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I feel like the bad play-calling occurred when Dick was the one making the final call (i.e., pass or run on 3rd and long in FG range). I seriously doubt those were Turk's calls.
And who is to say that Turk will get fired? There's no evidence that he will.
I just dont see how they can bring him back...DJ made some bad calls himself, but man, it just too often felt like the Offense was doing the exact opposite of what they should be doing. Trying to be smart and just out smart themselves and that falls on the O Coordinators shoulders. Plus Ralph knows he is going to have make someone a scape goat if he is bringing DJ back to appease the fans...
But who knows, they could bring him back, I just dont see it though
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How many times do they have to fire coordinators to realize where the problem is?
True, but you have to admit the play calling was just awful from a offensive philosophy, often doing the exact opposite of what we should do. In fact, you can make an argument that this directly resulted in at least 3 losses, maybe even 5.
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Pathetic.
Not really a shock...I do believe they fire Turk though, which is still a step in the right direction because he was a joke...
Maybe next year when DJ has another losing season we fire him and bring in Cowher who will be ready to coach again then.
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Im sorry we needed a tall reciever but one that could catch and was froma good program this Kid would have done wonders for our offense Its not about height people its about hands.
Please hes a return specialist easily could have replace parrish!!!!
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=11276
First off, he's 5-10", doesnt solve our midget WR problem...
Second, he wasnt ranked ahead of several WR's, so if it was going to be so obvious he was the better pick, dont you think he would have been graded higher?
In fact, 6 other teams took a WR before he was drafted, so if it was so clear then dont you think they would have taken him too? Not to mention, he played in a pass happy offense and got the chance to start from day 1 due to injuries and a suspension of Marshall...oh and he had a pretty good QB throwing him the ball and a way better coaching staff...
These "we should have done this" posts in the draft are laughable, especially after one season.
He also played opposite of a big target drawing double and triple teams, making him a perfect compliment.
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Man people can be such drama queens on this board.
Either you are a fan of the Buffalo Bills or you are a fan of winning, take your pick. If you are a fan of the Bills, then you take your bad with your good and continue to root and support the team. You don't bail when its tough and return when its good...even if that bad is a 9 year stretch.
Buffalo had it pretty good for a pretty long stretch, then when that talent retired and moved on we had to rebuild and have had plenty of hiccups along the way. Doesnt mean it wont get better, and if doesn't, who cares, they are still supposed to be your team and should still support them for better or worse.
If you can't because you are butt hurt over the win loss column, then go be a Raider fan becuase you are not a true Bills fan to begin with no matter how much you tell yourself you are. I have never been to Buffalo and live in CA and I am still a die hard fan that will support them to the end, even with the crap I get from my friends who are Cowboy, Steeler, Niner, and Colt fans.
Complaining about them or whatever is one thing, but you don't abandon them because they didnt win a few more games or don't make a personnel move you prefer like firing a coach...
Funny thing is, even 3 more wins, maybe even four more wins would have us still out of the playoffs and the only change would be a worse draft pick.
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damnit. i've had my eye on him the past few years, and he always quietly put up good numbers.
Owen is a true talent, but with an up and coming offense in Houston, he might just resign with them. If not, I would love to get him. LJ Smith would also be a nice alternate pickup probably on the cheap at TE. He is a pretty good reciever and athletic, just has trouble staying healthy.
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I'm not knocking the guy for getting injured, that's part of the game. I'm just stating his stats when he did play and what he got paid for his time this season. When he did play, he didn't have good stats and you don't play that kind of money to a player for that kind of production.
Those stats are really for about 3 full games as two games he played partially and was dealing with the injury. Our d was noticeably better with him there, especially stroud.
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Suggs is a jerk who'll look to become the highest paid DE in football and someone will give him it or very close to it. Peppers will get franchised. Haynesworth will go to the highest bidder.
To be quite honest, Saints LB Johnathan Vilma is number one on my FA wish list. He's a baller who'd be dynamite on the outside, flanking Posluszny. He's young and talented and would absolutely fill a huge need. I also think he'd come at a reasonable price.
I agree with you about Vilma except I dont see him coming at a reasonable price...
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You mean the 4-5 seconds Edwards has to hold onto the ball before frantically throwing a short pass at the receiver's feet isn't enough time?
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No thanks, I've had my fill of retread Pats QBs on the Bills.
