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Buffalo Bills 17, New York Jets 14

Blogged under Game Recaps, Bloglockers, Front Page, General Bills Chatter by dawgpounded on Sunday 30 September 2007 at 11:03 pm

I must admit that I’m a little surprised at how well the Bills played in this football game. Rookie QB Trent Edwards looked like a seasoned vet as he completed 22 of 28 passes for 234 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 interception. Marshawn Lynch had another solid game with 79 yards rushing on 23 carries (3.4 ypc) with 1 TD run. Edwards did a good job of spreading the football around as a lot of receivers were involved with the offense. Lee Evans finally showed up for this season as he led the way for the Bills with 6 catches for 72 yards. WRs Josh Reed (4 rec, 64 yards) and Roscoe Parrish (4 rec, 33 yards) did there parts to help out the passing game. And lo and behold the Bills had a productive day out of a tight end as Michael Gaines caught 4 passes for 20 yards and a TD. The Bills finished up the game with 86 yards rushing on 28 carries (3.1 ypc) and they completed 22 of 28 passes for 218 yards.

Linebacker Angelo Crowell (11 tackles) and cornerback Kiwaukee Thomas (10 tackles) led an inspired effort by the Bills defense in this game. The Bills held the Jets to 60 yards rushing on 19 carries (3.2 ypc). But, the Jets completed 32 of 39 passes for 286 yards through the air. The Bills did have two interceptions to slow the Jets offense down.

Rookies propelling the running game for the Buffalo Bills

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, General Bills Chatter by dawgpounded on Thursday 27 September 2007 at 10:00 am

Looking at the Bills “offensive” stats one thing jumps off of the page. The Bills average more yards rushing (108.0) than they do passing (92.0 yards) and that is amazing and pathetic at the same time. What it does show is how talented running back Marshawn Lynch is as he has a target on his back. Lynch has carried the football 57 times for 228 yards (4.0 ypc) with 2 TD runs already this season. Look for big things from Lynch if the Bills ever get a passing game going to take the focus of the defense off of him. Fellow rookie Dwyane Wright (6 car, 36 yards) seems to have passed Anthony Thomas on the depth chart and that’s a good thing. Wright is a downhill runner that always seems to move the pile forward.

Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report, General Bills Chatter by dawgpounded on Thursday 27 September 2007 at 9:45 am
The New York Jets finally got on track with a hard fought victory over the Miami Dolphins last week while the Bills suffered another devastating loss that has left them scrambling to find enough football players to assemble a team. The Jets offense has to be licking their chops watching game film of the Bills’ defense that is allowing 177.3 yards rushing per game and 281.0 yards passing! The Jets would like to have balance to the offense like they had last week when they got RB Thomas Jones going. Look for Jones to pad his season stats this week against a front 7 of the Bills that has been ransacked by injuries so far this season. The Bills also have big problems at cornerback so look for Chad Pennington to attack them deep with WRs Jerricho Cotchery (18 rec, 276 yards) and Laveranues Coles (16 rec, 146 yards, 3 TDs).

The Jets defense has been nothing to write home about this season either as they have allowed 121.3 yards rushing per game and 264.7 yards passing. But, the Bills are very young on offense and they likely will have problems exploiting the weaknesses of the Jets defense. Rookie Trent Edwards is starting at QB for the Bills this week and the Jets will no doubt disguise coverages and blitz him from all angles when he drops back to pass. The best chance for an upset for the Bills is to keep the football on the ground with rookie Marshawn Lynch. Lynch has carried the ball 57 times for 228 yards (4.0 ypc) with 2 TD runs and he’s run against solid defenses like New England’s and Pittsburgh’s. Still, the Jets will gang up on him if the Bills don’t have the threat of a passing game. The Bills would like to get WR Lee Evans going (5 rec, 29 yards) but the Jets will no doubt double cover him and make someone else beat them.

PREDICTION: The Bills just don’t have enough offensive players to make this a game because the Jets are going to score a lot of points against their defense. Take the Jets and lay the points.

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The Buffalo Bills sign CB Jerametrius Butler

Blogged under Free Agent Additions, Bloglockers, Front Page, Big Bills News, General Bills Chatter by dawgpounded on Wednesday 26 September 2007 at 7:55 pm

The Buffalo Bills have signed cornerback Jerametrius Butler and have released RB/KR Josh Scobey. Butler was signed to provide depth in the Bills’ secondary which has been decimated by a rash of injuries. Butler has played in 63 games in his NFL career and he has made 162 tackles, defensed 32 passes, forced 1 fumble and intercepted 9 passes. Scobey returned 5 kickoffs for 112 yards (22.4 avg) this season for the Bills.

The Buffalo Bills lose J.P. Losman for a couple of weeks

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, Big Bills News, Injury Reports, General Bills Chatter by dawgpounded on Tuesday 25 September 2007 at 12:13 pm

Starting Bills’ QB J.P. Losman will miss at least the next two weeks with a sprained knee. Losman has completed 30 of 47 passes (63.8%) for 255 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 interception (69.0 QB Rating). Losman will be replaced by rookie QB Trent Edwards. Edwards relieved Losman last Sunday and he completed 10 of 20 passes (50%) for 97 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 interception (43.1 QB Rating). The Bills have also re-signed QB Craig Nall to back-up Edwards for the next couple of weeks and he would likely play well if pressed into service as he knows the Bills offense already.

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