Alphadawg7
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As he's running for his life you mean, as the whole O-line is getting blown off the line of scrimmage.
Good QB's still find a way to get the ball out to his WR's...Trent doesnt even make the attempt...
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I want to know why most every team you watch makes throws to wide open receivers several times a game. Yet, our 2 guys are never, never wide open. It seems our CBs are always 5-10 yards away when ball is thrown and their CBs are always in blanket coverage. Every week, every team.
Because Trent wont throw to them unless they are wide open...
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You didn't watch the game did you? Or you would be saying that the O Line sucked today as well, as did Handgartner and his snapping the bal, half the time it bounced to Edwards. Edwards was far from great, but he had a better game then the O Line, which played like all the experts thought they would this year, had.
BS...a few bad snaps does not equal "half the time". Its easy to sit there and say that, but in reality in the vast majority of the offensive plays there were no bad snaps, so whats your excuse for him not getting the job done then? Whats your excuse for him over throwing Owens by 9 yards on a clear TD opportunity?
Seriously, enough excuses for this kid...he has to man up, find some moxy, and start making some dam plays already...its been 3 years now and he is loaded with weapons.
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Based off of one game you think that proves you right?
Well truthfully, AVP has the same problems in all 3 games, and I am not sure if its him or the fact Trent just cant make enough plays. The biggest problem this team has had since Trent took over as QB is the vanishing act of our WR's...its either the scheme or Trent...we got rid of the OC and we still have the same problem.
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A$$holes! At least get TO his catch!
No kidding...why are we running the dam ball
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Are we really running the ball now? OMG AVP you freaking wuss...
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Geezus christ Trent...4th down of likely our last drive and you STILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Dump it off to a RB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Actually, Reed is probably the only reliable 3rd down receiver we seem to have.
Reliable to catch it, not reliable to make a 6 yard dash and move to get us the much needed first down...
Once again, it was 3rd and 9, Trent threw 3 yards down field to our slowest WR...geezus christ
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you need to go for it...
No you dont...if we dont get it, game is all but over...we are too deep in our own territory
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3rd and 9 and Trent throws the ball 3 yards to our slowest WR...geezus christ
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I just dont get why Trent can not throw to WR's...I mean really...
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What the Hell got into Kelsay this season!! WOW!
aaron schobel got into him
Our D is so much better with him in the game
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Once again, our D is putting us in position to win the game and our offense cant do anything with it...
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How can you have an official thread for a game so early? Why not start one close to kick off so its not 4 pages long at kickoff
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This is my first chance to watch the kid play. He has a great arm and looks to have a knck for just making plays. He just marched the Jets right down the field against the Titans and capped it off with a 14 yard TD run where he bowled over Michael Griffin to get in the endzone. Wow.
Like I said before, Sanchez will be the best QB out of this years class.
I love how people on this thread are now nit picking some fumbles by a rookie QB to down play his actual QB ability. This kid can play, he is the real deal, and he is the early favorite for rookie of the year.
Sure he will have some growing pains like any young player, but he is quite impressive
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Your examples go to the heart of the argument. Why gamble on an unknown, unproven talent when established, albeit more expensive talent is available. The failure of the red sox for so many years speaks to the possibility of poor management over the decades more than a fortuitous good find of a capable but unproven GM. Same conclusion could be drawn of Polian. Even a blind squirrel will eventually find a nut. Why not just pay top dollar for a proven top prospect like the most consistently successful sports franchises do?
Please name one big name GM that was available over Russ? The handful of great ones are all under contract with their teams...the ones available were ones that were fired...so I fail to see where you wanted us to spend big on a GM. Pioli is the only one, and he was always going to the chiefs or staying in NE...
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Pick from the games below and call your upsets now. The favorite/underdog was determined by looking at spreads as of today (Friday afternoon). I am not a gambling man, I just want to know who you think can pull off a upset think week?
Week 3
The first team is the favorite-the 2nd team is the underdog
9/27 1:00 ET At NY Jets Tennessee
9/27 1:00 ET At Houston Jacksonville
9/27 1:00 ET At Philadelphia Kansas City
9/27 1:00 ET At Baltimore Cleveland
9/27 1:00 ET NY Giants At Tampa Bay
9/27 1:00 ET Washington At Detroit
9/27 1:00 ET Green Bay At St. Louis
9/27 1:00 ET At Minnesota San Francisco
9/27 1:00 ET At New England Atlanta
9/27 4:05 ET Chicago At Seattle
9/27 4:05 ET New Orleans At Buffalo
9/27 4:15 ET At San Diego Miami
9/27 4:15 ET Pittsburgh At Cincinnati
9/27 4:15 ET Denver At Oakland
9/27 8:20 ET At Arizona Indianapolis
Monday Night Football
9/28 8:35 ET At Dallas vs Carolina
Personally- I like the Titans, Lions, BILLS (of course) and the Bungels-yes, the Bengals to all make games out of these contest and pull off a W!!!!
