Bill Brasky
09-15-2005, 02:46 PM
2. Buffalo Bills at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/preview?gameId=250918027) | Scouting report (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/scouting?gameId=250918027)http://sports.espn.go.com/i/in.gif
Figure this one to be a low-scoring game. The Bills have a great defense and a young quarterback, J.P. Losman (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6781). The Bucs frustrated Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=4659) last week. Losman is years way from being in Culpepper's league, even though he has the talent to do it. The Bucs will cause different problems for the Bills than they did the Vikings. The Bucs pressured Culpepper with rushes and stunts in the middle of the line. This will be the first big test for Bills left tackle Mike Gandy (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=5515). He draws Bucs defensive end Simeon Rice (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=3549). If Gandy isn't up to the challenge, this could be a three sack game for Rice and cause serious problems for Losman. Bills coach Mike Mularky will try to protect Losman by running the ball with Willis McGahee (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6359), but it's important the Bills have the lead in the second half. If Losman has to drop back and bring the team from behind, he could be in trouble.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&page=/firstandten/week2&num=3
Figure this one to be a low-scoring game. The Bills have a great defense and a young quarterback, J.P. Losman (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6781). The Bucs frustrated Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=4659) last week. Losman is years way from being in Culpepper's league, even though he has the talent to do it. The Bucs will cause different problems for the Bills than they did the Vikings. The Bucs pressured Culpepper with rushes and stunts in the middle of the line. This will be the first big test for Bills left tackle Mike Gandy (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=5515). He draws Bucs defensive end Simeon Rice (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=3549). If Gandy isn't up to the challenge, this could be a three sack game for Rice and cause serious problems for Losman. Bills coach Mike Mularky will try to protect Losman by running the ball with Willis McGahee (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6359), but it's important the Bills have the lead in the second half. If Losman has to drop back and bring the team from behind, he could be in trouble.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&page=/firstandten/week2&num=3