WIDE LEFT

A couple weeks ago the John Murphy show had Lodish as a guest. Asked to compare the Bills Super Bowl teams to the Denver teams he was on that actually won Super Bowl, he stated Denver teams were a real team, with everybody treated the same, everybody on the same page, everybody supportive of each other. The Bills on the other hand had a lot of finger pointing, huge egos, star players treated differently than rest of team. Never functioned as a real team. After the commercial break, John Murphy stated that it was one of the best interviews he has ever done. When he asked Tasker about it, good old Steve, clueless as ever, commented on how tight knit Bills were, as if he had not heard a thing Lodish said. Lodish also compared the teams approach to the Super Bowl. In Denver, Shanahan imposed a strict curfew, told the team to party AFTER the game. Bills, on the other hand, partied all the way up to the game. Lodish admitted he partied as hard as anyone. What a shame, with a Super Bowl on the line, Kelly and company could not exercise a modicum of self control, and put the party ahead of the game. And the most overrated coach in the history of the NFL, Marv Levy, didn’t have the common sense to reign the players in. Would like Thurman, Kelly et al to come correct and admit how badly they betrayed the franchise and fans by putting their egos and their partying ahead of the NFLs biggest game.

It’s neither ignorant nor insensitive to point out how poorly managed and operated these casinos are. Failure to incorporate sports betting in time for NFL season is just another example of this, especially in light of other casinos in New York State that have managed to accomplish this. But of course there are many politically correct snowflakes out there who will not permit ANY criticism of their preferred protected group, regardless of how valid that criticism may be. Talk about patronizing. The soft racism of lowered expectations. I would criticize any casino operated like these, regardless of who owned them. Should not make a difference, one way or another.

Only a few months ago? You must be kidding right? What have they been doing for these few months? It takes almost no time to set up a Sportsbook, and certainly not “a few months”. We have Sportsbooks in Erie Pa, New Jersey, and other parts of New York, that were put in place literally a week within legalization. What in the world are these Indian casinos waiting for? The NFL starts this week, and that’s the big money maker. But you made my point, only an arrogant/incompetent organization would sit on their hands this long and not have a Sportsbook in place by now.

Two day getaway to the Finger Lakes included a stop at the new Del Lago casino. Very impressed with their Sportsbook, from the bar area to the great TVs. Very nice setup, and I am not easily impressed, having lived in Las Vegas for many years. Oh, and I put down $400 on Bills to win the AFC East, at 10-1 odds. Very disappointed, but not surprised at all, that the Indian casinos in WNY have not incorporated sports betting/ Sportsbook in their operations. They are now legally entitled to do so, but so far have chosen not to. Major mistake giving them a monopoly on gaming operations in WNY. The casinos they operate here are poorly run, poorly managed and would be bankrupt but for the monopoly they were granted. Their inaction in the sports betting area just another example of their incompetence and arrogance.

McD

Coached Rams all of two years - year one he takes a 4-12 team to playoffs. Year 2 his team goes to Super Bowl. Hey genius, name me a head coach with better success than that.

I love much of what Coach McD brings to this team. But concerned about his old school approach to the game & game management. Stuck in the past. No surprise that he loves 4 pre season games. While new age 21st century coaches like Rams coach refuses to play starters in any preseason game, I have Coach McD playing Jerry Hughes for the entire first quarter. Why? It’s his third year in this same defense, been here for entire training camp, went through 2 scrimmages with Carolina, what in the world is the benefit of him playing entire first quarter of preseason game 2? The only proven pass rusher Bills have, and he is exposed to injury for what possible reason? If u want 4 games to evaluate players, let someone like Darryl Johnson play against first string O Line, and let Hughes sit. And in a preseason game, with 4th down and 4 to go at the 30 yard line, why aren’t you going for it instead of trotting out your experienced kicker to kick a field goal? Rams coach sat his entire starting lineup thru the entire preseason last year, and his team made it to the super bowl. Are u paying attention to the 21st century NFL, coach?

Had the same problems trying to cast Game Pass via Chromecast- always problems. Currently I have the Amazon fire stick, which eliminates the casting. Have had zero problems since. Game Pass is great to have - as long as it works

You heard the whole interview? Really. Because you really need to replay the “interview”. An interview is defined by a host asking a (national) guest questions. Tasker asked no questions, just talked over the guest with his takes. It boggles the mind the stupidity of the people on this board. Genius likes Tasker, better than Murph, despite the “stammers”. Because after all, stammers are less important than talking over every guest on the show. Genius.

I am fascinated by the people who have no takes, other than to police the board to insure that a topic may or may have not been addressed at some point in the distant past. Like we all of time to scour the board to make sure some topic wasn’t covered before.

I loved him as a player but he is a historic mess on the Murphy show. He is incapable of asking a concise question, that is, a question that doesn’t include all of his long winded opinions on a topic. He has no idea about what it means to have a guest on the show. Today he had Daniel Jeremiah from NFL network on the show. Steve would not SHUTUP. Never asked a question, just gave his long winded opinion on everything. Talked longer than the guest. For not the first time. . Hey Steve, you have three hours there to give the listeners your takes, when you have a guest on, let them talk; and shut the f up for a change.

Anybody know how to get tickets via a download? I mean, without having to drive to a supermarket somewhere to pick up a voucher. In other words, utilizing 21st century technology to accomplish a simple task like getting a ticket to an event that will be about 50,000 people short of a sell out.

