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Bills' pass rush has been non-existent
The Bills will use their bye week to examine their lack of a pass rush and how to utilize offensive talents such as C.J. Spiller and Brad Smith more effectively.Mostly, though, they will use their time off to get healthy. The Bills have a grocery list of injured players about nine in all so the bye comes at a good time for a Reggie Wayne Jersey team that has enjoyed an exciting 4-2 start and is solidly in contention for a playoff berth in the AFC.We've got a lot of guys banged and nicked up, so it's a perfect week for guys to heal up this week and take advantage of this time, linebacker Nick Barnett, dealing with a sore ankle, said. Hopefully we can come back and get at least half of those guys back and we'll be in better shape.Compounding Buffalo's injury situation is that four positions have been hit especially hard: wide receiver Donald Jones, Stevie Johnson, left tackle Demetrius Bell, Chris Hairston, defensive tackle Kyle Williams, Torell Troup and outside linebacker Shawne Merriman, Chris Kelsay.Bell, recovering from a shoulder injury, has a chance of playing against the Washington Redskins in Toronto on Oct. 30 but Hairston, who started the past two games wholesale jerseys china in Bell's place, could miss up to a month with an ankle injury.Williams, the team's Pro Bowl nose tackle, has struggled all season with a sore foot, the result of what's believed to be bothersome bone spurs. Surgery is an option but that would sideline Williams for an extended period. Troup has missed four games with a chronic back condition. He played last Sunday vs. the Giants but lasted only about 10 snaps.Meanwhile, Merriman's chronic Achilles' heel issue flared up late last week, forcing him to miss the Giants game. Chris Kelsay also sat out his second game in a row with a calf injury, but he should be back for the Redskins.Even though coach Chan Gailey wasn't so sure about Merriman, the player said he is confident that he'll play against the Redskins.I feel a lot better, Merriman said. Last Friday it was just so inflamed from Thursday's practice. The coaches and the staff thought it was best for me to sit than go out there and have something happen. We've got the bye week coming up so I'll rest it then. It will give me more than enough time to get ready.Perhaps the most glaring weakness on the team reared its ugly head again in the 27-24 loss to the New York Giants: The Bills have Ronnie Brown Jersey a lame pass rush, and it was at its most anemic at MetLife Stadium when the Bills barely touched Eli Manning.Through six games, the Bills have just four sacks, the lowest figure in the league.Yeah, we do have a problem, coach Chan Gailey said. No bones about it. We tried to come after Manning ... and we still didn't get there. We're going to have to figure something out to generate some kind of pass rush.Buffalo's pass rush has been weak for several years. Going back to 2007, the Bills have ranked 30th, 26th, 19th and 23rd in sacks per pass attempt and this season, it is dead last.The biggest problem is that the team doesn't have a premier pass rusher, and it doesn't even have a guy with a track record for sacking quarterbacks, other than Shawne Merriman who has been hampered by injuries the past few years and isn't nearly the force he was during his first three years in the NFL with San Diego.Making matters worse against the Giants, Merriman wasn't even able to play because his sore Achilles flared up. Dwan Edwards starts at right defensive end and he's not really a quality pass rusher, and rookie Marcell Dareus is the other end, and many followers of the team think he's better-suited to be a tackle in a 4-3 defense. Even then, he's more of a run plugger than a pass rusher.As far as linebackers, Chris Kelsay who Randall Cobb Jersey also missed the Giants game has never been a great rusher, and the backups on the outside are all young players with limited NFL experience, so the chances for an improved pass rush are not promising this season.We definitely didn't get too much pressure on him, said linebacker Nick Barnett of Buffalo's inability to harass Manning. There's some times where he's sitting back there a little too long and when you leave a good quarterback back there, then he's going to make some plays. We have to come up with some pass rush and make some plays.Because the pass rush was so weak, and Manning had so much time to throw, the Bills' secondary had a rough day. Well, maybe it was just cornerback Drayton Florence who was nailed for three pass interference penalties, was beaten for a 60-yard gain by Hakeem Nicks, and also missed an open-field tackle that allowed Ahmad Bradshaw to break a 30-yard run on the Giants' game-winning field-goal drive.When asked about the lack of a pass rush, Florence said, That's an excuse. I can sit here and say we didn't get a pass rush, but at the end of the day if they throw the ball in the air, we have to make plays on the ball.And he's right, but teams are going to continue to complete balls on the Bills if they don't figure out a way to get some heat.The Bills head into their bye week and that will give them some extra time to get Merriman, Kelsay and defensive tackle Kyle Williams healthy. It also gives defensive coordinator George Edwards a chance to look at his schemes and see where he can concoct packages that will turn loose pass rushers.Copyright C 2011 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved. 