Bills Drop Opener To The Dolphins, 15-10

and the rest of the offense have play execution Tourette’s Syndrome.

this thread should be fun.

I don’t hate the safety call. The only other option to me was to punt. The safety call worked, we had our chance. trent just couldn’t get it done. What else is new?

The Bills were able to stop Miami on a three and out, but didn’t have enough time to mount any sort of a challenge.

The clock could have read infinity and it wouldn’t have made a difference, but I appreciate the positive spin. It made me laugh.

all in all the D showed heart…the O showed that they are worse than a pee wee team and ST were better than in the preseason. Honestly this is kinda how I see most of this season going unless the OL somehow learns to block someone on the opposing team

That was one of the worst offensive performances I’ve ever seen, by any team ever. Classic Dick Jauron era football.

Trent was lucky that the Dolphins secondary has butterfingers. Otherwise he might have had 3 picks yet in that game. He looks at his receivers for like 5 minutes before getting the ball to them. He also misses so many deep opportunities that he must need glasses or something.

The game was not as close as the final score suggests. It could have easily been 30-3.

Seriously — I’m not even joking here — should we maybe just punt as soon as the offense gets the ball versus the Jets? We might pick six Sanchez a few times, but there is now way in hell that the offense which took the field today could score versus the Jets.

I just don’t understand this at all. Gailey is supposed to be some sort of offensive mastermind or something. We looked worse this year than in the opener last year. How is that even possible?

solid D… yeah, maybe, but no turnovers, and Kelsay does not belong on the field at LB….

The O again, it’s all on the line… didn’t seem they could keep a pillow away from Edwards in this game… We abandoned the run too soon, and WOs let at least 3 balls through their hands that I counted… The TD drive was a thing of beauty however… All cylinders clicked like they should… No huddle attack anyone??

Even though it was pretty obvious they were going to be bad. I thought, at the least, Bell, Wood and Levitre would be better than last year. They weren’t even close to being good today, and were consistently shoved into the backfield. Wood was getting tossed around by Randy Starks early and somewhat pretty often. That’s pretty discouraging to say the least.

Sigh….unfortunately guys, today was as predictable as the booing.

Step 1 trade for a left tackle
Step 2 release cornell the screen door
Step 3 invole more 4 wide sets with parrish and spiller in the slot
Step 5 drink a lot I mean a lot lot

-The OL
-The playcalling. Felt like with a traditional running game called we could’ve won this game.

Edwards was looking shaky and doing his usual Captain Checkdown passes….however I can’t blame him too much when I seen his entire O-Line getting shoved into him in the backfield….I mean seriously I knew the line was going to need work but I didn’t think they’d be THAT bad.

Defense was a nice surprise after a poor looking pre-season they seemed to def. step up and even had a sort of pride or swagger out there…loved the D today

Nothing good I can really say other than at least I’m not a Lions fan!…..anybody else see them get screwed in Chicago today on that TD toss to Calvin Johnson

Blech

“We Want Locker!!!!! chants

Offense – Well they said Chan was unpredictable and he didn’t disappoint. I thought he would ram the ball but i guess he has more trust in Trent than anyone else or Trent really fooled him in the preseason. Trent played like a rookie by locking on to receivers and not looking off or for a 2nd option (Isn’t this fundamentals that was always preached about) Multiple times receivers were open. The last 4 plays were more absurd, 4 chances to just chuck it and let the receivers battle it out and he just holds the ball. I’m done! The offensive weren’t too pretty themselves but I give them some credit because there were times that they did give the QB time to throw. Overall – D I think it was Nix who said “you gotta have to bottom out before you get better”, so get ready for more pain from this group.
Defense – Played with discipline, fire and passion. As i stated in an earlier post these guys play as a unit and that’s there strength. No super stars so they have to and they do it well. Hope Poz is ok, but he’s getting injured alot which could be a red flag for the future. Defense made the game worth watching and kept the team in the game. Overall – A
Special Teams – Nothing major bad or good. 1 for 2 on FG (which could of been the 3 pts. to tie the game) but they looked average Overall – C
Coaching – I’ll keep it simple….defense prepared, offense not prepared. Defense executed, offense didn’t execute. The tie breaker is special teams which makes the Overall – C

i say we lose out and draft well

Better than 6-3 to the Browns, worse than 8-0 in Cleveland…on a positive note, McKelvin and Florence played very well.

