
Straight Hucklebuck
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Chan Gailey resigns as OC of Dolphins
Straight Hucklebuck replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
That's not what this is at all. -
The Bills are the first/second most pass happy team in the league, and are 22nd running the ball in DVOA. Seems like you'd drop as many into coverage as you can, and mimic the Bills 2-high shell to prevent big plays. Take your chances with Allen's leg's and Moss/Singletary, who aren't game breaking RB's. Yes, you might concede pass rush, but Allen hasn't been phased by that this year anyways.
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Chan Gailey resigns as OC of Dolphins
Straight Hucklebuck replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Nobody gets "wound up". But its undeniable that after the Rams/Cardinals game for the Dolphins, that media lost their minds about Tua and Flores and have been on the love-fest with him since. -
Chan Gailey resigns as OC of Dolphins
Straight Hucklebuck replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
But Flores is a genius, the next great young Head Coach according to Colin Cowherd. Chan Gailey was out of football when the Bills hired him in 2010. -
Jim Rome on the Bills
Straight Hucklebuck replied to DefenseWins's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Right, he is negative, but he hasn’t been on WGR in years, and he was let go from Buffalo News awhile ago now, so he has little platform. Nobody is going to pay for his content. -
Jim Rome on the Bills
Straight Hucklebuck replied to DefenseWins's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
If you're a Bills fan, and want coverage, who are you listening to? Howard Simon and Jeremy White - Who are best at what? Morning after reaction? Do either of them tell you anything that you don't already know? Schopp and Bulldog - When he's not wasting segments talking about Lando Calrissian's name, cooking stir fry, or texting "K" etiquette, Schopp is the only WGR host that asks questions about the Bills team building approach. Again, neither one of them played football, so you're not getting any X and O discussion, but at least Schopp asks questions from time to time. Other than that you can listen to Chris Brown spit out clichés from every coach we've had here since Mularkey, or Nate Geary talk about how he's never seen a good Bills team before. Best segments are when Greg Cossel or someone from PFF comes on and attempts to break down how players are successful, or discusses relevant trends in the league based on film study. I know PFF on here is like garlic for a vampire, but at least they watch film and take notes. None of the WGR hosts do that. Nationally, if you love Rome, that's great. His show is going to sound the same everyday, its a brand. Like all the other guys I named, he's been on-air forever and so the same themes are repeated over and over again. As far as this comment, at least Sullivan called out the bad-Bills decisions pre-McDermott, and he went back far enough and had contacts inside OBD that he could back his statements with facts. Fans didn't like him because he was too negative, but 2000-2016 could not be spun as successful regardless of what angle observed. The Bills were a Mom and Pop shop and the rest of the league left them behind. -
Jim Rome on the Bills
Straight Hucklebuck replied to DefenseWins's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I listen to a lot of sports radio and on the National scene it's become stale. Dan Patrick has been around forever, and the show presentation on a daily basis is beyond repetitive. Yeah Pauly? Yeah Fritzy? Yeah McKlovin? Colin Cowherd topics are limited to LeBron, Brady, Cowboys, Belichick. Clay Travis' main goal is to tell you how smart he is every single day. And the rest of Fox is a bunch of left over Jim Rome guys from the old days - JT the Brick, Ben Maller, Jonas Knox. Thank goodness Jay Mohr finally left. He was a Jim Rome wannabe to the max. ESPN has lost talent over the years with Colin leaving, Broussard leaving, Le Batard leaving, Mike Golic Sr. leaving, that they have resorted to having Greenberg do TV and radio, Max Kellerman do TV and radio, to band aid together a line up. They now have Keyshawn Johnson and Jay Williams breaking down sports in the morning. How awful. As far as Rome is concerned, his in your face style got old years ago. And he's moved around so much, the only time I see him is on random YouTube clips like his Nate Peterman rant. -
Awesome find. Thanks for posting. Mike Pettine used to use the phrase “Graduate Level” details there is so much post snap manipulation here with Allen to make these designs come to life. My favorite Allen throw of the year was the dagger route he threw to Gabe Davis against the 49ers on Monday Night over the head of Warner in between two corners. Now on the other side of that throw was Lee Smith wide open, a nod to Daboll’s design. You saw it in the Gabe Davis TD against the Steelers. Daboll created a pile of bodies on the other side of the field with Knox, who sucked in 3-defenders.
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When guys like Nick Wright or Colin Cowherd say it, yes it irks me because in 2018 Allen had a dumpster fire at the skill positions and the offensive line. In 2019 he took a big step forward in reducing the interceptions, staying calm in the pocket. I also think in the lead up to the 2019-season, the Coaching staff figured out that they needed to reduce Allen’s average yards per attempt, we saw this in the Jets and Giants game right away. The Dallas Thanksgiving game they found the right type of routes for Allen’s skill set. He is a direct strike QB in the 10-20 yard range. The Bills relied too much on Frank Gore last year, and it capped top end of the offense. Allen still used his legs to cover for average weapons and an unfinished play style. So they don’t put any context behind it. The entire teams talent level has continued to improve, along with Allen’s talent/work paying off.
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“Arrived in town” or otherwise known as been connected to WNY for 38 years. So you shout out my obsession with this injury (even though you found my post that wasn’t directed at you and responded) and now you also know that it really comes down to me criticizing McDermott. You just know it. I get it, all the positive fans over the years, who defended every terrible move the Bills made, feel vindicated now. McDermott and Beane have built a winner and so those type of fans will shout - See! See! The negative fans you guys were wrong. But you don’t get the reverse conversation from those same fans saying, wow, they really weren’t close with Jauron, Gailey, Marrone and Rex. McDermott wins and now is above any sort of critical thinking. You’re simply not allowed to push the issue. My thought was Beasley fills a niche roll in this offense and is our #2 WR in terms of 2020 production. Just find it odd that our reporters drop the subject once they get one evasive answer. Even this interview, the Beasley question is tucked into the last second of the interview behind a feelings question about our Punter. It sticks with me that we might not be 100% for this game, that’s all. Since you’re really good about making assumptions about me, could it be that you’re like all the other fans from 1960 who feel that they’ve earned the right to call into WGR to lecture everyone else on how to be a fan? Kind of entitled to the right to talk down to those who don’t phrase or view things the same way?
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My rankings before yesterday from most desirable to least desirable were: Miami > Colts > Browns > Titans > Ravens Colts have the next lowest offensive ceiling to Miami. Browns/Titans could be seen as a toss up, but both secondaries stink. The Ravens have the run game and great talent on defense and have won (5) straight. Definitely want Pittsburgh to beat the Browns and let the Chiefs deal with Tennessee/Baltimore. Let them tackle Derrick Henry or try to contain Lamar/Dobbins for 4-quarters.
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Bring back A. Lynn for OC!
Straight Hucklebuck replied to unbillievable's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
He lost games because he routinely sat on leads and went conservative. And the “run game” is perfect the way it is. A support function for a team that leads with passing. Lynn is a Rex Ryan holdover.