Mayock, Wilcots Break Down Packers Weaknesses
by Brian Galliford on Sep 16, 2010 2:00 PM EDT
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Mike Mayock and Solomon Wilcots, who do frequent film breakdowns for NFL Network's Playbook, very recently took a look at the Green Bay Packers' opening-day victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. Their research exposed two weaknesses that the Buffalo Bills will need to exploit if they have any hope of winning at Lambeau Field in Week 2.
The first weakness they point out is Green Bay's tackle play, as Wilcots shows both Chad Clifton and Mark Tauscher getting abused by the likes of Juqua Parker and Trent Cole. Buffalo does not have pass rushers of that caliber, but Clifton and Tauscher are liabilities, and the Bills could have opportunities to get licks in on Aaron Rodgers.
Mayock then takes the telestrator and breaks down Green Bay's blitz packages, showing how the team likes to delay its blitzers and stack coverages behind those pressures. Saying "pass protection starts with your quarterback," Mayock goes on to point out opportunities to make plays down the field that Eagles quarterbacks Kevin Kolb and Michael Vick were not able to capitalize on in the face of those blitzes. Chances are, the Bills will see similar opportunities, as Dom Capers will be dialing up the pressure to exploit Buffalo's developing offensive line.
With that said, you are now free to wholly ignore the application to Week 2 and instead spend your time in the comments section talking about the third paragraph in relation to Trent Edwards' career.
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Just posted this on the Matthews/Finley thread!
Great video and some important lessons for our young Bills for this weekend and beyond.
Our D can cover their recievers
we need to be agressive on the blitz.
"Hold ya chin up...nuh nuh nuh...gone" -Marshawn Lynch-
Weakness
I guess it is better for our D to try and exploit a weakness, rather than out offense trying to do it?
by Kelly to Reed Touchdown!! on Sep 16, 2010 2:12 PM EDT reply actions
Oh Maybin… this week would be an excellent time to make your “debut.”
With that said. I think we have to bring 5 players to get to Rodgers… our 3 or 4 man rush just isnt going to get it done. I hope they put Maybin all over the place with his rushing… line him up inside, outside, delayed, all of it… We need to get to Rodgers… as scary as this sounds… make them beat us with the run.
That and we HAVE to take advantage of any turnovers we create… not FG’s… TD’s…
Buffal Bills. We have no 'O'
Good call.
I could see them running some screens this week… especially to get Brandon Jackson going.
Buffal Bills. We have no 'O'
During the Pack/Eagles (only watched the 2nd half due to being at The Ralph earlier) game I noticed something about Rodgers. His cadence is different from under center to shotgun. Now this could just be because they were playing Philly on the road… but if you watched, or go back and watch… under center he used A LOT of hard counts. But when he was in shotgun… they snapped the ball, I’d say 90% of the time, on the ‘Y’ in his “Reeaady.” IDK if thats something that Buffalo could use this week… or if it was in the plans for last Sunday… but if thats his regular thing… I would hope the Bills coaches picked up on it as well… maybe we can jump a few snaps to help our pass rush out.
Buffal Bills. We have no 'O'
Bills win.
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by BuffaloBlueBlood on Sep 16, 2010 2:36 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Downfield
We all know how well Trent is at taking advanage of downfield openings.
Maybe it is the hair? Can’t see downfield?
exploit Buffalo’s developing offensive line
That’s one of the biggest problems with the relentless player shuffle in the OL. It seems like four or five times per game, the OL doesn’t operate as a unit picking up blitzes. One rusher will be double teamed while another comes untouched.
Did you count those in your Miami game analysis?
We need to go all out!
what does this team have to lose? Go deep and take chances.
"Hold ya chin up...nuh nuh nuh...gone" -Marshawn Lynch-
So Kolb and Vick had problems going deep against the Packers' D, and you expect Trent to succeed where they failed?
BUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! Thanks Brian you just made my day!
I’m just hoping that the check down pass works this week, because I’m expecting to see 15 to 20 of them this week. This is going to be a loooooooong season.
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by CanadianBillsFan on Sep 16, 2010 3:02 PM EDT reply actions
With that said, you are now free to wholly ignore the application to Week 2 and instead spend your time in the comments section talking about the third paragraph in relation to Trent Edwards’ career.
oh how quickly did this comment come to fruition….
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by silverstreak3k on Sep 16, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
:-D
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by CanadianBillsFan on Sep 16, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Trent/Blitzes
As I recall, in 2008 when TE and the Bills got off to their great start, teams were blitzing a lot and TE was making them pay dearly. About the time he came back from his concussion, teams also stopped blitzing and started sitting back in coverage and that’s where Captain Checkdown was born. I believe I read that here.