I question whether Jones is even a 3. He simply cannot separate when faced with man coverage. The Pats played mostly man last week, with Gilmore on Foster and their other DB on Zay. Predictably, Zay did nothing ( until garbage time) Yes he can find a seam or breakdown in zone, but that’s not good enough.When you are that limited as a WR, you better make up for it with great hands and the ability to make tough catches. He does neither, and has dropped more balls recently than he has caught. Most troubling is his tendency to shrink in the most critical parts of the game. In tight games and big moments he consistently fails to come up with catches that most WR can make routinely. A good guy and hard worker yes. But it takes more than that to produce in the NFL. Over the last month, Jones has virtually disappeared from Bills offense

Compare and contrast his remarks to what Josh Allen said after Dolphins lost. Allen took complete responsibility, shouldered the blame for teammates who did not come through, and all in all came across as a leader and a class act. Ramsey on the other hand - yikes

I hate to disagree but you are seeing a very limited wide receiver in Zay Jones. Certainly a big improvement from his rookie year, but that rookie year was historically bad. Heres the problem with Zay - he cannot get consistent separation when being played man to man. The plays you see him making are generally breakdowns in zone coverage or him finding the right openings in the zone coverage. Which is fine, but very limited. And when you are that limited, you better have great hands and be able to make the tough catches. He does not. Almost all the passes he catches are in his wheelhouse. He almost never comes down with a tough catch. Yesterday was a perfect example. Early in the game he missed a high but catchable ball. And of course at games end he dropped a very catchable ball. Many college receivers who will never make it in the NFL routinely make that catch. And of course it was man to man coverage, and as so often seen, Zay had little to no separation. Allen throws a great back shoulder pass, negating the tight coverage, and Zay can’t make the play. He has to be better than that. Allen deserves better receivers

Unfortunately I don’t have the answer but I do have a second question, in hopes that somebody has answers. If I am out of the country, will game pass still allow me to watch replays of games ?

Gee if Kubiak is correct and Peterman’s performance against the Bears was “productive”, it’s awfully curious that the Bills intend to start Matt Barkley over him. Barkley’s been on the team for all of ten days, and doesn’t exactly have much of a resume of success in the NFL. But I guess the Bills coaching staff reviewed film of the Bears game many times, and judged that Peterman’s performance was anything but productive

Of course you will. Because every NFL expert would agree with you that a QB with a 32.5 QB rating, 3 interceptions, an historical NFL record low of 3 yards per pass attempt and a idiotic decision to try to scramble for 50 yards at the end of a half instead of throwing a Hail Mary had a very productive day. That’s your analysis genius. Most would differ. Almost all would differ. Peterman might even differ

“Is the ball on time” “Is the ball in the right place” - Well the first interception, although it could have been caught, was certainly not on time. Receiver was open, but the throw was late ( due to lack of velocity) allowing the DB to contest. Second interception- how does anybody characterize that throw as a “ball in the right place” ? Zay Jones was at the line of scrimmage, a very short throw, and the ball was well behind him. As far as “manage the situation”, I note that Kubiak never mentions the decision to attempt a 50 yard scramble at the end of first half, rather than throw a Hail Mary. I don’t believe the Bills game plan was to have their average pass attempt be less than 3 yards, an NFL record low. That was Peterman’s decision. As I stated, I have enjoyed some of Kubiak’s previous articles, but he his way off on this one and your explanation of why he characterizes this performance as productive just doesn’t cut it. It was historically unproductive

So Kubiak, who writes for the News specifically on QB performance, characterizes Peterman’s performance v Bears as “solid”. Um, that’s a joke. What QB ever produced a 32.5 rating and had that characterized as solid performance. He blames the receiver for the first interception, and there is some truth to that, but did you note how long the ball took to get there? Receiver went from wide open to partially covered/contested because DB closed on a weak throw. I could have timed that throw with an hour glass. Interception #2 he blames on Croom not rubbing the DB off. But Zay Jones was basically at the line of scrimmage, and the throw was behind him. That’s about a short a throw as you can make, but QB is unable to deliver it accurately. Weak arm + accuracy issues does not an NFL QB make. He went on to praise Peterman for checking down. Well he is the first QB in NFL history to complete 31 passes for less than 200 yards. That’s pitiful. I have enjoyed Kubiaks QB articles previously, but he is so far wrong here that I really have to question his expertise in this area. I can’t figure out what was worse, Peterman’s performance or Kubiak’s evaluation of that performance

Well this QB was/is so limited that he is currently a back up; thought about quitting football two years ago and in fact nobody in the NFL considers him more than a limited, backup QB. You think he is sitting on the bench because he is some type of hall of fame talent? A decent QB with a good offensive plan can, occasionally, produce great results. But just occasionally. See Ryan Fitzpatrick - but they do give you a chance - occasionally

I am saying that in the NFL as it is in 2018 it’s virtually impossible to stop a great QB. Our defense is nowhere near as talented as Eagles defense, but they could not even slow Brady down. Eagles head coach Pederson realized this, and went toe to toe, pass for pass, against the Pats. It was his only choice, and it worked. A run centered offense would have never kept pace with Brady that day - he knew he had to out score him, even with a limited/backup QB. Eagles only punted once.

I know - anything more than a post saying “Go Bills” is a challenge for many on this board

That’s not said anymore? I heard this multiple places last week, including the John Murphy show. Just heard it today on an NFL network show. You hear this ALL THE TIME. If u are listening

And do what when u get the turnover? That’s the point. Run the ball into nine man fronts and then punt? And by the way, if your entire strategy is based on Brady & the Pats turning the ball over - well good luck with that. Pay attention to evidence, not hope & prayers, the Pats don’t turn the ball over very often.