SoMAn
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Phillips, Lawson, Brown, Klein, Marlowe, Barkley…
Yeah, the word is out among job seekers that Buffalo, besides being a odds on favorite and contender with a star QB, has a culture, national exposure, and fan base that is very attractive to free agents.
NFL players make up an exclusive community who frequently talk among themselves. I don’t think there is a single current or recent past Bill who had anything but praise for the city and team. -
3 hours ago, John from Riverside said:
Which two? None of the corners other than the ones that were taken very early. Are playing at Elam level.
Maybe I’m mistaken.
I swore there were 3 or 4 CBs ahead of him, but I just looked and McDuffie was the only other one the Bills had a realistic chance to draft, with Stingley and Gardner going early. I’m not much of a college or draft guru, so I just rely on grades and reviews leading up to the draft. I thought McDuffie would be a good pick.i still believe Beane probably had prospects in other positions graded higher, but there was such an immediate need at the CB position, especially with the prospect of facing WRs like Jefferson and Hill on the other side of the ball.
Though it’s way too early to talk 2023, I’m hopeful the Bills find a way to make their O-line a priority. KC had to basically replace their entire line since their super bowl win and are playing at a higher level than the Bills line. -
6 hours ago, John from Riverside said:
Hopefully Elam progresses, and that becomes no longer the case
I still think Elam was a reach and a consolation prize after the early run on CBs in the 2022 draft. I think Beane had his eye on at least 2 others before they were grabbed up ahead of the Bills’ pick. But with Tre’s scheduled return uncertain and with Wallace gone, they were desperate and chose Elam, who they claim they had a “first round grade” on. Not sure I buy that line.
Elam is still a project. He has the skills and I believe the desire. Just needs to get with the program and play smarter. He’s not there yet, but hoping he’ll make the jump by year 2.
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10 hours ago, PatsFanNH said:
A coping? Or perhaps we see how other QBs who run like Allen have fared. The fact is their careers were shortened because of injury and they couldn’t adapt their game to be a pocket passer. Could Allen buck the trend? Maybe but it’s not coping point out his style has not fared well in the NFL.
Who are you talking about?
Elway? Young? Rodgers? Favre? Tarkenton? Flutie?What scrambling QBs had a career shortened by their penchant for taking off when the opportunity arose?
Newton? He’s the basis of your argument? He played 11 seasons. Not exactly a short stay. He’s not playing because he’s physically unable. It’s because he’s a lousy passer and a washed up diva.So, who are the scrambling QBs whose careers were shortened by their style of play?
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I'm repeating myself, but sure I speak for others as well.
Last season, Edmunds was the subject of much deserved criticism. It's wasn't based in hate. The comments were based solely on performance and what appeared to be lack of effort.
There were missed tackles, bad angles, getting pushed around, etc.
I think we're seeing a different player this year. Something happened - either through self-evaluation and discovering areas for improvement, better health, or continued coaching that has inspired the turn-around.
Either way, Edmunds is playing lights out and is an integral part part an effective defense. Just as he deserved harsh criticism last year, he's earned praise for taking it up a few notches this year.
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Bease had an innate knack for finding the open spot to get a first down, and rarely dropped one of Josh's bullets. He kept the chains moving.
Yeah, if he's still got anything, I'd love to have him back. Besides, my wife has the #11 Beasley shirt, so there's that.
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That throw was brilliant, but to me, the credit has to be split equally between Josh and Steph.
45 yards on a strait line like a missile (wow!) and Diggs, running and cutting who had to have laser-like concentration to snag that speeding bullet with defenders converging, still gain a couple extra yards, and then quickly have the presence of mind to immediately signal for a timeout!
Quite the tandem!-
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14 hours ago, SMAKCruiser said:
Tuel
Taylor
Edwards
Collins
Brohm
What, no Peternan? How soon we forget.
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9 hours ago, CEN-CAL17 said:
Lol I’m not hating on him by no means…. I just get the feeling the speech will resemble the last few post game speeches.
Next win we get the speech will be, “that was a great win men…. Nothing comes easy, we know where we want to be, stay humble and hungry”You’re missing the essence of it by focusing on the words rather than the emotion.
