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Anyone want to discuss the Jags?
chris heff replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Are you crazy? Red? Red is for Ferraris. British racing green is a Jag color. There is a blue one in the NY Museum of Modern Art. -
What coaches should be let go?
chris heff replied to billsfan_34's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
How about hiring a QB coach instead of firing coaches. -
The Buffalo Bills have a better QB Situation Than...
chris heff replied to Boludo's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
You are wasting key strokes. There are people on this site that for some inexplicable reason are rooting for Manuel to fail just so they can be right. Of course odds are in your favor when predicting failure in an NFL QB. Remember all the "injury prone" posts after Manuel injured his knee? If Manuel is injury prone then what is Locker? Locker's completion percentage is 57.3. Locker is "boarding on "franchise" status" and Manuel is a bust, mind boggling. -
The Buffalo Bills have a better QB Situation Than...
chris heff replied to Boludo's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
He saiid " strictly AFC". -
Manual should be 2-0 vs Glennon. In that loss FSU had a 16 point lead at halftime. Fisher put his offense into a shell, let NCS back into it.
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I agree, it is way too early to tell about either. That being said I believed and still believe that Manuel was the top QB in the draft. I watched a lot of his games. Not as many for Smith. Smith lost me when Syracuse beat WV in the Pinstripe Bowl. Manuel has been checking down too much. As opposed to Trent Edwards, who did have the deer in headlights look, I think Manual is being overly cautious. In Manuel's case I believe it is fixable. For the life of me I can't understand why you draft a QB to be the future of the franchise and then don't hire a QB coach.
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The first time I saw anything about opening things up was after the Pittsburg game. I think the handcuffs were on early in the season. The Jet game was pretty opened up, not a lot of check downs. Someone in another thread said that the Atlanta DBs had very good coverage all day. I did not look at the all 22 is this correct? Went deep three times, I think, one completion to Woods. Two of best throws were the fumbles. I hope for these next four games they just let him play. People write stuff all the time about his college career. He was pretty successful. Living in FL it is hard not to pay attention to the college teams. College football is king in this state. The FSU offense is misunderstood. I've had conversations with diehard FSU fans, who know their football and what I've been told about that offense is, although the number of plays are limited the same play can be run out of multiple formations. Young receivers can have a very hard time with this. There were times at FSU, when Manuel was hesitant but there were times when the cause of that was receivers not being where they were suppose to be. Why the hell did it take ten games to figure that out?
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This is speculation, but I think Manuel is being coached to check down. He is so worried about turnovers that he is very reluctant to try and fit the ball into a tight spot. The other thing that I have noticed is that his best drives have been during two minute drills, this started in the preseason. He seems to be better when he has no choice but take chances. In two minute drills he also stops aiming the ball and just throws it.
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Lost Facts in all the Toronto Series Hyperbole
chris heff replied to JM57's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
The solution to selling out RWS, making the Toronto game a true home game and vastly increasing the odds that the Bills stay put is winning. -
I'd like to apologize for the gratuitous "pontification" remark. In my case it would be the pot calling the kettle. I would also like to say that I agree with you as to the attributes it requires to be a good QB. The ability to process information quickly, accuracy, and arm strength are very important. The latter two being much easier to measure than the first. There are also a lot of intangibles, leadership, fortitude and character. I don't believe data can measure the heart of an individual.
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Do you pontificate for a living? That was the excuse for invading Poland if your looking for the blame for World War II it lies in World War I and the Treaty of Versailles. Nice use of Wikipedia though. By the way both Kaiser Wilhelm and Hitler had good YPA, arms strength, accuracy, but bad decision making. Neither could win the big one.
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After my first go round with Edwards Arm, which was after the draft and before training camp, I asked him if he had ever seen Manuel play at FSU. His silence led me to conclude he had not. His opinion was based on how the opinion of others fit his own bandwidth theory. It makes his conclusion questionable. I felt that some of my responses may have been a bit harsh. So I backed off the Manuel debate. I even attempted to find common ground, on other topics. It is not my intention to come to this site to be contentious. I'm cognizant of the fact that we are all Bills Fans. That being said blaming yesterday's loss on Manuel is like blaming World War II on Poland.
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You are absolutely correct, but you are trying to reason with the unreasonable. Edwards Arm had decided that Manuel was not any good prior to the draft. He determined this without, in my opinion, ever having seen him play a down of football. Trying to blame Manuel for yesterday's loss is absurd. Manuel's stat line was virtually identical to Luck's. Luck won because his defense didn't get gashed for 34 points and alleged skill players didn't turn over the ball on consecutive potential game wining drives, not because pundits believe he is polished or NFL ready. By Edwards Arm's standards there is a bunch of HOF, Super Bowl winning QBs that would not be considered elite. Starr, Namath, Dawson, Griese and probably Young. There are ten guys that won Super Bowls that he wouldn't have on his team. Bradshaw won four and I remember when he got beaten out by Joe Gilliam, should the Steelers have drafted another QB? You don't give up on a guy after eight starts and you sure as he'll don't give up on him before he even player one game. You also don't try and create blame where there is none.
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I love a good imaginary trade. Good job on the positions by round.
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Will you give it up EJ Manuel had nothing to do with this loss. You are so hell bend on being right about your personal analytics that you can't see what is in front of you. The defense gave up more running yards to this team than they had gained all year. Manuel had the team in position to win the game twice and twice the ball was fumbled. How many touch downs should Manuel have thrown to over come the lack of effort and concentration by his teammates? Maybe Manuel should complete passes to himself, so that he can then prevent fumbling.
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Official Pre-Game Thread: Week 13, Falcons at Bills
chris heff replied to Dan's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Kyle Williams on the field for warm ups. -
Drafting a QB in the first round in consecutive drafts was virtually impossible prior to to new CBA rookie salary structure. That being said, I can't see a team doing it unless the only missing position is QB and in the second draft, when your turn comes up, the number one guy on your board is a QB that has fallen to you. It would be a guy impossible to pass on.
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Best finish since Miami vs Boston College, what as that guys name again?
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I think there were some extenuating circumstances to the Dallas example. Not to nit pick but Aikman and Walsh were taken in the same year. Jimmy Johnson took Walsh in the supplemental, Walsh had played for him at the U. He was taken after Aikman. 1989 was also the year of the Herschel Walker trade, aside from the five players they got six draft picks. You can fill a lot of holes with all those extra picks. So to use two picks on QBs wasn't that big of a deal. So do you think the Bills are solid enough at all other positions that they can afford to use another first round pick on a QB?