Chiefs Let's talk about the goddamn Bills. Again. For ****'s sake. - Page 9

Direckshun · 11-22-2015, 10:31 PM

Well the Bills are doing their thing once again of looking somewhat competent and making everybody think "are they for real this time?"

The answer is no. No they are not for real.

Look at their wins. All their wins have been against unimpressive dipshits. Two of their five wins have been against the ****ing Dolphins, an organization so haywire I'm pretty sure they just let Tannehill improvise instead of having a coach call plays. They had a legit win last week against the Jets, but the Jets have Fitzpatrick under center and the only reason a teammate hasn't broken his jaw yet is because his beard conceals it so well.

Last year, the Bills boasted a terrifying defense with an offense that was being held together by shoestrings with Kyle ****ing Orton under center.

This year, the Bills boast pretty much the same defense playing comprehensively worse under Rex "defensive genius" Ryan while sporting a sporatically explosive offense under The Hokey That Time Forgot: Tyron Taylor. Taylor is your typical quarterback from Virginia Tech: super athletic with roughly no idea how to play football in the NFL. His stats are surprisingly nice, which we'll get to in a moment, but watch him tomorrow on MNF against a real NFL coaching staff. He's going to evaporate once defenses figure out which palm he scribbled his playcalls onto.

That being said, as Chiefs fans during the Alex Smith era know, mediocre quarterbacks somehow confound NFL masterminds when they have even the slightest bit of athleticism. Expect the Chiefs to employ a spy in the form of Husain Abdullah because Taylor is legitimately lethal when he gets a seam to burst through.

As for his arm, the Bills have done a solid job surrounding him with good talent, and he's managed to complete -- get this -- 70% of his passes. 70%. I make my wife orgasm with less frequency, and I'm a goddamn stud. Well done, Tyrod. I literally have no idea how you do it.

Like I was saying moments ago, the Bills have done a really good job surrounding him with weapons. Sammy Watkins' stats aren't that great this year, as he's struggled waiting for Taylor to learn how to quarterback and EJ Manuel piss away every ounce of goodwill the city of Buffalo has mistakenly sheltered him with. Watkins still has great hands, though, and top-notch elite athleticism that, at one point, made him an elite pairing with Percy Harvin. Harvin has gone the way of Sanders Commings, however, and now the dependable Robert Woods mans the #2 slot. While Sammy Watkins is the tall, athletic dynamo that Sean Smith specializes in shutting down, Woods is the kind of shifty, speedy route-runner that has given Peters fits this year.

The Bills also have a Wes Welker type in Chris Hogan, and those types always seem to give the Chiefs fits on 3rd downs. After that, they have one-dimensional speedsters in Marquis Goodwin and Denarious Moore.

The most productive receiver the Bills have this year, however, is Charles Clay, who is going to have a very long afternoon in Arrowhead. Nobody limits TE production like the Chiefs, who boast not one but three TE shutdowns in Eric Berry, Ron Parker and Husain Abdullah. Clay is a big security blanket for Tyrod Taylor, and erasing him from the equation might screw with Taylor's wiring enough to force mistakes. Their passing game does not worry me, absent Bob Sutton forgetting to spy on Taylor's scrambling ability.

The Bills' run game is stout, though. LeSean McCoy is one of the league's best rushers when he's on, with the ability to seemingly teleport from one part of the line to another when the DL takes his hole away. Containing LeSean McCoy is a true team effort -- it requires hard work not just at the point of attack, but on the backside contain and at the second level, where Shady is one of the league's shiftiest. Do. Not. Sleep. On. McCoy. Their #2 RB is a huge truck of a running back in the gargantuan Karlos Williams, a guy who looks like Allen Bailey in a RB's body despite the fact that he's "only" 6'2", 230 lbs. He's averaging about 6 yards a clip. The Bills can pound the rock when they need to.

