Boxcar
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13 minutes ago, Logic said:
Yes, this was a formality. Everyone has known since the CBA was ratified that the league secured the right to expand the regular season to 17 games, and that they were highly likely to exercise that option. Nevertheless, today it was announced that they definitely WILL be exercising that option, beginning in 2021.
Personally, I HATE that this is happening. I don't see any reason for it other than money. I get that the NFL is a business, but they're doing JUST FINE, thank you very much. There are many other ways to continue to increase revenue without lengthening the regular season. There were even polls done in recent years by PFT and other outlets asking if fans were in favor of expanding the regular season, and the majority of fans voted that they WERE NOT in favor of it. Yet here we are. Ugh.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/03/28/yes-the-nfl-will-expand-to-17-regular-season-games-this-week/
"Maybe it’s just a slow news day.
Whatever the case, a report from ESPN that the NFL’s owners are expected to add a 17th regular-season game this week is not news. Anyone who has been paying any attention to the NFL over the past few months knew that it wasn’t just “expected” to happen, but that it is happening.
The only question left is whether the NFL will reduce the preseason to three games or to two. The owners are expected (am I doing that right?) to reduce the preseason to three games."I don't understand the complaints. It's one more week of football to shove in our eyeballs.
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1 hour ago, TheFunPolice said:
is it me, or has Romo's voice gotten sort of rough the past year or so?
always sounds like he has vocal issues
I haven't noticed it, but I think he has a good voice for the booth. He's not Kevin Harlan or Kenny Albert but he sounds pretty good.
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1 hour ago, WhoTom said:
I also liked his pre-snap reads.
And I fixed the last sentence.
Ironically, the things he did so well to earn him that record contract, he no longer does. Those pre snap reads and predictions were not only entertaining, but educational.
6 minutes ago, warrior9 said:I read an article a few years back after his first season prior to his first post season announcing. It said something along the lines of:
The reason he's so good right now is because he played with a lot of these QB's and knows their checks and where they go. As times goes on, he wont be able to predict plays anymore because the way of audibling from these QB's will be changed and/or gone.
Now I like Romo and I think he's an entertaining listen and he clearly knows the game very well. But I kind of agree with the above sentiment.
Hmm, that's a good point.
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33 minutes ago, Big Turk said:
Nantz was flirting with leaving CBS for ESPN with his contract due to expire this summer and wanted more than Romo was making to stay...a fair deal considering he has been the voice of just about every CBS sports event from the Masters to the NCAA tourney to the NFL and does it year round while Romo only does the NFL...
Nantz was making 6.5 million while Romo was making 17.5 million...
CBS wanted to keep him and apparently agreed to his demands as he resigned a deal to stay with both sides mutually wanting to extend the partnership...
Must feel great to triple your salary with one stroke of a pen...but I am pretty sure he is going to be on the hook for all the dinners with him and Romo this year hahaha
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/jim-nantz-remaining-at-cbs-amid-reported-espn-overtures-000928295.html
The funny thing is that Romo immediately began to suck as soon as he got that contract. I still remember the game where Dak got hurt. Dude's foot is pointing 90 degrees in the wrong direction. Romo says "If you're a Cowboys fan, you hope it's just a cramp"
He did it again later but it escapes me right now. And those cool insights and play predictions seemed to vanish.
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5 minutes ago, MAJBobby said:
that is the one position where I think there is Value at 30. There isn’t many of those positions in this draft.
Breida of SF yes. Breida of MIA doesn’t make the roster. Either way Both Breidas come with major injury issues to really count on as lead back.
Even Miami Breida was a much better receiver than Singletary, and they averaged about the same YPC.
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I love this. I hope Breida isn't relegated to a Yeldon level of snaps. I'd make him and Moss the primary RB tandem.
Beane is crushing this offseason, holy crap.
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Just now, The Wiz said:
I don't know about TY but ju ju has always been, or acted like, a me first type of player.
I know all receivers want the ball but in the ravens case it seems like more attention on lamar takes away from the other guys.
I personally feel like Hollywood Brown is a lot better than people think he is but he will never show it while he plays with Lamar.
I like Lamar as a dude and he's got some amazing skills, but unfortunately not many play well at the QB position.
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1 hour ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:
Washington Warriors, boom done.
Warriors, Wolves, Senators, Thrushes (DC official bird, kinda lame though), Stars, Cougars (more cat teams!), Leopards.
Not good names: Redwolves, Redtails, Redstuff, Rednotskins, Reds, Redball Team, Redbulls, Redbudgets, Republicans, Democrats, Lincolns, Redgolds. Just off the top of my head. My vote is for Wolves because wolves are bad ass and don't get enough representation in pro sports.
