JESSEFEFFER
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I found it to be a rather balanced assessment. Excitement level is building but fans have no reason to be giddy. Fitzpatrick may be technically improved in certain situations but it might not amount to more than a "handful" fewer picks. Depth is much improved from the days when Moorman was their best player which is most notable on the defensive line.
Thinks that realistically, Steelers or Ravens will be a wildcard which leaves them fighting with the Bengals, Jets, and/or an NFC west contender for the last spot. Thinks they are an 8 or 9 win team but 9 wins doesn't guarantee playoff spot.
I'd say if they are a 9 win team, the schedule gives them a legit shot at 10 or 11 wins. Couldn't ask for two better divisions to play than the NFC west and AFC South (Central?) as they are both likely to provide only one team to the playoffs. The Texans and 49ers could run away with their divisions.
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i cant believe eli is on some of those lists. dude gets it done. i would be so stoked if eli was the bills qb.
This is a simple concept. The Eli Manning of 2007 is not the same quality of QB as the Eli Manning of 2012. If the Bills get anywhere as a team, I think it'll be based on the Giant's template. The Fitz of 20010/11 is very much like the E. Manning of 2007-2010.
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Mediocre for the game, season or career?
I would suggest Eli Manning of the Superbowl XLII winning New York Giants. Mediocre career up until 2008, mediocre that year although he finished well and so so that particular game although he was clutch.
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It's all a matter of wins and losses. They were getting plenty of attention in the first 7-8 weeks. The NFL gets so much coverage that great play will not go unnoticed. Yes, the OP is correct. The offense lacks star power. Their biggest name will be fighting to be the #2 QB. But this is a tight group of guys that never really expected to have much of an NFL career so they all have something to prove. It makes for a great lockerroom and as a fan I will revel in the successes they have as individuals and as a unit. Go ahead and shock the NFL world. The meia loves stars but it loves a great story even more.
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Favorites
1. Thurman - He made the K-gun go and he was the MVP of SB
2. Jerry Butler - with today's knee surgery outcomes he may have been a great one
3. Hull
4. Ferguson - for the San Diego ankle performancnothingthign else
5. Ted Marchibroda - the architect
Honorable mention: Bruce, Kelly, Lofton, McKenzie, Ted Washington
Least
5. Marv Levy - overrated HC and worst GM in Bills history
4. Talley - I don't know what the love affair is with the 5th or 6th best player on the defense that along with Jeff Wright lost SB XXV3. Henry - nice job falling down against the Pats
2. Bledsoe - how do you let the team lose to Pittsburgh's scrubs
1. Norwood - he missed and I still can't get over it. His miss and McKinley getting shot are probably the two worst moments in Buffalo's history.
Honorable mention: Kelly, McGahee, Donahoe, Reich
Jeff Wright had an outstanding game. I don't know why you'd think different. 7 tackles and 2 TFL one of which was 4th quarter, goal line -4 yard play that help hold the Giants to a field goal and gave the Bills a chance to win it with their own. The Giants did not run the middle with much success. That's the way I remember it.
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If by lights out you mean stumbling around in the dark blindly searching for the football, then yes.
Yes!! Very true. I wonder if his vision has been totally tested because he seems to be the last to see it and the most likely to mistime his play. It's a crying shame to watch him be in tight coverage and still have no effect on the outcome of the play.
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....the "Old Bull." I refer to the scene in the movie Colors where veteran police officer Robert Duval counsels rookie Sean Penn about the value of patience and wisdom. Warning: the clip contains language that describes a certain type of carnal knowledge.
Welcome Cordy Glenn.
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Even Prisco's quote on why the Bills get a C doesn't make sense here...
So, you like the player, Pete.. but Buffalo is amping up the defense too much..?!?! What the hell are you talking about..? This is criticism?
A tackle? You mean after Kalil? There are 9 more picks to go for the Bills in case you didn't do your homework, Sparky... and a 4th rounder from last year named Chris Hairston.
Based off some of the things I just read in this "senior NFL columnist" draft grade article, I like my chances as a sports writer.
We should all be so lucky as to make our livings based solely on our written opinions which can be based only on supposition and flawed reasoning because we would never have to actually be right about anything.
