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  1. If Phillips is just out for a few weeks I think he'll make the 53.  Maybe inactive for a time and then used.  He's been good in the two games, has fought through rehabbing both knees and spent time in the offseason working with the Bills training staff to reshape his body.  He is a "trust the process" player and cutting him loose sends the wrong message to the rest of the team.  I really hope it's minor and not a threat to roster or season status.  From TBN.

     

    "Phillips spent the majority of the 2021 offseason in Buffalo, something that Sean McDermott took note of. The head coach recently told reporters that Phillips was at the facility, “helping lead our football team,” throughout the offseason before suggesting that he expects the defensive tackle to take a leap in his second year back from his injury.

    In the face of adversity – an ACL tear, a temporary fall down the depth chart, and a brutal postseason loss – Phillips has not only battled back to full health, but he’s also evolved into a leader, a role model who sets the standard for his teammates on and off the field."

     

    I do not think Brandon/Sean gives up on this man unless he is unavailable for a longer stretch of time.

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  2. 3 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

     

    He had Covid. He tested positive. Beane also told us one of the two (Dion or Ike) was unvacced. I wonder if it was Dion and he has had it worse than Ike and this is McDermott trying to send a message again. Might be reading too much into it but just a thought.

    I was reading from the same script.  That's the tone I'd expect Sean to use.  Let's say Dion had more severe symptoms, lost some weight and is short of breath and fatigues easily.  That would make him far from being ready.  These guys do everything to make themselves available to play under all circumstances.  If he had a tougher time with the virus and was vaccinated, I could see why Sean would be somewhat irked and refers to it as another teachable example.

  3. 2 hours ago, Freddie's Dead said:

     

    The worst part of the DOG penalty was that the ref stood over the ball until there was only :02 on the play clock.  No one on the Bills said a word.  I blame the center, who should have been in the refs face screaming:  "I couldn't snap the *****in' ball because you were *****in' standing over it, you *****!!!!!"  This caused yet another rule change for a "supervisory" official, because you always have to screw the Bills once and then change the rule.  This supervisory official was also the jerk who screwed us over in the Houston playoff game, taking away our TD and calling it a touchback.  NFL officiating is a joke, but the ***** up that cost us the Seahawks game was the worst.

    Lots of people to blame.  Referee will often automatically reset the play clock after the ball is marked ready for play,  Or a player asks for the  reset.  I blame Rex for not knowing it was going on.  Did not know the stuff about how the NFL responded.

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  4. 18 minutes ago, RoyBatty is alive said:

     

    Playoff football.  I think Andy Reid who has had a lot more experience post season understood that better then the Bills.  Remember the Bills-Washington Super Bowl, that was the reason why we lost, imo.  They brutalized our receivers and we had no answer (except a penalty on Reed for losing his cool),

    Yeah, he two hand slammed his helmet after a PI no call at the end of the 2nd quarter.  Levy told one of them they had been bought as the headed to the half time locker room.  The official said something about equal opportunity for the ball but Brad Edwards played right through Andre.  It's at 1:31:02 of this video.  I feel the need to enlighten the younger TBD members about the past.

     

    Andre spikes helmet

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  5. Imo, the two best Tyrod Taylor games of the season were both losses.  The Seahawks and the Dolphins II.  The critical plays, at least the ones that convinced me that Rex had to go were these:

     

    On Dan Carpenters FG attempt Richard Sherman hit him after a whistle blow injuring him. Buffalo then took an illegal formation penalty as Carpenter made his 30 yd kick. Back five yards Carpenter missed his FG after making the prior two and Buffalo still trailed by two scores at 28-17.

     

     

    1st & 10 at SEA 35

    (0:03 - 2nd) D.Carpenter 53 yard field goal is No Good, Short, Center-G.Sanborn, Holder-C.Schmidt. PENALTY on SEA-R.Sherman, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at SEA 35 - No Play. Unabated to the kicker. (But the late whistle allowed Sherman to hit Carpenter--legally)

    (0:03 - 2nd) Timeout #4 by BUF at 00:03. Trainer came on to the field to attend to #2. Charged 4th? timeout to #2. He has to leave for next play

    1st & 5 at SEA 30

    (0:03 - 2nd) J.Williams spiked the ball to stop the clock.

