Buddo
-
Posts
1,400 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Gallery
Profiles
Forums
Events
Posts posted by Buddo
-
-
I'm not sure that the 8 d-linemen strategy is that wrong tbh. The idea being to keep them fresh enough to keep getting after it.
It also might be partly necessary, due to the ability, at times, for the Offense to score very quickly.
The problem with it, is more that some of the personnel, simply aren't performing well enough.
Epenesa and Basham, aren't living up to their draft positions atm, and while they aren't out of time yet, that clock is ticking very loudly.
The only guys who are performing well enough, from what I can see, are Miller, Rousseau, Jones, Oliver, and Lawson.
Note I said 'well enough' and not 'well'.
The first 4 are going to be our erstwhile starters, or best group, but after that, the rest aren't up to snuff.
Ideally you would want those top 4 names, on the field at all times, but that isn't going to happen.
Becase the other 3 main guys, Settle, Epeneas and Basham, aren't doing well enough, it messes with being able to put your main 4 out there, as much as you would like, as you have to mix and match some.
-
A couple of things may have played into it, not just maybe having the wrong cleats.
Anyone playing ‘banged up’ is likely going to be naturally more tentative.
Also, we have been called more of a ‘finesse’ team in the past, a style of which isn’t going to be favoured in the conditions.
Tbh, while footing issues seemed more noticeable for the Bills, they also looked flat and disjointed regardless.
-
1
-
1
-
-
I was there before ending up here.
I did sign up here as well a long time ago, and while I spent some time on here, when that board was still running, most of my posting was done there.Thankfully, this site got mostly the good posters, rather than the lunatic fringe.
In the latter days of it, it would crash regularly on game days, until they finally stopped new posts while the game was on.
It was an odd place, as often the good threads, stayed interesting and civilised, but there was an awful lot of hot takes and lamp stuff around.
The ignore list had plenty on it there, whereas this board doesn’t have hardly any, which is as much a testament to the moderation as anything else.
-
Hackett isn't necessarily a bad offensive coach, but he is a bad HC. Not convinced I would want him as 'the' OC though.
-
5 minutes ago, Gugny said:
Why on earth would you get married during football season?!?
A traditional shotgun wedding?
In fairness, the OP appears to be blaming a delayed flight, as opposed to the wedding itself. 😏
-
1
-
-
Shanahan should win it.
In a QB driven league, he’s got Mr. Irrelevant going to the NFC Championship game.
With everything the Bills have had to go through this season, I do think McDermott deserves consideration - at the end of the day, we kept winning even after the Damar situation.
For all the other guys also deserve credit for what they’ve done for their teams, none of them faced the degree of adversity that Shanahan and McDermott did.
Jags have got plenty of talent on their roster, as have the Eagles, and both have QBs, as did Daboll, who admittedly has a less talented roster, but aided by a healthy Saquan.
-
Continuity on the O-Line has probably been a bigger issue than we realise.
Having said that, we had what is supposedly our best line up against the Bengals, and they were found wanting, in some order.
If there was a position group that failed to live up to expectations, it was that one, and the WR room.
More talent is needed in both areas.
The DBs were struggling as soon as Hyde went out. Between him and Poyer, they simply put guys in the right positions on the field. Too many injuries, made it a difficult group to assess fairly, but inconsistency was an ironically regular issue. As was playing too soft coverage, which I think is part scheme, and part players.
They needed to put someone in, and stick with them, as it brings both continuity, and confidence.
With Miller out, the D-Line became way less effective. With Jones out, they became ineffectual.
Miller and Jones are the two guys who free up the others to make plays, and they aren't without the ability to make plays themselves. Hyde and Poyer, have been our CBs 'safety net', allowing them to try and make plays also.
No problems personally, with either Edmunds or Milano.
On the D, of the guys who played the majority of the season, the MVPs, in no particular order, would be Milano, Jones and Taron Johnson.
On offense, schematically, Dorsey and Allen need a long, hard look in the mirror. While I think they both know what plays Allen likes, and wants, what they need to do, is ensure that they actually make the plays they should make. 'Bombs away' isn't going to work, especially with only 1 WR who you can be sure will get separation.
