saundena
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No so impressive considering the interceptions and the lost 4th down conversions
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5 hours ago, No Place To Hyde said:
Huntley is playing within that offense and making the smart throw. Lamar doesn't do that.
Just thinking out loud but what would field the better and more competitive team?
A) Lamar Jackson
B) Huntley + $35M(ish) cap space + the boatload of high draft picks some team would gladly fork over for Lamar.
Could easily see some team like Carolina, Washington, Detroit or even Seattle if they part ways with Wilson paying a hefty price to get Lamar.
I would take B all day everyday. They easily get three 1st round picks for Lamar
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The Ravens have to make a decision on whether or not to pay Lamar. He's obviously a very good player, limited in some respects- yes; but also talented enough to take over a game. But do you give him what could be the biggest contract in league history knowing that he's a big injury and his running skills will deteriorate over time?
From what I've seen from Tyler Huntley, there doesn't seem to be a big drop off between him and Lamar. I wonder if he can get even better with more time and reps.
I wonder if anybody in their front office thinks that the smart play might be to let Lamar walk if he asks for too much and hitch their wagon to Huntley instead. They have very similar play styles and with how accommodating Greg Roman is, I think they'd be fine
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I would love to rig a small air compressor & trainhorn up to my car. Obviously not street legal but man, would that be fun.
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Wtf wow... Horrible. He was one hell of a player. RIP
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I like McDermott- but I don't think he a Superbowl calibre coach.... yet. We are too inconsistent, make too many costly errors and lack a killers instinct. I think these are all flaws that start from the top down. That said, McD is a young guy and supremely bright and I think he will grow and become better and better the more seasoned he gets. Maybe in the offseason he shuffles his staff a little bit, or tweak's his "Process" (because after all we're not lovable losers any more). Maybe he needs to be a little harder and let the team know that performances like Dawson Knox had last night won't be tolerated.... Whatever it is I think he'll do what needs to be done even if it's currently outside of his comfort zone.
And so with that belief in mind, I'm hopeful that Terry's & Kim's approach will be to keep the band together for a while (a la Harbaugh, Tomlin, etc) rather that blowing the whole thing up again. We have a top 5 franchise quarterback that probably hasn't even reached his potential; the hardest thing for any franchise to find. So it doesn't make sense to blow the whole thing up. Incremental improvements from McD in a variety of areas will help our team "tighten up" and I do believe there are some low hanging roster moves that will be addressed in the offseason which should help improve our team in 2022. We definitely aren't the team that we were last year and we've certainly taken a step back; but I believe that all around we have a solid coaching staff and front office, one that is capable of righting the ship.
Keep in mind that for all the years that the Patriots were so good, even they had down years. 10-6 seasons following 14-2 SB wins. Their last SB win came on the heels of a 11-5 season...
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8 minutes ago, NewEra said:
2 huge drops by Knox plus his inability to box the safety on the 3rd down at the end.
Plus his really awfully timed false start on our final series making it 3rd-14 instead of 3rd-9
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6 hours ago, Gene1973 said:
If another draft goes by and we still don't have a legit RB1, the Pegulas will have some decisions to make IMO.
I'd rather they focus on o line / guard thana RB. Unless we're talking Derek Henry or Jonathan Taylor, RBs are a dime a dozen. I think our backs would significantly better with a decent o line (and scheme).
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Even if we win, or flaws are fatal, and obvious
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This is the worst game I've ever watched
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Op, were you trying to be sarcastic?
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2 minutes ago, Buffalo619 said:
Doesn’t look serious, Thank the lord!!
What do you know that the rest of us don't?!?!
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23 minutes ago, Big Blitz said:
That "ok" 2nd game we beat Miami 35-0.
We beat Washington - they beat Tampa, correct?
We beat the Chiefs in KC. We know everyone called us the far more physical team after that game right?
We beat Tennessee - ok ok I kid but in my mind whatever. If Allen gets in this whole season Outlook is different.
