MRW
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No, but that's not even the relevant question.
The question is do we Bills fans have a right to question TD's decision-making on this board without being called morons or without being expected to produce a "Fake-Fat Sunny" length essay to support our complaints in order to reach some standard of validity?
None of the dissenters here have called for TD's head or have suggested that they themselves could have fielded a better team over the past 4 years. What we've said is that there are a number of reasons that suggest TD isn't doing as good of a job as most here give him credit for... i.e. he shouldn't be considered among the top 4 GM's currently in the league as todd has repeatedly alluded to...
The problem is, when you make a post devoted to pointing out TD's mistakes, what do you expect to happen? I don't think most people think he has been error-free, just as most don't think he has made a ton of mistakes. A thread "bashing" TD is extremely unlikely to result in productive conversation.
And here's where I think the question of a replacement becomes relevant. If you're only pointing out negatives, it implies (to me at least) that you'd like to see him gone. Fine and good, but who do we replace him with?
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IMO it doesn't really matter if there are better GMs than TD, unless one of them gets cut loose for some reason. I think the relevant question is are there people who would take the GM job for the Bills who would do a better job than TD. I have no idea to begin how to answer that, but it's the only question that matters.
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His answer (and I am paraphrasing), "I learned a lot from Josh Reed, we are buddies. Eric is there to answer any questions I have, but Josh and I are tight, he's taught me a lot." Not that it likely means a lot, but I just found it interesting that he went out of his way to praise Josh Reed, and seemed to characterize his relationship with Moulds as being very professional!
If you think about it though, it probably is easier to make a connection with someone close to your own age. EM is getting a little long in the tooth (for a football player, that is).
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I could go on. The bottom line is wins and you can make all the excuses for him you want but at some point you have to hold him responsible for results. He gets the same cut of the TV revenue and the same number of draft picks as every other team in the league does. Sorry but I don't think it is unreasonable to expect results in his 5th year. That is longer than most GMs and/or head coaches get.
I can't really agree with this. Yes, wins are the bottom line, but unless you can look back at the decisions that were made and say they were bad decisions based on the information available at the time, I think it would be short-sighted to change for the sake of change. Then you have a new guy bringing in his new plan and you add another few years.
Of course, the reality is it really doesn't matter what we think, I don't think RW will be content with two more years out of the playoffs and TD would be gone under that scenario.
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Yes, that's what we're crying out for. Fewer links! More opinions!
Maybe you could let us know what you think of TD's approach to pending free agents. I've been trying to figure it out, but you're just so damn opaque.
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I don't think most people are good at kicking 40-yard field goals, so you're telling me we've got a kicker who'll be horrible from 75 yards? Great job TD, just great.
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That is a good point about his versatility, and he probably is worth a good look. I still wonder why GB wouldn't value him a little more highly though.
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Now I feel guilty.
OK, to try to get it back on track, I would be somewhat skeptical if only because it seems like Green Bay has been able to plug in just about anyone behind their monster offensive line and have success. I would wonder why they haven't offered a higher tender.
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not to be a party pooper, but if I were to have two coaches praise JP so I could feel more confident in him, my choices would definitely NOT be the two Mikes, Martz and Sherman. In fact, they might be my two last choices because frankly, I don't respect their coaching acumen at all, and their opinions are therefore garbage to me.
If, say, Belichick or Bill Walsh had praised him, or heck, even John Fox, it'd be another story.
I do think Martz knows QBs and receivers, even if he doesn't believe you need an offensive line or a defense.
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Just read an interesting article, and it could have been here, that said Indy braintrust, both Polian and Dungy, feel the shutdown corner is a thing of the past. They will not spend big money anymore on them, and corner carries with it the highest tag number I believe(maybe QB, not sure). Their thought is new rules make this a completely differant position than it was prior to 04.
That is an interesting point, although I'm not sure we should follow Indy's lead on defense.
And of course, don't forget the example provided by New England this past year too. Their defense continued to frustrate great offenses even with extremely untried corners.
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They were playing the STARTERS for the Jags bro, STARTERS. Not the Pittsburg scrubs at home with a playoff birth on the line. I would love to hear from you why those 3 turnovers (two directly leading to 10 points) were not Drew's fault. Why the 7 three and outs were not Drew's fault. Explain to us why we should be supporting Drew as the Bills starting QB in the 2005 season. Please.
But by the same logic our starting defense was going up against a third-string QB and running back when they gave up the back-breaking drive in the Pitt game.
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9-3 in your last 12 games (after the replacement of TH) is terrible.
In other news, we lost to the Patriots three times this year according to espn:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/teams/schedule?team=buf
Sun Oct 3 New England L 17-31
Sat Nov 6 at New England L 7-21
Sun Nov 14 at New England L 6-29
CW
In fairness to ESPN, the second loss was really embarrassing. I can see why they'd add a second L for that one.
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I'm depressed that 11-5 was good enough for second seed in the NFC. Meanwhile, 14-2 got you second seed in the AFC.
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I know you're being sarcastic, but for those who believe that crap remember that Vick and Culpepper were tied for 2nd most sacks in the NFL. And to the people who say, "Yeah, but that's because they run and get hit for a one yard loss and that counts as a sacl," note that Vick lost the 3rd most yards in the NFL and Culpepper lost the 7th most yards in the NFL on sacks. Bledsoe didn't even make the top 10 for yards lost.
And that's because the scrambling QBs are the ones who take the big sacks, because they think they can get out of any bad situation (and to be fair, they're often right). You will not see Bledsoe running around 15 yards behind the line of scrimmage trying to get away from a pass rusher. Of course, the opposite tendency, to "turtle up", isn't often all that great either.
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While enticing, the theory conspiracy fails on several counts I think.
1. The Eagles have a history of failure in big games, playing with a lack of urgency, etc. Look at the last several NFC championships. It seems like they expect superior talent to carry them through, and when they need a late drive they come up short.
2. As noted, McNabb's accuracy problems.
3. The MO of the Patriots, more than anything else, is to play mistake-free football and let the other team beat themselves. That happened again yesterday.
4. It wasn't just McNabb and Reid lolly-gagging, it was most of the offensive team. I have a hard time believing they were all paid off. A conspiracy needs to be kept small, and it's not like you can point to one individual play that was a turning point, so multiple players would have to be involved.
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Nope, not one for associations. I think I may have read a bit about that book when it came out, but I have not actually read it.
I'm just a lowly renter here, no actual position of authority.
My beef with Teflon Tom
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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I think his cavalier attitude regarding kickers, as Todd mentioned, has to be up there. Although maybe I should say his poor judgment, since Lindell is certainly getting paid like a good kicker.