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After a jaw dropping 4 TD performance to start the season, the Bills brass is talking with Fitzpatrick about an extension. Good move, in my opinion. Fitz is a leader that the team respects and rallies behind. It's a good message to send too. Those that perform are rewarded.
No one talking to Parish's agent doesn't really bother me much. Doesn't mean he won't be extended in the future or that he will either. Perform, Roscoe and you will be rewarded.
I think its quite a bit premature right now unless they are going to get a fair price on him. Fitz has never had consistency in his career, so why over react and give him a big contract after one game against a sub par team missing its best defender in Berry. Look what happened when they over reacted to 4-0 start with DJ and gave him an extension because we beat 4 of the worst teams in the NFL that year, 3 of which we had to come from behind to do.
If they can extend Fitz at a price that is palatable then great. But I think his people are going to want long time starter money, and I think its just premature. Let him peform well for multiple weeks and against better opposition before they give him a big extension. Because by years end, if he doesn't prove he is the long term starter, then they are going to have to go QB early next year in the draft and we will be stuck with a high priced seat warmer. If Fitz can string together a bunch of good weeks in the first half of the season, they it makes more sense.
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By the way, dont judge Alphadawg.
Some posters answered the question without all the negative feedback.
Its just a question at the end of the day.
Its all good... But I do find it interesting that you blame your friend for this "stupid question" as you put it, but in the same post say that you would not trade Fitz for Brady...
Here is your quote: "No, I would not pull the switch on Fitz and would reject Brady"
So, if that is true, then I stand by my original comment about how we are all a little bit dumber for having read this today...maybe you should watch one more full game, the NE/Mia game and ask yourself this question again. If you still would not trade Fitz for Brady, then I would suggest a new hobby.
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Right! and I can play that game too. 8 of his turnovers were in only 2 games. Why can't you just give the guy some credit instead of trying to pick his accomplishments apart?
I did give him props in the very post you are replying to. But if you want look at his totals and act like he was Mr. Consistent, then go right ahead. The truth is, in the majority of his games he was not nearly as effective as the totals make you think as a large chunk of the production came in a few games.
I gave him total props for Week 1, said I loved seeing it and had a blast watching the game. But no matter how deep your homerism runs, he still needs to string some weeks like this together. You want to know what he did after his first 4 TD game last year? He went for 12 TD's and 16 turnovers in his next 9 games with a 56% comp rate and a QB rating of 70. And 4 of those 12 TD's came in one game against Cincy.
So, unlike you, I would like to see him string some good games together in a row, beat some better teams, and show some consistency before I start believing our QB questions are answered. And truthfully, I hope to high heaven Fitz becomes our man, I really do as I like the guy and how he plays. But I need consistency...
PS: In 2 of his 4 TD games, the opposing defense lost their starting safety during the game. In fact, KC lost their best player on D and Cincy lost both starting safeties...
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It's getting harder and harder to read lately.
If anyone even halfway seriously would turn down a fitz for Brady heads up trade.... They need to just stop posting.
I know what you mean...some of the stuff on this board has gone past the ridiculous. And its not just the board...I listen to a lot of sports radio on satellite radio, and the callers that call in as Bills fans are literally some of the dumbest calls I have ever heard. To the point, that usually the broadcaster are laughing and mocking them by the time they hang up because of some of the stupid things they call into say.
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I was trying to tell him that I really dislike Brady.
He was tring to tell me that if I had the power to choose Brady, I would.
I kept telling him no. I like fitz too much and dislike Brady too much. (obviously with time, I would accept Brady if we had him)
But I wouldn't select him if I had the power to do so.
I'll go first
No, I would not pull the switch on Fitz and would reject Brady
Brady or Fitz?
Thank you, we are now all dumber for having read this post. Thank you for continuing to dumb down this board and the continued pussification of the Bills fan base.
Seriously, your post must be a joke and I will take it that way...if not, then please see above sentence...
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Wow, this thread has gotten longer than I expected when I posted on the first page yesterday...lol
Noticed a few things skimming over this thread:
1. TSW ignorance has been rampant on this thread in classic form...so many people INACCURATELY citing 4 dropped passes by Evans by people who clearly did not watch a single play in the game as not one pass was dropped not catchable. In fact, the only one that was even within reach of Evans he was pass interfered with (which was not called).