I am not sure if your favorites are right...the sports odds I just looked at has Atl as the Fav and Indy as the Fav...
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Yeah, yeah, yeah we have all heard the big numbers....but unlike the dopes at ESPN etc., I prefer to actually watch and understand the game...essentially the "how" they have done what they have. Also, I know all you KC Joyner fans are sure to be upset about my proper use of statistical analysis here, but you will have to get over it
After watching the game films and looking at the play by play info, and then the stats, a few glaring points appear to have been overlooked:
Nice post in terms of football info, and I get what you are saying, but there is one fundamental problem with your thread. This isnt the first year the Saints offense has been dominant, so your sample size invalidates all your points. Not saying they are not valid for those games, as they are, but they really give you no reliable information as you completely ignore last year. Drew Brees threw for over 5000, yes 5000, yards last year, most of which missing key weapons for large chunks of the season, including Bush and Shockey.
This year, they have been missinng their best RB too in Pierre.
So, while your thread shows a lot of what happens in those games this year, it doesnt lessen the threat of the Saints offense in any way becuase this offense has been this dangerous and potent for several seasons now regardless of how the D did, where they started with the ball, etc.
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News flash: we play zone.
lol...no team in the NFL plays only one way...do you ever add something that makes sense to a thread?
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Just an FYI to those clamoring about spending money:
The 5 lowest payrolls in the NFL last year were:
Packers
Colts
Patriots
Ravens
Chiefs
4 of those teams are amongst the better teams in the NFL and are SB contenders...so who the hell cares about how much money a team spends...FYI, Bills were 16th in the NFL in payroll and no where near the cheapest
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I can't stand it; will Wilson ever spend some money on this team? Runyon is a proven tough vet, but instead we sign a no-name unproven rookie. The rebuilding project that will never, never, never, end.
geezus, another poser newb who doesnt know anything about football complaining about Ralph being cheap because all you know are names in football.
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Welcome to the boards!
On defense, the Bills have been good at stopping the run, and pretty good at stopping the big play. On the other hand, the defensive backs often play soft, and the pass rush has been hit and miss. A "death by a thousand small cuts"-style passing attack is generally quite effective against the Bills' style of defense. The Bills' defense cannot get off the field on third down! Sometimes this defense will cause offenses to bog down after they've put together a long, sustained drive. So you might see some field goal attempts where you'd been hoping for touchdowns. You could easily see a few big defensive plays over the course of the game. But overall, expect to see your team's offense to get plenty of time of possession, and to move the chains an awful lot.
On the other side of the ball, the Bills have a young, athletic, highly mobile offensive line that's quite good at run blocking. The interior of the line is also solid in pass protection. The tackles are a little more iffy in that department; so if you have good DEs then Edwards won't have all day to throw. The LT--Bell--is a first-time starter, and didn't play football on any level before 2005. He's learning on the job, and had a better game in his second week than in his first.
The QB--Edwards--is off to a good start this year, and has the fourth-highest passer rating in the NFL. That will probably go down as he faces some better defenses, but for right now he's looking pretty good. Of immense help has been having the newly installed Alex van Pelt as his offensive coordinator. That's a ridiculously big upgrade over the bum of a coordinator we had there last season.
Terrell Owens is one of the Bills' receivers. I'm sure you've heard plenty about him already. He's a big-time player who typically commands double teams; thereby opening up other receivers and the Bills' running game. His actual production this season has been below his usual standards, but his effect on the overall game goes beyond just his own production. He drops more passes than he should though.
At the other outside receiver position there's Lee Evans. Evans is the kind of guy who can and will burn a DB with his raw speed if he's left in one-on-one coverage. Unfortunately, Evans is short (only about 5-10), so it's not like you can have him compete for jump balls the way a Randy Moss would. A better comparison player would be Steve Smith of the Carolina Panthers, except that Steve Smith is a much more three-dimensional WR, and significantly better player, than is Lee Evans. It would, however, be an exaggeration to say that Evans is good at only the long bomb.