I love how a first year starter who has less than 16 games is called a "retread"...so I guess unless you are drafted by the Bills you are a retread no matter how young you are...
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Ralph is cheap...
And if you're trying to tell me that we would offer as much bonus money to Haynesworth or Peppers as certain other clubs, you haven't been paying attention to Buffalo's offseason signings... There's a surprise, judging from your mindless warble...
I have paid very close attention to this team for over 20 years... Sure, he spent SOME money on SOME players... SOME of which should not have gotten the contracts they got... Therefore the Bills have tied up what little money they spend, compared to other clubs, on SOME solid (not all-pro) talent, SOME mediocre talent, and SOME bad talent. Not the smartest investments for a team that spends less...
This part of the post shows how pathetic your assumptions are... Where's your evidence of my biography...?
You have no clue who I am... so don't assume. I've watched more NFL games and read more NFL articles than you could possibly know...
He didn't spend enough money... and what money he did spend, which all owners must do to a certain degree if they want to keep their fan base, was not wisely spent. So I'm actually making both arguments... He's cheap and he spent unwisely.
Yes, the O-Line went from bad to average... "Pretty good"..? I disagree... and to go from a bad O-Line to average with $74 million spent on two players is a bad investment. Why not take that $49 million you spent on a guard and get a Haynesworth instead? This is where he spent the most money recently of any of their acquisitions... but for a team that is more fiscally conservative, each investment needs to be worth it. Otherwise, you are throwing away what little you spend...
The D-Line...? "Pretty good"???? Are you kidding...? 22 sacks to date..? With Denney leading the team with 4 sacks? I understand Schobel has been injured for some time this year, but many teams have won the Super Bowl with many injuries... Its not an excuse.
I was all for re-signing Evans... for what money Wilson did shell out... but what do you mean "Evans was key"..? From a production standpoint, no he hasn't been... 3 tds and 900 yards? 2 bad investments..? More like some bad investments and some mediocre investments... with less spent than the Snyders and Jones of the league... I haven't seen any of the signings as great investments to this point.
One...I am not going to get into who has read more, followed more or knows football more as its a useless argument. I can assure you though I know my fair share about football from both following it year round for 20 years myself and playing the game at a high level on a top 10 ranked school for four years through college.
Two...if you truly knew football, you would know that cap space doesnt illustrate a owners level of cheapness. Unlike Madden Football on your Xbox, the REAL NFL has to manage cap space, factor in the size of the market, and most importantly not just SPEND THE CAP SPACE because you have it. That is how you end up in salary cap hell...so the fact that our team has managed to sign some big players, keep players like Evans, bring in players like Stroud and STILL manage to give us manueverablility with cap is not a frugal move, its a smart move. We have a shot of players like Peppers and Haynesworth (although from what I hear they most likely dont change teams, and I have some reliable sources) because we have managed the cap well while STILL SPENDING MONEY!
Three...EVANS WAS KEY...its not his fault TE cant throw the ball passed the 5 yard line, or JP cant get him the ball either. QB play is everything to a WR, and even when Evans is open the ball is not being thrown to him. There is no effort to get him the ball. So you can fault Evans for that if you want, but the QB play is the main reason for his production you refernece in your post.
Four...The O-line is vastly improved from what it was...didnt say it was the quality of the Giants or something, just it was just that bad before the additions.
Five...The D Line is also vastly improved from WHAT IT WAS...not saying its as good as TENN, just was THAT BAD before the upgrades.
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I think maybe. Stroud seems to really like Buffalo and like playing for us fans. He could be a good ambassador to signing a guy like Haynesworth.
Stroud is our best shot at getting him, no doubt. Just hope its enough...someone get Stroud the phone number to Haynesworth now...
Lol
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The irony of this post is off the charts. You call him ignorant 40 times, and then list the best 1st rounders of the past decade as your reference point? Seriously? Like you gotta be kidding me with this? If you are trying to create a sample group of players as an argument, DON'T USE THE BEST PLAYERS FROM THE LAST 10 YEARS! Would I take Mike Tomlin over Erik Flowers, Mike Williams, Ryan Leaf, Cade McNown, Joey Harrington, Ryan Sims, Peter Warrick, and Courtney Brown....damn right I would.