2. The people wanting bash his no catch performance seem to also forget he has literally practiced with the Ravens all of about a week and a half to 2 weeks. He was in a walking boot after his second preseason game and did not practice again until 4 days before the Sunday game. Its not like he only had 2 weeks of practice on a team where he knew the playbook. This was a brand new offense and team.
3. Before his injury, he was the best receiver on the field for Balt in the preseason (and playing with the 1st unit and against the opponents first unit) despite having no rapport yet with Flacco, not knowing the playbook, and no experience in this offense. And it showed his potential in this offense.
4. In the first outing, where he only had a few days of practice to prepare for this game, Pitt kept rolling coverage over to him which opened up the rest of the field allowing Flacco plenty of easy targets and one on one matchups. Its MUCH harder for Flacco to try and force a ball into tight and doubled coverage on Evans when he has had so little time to get his timing down with him, especially with Evans speed. So he took advantage of all the open areas in the other parts of the field.
5. I find it most interesting that fans seem to think he isn't dangerous or effective, yet every single defensive coordinator that faces Evans feels the need to always double him no matter how bad the other receivers and TE's are burning them...
Bottom line is this: Evans made an immediate impact on this team that had a clear impact on this game. But in the era of fantasy football, many of the so called fans dont know anything about football other than stats and dont have the capability to see how a player can impact a team off the stat sheet. Secondly, Evans is going to be a very dangerous weapon there, especially now that teams see how good the rest offense is when they roll all the extra coverage toward Evans. By the end of the year, the Ravens will have won 13 games, be competing with NE for the #1 seed, and Evans will have had his best season since 06.
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Apologies for starting another Evans thread but I thought it might be worth it since a) I'm probably the only dude on this board who actually watched the entire Balt/Pitt game and b)I'm probably the only guy on this board who hasn't missed a single one of those matchups in years since it's my favorite rivalry right now.
Here's the truth of the matter; Lee Evans has significantly altered the entire dynamic of this division rivalry. And I'd guess that these 2 games (and sometimes 3) are the biggest reason they brought him to Baltimore.
I don't care about math and/or whether he put up a single statistic. This game had Evans fingerprints on it right from the get-go. Do you know why Boldin was singled on the first TD vs a weak corner who'd been out all preseason? Because the Stillers rolled their coverage over at Evans. It's right there on the film if you want to see it. Did you know that Baltimore has repeatedly struggled to get their TE's and RB's involved in the passing game against the Stillers, and for many, many years now? Yet on Sunday they found enough space for these guys to catch about a dozen balls for 150+ yards. There were places all over the field where the Ravens have never been able to find space against Pittsburgh(flats and seams), yet now those places are suddenly vacant of defenders. I don't believe for a second that this is just a co-incidence.
For the first time in years, the Ravens have the ability to stretch the field in a big way. And suddenly they have more space to work with all over the field. If y'all think that Evans isn't a significant factor in this new equation, I'd have to say you're badly mistaken on that point.
You were not the only one that watched that game for almost the entire thing. I was at a sports bar and DirecTV and all of its infinite wisdom decided it would be smart to do the download for the NFL package update (that was supposed to have been done a week earlier) on the morning of kickoff Sunday. Most of America (at least on the commercial packages bars subscribe to) had no package until sometime into the 3rd quarter. So, the local game on was Eagles/Rams and Balt/Pitt...add into that 2 of my friends are big Steeler fans (making me a Ravens fan be default for that game) and the fact I have Rice and Evans on fantasy teams, it made me very interested in the game.
Everything you said is 100% spot on. I was saying the very same thing and quickly pointed out to my Steeler freinds how they rolled to double Evans on that first Boldin TD making the one on one possible and the TD. Not to mention, Evans presence really opened up the run game for Rice because they couldn't bring in run support and had to account for Evans deep.
Evans is going to be a huge presence on that team, made a massive impact on that game, and seriously puts Balt as a major SB contender. Boldin, Dickson, Rice, and Flacco are all loving having him on the field. Wait a couple of weeks, and when they get their timing down his impact is going to be even greater. Haters forget, he has only had about 2 and half weeks of practice with the team as the last week and a half of preseason he was in a walking boot.
Nice post Simon...
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288-491 (58.6%) 3541 yards 31 Tds and 16 ints
Three 4 TD games in that span
Yes I know there were a few stinker games in there, but 31 TDs from our QB and 3500 yards? Thats a damn fine season especially if he can cut down on INTs
Key here is three games with 4 TD's...that means 40% of his TD production essentially came in 3 games. You also left off all his lost fumbles, thats 21 turnovers in 16 games.
