Buffalo Bills Week 16 Fantasy Analysis

Week 16 – @ Oakland – L 24-26

QB: Orton a good fantasy game but didn’t play great.  A few terrible decisions.  Accuracy was fairly good.

RB: Shutout.  Spiller returned and did little and didn’t look great.  Probably not fully healthy.  Jackson did a ton of damage as a receiver and led team.  Line gave no space on the ground.

WR: Watkins and Woods good games.  Watkins looks really powerful at times.  Woods looks good as well.  Could be an explosive combo with a better QB next season.

TE: Chandler another TD and good game.  Still TD-dependent but a better receiver than he will ever get credit for.

OL: Couldn’t do anything for the running game.  Pretty good pass protection, however.

Def: No pass rush against tough O-line.  Got run on for quite a bit and hit with a few big runs.  Was covering receivers well.  Gave up decent games to RB and WRs.  Held TE to nearly zero.

Buffalo Bills Week 15 Fantasy Analysis

Week 15 – vs GB – W 21-13

QB: Orton not great but didn’t have to do much as running game and defense did most of the work.  Pass rush got to him a little but he just wasn’t good.  If they were losing, he be benched.

RB: Jackson a good game and looked really good.  Ran very hard and looked good as a receiver.  Really separated himself in this one.

WR: None did much this game.  QB play hurt.  Watkins and Woods did make good catches but not much they can do in a game like this.

TE: Chandler did little.  Same story as WRs.

OL: Pretty solid game.  Wasn’t dominating but did enough to keep clock moving.

Def: Was getting run on for a ton.  Helped by some very key drops and Rodgers being just a little off.  Gave up good games to RB and #2 WR.   Very lucky #1 WR didn’t have huge game.

Buffalo Bills Week 14 Fantasy Analysis

Week 14 – @ Denver – L 17-24

QB: Orton a good fantasy game but some really bad plays mixed in.  Accuracy was decent but not great.

RB: Deficit limited runs.  Jackson a big PPR game but only decent yards.  Just not enough speed anymore.

WR: Watkins and Hogan big games and Watkins looked especially good making some nice catches.  Woods did little but came up a foot short of a TD.  Was covered well and drowned-out by other receiving options.

TE: Chandler a good game and would be a reliable option if he got this many looks every week.  Has the hands but not much else.

OL: Good blocking on the limited runs.  Pretty good against the pass rush but QB held the ball and took some hits.  Not the line’s fault.

Def: Held elite passing game in check.  Got hit with one big run but was solid, yardage-wise.  Gave up monster game to RB (3 TDs) and decent games to #2 and #3 WRs.  Held rest to little.

Buffalo Bills Week 13 Fantasy Analysis

Week 13 – vs Cleveland – W 26-10

QB: Orton played badly for the most part.  Receivers made him look better again.  Wouldn’t be shocked to see Manuel again soon.

RB: Jackson got the bulk of the work and had good game with receiving added.  Ran well but still lacks game-breaking speed.  A little TD-dependent for fantasy purposes.

WR: Watkins did little again with tough match up.  Woods a decent game and made some great plays again.  Really looking great right now.  Hogan a TD but little else.  Would have expected more throws to him.

TE: Chandler did little.  Gray looked very good and might be the more explosive player.  Wouldn’t be surprised to see him getting more touches now.

OL: Decent game all-around.  Wasn’t dominating but wasn’t bad.  Skill players need to be better.

Def: Stout against the run again.  Helped by horrible QB play.  Gave up good games to WRs.  Held everything else in check.

Buffalo Bills Week 12 Fantasy Analysis

Week 12 – vs NYJ – W 38-3

QB: Orton a decent game but his receivers made a ton of plays for him.  Made his numbers far better than he deserved.

RB: Dixon and Jackson both good games getting TDs against tough run D.  Dixon looks okay when he gets a little space and might be better with better match up.

WR: Woods a huge game and made some incredible catches.  Looked like a star in this game.  Watkins did little.  Have to assume D was focused on him, as would be expected by the Jets.

TE: Chandler got TD and had good game but, as I’ve been saying, he’s TD-dependent and shouldn’t be trusted.

OL: Pretty strong game against tough D-line.  Did enough to run the ball fairly well and kept QB clean.

Def: Pass rush was fantastic.  Got run on for a bit but pressure on passing game stopped the O.  No good games surrendered.  Would have been burned for long TD by #1 WR with better throw.

Buffalo Bills Week 10 Fantasy Analysis

Week 10 – vs KC – L 13-17

QB: Orton an okay fantasy game but made a lot of bad throws.  Should have been a better game but he just didn’t play well.

