Billt For Success: A Buffalo Bills Franchise

[AdamJones113]

Billt For Success: A Buffalo Bills Franchise.

A Buffalo Bills franchise, using self-made sliders and current rosters on Madden 13. Using an Xbox 360.

The Bills haven't reached the playoffs in 14 years. The forever-futile Chicago Cubs have made it more recently than that. It's time to mold the Bills into the team they can become, and knock the AFC East crown from atop the heads of the Bradiots.

[AdamJones113]

A quick overview of the roster and my abstract gameplan:

Quarterbacks: E.J. Manuel, Thad Lewis, and Kevin Kolb. In this scenario, Manuel isn't dead of injuries and there are no undrafted QB's possibly starting. I will run a couple of read-options per game, but on the whole it will be an old-school offense.

Running backs: Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller will share touches, based on their respective skill sets. Tashard Choice is a rudimentary backup to both.

O-Line: Next.

Receivers: Steve Johnson is the clear go-to guy, with Roberts Woods being thrust into the 2 role with no one else good enough. Brad Johnson, T.J. Graham, and Marquise Goodwin will round out a weak top 5.

Tight Ends: I actually use tight ends heavily in the passing game, with many 2-TE sets. To that effect, I've brought in veteran Randy McMichael from the Chargers to compensate for Scott Chandler's leaning towards the run game.

[AdamJones113]

So it wasn't pretty. It wasn't even good enough to be ugly. But the Buffalo Bills are the new owners of a 1-0 record, courtesy of a 7-0 win over the laughable New York Jets. Yeeaah.
Big Plays: Fred Jackson's 59-yard run, all but 8 of his total yards, went to the Jets' 1-yard line and eventually resulted in a TD.
That same drive, the play before, Randy McMichael caught a 16-yard seam on 3rd and 15. Yep, 3rd and 15.
Brian Moorman punted extremely well: 4 punts, 171 yards.

Offensive Star: With all due respect to E.J. Manuel, Fred Jackson's 59 yard run, and 67 yards on 16 carries wins this award.
Defensive Star: 2 picks for George Wilson. Yep, 2 picks.

Buffalo Bills at New York Jets
Sep 4,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Buffalo Bills (1-0)	0	0	0	7	7
New York Jets (0-1)	0	0	0	0	0

Team Stats Comparison
	BUF	NYJ
Total Offense	197	113
Rushing Yards	71	45
Passing Yards	126	68
First Downs	10	6
Punt Return Yards	25	20
Kick Return Yards	16	22
Total Yards	238	155
Turnovers	1 (+1)	2 (-1)
3rd Down Converstion	5-12	2-9
4th Down Conversion	0-1	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/0	0/0
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Posession Time	18:42	13:18

Scoring Summary
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		BUF	NYJ
3:35	(BUF) C. McIntyre, 1 Yard Run (Carpenter Kick)	7	0

Buffalo Bills PASSING C/A YDS TD INT E.J. Manuel 15-24 157 0 1 B. Moorman 0-1 0 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD F. Jackson 16 67 4.1 0 C. Spiller 4 5 1.2 0 C. McIntyre 1 1 1.0 1 R. Fitzpatrick 1 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD F. Jackson 3 -1 -0.3 0 D. Clowney 3 38 12.6 0 B. Smith 3 28 9.3 0 R. McMichael 3 37 12.3 0 S. Johnson 1 24 24.0 0 C. Spiller 1 17 17.0 0 R. Woods 1 14 14.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Byrd 7 0 0 0 K. Alonso 4 0 0 0 M. Williams 3 0 0 0 G. Wilson 2 0 2 0

New York Jets

[AdamJones113]

Now for a defensive rundown:

Defensive Line: Mario Williams is the big story, but this 3-4 is rounded out well by NT Kyle Williams and RE Michael Andersen, with Shawne Merriman as a viable 4th option.

Linebackers: Kiko Alonso, the incoming rookie, will need to make a big impact, because this is a bunch of ragtag players thrown together.

Defensive Backs: This is a position I'm looking forward to developing, as CBs Leodis McKelvin and Stephen Gilmore are very promising. Jairus Byrd at S is the backbone of this defense, and we may have found a complement to him, if George Wilson (2 INTs @ NYJ) keeps producing fairly well. However, he is 8 years into the NFL.

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Looking forward to reading this!

[AdamJones113]

Well, we're 2-0, but I've got no idea how the Bills will look in 2 games. This game was the exact opposite of last week, full of Points and more Points. The Chiefs never held the lead, as E.J. Manuel threw his first two TD's, and Kiko Alonso took one to the house at the end of the first half. The running game was mostly Fred Jackson, as he ripped of consecutive double-digit carries to start the game... but carried 11 more times for 12 yards.
Big Plays: Alonso, but also a 20 yarder to Steve Johnson on third down, for a TD (Johnson has 2 catches this year, both 20+ yards).

Offensive Star: Give it to Manuel for his first two TD passes, no picks, and 182 yards.

Defensive Star: Much as Kiko Alonso deserves it, I'll hand it to Mario Williams for 2 sacks and 6 tackles as he kept Alex Smith nervous the whole day.

Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Kansas City Chiefs (1-1)	0	7	7	7	21
Buffalo Bills (2-0)	7	14	0	6	27

Team Stats Comparison
	KAN	BUF
Total Offense	295	243
Rushing Yards	57	61
Passing Yards	238	182
First Downs	12	11
Punt Return Yards	24	26
Kick Return Yards	122	60
Total Yards	441	329
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Converstion	8	4
4th Down Conversion	0	0
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/0	2/2
Penalties	0	0
Posession Time	16:26	15:34

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		KAN	BUF
	(BUF) Manuel Pass to Clowney for 14 Yd, TD	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		KAN	BUF
	(BUF) Manuel Pass to Johnson for 20 Yd, TD	0	14
	(KAN) Smith Pass to Bowe for 15 Yd, TD	7	14
	(BUF) Smith Pass INTERCEPTED by Alonso, Returned 54 Yd, TD	7	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		KAN	BUF
	(KAN) Smith Pass to Walker for 6 Yd, TD	14	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		KAN	BUF
	(BUF) Carpenter Kick 33 Yd, FG	14	24
	(BUF) Carpenter Kick 29 Yd, FG	14	27
	(KAN) Smith Pass to Bowe for 26 Yd, TD	21	27

Kansas City Chiefs PASSING C/A YDS TD INT E.J. Manuel 20/28 182 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD F. Jackson 13 44 3.4 0 C. Spiller 4 20 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Clowney 6 55 9.2 1 C. McIntyre 3 13 4.3 0 F. Jackson 3 32 10.7 0 R. Woods 3 20 6.7 0 R. McMichael 3 40 13.3 0 B. Smith 1 2 2.0 0 S. Johnson 1 20 20.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD N. Barnett 10 0 0 0 M. Williams 6 2.0 0 0 K. Alonso 3 0.0 1 1

Buffalo Bills

[AdamJones113]

That may have been the worst game I have ever played. I was cringing during the entire second half. Basically, it was close, then it wasn't close. They scored 32 STRAIGHT POINTS. Again, this is the BROWNS. Brandon Weeden!!
Big Plays: Thad Lewis to Stevie Johnson for 66 yards and a TD was big, but way too late. Way, way too late.

Offensive Star: Thad Lewis was pretty good in relief, but Stevie Johnson takes the cake for 81 yards on 3 catches. He's having a good season, when he gets the football.

Defensive Star: We gave up 49 points. SO, this has become Defensive/Special Teams Star, and this game it's C.J. Spiller for 190 KR yards on 7 returns.

Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns
Sep 18,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Buffalo Bills (2-1)	0	7	0	14	21
Cleveland Browns (2-1)	3	7	18	21	49

Team Stats Comparison
	BUF	CLE
Total Offense	323	237
Rushing Yards	52	106
Passing Yards	271	131
First Downs	14	10
Punt Return Yards	4	27
Kick Return Yards	190	22
Total Yards	517	286
Turnovers	5	0
3rd Down Converstion	3-8	3-7
4th Down Conversion	2-3	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	1-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/0	5/0
Penalties	1/10	1/5
Posession Time	15:30	16:30

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		BUF	CLE
4:29	(CLE) P. Dawson 54 Yd, FG	0	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		BUF	CLE
3:03	(BUF) E. Manuel Pass to B. Smith for 12 Yd, TD	7	3
0:50	(CLE) O. Marecic Rush for 3 Yd, TD	7	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		BUF	CLE
6:10	(CLE) P. Dawson 50 Yd, FG	7	13
0:42	(CLE) T. Richardson Rush for 2 Yd, TD (2pt)	7	21
0:00	(CLE) B. Weeden Pass to G. Little for 8 Yd, TD	7	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		BUF	CLE
5:03	(CLE) T. Richardson Rush for 4 Yd, TD	7	35
4:38	(BUF) T. Lewis Pass to S. Johnson for 66 Yd, TD	14	35
2:29	(CLE) B. Weeden Pass to C. Ogbonnaya for 17 Yd, TD	14	42
1:52	(CLE) T. Lewis INTERCEPTED by Joe Haden, Returned 97 Yd, TD	14	49
0:13	(BUF) T. Lewis Pass to R. Woods for 4 Yd, TD	21	49

Buffalo Bills PASSING C/A YDS TD INT E.J. Manuel 10-20 104 1 3 T. Lewis 9-13 176 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD F. Jackson 13 34 2.6 0 C. Spiller 4 17 4.2 0 E.J. Manuel 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Clowney 4 56 14 0 F. Jackson 4 25 6.2 0 S. Johnson 3 81 27 1 R. Woods 2 36 18 1 R. McMichael 2 19 9.5 0 B. Smith 2 21 10.5 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD S. Gilmore 4 0 0 0 J. Byrd 5 0 0 0 A. Williams 4 1.0 0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD C. Spiller 7 190 27.4 0

Cleveland Browns

[AdamJones113]

A look at the offensive leaders, before the bye weeks set in:

Buffalo Bills Stats - 1
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
E.J. Manuel	45-72	443		148	26	3	4	70.5
T. Lewis	9-13	176		176	66	2	1	-
B. Moorman	0-1	0		0	0	0	0	0
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
F. Jackson	42	145	3.5	59	1	0	48	0
C. Spiller	12	42	3.5	7	0	0	14	0
C. McIntyre	1	1	1.0	1	0	1	1	0
E.J. Manuel	2	-1	-0.5	1	0	0	0.3	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	20+	YDS/G	YAC
D. Clowney	13	149	11.5	1	19	0	50	26
F. Jackson	10	56	5.6	0	26	2	19	71
R. McMichael	8	96	12	0	22	1	32	22
B. Smith	6	51	8.5	1	13	0	17	11
R. Woods	6	70	11.7	1	32	1	23.3	31
S. Johnson	5	125	25.0	2	66	3	45	59
C. McIntyre	3	13	4.3	0	8	0	2.7	8
C. Spiller	1	17	17	0	17	0	5.2	17
S. Chandler	1	32	32	0	32	1	10.6	13
T. Graham	1	10	10	0	10	0	3.3	1