I listed the the 1st rounders to illustrate the kind of talent available in the first round, not saying its lock to get the next Payton Manning. He said he would sacrifice our 1st round pick for Tomlin, and I am stating only a fool will give up a first round pick that has the POTENTIAL to land a major impact player (on a team like us who needs some impact players at key positions) to get a young coach who has made many coaching blunders. And all just because he wins with an IMMENSELY talented team.
The funny thing is, I like Tomlin. I just get tired of people using him as the measuring stick of succesful coordinators when he has clearly proven nothing by winning with that much talent (see George Seirfert). Then to see people throwing outlandish claims that DJ would be under .500 if he was coaching Pitt is so obnoxious and absurd. I am not even saying he wont develop into a great coach, but he is not there now.
You further go onto to mention the coaches approval rating...so meaningless...his team is winning, so of course its high. General fans just care about win/loss and assume he is the greatest coach ever because the team still wins. DJ would be winning in Pitt right now and his approval rating would also be high, so how is this even a point of any susbtance?
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Well, shoot! Sign him up long term! Let's keep him around if he's such a pro!
It wasn't supposed to be a JP bash- I'm actually serious about putting it all together. Let me reiterate- I'm unemployed. Spending several hours weeding through game footage to find the true "JP" moments to compile and present for your pleasure is something I'm more than happy to do.
If doing so makes me a "bully" then so be it. But for 99% of Bills fans, they'd at least get a little chuckle from reliving all that pain. Is that really so bad?
Sheesh. Lighten up, tough guy.
Didnt say anything about keeping him around, I said quit piling it on the guy. Im sorry to hear you are unemployed, I imagine thats not by choice and is tough. Think about it...you are calling for this guy to be unemployed and want to pile on him about it. For someone who is unemployed that seems a little harsh considering how much this guy has done for Buffalo, how hard he worked, how little he complained, how professional he remained.
If it makes you feel better about your situation to pile on someone elses about theirs, then so be it...guess thats just who you are.
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Aint gonna happen...
We're talkin' about Ralph Wilson here... not Daniel Snyder...
OH geezus...Ralph has been spending left and right, get over he is cheap crap...such an ignorant statement.
If we dont get Haynesworth or Peppers you are going to say Ralph is cheap...truth is, we are NOT going to get these two players because of two reasons...
1. Peppers is almost a lock to resign with Carolina, and Haynesworth is also high probability to resign in Tenn
2. Other teams are going to back up a dump truck full of money to them, so even if we also do the same they are going to have to choose between where they want to play, NOT CHOOSE MONEY as everyone is going to be offering about the same amount of money.
So, pay attention to your football team, becasue if you did you would know that there are FEW, yes FEW owners who have spent more money than Ralph the last couple of offseasons to bring in key players and retain players like Schobel and Evans. (Mitchell, Dockery, Walker, Schobel, Evans, Kelsay, Denney, Stroud, etc, etc.)
Everytime I see "Ralph is Cheap" comments from a poster it just tells me that all the posters other comments on any thread need to be taken with a grain of salt becasue they dont know football, arent old enough to know football beyond Madden Football on the Xbox, have a base knowledge of football from playing fantasy football, are a converted Raider Fan, don't really follow our team except during the season, of just like to whine about the en vogue thing to whine about. Maybe all of the above...
He aint Cheap, get over it...if you want to argue that he spent money unwisely, then fine, but you can not claim he didnt spend money. In fact, out all the big money he spent, he really only made two bad investments in Denney and Kelsay. The rest have worked out great as the O Line went from one of the worst in the league to pretty good, the DL went from one of the worst in the league to pretty good when healthy, Evans was key, Mitchell has been important, etc)
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Why does everyone keep saying James Hardy is a bust and not Steve Johnson? I like them both and I think they are both gonna be good for this team. Everyone knows that most receivers take a couple years to make an impact. I know Hardy was drafted a lot earlier but they have almost the same stats. Both have 9 receptions with Johnson about 10 more yards. James Hardy has 1 more td than Johnson. I have wanted a big receiver since Moulds left and they finally got Hardy. I was excited when they got him.
As others stated, because Hardy was 2nd round pick, and because the posters unfairly expected 8+ TD's in his rookie season thinking he was the missing piece of our O.