Which the Chiefs will need to be ready for. They've already got the league's #4 run defense, but this is a killer pair of RBs (along with a very good scrambler) and one of the few offensive lines in the league that's actually very good. Cordy Glenn at RT and Seantrel Henderson at RT are one of the league's best young bookends. Eric Wood is a sturdy center, and Richie Incognito will break down your DL with racist jokes. Louisville's John Miller is a powerful RG. Unlike last year's run game, which depended on a guy named ****ing Boobie, this year's Bills will plow you over if you don't watch your shit. Also, our passrush was totally negated last year by this line.

On the defensive side of the ball... I don't know, maybe you guys can help me out. I can't figure out why a team with almost the exact same personnel from last year's defense is underperforming so much. They're not bad... They're just not the world beaters that we're used to (I'm only using that phrase once this week).

Marcell Dareus is possibly the NFL's best defensive tackle. He's got Kyle Williams next to him, with Jerry Hughes and Mario Williams off the edge. Why is this not the best defensive line in football? Their sack numbers are very low, and other than Dareus, I don't see them on film and go "wow" like I did last year. This is still a shit ton of talent, though.

I really like Manny Lawson, but I struggle to be terribly worried about anybody else in their linebacking corps. Preston Brown is an nonathletic tackle-machine and Nigel Bradham sounds like a gay Bond villain. They better hope they work their ass off because this is the level of the defense Alex Smith spends all his time passing towards.

Smith definitely won't be chucking it to the WRs this week. Hell Maclin might as well take this week off because Stephen Gilmore is an excellent corner with a complete game. Not only is he physical and energetic, he's also really good in run support. Meanwhile, the Bills have the NFL's OTHER contestant for NFL Rookie of the Year in Ronald Darby, Florida State's slightly undersized CB who is just a pisspounding firecracker. The Bills also boast a good-not-great safety corps in Aaron Williams, Corey Graham, Bacarri Rambo, and Duke Williams. Going deep will be very challenging, and we're probably looking at another game of dumpoffs and checkdowns by Smith.

Honestly, given how good that secondary is, the game might simply be decided by the Chiefs figuring out what exactly they've got in Spencer Ware. Ware showed an elusiveness and a power that is every bit as eye-opening by a Kansas City backup RB we've seen since Charles first started getting work in 2009. Charcandrick West is a good role-player, but he was always meant to be a 3rd down change-of-pace guy. I'm calling it now: I think Spencer Ware is going to be the guy John Dorsey thought he was getting in Knile Davis.

One thing's for sure, this is the best test our resurgent offensive line has seen. Fisher and gang have to bring every ounce of edge they brought to Denver because this is a playoff game. We will likely be competing with the Bills for a playoff spot and every yard in this game will be extremely hard to earn.

I think it will be a very low-scoring affair, and unless the Chiefs sleep on Tyrod Taylor (which I don't think they will), they should have enough firepower on both sides of the ball to keep this one in hand.

Chiefs win, 16-13. But it may take us overtime to do so.

Hammock Parties · 11-23-2015, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by New World Order

If the defense is elite why couldn't they be a clone of the 2011 Niners?

They're not as good as that defense.

**Rausch** · 11-23-2015, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by New World Order

If the defense is elite why couldn't they be a clone of the 2011 Niners?

If we decided to play that way we probably could. We have a good set of HB's, Alex is a good play action QB, and our defense looks to have turned the corner.

The last two weeks I've been pretty happy with the Run/Pass ratio. I think we'd be better off pushing that slider more in the run direction but I doubt you could convince Andy of that at gun point...

**New World Order** · 11-23-2015, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Rausch

If we decided to play that way we probably could. We have a good set of HB's, Alex is a good play action QB, and our defense looks to have turned the corner.

The last two weeks I've been pretty happy with the Run/Pass ratio. I think we'd be better off pushing that slider more in the run direction but I doubt you could convince Andy of that at gun point...

Just give it to Ware. That guy is going to be elite.

Mr. Laz · 11-23-2015, 05:55 PM

The chargers still had guys running open throughout the game.

Our pressure just saved us.

secondary is still an issue

Sutton has to keep bringing heat from different directions.

**BigMeatballDave** · 11-23-2015, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Stop, Chiefs

The only thing that could do that is Alex Smith vanquishing foes in the postseason with fireballs from his eyes and bolts of lightning from his arse.