Adjusted and smacked Miami - they did beat Baltimore correct?
Jags
Jets
Colts
I just don't think it's worth getting down about this team bc it's issues (OG, RB, Vaccination status) can't be fixed until the off season - but we can correct the mistakes (mostly Josh thinking he can score 14 points on every heave down field and Daboll being good with it.)
We still looked rusty against Miami in the first game, despite the score. The outcome of the second game against Miami was also very much in doubt until the 4th quarter. Good teams don't let bad teams hang around.
Agreed on your TEN comments. If JA doesn't slip (or if the Oline blocks better), we are in a much better position.
Still, we should have played INDY much closer to how we played TEN. Losing a close fought game against a good team is much different than getting blown out at home.
You are right that not everything can be fixed in season, but the penalties and schemes can be tightened up
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59 minutes ago, RyanC883 said:
The OP actually has a fantastic idea.
Question: who would we hire as such a consultant?
Second question: we would need someone to help Bean with assessing draft talent in the 2nd round.
1. I think a guy like Alan Mullaly would be interesting. Started at Boeing, led a fierce and successful effort against Airbus, helped turn Ford around, but also faced some difficulties there as well (some of it due to the financial downturn in '08 / '09. A guy like that has seen it all, made mistakes and learned from them. I believe he's on Google's board right now. Quit sleeping at the wheel Terry
2. I don't have a problem with Bean's drafting. It's a 50/50 crapshoot at best. I'm not a college football guy and I don't know players. My hope was for an Olineman in the 2nd but if Basham pans out then it's all OK. I think guys like Motor and Moss would look so much better if we actually had a line that could block. No team is perfect.
I honestly think McBean are good talent evaluators- they just place very high priority on high motor high character individuals. Nothing wrong with that especially when you're changing culture- but as some point, talent is just as important, if not more so.
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8 minutes ago, ToGoGo said:
And consultant. That could backfire more than it helps. We have a great culture here. Rare culture. Unlikely you can find a consultant that wouldn't mess that up while improving whatever is wrong (if there is anything wrong).
I agreed with most of what you said. I think we will know a lot more about this team next year. As for the consultant, I don't mean consultants like the Bobs from Office Space but rather somebody that could look at McD and his upper staff, assess their strengths and weaknesses and help develop an plan to further enhance their organization leadership skills for an organization trying to sustain success
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13 minutes ago, thenorthremembers said:
If the coach needs a coach, its already too late.
I don't think that is a fair statement. Professionals at all levels often seek the advice of mentors and trainers. Nobody is born with all the answers and skills and an outsiders perspective oftentimes helps. McD is still pretty young all things considered.
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There is something fundamentally wrong with our team this year. It seems like we believed our own hype- and that if we just "showed up", we could phone it in for most games and still be a shoe-in to repeat in the AFC Championship game. Our roster is very good and largely remains unchanged compared to last year- while one could argue that our recent failings are due to xyz on the roster- we're basically the same on paper (if not slightly improved), and yet have already lost 4 games (2 in a very bad way) with half the season to go! We lack focus and accountability. The high number of drive killing penalties we see, week after week, is proof of this- as too is the quantity of Instagram content generated during practices... goofy dances, special handshakes, etc.
If I had to put my finger on it, I would say that McDermott and his high level staff are the root cause of our struggles. I'm not saying that we should get the pitchforks and torches, but what we are seeing here is something that is actually very common in the business world: Companies sometimes struggle after achieving major organizational goals and objectives and management/CEO's are often the reason why. In the business world, there are all kinds of CEO's with different experiences, skillsets, styles, etc; some excel at leading massive turn arounds of struggling organizations, but don't have the same continued success when it comes to running the mundane, day-to-day facets of an organization that is otherwise, performing well. I wonder if this is what we are seeing with McDermott and his staff?
