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4 minutes ago, Steptide said:
Is it just me, or does anyone else like this style of draft better? No huge production, no fans, just buisness. I dig it
Yep. More like the old days.
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I never forgave him for taking the QB job from Dennis Shaw, my first Bills hero when I was a kid. But my adult self realizes Dennis Shaw handed him the job.
Amazing how Ferguson was the Bills starting QB for 11 seasons, compiling a 79-92 W-L record. File that away in the category of "things that would never happen in today's NFL."
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22 hours ago, cba fan said:
Chad lived in a glass ceiling house?
Chad had multiple arm/shoulder/muscle injuries and lost even more power so lead to this benching......
Yeah, I don't know why people use Chad Pennington as an example. At his best he was the poor man's Peyton Manning. Well, the homeless man's Peyton Manning. But still ... he had his moments, weak arm/destroyed shoulder an all. A perfectly healthy Chad Pennington would've had a pretty damn good career.
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14 hours ago, BuffaloBills1998 said:
Not beating up on him, I just think that’s a ridiculous claim, plus my ex fiancés team is the Chargers so I’m very happy that they’re gonna be in rebuild mode
I've said it before -- I think the Chargers would have made a playoff run last year with Tyrod instead of Rivers at QB. That's how bad Rivers was. Tyrod won't win you many games on his own, but he won't aggressively go out of his way to lose you games. I hope he gets another chance to start. Oh, they'll be tired of him after 1 year even if they do return to competitiveness, but one more run would be nice.
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16 hours ago, Buffalo Timmy said:
I am not sure of if it is across the board but week one each of past 3 years has had some eye popping offense numbers. I am though curious if it is extremes based on continuity. Maybe the teams with may of same players just are better. I remember in early 90's that oilers were 0-3 I think with bad numbers because of new system but them ran off 10 in a row. Early season does not mean much except for W and L.
Interesting ... the recent NFL is kind of an "everything I thought I knew is wrong" thing. I'm still having trouble wrapping my brain around the idea that year-to-year offensive performance is more consistent than defensive performance, and that's been shown to be true for some time now.
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On 3/27/2020 at 12:03 PM, Cson76 said:
A few thoughts as I think about how to play the upcoming season.
1. If there is a shortened/limited training camp I am going to hammer under's early in the season. Defense is always ahead of offense in training camp.
2. I'll play against any new coaches/coordinators early and often
3. Going to prioritize older rosters, figure the vets are going to learn faster and possibly know how to come in more prepared physically
4. probably will lay off all pre season win total bets
Any other thoughts?
First ... yeah, it is kinda down low on my priorities list right now.
Second ... I wonder about (1). Traditionally it was probably true that defenses were ahead of offenses in the first few games. But in the last couple years, isn't scoring highest in the first quarter of the season with the rise of pass-heavy offenses?
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On 3/26/2020 at 7:53 PM, Richard Noggin said:
I really liked Yeldon in the second half against NE last year; his pass-catching presented a problem for the D, much like White has done for years in NE.
But is that a clear #2, or just a committee member, able to contribute in specific ways?
I think you need another versatile guy.
Yep, Yeldon seems fine to me compared to some of the other choices people are throwing out there - guys who'd either be expensive or who really aren't any better than Yeldon. I think it's another draft pick rather than a veteran signing.
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1 hour ago, Stank_Nasty said:
Cherry picking a half of football to form an argument for or against a player makes somebody look incredibly foolish.
.... so congrats on that.
It was a joke! Tre is damn good. A great receiver beats a damn good cornerback most of the time.
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13 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:
I have explained this before but it is partly a result of teams not throwing his way. While PFF gives a positive mark for a guy who covers a receiver on the opposite side to where the ball goes to get their top grades you have to be covering guys who the ball is thrown to. And teams avoid Tre White's side so much. Call it what you want a flaw in their grading system or whatever but that is the reason. Anyone who actually looks at Tre and does not think he is elite is bonkers.
DeAndre Hopkins, Bonkers!
Texans made a significant halftime adjustment. In 1st half: DeAndre Hopkins lined up in slot 75% of the time to avoid Tre’Davious White. 0 receptions on 2 targets. 2nd half: Out wide 59% of time. 6-6, including 4-4 for 70 yards vs. White. Via NFL Next Gen Stats. -
I am a rare defender of PFF around here, but ...