However, I suspect the Bills will rip out Alex's eyes and shove his head up his arse.

Then we will beat the Raiders and you fools will go back to talking playoffs.

.500 feels so sexy after talking about draft position in October. Your homer hormones are running wild and you just can't stop it! Poor, poor souls.

Denver's D is better and that didn't happen.

And WTF is with you and all this homer shit. Are you just becoming stupid as a thirtysomthing.

Pour souls? If anyone needs pity, it's you.

We're adults here, you're the child that needs to be kept in check.

Hammock Parties · 11-23-2015, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BigMeatballDave

Denver's D is better and that didn't happen.

That's because Alex was able to hide and do almost nothing with Manning literally giving the game away.

**New World Order** · 11-23-2015, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

The chargers still had guys running open throughout the game.

Our pressure just saved us.

secondary is still an issue

Sutton has to keep bringing heat from different directions.

I agree about bringing the heat, but our secondary looked damn good against Denver.

Manning repeatedly threw to receivers who were covered.

Mr. Laz · 11-23-2015, 06:04 PM

Bills offensive line ranked 30 out of 32 teams

Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News
By Jay Skurski

Updated 7:58 PM
October 29, 2015

The Buffalo Bills’ offensive line is one of the worst in the NFL through the first seven weeks of the season.

At least that’s according to the analytics website Football Outsiders, which ranks the Bills’ line 30th out of 32 teams.

The website ranks teams according to adjusted line yards, using regression analysis to assign responsibility to the offensive line for every carry by that team’s running backs. Losing runs receive are valued at 120 percent, while runs of 0 to 4 yards are 100 percent, runs of 5 to 10 yards are 50 percent and runs of 11-plus yards are 0 percent.

The Bills’ are averaging 3.30 adjusted line yards, ahead of only Denver and Philadelphia.

So what’s gone wrong? Runs that go nowhere are a good place to start. The Bills have been “stuffed,” meaning a run has gone for no gain or negative yardage, on 24 percent of their carries, a figure that ranks 26th in the NFL, according to Football Outsiders.

That puts the offense in situations where the defense knows to expect a pass. As a result, the Bills’ pass blocking has suffered. Buffalo ranks 28th in Football Outsiders’ pass-protection rankings, with an adjusted sack rate of 8.8 percent.

Without knowledge of the play call and responsibility, it’s difficult to grade offensive linemen. With the Bills at their bye week, however, The Buffalo News is doing just that as part of its position-by-position look at the state of the roster. To do so, analytics website Pro Football Focus has assisted by passing along its ratings for each of the Bills’ starting offensive linemen:

Eric Wood: One of only two players on team to take every offensive snap, Wood has been the anchor of the interior offensive line. PFF ranks him sixth out of 35 grades centers, charging with eight quarterback pressures allowed. His run-blocking grade is slightly higher than his pass protection, although both are positive. When the Bills were floundering on offense in Week Seven against Jacksonville, Wood gathered the entire group on the sideline. In the absence of Fred Jackson, Wood appears to have taken on more of a leadership role. Grade: A.

Richie Incognito: The Bills’ decision to bring Incognito in on a one-year contract for just over $1 million is looking like one of the best bargains in free agency. PFF ranks him as the third-best guard in all of football (out of 80) grades, with strong reviews for both his pass- and run-blocking. He’s joined in Wood in taking every offensive snap and been charged with just six quarterback pressures allowed all season. Left guard was a turnstile last year for the Bills – Incognito has come in and solidified the position. His on-the-field performance after being exiled from the league for more than a year has been impressive. Grade: A+.

Cordy Glenn: Penalties have been an issue for Glenn, who has been called for holding five times this season (three have been accepted). That ties him for second-most penalties on a team that takes way too many of them. All three times the flags have been accepted against Glenn, the Bills’ drive has stalled. Still, with an overall grade from PFF that ranks ninth out of 77 graded offensive tackles, Glenn has given the Bills solid play. His pass blocking grade is much stronger than his run blocking, according to PFF. He’s allowed nine total pressures in playing 97 percent of the offensive snaps. Glenn is entering unrestricted free agency at the richest position along the offensive line, which will present a challenge for the salary cap-challenged Bills after the year. Grade: B.