RB: A mess in this one.  Dixon, Brown, and Jackson all split carries.  Jackson wasn’t healthy.  All had moments where they looked good although Brown lost a fumble on a sure TD.  Have to wait and see after Jackson is healthy.

WR: Hogan a big game getting a TD.  Watkins was injured and did little.  Woods had decent game as he got a lot of looks and mostly looked good.  Hogan could be a good possession guy but have to wait and see him more.

TE: Chandler did little.  Again, completely TD-dependent.

OL: Played fairly well against tough line.  Was opening holes for running game and did a okay job pass blocking although QB had to throw a few quick ones away.

Def: Front seven was great and pass rush looked elite in this one.  Hit QB a ton and gave him little time.  Got burned by a couple misdirection runs but was strong otherwise.  Gave up good games to RB and #1 WR.  Held everything else to little.

Buffalo Bills Week 6 Fantasy Analysis

Week 6 – vs New England – L 22-37

QB: Orton had good fantasy game but some really bad throws.  Also, held the ball too long and took a bunch of unnecessary hits/sacks.

RB: Jackson a decent game because of goal line TD.  Spiller played bad, lost a fumble, and had fewer touches than Dixon, who didn’t do much better.  Line gave little room.

WR: Watkins was covered by Revis and did little.  Woods and Hogan had big games and looked very good here.  Hogan now #3 for this team.

TE: Chandler had big game, leading team in yards.  Will have these games but will always be a gamble since the consistency is not there.

OL: Not great, particularly run blocking.  Opened up very little for runners.  Pass blocking was better than numbers indicate.  Sacks were more on QB.

Def: Stopped the run completely.  Got torched through the air by WRs and TEs.  Pass rush did get to QB some but not enough to help DBs stop the attack.

Buffalo Bills Week 5 Fantasy Analysis

Week 5 – @ Detroit – W 17-14

QB: Orton stepped in and was fairly solid.  Looked pretty sharp on throws and handled pressure well.  Still wouldn’t trust him yet.

RB: Spiller did little while Jackson had good game with receiving added in.  Seemed to want to run outside with Spiller and inside with Jackson and this led to the difference in running numbers.  Think this evens out against different opponent.

WR: Watkins had good game.  Seems to be getting better every week right now but having ups and downs.  Other WRs did little.  Wouldn’t trust any others at the moment.

TE: Chandler okay but TD went to backup TE.  He’s irrelevant if he doesn’t get red zone looks.

OL: Decent game against tough front.  Was opening holes between the tackles but couldn’t stretch anything.  Pass blocking was decent considering D-line.

Def: A ton of sacks and did pretty good against the run.  Got torched by Tate but a hobbled Johnson only got 1 throw.  Held rest of team to very little.

Buffalo Bills Week 4 Fantasy Analysis

Week 4 – @ Houston – L 17-23

QB: Manuel was the victim of two key factors: O-line couldn’t handle pass rush and a ton of drops.  He’s far better than he is getting credit for.  Shouldn’t be benched because of this game.  Ridiculous decision by coaching staff.

RB: Spiller and Jackson both solid with Spiller getting more runs and Jackson more catches.  Spiller continues to look faster.

WR: Williams had long TD on blown coverage but had some awful drops.  Watkins was a drop machine but still got TD.  Woods looks really bad right now.  Wasn’t on same page with Manuel and may be running bad routes.

TE: Chandler wasn’t good.  As expected, he can’t be trusted.

OL: Terrible against pass rush.  Like most lines, couldn’t contain Watt.  Did okay job run blocking.

Def: Completely shutdown the run.  Pass rush wasn’t great and Fitzpatrick and WRs made some great plays.  Couldn’t cover Johnson and Hopkins.

Buffalo Bills Week 3 Fantasy Analysis

Week 3 – vs SD – L 10-22

QB: Manuel didn’t handle windy conditions well.  Made some good throws but overthrew a ton of balls.  Will have to get better on that.

RB: Jackson a big game receiving.  Spiller still looks like the #1.  Neither ran well because of shaky blocking.

WR: Watkins and Woods did little because of Manuel’s struggles.  Came close on quite a few balls but wind put them just out of reach.  Woods was getting a lot of looks.

TE: Chandler had a very nice game.  Wind forced a lot of check-downs.  Something to keep in mind for future.

OL: Run blocking was not great.  Looked like line was a little stacked at times.  Pass blocking was average.  Got QB rushed quite a bit.

Def: Very good against the run.  Held Brown to 2 YPC on 31 carries.  Pass rush was okay but not great.  Coverage was pretty good mostly.  Held Allen in check.