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Well we’re all different- hope you have better experiences in the future
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I really don't think they have any plans to cut Knox. They want 3 TEs. But I can see Knox taking a huge pay cut to stay here.
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It’s a tough defense for players to learn lol
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There is a lot of blame to go around. Brady doesn't run imaginative plays and Beane has dropped the ball in building the WR room. There is no question about that. But It's on Josh to protect himself by calling the correct protections. Brady's mic is cut off with 15 seconds on the play clock, long before the defense shows their hand. Josh (and McGovern) need to read the defense and adjust the protection accordingly. The fact that teams get free rushers is as much on them as it is on the coaches.
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Not sure if these have been posted yet, but man it’s nice to see the fire and the smile intact after Thursday…just perhaps writing off his “want it” is a bit premature?
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Game week thread - Bills at Steelers
Kelly to Allen replied to BillsFan619's topic in The Stadium Wall
1 million percent. This is gut check time. This game is going to tell me if this team and coach got any heart left. If they win, I do believe they'll go on a run or at least I'll feel better about it. If they lose, I think that's it folks. Start your mock drafts -
Holiday Travel is Here: Dress To Be Herded Like Cattle
ExiledInIllinois replied to ExiledInIllinois's topic in Off the Wall
Yeah... But what's the rotation? 😆... Still scuzzy... From AI: "Dry cleaning can help reduce bacteria on clothing, but its effectiveness varies depending on the type of fabric and the specific solvents used. While the high temperatures in dry cleaning can kill some germs, it may not eliminate all bacteria as effectively as traditional laundering with hot water and detergent." -
We're Heading to Pittsburgh... The Stadium is Haunted
MasterStrategist replied to ryguy101's topic in The Stadium Wall
Living in Pittsburgh, nobody ever talks about Heinz Field/Acrisure being haunted... or ghost tours/etc --- this is definitely an interesting take. If you're traveling in for a couple days, the typical touristy things to do: 1. Mt Washington --- amazing views, great/expensive restaurants 2. the Incline 3. Walking Point State Park 4. Strip District --- so many shops to walk to, this is the most cultural part of the city 5. Keep driving past strip district and you'll hit some great food spots, Lawrenceville to Point Breeze 6. Primantis - you'll find a ton around the city 7. Market Square 8. Tons of museums, science center, etc 9. Rivers Casino Hit me up if you need any tips on parking, where to stay/eat, etc. EDIT: and I was at the 1996 Bills vs Steeler playoff game, my first experience at a game as a 13-year old. Had a cousin who played LB for the Steelers, sat in the players' "family section" -- got plenty of dirty looks/my dad had to deal with lots of heckling fans every time I stood up yelling -
It's a playoff game. Who wants it more, who wins the trenches will have a big say.
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Welp a bad loss which highlights a lack of talent at WR hopefully gets that fixed for good. I guess the only thing I would say is with Josh I always want a shot because if he is hot for four games anything is possible.
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Holiday Travel is Here: Dress To Be Herded Like Cattle
Augie replied to ExiledInIllinois's topic in Off the Wall
No, nothing at all to apologize for. The thing is, they are super comfortable, but they look just fine in multiple solid colors. (If my wife likes something, she will often get them for me in every color.) I went from PT to my mother’s nursing home to visit, and a guy there is usually wearing “pants” much like mine, but his are covered in Snoopy and Charlie Brown images. You can be comfy without looking like a slob, but some people are just more comfortable looking like slobs. I guess maybe they like to project that IDGAF image? It’s different times, and I’ve learned to lower my expectations. It seems to be a never ending process. The dry cleaner. They exist for exactly such things. -
Beane has been consistent about having a shot every year and always being able to takes cracks at it. With Josh not getting younger no way they bleed a year to get healthy. I don't disagree with your premise at all as too many bad FAs contracts have hurt the talent roster, but I just don't see it happening with Beane. I could see Beane saying the offense is very fixable by basically getting a top WR & drafting a guy with a new OC. So maybe not full pain year as much as pay the premium you need to make the offense a non issue, get the offense humming consistently and you can take that pain on the defense like you said while drafting to hopefully keep rebuilding that side.
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Holiday Travel is Here: Dress To Be Herded Like Cattle
ExiledInIllinois replied to ExiledInIllinois's topic in Off the Wall
Ties are nasty. Who cleans a tie! https://advancestudy.org/do-doctors-wear-ties/ Ties are germ vector: "...The primary concern driving the decline in tie-wearing among doctors is hygiene. Numerous studies have demonstrated that ties can harbor significant amounts of bacteria, including potentially harmful pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus (Staph) and Clostridium difficile (C. diff). ..." -
Lol, does it matter though, they're most likely one and done
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The reason you use mesh is it sets open window reads and they're all really rapid. So you know - this guy uncovers first, then this guy, then finally that guy - and this guy over here is the hot. But if none of them uncover in rhythm (because the opponent knows you're running mesh) - they know once you move off read 1, you don't have time to go back to read 1, so i no longer have to cover him, then you end up with these busted plays where no one is open. There's plenty of ways to beat man coverage beyond mesh or rub routes. The challenge with the construction of these plays is always going to be proper diagnosis of coverage, identifying when players will uncover, and knowing when you have to get the ball out. Plus route running will help, but it's more of an issue of timing. When you run a timing based offense the ball goes to the same place at the same time. If you're running double moves to shake tight man coverage, that takes more time regardless of how fast you are. Part of the challenge buffalo is running into on a lot of scramble drills also reflects on the route's they're running. They run too close together so buying time doesn't create space since there will be multiple defenders in the area of bunched receivers. End of the day - if they're getting home with 4 THAT consistently, you have to change your approach.
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Steelers have the 27th ranked defense in yards allowed and the 20th ranked scoring defense. This isn’t the Texans we are facing, we should be able to move the ball on them.
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Here is mine (mind you my thoughts are we need a reset... we need to get rid of bad contracts that pay A- money to C plus or minus players this means we hurt next year.... take cap hits... etc... because the mediocrity after you get by Allen and Cook is palpable... Offense QB: Josh RB: Cook & Davis WR1: ? EVERY WR Position needs an upgrade... Samuel is a joke, Palmer can go for the money we are paying him as well as Coleman... Slot: Shakir WR2: WR3: WR4: G Davis TE1: Kincaid TE2: Hawes (Knox cut for cap) Offensive Line: Returns in full unless they make moves for cap (may need to look at SVP as a replacement for McGovern.) Defense LDE: Groot (unless we can move him in a trade) too much money here for too little production DT: Oliver DT: Walker RDE: ? (crickets) WB: Bernard can go for the kind of money he is being paid MLB: ? SLB: ? (Maybe Dorian Williams but I think they know they need a lot of a talent added even with him in the fold) CB1: Benford CB2: Hairston NCB: You all may kill me for this... but we need another CB... lets see how Benford does here in place of Johnson who must go. FS: Bishop SS
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Seriously. How many players are out there and that is the call being made? It’s like the Bills only have the contact info for ex bills.
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Considering we got Sanders playing DE, some kind of DE reinforcement is needed
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Agreed. I think McD will be hiring a vet DC who has new ideas to help overhaul the team to a 4-3 Hybrid. The hard thing with this defense is it has been so banged up, had new pieces left and right that it is hard to know if it is the player not performing in T Johnson/Bernard's case which they certainly have... BUT is it also the sum of the parts just being such a mess they are being left out to dry.