John Miller: The rookie right guard from Louisville has had the types of struggles you’d expect from a first-year player. So much so, that PFF ranks Miller 79th out of its 80 graded guards. Both run blocking and pass protection are low, but the latter is particularly troubling. Miller has been charged with allowing 15 quarterback pressures in just 157 pass-blocking snaps (Wood and Incognito, by comparison, have played more than 270 pass-blocking snaps). A groin injury suffered in Week Three against Miami knocked him out for most of that game and all of the next one. Miller also missed Week Seven’s loss to Jacksonville, returning from London to his native Miami after the death of a family member. Grade: D.

Seantrel Henderson: The second-year right tackle also missed the game against the Jaguars, because of a concussion suffered the previous week against the Bengals. Henderson ranks 60th in PFF’s tackle grades, allowing 12 quarterback pressure in 187 pass-blocking snaps for a negative score in pass protection. His run blocking has also been scored negatively. Offensive coordinator Greg Roman, however, remains committed to Henderson, saying earlier this season he feels he has the potential to become one of the best tackles in the NFL. Grade: C-.

Cyrus Kouandjio: The Bills’ “swing tackle,” Kouandjio has played in 32 percent of the team’s snaps, seeing spot duty until making his first career start for Henderson in Week Seven. A former second-round draft pick in 2014, it’s a check mark against General Manager Doug Whaley that Kouandjio hasn’t made more of a push for playing time in his second season. In limited duty, he’s taken three false-start penalties, all of which have stalled drives. Grade: C.

Kraig Urbik: The veteran took a pay cut to stay with the Bills as the primary interior offensive line backup. His versatility in that regard is a plus. Urbik has made two starts in place of Miller. He was the Bills’ lowest-graded offensive lineman by PFF against the Jaguars. Grade: D+.

email: jskurski@buffnews.com

Mr. Laz · 11-23-2015, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by New World Order

I agree about bringing the heat, but our secondary looked damn good against Denver.

Manning repeatedly threw to receivers who were covered.

They didn't believe Manning could go deep so everyone squatted on all the shorter routes.

Much easier to cover when you only need to cover 10-15 yards from LoS.

ToxSocks · 11-23-2015, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

The chargers still had guys running open throughout the game.

Our pressure just saved us.

secondary is still an issue

Sutton has to keep bringing heat from different directions.

I only recall the one, where Rivers missed because he was running for his life. Even had he not missed, im not sure it's called back because he looked to have been right at the LoS when he threw it.

pugsnotdrugs19 · 11-23-2015, 06:10 PM

Glad I snagged tickets to this one a few months ago. Arrowhead should be a big factor in this one.

No better way to figure out what a team struggles with more than a primetime game at Foxboro. Belichick will help our staff by default tonight, one way or another.

**Rausch** · 11-23-2015, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

I only recall the one, where Rivers missed because he was running for his life. Even had he not missed, im not sure it's called back because he looked to have been right at the LoS when he threw it.

I can think of 3 drops that should have been first downs or more...

**The Franchise** · 11-23-2015, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

They didn't believe Manning could go deep so everyone squatted on all the shorter routes.

Much easier to cover when you only need to cover 10-15 yards from LoS.

It's exactly what defenses do to Smith.

Discuss Thrower · 11-23-2015, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BigMeatballDave

Denver's D is better and that didn't happen.

Gee, it's almost like it's a problem for a defense when their quarterback goes 5-25 36 yards and 4 INTs before getting benched in the second half.

**Ming the Merciless** · 11-23-2015, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

Glad I snagged tickets to this one a few months ago. Arrowhead should be a big factor in this one.

No better way to figure out what a team struggles with more than a primetime game at Foxboro. Belichick will help our staff by default tonight, one way or another.