In a text or any transcript it would sound pedestrian, but McDermott sounded like a man who had just been through battle, his voice cracking. The normally subdued McDermott was struggling to hold back tears of joy and relief following a week of physical and emotional rollercoasters.
What shame for anyone not able to feel that moment.-
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Get Dane Jackson out of there!!!
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The play calling is beyond unimaginative. Miss Dabol.
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Just now, sonyab1974 said:
I didn’t think so either!!!!
He didn’t. I just did a slow-mo replay. The ball is on the other side of the post
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7 hours ago, CSBill said:
Josh Allen is undefeated on Thanksgiving, 2-0. He will be 3-0 this Thursday at 4:00 PM.
Funny that Josh in his 5th year is playing in his 3rd Thanksgiving game, but Kelly in his entire career only played in 1.
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4 minutes ago, Roundybout said:
Nice win. Please inject Elam with whatever to get him back on the field
Somebody! Dane Jackson has become a liability.
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20 hours ago, Nextmanup said:
If this game was being moved to downtown Chicago to play at Soldier Field, there would likely be a similar conversation here about how everyone should bring a bullet proof vest and pack heat.
You know, because Chicago is the murder capital of the planet. Which it may actually be!
I have good friends who live in "Little Russia" in Chicago in a very urban area and we visit them a couple times a year...stay for 3 days, and do tons of stuff all over that city.
Chicago is one of my favorite spots on Earth. So much to do...and so SAFE. People are actually polite there with that friendly Midwestern thing going on. My buddy (who lives there) always jokes about those who know nothing about Chicago think everyone is ducking when they get out of the car for fear of being killed in a drive-by.
In reality, ALL the violence is contained within a small section of the South Side and normal people don't get anywhere near that anyway. The entire HUGE metro area outside of that is no different than anywhere else.But the media doesn't talk about that, b/c it doesn't sell papers, so to speak.
Kind of like when it was 73 degrees in Buffalo a week ago (?) in November! No news story on that.Buffalo gets 10 feet of snow in 2 hours? Headlines across America.
So true. Unfortunately, too many Americans can’t read between the lines or intelligently scrutinize biased reporting coming from mass media outlets. Rather than just being reported by print and broadcast news, the political landscape is now controlled by a media who prey on a vulnerable audience.
If you didn’t live there, you would think all of WNY was at a standstill following the latest snow event. Call a friend or relative in Amherst (for example)- they’ll probably say “yeah, had to brush off the car, dig out a bit, but then drove up to Tops for some gametime pops and picked up a pizza on da way home Roads were clear. No big deal”.
Much different than the perception an outsider might have.-
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1 minute ago, Albany,n.y. said:
I heard the same rumor but it was the coach's wife. Who really knows since most if not all of the ones who know the truth are dead.
Right. I was thinking coach wife too. Who knows? Ancient history.
I vaguely remember the season of ‘68 when QBs kept going down and Rutkowski was something like 6th-string emergency QB.
Like so many things, one simple turning point changes history. The revolving door of QBs no doubt led to their overall first draft pick on ‘69.
The Bills one-win season led to OJ, which led to Cousineau which led to Kelly.
So it goes.-
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13 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:
The story was, allegedly, Ralph loaned a lot of money to Al Davis keep the Raiders afloat. And trading them Lamonica was Ralph making sure he'd get his money back.
I seem to remember a story (rumor) that he was messing about with one of the players’ wives. No idea if there was any validity to it or if just conjecture.
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On 11/15/2022 at 5:13 PM, section122 said:
My how quick we turn on everyone associated with the Bills. This thread is a simple reminder as some think it is super bowl or bust for McD. As if winning the super bowl is some easy feat that coaches do all the time. If McD gets fired who is he replaced with? Here is the list of current Head Coaches that have won a super bowl and how many they have won:
Bill B. 6
Andy Reid 1 in over 20 years as a HC
Sean McVay 1, shining star in LA, currently 3-6 and in last place in the division
Doug Pederson 1, already fired from that job, Eagles haven't been past the wild card round since
Pete Carrol 1, in his 13th year with Seattle
John Harbaugh 1, in 13 years
Mike McCarthy 1, in 14 years, fired from that job, Packers haven't been to the super bowl since
Mike Tomlin 1, in 14 years, has been to 1 AFC Championship game since 2010
Maybe you prefer a recently unemployed coach?
