Buffalo Bills: 3-4 (Colin Brown released, EJ out 4-6 weeks)

[Taro Tsujimoto]

And Lewis appears to be staying in. Double wow.

 

[Woodhouse]

No harm, no foul. Let's try this again.

 

[johnjm22]

What a strange start to the game.

 

[dma0034]

Two missed FGs so far. Odd game thus far.

 

[RiotAct]

ugh, would've been great to take the lead early after what happened on the first play.

 

[dma0034]

Defense coming to play.

 

[cramdizzl]

Lets run it back boys! Wow great stand right there, holy ****.

 

[stokes84]

Cordy Glenn just destroyed someone.

 

[misterchainsaw]

Lewis needs to protect the football.

 

[dma0034]

THROW A ****ING SCREEN. Stop allowing your inexperienced QB to get blitzed every down.

 

[misterchainsaw]

THROW A ****ING SCREEN. Stop letting your inexperienced QB to get blitzed every down.

That looked like a 4 man rush to me, not sure what a screen would have done there.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Thad Lewis can't hold on to the football.

At least the D is playing well...but you can't keep Brees scoreless for too long. Offense has to make plays.

 

[dma0034]

That looked like a 4 man rush to me, not sure what a screen would have done there.

It stops them from just rushing the passer every down. They're getting burned when Lewis steps back to pass.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Can't fault the D really. Tough situations for them and NO only has 7 points so far.

Here's the gameplan: Fred Jackson. Run him until the Saints prove they can stop him...they haven't so far.

 

[misterchainsaw]

It stops them from just rushing the passer every down. They're getting burned when Lewis steps back to pass.

Again, with a 4 man rush you're playing right into the defenses hands with a screen. You have to catch them in a blitz for it really to be effective. There are plays it would have been successful on in this game, but that 3rd and 5 play is not it. They just have to block better there.

 

[RiotAct]

was bound to happen eventually.... protect the frigging ball!!! I see at least 8 turnovers in this game... 3 for the Saints, and another 3 committed by us

 

[misterchainsaw]

Our line is getting killed in passing downs.

 

[dma0034]

Again, with a 4 man rush you're playing right into the defenses hands with a screen. You have to catch them in a blitz for it really to be effective. There are plays it would have been successful on in this game, but that 3rd and 5 play is not it. They just have to block better there.

No you don't have to catch them in a blitz for it to be effective (you do remember Gailey right?). It also stops Ryan from showing a blitz every other down. You could easily overload one side and slip screen to the other side. Or simply use a Bubble Screen.

 

[misterchainsaw]

There's the completely ineffective screen on 3rd and 15 with the 4 man rush

 

[Paradigm]

Offense looking miserable, need to change something up

 

[dma0034]

There's the completely ineffective screen on 3rd and 15 with the 4 man rush

3rd and 15 is different than 3rd and 5.... Screen plays are common on 3rd and Over 10. But the down before where the FB was overthrown on a screen (which would of gone for 7-8)

 

[misterchainsaw]

No you don't have to catch them in a blitz for it to be effective (you do remember Gailey right?). It also stops Ryan from showing a blitz every other down. You could easily overload one side and slip screen to the other side. Or simply use a Bubble Screen.

It certainly helps. And it doesn't stop Ryan from showing anything. I guarantee you that the defense has plays where they show blitz and would salivate over a screen pass.

 

[misterchainsaw]

3rd and 15 is different than 3rd and 5.... Screen plays are common on 3rd and Over 10. But the down before where the FB was overthrown on a screen (which would of gone for 7-8)

uh.....that wasn't a screen. That was a safety valve...

 

[misterchainsaw]

Big play on defense here....not even close to a stop.

 

[dma0034]

uh.....that wasn't a screen. That was a safety valve...

Actually it was a wheel (which I personally consider a screen). In any case they need to use their RBs as receiving threats is what I was implying.