I'm super jelly

Congrats

11-22-2015, 10:31 PM
Direckshun __ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Springpatch Casino cash: $4143447	Let's talk about the goddamn Bills. Again. For 's sake. Well the Bills are doing their thing once again of looking somewhat competent and making everybody think "are they for real this time?" The answer is no. No they are not for real. Look at their wins. All their wins have been against unimpressive dipshits. Two of their five wins have been against the ***ing Dolphins, an organization so haywire I'm pretty sure they just let Tannehill improvise instead of having a coach call plays. They had a legit win last week against the Jets, but the Jets have Fitzpatrick under center and the only reason a teammate hasn't broken his* jaw yet is because his beard conceals it so well. Last year, the Bills boasted a terrifying defense with an offense that was being held together by shoestrings with Kyle **ing Orton under center. This year, the Bills boast pretty much the same defense playing comprehensively worse under Rex "defensive genius" Ryan while sporting a sporatically explosive offense under The Hokey That Time Forgot: Tyron Taylor. Taylor is your typical quarterback from Virginia Tech: super athletic with roughly no idea how to play football in the NFL. His stats are surprisingly nice, which we'll get to in a moment, but watch him tomorrow on MNF against a real NFL coaching staff. He's going to evaporate once defenses figure out which palm he scribbled his playcalls onto. That being said, as Chiefs fans during the Alex Smith era know, mediocre quarterbacks somehow confound NFL masterminds when they have even the slightest bit of athleticism. Expect the Chiefs to employ a spy in the form of Husain Abdullah because Taylor is legitimately lethal when he gets a seam to burst through. As for his arm, the Bills have done a solid job surrounding him with good talent, and he's managed to complete -- get this -- 70% of his passes. 70%. I make my wife orgasm with less frequency, and I'm a goddamn stud. Well done, Tyrod. I literally have no idea how you do it. Like I was saying moments ago, the Bills have done a really good job surrounding him with weapons. Sammy Watkins' stats aren't that great this year, as he's struggled waiting for Taylor to learn how to quarterback and EJ Manuel piss away every ounce of goodwill the city of Buffalo has mistakenly sheltered him with. Watkins still has great hands, though, and top-notch elite athleticism that, at one point, made him an elite pairing with Percy Harvin. Harvin has gone the way of Sanders Commings, however, and now the dependable Robert Woods mans the #2 slot. While Sammy Watkins is the tall, athletic dynamo that Sean Smith specializes in shutting down, Woods is the kind of shifty, speedy route-runner that has given Peters fits this year. The Bills also have a Wes Welker type in Chris Hogan, and those types always seem to give the Chiefs fits on 3rd downs. After that, they have one-dimensional speedsters in Marquis Goodwin and Denarious Moore. The most productive receiver the Bills have this year, however, is Charles Clay, who is going to have a very long afternoon in Arrowhead. Nobody limits TE production like the Chiefs, who boast not one but three TE shutdowns in Eric Berry, Ron Parker and Husain Abdullah. Clay is a big security blanket for Tyrod Taylor, and erasing him from the equation might screw with Taylor's wiring enough to force mistakes. Their passing game does not worry me, absent Bob Sutton forgetting to spy on Taylor's scrambling ability. The Bills' run game is stout, though. LeSean McCoy is one of the league's best rushers when he's on, with the ability to seemingly teleport from one part of the line to another when the DL takes his hole away. Containing LeSean McCoy is a true team effort -- it requires hard work not just at the point of attack, but on the backside contain and at the second level, where Shady is one of the league's shiftiest. Do. Not. Sleep. On. McCoy. Their #2 RB is a huge truck of a running back in the gargantuan Karlos Williams, a guy who looks like Allen Bailey in a RB's body despite the fact that he's "only" 6'2", 230 lbs. He's averaging about 6 yards a clip. The Bills can pound the rock when they need to. Which the Chiefs will need to be ready for. They've already got the league's #4 run defense, but this is a killer pair of RBs (along with a very good scrambler) and one of the few offensive lines in the league that's actually very good. Cordy Glenn at RT and Seantrel Henderson at RT are one of the league's best young bookends. Eric Wood is a sturdy center, and Richie Incognito will break down your DL with racist jokes. Louisville's