Stat totals can be misleading. It looks good at first glance, but he struggled in many of the other 13 games where he also got several garbage time TD's to also pad that stat line.
That being said, he looked good yesterday and I loved seeing it and had a lot of fun watching the game...but the thing with Fitz is that he has boom or bust issues, and more often bust. What I need to see from him is consistency and to string some good games together. Raiders will be a good test for him and this offense as their D looked sharp last night, so looking forward to seeing if we can string a couple of good performances together by not only Fitz, but the rest of the offense and the D.
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I refuse to watch another Monday night game with the Patriots playing, Gruden affection for Tom Brady is unworldly. I'm passed disgusted with Gruden and he was one one of my fav coaches at one point..
We are all dumber from having read your stupid post...thanks.
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At the risk of starting another conflagration, I really want to know what the Buffalo sports media does when they are supposedly covering the team? Maybe John Wawrow could tell us.
I can understand the national media has 31 other teams to cover and the Bills have been such an afterthought that few if any would bother to take a close look at us. But how do reporters, who's job it is to cover camp and practices, talk to players and coaches, etc, be so dead wrong on this team's prospects going into the season? Seriously, if all of you are so "shocked" by what you saw, what the f**k do you do all day?
I do have a theory. Things have been so bad with the Bills the last 11 years that most of the press, thinking they are being unbiased, dismiss any good signs out of hand as being a mirage. And with the head gremlin Jerry Sullivan leading the charge, all the other reporters fall in line behind him.
This is the only scenario I can imagine because the Bills didn't just expose the KC Chiefs today, they exposed the Buffalo News and WGR for short-changing local sports fans.
PTR
Epic fail at a new thread...honestly, one of the worst and silliest I have seen on here.
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Here is a reality check...
1. KC has a new OC and no off-season to install the new offense. Cassels 3rd in last 3 or 4 years by the way.
2. No Moeaki who was the #2 option and a key blocker too that they built into the offense a lot this year.
3. They were thin at WR as well.
4. They lost Berry in the first for the season which immediately opened up the middle of the field drastically which we (very intelligently) exploited.
5. KC played above their talent level last year, much like Chi when they went 13-3 under DJ and will struggle to win 7 games this year.
6. KC looked awful all preseason and in camp.
Thats the truth about KC. It does NOT mean this win meant nothing. KC is a tough place to play, and they are a tough opponent at home always. This was a great win for the Bills and we looked good on both sides of the ball. It also does not mean we are suddenly playoff bound and a contender. Its just week 1 and there is a lot of football to play still.
Its a great win for us and so much fun to watch, but lets win some games in a row, beat some better teams (more importantly win some divisional games), and show some consistency first before we start talking playoffs or pointing fingers at everyone.
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Salem, Oregon
The only reason I thought the Bay Area in Nor Cal was because of some of the rappers you had on your list who were all huge in the Bay before main stream heard about them.
How has nobody mentioned Nas yet? Instead I see Snoop's name? Guy isn't even close to a top 10 rapper.
I would put Nas in top 10, but not top 5 even though he is a fave of mine...he hasnt had the same staying power as the others I had on my list IMO. Earlier stuff was much better than most recent stuff
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Be persistent is the key as some have said. First person told me all they could do was $20 off a month or free NFL Ticket To GO with my package.
Told them wasnt good enough, and to transfer me to someone who could help. She swore it was all that was possible, of course, I knew this wasnt true and told her I knew others got a much better deal and that a long time customer that bothered me. Long story short, the next person I was transferred to offered me $20 off a month for Sunday Ticket, plus free HDTV for a year saving another $120 making my Sunday Ticket essentially cost me about $85. I told them to throw in the NFL Sunday Ticket To Go for free and they had a deal. Put me on hold, and came back and said yes. So all in all, saved close to $300 on it and it took me about 30 min and also have the mobile pack.
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2Pac
Too $hort
Ice Cube
E-40
Tech N9ne
I am going to go out on a limb and say you are from the Bay right?
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Name the top 7 players on the Bills roster. I will try to prove a point
In no particular order...
Merriman
Barnett
Williams
Jackson
Dareus
Wood
Johnson
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name the top 5 greatest rappers of all time...