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Vikings make move to Ponder, Nick Collins Jersey bench McNabb
Sean Taylor Jersey Coach Leslie Frazier plans to name rookie first-round pick Christian Ponder the starter for Sunday's game against the Packers, pulling the plug on veteran Donovan McNabb after a 1-5 start with the Vikings.Minnesota lost 39-10 at Chicago on Sunday night, when Ponder received extensive action and all signs have since pointed to a change behind center.Frazier wasn't ready to pull that trigger on Monday, saying he needed time to consult veterans on the roster and conference with members of the coaching staff. He's expected to make an official announcement Wednesday.My staff and I, we're going to discuss that further ... and on Wednesday we should come to a conclusion as to which direction we want to go, Frazier said Monday. I'll be able to provide some insight one way or another as to why we chose to go in the direction that we're Wes Welker Jersey going, whichever direction that will be.McNabb continued to struggle with his accuracy, a lack of making plays and has been under constant duress behind a shaky offensive line. Ponder entered Sunday's game in the fourth quarter.For a guy who gets limited reps in practice, it seems he had a good grasp, like we thought he would, of our offense, moved the team when he was in there, made some good throws, Frazier said of Ponder, who completed 9 of 17 passes for 99 yards and a 70.5 passer rating. There were some throws he'd like to have back but considering the number of snaps he's had in game situations, I thought he did a pretty good job of moving the team.Frazier said the decision wouldn't be made based on what's best for the team in 2012 or the development of Ponder's career. Ponder was drafted 12th overall in the 2011 draft.I don't think we are at that point, Frazier said. This next game is a home game against the defending World Champions and we still have some things to play for in this 2011 season. Right now, 2012 is not really on the radar as we prepare for this next ball game.Frazier said Sunday's loss was the worst of the five the team has experienced this season.There's no rift between coach Leslie Frazier and his players, but they definitely aren't on the same page when it comes to explaining Sunday night's 39-10 loss at Chicago.After the game, several players said the Bears made strategic changes from the week before, when they were beaten in Detroit. Specifically, players discussed how the Bears shifted to more max-protection schemes with two-receiver routes, which gave Jay Cutler by far his best protection of the past two seasons.Frazier, meanwhile, said it was just a matter of the Vikings players not playing the way they have, especially in a win against the Cardinals the week before.I didn't see a lack of effort, but we were not nearly as physical up front, on either the offensive or defensive line, as we needed to be, and that is unexplainable, Frazier said. That's what we pride ourselves on, our o-line and our d-line, being the driving force that drives our defense and we were not the most physical group out there last night and that is a concern.Frazier also said the players didn't seem to handle the prosperity very well coming off the Cardinals game.We didn't go out there with the type of energy and focus that you have to play with on the road against an opponent in your division, Frazier said. And that comes back to me.Defensive end Jared Allen disagreed that the Pierre Garcon Jersey players don't know how to handle prosperity.You can sit here and throw out all these theories that you want, Allen said. But the bottom line is there are a lot of the same guys here who went 12-4 two years ago. Same guys that went 10-6 in 2008. Guys know how to win. It's a problem of doing it every Chad Ochocinco Jersey day and doing it every play. We don't walk around here like, 'Oh, we beat the Arizona Cardinals, we've arrived.' Nah. Guys are humble in this locker room.Copyright C 2011 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved. PrintEmail a FriendFacebookTwitterStumbleUponGoogle BuzzYahoo!DiggDeliciousShare