BTW, I thoroughly enjoy this blog. And I really appreciate the in-depth analysis that appears here. As you can imagine, I don’t get to watch many Bills games, so all I have to go on is whatever is reported in the press or what is commented on here. One feature I haven’t seen this year yet is the offensive line analysis that appeared last year. I found that very informative.
Very True
About the time he came back from his concussion, teams also stopped blitzing and started sitting back in coverage and that’s where Captain Checkdown was born.
The 3 man rush 8 man coverage confuse Trent and he doesn’t anticipate the holes in the zones and also has troubles reading it because in 8 man coverages usually 1 or 2 cover guys is playing man on man, so if that’s his first read he sometimes thinks man to man but it really is a zone and just 1 or two guys are playing man up and throws picks
What makes it even worse, is many teams still get pressure only blitzing 3.
Jets, Dolphins Patriots Browns now that Mangini is there all have had great success using 3 man rushes when the Bills are in the shotgun.
However when Trent is under center, they don’t use 8 man coverages because of the run threat.
There's not a wide receiver who is fast enough, that J.P. Losman can't overthrow him on a fly pattern.
by The Buffalo Kid on Sep 16, 2010 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not crazy to think the Pack could blitz every down,
and do so until Trent proves willing and able to throw vertically on them. I think there’s a better chance Aaron Maybin gets a multiple sacks than there is of Trent Edwards playing remarkably well.
Aw shoot. That stinks.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Sep 16, 2010 4:26 PM EDT reply actions
let's bring the house at rodgers...
Let’s be honest… the strength of our defense is our DB’s… let’s man those GB WR’s up and bring the house at a shakey OL… maybe get some big plays and somehow stay in the game
it's the defense's strength, but remmeber that theseguys are at their best playing the cover 2.
man-to-man is a different animal, and not one they’re particularly well suited for.
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I wish trent would just heave a bunch of deep balls. then we wont criticize him so much possibly. well until he throws picks haha.
dumb idea but hey if he shows he can do it, stupid or not, bills either win deep or bills have a ton of turnovers that cost us.
only one game. let his arm rip.
i know ill get picked on for this
here's the thing
I wish trent would just heave a bunch of deep balls. then we wont criticize him so much possibly. well until he throws picks haha.
This actually strengthens your argument, but throwing deep vs. throwing interceptions is a false dichotomy. Trent is fairly careless with the ball even though he doesn’t throw it deep. The phins dropped two picks last weekend. Trent’s “game-manager” is wholly undeserved, since he’s really never been a low-interception rate quartback. His career INT rate is 2.9%, which puts him squarely in the middle of the pack, despite not ever being particularly aggressive.
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Im with you 110%
GREAT point.
rather see him attempt to make big plays than throw two to three almost pick 6’s. atleast he would be firin it and not on 6 yard passes third down and long.
corners i would imagine shade the inside waiting for his short throws
int's on bombs arre not game changers
they are punts, ints on check downs turn into touchdown for the D, i could care less if he gets picked off twice a game on 50+ yard passes
and
if he shows he will throw the damn rock down there, then well guess what that is something teams WILL have to game plan for.
open up the run as well as a result.
QB > OT
Pundits have been saying for the past three years that GB’s O-line (specifically their tackles) is a mess. Clifton has been called ‘terrible’ for some time now. ProFootballWeekly quoted a league GM that the O-line in GB is going to “get Aaron Rodgers killed”. Basically the things you’ve heard about GB’s O-line are the same things that have been said about the Bills’ O-line. So why is GB a solid playoff team while the Bills are considered front runners for an early draft pick in 2011? Great QB play trumps spotty OTs. This game is going to come down to how Rodgers handles poor line play vs. how Edwards does the same.
by slippy mcFiggins on Sep 16, 2010 4:51 PM EDT reply actions
What I think is a poor assumption is that teams will heavily blitz the Bills. With their OL the way it is teams can get easy pressure bring just 4 lineman. If you bring a blitz one good hot read could go for a long TD. I don’t think the Bills have shown they can consistently go down the field to score. Why take chances? I feel like the Jets made this mistake against the Ravens this past Monday.
I do agree that OL play is the Packers weakness, and if the Bills have any chance this week they’ll need to exploit that and turn it into forced fumbles and/or interceptions. I feel like the Bills will need to be +2 in turnovers to have a good chance to win.
teams can get easy pressure bring just 4 lineman
Teams get easy pressure 75% of the time blitzing 3 when we are in the shotgun.