Sean Payton 1, in 15 seasons, been to 1 NFC championship game since winning it all in 09
Bruce Arians 1, retired, great coach, not coming back, won it with Brady
Jon Gruden 1, retired, mediocre coach, not coming back, won because his replacement didn't change signals.
Or maybe you prefer a long since retired guy? (none of these guys are coming back)
Tom Coughlin 2
Gary Kubiak 1
Tony Dungy 1
Bill Cowher 1
That is the last 21 super bowls. 13 guys have won it 1 time. 2 guys more than once. 1 guy more than twice. Winning a super bowl requires not only a tremendous amount of skill but also luck. McD has the best winning percentage for any coach in Bills history. They have lost 3 games to teams with a combined record of 21-7. 2 of them were divisional games on the road. All 3 combined were by 8 points.
BBFS says they always find a way to lose, polyanna says it takes herculean efforts from other teams to beat the Bills. The truth is the Bills are a good team and a well coached team. McD didn't give up a long completion on 4th and 18. The player was even in position to make the play so you can't blame playcalling. Hyde and Poyer have missed how many games and yet the d continues to be effective save for last game. Milano, Oliver, Edmunds, and Rousseau have all missed games. Come back from the ledge.
Thanks for taking the time to assemble those stats and give a little perspective. I suspect the crowd crying "fire_______ "(fill in the blank) are part of the instant gratification generation who've never considered how difficult getting to and winning the superbowl is. Brady/Belichick set an unrealistic bar that is unlikely to be seen again in our lifetimes.
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Well, look at you with that cute tease...a career in mainstream media or an internet click-bait sites awaits you!
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1 hour ago, Big Turk said:
Why do people assume snow games require running?
Because a fair amount of Posters aren’t that sharp.
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5 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said:
But in end ended up helping Jefferson with 2 more hands. Great play, crappy luck.
Except... The potential game winner Knox dropped, he was being held, interfered with.
Don’t disagree, but there were a few in which Jefferson’s jersey was being grabbed and there was a fair amount of contact, but the refs let it play out. It went both ways.
The Bills earned the loss. Jefferson burned our secondary with spectacular catches and the Bills coaching and Allen’s brain farts combined to seal the deal.-
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For all the whining, one thing we shouldn’t complain about is officiating. For the most part, the zebras let them play.
The Bills got away with a lot of holding and they’re lucky the Gabe Davis bobble wasn’t overturned.side note-it’s a shame the Bills didn’t go after Hockenson. I wanted him for the Bills the year he was drafted. Knox is good, but not elite. Hockenson could have done for the Bills what Kelce does for the Chiefs.
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What the hell is with you Bills ‘fans’? You’re all butt-hurt by the loss and need to find a whipping boy? Whaaaaaa…the Bills and Tre White ruined your Monday morning.
By all accounts, Tre has been working his ass off to come back.
I suspect Tre may be physically ready, or close to it, but the Bills may want him at full-go practice for a few weeks to get past the psychological part of it before he sees live action against real opponents.
it’s your right to criticize, but how about showing a little class?-
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1 hour ago, Brandon said:
There's nothing wrong with him except that he's pressing because the team expects him to be the answer to everything on offense. He's putting too much pressure on himself and forcing throws.
Agree. The defense needs to step up. Some here are saying it’s an excuse to point to injuries, but when they’re missing 3 all-pro DBs, it’s more than an excuse.
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Tre White Update - How did he do?
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I forgot he said that. Maybe he was being truthful. Beane seems like a straight shooter, so I don’t doubt it. On the other hand, he wasn’t going to admit that it was a reach for a guy graded as 2nd-rounder (if that was the case).
I believe Elam will be fine with continued coaching and more experience. Maybe our expectations were inflated by taking a CB in 2017 at #27 who was a force from day one.