing game and passing game were only in sync for a half. Once again, the defense proved that it is largely inadequate allowing the Texans a season high 24 offensive points, and luckily not more, to an expansion team with a dubious offensive line, a rookie QB, a rookie running back, and trio of wide receivers that are anything but highly regarded in the NFL, one of whom is a rookie as well. Jonathon Wells and the other Texan running backs rushed for 91 yards on 20 carries and a 4.6 yard-per-carry average. David Carr added another 50 yards on 8 carries to boost the Texan rushing total to 141 yards on 29 carries for a 4.8 yard-per-carry average on the day. The Texans demonstrated, yet on another occasion, how vulnerable the Bills defense is to the big play. The Bills had 13 penalties leading to 128 yards for almost 10 yards per penalty to top it all off.
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