Coaching, coaching, coaching

[DC Bills Fan]

I watched the game on DirecTV, and after the Jag's failed to score a TD in the third quarter on the same play that they eventually won the game on, the Jag's coach went nuts on the official ever after the FG was kicked, arguing all along that the receiver was forced out of the end zone. At the time, I thought that Del Rio was wasting his breath. But, as it turns out, maybe the ear bending that Del Rio gave the official paid off - maybe that was in the back of the official's mind when he made the call that the final play was a push out.

 

On the other side of the field, was Mularkey overwhelmed by his first game? I didn't see him get in anyone's face during the game, or try to work the officials. Even Gregg Williams whined to the officials when calls went the other way. Who knows, maybe that's his style. I did like the call on challenging the spot on Moulds' catch, but otherwise it wasn't all that evident that the team was even being coached.

 

Did anyone at the game notice anything different?

[cale]

I watched the game on DirecTV, and after the Jag's failed to score a TD in the third quarter on the same play that they eventually won the game on, the Jag's coach went nuts on the official ever after the FG was kicked, arguing all along that the receiver was forced out of the end zone.  At the time, I thought that Del Rio was wasting his breath.  But, as it turns out, maybe the ear bending that Del Rio gave the official paid off - maybe that was in the back of the official's mind when he made the call that the final play was a push out.

 

On the other side of the field, was Mularkey overwhelmed by his first game?  I didn't see him get in anyone's face during the game, or try to work the officials.  Even Gregg Williams whined to the officials when calls went the other way.  Who knows, maybe that's his style.  I did like the call on challenging the spot on Moulds' catch, but otherwise it wasn't all that evident that the team was even being coached.

 

Did anyone at the game notice anything different?

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Maybe the whining work - maybe it didn't. To be fair - the Bills had some questionable calls go ttheir way. That final play was good - whining or no whining. Maybe Mularkey was overwhelmed but I think he's a definite improvement over Williams on game day.

 

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[Lori]

Coaching does not necessarily = spending three hours screaming at the refs.

 

As for the play at the end, a call in our favor would have been a gift from heaven. I stuck around for the replay, but knew there was roughly a 0.000001% chance they'd find a reason to overturn it.

 

JMO.

[jad1]

I watched the game on DirecTV, and after the Jag's failed to score a TD in the third quarter on the same play that they eventually won the game on, the Jag's coach went nuts on the official ever after the FG was kicked, arguing all along that the receiver was forced out of the end zone.  At the time, I thought that Del Rio was wasting his breath.  But, as it turns out, maybe the ear bending that Del Rio gave the official paid off - maybe that was in the back of the official's mind when he made the call that the final play was a push out.

 

On the other side of the field, was Mularkey overwhelmed by his first game?  I didn't see him get in anyone's face during the game, or try to work the officials.  Even Gregg Williams whined to the officials when calls went the other way.  Who knows, maybe that's his style.  I did like the call on challenging the spot on Moulds' catch, but otherwise it wasn't all that evident that the team was even being coached.

 

Did anyone at the game notice anything different?

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What did you want Mularkey to whine about? What reason did he have to scream in the refs face?

 

He did a great job in winning his only challenge, other than that, the Bills really didn't have much to complain about from the refs.

 

Look at the time of possession, the number of 3rd downs converted, and the number of rushes. This team was coached well, and if they continue to follow this plan, the wins will come.

[DC Bills Fan]

I'm not saying that Mularkey didn't do a good job coaching the team - it just did not appear that he had a real presence at the game. Hey, I don't need a coach to go ballistic on the refs all the time, but letting the refs know that you're there is part of the game too.

 

I also agree that there was a very small chance that the last play would be overturned, but remember that the presumption that the call on the field was correct is huge. Had the referee not called it a touchdown, the official would have had to look for clear and convincing (or whatever lingo the NFL uses) evidence that it was a catch in order to overturn the call.

 

I do like the fact that the team seems to have bought into Mularkey's schemes - much better than the past two years. Now if they would just return to the old uniforms ...

[1billsfan]

I watched the game on DirecTV, and after the Jag's failed to score a TD in the third quarter on the same play that they eventually won the game on, the Jag's coach went nuts on the official ever after the FG was kicked, arguing all along that the receiver was forced out of the end zone.  At the time, I thought that Del Rio was wasting his breath.  But, as it turns out, maybe the ear bending that Del Rio gave the official paid off - maybe that was in the back of the official's mind when he made the call that the final play was a push out.

 

On the other side of the field, was Mularkey overwhelmed by his first game?  I didn't see him get in anyone's face during the game, or try to work the officials.  Even Gregg Williams whined to the officials when calls went the other way.  Who knows, maybe that's his style.  I did like the call on challenging the spot on Moulds' catch, but otherwise it wasn't all that evident that the team was even being coached.

 

Did anyone at the game notice anything different?

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I saw the game and thought the refs did a good job. The final play was not in question at all as far as I'm concerned. We got beat by a smarter, more physical team.