Bills' pass rush has been non-existent
The Bills will use their bye week to examine their lack of a pass rush and how to utilize offensive talents such as C.J. Spiller and Brad Smith more effectively.Mostly, though, they will use their time off to get healthy. The Bills have a grocery list of injured players about nine in all so the bye comes at a good time for a Reggie Wayne Jersey team that has enjoyed an exciting 4-2 start and is solidly in contention for a playoff berth in the AFC.We've got a lot of guys banged and nicked up, so it's a perfect week for guys to heal up this week and take advantage of this time, linebacker Nick Barnett, dealing with a sore ankle, said. Hopefully we can come back and get at least half of those guys back and we'll be in better shape.Compounding Buffalo's injury situation is that four positions have been hit especially hard: wide receiver Donald Jones, Stevie Johnson, left tackle Demetrius Bell, Chris Hairston, defensive tackle Kyle Williams, Torell Troup and outside linebacker Shawne Merriman, Chris Kelsay.Bell, recovering from a shoulder injury, has a chance of playing against the Washington Redskins in Toronto on Oct. 30 but Hairston, who started the past two games wholesale jerseys china in Bell's place, could miss up to a month with an ankle injury.Williams, the team's Pro Bowl nose tackle, has struggled all season with a sore foot, the result of what's believed to be bothersome bone spurs. Surgery is an option but that would sideline Williams for an extended period. Troup has missed four games with a chronic back condition. He played last Sunday vs. the Giants but lasted only about 10 snaps.Meanwhile, Merriman's chronic Achilles' heel issue flared up late last week, forcing him to miss the Giants game. Chris Kelsay also sat out his second game in a row with a calf injury, but he should be back for the Redskins.Even though coach Chan Gailey wasn't so sure about Merriman, the player said he is confident that he'll play against the Redskins.I feel a lot better, Merriman said. Last Friday it was just so inflamed from Thursday's practice. The coaches and the staff thought it was best for me to sit than go out there and have something happen. We've got the bye week coming up so I'll rest it then. It will give me more than enough time to get ready.Perhaps the most glaring weakness on the team reared its ugly head again in the 27-24 loss to the New York Giants: The Bills have Ronnie Brown Jersey a lame pass rush, and it was at its most anemic at MetLife Stadium when the Bills barely touched Eli Manning.Through six games, the Bills have just four sacks, the lowest figure in the league.Yeah, we do have a problem, coach Chan Gailey said. No bones about it. We tried to come after Manning ... and we still didn't get there. We're going to have to figure something out to generate some kind of pass rush.Buffalo's pass rush has been weak for several years. Going back to 2007, the Bills have ranked 30th, 26th, 19th and 23rd in sacks per pass attempt and this season, it is dead last.The biggest problem is that the team doesn't have a premier pass rusher, and it doesn't even have a guy with a track record for sacking quarterbacks, other than Shawne Merriman who has been hampered by injuries the past few years and isn't nearly the force he was during his first three years in the NFL with San Diego.Making matters worse against the Giants, Merriman wasn't even able to play because his sore Achilles flared up. Dwan Edwards starts at right defensive end and he's not really a quality pass rusher, and rookie Marcell Dareus is the other end, and many followers of the team think he's better-suited to be a tackle in a 4-3 defense. Even then, he's more of a run plugger than a pass rusher.As far as linebackers, Chris Kelsay who Randall Cobb Jersey also missed the Giants game has never been a great rusher, and the backups on the outside are all young players with limited NFL experience, so the chances for an improved pass rush are not promising this season.We definitely didn't get too much pressure on him, said linebacker Nick Barnett of Buffalo's inability to harass Manning. There's some times where he's sitting back there a little too long and when you leave a good quarterback back there, then he's going to make some plays. We have to come up with some pass rush and make some plays.Because the pass rush was so weak, and Manning had so much time to throw, the Bills' secondary had a rough day. Well, maybe it was just cornerback Drayton Florence who was nailed for three pass interference penalties, was beaten for a 60-yard gain by Hakeem Nicks, and also missed an open-field tackle that allowed Ahmad Bradshaw to break a 30-yard run on the Giants' game-winning field-goal drive.When asked about the lack of a pass rush, Florence said, That's an excuse. I can sit here and say we didn't get a pass rush, but at the end of the day if they throw the ball in the air, we have to make plays on the ball.And he's right, but teams are going to continue to complete balls on the Bills if they don't figure out a way to get some heat.The Bills head into their bye week and that will give them some extra time to get Merriman, Kelsay and defensive tackle Kyle Williams healthy. It also gives defensive coordinator George Edwards a chance to look at his schemes and see where he can concoct packages that will turn loose pass rushers.Copyright C 2011 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved. 