    2nd & 5 at SEA 30

    (0:01 - 2nd) (Field Goal formation) PENALTY on BUF-D.Carpenter, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at SEA 30 - No Play.

    2nd & 10 at SEA 35

    (0:01 - 2nd) (Field Goal formation) D.Carpenter 54 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-G.Sanborn, Holder-C.Schmidt.

     

    In the confusion of the Sherman hit on Carpenter (late whistle for unabated) his removal from the game for one play, the need to spike followed by the officials trying to sort out the situation.  They started the play clock and it got down to 8 seconds before the ball was finally marked.  It hit zero for a noticeable period of time before anyone involved with the game noticed, including the refs one of which finally threw the flag.  No one got the play clock reset.  No one on the Bills side noticed this error.  Neither player on the field nor Rex nor someone on his bloated 27 member coaching staff.  A small detail ti which no one paid attention.

     

    Did the Bills defense only have 10 men on the field during Ajayi's backbreaking 57 run into Bills territory in OT? Yep. Two years into his coaching Rex still couldn’t even get the proper number of players on the field.  

     

    The worst about this sequence was that after the punt, controversial as it was, there was a TV timeout.  So there was an extended amount of time for someone to count to 10.  Another detail that slipped by Rex and staff.

     

     

    What was the silver lining in these two events?  I think it made it clear in Terry and Kim's mind that their big splash, "send a message to the league" hire was a mistake.  That he neither paid attention to details, delegated responsibility nor held the right people accountable, thus creating the mindset about the qualities they wanted in their new coach hire:  A leader of men who was obsessed with details, be they important or seemingly trivial. That whole "for want of a nail the kingdom was lost" mentality.   Because of Rex, they had a new appreciation for a HC candidate like Sean.

     

     

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  6. The Bills suspended Chris Brown last year for answering a Tasker question about who was playing where on the OL. Probably an innocent mistake as he had been reporting on his practice observations his entire career.  Tasker asked Beane the theorerical question about cutting an unvaccinated player over a vaccinated one.  I doubt that was cleared by anyone.  I like Brown as the host more than I did Murphy and he tends to keep Tasker on point, often completing his thoughts when he loses them, correcting him for name slips and the like.  Brown is better at the interviews as Steve's thoughts tend to ramble during a the formulation of a question.  Steve is very good a story telling, I think, which is when he is at his best. 

     

    Suffice to say there are different types of bonuses that make up the 150 million and there will be cap hits from them all 8 years.  

  7. 14 minutes ago, BillsShredder83 said:

    its annoying cause we all want to know whats going on, but if mcd and co think it gives them even a .0001% boost keeping things under wraps than i can appreciate it.  especially after having endless regimes with more information leaks than holes in swiss cheese

     

    The Browns live stream their entire practice.  They zoom in tight during the team portion so as to not show any formations outside the tackle box.  They sell advertising for this.

  8. 13 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

     

    I could be wrong, but watching this video from both angles I'm pretty sure this was pass interference - looks like Milano was between Knox and the ball and had him wrapped up before the ball got there.

     

    Anyone else?

     

    Once the ball was deflected up into the air, good play by Hyde to put it away and run it back.

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  9. 1 hour ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

     

     

    If that happened in a game to a Bills receiver I'd be wanting a DPI call.  Milano had Knox wrapped up before the ball got there and Dawson could only go for it with one hand.  Also, I am all for more aggressive play on the TE, force the refs to make the call.  We know they will make catches if they get a free release and are not challenged at the catch point.  At least they did last year.

  10. 6 hours ago, chongli said:

     

    My first TC was in Fredonia. Got Fergy's, Jim Richter's, Dan Manucci's, Greg Cater's, and David Humm's autographs!

    I remember Bruce's rookie year training camp at Fredonia.  He was giving Jones and Devlin fits during one on one drills and was chuckling out loud at their frustration.  That was before he got serious about being a pro.

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