There's not a wide receiver who is fast enough, that J.P. Losman can't overthrow him on a fly pattern.
by The Buffalo Kid on Sep 16, 2010 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Rabble rabble rabble Trent Edwards rabble rabble rabble rabble checkdowns rabble rabble rabble rabble
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No seriously, is it?
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by UZ on Sep 16, 2010 5:10 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Rabble rabble rabble Trent Edwards rabble rabble rabble hasn't had a fair chance rabble rabble rabble poor Oline rabble poor coaching rabble rabble etc.
If all the stars align, pigs learn to fly, humanity achieves world peace, doctors discover a cure for cancer, scientists perfect cold fusion, and hell freezes over, the Bills might win the SB this year.
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by NorCal BillsFan on Sep 16, 2010 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think the Packer’s run defense is a slight weakness as well. They let up 149 yards on the ground to the Eagles, much of which came from Vick at 103 yards on 11 carries. If you take that out of the equation it leaves 46 yards on 9 carries which is still 5 yards per. Its a small sample size but 5 yards per rushing attempt is pretty bad, especially to the Eagles who are a pass first team with a less than stellar run game. I’m sure the yards/rushing attempt will improve for the Packers D this week but if we stay on the ground game and approach that rate, we will have a better than expected day.
Enjoying my annual three months of optimism.
Expect cto see a lot of AJ Hawk this week
If we go run heavy. The reason he didn’t really play against the eagles is because he’s great against the run, a liability against the pass.
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+1
That is unless Buffalo spreads the field like they did against Miami. Hawk has not played in the Nickel/Dime Package since mid season of 09’. He is a very good run stopper though. Green Bay ranked #1 against the run last year too. That goes to prove it. If you’re gonna beat the Pack, you’re gonna have to do it in the air…..unless you can surprise of course!
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by Montel on Sep 16, 2010 5:36 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Trent is going to get his ass wiped by Clay Matthews all day. Very unfortunate, but it’s just the way it’s going to go. I kinda feel bad for the guy, but the sooner he’s no longer our “Franchise QB,” the better.
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dont feel bad for him
he has more excuses than anyone.
to quote Jim Rome
dear trent…
“Step your game up!!”
Aaron Rodgers is the poster child for playing well behind a swiss cheese offensive line. ya he had a bad game, last year he won 11.
Poor Trent
Trent is going to get his ass wiped by Clay Matthews all day.
I didn’t know you could predict when someone was going to have the runs. Matthews is a hell of a nice guy to help him out like that :-)
If all the stars align, pigs learn to fly, humanity achieves world peace, doctors discover a cure for cancer, scientists perfect cold fusion, and hell freezes over, the Bills might win the SB this year.
Wiped? Wouldn’t that be Matthews helping Edwards?
by Brian Galliford on Sep 16, 2010 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmmm
The most sacks given up in the NFL last year. Sieve tackles last week. My oh my, where is the great savior Bulaga???
by FergusonQB12 on Sep 16, 2010 8:13 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
definitely not on the Bills roster
If all the stars align, pigs learn to fly, humanity achieves world peace, doctors discover a cure for cancer, scientists perfect cold fusion, and hell freezes over, the Bills might win the SB this year.
You would have to look further into that to understand
37 of the 50 sacks were in weeks 1-8 last year. Clifton played in and out in 4 of the games. Tauscher didn’t play until week 8.
All the sacks on Rodgers against Philly was in the 1st Quarter last week. Bulaga is being groomed to start. He may be starting at LG though if Colledge doesn’t play this week.
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Injured
There's not a wide receiver who is fast enough, that J.P. Losman can't overthrow him on a fly pattern.
by The Buffalo Kid on Sep 16, 2010 8:14 PM EDT reply actions
Nope
Not injured. Just not good enough.
by FergusonQB12 on Sep 16, 2010 9:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Let's see
Aaron Rodgers rode the pines for how many years before he started and learned the playbook?
Not many OT see action on opening day when they were drafted if there is veterans are already in place.
.He got a hip flexor right before the season started, still wanted to practice, but the coaches held him out despite him still wanting to get his reps and is first guy off the bench for both G&T, If tauscher and clifton keep turning in stinkers like that, I imagine Bulaga will be in there sooner rather than later.
There's not a wide receiver who is fast enough, that J.P. Losman can't overthrow him on a fly pattern.
by The Buffalo Kid on Sep 16, 2010 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Do we really need to do this? Mock people who liked Bryan Bulaga? Come on. We’re better than this.
by Brian Galliford on Sep 17, 2010 7:40 AM EDT up reply actions
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