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He reminds me of the kid in Bad Santa.
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Unless our D-line and LBs are improved, what difference does it make? No one will throw at us if they can run the ball down our throats for 250 yards a game. We won't know what we have in the secondary until teams actually need to test it. Just my opinion.
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ABrohmination. Don't remember where I saw it, but it made me laugh out loud. Classic.
Every time I see mention of Fitzgibbons I laugh... even though I recognize the ridiculousness/stupidity of it. Maybe that is ultimately why I think it is funny. Boo, me.
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Ralph has a flaw; loyalty, thank god and curses at the same time.
And he's never been fully committed to bringing in someone to be THE caretaker for his organization so he could sit back and enjoy the results... and the first time he truly tried, the Donahoe disaster bit him in the ass. IMHO.
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Welcome.
I'm not a Ralph apologist, but I hate the conspiracy theories and the idea that he is too cheap to win. Fact is, it is a small market and he is NOT infinitely wealthy compared to some other owners. Had he thrown the money at the team that some want (probably people who think anyone with money should spend it their way) not only would he have run the team poorly from an organizational standpoint, it also would have been less financially viable, and therefore more likely to move. I don't begrudge Ralph his ownership, and I applaud his loyalty to the area, even if it meant banging the drum for assistance from the locals every now and again to keep the team there. Just my two cents.
I think they're finally headed in the right direction... but I thought that at the beginning of the Donahoe era as well.
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Confusing article to be sure. Either Wanny can't speak very well or Gaughan is slipping in his writing. Was there one complete sentence in that article?
I would guess it was an unintended "affect" of Gaughan's writing, because the Stache speaks for itself.
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We had one of the worst records in the league. No excuses. He's a poor coach until he produces a winning team.
And on the other side of the coin.
Until we produce a winning record, it's easy to say we have one of the least talented teams in the league.
I don't think you can really look at the win-loss record of last year as an indication of Gailey's abilities in and of itself. The first 5-8 games pretty much were an assessment of which players could be serviceable in new schemes over the next several seasons and dictated what direction we needed to go in this year's draft, and the rest of the season was more toward getting youth some playing time. By that measure, they were 4-7 after a 5 game "real-time" assessment (if preseason performance meant anything, Edwards would still be here), with 3 OT losses and a 3 pt loss to Chicago in there before they puked up the last two of the season (which, btw, landed us Dareus, so...). I guess I'm saying I see some light... time will tell if it's finally the end of the tunnel or another trainwreck of a head coach.
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Too simplistic.
If that were the criteria then Jauron would have been a good coach because as Bum Phillips would say " he could win (7 games) with his and win (7 games) with yourn'".
Jauron was a good transition coach to take over for a guy like Mike Mularkey, whose operation had turned sloppy and uninspired after only 2 seasons.
Jauron came in, cleaned up all the penalties, played not to lose, which kept the team in games it would have been blown out in during the Mularkey years and in turn got the team to play hard.
Problem is, that was his only trick. He didn't know how to get better. I applauded his work in his first year, and also called for his firing, because he had already proven that was all he could do.
That's been a running theme with Bills coaches......they do some things well and others they do very poorly.
Gailey has his shortcomings. He hasn't hired well. He hasn't shown a good grasp of defense, which is surprising because he has an extensive defensive background. I also don't think he will have much staying power in the lockerroom if he doesn't win. He has a tendency to throw players subtly under the bus and I don't think he has a great connection with them.......which, again, is fine if you are a proven winner. Obviously Gailey is not.
A good NFL head coach is consistently good at all aspects. He knows how to teach, motivate, delegate, strategize and get the most out of all available talent. The Bills never seem to get that guy.
Actually, I get the feeling that both he and Nix are straightforward with the media, and if they're saying it to reporters, it's probably already been said to the player in a less subtle way.
What I like is Gailey also takes the blame that you know he should take (e.g. his remarks about how part of Spiller's lack of production is on the player and part on the coach). He acknowledges and corrects his mistakes quickly (e.g. Edwards) instead of trying agonizingly long to prove he's right before making the changes.
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If you remember vividly the play in which Jim Kelly broke an Atlanta Falcons DB's leg when he tackled him out of bounds out of spite because he was returning an interception, you might be a Bills fan.
Amended. Loved the mentality of that SOB.
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Once a thread gets to 4 pages, it becomes a bit cumbersome. Easy to skim and miss.
I sometimes get irritated when people post when they've obviously not read the whole thread but on the other hand… sometimes it's too much to expect someone to sift through so many posts… especially if the quality of posts is bad or there's a huge quantity of them.
edit: I don't recall the play that changed the course of Cowart's career. It was an achilles wasn't it?
It was an achilles, which also brings to mind Takeo Spikes.
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I never ceases to amaze me how many people confuse cheap with misguided. Ralph is not cheap. Time and again Ralph has allowed money to be spent foolishly on this franchise (Dockery, anyone). He's attempted to bring people in to right the ship (Donahoe ring a bell?). And he didn't fire Polian over money, he fired him because he was a canterous bastard (Polian, not Ralph) who thought he could say anything to anyone because he is incredibly good at what he does. Ralph saying Buffalo is a small market is stating the obvious... at least obvious to anyone that doesn't get their panties in a bunch because of their huge area driven inferiority complex. Pittsburgh is over twice the size, and Green Bay operates under a "grandfathered" model, so the comparison isn't valid. The truth is financially, Buffalo sucks. The real estate values suck, the economy sucks, and despite that Ralph cannot use that to "sell" Buffalo to players by saying "I'll pay you less, but hey, you can buy more for less here" like he could if he was in some other business that you can account (for some degree) for cost of living. He also can't charge top dollar for tickets, or sell a bunch of luxury suites to make up the difference. On top of that, the Jerry Joneses of the league would rather he move the team and maximize profit for the good of revenue sharing instead of trying to continue to make it work in Buffalo. Despite this, Ralph has kept the team in Buffalo. Think what you want of regionalization, but it probably offsets some of this.
