Billsrhody
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The NFL Is in a Golden Age of PuntingFor most fans, punting is boring. It’s just hard to muster excitement over a play that is a concession of failure. That said, Week 4 was the latest showing of what’s already been an amazing season for NFL punters.
Through four games, all 32 teams are averaging at least 40 yards per punt. That type of distance isn’t new (the 2014 Buccaneers were the last team not to hit that mark), but the consistency of the league’s best punters is. Five teams — the Giants, Saints, Panthers, Cowboys, and Raiders — are averaging at least 50 yards per punt. Only two hit that figure five years ago; going back 10 years, none did. And distance is only part of the equation.
Actual 40 yards per punt is the minimum right now... Robert Mays had a pretty good write up in his weekly recap on why we're in the golden age of punting https://theringer.com/nfl-week-4-recap-pittsburgh-steelers-ben-roethlisberger-bd5e78da8daf#.ole7dt3xm
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It seems to me they're using this as a set up to something else. Based on how much they ran it yesterday I'm guessing they have a plan to install some pass / option wrinkles that will hopefully catch a defense off guard.
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I wonder if there is always a slight drop off during an election year?
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I just hope the new OC will be able to start drives going forward instead of backwards more than 50% of the time.
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Wow.. not the move I expected.
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29 yard run by McCoy (hand off by Tyrod).
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I just read an interested article from Bill Barnwell focused on Red Zone performance.
There were three teams that underperformed in the red zone by a difference of 10 ranking spots or more last season -- the Giants, Bears, and Bills. Those teams historically have come in line the following year; the difference between their points scored per possession rank and points scored per red zone possession rank the subsequent year is just 1.6 spots.If you read his article, you'd think this was a fluke.. but he goes on to explain:
I suspected that these teams would improve their overall offensive performance the following year; if you figure that they were perhaps unlucky in the red zone, you might suspect that they would improve in that small sample sliver of the field and it would drive scoring up across the board. Instead, strangely, that isn't the case. These teams actually score less the following year, as their average rank in points scored per possession drops by 5.4 spots.
Let's hope that doesn't happen this year.
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While I think he's probably the most amazing physical specimen for a WR, his production doesn't merit the HOF.
Surprised by this considering he was the most dominant receiver in the league for a 5 year stretch. Calvin at his best rivaled any receiver in history.
I'd be curious what you think about the HOF cases for Larry Fitzgerald or Reggie Wayne? Those guys will end up having played more seasons than Calvin, but will never have reached his peak.
I think Calvin is a virtual lock for the HOF considering how good he was from the moment he entered the league to the moment he retired.
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Dude, TT also averaged 8.0 yards per attempt - better than Brady, Brees, Cam, Rivers, Mariota, Bortles etc. What this means is that when TT drops back to pass, you should expect a better outcome than when Brady drops back.
You lost me here.. Yards per attempt is not the be all end all when it comes to measuring QBs.. any stat you have that says Tyrod is better than Brady as a passer is clearly not telling the whole story.
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If the Broncos try to run that same scheme they will be lucky to hold the Panthers to 35. Brady does not have the mobility cam does. Newton would find the holes left wide open by the speed edge rushers and pick up 8-10 yards a scramble.
Denvers edge pass rush is going to be slowed down completely.
Interesting read on the mmqb about this.
The Panthers and Patriots have fundamentally different offenses. Against the Pats, the Broncos got pressure with 4 and dropped everyone else in coverage because they typically faced 5 receiving options. The Panthers usually run much more "max protect" with only 3 receivers running routes. That will leave the Denver LBs free to spy or rush the QB.
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I'm surprised that most people think this is going to be one sided. The Denver D just held Brady's Patriots to 18 points. And that was with short field on their first touchdown. If the defense plays like they did against the Patriots then Denver is going to be in this game and it could come down to the last possession.
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The team pretty much needs to win one of the next two to have a realistic shot. Two conference losses including a tiebreaker with KC would be devastating. If they don't win one of the next two they'd probably need to run the table to get in.
Couldn't agree more. The Pats are banged up and we might actually have a shot at them. The Chiefs got handed the game from Peyton and still struggled to get the ball in the endzone. Gotta win one of those.
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Bills have an opportunity to show everybody what type of team they are with back to back prime time games. Their play will speak louder than any talking heads.
This is exactly what i'm worried about
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I like Fitz a lot as a person but he has definite limitations as a QB. He played out of his mind for a handful of weeks and got paid for it, but looking back the contract was a mistake.
I'm sure jets fans like what they see out of him.. I'm still waiting for the other shoe to drop.
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I didn't get to see the game and haven't seen anything written up on McKelvin. Just curious how much he played and where he lined up?
How did he look?
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A "hot dog" is the wiener itself. It's the meat. It's like asking... "is ham a sandwich?" No, of course not. Is ham/hot dog sliced and placed between two pieces of bread a sandwich? Yes.
we have a winner
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So glad I clicked on this thread and read that
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Unfortunately for Hughes his reputation probably doesn't give him much benefit of the doubt with refs...
Same goes for the Bills in general
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At least we can finally stick a fork in EJ. He's gifted the Jags 21 points in this game.
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Just read the ESPN power rankings blurb for the bills
#17 Buffalo Bills - A 3-3 start isn't bad, especially considering the three losses were against the Patriots, Bengals and Giants, who are a combined 14-3.Got me thinking that they've lost to some good teams and played some really good QBs so far:
Luck
Brady
Tannehill
E. Manning
Mariota
Dalton
This is who we have for QBs the rest of the way:
Bortles
Tannehill
Fitz
Brady
Smith
Hoyer
Bradford
Cousins
Romo
Fitz
Looking at that list makes me feel a lot better about the rest of the season. It isn't impossible to imagine 8-2 the rest of the way with our schedule. The defense will get going against some lesser passers and will hopefully hit their stride coming out of the bye week.
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What a joke.. the #2 Steelers have 2 kickers that count for 32 "games missed".
Stopped reading after that.
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Let the season play out and we will certainly see....But I think the Jets and Broncos defense will remain strong all year no matter who they play and will be good enough to keep them in every game.
The same can't be said about our defense right now.
We'll find out about the Jets next week when we they play the Pats.
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Love the optimism but I think I'd take the Bengals roster at every offensive position over ours... except for Tyrod and Shady (who both may not play in this game)
Pats* Punter: Main reason we didn't blow them out?
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Sorry, wasn't trying to detract from your point, I completely agree. Punting in general is becoming a huge part of the game and Allen in certainly one of the best in the league.