JESSEFEFFER
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5 minutes ago, Yobogoya! said:
The first thing Belichick did after every Patriots game, win or lose, was throw Brady under the boss and point out any mistakes he made.
Whatever people want to say about Dunne, it's clearly no coincidence he waited until McDermott's most down year since 2018 to publish this stuff.
Well, if you do a story on what's wrong with the 6 and 6 Bills, why they are losing to inferior teams and then seek the opinions of those no longer with the team, this is what is the most probable result.
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3 minutes ago, Cray51 said:
I’m wondering if people would rather have players coach Rex Ryan taking us to 7-9 each year or control freak Sean Mcd with his 5 playoffs in 6 years.
I know who I’d want
Sean's style is really more likely to get a team somewhere. The question for me is whether he has enough self awareness to improve his overall effectiveness.
Rex might screw up because he was not paying enough attention to details and could not hold his staff accountable. Sean's style requires that he be a competent, confident leader when the pressure is on and have more awareness about how his style plays within the organization. He seems to be lacking in both. He may be the George B McClellan of NFL HCs. Maybe Tyler Dunne's article might lead to some sort of self correction.
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20 minutes ago, Einstein said:
Dude...It's not just a reporter. It's 25 separate players and coaches saying this.
A total of 25 interviewed. Some who went on the record had positive things to say.
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1 hour ago, I Am The Liquor said:
“At St. John Fisher College in Pittsford, N.Y., McDermott’s morning address began innocently enough,” Dunne writes. “He told the entire team they needed to come together. But then, sources on-hand say, he used a strange model: the terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001. He cited the hijackers as a group of people who were all able to get on the same page to orchestrate attacks to perfection. One by one, McDermott started asking specific players in the room questions. ‘What tactics do you think they used to come together?’ A young player tried to methodically answer. ‘What do you think their biggest obstacle was?’ A veteran answered, ‘TSA,’ which mercifully lightened the mood.”
This is absolutely bat sh*t crazy if true lmfao.
Sort of like R. Lee Ermey's Parris Island DI admiring the outstanding marksmanship of ex Marine Lee Harvey Oswald.
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After Rex, it was clear that the Pegulas wanted a detail oriented, set the right culture guy. Trouble is that details oriented leaders often obsess over nonsensical details because they do not know the one detail that can get them beat. Sometimes that one detail has been his elite, playmaking QB who can get tricked into seeing opportunities for plays that aren't really there. So, he has probably developed the thought that he needs to reign Josh in with better "situational football" acumen.
For Want of a Nail
For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the message was lost.
For want of a message the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.But, on the other side of the coin is Captain Queeg and his obsession with the strawberries. It takes some real wisdom to not devolve into that guy. That story about McDermott's heated altercation with a beat reporter for writing about bulletin board type material posted at drinking fountains (where the reporters could see them) and that they were practicing a fake punt play, smacked of Captain Queeg to me. As did Chris Brown's suspension for answering Tasker's on-air question about O-Line personnel groupings in a preseason practice which sounded like a McDermott inspired thing to me, too. The off season work hours thing mentioned here sounds petty and Queeg-like, as did making the "very concerned" statement about Diggs.
Yeah, consistently getting beat in big games by last minute execution errors seems like evidence of a guy whose leadership fails when the game pressure is on. Sean needs some self reflection/correction before it's too late.
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5 minutes ago, gjv said:
Just finished listening to Beane's press conference. I agree with Beane's argument to keep Miller active while the Dallas police do and complete their investigation. Like Beane said, "We don't want to rush to judgment". However, he and the Bills are coming across, to me, as being very disingenuous. I'm referring to the Matt Araiza situation. Unlike Miller. Araiza was never arrested. Also unlike Miller, the Bills rushed to judgment and released Araisa. For those of you who aren't aware, Matt Araisa was exonerated of all charges. From my perspective, I think the Bills owe Matt Araisa an apology and need to invite him back to try and make the team.
Some differences that matter greatly.
Cutting a rookie punter that had not made the 53 has very little financial ramifications. In Von's case, the ramifications are huge.
With criminal and civil cases that were destined to wind their way through the entire 2022 season, it was clear the victim's lawyer was going to make it a media circus all the way. That's nothing an NFL team wants to deal with.
We have no idea how Matt Araiza conducted himself when interviewed by the Bills' lawyers. He may not have left a good impression.
In one case the alleged victim is recanting and in the other the alleged victim and her lawyer have not and the civil case goes on.