And as some have suggested, not continuing to fund 401ks makes financial sense during the lockout. It's not like he's taking them away... they're still there, they'll just stay the same size until this mess is fixed. And it has NOTHING to do with why the organization is where it is.
The thing is, none of the financial issues have ANYTHING to do with why the Bills are in the situation they're in. Ralph doesn't have to mismanage the team in to financial ruin to move them and make more money, he could have done that when the lease was up. And if it was just about the money to a 92 year old man, then sell the team to make the asset liquid. As it stands, the Bills may be a 700+ million dollar entity, but it's no different than the 25,000 investment to Wilson unless they're sold (aside from whatever yearly profit, obviously).
They're in the situation they're in because because Wilson is an owner who's a fan and who thinks that his input in matters of day-to-day team operations is a GOOD thing (obviously not to a Snyder-esque level, but Ralph's input in the war-room on draft day with Jauron and Levy? C'mon). They're in this mess because of personnel decisions gone awry, be it coaching, GM, free agents, you name it. You can hold his feet to the flame over the state of the organization, but recognize that if the financial part of your argument was true, you wouldn't have an NFL team in the city to B word about.
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Uh...Metzelaars?
"lopes gracefully across the turf" What I remember of Metzelaars goes something like this:
(voice of Van Miller)
"Kelly hits a wide open Metzelaars at midfield... (10 second pause)
He's at the 47... (10 second pause)
He's at the 45... (10 second pause)
and he's brought down just inside the 43 yard line."
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[stan follows his dog's footprints and finds himself facing Big Gay Al's Big Gay Water Park]
Big Gay Al: Hi little fella, how are you doing today?
Stan: Fine, how are you?
Big Gay Al: I'm super, thanks for asking.
Stan: My gay dog ran away, and I was wondering if maybe he came here.
Big Gay Al: Well, let's see. Come on in. Hmm. [they enter the big gay water park]
Stan: D'you have lots of gay dogs here?
Big Gay Al: We have all sorts of gay animals here at Big Gay Al's Big Gay Water Park. Over here we have a gay QB impersonating a gay lion on a water slide while his somewhat masculinely featured supermodel beard... I mean wife... looks on.
Tom Brady: "Rooaar"
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The fact that if the lockout kills the entire season we could draft third overall next year and not have to suffer through watching another woeful season to do it.
(meant to be funny, not negative... it didn't work... despite recognizing this I posted it anyway... guess I'm a douche
)Aside from that, I expect another developmental year, so IMO if players show significant development in the first half of the season it's all gravy.
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There aren't too many fans out there more supportive of RW and appreciative of his placing and keeping pro football in Buffalo for over 50 years than me, and I think the thread is fine, uc...great, even.
I think Ralph would laugh too, if he saw it.
Are you making fun of the fact that the font on his computer would have to be REALLY LARGE for him to read it because he is SO OLD!!!
Tsk, tsk... for shame.
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He bought a professional football team for $25k
And he paid in wampum.
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Ya... no.
He definitely is saying he'd like a vehicle like Jenkins has.... Ebonix, much like O'Doyle, rules.
Not disputing the urban meaning of whip, just that it's not obviously in the context of the tweet. Could be two different trains of thought run together, I suppose, otherwise it'd be odd to assume Hairston was working out to get a raise on an as yet to be negotiated contract in order to compete salary-wise with a former teammate with a likewise yet to be negotiated contract (though I suppose the difference between a 2nd and 4th rounder would be substantial). I'd personally rather believe he wants to kick his former teammate's ass for bragging rights.
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What will it take for certain players to "breakout"
A season!!!
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I'm breaking for lunch. My next workout will resemble that of my teams 3 a day workout schedule. I want to make sure that I'm in trim, fit, and ready for camp when it comes. My year is going to go so well that I'm going to deserve a raise. With some of that new money, I'm going to be able to buy a similar vehicle to Jarvis Jenkins.
I think you had it... until the car part, that is.Jenkins was his teammate at Clemson, and is a d-lineman drafted by Washington... I think he's bustin his balls that he's going to whip him come game time (probably a reference to the Bills-Skins Toronto game).
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hahaha...slow day at the office, jw?
and by the way, i am from toronto, and yes i am bigger and better-looking than you guys
...and your team is going to the Stanley Cup Finals every year, too. Yeah, we know about you Torontonians.
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Agree with you, sounds more like a message to Donte, what one of the posters in that thread was claiming.
I agree, and IMO the message in both of the statements is "Donte knows what we're prepared to offer, and he can take it or leave it, and no amount of social media posturing will change that."
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Jesus doesn't drop interceptions, brah
... just touchdowns, according to Stevie J.
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Buddy Nix also softened his comments towards Whitner in his talk with Clark Judge.
He said: "As to what this means for Donte Whitner [who can become a free agent] I think this: I can't put words in Donte's mouth. All I can go by is past actions, and I'm not sure Donte wants to be a Buffalo Bill. All I know is that if that's true, he won't be."
This is a few days after he said on local radio: "I don't' believe Whitner wants to return to the team, and that means "he probably won't."
Aside from the fact that he didn't reiterate his previous statement verbatim, I'd say the meaning behind both of these statements is the same.
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If my ILB has to run 40 yards to get to the ball carrier, then he's lining up behind my safeties and I need to talk to my D coordinator.
Eric Wood update
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Looks like he may have bulked up some after the skin bleaching.