<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bizell @ Oct 9th ) [snapback]1737324[/snapback]</div>
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you guys were stonewalled on every run, except for the draws on third and long.
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Second play of the game was a run to the right for a 6 yard gain (though there was a defensive penalty so it doesn't show in the stats). Third play was a reverse for 5 yards. The next called run was a 5 yard gain on 1st and 10 from the buffalo 24. The last play of the opening drive was a run off left tackle for 9 yards.
Out of 6 called running plays on the opening drive, four of them gained five yards or more, and only one was on third and long... how is that being "stonewalled on every run"?
Also, against the Redskins in the season opener, the team only averaged 2.5 yards per carry, but they continued to keep the ball on the ground and it paid off. I have no idea why they got away from that strategy when it was a close game throughout and there was no reason to give up on the run and attempt 47 passes and only 13 runs (3 of the running plays were called passes that turned into scrambles.
It just didn't make any sense to give up on the run when our line should have been able to wear the Bills out and making the running game easier as the game progressed.
