\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted December 24, 2006 Posted December 24, 2006 Arguments: -Rian Lindell -5 for 5 field goals -In a "groove" -WTF not sending him out? EVERYONE there is raking him over the coals
IDBillzFan Posted December 24, 2006 Posted December 24, 2006 Let me know when an authority on the subject of professional football makes a comment, wouldcha? ESPN is to football what MTV is to music videos.
MDH Posted December 24, 2006 Posted December 24, 2006 I would have been pissed had he trotted Lindell out there and his kick fell 10 yards short. I knew when they started that drive that they were going to have to get inside the 20 before they had a realistic shot at a FG. I have no clue how anybody has a problem with the decision.
Pete Posted December 24, 2006 Posted December 24, 2006 I would have been pissed had he trotted Lindell out there and his kick fell 10 yards short. I knew when they started that drive that they were going to have to get inside the 20 before they had a realistic shot at a FG. I have no clue how anybody has a problem with the decision. 877080[/snapback] I concur 100%
IDBillzFan Posted December 24, 2006 Posted December 24, 2006 I have no clue how anybody has a problem with the decision.877080[/snapback] Because it didn't work and the announcers made it sound like the biggest bumbleheaded move in the history of the NFL. And we all know we need to accept what the announcers say.
Deep2Moulds46 Posted December 24, 2006 Posted December 24, 2006 My problem with the decision is how long it took to make the decision. Rian Lindell and Moorman were halfway on the field...then ran off....then they got the play into J.P is barely enough time for him to run up to the line and snap the ball very quickly before a delay of game. If they had given J.P a chance to get to the line quickly....and possible read the D and adjust......maybe the last play wouldnt have looked so ugly.
Jonathan Paul Losman Posted December 24, 2006 Posted December 24, 2006 To say we had to get inside the 20 (37 yard FG or less) is absurd. Wrong decision by all accounts.
MDH Posted December 24, 2006 Posted December 24, 2006 To say we had to get inside the 20 (37 yard FG or less) is absurd. Wrong decision by all accounts. 877091[/snapback] Wrong decision by your account, not all accounts. Your account doesn't really interest me though.
ko12010 Posted December 24, 2006 Posted December 24, 2006 I would have been pissed had he trotted Lindell out there and his kick fell 10 yards short. I knew when they started that drive that they were going to have to get inside the 20 before they had a realistic shot at a FG. I have no clue how anybody has a problem with the decision. 877080[/snapback] It's because the fourth down play just looked like such a bust, people are just flabbergasted, but don't realize that Lindell does not have the leg to make that kick, even though he is really a good kicker. If it had been a normal type play or we had fallen just short, though just as heart broken, would think a little more about how long that kick really was. That play just looked so broken it leaves everyone scratching their heads and tearing their hair out. The play that pisses me off the most is passing on third down when Willis is ripping off big chunks of yardage to the outside. (Or the play where a player showed the worst sideline/backline presence in any play in the history of the game (Royal)) I hope JP is good and pissed, and all of the young guys are so we carry some attitude over into next year and start the year off right.
Jonathan Paul Losman Posted December 24, 2006 Posted December 24, 2006 Wrong decision by your account, not all accounts. Your account doesn't really interest me though. 877094[/snapback] Why have a kicker then? We play in Buffalo and wind is always playing a role in the game. I say we just sign an extra DT.
PromoTheRobot Posted December 24, 2006 Posted December 24, 2006 To say we had to get inside the 20 (37 yard FG or less) is absurd. Wrong decision by all accounts. 877091[/snapback] You are 100% wrong! I sit in the Rockpile and I know for a fact that when the wind is howling, field goals hit a wall at 35 yards. It would have been 42 yards from where the Bills were. There's no way Lindell makes that kick. Now I do have a problem with the playcalling on that last drive. I would have run, run, and run again to eat the clock and get as close as I could. But I guess Jauraon was thinking we still needed a big gain to cinch a FG, which I can see. Even a 37 yarder into that wind was no gimme. PTR
Jonathan Paul Losman Posted December 24, 2006 Posted December 24, 2006 Somebody should ask Bobby April and Lindell how they felt about the decision.
MDH Posted December 24, 2006 Posted December 24, 2006 Somebody should ask Bobby April and Lindell how they felt about the decision. 877099[/snapback] Lindell said he agreed totally with it. Next?
Shamrock Posted December 24, 2006 Posted December 24, 2006 Arguments: -Rian Lindell -5 for 5 field goals -In a "groove" -WTF not sending him out? EVERYONE there is raking him over the coals 877069[/snapback] I'm sorry, from where is the ESPN commentary located...indoors or on the 45 at Buffalo?
RkFast Posted December 24, 2006 Posted December 24, 2006 You are 100% wrong! I sit in the Rockpile and I know for a fact that when the wind is howling, field goals hit a wall at 35 yards. It would have been 42 yards from where the Bills were. There's no way Lindell makes that kick. Now I do have a problem with the playcalling on that last drive. I would have run, run, and run again to eat the clock and get as close as I could. But I guess Jauraon was thinking we still needed a big gain to cinch a FG, which I can see. Even a 37 yarder into that wind was no gimme. PTR 877097[/snapback] Thinking more about it now, its pretty clear that there was NO WAY that kick would have made it. A 45 yarder to win is tough with ZERO wind. With the way things were today, it was virtually impossible. Still weird the way it all went down.
Pete Posted December 24, 2006 Posted December 24, 2006 Jonathon Paul, meet JArthur. Lindell said he didnt want the kick. Checkmate
Jonathan Paul Losman Posted December 24, 2006 Posted December 24, 2006 Lindell said he agreed totally with it. Next? 877103[/snapback] He's just being politically correct.
Frez Posted December 24, 2006 Posted December 24, 2006 Let me know when an authority on the subject of professional football makes a comment, wouldcha? ESPN is to football what MTV is to music videos. 877074[/snapback] You're right, they (ESPN) know nothing at all about football. That's about the smartest comment I have seen on this board today. Merry Xmas
Frez Posted December 24, 2006 Posted December 24, 2006 Thinking more about it now, its pretty clear that there was NO WAY that kick would have made it. A 45 yarder to win is tough with ZERO wind. With the way things were today, it was virtually impossible. Still weird the way it all went down. 877106[/snapback] You still have to make an attempt at making the friggen kick.
MDH Posted December 24, 2006 Posted December 24, 2006 He's just being politically correct. 877108[/snapback] So you want somebody to ask him what he thinks and when he gives an answer you're not happy with it's because he's lying? Gotcha.
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