34-78-83 Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 Completely disagree. Well, I had hoped to see a miracle today... but I didn't expect to see someone actually ask for more OC. Wonders never cease. Well he is correct and seems to have likely either played or coached the game called tackle football at some level the way his posts read today atleast. Or maybe he's just studied the game more than the average Joe. IDK 1st I've seen of him really
Pondslider Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 (edited) No. The worst thing you can do is give Peyton Manning the ball on our 20 yard line, and have him score another TD, or merely a FG.... ...which would have sealed our fate... ...regardles of the time on the clock. The game would have ended the exact same way as far as the only meaningful statistic. They lose either way. Edited December 8, 2014 by Pondslider
Deranged Rhino Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 Well he is correct and seems to have likely either played or coached the game called tackle football at some level the way his posts read today atleast. Or maybe he's just studied the game more than the average Joe. IDK 1st I've seen of him really The game would have ended the exact same way. Thank you. It's the correct call to punt 9 times out of 10 in that situation. This was that one time it wasn't correct to punt.
Jkgobills Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 Hackett was on my s$&t list for a while. Then I stepped back and realized that: 1. Our starting QB was effectively retired and on a couch Sept 1st 2. Our top two RBs got hurt in the same game. FJax has returned, but his legs clearly aren't what they once were 3. Our starting guards weren't supposed to be our starting guards 4. Our Top 3 WRs have very little NFL experience Then I decided that his game plans are still managing to move the ball, score some points and have us in a position to win some games. Despite the limitations of depth, talent, and experience.
34-78-83 Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 I must have missed something from prior to today?
OCinBuffalo Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 Empiracally Obtuse? Orton threw for 355 because we were down all game and he had to throw. So, does throwing for 355 yards against at top 5 D, seal his fate? Does Hacket calling the plays that produced those our offensive stats: 415 total yards, 4.6 yards a carry, 5.4 yards per offensive play, even though his QB threw 2 awful INTs, seal his fate? What the F is going on here? Show me a JP Losman stat line, or a Mike Mularkey trick play for -20 yards, and then you can talk about fate-sealing. M-kay? Stats can be reflected to support any argument. Which by definition means they can be used to support logical/correct arguments, like mine above. See it? We lost because our offense couldnt get it done. Blame the QB, blame the line, blame execution, blame the refs, blame the Rb... But bottom line when this single area holds the Bills back almost every game the buck must stop at the coaches who do not get the right talent combined with the right playcalling to win. I see, we are now blaming everybody else, as well as the coaches, in a thread that you started called "Marrone and Hackett Seal Their Fate"? I wonder: did the ref who first called a head shot on Gilmore, and pussied out with a ridiculous PI call, rather than picking up the flag, seal his fate? The coaches aren't responsible for getting the talent. That's the GM/Scout's job. Jesus. For those of you who didn't know what the words "empircally" or "obtuse" meant before reading this? Well, now you know.
Deranged Rhino Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 I must have missed something from prior to today? About 7,593 posts...
coltrane34 Posted December 8, 2014 Author Posted December 8, 2014 If these coaches embrace the "new metrix" as much as they claim then they would go for almost every fourth down. They wouldn't dress two kickers and we would see many more Brady like fourth down QB sneeks. They talk innovation and coach like the dinosaurs.
Deranged Rhino Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 The coaches aren't responsible for getting the talent. That's the GM/Scout's job. And Whaley has -- but there's no accounting for Marrone's decision to keep proven playmakers inactive.
DukeyBomb Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 I'm going to have to blame this one simply on the quarterback here. Orton has not shown the urgency in the past 5/6 games like he did before. I saw urgency on that last drive though but why does it only have to come in spurts like that? I want a team and QB to show it on EVERY play. Orton is not good enough, I was calling for Manuel to come in almost half the game it felt like. Oh... And I want Marrone and Hackett to stay another year. I also hope Manuel starts next year over Orton.
Pondslider Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 If these coaches embrace the "new metrix" as much as they claim then they would go for almost every fourth down. They wouldn't dress two kickers and we would see many more Brady like fourth down QB sneeks. They talk innovation and coach like the dinosaurs. The best play they ran all year was the Orton TD dive. Short yardage situation, no hesitation, snap the ball, catch the defense off guard dive forward and get the yard. It was so great and out of character that it makes me think Orton improvised it and the coaches had nothing to do with it.
PolishDave Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 Marrone and Hackett and Pettine/Schwartz have made the Bills relevant in December(and we still have a 41.6% chance if we win out) for the first time in 10 years. And that means they've sealed their fate? :lol: Yet another dude trying to disprove the "Bills fans are the most knowledgeable in the NFL" adage. Seriously. The go in as 9.5 dogs, and not only cover, but make it a game after making all sorts of execution(not coaching) errors, and you're talking about 4th down calls? If Chandler goes up and gets the ball on 4th and 6? This is a different game. That was a great call, and we have to expect Chandler to make that play. Meanwhile with the game on the line, you want us to take a chance that if we miss, we have 0 chance, rather than punt, and still have a chance? We scored a TD right after punting. So tired of this broken record/non-thinking about Marrone/Hackett. The man has done a hell of a job with at best average(right now) QBs and losing both his stud RBs for much of the season, and is playing WRs who haven't played for 3 years(used to be the rule that it takes that long for a WR to learn the game). I don't know where in WNY this non-thinking originates, but if I find it, I will respond. Perhaps I will pay a farmer to drop 1 ton of manure there. This is what I mean when I say "The Bills are not your problem". EDIT: We go in and give the best team in the league, and the best QB to ever play the game, hell, and his worst rating in 6 years, and that seals fates? Patently retarded. Typical Bills fan mentality of the last decade plus.....acceptable being a loser. Yay! We lost but didn't get blown out! Yay! Let's celebrate. This offense is an embarrassment. This offense could suck the chrome off a trailer hitch better than a Chippewa hooker.
