Original Byrd Man
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I'm waiting for the inevitable. Tyrod plays himself out of the starting roll after being set up to fail so McD and BB can draft their guy.
I don't understand this concept. Can you please explain. Do you really think McD wants to lose so he can draft his own Guy???? Why do so many cling to this notion? They don't need Tyrod to fail to draft a QB next year. Oh wait! I get it, YOU want Tyrod to fail so they will replace him next year. Why not just say that? Now I will go on record as saying that I want the Bills to do what ever it takes to win. If it's with Tyrod, if it's with Peterman, or if it's with the new kid next year fine.
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Some coach's will evaluate the skills of the players he has and develope a scheme to utilize them. But most coaches only know one system and try to get the players to execute it. Success can happen in both scenarios. But you need the talent that can perform in your system. This scheme needs to be adjusted because of a change in talent. I believe what we are seeing is a product of that. We traded away our deep threat allowing teams to stack the box yet we continue to try to run a standard offense. I have seen far to many first and second down runs into the teeth of the defense and then an attempt to bail it out with a pass on 3rd and long. This is not a formula for success. The quick passing "west coast" offence developed by Walsh that has gotten so popular actually had very few run plays. For success Dennison needs to become more creative in some cases. Know your opponent both his strengths and his weaknesses and develop an appropriate game plan. I feel it is here that Dennison is lacking.
Every coach wants to win, and to suggest he wouldn't make changes to his system to tailor it to a certain player because he is not invested in him in the long run is foolish. If there is a player you would want to move on from it would be to your advantage to emphasize his talents to make a trade more plausible.
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I disagree. Today's average pro athlete is an individual first, teammate second. Brotherhood chemistry doesn't just happen, especially not a week or two into the preseason, which of course is when this photo was taken. I think we could see 53 guys fighting for not just themselves this season but for one another. That's unique these days.
As much as I hate the Pats*, they play for one another. Um, the Cowboys haven't won anything in a long time. The Steelers also have real chemistry and have been together for a lot longer than most teams, which is a direct contributing factor to their success. Good players choose whether to stay on one team or not.
Chemistry is a nice catch word but it's consistency at the top that drives continued success. Talent and continuity in a system are the keys to victory.
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There's genuinely a lot to be optimistic about with the new regime in place. The organization has made a good deal of impact moves and I agree with all but one, and that one may still pay off in the end.
There were three major moves that happened during the offseason that I was all over:
1. The signing of Sean McDermottt as the Bills head coach after the departure of Rex Ryan.
2. The drafting of Nathan Peterman.
3. The drafting of a potential No.1 receiver to replace Sammy Watkins with.
The Bills look pretty horrid this preseason with all the penalties mounting game after game, but I chalk that up to not having the undisciplined play established while under Rex Ryan being flushed out of the system of the players completely yet. It's only been two games but it takes time for a team with bad habits to take up a new coach's identity and morph into the team that he envisions.
With Sean McDermott and this new coaching staff, it's only a matter of time before the culture change is complete, the team begins adapting to the new style of play, and positive results begin to show.
Nathan Peterman.
With all the talk about QB's this offseason it was a delight to see a guy you coveted actually get selected in the draft.
With the way things ended in Buffalo this past season, there was a bunch of uncertainty at the QB position.
Had we seen the last of Tyrod Taylor?
Was Cardale Jones the guy?
Which QB should the Bills draft in 2017?
Of course as things played out, Tyrod returned, Cardale Jones was traded to the L.A. Chargers and former Bills coach Anthony Lynn, and Nathan Peterman was selected in the 5th rd.
Some fans fear that Cardale Jones will blossom under different coaching and a cannon arm with potential, would have walked away for next to nothing in return.
Time will tell what Cardale Jones really has to offer as a QB, but I don't share those same fears, because as I stated before the NFL Combine process, Senior Bowl Weekend, and the NFL Draft, Nathan Peterman is already the better QB between himself and Jones if Cardale hasn't made many any strides from the previous season. I even went on to state that Peterman has qualities, as a rookie, that surpass that of Tyrod Taylor right now.
He was the QB I preferred if the Bills passed on Mitch Trubisky, DeShaun Watson, and DeShone Kizer in the 1st rd., preferring him over Patrick Mahomes III, who the Bills ironically helped the Chiefs land by trading out of its original draft spot.
I must admit Mahomes has looked good in the preseason, but so has Peterman's accuracy, pocket awareness, decision-making, and poise as a rookie. I bet people's eyes are being opened now to what Peterman brings to the table.
The Sammy Watkins trade was a shocker, but it was a move that I understood completely.
Regardless of how Watkins' career pans out with the Los Angeles Rams, the decision was solid.
For a long time I thought the Bills needed to bring in a wide receiver who would not just complement Watkins, but could outright replace him as the team's No. 1 receiver and I think the Bills finally have that in Zay Jones. Not as heralded out of college as Watkins was out of Clemson, but I think his ability along with his intangibles will prove him to be the receiver fans hoped Watkins would be when drafted No. 4 in 2014. The injuries, made the trade make sense, the potential contract situation given his history of injuries made it make sense, and the fact that I always felt the Watkins was a slightly overrated impact player for the Bills made the trade make sense...at least to me.
