BUFFALO BILLS WIN THEIR FIRST GAME

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The Buffalo Bills played their third season game this week, and they walked away winners after they crushed the Arizona Cardinals 33-18 this Sunday. The fans went wild after this game as the Bills were not expected to win at all. LaSean McCoy, Tyrod Taylor, and Aaron Williams led the Buffalo Bills to the win by scoring the 33 points with touchdowns and field goals after fans were starting to get worried since the team had lost their first two games.

While this is all very exciting stuff, I realized this week that watching football is just not as fun when you're not physically at the stadium. Maybe because it's not as obvious when you're supposed to cheer for the home team, but while this game was certainly exciting, I did not find myself loving it while watching. Growing up playing hockey, I have certainly noticed a difference in terms of enjoyment levels between watching and actually playing the sport, as playing the sport is way more fun than watching it, so I am hoping there is a little bit of that kind of notion happening with my levels of engagement in football.

I think for my genius hour movie trailer I will try throwing a football around to work on my spiral and aim when throwing the football, and hopefully this will be more enjoyable than watching the game on television! Nevertheless, I will continue to follow the Buffalo Bills, and to build my understanding of positions, plays, and fundamentals.

This week I am also going to look into the various offensive positions in NFL football and discuss certain plays that work at certain times!

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The offensive line generally consists of one center, two offensive guards, and two offensive tackles. The center's job is to snap the ball back to the quarterback (who is part of the backs and receivers category), and they usually set up smack dab in the middle of the offensive line. On the Bills, the Center's are Eric Wood and Lewis Patrick, and they have the responsibility to block defensive players and calling out blocking assignments. 

The offensive guards line up directly on either side of the center and their job is to block both running and passing plays, and they can also sometimes be referred to as a 'pulling guard'. The offensive guards on the Bills are Ryan Groy, Gabe Ikard, Richie Incognito, and John Miller. 

The two offensive tackles play on either side of the offensive guards and they are to also block both running and passing plays, and to protect the quarterback and is usually the most skilled player on the offensive line. These players need to have quick footwork skills, and on the Bills they are Cordy Glenn, Cyrus Kouandijio, and Jordan Mills.

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The backs and receivers are the players that line up outside or behind the offensive line, and there is a quarterback, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends. The quarterback is the player that receives the ball from the center and is the most important position on the offensive side because they are responsible for setting up the play, and communicating it with the team from the coach's orders. They can be lined up in 3 positions which are 'under centre' (a hand-to-hand pass from the center), 'shotgun' (a distance back from the center), or 'pistol formation' which is in between those two. The quarterback can either run or pass the ball once they get it, and on the Bills he is Tyrod Taylor, EJ Manuel, or Cardale Jones.

The wide receivers are the pass-catching people who are to get open for a pass from the quarterback. On the Bills they are Robert Woods, Sammy Watkins, Brandon Tate, Greg Salas, Walter Powell, and Marquise Goodwin.