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You gotta be mobile in the NFL these days. Look at Aaron Rodgers. Look at Andrew Luck. Look at Russell Wilson. These guys can deliver the ball from the pocket, but the thing that makes them so deadly is that they routinely get outside of the pocket and make plays both with the legs and with their arms while on the move.
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"Our chairs are square, our end tables are round, and we have wall to wall cowskin pattern carpeting. As you can see, we march to the beat of a different drum here in Buffalo."
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ESPN's Rich Cimini Blasts Bills/Ryan
Doug Flutie Band replied to Fadingpain's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Guys in the NY media are SUPPOSED to blast the former coach. Just like guys in the Buffalo media are SUPPOSED to say Marrone is a bum! -
People forget how sick of the Edwards > Fitzpatrick era everyone was. There was immense pressure to draft a new QB. Also, they didn't really intend on playing EJ right away. They brought in Kolb to ease the transition for a year, but didn't foresee him retiring due to preseason concussions. Obviously the EJ pick was not Whaley's finest hour, but on the whole the regime has drafted and assembled talent well.
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1) Rex Ryan is a proven NFL commodity. Let's face it: the Falcons, 49ers, Bears, and even the Jets are all considered more desirable and prestigious coaching jobs. Reports have come out that Atlanta was Rex's first choice, followed by SF. That is not a negative thing that he wasn't in love with the Buffalo situation, it's a positive thing that we swooped in and got him while other teams were indecisive. 2) The coordinators are not the messiahs. Frank Reich is not ready to be a head coach. He just doesn't have enough experience. The Buffalo connection is cool, but he's not on other teams short lists. The Seahawks assistants are sexy, but really Pete Carroll is the one making it happen out there. We've seen other coaching trees plucked dry to no avail many times in the past around the league. That's not to say none of these coordinators will go on to have success, but if one of them goes on to coach a team to a conference championship game that would be considered a huge success. Rex has already done that. 3) Speaking of that conference championship game, that Jets team and roster with Sanchez and the great defense was pretty similar to the situation he is now taking over in Buffalo. 4) The defense was great under Pettine. The defense was great under Schwartz. The defense will be great under Ryan, because the defense has great players. 5) The last OC had no business being an NFL coordinator. The new OC has proven experience on a team that went to a Superbowl. This is a big upgrade over Hackett. 6) Both the new HC and OC have experience working with teams that have strong defensive talent and a lack of production from the QB position. I wish we had Andrew Luck on the roster, but the reality is we don't. These guys can work with what we have today. 7) I have my issues with Whaley. I am not an EJ Manuel guy, and with the way other rookies played this year the Watkins trade looks iffy. However, it seems clear to be that this team has been ON THE WHOLE increasing the amount of talent on the roster for the last several seasons. The owners sided with the current front office and I support them. 8) The Bills will get added national media attention with Rex as HC. If the team gets hot next year, it could cause Buffalo to all of a sudden become a much hotter free agent destination for the 2016 offseason. 9) The last several times the Bills had a coaching search, the process was lengthy and they were spurned by many candidates, and it felt like they were left scraping the bottom of the barrel. Jauron and Gailey were old, behind the times, and washed up. Marrone was a longshot flyer that no one else really wanted, who had a very marginal resume but happened to coach in the right geographic region. This time they interviewed a wide variety of great candidates, and acted decisively in getting a quality staff in place. 10) RYAN AND ROMAN IS A CLEAR UPGRADE OVER MARRONE AND HACKETT
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LOL on the verge? What, before this they were a respected NFL franchise? Who's next to "become" a laughingstock? Oakland or Jacksonville?
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Doug Marrone opts out of contract
Doug Flutie Band replied to The Poojer's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Damn you must eat some really good peanuts. -
EJ Manuel. Our next star quarterback
Doug Flutie Band replied to TC in St. Louis's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Charlie Ward Chris Weinke Drew Weatherford Casey Weldon Chris Rix Danny Kannell Christian Ponder I don't think FSU has ever had one single quarterback go on to have a good NFL career. -
You have it all wrong. It's not like Orton somehow swooned the Bills into signing him, and then didn't deliver on his promises. This is not like Cutler in Chicago getting $100MM and looking like garbage. He's some retread the Bills signed off the scrap heap. He got them through the season and wanted out. If Orton didn't meet your expectations this season, your expectations were really out of whack.
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Did the Bills get played by Orton?
Doug Flutie Band replied to Big Turk's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Dude, no. He didn't play the Bills at all. He didn't come knocking down the Bills door trying to get a job, they went out and got him. It was a desperate move by a desperate team, and he did his job and got them through the season. I have no problems with Orton. He's not good enough to be a starting NFL QB, but he didn't do anything wrong. -
Where was Cyrus K. this year? I dont get it.
Doug Flutie Band replied to BrycePaup4ever's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
One thing that should be clear about Marrone by now, is that when he feels a player isn't what he wants for the team, he closes the door and doesn't look back. Doesn't matter where you're drafted or what you're paid, if you get on his bad side then plan on keeping Mike Williams some company. -
How about Marc Trestman as OC?
Doug Flutie Band replied to Mister Defense's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I would take Trestman as OC in a heartbeat. Yes, he has his flaws. But at least he's a legitimate coach, not just Doug's tag along buddy. -
How can you compare Watkins & Beckham
Doug Flutie Band replied to Billsfan1972's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Beckham is better than Watkins, that is a plain fact to anyone with eyes. That is OK. Sammy seems fine. We gave up a little too much for him but he's not a bust. Just because some other guy in the draft might be better it doesn't mean our guy sucks, and just because we drafted a guy it shouldn't mean as fans we can't admit that someone else is better. If you want to compare rookie receivers, compare Sammy to Benjamin, Evans, or Cooks.