Bills vs Bears - Preseason

Final Score Bills - 27 Bears -20

The second Bills pre-season game is said and done, and we got our second, albeit brief look at the first team no-huddle offense. The no huddle offense looks decent and it was good to see the first team offense get at least a full quarter of practice in. Sometimes I forgot why more teams don’t run the no huddle offense. They I remember that if your no huddle offense isn’t clicking they’ll be off the field in less than a minute, essentially making your defense run a damn marathon every week. Thankfully there was only two 3 and outs that I noticed.

Here are my impressions:

-Trent Edward looks good. He completed 100% of his passes and threw it 10 times. Not to mince words but that’s fucking good. The only knock against him this game was he wasn’t able to put it in the endzone. We’ll see if that improves with game planing.

-The Offensive line looks better but they still don’t look great or even good. However, Eric Wood looks like the real deal. He’s the kind of guard that likes to break a Defensive End’s legs and laugh about it. Eric Wood is a professional bad-ass and he’s still just a rookie. In 3 or 4 years I think the Bills will be able to run behind Wood at will. I can see it now. The Bills Quarterback will look over the opposing defense and shout “Hey, we’re running through the B gap, try and stop it.”And then Wood puts another Strong-side linebacker on injured reserve after a 5 yard gain.

-Even though it was against the second team defense, Ryan Fitzpatrick looks better than I thought he would be. He’s not a physically gifted quarterback, but he is smart, and running the no huddle allows him to use his head to beat defenses instead of his arm.
-Aaron Maybin can’t get signed fast enough. It remains to be seen if Maybin is the answer to the Bills piss poor pass rush, but its pretty obvious that Chris Kelsay isn’t the answer The man makes every Offensive Tackle he goes against look like Anthony Muñoz. Somewhat related; Defensive End Chris Ellis is making a strong case for playing time during the regular season.

-Leodis McKelvin was a great draft pick. He looks ready to be an interception machine, especially because McKelvin is probably going to face more passes with McGee shutting down the other side of the field.

-Am I crazy or do the Bills suddenly know how to defend the run?

Hope springs eternal in August and September, especially for Bills fans. Right now, at least the Bills gave their fans a reason to hope beyond blind fan loyalty.