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No Moral Defeats
SageAgainstTheMachine replied to RJ (not THAT RJ)'s topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Here's a question: If defense is half the game, how come we only focus on the offense when trying to decide if a win was "good" or not? Our defense got to the quarterback 5 times and held a team to 1 touchdown and 16 points, despite our offense committing 4 turnovers. That's pretty incredible. I think it's time to accept that one side of the ball is significantly better than the other this year and embrace wins like this. It probably won't be the last. -
Thursday Night Football - Pats v Jets
SageAgainstTheMachine replied to BringBackFergy's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Same here. I was on the cusp of benching him for Jerick McKinnon, but decided against it due to Ridley's injury. -
Brady listed as questionable
SageAgainstTheMachine replied to bisonbrigade's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
It's a combat sport. Cheering for Brady to get knocked around to the point of being ineffective doesn't mean cheering for him to tear an ACL or get concussed. -
Wired For Sound: Sammy Watkins
SageAgainstTheMachine replied to 26CornerBlitz's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Let's GO! -
Defer?
SageAgainstTheMachine replied to loveorhatembillsfan4life's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
You're close. The Bills kicked off in the first half 15 times. They elected to receive once, against the Saints. -
Defer?
SageAgainstTheMachine replied to loveorhatembillsfan4life's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Against an elite offense (This year, I'd call only Denver elite) you don't give them the chance to immediately put 7 on the board. Against anybody else, I like deferring because it gives you a better opportunity to game plan around the end of the first half. Most people seem to agree with this logic nowadays, but I can remember Jauron and, to a lesser extent, Gailey getting lambasted because "a winner wants the ball!". -
I started a similar poll last year about Mike Pettine and I believe you guys unanimously voted "No". For the record, I was in the "No" camp as well, but we all see how that turned out. Like most years, there will be a small handful of coaching vacancies after the dust settles from 2014 (Raiders already, and I imagine the Jags, Dolphins, Jets, Titans, and 49ers will be searching). Schwartz' teams may have under-performed in Detroit relative to their talent, but NFL teams have a known history of hiring retreads. Furthermore, I honestly believe that Terry Pegula will start his regime with a new head coach if Marrone delivers anything less than a playoff berth this year. Terry ended up swallowing a hard pill when he insisted on keeping Lindy Ruff and Darcy Regier, and I don't think he'll risk that again. Not saying it's right, but I think that's how he probably sees it. In the instance that Marrone is fired, Schwartz is a pretty logical choice. There's already obvious camaraderie with the locker room. Did anybody else see the post-game speech in the locker room? He's a popular guy. An egomaniac, I suspect, but a popular guy.
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George Wilson
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Muffed punt recovery rule clarification
SageAgainstTheMachine replied to Drreef2's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
That would have been the most prototypical Bills thing ever. I was surprised it didn't happen. -
I think that if Jason Peters can keep up with Freeney's speed on the edge, he'll be fine and Peters is pretty agile. It's Brad Butler against Robert Mathis that worries me. If we let him get to Losman too often, then we don't stand a chance in hell against Manning. Everybody, remember to start Brandon Stokley in fantasy this week.
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Be weary of the Refs this week
SageAgainstTheMachine replied to Coach55's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I do trust the wisdom of bettors in large numbers. Where there's corroboration, there's some degree of truth. But it's also true that perceived chances don't always reflect real life chances. I imagine that bettors are reacting to our drubbing of Miami last week and the weather forecast. Those things are certainly factors, but I don't think they vault us into a 80% chance of winning. Really, it's a matter of strong correlation. But as you say, it's not causation by any means. -
The Chargers, Rivers and Antonio Gates
SageAgainstTheMachine replied to PS 56's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I suspect he'll limp through the season, but always be ready for Sunday. A lot of prognosticators (of fantasy and real-life football) had Ladarius Green supplanting Gates as the predominant tight end in SD. Nope. -
After reading this, I want to re-watch the game just to see if Marcel Dareus was as big of a factor as Buscaglia indicates. KW was (as usual) a lot more visible in penetration, but if it's true that Dareus handled mostly double teams, then there's a ton of inherent value in that. Despite his issues off the field, I feel that Dareus is getting closer and closer to validating his #3 overall selection.
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Murph: "E.J. is not a game manager."
SageAgainstTheMachine replied to Stads's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Funny how "game manager" has become a euphemism for any starting quarterback that isn't a household name. Kind of like "character actors". To me, it's a specific term for a QB whose savvy and risk-averse nature overcomes an inability to hit intermediate and deep routes. Think Chad Pennington or Matt Cassel. The Bills run a ton of plays on the ground because that's where their strengths lie, but when EJ is asked to throw he has the full gamut of routes at his disposal. In my opinion, he is NOT a game manager. On the same token, Fitz (a below average starter overall) isn't a game manager. He's a misbegotten gunslinger.