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I'm not sure either. I'm not sure if we can maintain health, I'm not sure if JA will repeat his amazing season, I'm not sure the players we need to step up actually do. That's why we watch the games and cheer as fans. You can't be sure about anything.
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5 hours ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:
None of them are anything yet. None have accomplished what Edmunds has for example and many people believe he's replaceable. We need someone to step up and become a difference maker. Doesn't mean they won't or can't, can't expect that from 1st or 2nd year players.
And I would say Bass is the best pick Beane has made.
Oliver was forced to play out of position so often last year. Impossible to make a judgment there.
I'm not sure how you can discount Davis, especially considering he was a late pick. He's a lot better than some of the guys picked a few rounds earlier.
Epenesa was playing 20-30 pounds lighter than he was in college. It required a complete overhaul of his playstyle. He was playing well closer to the end of the year. I think he'll be pleasantly surprising.
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9 minutes ago, BillsDude said:
I see it as mostly good, , but if Josh has a big injury on a rushing red zone attempt, then I am sure the Henry Armchair qb guys or Debby Doolittles will be all over those rushing play calls..
Josh runs. He does it all over the field and he always will. If people are mad about that, go cheer for Big Ben.
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This smells like space for Ertz.
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39 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said:
John, agreed on Tampa. I give them the edge simply because of the soar subject of TE’s.
Evans
Godwin
Miller
Brate
Gronk
Howard
Dunno, it's close for me. I feel like you guys are being too hard on Knox and Hollister, if you're listing Brate and past prime Gronk.
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53 minutes ago, T master said:
More than likely in today's over sensitive politically correct world they are worried that no matter what name they choose that they will offend somebody some where and the chance of that happening with the name they have won't happen so why chance it .
Seeing as here lately the Chiefs, Jeep Cherokee & others have been put in the sights of groups that want their names changed i can't say as i blame them .
They are a football team & they are from Washington so it's all good .
Some of them even have an issue with retaining the gold and burgundy. It's insane.
4 minutes ago, Tuel Time said:I LOVE "The Football Team" name. It's so so good. Obviously I hope they keep it.
They are like the team name version of the Browns' helmets.
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2 hours ago, H2o said:
This is probably part of the reason, on top of the fact Snyder is just a douche.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/washington-redskins-name-trademark-martin-mccaulay/
QuoteAmong them include the Washington Red Wolves, Washington Redtails, Washington Monuments, Washington Americans and Washington Veterans.
Well those all suck, so no harm done. I don't get It, if "Redwolves" is a choice, why not just "Wolves"? The alliteration is nice, the fans can be the #WolfPack and they won't be violating any of that guy's bs trademarks.
I'm ok with Football Team, too. Something about it I find hilarious. "Who's your favourite team?" "The Football Team" and everyone knows who you're talking about because there's only one football team in the NFL.
9 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:More accurately: OPFC.
Orchard Park Football Club
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Buffalo City Football Club
Now...many of those Premier League Teams also have a subtitle mascot or nickname (reds, canaries, cherries, etc), but they’re less often used or referred to.
Tottenham is referred to as Spurs more often than Tottenham. Also, Arsenal has the best nickname in the Gunners.
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1 minute ago, BillsDude said:
There is good and bad for Josh in that 0 Red Zone statistic....The reason he has yet to throw an INT is because of designed play call, broken play or being more smart or cautious in the red zone, Josh will throw either mostly when the guy gets separation, has the ability to zing it in there before the wrs can react, or more often run himself than throw into very tight coverage, and like for very short and goal plays he on many times he'll try to run out of design or very confident ability to get a score this way with less risk. The good is less INT's will occur and more rushing TDSs because of this. The bad for QB stat lovers is he gets less passing TDS this way. He could have at least 6 more passing Tds a year if he or Bills coaching staff were willing to take more chances there, but getting points is the most important, so I have 0 problem with this approach, as long as it keeps working.
That kinda just sounds like all good and no bad.
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9 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:
If I was gay, I would have been turned on.
I'm superstraight and I was turned on
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2 hours ago, Pete said:
The three things the Bills must improve on next year IMO
-Running Game
-Pass Rush
-Covering TEs
+ Guard. I don't really trust Ford/Feliciano as our primary guard tandem. That's a lot of extra work for Mitch Morse.
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26 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:
The 2021 Bills roster is basically the same as the 2020 team, they haven't lost much at all in FA, but haven't added much either, maybe a small upgrade in Sanders. They just didn't have the $$ available to make the changes and improvements that many fans were hoping to see. They do have a year more experience under their belt and last years rookies now are a year older so that helps some too.