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Also, bring a dome team into the Great Lakes region, in an open air stadium, on December 17th for a late afternoon game with sundown at 4:42 PM and I wonder if they will even know how to handle it. It's easy to get accustomed to playing offensive football in perfect weather conditions. But, there will be an extra portion of Cowboy fans there as every such fan within 200 miles of High Mark has likely considered going to game as it is a once every 8 years opportunity.
So, beat the Chiefs and it looks more much more doable. Just don't leave the game to the defense to fail at the end. Play and coach the game with that as a an overt goal. There are a majority of other contenders that are wounded at the QB position. That has to matter.
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47 minutes ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:
it's not hate. It's just realizing he's donezo.
Two serious leg injuries in three years. Even if he does come back, he's not going to have the speed necessary to start.
Both were noncontact, connective tissue injuries which makes it even worse, imo. Contact injuries are often more of the bad luck variety when big men, moving fast and crashing into one another at bad angles applies Newtonian physics to the human body. It's the evidence of Doug Whaley's "humans were not meant to play football." Running full speed and quickly changing direction causing two injuries is a very bad sign for his career path where he needs to do that on every play.
Much respect for trying to come back from that. Much surprise if he can.
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13 hours ago, Luka said:
And the INT wasn't an awful play either, just a great play by the corner in the end. He completed a similar contested ball to Diggs for a touchdown. That was what I would consider a true gun slinger kind of pick.
One theme was that JT hated throwing a wet ball and was amazed that Josh showed no signs of struggling with the rain.
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1 minute ago, Matt_In_NH said:
Ball was not tucked though, he was in the process of tucking when the ball came loose. Bolded/underlined below is from the rule, time is part of the rule.
https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-video-rulebook/completing-a-catch/
COMPLETED OR INTERCEPTED PASS
A player who makes a catch may advance the ball. A forward pass is complete (by the offense) or intercepted (by the defense) in the field of play, at the sideline, or in the end zone if a player, who is inbounds:
a. secures control of the ball in his hands or arms prior to the ball touching the ground; and
b. touches the ground inbounds with both feet or with any part of his body other than his hands; and
c. after (a) and (b) have been fulfilled, performs any act common to the game (e.g., tuck the ball away, extend it forward, take an additional step, turn upfield, or avoid or ward off an opponent), or he maintains control of the ball long enough to do so.
A stationery receiver catches the ball in the EZ but does not take a step nor do any of the other football acts. After a healthy period of time a defender pokes the ball out. Of course it's a catch and a TD. There was possession of the ball for enough time to have done an act common to the game although in this case there was no reason to do so. That's what the bolded means.
There is no minimum time to establish possession in the rule. It's only time enough to do a football act of which they list 6 examples, tucking being the first one given. Now you say that the process of tucking the ball wasn't finished. He caught the ball above his head and brought it down to his side, covering the second 1 on his jersey. How much lower was he going with the ball? It was in the tucked position. No player takes the ball any lower. So when does the tucking process end?
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It could very well be that the rules for running that route have conflicts that were never resolved. Gabe might be taught that leverage trumps the zero blitz read. Josh might be taught to make the throw before he can even read the leverage and that the open middle of the field means that's where the throw goes. The defender may have been inside but Gabe was by him so early that all options were then open. Maybe Josh needs to take another split second to know for sure where Gabe is going. There are likely coaching elements to that situation that demand clarity.
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2 hours ago, Matt_In_NH said:
I think you are taking what you heard too literal. Did he also not say something about element of time?Sure. There is no minimum time element to the rule so saying there wasn't enough time from catch to tuck is irrelevant. Tucked ball = a 3rd step.
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3 hours ago, Matt_In_NH said:
The ruling in the Bills Eagles game was a fumble.
The difference is the chargers receiver tucked the ball and moved forward before fumbling. Brown was just completing the tuck when it came out. They are different in my eyes
I must have listened to a a different broadcast. A third step is one of the things that would make it a catch that did not happen. He was not saying he has to see a third step or else its not a catch
I heard him say it as the key thing officials look for. As if it's the only thing that matters. There were five other examples in the rule that are the equal of the third step including tucking the ball.
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The broadcast rules expert, forget which one, said they like to see a third step. Two feet down and then a complete step. He may be totally correct in the way they want to call it but that is not the way the rule is written. Scott7975 had the language of the rule posted up thread.
c. after (a) and (b) have been fulfilled, performs any act common to the game (e.g., tuck the ball away, extend it forward, take an additional step, turn upfield, or avoid or ward off an opponent), or he maintains control of the ball long enough to do so.
