Bill from NYC Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I believe that the point here, Redman, is simply that a majority of games this season have not been played in 40 mph winds on a 35 degree day. In fact, to this date, none of the games have been played in this environment, yet the team is still bad. This lends itself to the argument that OP's original points are universal. Not inaccurate in any way... just lacking specific insight to our situation. As a wise poster once said "think before you post" The winds for the Cleveland game were not conducive to throwing the football. I was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 1. Seattle, St. Louis and San Francisco are teams that come to mind that prefer short-armed QBs. 2. It's not about "liking to get injured." It's about the relatively high propensity for injuries when you play this style of football in this atmosphere. This is a physical division (in part because of the climate and coaching), yet we run a non-physical scheme. The result, year after year, is injuries - it's no coincidence. 3. Teams like Denver, Washington, and Dallas don't "prefer" bad coaches or bad front office evaluators, but they are not as hamstrung by them because every offseason, they can essentially wipe the slate clean and, subjec to the salary cap, bring in the best and most expensive coaches and players. Buffalo, by contrast, has a much smaller margin for error. One bad draft, one bad coaching hire, and we're done. 1. ridiculous 2. ridiculous 3. ridiculous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jo39416 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 1) Probably not a good idea to feature a defense that calls for fast, undersized players. They tend not to matchup well against physical offenses and they wear down late in the season. Also, since the late-season weather negates speed, you lose your only possible advantage. 2) If you're gonna go with (1), you might want to pay a good strength and conditioning coach. Just a thought. Probably not a good idea to fire the best one in the business. Also, small high-motor guys who play out of position and with poor technique (due to bad coaching, see below) tend to get hurt a lot. Something to consider. 3) You're better off not implementing a scheme designed not to lose (as opposed to one that has winning as its goal). Especially when you play in front of a gritty, raucous crowd - again, you negate a clear advantage by abandoning aggressiveness. 4) Highly advisable to have a decent offensive line. You know, for running the ball and stuff. 5) Drafting a fragile QB who prefers the dink-and-dunk does not suit your strengths. You're better off drafting a QB who can play in the elements and can force the ball into the wind. 6) If you have a cheap owner who doesn't like spending money on personnel, it's probably a bad idea to lose lots of games every year. You end up paying unproven top-12 picks millions of dollars. Just a suggestion. 7) If you desperately need to expand your regional fan base so that you can survive financially long-term, you may not want to suck. It's bad for business. 8) If said cheap owner doesn't like paying top dollar for coaches, he's probably better off hiring a decent one so that he doesn't have to continually eat contracts. Just sayin'. 9) If you by some bizarre stroke of luck end up with a franchise left tackle, you might want to hang onto him. The $2 million difference between what he wants and what you think he's worth may be more than made up for by the increased ticket sales that results from, well, winning games. 10) If you don't like paying top dollar for free agents, why not overpay for some quality personnel folks and coaches? They cost a ton less, and may be able to make up the difference. 11) A four-headed monster as a front office, where no one has ultimate responsibility for implementing a coherent plan, probably will result in no coherent plan being implemented. How am I doing? Anyone want to add some others to the list? More or less summed up the difference between the Big Ten and the SEC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 More or less summed up the difference between the Big Ten and the SEC. Excellent. Speed kills. Size doesn't. Only place you need size is at DT and OL. LBs and Secondary can be smaller and faster if you have solid DTs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilbuffalobob Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I'm on board w/ ya coach. I don't understand why we have so many 'experts' on here that feel the need to lock horns w/ you. Probably the same twinks that think that Central NY is Jets territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PushthePile Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Excellent. Speed kills. Size doesn't. Only place you need size is at DT and OL. LBs and Secondary can be smaller and faster if you have solid DTs. I couldn't disagree more. This isn't the SEC and speed alone doesn't kill. Everyones fast, even the bigger players. Our run defense this year should be a good indicator as to what happens when you don't have enough size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 A few years ago Chicago had the best defense in the league with fast quick defenders. Chicago is one of two NFL cities where it is colder than Buffalo in the stadium. Basically they need GREAT players. Bruce Smith is the best DE of all time and was small. He played at 265 pounds. And he played in Buffalo. I just want players to be good. If they are big and good like Pat Williams and Ted Washington I am thrilled. If they are big and strong like Leif Larson I am not. We want good football players is the bottom line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 thread fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 thread fail epic fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Every game in Buffalo has been like 50 degrees or higher this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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