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What a classy young man. I'm sure it did Jim's heart well to have him visit. I'm speachless.
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Because he wasn't that good last year and now a year older.
Hmmmm...Starting only seven games. He registered 41 tackles and career-highs in passes defensed (six) and interceptions (four).
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We did not draft any safeties, and, given the way he performed last year, shouldn't we add him for depth- at least? Aaron is solid, but neither Duke or DaNorris outplayed Leonhard.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap2000000248596/Geno-Smith-pass-intercepted
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The hook was in my mouth, and I was up to the side of the boat until I got to the name. Well played.
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Somebody beat me to it, but I thought "Put down the meth pipe!". I pray for the 'Rollerball' trend to just go away. The coolest uni's in the league are the traditionals. The only good modern redesigns I ever saw were the Bills early 2000's ,BUT I am really glad they are back to traditional now.
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I live in Madison, and have watched Borland for years.
All I can say is that he gets it done. Unlike Skov, you hear Borlands name what seems like every other defensive play, not because he's near the play, but because he consistently blows it up. He's got a nose for the ball
Like Jimmy Leonhard, he has football in his blood, and he will be a player at the pro level by sheer force of will. I think London Fletcher is a good comparison as well.
I have hoped he makes it to the Bills every time I see him play. Just get him into camp, let him prove it to you. (Remember Nickell Robey is a football anomyly as well, but he seems to get it done)
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In my brazen opinion, the blue pants look clownish and B league. Especially embarassing next to/playing the Steelers, Giants, Packers, Bears (traditional, established look). I say go with our traditional looks (white pants home and away), occasionally with the standing buffalo.
Not to open a can of worms, but to honor our great late 80's and 90's teams, couldn't we use the red helmets for throwbacks. I liked those, though not necessarily more than our present helmets. The standing buffalo may be my favorite.
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In a game where they had ample opportunity to win, where a supposed number 1 receiver choked once again, some are upset by the refs.
The refs are unimportant.
SJ taking another crap on the field is important.
Calls are missed on every snap of the ball. The Bills deserved to lose and they did.
Once again the specific calls in question were made at the specific time the Bills would have had the game iced, the drops happened in the resulting OT. Guess the refs are important
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Not unexpected among fans of a team that has sucked for 14 straight years.
Actually, they haven't sucked for each of them, and they certainly don't suck this year. We definitely have things moving in the right direction. I've deleted the rest of my sardonic responses to your bitterness and merely hope you have a great day!
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I guess that's what I was trying to say….
I can't remember 1 bad call between the years 1988 and 1994.
Not even Andre Reed at the goal line in the
Steelers Playoff game- we were pretty good then.
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Was just wondering, after reading the thread title, did the league give you a call and explanation yet?
Would that it were so...it seems to bother you that I would have the temerity to want accountability from 'Oz-the Great and Powerful!' (the NFL) behind the curtain. Hell yes, I want accountability!
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We've bitched about the refs for what…about 10 years? You get the calls when you are better.
This call changed the game, and the major game losing mistakes would not have happened.
Q: Did you get to review the tape in order to comment on the late penalties?
A: If I said commenting publicly, then I was wrong. I wanted to look at those things to know exactly what I’d write up. The NFL, we have a process that we’re able to write things in and send things in and obviously those conversations are private. I looked at the tape a couple times, I’m going to go through the same process I do week to week, I’m going to write those things up, I’m going to send them in to Dean (Blandino), I have a conference call every week with Dean, we discuss those things and then we move on from there.
Q: Do you think the (Aaron) Williams call was a case of a player being misidentified? Was the call really on somebody else?
A: I don’t know that. I was told it was on him.
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The Officials and the NFL have yet to explain that call or the Robey call which essentially tied the game. If you remember, Williams wasn't even on that side of the field. The fumbles would never have happened, obviously. Marrone said he contacted the league but got no answers.
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And I thought it was the wind, or something else like that. Maybe the wrong bottled water?? Hmmm....the pants. I was wondering what the excuses would be for today. I think you nailed it!!
Did I say it was the reason we lost!??? I said I don't like the pants.
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Let's face it, image means something- internally and externally. Why do you think the Steelers wear their black at home.
Then in come the Bills in their semi-pro looking blue pants - not the classic looking white pants- and we're supposed to beat up the big bad Steelers in our stupid clown pants.
I'm sorry...it does mean something. They can't look respectable or fierce. Plus all the SUBSTANTIVE reasons we stunk up the joint...
Ditch blue pants!
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Has anyone else noticed in recent years that it seems like fans are making more noise when we are on offense than defense?