John Miller is a powerful RG. Unlike last year's run game, which depended on a guy named ing Boobie, this year's Bills will plow you over if you don't watch your shit. Also, our passrush was totally negated last year by this line. On the defensive side of the ball... I don't know, maybe you guys can help me out. I can't figure out why a team with almost the exact same personnel from last year's defense is underperforming so much. They're not bad... They're just not the world beaters that we're used to (I'm only using that phrase once this week). Marcell Dareus is possibly the NFL's best defensive tackle. He's got Kyle Williams next to him, with Jerry Hughes and Mario Williams off the edge. Why is this not the best defensive line in football? Their sack numbers are very low, and other than Dareus, I don't see them on film and go "wow" like I did last year. This is still a shit ton of talent, though. I really like Manny Lawson, but I struggle to be terribly worried about anybody else in their linebacking corps. Preston Brown is an nonathletic tackle-machine and Nigel Bradham sounds like a gay Bond villain. They better hope they work their ass off because this is the level of the defense Alex Smith spends all his time passing towards. Smith definitely won't be chucking it to the WRs this week. Hell Maclin might as well take this week off because Stephen Gilmore is an excellent corner with a complete game. Not only is he physical and energetic, he's also really good in run support. Meanwhile, the Bills have the NFL's OTHER contestant for NFL Rookie of the Year in Ronald Darby, Florida State's slightly undersized CB who is just a pisspounding firecracker. The Bills also boast a good-not-great safety corps in Aaron Williams, Corey Graham, Bacarri Rambo, and Duke Williams. Going deep will be very challenging, and we're probably looking at another game of dumpoffs and checkdowns by Smith. Honestly, given how good that secondary is, the game might simply be decided by the Chiefs figuring out what exactly they've got in Spencer Ware. Ware showed an elusiveness and a power that is every bit as eye-opening by a Kansas City backup RB we've seen since Charles first started getting work in 2009. Charcandrick West is a good role-player, but he was always meant to be a 3rd down change-of-pace guy. I'm calling it now: I think Spencer Ware is going to be the guy John Dorsey thought he was getting in Knile Davis. One thing's for sure, this is the best test our resurgent offensive line has seen. Fisher and gang have to bring every ounce of edge they brought to Denver because this is a playoff game**. We will likely be competing with the Bills for a playoff spot and every yard in this game will be extremely hard to earn. I think it will be a very low-scoring affair, and unless the Chiefs sleep on Tyrod Taylor (which I don't think they will), they should have enough firepower on both sides of the ball to keep this one in hand. Chiefs win, 16-13. But it may take us overtime to do so.
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11-23-2015, 05:55 PM	#124
Mr. Laz Don't Tease Me Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: KS Casino cash: $11047037	The chargers still had guys running open throughout the game. Our pressure just saved us. secondary is still an issue Sutton has to keep bringing heat from different directions. __________________
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11-23-2015, 06:04 PM	#128
Mr. Laz Don't Tease Me Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: KS Casino cash: $11047037	Bills offensive line ranked 30 out of 32 teams Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News By Jay Skurski Updated 7:58 PM October 29, 2015 The Buffalo Bills’ offensive line is one of the worst in the NFL through the first seven weeks of the season. At least that’s according to the analytics website Football Outsiders, which ranks the Bills’ line 30th out of 32 teams. The website ranks teams according to adjusted line yards, using regression analysis to assign responsibility to the offensive line for every carry by that team’s running backs. Losing runs receive are valued at 120 percent, while runs of 0 to 4 yards are 100 percent, runs of 5 to 10 yards are 50 percent and runs of 11-plus yards are 0 percent. The Bills’ are averaging 3.30 adjusted line yards, ahead of only Denver and Philadelphia. So what’s gone wrong? Runs that go nowhere are a good place to start. The Bills have been “stuffed,” meaning a run has gone for no gain or negative yardage, on 24 percent of their carries, a figure that ranks 26th in the NFL, according to Football Outsiders. That puts the offense in situations where the defense knows to expect