... really, with 20-20 hindsight nobody is taking Tre White over McCaffrey. Nobody. It would make sense to say "Tre White at 27 overall has provided better value than McCaffrey at 8" but that's not the same thing as saying Carolina would have/should have taken him at 8. Just plain silly.
As for the other pick (Dawkins over Bolles): duh. Bolles is generally considered a bust. He started all last year only because the Broncos literally had no one else to take his job. They paid a lot for Juwaun James to play RT and he was barely active all year. Elijah Wilkinson was kind of the every position backup and was trash filling in at RT, and there was nobody to bump Bolles. Dawkins a solid (with upside) starting LT. No special insight needed there.
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On 3/25/2020 at 10:46 AM, DrDawkinstein said:
Let's assume for a minute that the conspiracy theory is true:
Texans get off to a slow start and BOB finds himself on the hotseat early.
As we approach the trade deadline (late Oct), BOB trades Watson to the Pats (even for a 1st).
BOB is fired from Houston.
Can Houston Ownership petition the league to annul the trade? Is there any precedent for the NFL stepping in and stopping trades? Let alone reversing them?
How about this: O’Brien has been promised the Pats job when Belichick retires. Watson is there waiting for him!
EDIT: I know it’s absurd. It’s not the Patriot Way to do such outrageously cheaty things. And BOB would never do something absurd like trading away his 2nd best player in a year in which the Texans are planning to compete. He’d get fired if the Texans go 6-10! And then he’d have no job .... until the Pats come calling. I’m loving this. Best conspiracy theory ever.-
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7 hours ago, Jim Gehman said:
I enjoyed having some conversations with Mike, and am proud to share a couple of his stories.
Jim, thanks for sharing that. Those 60's Bills teams were a little before my time so I almost skipped this thread. Having read your post, I'm glad I didn't.
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7 hours ago, Hardhatharry said:
No, this was always going to happen. There won't be any lockout. Only a very few players don't want a 17ty game in reality.
It will eventually be a shorter preseason, one more week of playoffs, and a Presidents’ Day weekend Super Bowl. I say bring it on.
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37 minutes ago, whatdrought said:
Lets not forget, the guy had 1700 yards and 8 touchdowns in a season. He just could never stay healthy/play on a decent team.
Right. I think there’s increased awareness today that most RBs have an extremely short peak window - not even the 5 years of team control you get with a 1st rounder - so that’s made them unpopular 1st round picks. And Spiller certainly fit the mold. But then again: was there any objective reason at the time of the draft to think he couldn’t go on for as long as, say, Darren Sproles did? It was an odd pick given the many other holes the Bills had to fill, but we can’t forget that he was a dynamic player while it lasted.
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On 2/9/2020 at 2:53 PM, Buffalo716 said:
That's totally an opinion and urban stadiums have not shown to bring an uptick in the economy
I would never NEVER NEVERRRR bar hop around the city pre gaming for a Bills game and lots won't. First the new ticket prices in the stadium will be crazy and you're going to be spending buckoo bucks, bar hopping around the city pre gaming would make it a ludicrously expensive day
And the majority of buffalonians are hard working paycheck to paycheck people. They will not spend that kind of money
Buffalo has something 99% of NFL franchises don't have , a college atmosphere and camaraderie... That all goes away if it's downtown
I live in the city, we don't need a stadium downtown
I mean, I know Bills tailgaters have a rep, but even in bars you can drink a helluva lot of beer for 50 bucks.
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Jason Witten 2.0?
actually, I’d be fine with that. Oh, I’d be better than fine if we made real impact moves on offense (Hooper?), but even the shell of Olsen can provide something that was missing last year (just as Witten was useful if not exactly “good” for the Cowboys last year). It all depends on the price.
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2 hours ago, JerseyBills said:
After that 5 yard run I was shocked they passed , giving the time and the fact that it looked like SFs OL was just too much for a weak KC run D.
You could see the RB disgust , they were upset. The run game got them this far and they abandon it in the most important series of their lives. ?
Then at least you could say they lost doing what they do best. Their identity on O is the run game , it boggled mind they abandoned it , they're built to run the ball when the D knows its coming. Moment got too big for Shanahan imo. I also had SF Money Line so I was pissed!