It drives me friggin crazy. There are lots and lots of inexperienced fans at the Ralph. I thought that knowing when to get loud was like football 101 or something. Apparently not.
Teach...your children well...DEFENSE!!!
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Get loud on third down and watch the D get SMOKED!!
That's how its always been for me at the Ralph.
You obviously weren't loud enough on 1st and 2nd down! ;-) Go Bills!
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The thing I can't stand is how so many announcers for the NFL just blindly idolize key players to the point where the bias is nauseating. Guys like Brees and Brady never make poor plays, or are forced into bad plays because of good defense, there is just constant fellating and worship. See and react to what is going on in front of you for what it is - have an original thought. Dierdorf hysterically making excuses for every bad play Brady makes is beyond ridiculous.
I personaly end up muting pretty any game Brady is playing in now - I muted the game yesterday when somehow Dierdorf managed to start talking about Brady for absolutely no reason whatsoever other than to profess more love for him.
Exactly.
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I'd have to say the Raiders fans would be a rough crew.
I went to the Oakland Alameda Holding Center...er...I mean Coliseum wearing my Spielman jersey in '02. They were derisive, but I didn't get stabbed. I just stood up and pointed to my jersey for all to see.
Sounds familiar, but I can't remember. I did find this from pre-season two years ago...
I grew up in SF, and there is no love lost between SF and Oakland...as a matter of fact "#*%^ Oakland!"
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I am going and plan on making my voice heard!!!!
Go Bills!!!!
CBF
You can be sure I'll continue my long-standing tradition of being unable to speak on Monday
This is our Super Bowl and the fans need to treat it as such. This game is a tipping point. Find a way to win it and this thing starts to turn in the right direction for good. The 12th man never meant so much as it will on Sunday.
hey hey hey, no negative nellies this week. This is the game we have been waiting for since they cleaned house.
Exactly!!! I'm already all fired up! Put me in Coach!
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Good grief, bruised feeling over the game announcers is a new low.
Gumble and Deirdorf don't get paid to know every detail of perennial bottom feeding teams. That's not what sells the NFL.
Actually, they do get paid- and very well I might add- to do exactly that. That is exactly what sells the NFL to the markets that are watching those broadcasts. Wow. Mayock is a good example of a professional announcer.
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We can win this game, but it will take the 12th man, as well. Buffalo used to have quite the reputation, but Arrowhead just became the loudest recorded stadium 2 Sundays ago. Fire it up!
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I agree !! This is a sore loser thred. If your winning no one cares who's calling the game!
I disagree!!! Bad announcing is inexcusable. It is a profession and should be critiqued. I have often been irritated by bad announcing in a winning effort.
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Greg Grumble and Dan Dierdorf get paid too much money to not know anything about teams and their play. erss. It felt like our team had gotten off the short bus. They treated us like we should get little trophies for trying or showing up for the game at all. Excuse me? Isn't this professional football? Everyone is making a ton of money, and had to have enough talent to make it onto the field. So how about analyzing the plays and schemes for why they worked or didn't work instead of treating us as if it was an anomaly why we were there in the first place.
Next, the referees seemed questionable to me. The false starts on Brees were a positive because you don't see it called enough where the QB makes snap movements trying to bring the DL across. But MW was held on almost every single play. When they finally call it, it's off setting because he hit Brees in the head because he was getting held. Then the call holding on our deep TD to Graham one a hold that was 1/10 what MW saw all game. Finally, the challenge with Fred in the endzone. One shot clearly shows he had the ball in his left arm. Another shot showed his entire left side of his body in the endzone. But the ball didn't break the plane? Yeah right.
Doug Marrone was totally schooled in clock management at the end of the half. I had no doubt that NO would score with under 4 minutes to play. Which reminds me, the prevent defense has to go! Pettine should have kept calling the plays that kept the game close to that point. The clock won't save you!
Stevie Johnson doesn't get hero points from me. He essentially left us with 10 players on the field. he played great early but got hurt. I would have rather had Easley out there for some jump balls. His ego hurt the team.
I saw the game at a bar with the sound down, so I was spared Dierdorf's 'doofery'.
I must say, how the ref's could not reverse that Jackson call is beynd me. Their calling of the entire game was baffling. The roughing the passer call on the Bills. Phantom holding. The holding non calls. Ridiculous.
Bill's offense should adopt old Raiders (current Cardinals) model
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Stretch the field. It occurs to me that we are built similarly...speed at receiver and strong defense. Alternately run and have the receivers sell out long, then rely on the defense to hold tough and get the ball back. I know the line is suspect but Orton does have a decent arm, and why have all this speed if we are going to just dink and dunk.