Congrats to Perry Fewell………helping the Giants D stifle the Panthers running game….and getting a win for the G-Men.

Playcalling was HORRIBLE. Run first, most second downs and then sprinkle in a bunch of short passes/screens. Nothing too exciting, not enough wildcat, not enough imaginative run plays, etc.

The safety punt call – who cares… game was basically over by then… But I think we should have gone for it… But I REALLY don’t care.

I will have to review the game (if I can stand it), but I didn’t think the o-line played as miserable as everyone else. Yes the pocket collapsed more times than not, but I though Trent still had time to get rid of the ball, and I still think he held onto it entirely way too long. I am not saying the O-line (especially the tackles) played well by any stretch of the imagination, and I was disappointed in our guard play, had higher expectations.

Trent Edwards does not deserve a roster spot after this weeks game. I don’t have to explain that any further.

I will keep screaming that Nix has done a horrible job. As evident in Cornell Green and our lack of a QB. Spiller will not have the chance to be a factor until our QB and O-line play is better.

George Edwards gets the game ball, for our amazing D play today.

Sum it up… Labor Pain count = 1; Baby count = 0.

SHOW ME THE BABY!

I actually didn’t think Miami played great ball either. Their O-line was that much impressive. It pretty much played out as a divisional rivalry game, which are many times close.

How much time does Trent need to hold onto the ball before he throws it? I mean really this is ridiculous, thats why i was and am pro Brohm. Id rather watch him stink up the joint than Edwards be Edwards, Brohm atleast got rid of the ball with the swiss cheese line he had. I JUST started drinkin trents cool aid again and puked it up, trying really hard to respect the GM and Coach for their decisions.

blknites hit it on the head with the Edwards.

Trent played like a rookie by locking on to receivers and not looking off or for a 2nd option (Isn’t this fundamentals that was always preached about) Multiple times receivers were open. The last 4 plays were more absurd, 4 chances to just chuck it and let the receivers battle it out and he just holds the ball.

Defense was very impressive. Maybin looked decent! Kelsay can not tackle.

We have the same problem as last year, offense can not put points up, we need a new decision maker taking snaps under center. You have 3 plus options on pass routes, why doesn’t Trent’s head turn for another option? You cannot totally blame Gailey on this disaster at qb, unless you wanna argue that Fitz and Brohm should of had equal time as well with the 1’s in camp.

We all must keep in mind, Gailey and Nix are not under center, Trent shows in preseason and practice he has the moxie so they roll with him. They cannot control his onfield decisions mid play. Its sorry but its true. So sick of blaming play calling and oline to make up for Trents lack of release. Atleast bomb it last play and show you care.

i KNEW YOU GUYS WOULD KEEP it close. Expected a bit more out of both offenses though our defense played exceptionally well minus one lapse on one drive

Except for, you guessed it, the safety call. I really do think Brian could get it out of there, I think that if he couldn’t there’s a great chance he falls on it (same outcome) and I think that they’d get the ball as far.

Trent DID show some signs of life, but … I’ll snap-judge it here. Really should have picked up an LT instead of CJ, because the line was for crap and it was why he couldn’t get it done. The D was awesome today, though… almost constantly on the field yet they only give up three scores, only one TD… when Shawn comes back they can run a couple of H-back formations and give Demetrius as much help as he (desperately) needs.

Aaron Rodgers has an awful line. He still moves the ball.
Edwards just isn’t a starting NFL quarterback.

is cornell green awful. He can’t block anybody. he shouldn’t be an NFL starter. Too much shotgun football for my liking. We couldn’t run on em anyway. But I would have rather seen Trent under center and Freddy running btwn the tackles with Lynch and using Spiller on outside runs. No timing with the short passes. OL gets pushed back, throwing lanes are non existent for Trent, and then you add in WR’s that can’t get open. Give Miami credit, their CB’s were covering us up real good. I didn’t see much separation from our guys. We need Shawn Nelson badly. Big Target to give Trent an option over the middle. Can’t rely on a rookie, undrafted FA in Nelson for that.

unacceptable. I knew we were in trouble when they started the game out throwing the first 3 plays then punting. To have any chance at all we need to run to set up the pass.