The only move I'm somewhat skeptical about is the trade of Ronald Darby to the Philly, and man was my Skept-O-Meter going crazy after he intercepted Tyrod Taylor and nearly returned it for a TD. Luckily E.J. Gaines, the DB who was nabbed along with an extra 3rd rounder returned the favor later in the game. So I'm a little more hopeful that McDermott and the Bills coaching staff know something about E.J. Gaines that most Bills fans' probably don't.
All in all, a very good off-season.
The addition of Sean McDermott, Nathan Peterman, Zay Jones, stud rookies from last season returning healthy, solid trades/FA signings, and a slew of additional 2018 draft picks, things are finally looking up for the Bills
This time, for real.
No better time to reverse the Bills fortune than by winning this upcoming 2017 season. Go Bills!
I get the feeling Boldin doesn't agree with you. He said he came here to win, then they trade Sammy and Anquan says adios amigos.
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dang,
Will this be yet another Wilson, Carr, Prescott, Bills didn't pick the franchise QB sitting there situation? Dude's only 21 and he looks more poise than Taylor (12 of the top 14 topics on TSW are on him lol) has ever shown.
IT'S THE FREAKING PRESEASON. Can we wait for the regular season before we get our panties in a bunch.
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The deal was in place before the game.......and per the Rams GM they were startled that the Bills started the game feeding Sammy the ball 4 times.........and thought the Bills might back out of the deal then.
That isn't how sports works. Any player being traded is held out of competition to avoid risk of injury, which would void the deal. I don't care what you have read that the GM supposedly said.
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what happened to the whole one vision
i find it very hard to believe that "successful" operations are trading away their #1 receiver without the coaches knowledge. do you really think things happen this way in NE or GB or even Baltimore?
not to mention, this article displays the exact opposite of "how aligned the HC and GM are". McDermott may be accepting of the trade or complacent, but this wasn't an example of alignment.
for the record, I couldn't care less what the FO does or how they communicate, as long as they build a winner.
the article says McD wasn't aware of the deal "before" the game. The deal happened AFTER or Watkins would not have played in it. I'm not happy about the trade but I could see it coming when they didn't pick up the 5th year option, and that evidently was something everyone in the FO was onboard with, so that does show cohesiveness.
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"Beane had a tentative deal in place with the Los Angeles Rams for the now-former Bills wide receiver Sammy Watkins ahead of the team’s game versus the Minnesota Vikings last week, but the general manager chose to keep it a secret from his head coach. Yet, interestingly, under McDermott’s watch, the Bills first four passing plays against the Vikings were dialed up for Watkins - which apparently did enough to reassure the Rams on trading for the wideout, as a deal between the two clubs was made less than 24 hours later.
“Interestingly, Beane didn’t tell McDermott about his tentative deal with the Rams before their game against Minnesota,” Peter King wrote after discussing the deal with Beane. “Imagine the Rams’ shock when, on the first four plays of the game on offense for Buffalo, Tyrod Taylorthrew to Watkins. Beane wanted McDermott, in his first game as coach, not to be shackled but rather to be able to use his 90 players the way he saw fit. They didn’t discuss the chance for the trade until after the game."
That all sounds nice. But I have a hard time believing the opening to the game was not meant to showcase Sammy. If McD wasn't aware of the pending trade why would he be playing into it?
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Initially hated the trade because I loved the Tyrod to Sammy connection. Sammy is a star receiver who is uncoverable but it makes sense to plan for life after the Marcia reign ends. Love the added picks for 2018. Darby was a nice find but hopefully we come up with another. I don't know a lot about Gaines but we have Seymore waiting. Onward and upward.
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He played in 10 games. Not less than half the season.......10 games. And he looked worse the more he played.
Maybe you personally actually didn't expect more..........but many of the backpedalers here did.
This guy WAS NOT DRAFTED TO SET THE EDGE........he was drafted to sack QB's.
Good to hear he's rushing the passer well in practice.......we'll see how he looks when not facing the league's worst pass blocking RT and a rookie that the Bills reached up to get in a bad draft for OT's.
I'm so glad to know you have credible information about what is being said in the war room during the draft. I can't wait to read what you post during next years draft. LOL
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backup if Anquan doesn't sign? Or do they already know Boldin is not coming
I wish it weren't true but I don't see Boldin coming here unless he has no other options. He ideally would find some one in a warmer climate, and closer to his Florida home. Stevie and Fitz had a chemistry that hasn't seemed to develop elsewhere.
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Even though many people left the comeback game, the fans remaining used the seats and backs to bang on as well as their voices. I remember my arms being very sore the next day and being hoarse after the game for a day or more. If not the loudest at least close. Definitely longest duration of noise. Also remember the Fins game and the Jets to clinch. Teams of the mid 60's, a few of the 80's and of course the early 90's much louder with honorable mention to the Dallas game of recent time. Unfortunately too many laid back fans today takes away the enjoyment of the experience for me. It reminds me of a Sabres game. People chatting with their neighbors or going to the concession stand, not really involved with the game.