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Vikings make move to Ponder, Nick Collins Jersey bench McNabb
Sean Taylor Jersey Coach Leslie Frazier plans to name rookie first-round pick Christian Ponder the starter for Sunday's game against the Packers, pulling the plug on veteran Donovan McNabb after a 1-5 start with the Vikings.Minnesota lost 39-10 at Chicago on Sunday night, when Ponder received extensive action and all signs have since pointed to a change behind center.Frazier wasn't ready to pull that trigger on Monday, saying he needed time to consult veterans on the roster and conference with members of the coaching staff. He's expected to make an official announcement Wednesday.My staff and I, we're going to discuss that further ... and on Wednesday we should come to a conclusion as to which direction we want to go, Frazier said Monday. I'll be able to provide some insight one way or another as to why we chose to go in the direction that we're Wes Welker Jersey going, whichever direction that will be.McNabb continued to struggle with his accuracy, a lack of making plays and has been under constant duress behind a shaky offensive line. Ponder entered Sunday's game in the fourth quarter.For a guy who gets limited reps in practice, it seems he had a good grasp, like we thought he would, of our offense, moved the team when he was in there, made some good throws, Frazier said of Ponder, who completed 9 of 17 passes for 99 yards and a 70.5 passer rating. There were some throws he'd like to have back but considering the number of snaps he's had in game situations, I thought he did a pretty good job of moving the team.Frazier said the decision wouldn't be made based on what's best for the team in 2012 or the development of Ponder's career. Ponder was drafted 12th overall in the 2011 draft.I don't think we are at that point, Frazier said. This next game is a home game against the defending World Champions and we still have some things to play for in this 2011 season. Right now, 2012 is not really on the radar as we prepare for this next ball game.Frazier said Sunday's loss was the worst of the five the team has experienced this season.There's no rift between coach Leslie Frazier and his players, but they definitely aren't on the same page when it comes to explaining Sunday night's 39-10 loss at Chicago.After the game, several players said the Bears made strategic changes from the week before, when they were beaten in Detroit. Specifically, players discussed how the Bears shifted to more max-protection schemes with two-receiver routes, which gave Jay Cutler by far his best protection of the past two seasons.Frazier, meanwhile, said it was just a matter of the Vikings players not playing the way they have, especially in a win against the Cardinals the week before.I didn't see a lack of effort, but we were not nearly as physical up front, on either the offensive or defensive line, as we needed to be, and that is unexplainable, Frazier said. That's what we pride ourselves on, our o-line and our d-line, being the driving force that drives our defense and we were not the most physical group out there last night and that is a concern.Frazier also said the players didn't seem to handle the prosperity very well coming off the Cardinals game.We didn't go out there with the type of energy and focus that you have to play with on the road against an opponent in your division, Frazier said. And that comes back to me.Defensive end Jared Allen disagreed that the Pierre Garcon Jersey players don't know how to handle prosperity.You can sit here and throw out all these theories that you want, Allen said. But the bottom line is there are a lot of the same guys here who went 12-4 two years ago. Same guys that went 10-6 in 2008. Guys know how to win. It's a problem of doing it every Chad Ochocinco Jersey day and doing it every play. We don't walk around here like, 'Oh, we beat the Arizona Cardinals, we've arrived.' Nah. Guys are humble in this locker room.Copyright C 2011 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved. PrintEmail a FriendFacebookTwitterStumbleUponGoogle BuzzYahoo!DiggDeliciousShare