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Message: [QUOTE="pattycuse, post: 2326956, member: 256"] Couple thoughts the morning after a huge win: 1) The defense continues to be the story of the season. To hold Atlanta, even without Jones & Sanu for a half, to only 17 points is a great accomplishment. What impresses me most is the tackling in the secondary. With minimal exceptions this season there has been minimal YAC- a hidden statistic that has most definitely improved. The fact that the defense is doing this with a brand new secondary as well as virtually zero contributions from the Dareus (who knows what planet he is on), Washington or Ragland (released) is amazing. What I do know is Buffalo must avoid injuries as the roster depth is just not there yet. But great signs so far. 2) Once my adrenaline (read: beer) wore off- the offense still needs to improve substantially. I thought the play calling was more aggressive and better overall, although some of that is fueled by Atlanta's less than stellar run defense. Note, I also thought we crawled into a shell after the first Hyde interception- Hauschka bailed us out- but generally speaking was pleased to see the Bills throwing more. I've been hyper critical of Dennison, so kudos to him on this one. However- 16 points (with six of those coming off 55+ yard field goals) is not going to get it done if this team has playoff aspirations. Taylor's throw to Clay was a thing of beauty- but he also missed 3-4 throws that he absolutely has to have. The 3rd & goal throw to Matthews, if on target, is a touchdown. 3) How about Hauschka!! Let's just say Danny Carpenter is not missed. Three huge kicks in back to back weeks. IthacaBarrel mentioned above that Cincy is a trap game- couldn't agree more. This is exactly the type of game that the Bills have lost in past years. A beatable opponent on the road coming off a big win- this is a huge game, especially against an AFC opponent. Need to take this one, head into the bye week on the mend- and suddenly the schedule doesn't look quite so imposing. But can Buffalo handle sudden success? That's the question for this week. [/QUOTE]

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