Thread: Practice / press conference notes - week 3 (Bills week)

We should have TV maps and press conferences later. For now, let's start with the enemy. The Bills were the number one rushing team in the league last year, not Dallas. Shady McCoy will be difficult to stop and the reason they racked up so many rushing yards was that Tyrod Taylor runs a lot. That's often a problem for us. McCoy was doing pressers before and he said this:

Nick Kosmider‏Verified account @NickKosmider 14m14 minutes ago

LeSean McCoy on his 12 carries for 9 yards last week: "I just didn't play well. I look forward to correcting that this week."

Nick Kosmider‏Verified account @NickKosmider 12m12 minutes ago

McCoy on @VonMiller : "He's one of those players that comes around every decade or so."

Nick Kosmider‏Verified account @NickKosmider 11m11 minutes ago

McCoy said the key for Bills run game is to stick with it. Said the Cowboys went away from identity after getting stuffed early.

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That last one is key - they will run the ball at us over and over again. Another big test for our revamped line.

Originally Posted by VonDoom

McCoy said the key for Bills run game is to stick with it. Said the Cowboys went away from identity after getting stuffed early.

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That last one is key - they will run the ball at us over and over again. Another big test for our revamped line.

I agree. Dallas kind of panicked and just quit running. The Bills will be at home, with their crowd behind them, and will keep pounding it at us.

Yep, Same game plan this week.

Shady is actually harder for us. We struggle with the shifty speed guys the most. I would not try to sack Taylor as much as I would have them play contain. W should be able to pick him off and sack him easily once we shut down their run. Shady in the pass game has me scared!! Thats the key imo to winning.

I don't agree that dual threat QBs give us trouble. I mean sure, they get rushing yards, but Alex Smith, Luck and Newton haven't exactly had career days against us, despite many opportunities. The whole problem with those guys is that they can't be completely shutdown, because they're so hard to contain, but we've usually done a good job of limiting them, which is all anyone can really do. Cam had several nice runs in the SB: He still scored more points for us than for Carolina, and the two TDs off his strip-sacks were our whole victory margin.

Originally Posted by Joel

I don't agree that dual threat QBs give us trouble. I mean sure, they get rushing yards, but Alex Smith, Luck and Newton haven't exactly had career days against us, despite many opportunities. The whole problem with those guys is that they can't be completely shutdown, because they're so hard to contain, but we've usually done a good job of limiting them, which is all anyone can really do. Cam had several nice runs in the SB: He still scored more points for us than for Carolina, and the two TDs off his strip-sacks were our whole victory margin.

It helps if you actually watch the games, and not just the stat lines.

Originally Posted by BroncoJoe

It helps if you actually watch the games, and not just the stat lines.

Yes, it does: That's how you can see ~100 QB rushing yards spread out over a whole game and half a dozen drives that all ended in punts aren't nearly as big a deal as a boxscore "their starting passer had 100 yds rushing!eleven" sounds. My memory's not perfect, but the only time I recall a recent QB destroying us on the ground was the 2014 divisional playoff Fox and Del Rio phoned in because they'd already applied for new jobs elsewhere.

Originally Posted by Joel

Yes, it does: That's how you can see ~100 QB rushing yards spread out over a whole game and half a dozen drives that all ended in punts aren't nearly as big a deal as a boxscore "their starting passer had 100 yds rushing!eleven" sounds. My memory's not perfect, but the only time I recall a recent QB destroying us on the ground was the 2014 divisional playoff Fox and Del Rio phoned in because they'd already applied for new jobs elsewhere.

It's the threat, Joel. Not the actual yardage/stats. It changes how our defense reacts.

TV maps are up. Given that this is an early start, I figured the coverage would be split all over the place. Glad I have other ways of watching the games, because over the air, I would get the Jets/Dolphins game and later the very unappealing Bengals/Packers.

Anyway, our broadcast team is Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta, which is a random CBS team that I can't remember listening to before:

http://506sports.com/nfl.php?yr=2017&wk=3

Originally Posted by BroncoJoe

It's the threat, Joel. Not the actual yardage/stats. It changes how our defense reacts.

Ah, okay, that's a fair point. I've never really noticed their performance falling due to compensating for that threat though. I mainly seems to boil down to "He doesn't pass from the pocket, so we don't blitz" making it kind of a wash unless a guy's REALLY good at throwing on the run.

Alright alright alright! We get the game up here.

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Looks like a day of rest for Jamaal Charles. #Broncos @1043TheFan

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Aqib Talib getting a day of rest. #Broncos @1043TheFan

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Bradley Roby (ankle) observing not practicing #9sportd

Cecil Lammey‏Verified account @CecilLammey 5m5 minutes ago

Devontae Booker participating in practice. #Broncos @1043TheFan

Nicki Jhabvala‏Verified account @NickiJhabvala 4m4 minutes ago

Bennie Fowler (concussion) attending practice. Not practicing though and no helmet on.

I'm going to this game.. woooot.

Broncos are 1-4 when I've seen them play at the Ralph...

Got a feeling it's a trap game.

Originally Posted by tripp

I'm going to this game.. woooot.

Broncos are 1-4 when I've seen them play at the Ralph...

Got a feeling it's a trap game.

Hmm, not a great track record. Maybe you should stay home

Originally Posted by tripp

I'm going to this game.. woooot.

Broncos are 1-4 when I've seen them play at the Ralph...

Got a feeling it's a trap game.

The conditions fit: It would be perfectly understandable (but not excusable) if Denver were looking past a soft Bills team to a critical home stand against a good Raiders team heading into our bye. The way I (and hopefully the team) look at it is 4-0 at the bye, with a 2-0 division record including the team to beat, would be a great place to be, but it all starts with taking care of business in our first road game this week: We can't be 4-0 at the bye if we're 2-1 hosting the Raiders.

That last one is key - they will run the ball at us over and over again. Another big test for our revamped line.

That's because they don't trust Tyrod Taylor. They would really like to get rid of him, but have nothing better, and QBs don't grow on trees. Meanwhile, they especially don't trust him in a passing contest with Trevor Siemian, and they are seriously lacking weapons in the passing game, going up against a defense that has 4 picks and a 103 yard pick-6 in the last two games - against MUCH better offenses and QBs than Taylor.

They have no choice but to run the ball, and rely on their defense (which is far better than the defenses of either Dallas or the Chargers), to keep the game close. Then hopefully a special teams play + a turnover or something can lead to a score and they win 15-12 or something.

Stranger things have happened in the NFL but that is definitely not the way to bet. I'm picking the Broncos and giving 7 points in this game. So, more than a TD win for the good guys.

Right now, the line in Vegas is -3. Any takers?