Bills vs. Lions: Detroit To Be Without QB Matthew Stafford

Stanton throws for 300 yards against the Bills, and in the offseason Buffalo gives up a first round pick for him.

Johnson is above and beyond, just throw him the ball type of Receiver. Also, let’s not forget any opponents TE which this week we face Brandon Pettigrew. This isn’t really a team we can take lightly. I bet they come out and play very physical with us. I don’t know much about them defensively, but I do know we don’t run the ball very well and Fitz just put up 51 passes last week, two things I would like to see changed offensively. If the opportunity exsists this is really a game to go and watch. The Lions have some stud players on that team and they are starting to play like it. Nothing earth shattering mind you but they have some playmakers.

This should not be a tough outing for the Bills if Drew Stanton is starting. So long as George Edwards dials up the blitzes successfully.

Stanton is not good. He also didn’t start the game against the Giants, he came in after Shaun Hill was knocked the heck out and had already thrown 15 passes. Stanton came in and did most of his damage dumping off to RBs and Tight Ends. He also was abysmal when defensive pressure got to him, going 19 for 34 overall but only 2 for 11 when Perry Fewell’s defense got pressure. While it can be argued that defending short passes to RBs and TEs and getting pressure on the QB are some of our biggest weaknesses, Shaun Hill simply isn’t good enough to put fear into our defense and I expect our secondary to get its first interceptions of the year.

In his only career start Drew Stanton completed only 52% of his passes and threw 3 interceptions and 0 TD passes. Im not worried if hes starting.

The problem, as it is every week, is the run defense.

Detroit really choked last week. I saw a lot of their game in between Buffalo’s commercials. If Buffalo is hoping to avoid 0-16 (I know I am), this is the game they have to have. 3rd string QB and a team that wins on the road about 6 times a decade. No excuses, just win, baby (in honor of the 5-4 Raiders, who apparently OBD was worthy of mocking last January).

Is Stanton’s first start of the year, Shaun Hill started versus NYG.

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Bills are looking for different forms to lose a game this year, and lose for a third team QB could be a new one. And even without Matthew Stafford they still have Best, Johnson and Pettigrew and that is all they need to hurt Bills, IMHO

And we’re gonna beat the Browns, and potentially the Jets if they’ve locked up the playoffs. 3-13, which will reflect that we’re better than that 2-14 team in ’85, but not hurt us in the draft significantly.

I think we’ll probably still get the first or second pick at that record, and take Luck or Locker… then our needs are ‘O-line, OLB even if Shawne signs and is worth the money, D-line’. God, I’d love it if Ed Wang actually pans out as a tackle, let alone a blindside tackle. (Been playing a lot of Madden 08 Franchise with my left-handed QB, where I have never figured out why the AI doesn’t switch Peters and Walker, thus my not just saying ‘left tackle’ there. /tangent) But if not, supposedly all the line prospects next year are second-or-lower rounders.

And dear lord, Shawne talking about wanting to help Maybin pan out … please let it be true and please let it work, the passing up of Oher will sting just a little less if he re-learns how to play the game.