It is further fueled by his lack of progress and almost regression as the season went on. He couldnt play his way onto the field much, then finally gets a break with the game winning TD. Unfortunately he followed it up with terrible routes, and real bad drops on easy catches and drops on key plays. Word out of practice and from the staff also stated his struggles to learn the system.
Doesnt mean he will be a bust, but he has shown very little to this point. Johnson, who had sleeper potential, then steps in and makes some nice plays (although he has dropped a couple too) and shows some promise. So, it makes Hardy look worse given on where they were chosen.
Honestly though, I liked Johnson coming out of college and thought he could be a steal much like Colston was in the late rounds. To this point, Johnson has shown more potential and he is good size, while Hardy has shown very little potential outside of his size.
But it is too early too tell on either one...next years training camp will be interesting to see if either can beat out Reed and which one will be ahead on the depth chart...
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Way to twist my words you incoherent jackass. I never said that the reason the Steelers are so great is because of their head coach. Were you dropped on your head as a baby?
Tomlin didn't screw it up like Dick Jauron would have. Should I have written that in all caps for you?
You list the best players in the league and correlate that to Buffalo's 2009 1st rounder? You sir are a moron.
I would give away Buffalo's 2009 first round pick in a heartbeat for Mike Tomlin. You apparently are not willing to do so which confirms my belief you're a moron.
I'll take that "idiot" Mike Tomlin off of your idiot Steeler friends hands any day of the week. So he wins even when he's stupid, did you ever think about how good of a coach he'll be when the learning curve is over? Didn't think so dunce.
You are hilarious...Tomlin has screwed up plenty...his team is talented enough to win anyway.
I have a suggestion for you, why not watch the guy coach before you decide how good of a coach he is. Even Pitt fans have been frustrated with him. You lazy boy GM's open up a win loss report and annoit the guy Bill Walsh. What about the losses he has from coaching errors?
And I have named several reasons why he isnt an Elite coach at this point, and you are yet to provide a single aspect as to what about him makes him this Elite coach that you would give up our first round pick for.
Tomlin did not build that team.
Tomlin has made more than his share of coaching errors, including LOSING games because of them
And you dont turn around teams who have a clear lack of talent at key positions like us by giving up PREMIUM draft picks to get an unproven HC who has made a number of dubious mistakes.
To top it off, you clearly point out how stupid your post is by claiming that DJ wouldnt be over .500 if he was coaching Pitt this year when he is one game under .500 with a team with half the overall talent as Pitt, so get out a la la land.
Just go back to playing Madden football where all your fantasy's can come true, because you are clearly delusional.
And for the record, I am not saying Tomlin wont learn from his mistakes and develop into a premier coach, I am saying he has not there at this point in time.
Geezus, now I need another shower to go wash the lame off me from your response...
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If Dick Jauron were given that Steeler team he'd still have a below .500 record. If you were given the choice between having our 2009 first round pick or hiring Mike Tomlin as our next head coach, you'd hire Mike Tomlin as our next head coach and if you wouldn't you'd be stupid.
lol... still cant get over how dump this statement is...the ignorance in this statement is still lingering in my head...I need to take a shower to wash the ignorance off from this post...
Heck, DJ is only 1 game under .500 now with a team with arguably half the talent of Pitt.
And it is precisely my point from my that other thread about fans contributing money in to buy the next coach...its why you dont let fans run your team...aka, dont let the inmates run asylum, because they dont know football.
Anyone who would take Tomlin over a 1st round draft pick would be the laughing stock of the league...so you would take Tomlin over Matt Ryan, Adrian Peterson, Albert Haynesworth, Randy Moss, Payton Manning, Ladanian Tomlinson, Dwight Freeny, Julius Peppers, Calvin Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald, etc, etc, etc...all first round draft picks, all more valuable than Mike Tomlin...
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Nothing on this huh...interesting
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All the game footage featuring JP Losman, including his HILARIOUS debut against the Pats in 2004?
If I had access to all this video, I'd LOVE to put together a follies video. It could be upwards of 10 minutes long, nothing but fumbles, botched snaps, erratic scrambles, 6 second sacks, 10 second interceptions, etc, etc.
But seriously, for comedy's sake, it would make for some fun memories for us Bills fans.
Geezus...just leave the guy alone already. He has been a constant professional despite how bad he was treated, and major contributor in your community, and plays his ass off when he has been on the field. Just becuase he didnt play to the expectations doesnt mean you need to pile on the guy.