Now, Dorsey may not have called as many deep balls as Allen was throwing on 3rd downs, as Allen wants that big play too much, but the design needs to remove the option, so that we et the necessary yardage, when things aren't going so smoothly.
Having said all that, it was still a successful season on two counts.
Firstly Damar should make a full recovery, after what happened, the rest is way less relevant
Secondly, we still clearly won the AFCE again, and circumstances notwithstanding, may have ended up with the #1 seed, both of which would have been targets for the season.
While everyone is pretty disappointed, to say the least, at the way the season ended, the amount of adversity that was overcome to get that far, shows that this group of players and coaches, had something together, that shouldn't be decried to the extent that is happening.
-
Neither.
Injuries, age and cost, are against them, in one way or another.
Either draft someone - there are WRs with ability all over the draft - or sign someone who is going to be around a while.
-
1
-
1
-
-
They will be decent because of Burrow, much like the Bills will be decent because of Allen.
The difference will come out eventually, and that will be with Ownership.
The Pegulas will pay players, coaches etc. whereas Mike Brown won't, to the same extent.
It isn't just a matter of cap space, it's also about being able to afford the players guarantees, which have to be put into escrow, when deals are done.
-
2
-
1
-
-
The scheme isn’t the problem. Players and execution is.
There is also a case to be made for being too ‘soft’ in coverage, on a far too regular basis, but even that has sometimes been on the players.
I think it’s also fair to say that at different times, we missed too many of the guys who make the scheme really work - from Hyde, to Miller, and yesterday Jones.
It’s probably between Jones and Milano, as to the defensive MVP on the team.
Corner play has been very up and down, with good play one minute, and then rubbish the next.
White helped with communication, but has yet to regain form.
Johnson has been the one truly consistent performer of that unit.
Safety issues were also obvious, with Hyde out, and Poyer banged up a lot.
The difficulty with the guys who we missed, was that they are the ones who the lesser lights could feed off, or be freed up by.
-
2
-
-
Defense has been awful, but I think they are seriously missing Jones, irrespective of anything else.
-
1
-
-
3 hours ago, frostbitmic said:
Will the gate be higher or lower than the Ralph ? ... What about parking and concessions ?
Then there's the chartering a plane across the big pond and back ... Other expenses such as lodging, food etc.. for players, coaches, other staff.
Plus the disadvantage of only playing 8 "home games" (same with the other overseas teams) against 9 for the rest of the AFC... Why aren't the games scheduled as an away game for all teams playing overseas ?
In terms of the Gate, I wouldn't be at all surprised if it wasn't higher in London. Ticket prices aren't cheap. Lowest price tickets last year, were £64, atm = $79
Highest priced tickets were £146, or atm, $180
Those prices do not include boxes, they are just regular prices for seats.
Because The Ralph holds more, iirc about 72,000 there might not be much in it.
The prices are from a game at Tottenham, from this season past.
The capacity is about 62,500 - but may be slightly different for NFL games.
My guess is that the Bills will be playing there rather than Wembley, but the numbers will be different if it's Wembley.
-
1
-
-
No. Once an arsehole, always an arsehole.
-
1
-
-
Never got to see him live, I had tickets for a show once,that got postponed, but couldn't make the re-schedule.
Put simply, one of the best there has ever been.
Over the years, not only did he consistently make good records, but he did a lot of work for all sorts of people, including Stevie Wonder.
Basically, he could play just about anything, yet he did it in his own way.
R.I.P.
-
1
-
2
-
-
49ers over Seahawks
Chargers over Jaguars
Bills over Dolphins
Vikings over Giants
Bengals over Ravens
Bucs over Cowboys
I could see the Giants beat the Vikings - they played them close recently, but I'm fairly confident in the rest of the selections.
The Cowboys were rubbish yesterday, and while I expect them to improve, I don't think that kind of form, is going to move them on.
If Lamar is fit, the Bungles/Ravens game will be a lot closer. If he isn't, then more of the same from yesterday.
