Re: Rebuilding the Bills (Madden 07)
Buffalo moved to 4-1 on Sunday after dismantling the offensive line of the Dallas Cowboys. Tony Romo was under pressure all day as Anthony Simmons recorded 3 sacks. Romo was knocked out in the 4th and early reports are he will be out for 10 weeks. Buffalo got scoring from Willis McGahee and Kevin Robbins. It was McGahee's first touchdown of the year as Robbins sealed off the right side and allowed Willis to go in untouched. Early in the game Kevin Robbins made another key play. After a few successful runs, London Smith served up a nice play action and found Kevin Robbins wide open on the left hash mark. The pass was picture perfect as Robbins had one man 5 yards in front of him to beat. It would not be Vinnie Spires shining moment as he got ran over by Robbins. 57 yards later Robbins is in the end zone and was so excited he jumped into the waiting arms of some Buffalo fans.
Defense was the name of the game for both sides. Vinnie Spires continued to impress adding another interception to his total. The Dallas blitz scheme kept pressure on London Smith and forced another interception to stop a red zone scoring attempt. The Bills added pressure of their own as Tony Romo danced around but couldn't find anyone open. Anthony Simmons had 3 sacks and has solidified his starting spot at outside linebacker. Romo ended up throwing 2 horrible interceptions that really put Dallas out of the game. The run game was the strong point of the Cowboys offense, but it wasn't consistent enough to sustain drives.
London Smith continues to impress fans and coaches with his ability. His decision making is a different story. He threw 2 interceptions again in this game, one was a great play by the defense. The other was into double coverage. We asked Smith about it after the game. "Yeah that was terrible on my part. I have a big arm and sometimes a big head and think I can fit the ball where it doesn't belong. Great job by Eric Moulds though today." Smith was right about Moulds. He had 4 receptions and helped kept the chains moving all game long.
The Bills used some trickeration this game going for it on 4th and 2. Buffalo lined up for a punt and instead snapped it to the upback, Brad Cieslak, who rumbled for the first down. Dallas coaches were also in an uproar about going for it on 4th down 2 other times, one in which the Bills used a no huddle approach. I asked Coach Jauron about it and he said, "We wanted to get Landon some reps on 4th down, that's why we called a no huddle. The other time, yeah that was to get under Dallas's skin. They called a time out with 25 seconds left. You're down 17. We didn't wanna give the ball back up."
Next week the Colts visit Buffalo and it's being hailed as the game of the week. It's going to be Peyton Manning vs. the hotshot rookie. The Colts come in at 3-1.
Bills KO Cowboys,Romo
Buffalo moved to 4-1 on Sunday after dismantling the offensive line of the Dallas Cowboys. Tony Romo was under pressure all day as Anthony Simmons recorded 3 sacks. Romo was knocked out in the 4th and early reports are he will be out for 10 weeks. Buffalo got scoring from Willis McGahee and Kevin Robbins. It was McGahee's first touchdown of the year as Robbins sealed off the right side and allowed Willis to go in untouched. Early in the game Kevin Robbins made another key play. After a few successful runs, London Smith served up a nice play action and found Kevin Robbins wide open on the left hash mark. The pass was picture perfect as Robbins had one man 5 yards in front of him to beat. It would not be Vinnie Spires shining moment as he got ran over by Robbins. 57 yards later Robbins is in the end zone and was so excited he jumped into the waiting arms of some Buffalo fans.
Defense was the name of the game for both sides. Vinnie Spires continued to impress adding another interception to his total. The Dallas blitz scheme kept pressure on London Smith and forced another interception to stop a red zone scoring attempt. The Bills added pressure of their own as Tony Romo danced around but couldn't find anyone open. Anthony Simmons had 3 sacks and has solidified his starting spot at outside linebacker. Romo ended up throwing 2 horrible interceptions that really put Dallas out of the game. The run game was the strong point of the Cowboys offense, but it wasn't consistent enough to sustain drives.
London Smith continues to impress fans and coaches with his ability. His decision making is a different story. He threw 2 interceptions again in this game, one was a great play by the defense. The other was into double coverage. We asked Smith about it after the game. "Yeah that was terrible on my part. I have a big arm and sometimes a big head and think I can fit the ball where it doesn't belong. Great job by Eric Moulds though today." Smith was right about Moulds. He had 4 receptions and helped kept the chains moving all game long.
The Bills used some trickeration this game going for it on 4th and 2. Buffalo lined up for a punt and instead snapped it to the upback, Brad Cieslak, who rumbled for the first down. Dallas coaches were also in an uproar about going for it on 4th down 2 other times, one in which the Bills used a no huddle approach. I asked Coach Jauron about it and he said, "We wanted to get Landon some reps on 4th down, that's why we called a no huddle. The other time, yeah that was to get under Dallas's skin. They called a time out with 25 seconds left. You're down 17. We didn't wanna give the ball back up."
Next week the Colts visit Buffalo and it's being hailed as the game of the week. It's going to be Peyton Manning vs. the hotshot rookie. The Colts come in at 3-1.
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