He gave his best...just let it be and move on. Dont be the Bully who has to pick on someone to feel better
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The Bills lost those super bowls for two reasons,(except for the the first SB) by the time Buffalo got through the brutal AFC they were so banged up that they just couldn't compete at their best.In fact I can recall in the Denver AFC championship they needed Pete Metzelaars to sub in as a tackle because of injuries. Also. one year the NFL decided it wanted to cut out a two week wait from the championship games so they changed it to one week,simply not enough time to get the Bills healthy.
The first year the Bills went and faced the NY Giants who had Bill Parcels and Bill Belichick,as good as Marv Levy and Ted Marchibroda were... they were out coached. In typical Buffalo fashion they failed to run the ball enough and tried to throw on that Giant secondary who had held Montana to one TD points in two games.Belichick would later state the giants played that game in constant nickle and dime coverage the entire game.
Refresh my memory...Did Kelly, Thurman, Reed, and Smith play in those 4 losses?
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MONEY TALKS and you know it!
A DT like Haynesworth pairing with Stroud, easily has the potential to make us a top 5 defense. Those 2 would only make the DE's better....
I agree DE & LB needs upgrades, so does WR........
But MONEY TALKS.....
Yes money does talk, but thats irrelevant if everyone is offering the same amount of money, or even more. Then it comes down to where do you want to play. I do agree that playing next to Stroud may seem attractive to Haynesworth, but will that be enough to lure him here (assuming we even make him a big offer)? Who knows...I doubt we will be the most attractive place for him to play and that we will be the highest bidder.
I like Johnson and the coaching staff still (so they have said at least) is really high on Hardy and believe he is going to be an impact player. I would like to believe they know more about him than we do, so I say give it one more season to see how these two develop.
Better QB play will make our WR's better...so I dont think WR is as big a need as some others...that being said, I would LOVE to get Boldin or Housh still as they are bonafied eltie WR's...but I still think some other areas are a more pressing need. If we have to choose between an Elite WR or Elite DE, LB, or QB then I go with one of the other 3 hands down.
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The No Huddle...
One of the biggest flaws of our team is its predictablility. The ironic thing is that when its time to be hard nosed and do the obvious we do something wildly stupid (see Losman roll out on 2nd and 5).
Yet the rest of the game we reamin for the most part incredibly predictable. I would like to see us bring the no huddle back and keep the opposing teams guessing a bit.
Dont know, just a thought, but it would help shed some of the sheer predictive nature that makes our Offense so easy to figure it out.
So intstead of messing around with this Wildcat crap that will be useless in the near future as teams have time to adjust and learn how to stop it (its not that complicated), lets go with the No Huddle.
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If Dick Jauron were given that Steeler team he'd still have a below .500 record. If you were given the choice between having our 2009 first round pick or hiring Mike Tomlin as our next head coach, you'd hire Mike Tomlin as our next head coach and if you wouldn't you'd be stupid.
This might be dumbest post ever on here...first DJ won COACH OF THE YEAR with a team VASTLY inferior to the talent on the Steelers. So for you to say this you are implying that the Steelers dont have enough talent to win and are winning solely on coaching...By your logic you might as well say the 49ers never win a super bowl with Montanna, Rice and company if they have a weaker coach...just absurd to say winning is more heavily weighted on coaching than talent.
You are another one of those who looks in the newspaper or looks online to see what his record is and doesnt actually watch the games to see the coaching blunders he makes.
The fans I speak of are not spoiled, they see every play, they hear the announcers even question his decisions...heck, I watch most Steeler games because of them and I see the same thing.
So you can stare at your pretty little computer screen and the winning percentage all you want, but the football facts are simple...he is a young coach making coaching mistakes that have already cost him a win this year and then duplicated the mistake in the Cowboy game which almost lost him the game until Tony Romo helped him out with a awful pass for a INT to lose the game. And there are plenty of other bone head decisions he has made the last 2 seasons...
Does it mean he wont learn from those mistakes...not at all...it means he is NOT out coaching anyone and is succeeding because of talent on his team. If he was the coach of Buffalo this year I would bet every dollar I have that our record wouldnt be much different.
Pittsburgh is NOT outcoaching anyone...
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Wonder if Ralph is gonna second guess keeping DJ and look at bringing this guy in now?...lol...doubt it