OCinBuffalo Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 Completely disagree. Then you disagree with fact, because that is the worst thing that could have happened*. Great. Guess what? I disagree with gravity. That's right. For today, gravity simply does not exist, because I disagree with it. * Bon Jovi being the new owner remains the worst thing overall, that could have happened. Well, I had hoped to see a miracle today... but I didn't expect to see someone actually ask for more OC. Wonders never cease. Hehehehehhe. You just don't like it because I apply the same exact method to football as I do PPP, and once again, you find yourself on the schit end of that stick. I present the real facts, not the made up/wishful/suit my agenda facts, and then construct logical arguments based on them. It causes clowns to lose many arguments to me, like you are doing, right now.
coltrane34 Posted December 8, 2014 Author Posted December 8, 2014 So, does throwing for 355 yards against at top 5 D, seal his fate? Does Hacket calling the plays that produced those our offensive stats: 415 total yards, 4.6 yards a carry, 5.4 yards per offensive play, even though his QB threw 2 awful INTs, seal his fate? What the F is going on here? Show me a JP Losman stat line, or a Mike Mularkey trick play for -20 yards, and then you can talk about fate-sealing. M-kay? The only stat line that matters is the same for all. Another loss
Big C Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 The best play they ran all year was the Orton TD dive. Short yardage situation, no hesitation, snap the ball, catch the defense off guard dive forward and get the yard. It was so great and out of character that it makes me think Orton improvised it and the coaches had nothing to do with it. They seemed to be moving with no sense of urgency all quarter. That was a great situational call, absolutely. Would have liked to see more hurry up in the 4th.
Pondslider Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 They seemed to be moving with no sense of urgency all quarter. That was a great situational call, absolutely. Would have liked to see more hurry up in the 4th. Oh for sure. Even on that last drive they seemed to waste a lot of time lining for the next play when the clock was running down.
coltrane34 Posted December 8, 2014 Author Posted December 8, 2014 Then you disagree with fact, because that is the worst thing that could have happened*. Great. Guess what? I disagree with gravity. That's right. For today, gravity simply does not exist, because I disagree with it. Hehehehehhe. You just don't like it because I apply the same exact method to football as I do PPP, and once again, you find yourself on the schit end of that stick. I present the real facts, not the made up/wishful/suit my agenda facts, and then construct logical arguments based on them. It causes clowns to lose many arguments to me, like you are doing, right now. Woah you are the Socrates of logical arguments. At least in your own mind
Deranged Rhino Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 Then you disagree with fact, because that is the worst thing that could have happened*. Great. Guess what? I disagree with gravity. That's right. For today, gravity simply does not exist, because I disagree with it. It's not fact because it discounts what's going on in the actual game. Like I said, 9 times out of 10 it's the right call. This was not that time.
OCinBuffalo Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 Well he is correct and seems to have likely either played or coached the game called tackle football at some level the way his posts read today atleast. Or maybe he's just studied the game more than the average Joe. IDK 1st I've seen of him really I must have missed something from prior to today? No. Once upon a time there was this little girl, I mean mod, named simon. He routinely got his ass kicked on PPP for years, by me and others. He was a laughing stock. He would get back at us by giving us invisible warning points, complete with no explanation or PM, and then we log in, and presto! Banned. So, some of started posting only on PPP, and we even started a football thread there. This way, no more girlish games(what else should we expect from the left?), and we still get to do what we do. This is the third time in 7 days I've been told to post more on the football board. Seeing what I have these last days? I can see why. Oh, and little kitty simon has gone bye bye, and we all lived happily ever after. The End. The game would have ended the exact same way as far as the only meaningful statistic. They lose either way. Right. But using that "logic" Marrone doing nothing, pulling the team off the field, getting on the bus, and trying to get home earlier, would also be a good move, because...they lose either way. And Whaley has -- but there's no accounting for Marrone's decision to keep proven playmakers inactive. Names. The best play they ran all year was the Orton TD dive. Short yardage situation, no hesitation, snap the ball, catch the defense off guard dive forward and get the yard. It was so great and out of character that it makes me think Orton improvised it and the coaches had nothing to do with it. And you can support that conclusion with what exactly? That's what I'm seeing over and over on this board: pure conjecture, and then "I'm never going to admit that my conjecture is wrong, not ever, fire Marrone! He can't coach!" "Shomer Shabbas! Shomer F'ing Shabbas!" Typical Bills fan mentality of the last decade plus.....acceptable being a loser. Yay! We lost but didn't get blown out! Yay! Let's celebrate. This offense is an embarrassment. This offense could suck the chrome off a trailer hitch better than a Chippewa hooker. This post is an embarrassment. We are relevant for the first time in 10 years. We still have a 41% chance to make the playoffs. But, in absolute value world....this year is exactly the same as the year we started JP Losman and Mike Mularkey had Cheeseburger night! "Shomer Shabbas!" It's not fact because it discounts what's going on in the actual game. Like I said, 9 times out of 10 it's the right call. This was not that time. Ok, how about I be generous and give you 8 out of 10, or, 4 out of 5? Next, my friend has a Desert Eagle. Which is is .50 caliber, 5 round revolver. Let's play a game: I will load it with 4 rounds, spin it, and point it at you and pull the trigger. Wanna play? Why not? You have a 20% chance of being right, just like Marrone had a 20% chance of being right by going for it on 4th down from his own 20, and the exact same consequences for him...well, professionally.
TallskiWallski83 Posted December 8, 2014 Posted December 8, 2014 Once again the only time our offense looked competent was when they got the ball into Watkins hands. Unfortunately it wasn't until we were down by 3 TDs they actually started force feeding him
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