Some disorganized thoughts; I really, fully understand now why an NFL coach says “I have to go back and watch the tape.” I do too.

• Time to scrap the Pistol, Chan. God, what a garbage formation, and what horrid execution out of it. It puts undue stress on all facets of our offense to try to get all tricksy Hobbit like that.

• I suspect Trent’s getting lambasted by y’all, but other than a few missed throws, I thought he executed what Gailey gave him as best he could. Line breakdowns, penalties, and just a brutally horrid offensive gameplan really derailed his chances. Yes, he needs to get better, so please don’t accuse me of making excuses.

• Gotta pick one runner and get him hot.

• Top three corners were excellent.

• Chris Ellis was solid. Looks comfortable at OLB. Want to see him continue to start when Torbor gets healthy, and then use Kelsay/Maybin at DE in 4-3 nickel looks.

• Keith Ellison is such an important reserve for us. He played really well today.

• I’m blaming mostly the coaches on this one. I have zero clue why Gailey chose to attack Miami’s defense the way he did, but boy, was that a steaming pile of crap.

Mckelvin had some great coverage.

Lynch actually looked good….granted it was a run.

34 pass attemtps to 14 runs will not win the game though.

Lifeless at the Ralph today. Us poor fans on third down… loud as hell and no result on the field.

Offense was pathetic. Spiller?

Refs blew two calls. The obvious pass interfirence on Evans and the shot to the head Edwards took

Mark down a win for the “build the offensive line” people today….The Bills went into this game with:

- 1 RB taken 9th overall (Spiller)
- 1 RB taken 12th overall (Lynch)
- 1 WR taken 13th overall (Evans)
- 1 RB who lead the league in yards from scrimmage last year (Jackson)
- A 4th year QB (Edwards), a 6th year WR (Parrish)

And all this veteran skill accomplishes 166 net yards of offense. (50 yards rushing!)

Is it safe to say you can have all the talent in the world at the “skill” positions, but if the line can’t block….well, you put up 10 points?

God I feel sorry for Edwards. The guy gets no time to throw, his own fans LOVE to jump right down his throat at the slightest hint of a mistake, or, god forbid, a “checkdown”. In the meantime, his receivers aren’t getting open, and the pocket is always collapsing on him. The guy doesn’t even make a ton of dough (compared to other starting QBs) to put up with this crap. I never thought I’d say I don’t envy a professional athlete but…

Thank God for our defense. Loved the play of Leodis, Florence, Ellis, Poz, Whitner, etc. Kept us in the game when we had no business being only one td down.

Chan Gailey did Trent Edwards (and the offense in general) no favors today with his formations and playcalling. Like I said before, we have 3 talented RBs on this team…and we rushed for 50 total yards. inexcusable.

With Captain Checkdown, it doesnt matter how good our backs are. Defenses will continue to stack 8 in the box while having LBs blanket our RBs. Once they take away the checkdown, there is nothing for Trent to look at. He looked awful.

there’s no way Gailey can watch this film and decide to try the same stuff again next week, right?

There’s plenty to be upset about and I see a lot of negativity. I get it, believe me, I do. But I’m going to use a post here to point out one bright spot today (as I saw the game):

Chris Ellis. Way to go kid. The guy was quieter than an afterthought for a few years and has finally found a position that works and he looks like a good fit. Good on you, Chris; keep it up.

he’s looking awesome in philly today.

We have seen the Bills for what they are, a cobbled together bunch of average players – with significant weaknesses too large to neatly patch up. The offensive game plan was good, lots of plays designed to try and take some pressure off of the inadequate line – but hey the O-Line guys gotta block. TE’s release is way too slow. The receivers aren’t getting open and when they are, the QB is dodging lineman. The defense played well the second half. Missed bunches of tackles. But it’s a process. On to game 2.

Lets hope that there is the same improvement from week oneto week two as there was in the preseason.

Your secondary is great but not much else going for you, you’re just lucky that this game wasnt a blow out as it should have been.