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On 10/21/2022 at 4:48 PM, Mark Vader said:
NBA: I don't watch, so I don't know.
These teams have never made an NBA final:
Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Charlotte Hornets, Memphis Grizzlies and New Orleans Pelicans.
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My nickname since my wife and I started dating was the Bear, I live in the North Country, although grew up in WNY.
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Toughest matchups against GB appear to be OLB/Edge Rashaan Gary, who is their best player so far with 6 sacks, and will give Dawkins and probably a tight end or FB all they can handle. Gary has 11 sacks in his last 10 games, and is still on his first round rookie contract, so will be looking for Von type money in the near term; and their NT Kenny Clark against our guards, although Morse may help with this, may put a lot of pressure on the center of our O line.
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1 hour ago, Big Turk said:
I don't know what the reason was, but once again they trotted this out the first 4 weeks and once again they sucked at it, possibly even worse than last year.
They might get a mulligan on the Miami game, given the heat-related attrition of the OL that day. Baltimore wasn't pretty, esp in the first half.
Would like to see some semblance of a competent [non-QB] running game, even when we get out to a lead, if for no other reason to burn clock and force the opposing defense to pick their poison.
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9 minutes ago, JoPoy88 said:
Only time I really saw pass pro having some real struggles this year was against the blitz in Miami in the heat.
At one point in the Miami game, the Bills’ offensive line consisted of Dawkins-Saffold-Mancz-Doyle-Quessenberry.
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13 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said:
I think you're onto something.
I've noticed Josh makes his pass protection look better than it is. Not only is he getting the ball out more quickly than ever before, he also moves in ways that strengthen the pocket instead of weakening it like many unaware quarterbacks do.
Josh rarely moves into a sack and he has that "up and down the ladder" move which seems to help his blockers.
In the KC game, if he hadn't been tripped, he was evading Chris Jones, and probably would have been able to get the pass off.
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Doubt he is a good fit for Kromer's pin and pull system which requires pretty athletic O-lineman.
Josh's mobility requires that the O-line needs to be able to move as well.
Relative Athletic Score for the Bills regular Olinemen are all in the high 8's and 9's, Williams is a 2.5.
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1 hour ago, Albany,n.y. said:
Mel Kiper said the same thing on the ESPN broadcast of the 2018 draft, comparing him with Randy Johnson. It starts around the 1:10 mark:
Another famous late blooming draft choice that took a few years to develop was Sandy Koufax, he could always throw the heat, but control was not his strong suit.
He finally figured it out at age 26 and had five dominating seasons before his arm fell off.
His personal catcher, Norm Sherry, did a lot for his development, and I think Diggs is Allen's Norm Sherry.
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1 hour ago, Bandito said:
And we can flip this topic around. How did so many players dominate in college then stink it up in the pros. Would be an interesting discussion.
EJ Manuel and Vince Young come to mind in this respect,
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Shakir is taller and heavier, just as fast as McKenzie [4.43 vs. 4.42], has a much higher high point [Height [4.5in] + vertical [2.5in] is 7 inches higher].
McDirty is quicker in tight spots, but had two tight spots [backward lateral and end zone] vs. KC where he didn't catch the ball.
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I've wondered for a bit if CMC transitions from a RB, which is no longer a valued position, to receiver.
Deebo has done well in this regard, receivers are getting paid, very few RB's are.
Franchise tag is 18MM+ for WR, 9MM+ for RB's.
He does have to show that he's not made of glass tho.
I'm old enough to remember Bobby Mitchell doing just that when he was traded from the Cleveland to Washington.
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1 minute ago, LABILLBACKER said:
Saffold, Brown and Bates are going to be an issue all year. Saffold is just awful and is clearly our weakest olineman. Spencer has regressed and at times even Q outplays him.
Fortunately Josh most of the time has the Houdini gene. I wonder if O line weakness is a blessing in disguise because teams see what's going on and lose track of our receivers. The Josh TD passes vs. KC to Diggs, Gabe and Knox were all throws only a few QB's even think about making, they all had completion probabilities in the mid-high 20% probability.
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3 minutes ago, Beck Water said:
I'm forced to conclude that the PFF graders pretty much don't understand team defense.
I suspect later this season you will have the same comment about all-pro voters.
Bills have the top DVOA ranking despite just having played probably the only comparable offense in the league, but they will get slighted in the all-pro voting.
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16 minutes ago, Motorin' said:
If the Bills trade for anyone before the deadline it should be Ertz.
Knox caught the game winner yesterday, Tommy Sweeney crushed some folks on outside runs, not seeing a role for Ertz.
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Lest we forget our Bass-o-Matic had another perfect day, 3x3 XP plus a FG.
Their kicker missed a FG, normally in his range, that might have changed the game, and gave us a shorter field for the Allen to Diggs TD.
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How is it not OPI when Kelce pushes the DB in the chest?
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Milano looking for his j*ck on that play
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Benford active, probably with a club for a hand.
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3 minutes ago, NickelCity said:
I've got no problem with Gilliam pass blocking and taking a few carries. I like the way he runs and think, Franky, he does Moss' job better than Moss.
Plus Gilliam gives you the H back option if needed.
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33 minutes ago, Yobogoya! said:
Wow I can't believe that J Phillips is the only one with an injury designation out of that huge list.
Kumerow is listed as OUT. Taiwan has only practiced once this week.
Should we be concerned re: special teams, with that much experience not playing?
The way I read it, Kumerow, Phillips, T. Jones, Knox, and Benford will be inactive.
Phillips and Knox are obviously the biggest losses.
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Fivethirtyeight has the Bills at Chiefs as 50-50 pickem, with 99% in quality and importance. Certainly the game of the year to this point.
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1 minute ago, Airseven said:
Great question. I see numerous replays and continue to wonder who had possession, when they established possession, and when the play was officially over. Does tie go to WR? It looked to me like Fitzpatrick had possession with two feet down before Davis wrestled it away. I don’t care to know the actual answers, it’s just an interesting debate.
Possession and two feet down doesn't matter unless he was OOB or down by contact. They were still running and the play was still in progress, and Gabe always had a hand on the ball. Once they cross the goal line, possession would have to be clear for either player to have a catch. Gabe ended the play with both hands on the ball in the endzone, and neither player was down by contact.
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Are the Chiefs guilty of looking ahead past this game? Unusual for them to miss so many 3rd down conversions.
Bills thru hardest stretch of schedule what needs to happen to secure homefield
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Not sure we can say this.
We still have to play at CInci, H/A vs. the Jets & the Patsies. We do get the Packers and Vikings in the OP. We also get Miami at home the third weekend in December. There's a lot of chances to stumble. Detroit on Turkey day is a trap game on a short week. Hoping the worst of our injury woes are over.
McD stresses one game at a time.