That's 6 equal examples given as acts common to the game but game officials only want to see the third step? It's like counting to three is the only judgement they are willing to make. The ball was clearly brought to the tuck position. Any talk of a minimum time element is irrelevant to the application of the rule.
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17 hours ago, Steptide said:
Imo it's only really been the last 2 games. His stats are still at the top. Taking him out on 3rd downs is baffling though
I think he was taking himself out. On one of them I saw him point to the sideline for a sub.
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2 hours ago, peterpan said:
Diggs had a catch/fumble they also ruled incomplete.
He had possession on his knees. Down by contact as soon as he is touched, The defender should not then be able to punch it out.
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3 hours ago, Virgil said:
I wish I could agree. He didn’t make the football move
Tucking it is a football move.
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On 11/21/2023 at 7:03 PM, njbuff said:
Funny thing is the Bills can easily win them all if they don't play braindead like they have been.
Can they win them all if they turned the corner? Who knows.
But if they fail, they can only blame themselves for failing to get to the playoffs.
People often say that there can't be a collective "flipping of the switch" on a team's season. We should all hope for the 2023 Bills to be an example to the contrary. In his first press conference as OC, Joe Brady used an interesting metaphor--"You shouldn't wait until the house is on fire to check the smoke detectors." This is a cryptic thing to say that invites speculation. My thought is that he was talking about how they were coaching during practices. The "braindead" play has created a crisis but had some connection to their practice habits. Maybe that's the switch to flip.
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1 hour ago, ChanticleerBillsFan said:
There might be something real about this, I heard Sal (?) say on a Philly (?) podcast that Von was to wear that knee brace for a full year post surgery. It may be coming off soon. He may be more brave without the brace.😉
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18 hours ago, Breakout Squad said:
Anyone else notice how bright the all whites look on tv? They have an angelic glow 😇
I see that glow during night games with the stadium lighting. Blue on white for day games, white on white for night games. Sunset in Philly will be 4:38.
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10 minutes ago, Fleezoid said:
Get 4 of your offensive lineman, have them lay down parallel to the line of scrimmaged stacked on top of each other. Then have 4 other guys hold them in place. Lastly, one guy flies over the pile and lands on top of Hurtz. Voila!
Ok. There's a wrestling move called the "flying squirrel." Lots of examples of it on YouTube but I linked one by Renaldo Rodriguez Spencer since he is a section VI alum having wrestled at Cheektowaga and then Iowa State. I think that's what the man over the top needs to execute. Maybe McD knows how to teach it.
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On 11/20/2023 at 11:46 AM, npeartisgod said:
Defense could NOT have been any more fired up! Awesome spectacle to see in person.
Josh was better and not quite all the way back. But definitely improved. He needs someone to yell at him; Daboll did that. JA is not Tom Brady, an absolute student of the game. But, JA has talent aplenty. Just needs an ass kicking now and then.
Did anyone else catch JAs quote on the WGR postgame about not needing a change? And then I saw the replay when Josh was at a time out on the sideline, someone put a coat on him and he never looked at McDermott, who was two guys away. They never made eye contact, and after the time out Josh just dropped the coat and went back on the field. I really think it upset Josh to have Dorsey fired. As, I don’t think Josh feels Dorsey was the problem at all. .
Diggs’ damned brother got in his head methinks.
Brady gave the ball to so many different players, looked like what we need; keeping the opposing D on their toes and off kilter.
If all the offensive players know that they will get some meaningful snaps, they should be more dialed in during practice.
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On 11/20/2023 at 1:31 AM, Dick_Cheney said:
It was refreshing seeing them get plays off with time still on the clock. None of the last second snap hoping everyone is on the same page nonsense that was happening for weeks. Extremely overdue.
True. It's tougher to do on the road but it's more important. As a fan in the stands, it's tougher to yell full throat for 20 seconds than 5. Getting to the line late let's the crowd know the snap is imminent and to get louder.
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3 hours ago, Livinginthepast said:
As insane as that sounds , you might be right. But with the benefit of a 2nd look showing no pressure on Allen why would anyone in the booth or NYC alert the on field officials?
The Terry McCaulay Syndrome. He only applied part of the criteria and missed the most important one.
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Around the NFL, Dec. 10 & 11, Week 14 of 18.
in The Stadium Wall
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Shades of Bills fumble in 4th quarter vs the Jets. Snap came too early.