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40 minutes ago, Man with No Name said:
Ben is old and banged up. His body AND arm need the rest, and Tomlin knows the odds are in favor of the bills winning anyway. That factors in huge.
We should play guys who feel good, and rest anybody who is banged up.
keep the ball rolling.
Frankly, I am not sure that Ben has anything left in the tank at all. Good.
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This move makes no sense. But ooookay, let the Bills bring the heat then.
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6 minutes ago, billsfan89 said:
I don't think they pooched the season so much as Billy B took a step back to take several steps forward. Eat the Brady dead cap and other dead cap space, take on the covid opt outs and see what you can make from a depleted roster. Then regroup in 2021 when you can have several starting players return from a season of rest and you have a good amount of cap space and draft picks to work with. Either way, good luck finding a QB that will get you past that 10 win good but not great level, it can take decades to find a competent one let along a franchise QB.
And that's just it. Their swan song was last year, and now Bill B is old (he was young when he took the job) and now they have what? Maybe some players on D coming back, an organization that isn't penciled in to win the AFCE anymore, and ... ? Bill B is out of time in my estimation, I remember the 2000 season vividly when I lived outside of Boston and there was talk of starting Michael Bishop as QB, and that team was a wreck. 2001 didn't start out that great either.
Your analysis of finding a QB is spot on, as we've been there as Bills' fans for so long, but why did they bother with this strategy at all going into 2020? Sure, maybe there's a next year for Bill B. Maybe. But personally I think that it's over for them.
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3 minutes ago, Doc said:
That's what they want you to think. No one believes that Stidham would have been an upgrade over Tommy even from last year.
I agree with you that nobody thought that there was a replacement for Stidham (full disclosure: I live in New England, as I have for 25 years, and media here was all wobbly about the transition moments after Brady intimated that he was going elsewhere), but they set this table last year. Actually, no. They set this table when they traded Jimmy G, didn't do anything to make O better, bumped up against the salary cap, and were forced to basically put a Band-Aid this season.
And I could not be happier.
2 minutes ago, billsfan89 said:If Stidham was worth playing he would have beaten out Cam in their camp or during their season, they also had several low points in the season where they could have reasonably played Stidham and benched Cam yet they didn't. At one point they were sitting at 2-5 and they could have easily justified playing Stidham in what was already a lost season. Yet they didn't, which to me tells me they just don't see Stidham as the answer.
That's fine, but regardless of how you want to slice it, they pooched the season. Bigly.
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2 minutes ago, billsfan89 said:
Every time I see Stidham I don't see a good QB. I think Cam brought a running dimension to the team that Stidham wouldn't have brought. Honestly any QB they realistically could have found dropped into that dumpster fire (no WR's, suspect O-line, no TE's and a banged up RB situation) of an offense was doomed to fail. There is only so much good coaching could make up.
But they lost a year in evaluating what they had on O. The Bills did this for years and years.
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4 minutes ago, Doc said:
Stidham sucks. I fully believe they were blindsided by Tommy's departure and then desperately signed Cam. Because starting Stidham and winning 2, maybe 3 games, would have tainted Belicheat's legacy (people are now starting to talk about how he's got a losing record without Brady and his poor drafting).
Maybe the joy of 2020 has caused me to be delusional, but didn't they essentially invite Tommy to leave?
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This thread didn't hold up well. Full disclosure: given what I feel will be a lengthy run this year, I was going to start a thread about what we Bills' fans got wrong in 2020. McD and the coaching staff will be at the top of my list -- regardless of the outcome of 2020 season.
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Just now, billsfan89 said:
Who was a better option for a capped out team drafting late in a so/so QB class? Genuinely asking because while I think Cam wasn't the alternative I am not sure who they could have gotten that could have gotten this ass team 6-7 wins. Cam for all his faults had the team at 6-6 and doesn't impact their cap long term.
Their only option was to play Stidham. It would've been cheaper, and it probably would've lead to similar results without all of the drama. And by cheaper, I mean play Stidham and bring in some talent on D.
