How come Gilbride constantly gets a pass???

[WG]

As I see it, any idiot and moron could see that the way to beat the Pats was to run the ball. Yet, Henry only gets 11 carries when again, he's running well!!

So how come many people say that Gilbride's not at fault?

Was Drew audibling all the rushing plays to passes? I think not!

75-80% passing is outrageous, remiss, and irresponsible!!

I'm starting to think that Gilbride's best days are past. LONG past. He's always had a bent for the passing game. It looks as if that is one of our biggest weaknesses this season.

[LtBillsFan66]

It wasn't one his best playcalling days.

Take into consideration that we were down 17-0.

Also take into consideration that the D had our O lineman all confused.

[Novacane]

He gets a pass Wys because the other side of the ball is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO Bad!



I think the plan was to run more but we got behind. He did drop the plan to early though.

[WG]

We were down 17-7 at the half and after the first drive, and Henry only had 2 carries following that.

Thanks for helping me make my point however. Besides, don't you think that even down by 10, it would have been wise to slow down the pace of the game since it wasn't doing us any favors??

I mean afterall, if we slow it down and run, and then score, it's 17-14.

Also, out of the first 9 plays of the game, the passing game yielded 12 positive yards while Henry had 36 yards on 5 carries!

So what, naturally pass some more then? Yeah, that's fantastic coaching!!!

Again, thanks for helping me make my point.

[Novacane]

Yes................no doubt we trashed the run way too soon. I don't know if it was panic being behind by 10, a lack of trust in Henry not to fumble or just a love affair with the pass!


If any game we should have run more it was this one with the pats being near the bottom in run D and near the top in pass D.
It was not one of KG's best days but I am still a LOT more worried about the D than the O.

[mchurchfie]

Gilbride was very irresponsible for abandoning the run. Especially with the hard blitzes up the middle...we should have been pitching to the outside and making Bill B's lil short a$$ pay for it everytime, only then would you have seen Mr Defensive genius (other than Gregg Williams) back off and give Drew some room.

[mchurchfie]

He was also very irresponsible in the Detroit game the week before by trying to pass in the last five minutes of the game when we should have been running clock...we almost blew that game..enough is enough.

[Ebenezer]

he keeps on getting a pass because until this week the Bills never scored less than 23...a couple of more weeks of this and he'll get his fair share of ripping??

[mchurchfie]

Originally posted by Ebenezer
he keeps on getting a pass because until this week the Bills never scored less than 23...a couple of more weeks of this and he'll get his fair share of ripping??

I absolutely agree

[WG]

He should have been ripped for the Miami game which the D, really the Miami O, bailed us out of. We only put up 16 offensive points. With the offensive unit that we have, that shouldn't happen. Miami's D is good, it's not that good. Even G.B. put up 24. Our passing talent is at least as good as theirs. Henry when he gets going as he did vs. Miami, is as good as Green.

[WG]

The bottom line is that our offense will struggle due to Gilbride and the D won't help in the least. That's not a good formula for winning games against would-be playoff teams this year.

[Novacane]

Originally posted by Wys Guy
He should have been ripped for the Miami game which the D, really the Miami O, bailed us out of. We only put up 16 offensive points. With the offensive unit that we have, that shouldn't happen. Miami's D is good, it's not that good. Even G.B. put up 24. Our passing talent is at least as good as theirs. Henry when he gets going as he did vs. Miami, is as good as Green.

Don't foget GB had a defensive TD too so both O's put up about the same.