Red Squirrel
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If true, it's a typical uninspired hire at a time when the franchise is at a crossroads and cannot afford another blunder. This guy seems like more of a Jauron clone tha say a Mike Tomlin. Be ready for the "He's the guy we targeted all along" presser from Nix. Garbage. The Tampa 2 only works with exceptional athletes. Newsflash: we don't have them. This team needs to go to a 3-4 and stock up on LB's . Then get a true noseman. It will take far too long for this team to be any good running a cover 2 scheme. We need new players at almost every position in the front 7 to be effective. Get Harbaugh. At least he's been a head coach at some level and turned around a joke of a college program.
You're kind of blurring two issues here; first off, no defense works well without good athletes (and I agree that we don't have enough of them). Secondly, cover 2 is about having the safeties play deeper, one on each side of the field. This part of the scheme is something the Bills executed EXTREMELY well this year (were 1st or 2nd most of season in passer efficiency rating defense). There is nothing written in stone saying a cover 2 has to be with a 4-3 or 3-4 front, and there is no requirement that the D has small players, like Jauron and Fewell wound up putting on the field this year (perhaps it is over this issue that Nix views Frazier as an upgrade over Fewell). It IS necessary to have one LB on the field who can cover the middle of the field as well as a DB, but most teams regardless of scheme try to have a guy like that out there, anyway.
I've posted before on Harbaugh; I saw enough of him the last couple years that I can say with conviction that he is a much better recruiter and motivator than game coach. He makes strange decisions, and IMO we'll be better off if he stays where he is.
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I tore Haslett down pretty good in another thread, but if he can turn LaRon Landry into a player, I might change my mind. That dud makes Whitner look like a HoFer.
(I meant to type "dude" and it accidentally came out "dud"; what do they call that, a Freudian typo?)
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That quote from the chat makes it sound more like Modrak wanted Cushing over Maybin.
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Speaking for myself, one thing that marred his desirability WRT to coaching here, was the implications he made about Hull.
I agree with this. Back when I was an unrefined little pisspot, I thought it was hilarious when Haslett kicked Terry Bradshaw in the head. It wasn't; it was a punk move by a guy that is better at getting attention for himself than anything else. Just like his rambling about steroids.
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22 penalties..and don't say it's just because the 49ers didn't mentally show up that day. I've had seasons for 14 years and that day was the loudest I've seen that stadium on a consistent basis in that time. Their LT was frazzled because it was his first start, he was facing BRUCE, and he couldn't hear the snap count. We even had Steve Young so frazzled that he lined up behind the G at first on one play
The points you make are fair, but my recollection is there were several pass interference penalties on SF early in the game. These types of penalties wouldn't have much to do with crowd noise (other than to increase it afterwords). I readily admit that I am going solely on memory here, because complete historical boxscores and game reports are hard to find. And whether it was 25 or 22 is not exactly turning my argument on it's ear.
Meanwhile, the Pats are getting punked, and I'm sure we agree that's a good thing.
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I ignored it because everything you wrote had nothing to do with your claim that RJ's supporters are the ones who keep dragging things up. I think that 99% of RJ's supporters at the time fully realize his abilities by now.
If you're referring specifically to his performance in that one game, then everyone also forgets that Wade decided to play Fina with a bad leg in the first quarter against one of the better pass rushers that year, which led to Titans' early points. Take that, and a few questionable calls that went against Buffalo in the first half and I think that Johnson played very well in the second half to put his team in a position to win. The way Flutie finished the second part of '99 doesn't give me much confidence that the result would have been much different.
I guess you misunderstood something I typed in a prior post, and I have no idea why. I never said anything bad about Johnson's performance in the Tennessee game. But once again, you prove my initial point; you have excuses out your wazoo about why Johnson didn't leave that game with a 158 passer rating, but you just won't concede that the same reasons why he didn't could possibly account for why Flutie had a few ragged games in '99. One game that was quite similar was the Baltimore game. It was obvious that the Ravens were building a top D (see: the following season), but winning the game wasn't enough. The AZ game, which I was at, a Cards DB who never made a good play his entire pro career made a circus catch INT. The two losses in the middle of the season against the Raiders and Seahawks...no defense those two days, and the Bills had to chuck and chuck and chuck the whole game. See what I mean? Excuses are easy to come by, and I could say the same thing you did...how would those games be different with Johnson? And there is an obvious answer....Rob would eventually have fallen on the ball again, and Doug would have been back out of necessity.
