Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="pattycuse, post: 2315862, member: 256"] A few more organized thoughts: 1) Thought the defense played great again. The run defense, at times, was a bit thin- but the Broncos have professionals too, you aren't going to bottle up every team. Loved the fact that White responded so well in the second half- looks like we have a keeper. And credit to Gaines as well, he is doing exactly what One Bills Drive hoped he would when they acquired him, at least to the untrained eye. 2) I don't want to take away from a great victory, but there was some ugly, ugly play on offense. As I noted- the play calling is simply beyond conservative and whatever blocking they are running is just not working. Before we all point to the Sammy Watkins absence as the reason- remember that he missed a number of games last year too. Suddenly, the best running team in the league cannot run the ball! I'm not a smart enough X & O guy to identify why- but it feels like a lot of the blocking is horizontal instead of vertical, driving the defenders downfield. Again, just a layman's view...but the results are not there. At 2-1, any prayer this team has of being competitive is based upon an offensive resurrection. While we scored 26 points, we also left some scores on the board. 3) I am a little concerned on some of McDermott's in-game decision making. Punting from 4th & 2 from your opponents 40 with as weak an offense we have is indefensible. You need to give yourself chances to score...and sacrificing a great opportunity will eventually come back to bite them. Especially with how strong our defense is- the short field risk is lessened. I missed the last drive of the first half so I can't comment on the clock management- but I wasn't blown away by that in the Carolina game, so it may be something to monitor. 4) Discussion on the national anthem is best saved for another thread...but I did want to mention that the crowd seemed LOUD on TV. As always, Bills fans show up in droves and provide a great home field advantage. All in all great to be 2-1...the next few games are going to show whether this team will make noise or fade into the twilight. While Atlanta is uphill sledding, Cincy is no giant- and Tampa Bay is there for the taking. Need to find a way to get to 4-2 after six...then it may be time to believe. [/QUOTE]

Verification: What is a Syracuse fan's favorite color?