The Bills are ready to complete for a Super Bowl now. What worries me though is replacing vets with rookies may actually make the team weaker in the short term for the 2021 season. O-line doesn't worry me much as the starters tend to play the entire game barring injury. I wouldn't worry about a rookie WR either if they take one as their starters are strong to begin with. They don't have a true big nickel so drafting a rookie would be an improvement there.
But defensive line may be the weakest area of the roster and I don't see that adding a rookie drafting 30th or in lower rounds will help. You stated Johnson (ugghhh) I'd take Johnson over a rookie drafted at 30th in 2021. Maybe by the 2nd or 3rd year the rookie would be the better choice, but not so sure it helps for this coming season.
Will see Beane may still pick up a mid level FA edge rusher to help.
I have pretty high hopes for Epenesa to be taking most of the snaps on the edge. My issue is that I think we need someone to make Jerry Hughes a secondary player to keep him fresh due to age. I love Jerry, so I don't want him to go, but he can't be taking 80-90% of snaps any more.
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13 hours ago, glazeduck said:
This post won't be for everybody and that's fine. But for those who enjoy discussing college prospects, who are the guys you're excited about that aren't getting talked about enough?
I just made a post in H2O's Adebo thread that he's one of mine. A few others in no seriously particular order...
RB:
- Jermar Jefferson -- phenomenal balance through contact, great vision, he's smaller but I think he can be effective in 3 down scenarios
WR:
- Jonathan Adams Jr.
- Warren Jackson -- I've got a thing for big, bully WRs, what can I say -- everybody's got a type!
OL: Pretty meh on this class after the first couple rounds
Edge:
- Dayo Odeyingbo
- Rashad Weaver -- underratedly good/agile athletes with great bend.
- Josh Kaindoh
- Jenarius Robinson -- both of these guys have the body and athleticism to be pass rushing stars. Can somebody get that our of them?
DL:
- Tadarrel Slaton -- posted about him earlier today, this is the guy we need to replace Star
LB:
- Tony Fields II -- underrated athlete. Pretty impressive to transfer, immediately learn the defense and become an emotional and on-field leader as quickly as he did. Maybe never a star but I can see him doing something similar to Milano.
- Earnest Jones -- guy made plays all over in the SEC and tested out really well at his pro day. He's rated criminally low, in my opinion.
CB:
- Adebo
- Keith Taylor
- Israel Mukuamu
- Benjamin St. Juste -- again, I have a type. Long, smooth, all solid technicians, willing tacklers.
S: I'll be honest, I haven't even bother scouting safeties. What our staff has done with 2 former CBs makes me think they look for something different in CBs than a lot of staffs. That said, the duck fan in me believes that Deomo Lenoir would probably transition nicely to a ballhawking safety role.
Who are yours???
I have had my head turned by Javonte Williams. I hear about Etienne and Harris all the time, but Williams is probably just as good or better, so if he slips to R2, we should be all over that.
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1 minute ago, oldmanfan said:
I feel they will pick up a vet FA pass rusher once the dust settles. And I see them drafting a 1 technique DT. I also think Phillips should be better at the 1 with more time post ACL surgery.
I'll be shocked if we don't take one in the 3rd round.
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27 minutes ago, NewEra said:
We weren’t missing an entire starting unit on D.
We can’t compare the KC offensive situation to our D situation as they were missing their entire starting OL and players were playing out of position. Not even close to a good comparison imo. And if you look at what KC did.....they’re replacing their entire OL
that said, I don’t think we have to make massive changes. Adding a sufficient 1Tech, an upgrade at pass rush and a better defensive scheme vs KC (and tight ends in general) could put us back in the top 10 or higher.
That's fair enough, my larger point was just that you can't make a snap judgment based on one game while throwing out all the others. This was not and is not a bad defense, even if they had a bad game when it mattered most and against a top 3 offense.
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15 minutes ago, Billschinatown said:
The Kansas game was pretty ***** bad.
Yeah, judging a defense based on one game is not a very good idea.
29 minutes ago, Fan in Chicago said:Statistically, perhaps you are correct. But they got man handled in the playoffs. The goal post has clearly shifted. Getting to the playoffs or AFCCG is no longer enough.
Does KC need to vastly improve on offense after scoring 0 touchdowns in the SB?
No. They don't. I honestly can't believe the number of people who judge an entire defense based on one game, especially a game that directly followed them holding the Ravens to 3 points.
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League officially announced it will move to a 17 game schedule starting in 2021
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Fair enough on the records. That's always awkward but this isn't the first time in history that the number of games in a season has changed. Baseball didn't always have 162 games. We adapt.
On player safety, I consider that argument kinda null because this wasn't unilaterally imposed on the players, it was negotiated for in the CBA. If the players were staunchly against an extra game, they wouldn't have given the owners the option.