In what will likely be a close game, I take Herbert to have that bit more than Lawrence.
49ers might be playing the best football in the NFC atm, and will surely be too much for the Seahawks. That 9ers D could have people singing 'Oh, Oh, Oh, Geno', and not in a good way.
-
While it's pretty obvious that the Bills aren't 'firing on all cylinders' atm, sometimes I think we need to put this stuff into context.
For sure, we end up 13-3, which is no mean feat in and of itself, yet think about how much disruption to their routines, that the players have had to go through, through no fault of their own, for what seems like half the season.
Maybe, with a regular week or two of practise, they might just hit their collective stride again.
-
In something of a strange way, this was a team win, with a lot of complementary football. Sts made plays, the D got turnovers when we needed them, and the Offense finally got going in the 3rd quarter, with one typical Allen play, and one typical Diggs play.
Lots of guys contributed along the way, and for all there's still plenty to work on, this was a team performance, irrespective of the miss cues along the way.
-
1
-
-
In the rareified atmosphere of the unfolding emergency, it's no great surprise that there are conflicting messages coming over at times.
All of that 'coulda, woulda, shoulda' nonsense, is just that - nonsense.
There was never a chance that that game was going to be completed that night. There was no way that it could have been finished on the Tuesday, due to the ongoing critical nature of Damar's situation.
The NFL suspended the game that night, and pretty soon after made the decision to cancel it entirely.
Thing is, if the NFL hadn't cancelled it, the NFLPA might have refused to let the players finish it, either on the night, or the following day.
As to the Bills leaving, that wasn't going to make any difference, as the game wasn't going to be able to be played by the Tuesday anyway.
Just on this MB, there are enough medical professionals kicking around, who would tell you that there wasn't going to be any news about Damar for a couple of days.
Let alone the guys employed by both teams, and the NFL, who were no doubt saying the same thing.
-
6 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said:
And other rumours are that they will pick an outdoor stadium as the three teams potentially affected play in outdoor stadiums..
Tbh, I don’t think that matters. If the idea is for none of the three to get an advantage, then they are affected equally either indoors or out.If one of the teams actually played in a dome, then things would be more complicated, but as it stands, indoors or outdoors, doesn’t matter.
Distance, availability, and the supporting infrastructure are much bigger concerns imho.
-
Just say no.
-
Best wishes for a full recovery.
While not necessarily as immediately life threatening as happened to Damar, it’s pretty darn serious of itself.
Strokes are tricky things, and it might actually take him longer to recover from it than Damar’s recovery could take.
Get well soon.
-
8 minutes ago, Beast said:
The Redskins took the field in 2017 FIVE DAYS after Sean Taylor was murdered and lost on a last second FG to the Bills.I don’t think that there will ever be an opportune time for the Bills to take the field.
Certainly agree with the second part, although I also know it has to happen sometime.For the first part, while it was undoubtedly tragic, and difficult for the Redskins to deal with, it has an abstract element, that isn’t the same as what the Bills team went through, on a field of play.
I’m not sure that explains what I mean fully, but I think you’ll understand where I’m coming from.
-
2 minutes ago, Motorin' said:
What does Miami and Pittsburgh think? The owners, players and Head Coaches?
Don’t know about the rest of them, but Mike Tomlin knows Damar on a personal level, and I think is keenly interested in a positive outcome for him.The Steelers also have some close ties to Pitt, and if there was to be a team that wasn’t too bothered about how, or if the Bills play the Pats, it would most likely be them.
-
1
-
-
Positive news about Damar, and the game will go ahead, imho.
But they need that sooner, rather than later.
And it has to be with proper medical confirmation.
I’ve no idea what to expect if the game goes ahead (under the above circumstances), but I see that as being the best chance for it to be played even remotely competitively.
I’m not saying anything about if it should do, just what I think is a ‘sort of best case scenario’ for the NFL.
Top 51 Free Agents for 2023
in The Stadium Wall
Posted
It would also be a move that irritates the Patsies, as he's one of their few good WRs.
Cheap he won't be, but he might come at an affordable rate, as he isn't top tier.