BillsZone's Postgame Report Card: Bills vs. Dolphins

[Michael82]

Quarterbacks Drew Bledsoe had another solid game, playing against a stingy Miami defense and without a major running game. This was his best game of the season and probably his best since the Jacksonville game last year. Even the naysayers have to agree that he played a very good game. Bledsoe was 19/30 for 277 yards, and threw 4 touchdowns with no interceptions. He did a great job avoiding the pass rush for the most part and recovered nicely from a weak start. When the run game couldn’t get moving, Bledsoe kept moving the chains by threading the needle and finding players, even when they were covered nicely by Miami. Drew Bledsoe is fighting for his job and trying to prove that he can still start in the NFL. If he keeps this up, we may see a nice competition for the starting job in training camp next year. Grade: A+

Running Backs: Willis McGahee started out slow in the first half and struggled after he twisted his ankle. However in the second half, he began to wear the defense down and this helped the Bills make some big plays and run the clock down. He was on his way to his 6th 100-yard game, but a few runs for negative yardage at the end of the game stopped that. McGahee had 23 carries for 91 yards and caught 1 pass for 4 yards. But he also fumbled the ball once, after Jason Taylor knocked it out of his hand. Other than the fumble, McGahee did a pretty good job and all the yards he got were tough yards, with hardly any holes for him to run through. When he wasn’t in, Joe Burns was running the ball. Burns had 3 carries for 8 yards. He dropped an easy catch that he should have had, which most likely would have converted a 3rd down. Daimon Shelton did another solid job blocking and continues to prove why he is the diamond in the rough that Donahoe brought in. Shelton also caught 1 pass for 4 yards. Grade: B

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[Michael82]

PS, Sorry this is so late. I forgot to put the link in the boards yesterday before I went to bed.

[The King]

I give Mikeys Report card an a-. Good Job Mikey

[Michael82]

I give Mikeys Report card an a-. Good Job Mikey

Thanks. Sorry about no pics today, but I did everything yesterday before I went to bed and apparently, I forgot to put the defense in last night. I edited it and added the defense today.

[Jan Reimers]

Great job as usual, Mikey. Your grades very correctly indicate that this was a win for the offense, and particularly the passing game.

[Michael82]

Great job as usual, Mikey. Your grades very correctly indicate that this was a win for the offense, and particularly the passing game.

Thanks man.

[Michael82]

BTW...if anyone cares...I wrote those at work.

[NapalmDeath]

Another good write up!

[G. Host]

BTW...if anyone cares...I wrote those at work.

Then your company should get a plug in the article!

Good Job! Only thing left out it was the double coverage and Patriot-style hitting outside of 5 yard line on Moulds which allowed Evans to go wild which allowed Moulds to get back into game. Their plan was to take out three players - McGahee, Moulds and Campbell and cover rest with remaining players and hope to intercept Drew. It did not work.

[Michael82]

Then your company should get a plug in the article!

Good Job! Only thing left out it was the double coverage and Patriot-style hitting outside of 5 yard line on Moulds which allowed Evans to go wild which allowed Moulds to get back into game. Their plan was to take out three players - McGahee, Moulds and Campbell and cover rest with remaining players and hope to intercept Drew. It did not work.

I just realized that I forgot about the forced fumble on special teams.