I think that alone explains it. Jimmy had Kittle open for a first down ... a guy made a play and knocked down the pass. Nothing outrageous happened.
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27 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:
Any time a coach loses, their decisions will be second-guessed.
It’s what psychologists call The Narrative Fallacy. People like (or maybe human brains demand?) to create a storyline around a sequence of events, many of which are random. The Kittle offensive PI call. The overthrown bomb to Emmanuel Sanders. The goal line “no clear and convincing evidence to overturn” call. Any one of those and the result could have been different; two of them and it would have been different. And then we’d be talking about how Andy Reid is a terrible big game coach.
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4 hours ago, Billsfan1972 said:
And bonus.... Jimmy G has Sanders open for the go ahead TD with 1:30 to go & as per JA this year over threw him.....
Jimmy G’s pass was perfect .... except for the fact that it wasn’t Marquise Goodwin running that route; it was nearly 33 year old post-Achilles surgery Emmanuel Sanders.
Was the Missing Marquise the reason the Niners aren’t the Super Bowl champs? (I’m only half kidding)-
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Didn't Mahomes play an "Allen-esque" game yesterday? A really ill-advised throw on the pick. Some flat-out inaccurate passes. A couple option plays that worked because of his mobility. Some tentativeness in throwing the ball downfield. And after all that: a Josh Allen type 4th quarter comeback, including the big throw to Tyreek Hill which was enabled by his ability to keep the play alive long enough for coverage to break down. It all made me think that maybe it's not so out of reach for us ...
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2 hours ago, Da webster guy said:
Yeah I see your point, he wasn't a lazy guy and that's probably worse than anything, but I still think its screwing a team over when you misrepresent yourself w steroids.
I would probably have done the same thing he did, but I still hate him for it. We really needed a good edge guy, it hurt our team.
Maybin was definitely a "good enough athlete." What he wasn't is a guy who's willing to do whatever it takes -- including the stuff that probably ruins your body longterm -- to succeed. I can't say for sure what I'd have done in the same scenario.
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Great question.
OK, here's my principles for who gets to be considered:
(1) tenure as a Bill has too be long enough to build up a reservoir of ill will. Otherwise we could just say "Vontae Davis" (some have) and "Percy Harvin" and be done with it. I say it should be a guy who played more than one season in a Bills uniform.
(2) has to be a player that makes enough money to truly earn our disdain. So notoriously bad kick return specialists or lower paid backup QBs shouldn't really count. But I'll make an exception for truly horrid performers; let's call it the "Marangi Rule."
(3) it really has to be someone who stood out for being (a) out of shape/lazy or (b) an arrogant jerk with respect to fans and teammates. Not just some Erik Pears or Vlad Ducasse, who just sucked but who (to my memory) were never this type of guy. But the Marangi Rule applies here too.
So ... that leaves me with:
- Mario Williams. He played hard and well for half of his time here (well, maybe a third). But the huge, huge salary and lackluster effort overcomes the positive moments.
- Ronnie Harmon. Scores so high on 3(b) that it obliterates the good things he did.
- Aaron Maybin. Same as Harmon but high (literally) on the lazy side.
- Fumblin' Wayne Patrick. OK, that's a blast from the past. But he was my first ever least favorite Bill. A fullback who couldn't seem to hang onto the ball, yet stuck with the Bills for 5 full seasons. Jim Braxton finally came along to put him out of his misery.
- And, of course ... Gary Marangi
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10 hours ago, Joe in Winslow said:
Feel better?Is that what you want? Coach/GM to come out and assuage your hindsight?
Well at least you recognized yourself in my parody of pusillanimous coachspeak ...
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8 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:
Brilliant for whom? Cleveland got Nick Chubb out of that deal. What did Houston get? LT Julién Davenport in the 4th who was so good they sent him to Miami, along with THREE high draft picks and another player to obtain an actual LT.
I forgot. Nick Chubb led the Browns to a playoff victory. Sorry.
2020 NFL Draft: Round 1 discussion
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Kind of feel bad of Tyrod. I thought the Chargers might give him a year with a total project QB in waiting. There will be huge pressure to turn the offense over to Herbert right away.