He (and Beane) were terrific when it came to leading the Bills out of the doldrums of despair. Decisions were made quickly, with confidence and the players really grabbed onto what McDermott was selling. We were underdogs and still not very good early on in is head coaching tenure, but it was obvious that McDermott had a vision, had a plan to execute it, and was confident in his ability to do so. His focus on individual character, family and process helped instill in our Bills, a scrappy, "us versus the world" mindset and last year was the culmination of all it all. We had arrived. The Bills were on the map and everybody gave us the respect we earned. Things were going great and expectations were sky high heading into this season. Yet, we stumbled out of the gate to start the season (Loss wk 1 and looked only OK against a bad Miami team) and have yet to find consistency against mediocre and above teams. It's fair to say that that we have not lived up to expectations thus far in 2021 and I'm wondering if our CEO/McDermott is the reason why. Maybe he is better at executing major turn arounds than he is at maintaining and sustaining success.
Now that we've "arrived" the same tactics that he used in the past, might not work as well. Character, while important- doesn't necessarily trump talent. We are the 800 lb gorilla with a target on our back and our opponents give us their best week in and week out. The love and camaraderie that our players have for each other is terrific, but will that keep guys from holding one another accountable to each each other, especially when the going gets tough and answers are hard to find?
Everybody has their own strengths and weaknesses and in no way am I suggesting that McDermott isn't the guy for us for the next 10+ years. I do believe that if this is indeed the case, that McDermott has the intelligence, drive and capability to try and become a better leader, even if the traits he needs to exhibit now aren't ones that come naturally to him. McDermott seem to be very self aware and aware of his own shortcomings. I wonder if the Pegula's would entertain brining in a management consultant to assess and "coach" our coach for his benefit and the teams.
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I refuse to vote in a ridiculous poll.
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We don't have the same confidence that we had last year. I don't see us coming back to win today. Hope I eat my words
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We are a finesse team with questionable toughness. O line is a disaster as is Dabol's playcalling. We won't get homefield in the playoffs and will struggle to stay ahead of NE.
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I think we are a #8 - #12 type of defense. Not elite, but very good. We've gotten a lot of turnovers, but as we all know, turnovers are a streaky thing. I expect that when we play better teams, it will be harder to get turnovers at the same pace. As others have said, sometimes just having qb pressure isn't enough. We really seemed to make Tanny uncomfortable last week, but we also let him escape from should be sacks just enough times in the 2nd half for him to convert 3rd downs.
Overall, I think this team is playing at 85% and I suspect they will tighten things up as the year goes on. Our Offense will definitely get sharper while our D might fall back slightly (at least statistically) as we play some better teams like NOLA, TB, NE & INDY, but it's still a very good defense and certainly not a liability.
I also think that we will "peak" in December and January- which is exactly what you want, simply because we have one of the most well rounded and DEEPEST team in the NFL. As long as we are not disproportionately impacted by injuries during the next 2 months, the total cumulative "talent level" our 1st stringer and depth players should be better than just about every other team come December.
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On paper, the Rams are the best team in the league, even more so now that the have Von Miller. We don't match up well against them. Our offensive line is a liability versus their stout D. On defense, Stafford and all of those weapons scare me. I don't think we would keep up with them.
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Help me understand something.... Why is Miami the only place that DW wants to go and is willing to be traded too? Seems strange he would nix Carolina which I think is a much better team all around.
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I agree with the OP. Nothing wrong with a little friendly on opposing teams message boards, but keep it classy and remember things in the NFL can change quickly.
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Josh Allen's very strange stats in the final three games of the season
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He had a couple of really long, sharp looking passes against KC earlier in the year. Not sure if they were 50+ yards, but must have been pretty damn close to 50 at a minimum. How long was that huge bomb to Diggs in the 1st Pats game? The one that hit Diggs square in the hands, but he dropped. I recall that one being like 45 yards in windy conditions.
That said, it seems like there should be more of these