Not playing Stidham, and playing Cam full time was a recipe for failure. Cam was played out before he put on the NE unis.
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5 minutes ago, Gene1973 said:
My job is mentally demanding/taxing, and I am very good at it. It could be said that releasing on the internet is better than releasing in the office or at home. However I am old school and only use internet forums or irc, none of that social media garbage. I have seen people at my own company get into trouble on facebook. Just not the smartest ppl.
Fair enough, but you did an awful lot of releasing leading up to now. 🙂
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4 minutes ago, Gene1973 said:
You might have issues going forward taking internet and social media personally.
While your comment was not directed at me, in my experience as a manager/director type (player/coach) in big tech, there's a pathology behind people who can't help but let it all hang out on the internet. We didn't used to screen for this during the hiring process, but when we had employees who weren't performing (and we wondered why our hiring process was broken) we started checking our logs for who was accessing what on the internet, and there was a clear correlation between the least productive employees posting the most curious content on the internet. So we started internet stalking every candidate. Suffice it to say that it's been... interesting.
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22 minutes ago, dorquemada said:
I’m nervous sometimes when i get on a roller coaster and I think about something going wrong
True story: I got on The Viper once, in mid 1980s, and had ridden it a few times already -- so when they asked you to check that the harness was tight around you and I was able to push mine up, I yelled and screamed at the ride operator and then the ride started. I thought I was going to die. I didn't lose my wallet or my life or anything.
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Just now, Gene1973 said:
It's only the internet, no one cares.
Unfortunately lack of care is the problem with the internet. Just sayin'.
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2 minutes ago, teef said:
time to be nervous about everything!
Most definitely. Not a cakewalk, amirite? 😉
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This is the second time over the last decade that this happened. (2010 Hawks were the last including, if memory serves, a Beast Mode run for a win.)
If this is what the rules say then that's what we've got to roll with for the time being. But really it should be teams per conference rather than division.
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My only real surprise is that Bill Belichick thought that rolling with Cam Newton this season would be good enough.
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I just rewatched the 50 yard completion to Diggs a couple of times. That pass is *sick*, and one I would never advise making against that coverage, well, assuming that they were actually watching the ball and not the receiver himself.
It's been forever since I've seen a Bills team peaking. This squad is peaking, and at the right time.
Regarding Miami, my thinking is the same as it was for the NE game and starters: see where you are after the first half, and adjust your substitutions as necessary.
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28 minutes ago, Just Jack said:
Maybe it’s because of the past 20 years, but I still feel like “okay, when does it all fall apart like usual.” Anyone else feeling this way?
This is exactly where I am. The last time I felt this way was in 1990.
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Just now, BMWR100RT said:
Where was Robert Kraft?
Maybe he needed another rub down.
1 minute ago, MAJBobby said:Wow. That's just woeful.
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Very, very satisfying win. Maybe both Newton and Bill Belichick will exit the league after this season. I certainly hope so.
That fake punt was a surprise, and (obviously) I'm glad that it worked. It made a statement against a team that used to do cutesy stuff against its opponents all the time, including the drop kick field goal c/o of Doug Flutie, and basically put New England on notice that a whooping was about to commence. Which it did.
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Oh, Rivers.
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Detroit is another one of teams where you wonder if they will be ever be good again.
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So can Vinny Cerrato...
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I somewhat expect the Pats game to be a chippy affair, in the sense that pulling the starters might be a good idea -- to ensure that star players aren't maimed before the playoffs. I would be fine if the Bills roll limited personnel against the Dolphins.
However, given what this team has done over the past 4-6 weeks, intentionally losing a game would seem to be counterproductive and against the very foundations of which this team has been rebuilt.
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1 minute ago, TheFunPolice said:
Saints look like they are about to go 1 and done in the playoffs again
I was just thinking that Brees should ride off into the sunset.
I’m seeing 12+ wins for this team...
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Some threads, like this one, are great when they make a comeback. Well done, OP!