And on that note, I'm outta here.
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Actually I think it's the opposite, Flutopians can't let go of the myth, because the little guy got a raw deal. Perhaps. But it's not like he was going to win against top teams which was the crux of the debate at the time.
I think that even the hardest RJ supporters of the time can admit that the guy just didn't have the full package to succeed in the game. However, back then it was obvious to most observers that Flutie's game had topped out and he had serious issues playing against top teams. By 1999 he was shot and didn't look much better in 2000. So realistically it always made more sense to go with the younger guy to see if he would amount to anything. Unfortunately, the RJ experiment failed, but it's not like things would have been rosy if Flutie was retained. By his second year in SD, he lost his job to a rookie.
Hmmm. Almost sounds fair, if you can overlook the patronizing use of the term "Flutopians". But then you pretty much ignored what I wrote, and then added something that is utter nonsense about 2000.
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Flutie's play cost us a home playoff game in 1999. That is indisputable.
I now pronounce myself "Mr. Indisputable!"
Boy, that's not very hard to do.
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Huzzah for Flutie for most of 1998, boo for Flutie in the 1998 post-season. For ALL of 1999, he sucked on ice.
And you're living in a dream world if you think things would have been better in 1999 if Johnson had been the starter...and my evidence is...2000! And 2001!
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You must have forgotten how the 1998 season ended. And you must have forgotten that the Bills led by Johnson HAD THE GAME WON.
I'll forgive you, but only because it was A DECADE AGO.
You must have forgotten how the 1998 season started; and you must have forgotten how things worked out the next season, too. And the one after that.
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Flutie fans...still bitter after all these years...
More like: Bills fans...still bitter that the Johnson fans would rather lose games than admit they were wrong.
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A post that makes sense. Everyone wants to draft a QB with the first pick. First I will put out there that I hate Fitz. He is terrible, and was terrible last year in CIN. Edwards and Brohm still have potential and I think you have to start with the OL. Do we need to draft a OL with the first pick? I would say no because that doesn't fix anything then put another Rookie on a young inexperienced OL. They need to draft a LB and use FA to pick up at least a LT if not another OL position. I also think Edwards or Brohm need to be giving a chance. YEAH YEAH YEAH, "Edwards has had his chance". Got it. Levitre, Wood, Harga, Butler have had their's as well. Dump them all if you think that is the correct way to go. Build a line this year and put noodle arm or Brohm back there next year to see what they got behind a OL that can block.
Fitz as primary passer: 5-4 (won last 3 in Cincy last year, too)
Edwards: 1-5
I'm not in love with Fitz, either. He had a few games where it looked like if he tried to pee on the field, he would have missed it. But the record is the record. The *team* plays far better with Fitz, and Edwards needs to reestablish himself somewhere else.
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Getting rid of Flutie was the BEST move they ever made. I hated him at QB. His run first and throw when he felt like it was a joke and every decent defense that he played figured him out and shut him down,
Now for the truth: (as Bills) Johnson: 1 rush per 6.0 pass attempts. Flutie, 1 rush per 6.2 pass attempts.
Do I have to drag out the sacks per pass attempt stat, too?
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Don't recall saying I was a RJ homer or that I agreed w/the decision you jack a$$. Where exactly did I say that? I commented on the fact he made a great throw to PP, was poised through out the game etc... Read the post. I said that could have been his defining moment. Never mentioned the rest of his career etc. BTW... the turn around in the 98 season started in game 4 w/ Johnson at QB vs. the 49's.
If I'm not mistaken Flutie only becomes QB after Johnson falls on the ball and hurts his ribs in Indy, another game they were winning with Johnson. Again, I'm not saying I was a fan of Johnson, I'm just pointing out things that actually happened back then at the time. Myself, I preferred Flutie back then. They would win ugly and he would do the little things. BTW Flutie didn't get run out of town until the new regime took over after 2000 season. Back then, I too thought they should have kept Flutie over Johnson but that wasn't what my post was about.
Johnson's performance in the 49ers game is kind of overstated. The 49ers just didn't mentally show up for the game. They had something like 25 penalties that day. And eventually they did wake up and almost came back to win it.