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When healthy Sammy #1, a close second Marcel, then Shady, Richy, Cordy, Kyle, Tyrod.
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Yes I did. Right after hell froze over. Lol
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Congratulations Mead! I'd say welcome to the club but, I'm no longer a member. Just recently in-retired. Hope you enjoy retirement.
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Ray Lewis not in the top 5 isn't good. Derrick Thomas was good, but he didn't help his team win a SB. What Lewis did in Baltimore with Ed Reed in 2000 was amazing.
Nothing against Gil. The man knows his stuff and those lists have got to be hard to make. Ray Lewis is the best MLB to play in the last 25 years.
Ray Lewis was a dominant force and while Derrick Thomas was a beast at home when the o-line couldn't hear the snap count, he disappeared on the road. To be great you need consistency.
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As with any statistics- you need a wise person figuring out the meaningful metrics, how to measure them and when they become significant.
To pretend this is worthless work is as silly as to pretend it's infallible
I didn't say statistics was worthless but I was implying the idea of trying to use it to predict out comes was foolish for the reasons I posted. Which wise person could accurately determine the number of heads if you toss the coin 5 times. Now if you toss it a thousand times I bet he is pretty close, and that is with only one variable.
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The problem with using "analytics" in sports is there are too many variables and the sample size is not nearly enough to support a statistical analysis. It sounds nice and I know Mike Dope is all about it, but you will get the same results using analytics as not. It's like a coin toss. Flip a coin 4 times and tell me if you get 2 heads and 2 tails. I'll bet not.
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Who's to say? We aren't psychologists and he isn't telling us what he thinking. But I don't agree it's mental. I think he knows exactly what he's doing
The fundamental problem, as others have said, his that he has a below-caliber arm. He just can't make some of the throws the game requires. That puts him at a disadvantage.
I also think the guy loves to play and he hates to lose, so he's always trying to make the play to win the game. It's just his nature. In that way I think he's very much like Favre. Favre made some horrible end-of-game decisions because he loved to play, he wanted to win and he thought he could do anything. Favre would have been better if he'd played more under control. The difference between Favre and Fitz was that Favre's arm bailed him out of more of his mistakes than Fitzy arm could save Fitzy. And that difference translated into this difference: the Packers didn't like Favre's decision making but tolerated it because it worked out well often enough that they were willing to live with the times bad decisions hurt them. Fitzy's teams suffer from his bad decision making because his arm isn't able to overcome enough of his bad decisions.
I always loved the passion he displayed on and off the field. He is a gamer. He seems to have the most problems when behind and forcing things. I'm hoping he develops into a starter but, could Nate Peterman be the next Fitz?
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I expect him to excel at setting the edge and chip in 6-8 sacks. If He becomes the next Phil Hansen I will be pleased. Although he may have a little more pass rush ability than Hansen.
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For now maybe.
How "good" were the Pats fans when they were cellar dwellers?
Yeah totally! Before this era they were one of the worst. Bill's, Packers, Chiefs, Raiders have been well supported by their fans base even through the bad years.
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Welcome, and back at you with the HFD. Not interested in Decker for the big bucks, but would like to see Barnidge and a Safety.
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He's a nice receiver but he will want big bucks and I think the money would be better spent elsewhere.
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A couple things about that article.
That Steelers game in the snow in Buffalo convinced me that we were ready to move on from the Rex regime. I've been watching our Bills a long time, and never was I more let down about the fact that our team got pushed around so badly in that weather. I mean, that's OUR weather. That's our home field advantage. Instead, some of our players (not all) looked like they had never seen the stuff before. So, the things that our former players said about moving indoors when the weather turned lousy certainly showed up to me in that game in particular.
Now moving on to today, I'm very optimistic that our new coach is so detail oriented. I'm thinking he won't let the small details that that Boston Globe article talks about go by the wayside for an easier life for himself or the players. At least this is what we've been presented so far. We haven't played a down yet...but I like what I'm seeing so far. I'm liking the discipline and detail. Heck, they even got Dareus out there sweating in OTA.
Like I said, lets see how it plays out. But so far, I'm optimistic about the future with McDermott and Beane running things. Lets hope to a long regime where a detail oriented and winning philosophy can become ingrained into the culture and we can go back to owning the division for a while.
I've said for years that the field house and bubble were a big mistake. The weather here should be their adventive. I remember one of the Bills commenting about playing indoors during the Toronto fiasco. They were glad because he didn't like playing in the bad weather. That is so wrong. It made me think back to Talley playing in short sleeves during a blizzard.
The Dennison Run Attack
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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From what I understand the technique is designed to create gaps when a D lineman over pursues or fails to remain in the proper gap. This is a similar case with last years O line. I think the problems are the vanilla game plan. Last year they ran a lot of read options with Tyrod and Shady to give defenses more to worry about. Also understand the Bills just faced two very formidable D lines. I'm concerned about they next two games if Dennison doesn't get more creative.