a pass. As a result, the Bills’ pass blocking has suffered. Buffalo ranks 28th in Football Outsiders’ pass-protection rankings, with an adjusted sack rate of 8.8 percent. Without knowledge of the play call and responsibility, it’s difficult to grade offensive linemen. With the Bills at their bye week, however, The Buffalo News is doing just that as part of its position-by-position look at the state of the roster. To do so, analytics website Pro Football Focus has assisted by passing along its ratings for each of the Bills’ starting offensive linemen: Eric Wood: One of only two players on team to take every offensive snap, Wood has been the anchor of the interior offensive line. PFF ranks him sixth out of 35 grades centers, charging with eight quarterback pressures allowed. His run-blocking grade is slightly higher than his pass protection, although both are positive. When the Bills were floundering on offense in Week Seven against Jacksonville, Wood gathered the entire group on the sideline. In the absence of Fred Jackson, Wood appears to have taken on more of a leadership role. Grade: A. Richie Incognito: The Bills’ decision to bring Incognito in on a one-year contract for just over $1 million is looking like one of the best bargains in free agency. PFF ranks him as the third-best guard in all of football (out of 80) grades, with strong reviews for both his pass- and run-blocking. He’s joined in Wood in taking every offensive snap and been charged with just six quarterback pressures allowed all season. Left guard was a turnstile last year for the Bills – Incognito has come in and solidified the position. His on-the-field performance after being exiled from the league for more than a year has been impressive. Grade: A+. Cordy Glenn: Penalties have been an issue for Glenn, who has been called for holding five times this season (three have been accepted). That ties him for second-most penalties on a team that takes way too many of them. All three times the flags have been accepted against Glenn, the Bills’ drive has stalled. Still, with an overall grade from PFF that ranks ninth out of 77 graded offensive tackles, Glenn has given the Bills solid play. His pass blocking grade is much stronger than his run blocking, according to PFF. He’s allowed nine total pressures in playing 97 percent of the offensive snaps. Glenn is entering unrestricted free agency at the richest position along the offensive line, which will present a challenge for the salary cap-challenged Bills after the year. Grade: B. John Miller: The rookie right guard from Louisville has had the types of struggles you’d expect from a first-year player. So much so, that PFF ranks Miller 79th out of its 80 graded guards. Both run blocking and pass protection are low, but the latter is particularly troubling. Miller has been charged with allowing 15 quarterback pressures in just 157 pass-blocking snaps (Wood and Incognito, by comparison, have played more than 270 pass-blocking snaps). A groin injury suffered in Week Three against Miami knocked him out for most of that game and all of the next one. Miller also missed Week Seven’s loss to Jacksonville, returning from London to his native Miami after the death of a family member. Grade: D. Seantrel Henderson: The second-year right tackle also missed the game against the Jaguars, because of a concussion suffered the previous week against the Bengals. Henderson ranks 60th in PFF’s tackle grades, allowing 12 quarterback pressure in 187 pass-blocking snaps for a negative score in pass protection. His run blocking has also been scored negatively. Offensive coordinator Greg Roman, however, remains committed to Henderson, saying earlier this season he feels he has the potential to become one of the best tackles in the NFL. Grade: C-. Cyrus Kouandjio: The Bills’ “swing tackle,” Kouandjio has played in 32 percent of the team’s snaps, seeing spot duty until making his first career start for Henderson in Week Seven. A former second-round draft pick in 2014, it’s a check mark against General Manager Doug Whaley that Kouandjio hasn’t made more of a push for playing time in his second season. In limited duty, he’s taken three false-start penalties, all of which have stalled drives. Grade: C. Kraig Urbik: The veteran took a pay cut to stay with the Bills as the primary interior offensive line backup. His versatility in that regard is a plus. Urbik has made two starts in place of Miller. He was the Bills’ lowest-graded offensive lineman by PFF against the Jaguars. Grade: D+. email: jskurski@buffnews.com __________________
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11-23-2015, 06:10 PM	#131
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