Straight Hucklebuck
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When fans start listing cap hell and bad offensive players as barriers, they need to realize that McBeane actively chose that path for the team. They chose to trade Dareus, Watkins, Ragland, Darby, and trade for Jordan Matthews, Kelvin Benjamin. They tried to force Richie Incognito into a paycut, signed Trent Murphy and Star L. They have paraded how many ex-Panthers in here? Mike Tolbert, K. Clay, Joe Webb, Benjamin, Philly Brown. They have signed washed up veterans like Vlad Duccasse, Anquan Boldin, Chris Ivory, Vontae Davis. They lost credibility this season. Trading for Corey Coleman and cutting him two weeks later, wasting starter reps on AJ McCarron and trading him, starting Peterman, signing prehistoric Derek Anderson and preaching him as some sort of mentor despite terrible results, mismanaging the punter position all season, some would say not moving off McCoy even though he’s clearly declined. They’ve been free-wheeling in the draft, trading out of #10 (McDermott not Beane) and up for Zay Jones, up for Dion Dawkins, up for Allen, up for Edmunds blowing chunks of their draft capital. I think it all adds up to this: Bills fans need to have higher expectations in 2019. I’m still seeing “improvement” and “competing for a Wildcard” and “development”. Why isn’t the 2019 expectation Playoffs and Division Winner? We can’t beat down-trodden Miami, the Jets with a new Coach, or 42-year old Brady yet? When does the real winning start for McDermott and Beane? When? They have no excuses now. They have their hand picked QB, cap space, draft picks. McDermott’s culture over scheme should be in place. It’s time to get results.
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I’m not sold on McDermott and his cookie cutter style. I think Beane’s head is still in Carolina with all the ex-Panthers he drags onto the roster, and Cam Newton as his model for a Franchise QB. Still, I don’t need the Bills to become the Cleveland Browns and replace Coaches every 2-years. Tripping over themselves to bring a re-tread in like Jim Caldwell or Mike McCarthy. Winning should be in front of the Bills in 2019. Beane has referenced “The Plan”. So the building blocks are there - cap space, nice compliment of draft picks and Josh Allen with experience in his back pocket. It’s time for real expectations on this FO and Coach. Fans need to raise their bar. There shouldn’t be excuses next season. If we start hearing about how the offensive line hasn’t had time to gel, or Allen doesn’t have timing down with his new wide receivers as this team limps out the gate then by all means start roasting Beane and McDermott. This regime gets next year to get results or they deserve to be fired.
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2019 NFL Draft: Bills officially picking 9th
Straight Hucklebuck replied to Virgil's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
CBS Sports has us picking 9th now. -
End of Season Rank the rookie QB's
Straight Hucklebuck replied to RPbillsfan's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I don’t buy Lamar Jackson or the Ravens. They won today, but once again Jackson is in the 100’s passing and the Raven’s opponent has the ball on the final possession with a chance to win. I think Mayfield and Darnold have both shown a higher gear as a passer than Allen. The Cardinals are really bad. Rosen looks a bit frail. 1. Mayfield 2. Darnold 3. Allen 4. Rosen 5. Jackson -
2019 NFL Draft: Bills officially picking 9th
Straight Hucklebuck replied to Virgil's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Because I think what really happens is teams rate prospects and put them into tiers. So if a Safety is a 7.6 this year and an OT is a 7.5 they fall into the same band and the Bills would take the OT. I think teams group similarly graded players and then pick from need out of that group. -
Who Are You Rooting for the Rest of the Way?
Straight Hucklebuck replied to BUFFALOKIE's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Any team that has already won a Super Bowl is who I am rooting for. -
2019 NFL Draft: Bills officially picking 9th
Straight Hucklebuck replied to Virgil's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
BPA is a complete myth. -
2019 NFL Draft: Bills officially picking 9th
Straight Hucklebuck replied to Virgil's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
ESPN has us 9th http://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2019/story/_/id/25117609/2019-nfl-draft-order-projected-first-round-picks-1-32-date-tracker-results NFL has us 10th http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001006117/article/2019-nfl-draft-order-cardinals-own-top-pick-giants-to-take-qb -
2019 NFL Draft: Bills officially picking 9th
Straight Hucklebuck replied to Virgil's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
http://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2019/story/_/id/25117609/2019-nfl-draft-order-projected-first-round-picks-1-32-date-tracker-results -
2019 NFL Draft: Bills officially picking 9th
Straight Hucklebuck replied to Virgil's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
According to ESPN we’re still at #9 -
2019 NFL Draft: Bills officially picking 9th
Straight Hucklebuck replied to Virgil's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Correction, according to NFL.com the Bills would have been picking 6th if they lost today. -
2019 NFL Draft: Bills officially picking 9th
Straight Hucklebuck replied to Virgil's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I agree, beating down the Dolphins for Kyle and Josh Allen’s 5-TD day was worth it. -
2019 NFL Draft: Bills officially picking 9th
Straight Hucklebuck replied to Virgil's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Looks like the Bills would have picked 7th with a loss today. 1. Cards (3-13), SOS 0.8 2. Jets (4-12), SOS -1.7 3. 49ers (4-12), SOS -0.4 4. Oakland (4-12), SOS 1.1 5. Lions (5-11), SOS -0.8 6. Jags (5-11), SOS 0.0 7. Giants (5-11), SOS 0.6 8. Bucs (5-11), SOS 1.9 9. Bills (6-10), SOS 0.5 10. Broncos (6-10), SOS 0.6 11. Bengals (6-10), SOS 1.7 So based on Pro-Football Reference SOS, the Bills cost themselves 2 spots by winning. Would have picked 7th with loss. -
2019 NFL Draft: Bills officially picking 9th
Straight Hucklebuck replied to Virgil's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I’m looking into this. There are a slog of teams at 5-11. -
Post-game perorations - Put ‘em Here
Straight Hucklebuck replied to Hapless Bills Fan's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Congratulations to Kyle Williams. And bravo to Josh Allen who had 5 total TDs today. His best game as a professional. -
There have been numerous comments/members on this board stating the Bills have found their QB. You see all the instant defending that comes in when “negative” stories are presented about Allen. He should get 2019 to prove himself, along with this Coaching staff and FO. But Allen has not been good this year. He gets the ball into the end-zone 1.3x per game on average. The team scores 15 ppg and are bottom 3 in passing. Allen has been the same QB as he was in Wyoming. This staff is going to try and fix accuracy issues this off-season, and try to Coach him to read a defense. The Bills drafted a talented project and that’s who he’s played like this season.
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Statistical numbers are presented. But somehow the spin always has to be positive. The supporting cast is poor. But we did make the same excuses about Trent Edwards. None of these Drought ex-QBs did anything when they went to other teams outside of Fitzpatrick’s brief flurries. The more excuses you have to make about a quarterback, the more it’s proof that he is not the guy.
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Kyle Williams was overrated imo...
Straight Hucklebuck replied to BuffaloBud420's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
We have had weak linebacker play in Kyle Williams time with the Bills.