Eminem
Biggie
2pac
Jay Z
Snoop
Honorable Mention Groups: Wu Tang, Beastie Boys, Run DMC
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Or on the outside....does anyone remember that sure touchdown Spiller had last year (had he not dropped the ball of course) he was wide open.....
Which game was this?
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We need a G and wood can play G and we could have signed him to play C.
I find it interesting that the veteran OL players (we desperately need) that we should look at keep signing with top teams looking to win now. Further proof that our priority is not to win now and that they don't believe we can compete enough now to sign those guys and prefer to keep looking towards the draft to fill those holes.
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I guarantee maybin does not make the team. And IF he does, he will not be any good. The only way the kid is going to be good is if gains weight to AT LEAST 240 and learns how to use his speed correctly. He needs to slow down and learn how to rush the passer correctly and diagnose plays. He just runs right by the play 65 percent of the time.
lol...you contradict yourself in back to back sentences...You just said you guarantee he doesnt make the team...then follow it up with "IF he does"...if you guarantee he wont make the team, how is there a possibility of "if" he makes the team?
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Are they a better team with Evans?
Do the fans deserve the best team that the Bills can field?
If Evans was instrumental in providing one more win than they'll get do you think the fans deserve that win?
What is the overall philosophy of the Bills front office when it comes to fielding the best possible product for Bills fans to enjoy?
How many rebuilding efforts do you suppose we'll have to endure before it gets done right?
29th in payroll does not tell me that the organization is interested in winning over higher profits.
Even more sad is that Chris Johnson now makes more than DOUBLE of our starting WR, LT, QB, and RB combined.
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Probably not a good idea based on today.
Dont let today sway you...as far as I can remember I dont recall you ever getting any flack for posting inside information.
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The guy starts out with a franchise QB in Bledsoe and when he gets hurt a late round QB suddenly steps in to become a multiyear Probowler? That's just dumb luck. Without Brady, that team doesn't amount to much, period.
Really? Because he won 11 games with a guy who had not started a game since HS when Brady was out for the season. BB is one of the best, if not the best, HC in football right now. As a Bills fan, I get it, people hate him...but facts are facts, the man gets it done.
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Yeah, lots of mistakes in this Madden.
One of the most annoying things has definitely been calling Dareus by the wrong name. Also, how on earth does he not at least get the "first round pick" role as the #3 pick in the draft or one of the other roles? In fact, the Bills got hosed in that department.
The next most annoying thing is listening to the exact same speech of every single beginning of the game. They say the exact same statement about SJ every single game...really stupid. They also say the exact same QB lines every game.
Game play is cool, but they really need to clean it up with an update. The front 7 plays like a beast and tearing up the run game with Spiller and FJ. Also, pretty annoying they dont even have Easley as one of the 5 WR's and you have to find him down below in the other section to plug him in. I made him the #2 and he has been money.
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ESPN's Adam Schefter just reported Trent Edwards is likely to be cut, what was Bill Walsh thinking?
He never looked to be prototypical, he never had that gun slingers mentality all of the great ones have.Other surprise cuts he predicted included Steve Slayton and Golden Tate.
Probably was thinking the same thing he was thinking when he said Jim Drunkenmiller was the next Montana when he drafted him. Or the same thing when he traded up to get JJ Stokes and said he was the next Rice...
Seriously, the whole Walsh thing was hilarious. Because he was a great coach for the 49ers and won SB's people acted like he was the "Be all, End all" when it came to scouting. Truth is, he is a legend, one of the best all time, but just like every other great, he was wrong more often than he was right. Just some of the times he was right, he was really right. Thats what the greats do. The "Walsh endorsed him" excuse to defend Trent was one of the stupidest things I have seen on this board, especially given how long he had been away from the game when he said that.
I think that hit ruined him. Compare Edwards before and after that AZ game hit. Night and day. Sad.
PTR
Oh come on man, that hit was not career defining. He was not very good before or after that hit.
Patriots' will have excuses a plenty for losing
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relax...coming into today, NE was playing better than anyone in the NFL and we had to come from behind to beat the Raiders...there is a reason they felt NE was the favorites. its not a anit Bills conspiracy, in fact, most of them seem to say all kinds of positive stuff about us, its just that the Pats coming in were still the team to beat...and still are as you cant bank on Brady throwing 4 picks every week.
Great win for us, I love it!!!