The opening of the National Football League season is now past us. “They had a nice scheme going on that gave us some fits”. The Bills faced third-and-13 at the Baltimore 37 and Taylor avoided a sure sack with a Houdini escape, then rather than run, he had the wherewithal to find Charles Clay open for a 33-yard gain.
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“I think the staff simplified the defence a little bit more, so we were able to go out there and have checks and play fast”, cornerback Jimmy Smith said, “and I think that was evident today”. The Ravens running game will have a huge day as the offensive line wins the battle in the trenches. Unfortunately, this day can not be classified as any day to keep the stats right. If you have either of the Bills or Ravens defense on your fantasy team, playing them is a bad idea.
They can’t afford to lose these games, which have a way of haunting you later in the year. In the final quarter, Ryan opted to punt on fourth and one at the Ravens 49 yard line and again on fourth and four from his own 41 yard line.
So much for all of those good feelings I had about the offense. Veteran defensive back Shareece Wright wreaked havoc all over the field with a game-high 11 solo tackles.Bills star quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who played backup behind Flacco in Baltimore for three years, was limited to just 15-of-22 passes completed for 111 passing yards. “We have our hands full with all of them”. Taylor’s top targets, Sammy Watkins (43 yards, four catches) and Robert Woods (20, four), were held in check. Expect that to show next week in the amount of touches he likely receives. The Jets’ defense won’t be any picnic Thursday night, either. The Bills offense can muster just 7 points. However, the Bills finally got something going on offense and it started with their running game. When McCoy runs a sweep, it’s like a punt return. Sitting on his behind, Bush must know that his overall outlook in the eyes of the fanbase definitely became diminished following his awful performance. The Bills committed eight infractions for 89 yards. We still have areas we need to get better in, but when we needed to get a stop, we got it.
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On defense, I didn’t get a chance to see the first and only touchdown, and retrospect I’m glad that I didn’t. “We should have doubled the receiver that caught the touchdown”. This game nearly certainly puts a spotlight on the Bills current issues at the receiving position. And the unit hasn’t faced a wide receiver of Watkins’ caliber. Actually, at times it was a near-replica of last year’s Tennessee game, when Taylor made a couple of extraordinary athletic plays in the late going to pull out a victory after doing nothing in the first half. It was definitely a tough process to watch all of your teammates go out there and play. I had the pleasure to meet up with some Bills fans that I know from the Twiterverse and here at Buffalo Rumblings.
