ICE Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 And Spot this white haired bastard. No assclowns, I have silver hair and there wasn't a mirror Anyhoo, I walk outside around the official store and Bang! There is old whitey himself! So I hollar (Okie term) "Hey asscl....Errr Hey Tom". He turns around and heads back my way. I meet up with him and we shake hands. Now I know we wonder if he reads this board. Well when he read "ICE" on my name tag, he got this funky look on his face and said "Wow all the way from Tulsa huh"? I said yeah been here doezens of times. He was impressed. So I tell him I appreciate what he is doing. I feel he has made some good moves and some moves I think were bad ones. He says "Brian, I appreciate that. All fans have a right to feel good or different about the moves we make. We are on track with a plan and feel we are much closer than the MEDIA feels we are" I said ok tell me this...Why McGahee. He smiles and says "Too many teams not deep enough at running back. He felt that was Carolina's major strength last year". I say "Ok what about our OL. We fans feel it is still a weakness" He says "That is the great thing about bills fans, they are smart fans overall. you guys could tell that the OL has had it's issues. What we are trying to do will come together as the season passes. " I Told him I am on this board and he smirks and says "Or really"? I thanked him again for trying to get this turned around. He says "Brian, we are much closer than people think. By the end of this season all will be in place and the offense it's self will be clicking really well. We are going to shock some people this year" then it was have a good time blah blah blah.... Long story short, the bastard looked me in the eye the whole time and kept a firm handshake through most of it. I honestly think he is trying hard to get this turned around. Now my take on the game.... I don't see much to B word about honestly. People scream we won't win 8 games then B word when we lose. So what is it? If the Bills suck so bad then don't B word when they lose. That said... Positives. 1) Bledsoe got the ball out under 4 seconds damn near every time. he threw the ball away and even got a BS Int Grounding penalty to avoid a sack. 2) OL played well. YES FOLKS....WELL. those of us at the game could see he had time and sometimes PLENTY of time to throw the ball. If he didn't he had a pocket to step up into and dump the ball. 3) we had a friggin safety pick off a football 4) we applied pressure all day long. It's not always sacks guys. 5) Chris Kelsay. That boy is gonna be a stud by the end of this season. Negatives: 1) Ryan Lindell. Cut him. I will dissagree with Simon and say If you can't trust your kicker from that range, in your stadium, with great weather...he is a liability. Cut him. 2) What was with the dropped passes and fumbles? Moulds fumbling??? WTF? 3) KNOCK IT DOWN! As TJ says. Two plays we knock it down we win (*) 4) '*' The refs screwed us. You can talk replay blah blah blah, we were there and his ass was NOT going to land in bounds. Fletcher did NOT commit pass int. on that play. and on and on and on. I thought we were playing NE IN NE the way it was going 5) GO DEEP! We beat the jags asses last year by throwing deep. Same corners, same safetys. If you go 3 wide with Evans and moulds on the outside, why are you having both of them run 12 yard patterns? Look I understand the hesitation of this coaching staff being nailed for "gilbride" types of plays, but you MUST throw deep to keep the D's honest. Otherwise WHY draft Evans. Guys overall I agree with TD. We look a ton like Carolina did last year. The playoffs are made in November and December. I feel if we go .500 we have a really good shot at making it. AND if we make it...we will be on the upswing and would have a good chance of going far. ICE
Rico Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 I meet up with him and we shake hands. Now I know we wonder if he reads this board. Well when he read "ICE" on my name tag, he got this funky look on his face and said "Wow all the way from Tulsa huh"? I said yeah been here doezens of times. He was impressed. Too cool. Nice job ICE!
Thailog80 Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 Nice post....you lucky SOB.........I'd have loved to talk football with him for a few minutes. I spoke to Mularkey on Saturday for a bit also.
spidey Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 And eventually you woke up and your dream ended. I am really suprised that at the end of the converastion he didnt offer you VP of football operations because of all your fantastic insight. But do all us Bills fans a favor stay away from RWS them team never wins in your presence at home.
ICE Posted September 15, 2004 Author Posted September 15, 2004 And eventually you woke up and your dream ended. I am really suprised that at the end of the converastion he didnt offer you VP of football operations because of all your fantastic insight. But do all us Bills fans a favor stay away from RWS them team never wins in your presence at home. 32876[/snapback] :I starred in Brokeback Mountain:
spidey Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: 32878[/snapback] Lighten up man I was pulling your leg but couldnt find a damn smily for it. But please stay away from RWS
SDS Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 Long story short, the bastard looked me in the eye the whole time and kept a firm handshake through most of it. Dude, he was just guarding his wallet...
stevestojan Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 great story. To bad it wasnt next week, and you coulda offered your skills up as placekicker. Plus, Im sure he would never say a negative about a specific player. Good report overall.
Just Jack Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 But do all us Bills fans a favor stay away from RWS them team never wins in your presence at home. 32876[/snapback] I heard that both he and Aussie admitted they've never seen the Bills win when they come to Buffalo. We may have to ban both of them from future Tailgates just for that reason.
Thailog80 Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 Dude, he was just guarding his wallet... 32886[/snapback] HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Like A Mofo Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 ICE, fantastic post and loved the TD story.....nice to hear he took some time to talk to you.... As for the Bills I agree, and we cannot lose sight this is a new coaching staff with a new offense, etc, it WILL take time for the offense to get in sync, still a LONG way to go before going into panic mode.
MDH Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 Guys overall I agree with TD. We look a ton like Carolina did last year. The playoffs are made in November and December. I feel if we go .500 we have a really good shot at making it. AND if we make it...we will be on the upswing and would have a good chance of going far. 32870[/snapback] I said it in the offseason and I'll say it again. If we want to play Carolina's type of ball, that means a lot of close games...we don't have the kicker to win a lot of close games. That being said, right now there's nobody better out there, this should have been addressed in the offseason.
The Poojer Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 OK Now that the smelling salts have done thier job(Did Ice really compliment Bledsoe AND the O-Line?????? ) When I watched the game on Sunday, before that final play went to replay, I looked at Eric and Craig and said "....There is no need for a replay, he is in-bounds already, not even pushed out....", my B word was that he should have been mugged so as to not even be able to make that catch! It wasn't the refs on that play! ICE that is a very cool story about TD! Thats why people like hime rise to the top, they know how to deal with the public. By the way. Hey Tom!
Typical TBD Guy Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 Now I know we wonder if he reads this board. Well when he read "ICE" on my name tag, he got this funky look on his face and said "Wow all the way from Tulsa huh"? 32870[/snapback] Ice, so if this story is true - and I have no reason to believe it isn't - that means Mr. Donahoe views this board somewhat frequently? You should have asked him what he thinks about Hollywood Donahoe's avatar...
sfladave Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 Great story ICE! I like hearing TD talk that way (re:we'll surprise people this year). Not that I would expect him to say run for the hills either. What I thought was great was the fact that he actually talked football with you! Kudos to you for calling him over!
Rico Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 Dude, he was just guarding his wallet... 32886[/snapback]
ICE Posted September 15, 2004 Author Posted September 15, 2004 Dude, he was just guarding his wallet... 32886[/snapback]
Guest Guest Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 Did you ask him why his "plan" is 2 years behind schedule and still not looking fruitful? Sounds as if he was buying time! Let's see how many fall for it at the end of the season.
Dawgg Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 Dude, be honest... did he really recognize you as a poster on THIS board???? That's nuts. I can't believe he takes the time to read this board.
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