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1 Kuechly (a 3 down, sideline to sideline linebacker because preventing 3rd down conversions and forcing punts is a big play)
2 Massie (Nix seemed to indicate that they have someone pegged as a LT that most others don't)
3 Quick (nice size/speed combo with Andre Reed's small school chip on his shoulder)
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I will give PFW the benfefit of the doubt on their sources and it might make for an interesting discussion but it's tough to respect opinions offered by people unwilling to put their name to it. I remember a section that criticized the Bills' hiring of Buddy Nix. It was rather insulting to him really. It sounded like someone with an agenda taking a pot shot.
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If he suffered a lingering injury on that London Fletcher hit, it would seem to me that it would have been to his sternum.
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I suspect many of his runs this year were actually out of the "victory" formation. Running for a 1st down or two would have definitley helped against the Jets.
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Your first two paragraphs were very good, but that last sentence brings up anew the point that Promo and I made above. Can we really say that Bills fans are so awesome and dedicated, and it is such a crime that they have been "cheated" out of one game, when those same fans will decide not to bother to buy tickets for three home games that are at the Ralph because of the weather/season or because of the opposition? Do people in Green Bay, or Pittsburgh decide to stay away from games because it is cold? Does this not strike anyone else as talking out of both sides of our mouths as Bills fans?
I know, GB and Pitts have been better than Buffalo for the past decade. But to my mind, Bills fans either need to be honest that failing to sell out home games flies in the face of the efforts to tout themselves as the most devoted fans of all, or they need to shut the front door about complaining about having one game in Toronto.
I have no problem with the premise that the pats on the back Bills' fans get are a little undeserved. Afterall, there is a reason that the comeback game against the Houston Oilers was blacked-out. The big seating capacity (used to be 80,020) and relativley small demand drive the season ticket count down in a classic supply and demand scenario. The buyers in this case can always get access to game tickets should they feel the desire to attend. There are many Bills fans that would be miserable at a game in sub freezing weather.
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Doesn't sound like a "rip" to me either, but I think he SHOULD rip them. If those F'ers are gonna keep cheering for the opposition, then they can go suck it. If I were playing for the Bills, I'd call them out too. I love Toronto, but screw the "fans" there.
If you happen to live in this region and are also a fan of the Jets, Dolphins, Bears or Redskins, this game may have some appeal to you. It's a rare oooportunity to see your team and the cost would be similar to traveling to their home stadiums, i.e. expensive. You'd probably be willing to overlook the lack of a great gameday experience as well.
If you happen to live in this region and are a Bills' fan, there is very little appeal to going to this game, regardless of which side of the border you live on. The marked up prices and diluted gameday experience make it easy to "just say no" to this game and yes to the other 7. What that leaves is a crowd that is either largely disinterested in the game or that is there to see the other team.
What really stinks, IMO, is the loss of an October home game and getting stuck with 3 December home games including Christmas Eve. One sign of this was market situation was the price that Bills/Eagles tickets were getting. When tickets are going for 2 to 3 X face value for a game that is televised, it tells you that these people are not planning on going to a December game when the only other options were the Toronto game or the sold out Jets game. Given that a bad Dolphins team, the Titans and Broncos are not likely to be big draws, it would not surprise me if they failed to sell out all three of these games.
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With this type of football, it should really require a different metric to rate defenses other than yards allowed. I'd look at yards per play, 3rd down conversion rate and QB passer rating allowed.
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These still frames of Stevie's catch were brought to YE OLE's attention... what do you guys think?
http://www.thebillsblog.com/2011/10/stevie-johnson-catch-vs-bengals.html
Just as a side note... it should have never come down to this one call. The Bills lost this game on several other levels. It's simply a closer look at this call, that was indeed pivotal in the game.
Thanks for posting this. Looking at frame 2 I can come up with a theory as to how this wrong call was made. It's the prominent pink glove that Clements is wearing which is also on the side of the ball. If you incorrectly assume that the pink glove belongs Stevie it would 1) not be under the ball and 2) the ball would appear to move separately from the pink gloved hand. Stevie's arm, glove and wristband are underneath and in shadow. Not nearly as prominent as neon pink.
Also, I wonder how long after catching the ball, getting to their knees and going to the ground they will allow a defender to try to dislodge the ball. Action by a defender after possession, contact, knee down and body down, should not be rewarded as every condition has been met to end the play.
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1987 was Kelly's 2nd as the Bills' starter. As one of the originators of the 1986/1987 to 2010/2011 comparisons, I think this more evidence that this is a fair one to make. I felt the need to remind some (the young or the pessimistically old) what it looks like when the light comes on and the party starts. Hold on to your seats-it's going to be a wild ride, I hope.