At slot WR the Bills have Josh Reed. Another smurf receiver, Reed runs good routes, has good hands, and has been a solid, reliable part of the offense for the last few years. He's not as fast a receiver as one would like, however. At TE, the Bills have had some injuries; so expect to see rookie fourth round pick Nelson get more playing time. Nelson is fast, and is the most dangerous receiving threat the Bills have at the TE position. He's improving as a blocker. In addition to Nelson, the Bills have several decent but unspectacular TEs who can serve as safety valves, move the chains, and keep drives alive.
Due to the suspension of Marshawn Lynch, the Bills' starting RB is currently Fred Jackson. Jackson is a very shifty, elusive, instinctive RB; whose nimbleness makes him difficult to bring down. He's also a good receiving threat out of the backfield; and is particularly dangerous after the catch. Expect to see him pile up 150 - 200 all-purpose yards.
The Bills' offense is dangerous. If you put seven men in the box, Jackson will punish you for it. A lot. In fact, between him and the first-rate run-blocking of the offensive line, the Bills' running game has been successful even when teams have put eight men in the box. But if you put eight men in the box, then that leaves your defense open to a big play from someone like Evans or Owens. Add to that Alex van Pelt's penchant for getting the absolute most possible out of the offensive talent he's been given, and the Saints defense is going to be in for a long afternoon. (As, obviously, will also be the case for the Bills' defense.) If ever a game looked like it was going to be a shoot-out, this game would be it.
In past years, the Bills have used dominant special teams play to partially mask their inadequacies on offense and defense. This season the special teams unit seems to have taken a step backward. It still looks solid, but it no longer looks outstanding. McKelvin had two fumbles against the Patriots on kickoff returns. One of those fumbles was recovered by the Patriots; directly leading to the Bills' loss.
Can you please send me the cliff notes on this novel so I can read it...lmao...just busting your chops
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Well, if you REALLY believe he is better than Pennington, Collins, Favre, Romo, etc, he should have won the Cleveland job with ease.
Truth is, Anderson probably wouldn't start on ANY of those teams. He might, just might, be a #2 for those teams.
Well, first I said he could challenge for the job in those cities, some he would flat out start, but others I think he could push for the job come next year. As far as him not winning the job in Cle, well it was no secret they really wanted Quinn to get the job...home town kid, 1st round draft pick, etc, etc...DA clearly outplayed Quinn in preseason yet they still gave the job to Quinn who has not been good so far.
As far as your other QB's, let me shed some light on why I listed the ones I did, starting with the QB's you mentioned:
Pennington is on the hot seat and in jeopardy right now of losing the job to Henne if he doesnt start doing something better in the next couple of weeks, and I definitely think he is better than Henne.
Collins is no more than a game manager at this point and in an open competition I think DA would push him for the job.
Favre is on his last leg IMO and I would prefer a young DA than a guy in his last year in football. I am not saying he is better than Favre per se, I just dont think Favre has a lot left in the tank.
Romo is up and down, so hard to get a grip on how good he is. The thing that concerns me about him is there just doesnt seem to be any improvement. If Dal doesnt get it done down the stretch and Romo stuggles again, he will be on the hot seat and I could see DA pushing him for the job. Jerry Jones isnt afraid of making big change...
As far as the other teams, how can you say he wouldnt start on those teams or at least challenge?
Oak - Russell is the most inaccurate QB in the NFL and hasnt made a single step forward and looks as bad this year as last year.
SF - Shaun Hill? If DA was in SF he would have won the QB job. Heck Hill barely beat out Smith who is terrible.
TB - Leftwhich? Really? You dont think DA is better than Byron who has done nothing in the NFL and barely won the QB job amongst a stable of inexperienced and bad QB's?
Jax - Garrard? He cant get it done in the passing game and is in a make or break year for him.
Den - Orton? Really? The best he has ever done is mediocre at best...and so far he hasnt been good in Den
Det - Stafford may be better or may not be...no one knows, but DA is better right now just on experience alone.
Was - Campbell? He has promise but isnt there yet...more concerning is the fact Was keeps looking for other QB's
Car - Delhomme? He seems to be a shell of his former self, and even S. Smith was overheard on audio saying he has never liked him as their QB but loves him as a friend.
Rams - Bulgers best days are behind him and he hasnt had a good year in a while. DA could easily push him for the job.
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Packers only move down 1 spot to 12th after losing at HOME to the Bengals?
That right there made me click off the story. Sad.
Bengals are better than people think and they should be 2-0 if it wasnt for one of the flukiest plays in NFL history...
stafford vs edwards
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Yeah it counts in the bank account which = playing time when you make that much money...QB's making much less sit most the time as rookies...