I agree with you that RJ did a heckuva job against the Titans; I don't think that winning the game would have altered the future for him. He was just a fragile guy (his wikipedia entry describes his elbow tendon before Tommy John surgery as being frayed from overuse; if I were him, I'd edit that myself, because that's just embarrassing), and he reacted horribly to defensive pressure.
Somebody here asks the question, why is this still going on? Here's an answer: Johnson's fans, much like Edwards' fans today, have a litany of excuses why their man doesn't do better. Which is fine. Until they forget that the guy they don't like is winning with the same bad O-line, the same dumb coaches, etc.
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If we draft McCoy, I could see this song replacing "Shout" as the Bills song. Please people, if you need religion so much in your life that you have to talk about all the time no matter what, stay in church on Sundays and leave football to the rest of us.
Amen. No pun intended.
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Great, great find. Finally, something approaching proof that Wade was ordered to play Rob Johnson by Wilson.
I don't see this article as proof any more than Marcellus Wiley saying it on ESPN a dozen times. He doesn't quote anyone; it's just connect-the-dots.
Not that I don't believe it to be true.
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What makes me do it? Why do I go to Bills games and suffer watching a terrible football team? Why do I sit in the stands cheering them on at every possibility when they have such a losing team. I sit in the stands bundled to the 9s, drinking beer, high fiving guys I do not know. I go home barely able to talk from yelling for the past few hours. I belong in "R" wing in the psycology ward for acting so nutting. Then I go back and do it all over again the next game. What is wrong with Me... The doctor asked if I was a Bills fan........ He said it is common and that I am not alone... Is there anyone else out there with the same abnormalities ? I would like to know I am not alone.......
I got you beat; In addition to the Bills, I root for the Mets, Knicks, and ASU. There's 4 turds floating in my bowl of soup.
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They are about as tuned in as Fred Edelstein these days
I think Fred is more "turned out" than tuned in these days.
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I will stick to my thoughts:
Marty Schottenheimer as VP of Player Personnel
If we dont land Bill Cowher then Brain Schottenheimer as head coach
If you are right, I hope the new coach lives up to the way you spelled his name!
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Here in SEC country, I've seen him alot and wouldn't be surprized to see him be the 1st QB taken.
If nothing else, McClain becomes a real possibility for us now.
The second part I get, but I'd rather have the most surfin', pot-smokin', blond hair hanging in his eyes, In-N-Out burger lovin' California boy than Snead.
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.....and has won at the college level agaisnt vastly superior talent. He knows how to run the ball and uses fullbacks and TEs the way they should be used. His style of football will only be more successful in the NFL.
It doesnt matter if the Bills sign him or not, he will be extremely succeful in the NFL regardless of where he ends up. I hope its in Buffalo.
And I dont believe he ever signed an extension....I know one was offered to him but he was waiting to sign it - reportedly because he wanted to jump to the NFL.
The part about winning against vastly superior talent...that ended after his first season. Stanford's talent correlates with it's record. Only USC, Cal, and Oregon are more talented; he beat two out of three, and lost to a couple inferior teams. This speaks highly for Harbaugh's recruiting, which isn't particularly relevant to the Bills job. But his team lost games this year they could/should have won, and his in-game decision making was sometimes not good. IMO he screwed up royally at the end of their game against U of A.
The other thing about Harbaugh...Kelly and him got into a scuffle years ago. Jim keeps stringing people along about how he wants to be part of decision making, and possibly ownership. I'd like to hear his opinions on Harbaugh now.
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I'm willing to keep Fitz as a #2 or a #1 while we groom someone, and maybe that's Brohm. He's not nearly ready to start.
I agree with you 100%; the team has obvious holes at OL and LB, and will need a WR if Owens leaves. Use the draft for those spots, and keep in mind that the team basically went 5-4 with Fitz. He might not be Jim Kelly, but he really isn't that bad. If Brohm beats him out, well, good for him. He does need to earn it, though. No gifts.
I'm also watching the GMAC bowl tonight closely; Joe DeLamellieure raved about LeFevour in the recent Sporting News; compared him to Big Ben.
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Darick Holmes; just for the time he ran off the field after scoring a TD with his ring finger pointing southwest while the rest of his fingers were pointing north.
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Ochocinco is like the Dane Cook of football. He's rarely funny, but he isn't the antichrist, either.
How about Kirk Ferentz?
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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He should be happy; he's been grossly overpaid for years.