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Honestly, I'm not trying to rub it in to those on the opposite side of the off-season Fitz accuracy debate
(I'm glad we're all on this ride together, it's been a long time coming for all of us), but those discussions
crossed my mind as I looked at Fitz's stats (especially the people who were so sure that Fitz could never
better his, at the time, career 58%).
Sure it's only 3 games so far, but Fitz is completing 64.9% of his passes
(and that's with a bunch of drops too---Jones, Martin, Smith, that I can remember).
Go Fitzaccurate!
He was hit something like 80+ times in his 13 games last year. That's 6 to 7 times per game where he was releasing the ball with a defender one step away or WHILE BEING TACKLED. The o-line has been great so far as I haven't noticed many "throw aways" by Fitz to avoid a sack. Just two throw aways a game would mean about 6% to his completion %.
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Oh great...Tasker.
On a related note, maybe we'll see Gus Johnson here for the Eagles game.
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I am of the opinion that much of his MNF antics were a calculated theatrical display. He knew he was getting a lot of face time on national TV and his constant grimmacing and on-field displays of frustration with his teammates left me thinking he was campaigning for something. Given how his game with the Jets ended and all the criticism that came with it, maybe he was just trying to turn the heat down. I am normally not so cynical so maybe this is the wrong take in this case, as well.
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I posted before the season that the 2010 Bills reminded of 1986's version. In a mood of calculated optimism, I has been pointing out how this 2011 team could be like 1987's. I might be wrong about that but it just may be because they fast forwarded 3 years to 1990.
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He was maybe outside the coaches box when getting the timeout and did not appreciate being told to get back to the sideline. I think some of the reporters mistakenly thought that he needlessly burned a timeout.
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My preference for this has always been "My Town" by the Michael Stanley Band. It sort of belongs to the Cleveland sports franchises but the emotion fits Buffalo just as well and the song rocks. "This town, is my town--allright! Love or hate it-it don't matter, cuz' I'm gonna stand and fight!" An ideal song to send the Bills out to kick us some Boston Belichicks' Butt.
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Here's the opening post from a thread titled "Keep an Open Mind" which I started on November 16th of last year. It's in the archive now but after going back and rereading through it, I was impressed by most all the replies. Whether they were hopeful or skeptical, they were mostly fair and well thought out.
Is Fitzpatrcik the perfect QB for this offense? Maybe I'd say it this way. He may be the IDEAL QB for this team, this Head Coach and this region. He's no prima donna and he has just as much to prove as everyone else.
Lot's of people wanting to say that Ryan Fitzpatrick is or isn't worthy of being the Bills" #1 QB going forward. I cite the following:
1) Quick decisions & quick release = very tough to sack.
2) Stands up in the face of pressure and delivers accurate throws-downfield. I'd like to see the numbers on this but when a pass rusher is coming in unblocked he does not wilt. He's got guts and can take a hit. HE CAN BEAT PRESSURE!!!
3) While he has a few flyers-he very rarely has a misread. Wunderlick score aside, he obviously has a clue.
4) While they haven't won much with him, the losses are looking alot like those they had in 1986, if you catch my point.
5) The offensive line and receivers were supposed to be bottom of barrel. Well they don't look like it with him playing. Raising the level of play of one's teammates is the primary sign of a great player, in my way of thinking.
6) He can make plays in the "other" category. A scramble and a dive for a first down or a key block when a back reverses field. I am waiting for him to closeline a defender after a pick or fumble recovery. I think he'd deliver a blow. He is a football player.
I think the Bills could win 3 or 4 of their last 7 and go into next year looking like an organization that has an idea. Having a smart, tough, quick thinking, gunslinging, humble, team first and calm under pressure QB to lead them isn't so bad.
All this says in my mind that as fans we should let this play out and not let Fitzpatrick's draft round or college team cloud our judgement. Keep an open mind and let his play speak for itself. It's been so long since we have seen consistently productive QB play that it seems many of us have forgotten what it looks like. I think Chan knows it when he sees it.
Pick the Wide Outs Who Will be cut
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Naaman has been cut each season of his two year NFL career. He was brought back to the practice squad each time and activated in each season. I thin Chan likes him due to his outstanding catching ability but he suffers from the reality where his body type isn't an ideal match to the type of routes he runs. Barring IR camp injuries to the top 6, I think he will get cut again but claimed this time by some other team and will make their roster. His hands are that good.