Did Geoff Hangartner all of a sudden become the Mitch Williams of centers? The dude totally forgot how to snap the ball out of shotgun. When you are playing a team that uses the “46”, you know they are going to blitz at least 5-6 guys.
How many times did we see Edwards squat down to his feet and receive the ball from center and look up and see a defender barreling down his throat?
That was one of the many problems the Bills line had today. The line who overachieved the first two weeks of the season, finally looked their age. Not only did they look their age, but they are starting to have the health of a 90 year-old.
Demetrius Bell went down with an injury and was replaced by Chris Chambers. How sad is it that Chambers has more pro years under his belt than 3/5’s of the starting offensive line. In just two weeks the Bills have lost both their starting tackles to injury.
But at this point, it could of been Karl Malone or Tom Chambers in there, it just didn’t matter. Edwards was sacked 4 times today (Season high).
Not only did Edwards have to worry about getting the ball from Geoff and having a Saints helmet removed from his ass, but he had no help from the Bills running game.
Fred Jackson finally cooled down and carried the ball 18 times for 70 yards. But you can’t fault Jackson for his day. Jackson wasn’t getting much help up front. Jackson’s great vision was blinded by the line’s inability to run block. It seemed like every run Jackson had was met with contact behind the line of scrimmage.
The line may have their biggest test next week when they play against the Dolphins 3-4 defense. Even though the Dolphins have struggled this season, the Bills don’t match-up well against their defense. The thought of Jerry Porter and Jason Taylor 1 on 1 with Chambers and Jonathan Scott, doesn’t exactly sound like Bruce Smith versus Anthony Munoz.
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