A (slightly) deeper look at the Pettine defense
If you're trying to nail down Mike Pettine's defense, your takeaway should be this: if a Bills defender can physically do something, he'll probably be asked to.
If you're trying to nail down Mike Pettine's defense, your takeaway should be this: if a Bills defender can physically do something, he'll probably be asked to.
NFL teams are spreading the field with increasing frequency. Add in the Mount Everest of the AFC East, which resides in Foxboro, and the Bills may lean towards a base nickel defense to attempt their climb to the top of the division.
A week from today, we'll be going in-depth on how Mike Pettine tried to defend the New England Patriots in 2012. Here's a detailed sneak peek.
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For two weeks, rhetoric has held that the Buffalo Bills have cleaned up their pass defense by being more aggressive in the secondary. That's not even close to the entire story.
The Buffalo Bills saw great improvement in pass coverage from Week 1 to Week 2, but their (very) young cornerbacks are still struggling in particular areas.
Buffalo Rumblings takes a look back at the cringe-worthy tape of Stephen Hill's first career touchdown in their 48-28 loss to the New York Jets.
Buffalo Bills defensive end Mario Williams, the $100 million man, was shut out by unknown Austin Howard in the Bills' 48-28 opening day loss to the New York Jets. Williams blamed the refs. Were his gripes legitimate?
Things have changed for the Buffalo Bills' defense and the New York Jets' offense this off-season, but there are run concepts that the Bills have annually struggled with that the Jets will likely try to exploit in Week 1, even with a new play-caller.
The New York Jets had Ryan Fitzpatrick's number in a 27-11 Week 9 win over the Buffalo Bills in 2011. Three weeks later, however, Fitzpatrick and the Bills made a few logical adjustments that led to far more offensive success for Buffalo.
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Buffalo Bills wide receiver David Nelson is frequently referred to as a tight end by members of the national media. Here's why (it's not that big of a deal).
The duo of Ryan Fitzpatrick and Donald Jones left a lot of opportunities on the field for the Buffalo Bills in 2011.
Buffalo Rumblings tries, in vain, to use still images and words to describe the way that Stevie Johnson runs routes. Read first, then watch lots of video.
Buffalo Rumblings takes a closer look at third-year defensive lineman Alex Carrington, and how he may project into the team's new 4-3 defense.
On a defense riddled with high-profile teammates - even in the secondary - Buffalo Bills safety George Wilson is an under-appreciated, yet wholly invaluable player.
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Buffalo Bills fans are toughing out a 2011 season re-watch to see if they can't learn a bit more about the team's returning personnel.
Buffalo Rumblings is taking some time to better get to know Mario Williams the football player.
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