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    DeShawn Williams (DT) Expected To Sign With Bills

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    43 minutes ago, mrags said:

    Yup. Finally acknowledged by the Bills. 3 days later. 

    Well the fact that Jones reported it and it took an extra 3 days for them to make it official doesn't really have anything to do with one another.

     

    How many times did we hear Von go on social about all the players he was recruiting and then they went somewhere else?  Not to mention all the contract details they need to put together, schedule a physical and also work around his schedule for when he could come to Buffalo to do all of those things prior to them being able to make it official.

     

    "BUT IT TOOK THEM 3 DAYS!!!!"

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    New kick off rule voted thru by owners

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    Posted · Edited by The Wiz

    3 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said:

    How would an onside kick attempt work?

     

    2 hours ago, BigDingus said:

     

    So surprise onside kicks are out? 

     

    1 hour ago, Chicken Boo said:

     

     

    Damn.  I didn't think about that.  

     

    1 hour ago, RangerDave said:

    So, no more squib kicks?  That could impact kickoffs near the end of games.

     

    59 minutes ago, RiotAct said:

    oh dang.  There goes surprise onside kicks, then

    So regarding the surprise onside kick/squib kick.  I honestly think that this could open up some interesting special teams designed plays.

     

    As stated, players can't move until the ball hits the ground or player receiving it (other than the kicker/returner(s)).  The receiving team also has the option of having either 1 or 2 players back to receive the ball.

     

    Now mind you I've never actually kicked a ball off before but I would think that these guys know how to kick a specific distance and direction.  Imagine hitting a low/mid height kick that would land between the 15-20 yardline quickly but not like a blast of a kick off that would basically be an attempt and getting the ball to land as fast as possible and become a bouncer for the receiving team to try to scoop up while having guys being the same distance away from the ball as you are.  It would be something interesting  to see attempted at least.

     

    And on the opposite side, having two guys receiving the ball that a free to move around prior to the rest of the kicking team could lead to some misdirection and trick plays.

     

     

    Regarding squib kicks, I'd be interested in the rules for this new rule exactly what it says.  What is to prevent the kicking team from lining up and calling an onside kick and then squibbing it down the field?

     

    In any event, this change makes kick offs relevant again vs it just being a wasted play other than in the last 2 minutes of a game.

    McDermott is feeling the pressure

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    from going 17 years with a mediocre/bad team every single season to winning the division 4 times in a row and making the playoffs 6/7 years.... Yes, I would agree it's narrow minded.

     

    Many teams have a good/great team and judging them based on whether they won the superbowl or not is not taking into account anything else that has happened.

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    Hip drop tackle officially banned

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    2 hours ago, sven233 said:

     

    The problem I see with this is that a lot of these tackles happen by circumstance, not because players are trying to hurt each other.  Just about all these clips show the offensive player getting out in front of the defensive player so the defensive player has to grab the player and pull them to the ground.  I guess I am not seeing how, at full speed, they want the defensive player to tackle the guy that is trying to run away from them.  They can't go high because the offensive player will just run through it.  I guess they could try and trip them around the knees or ankles or something, but will that really limit injuries or will it create more?  This is going to result in a lot more broken tackles because offensive players are too big and strong to not just be wrapped up and dragged down.

     

    I don't know.  I guess if they unanimously voted it out there must be a plan, but I just don't see a lot of ways to tackle a guy that gets ahead of you in open space without wrapping up.  It is a lot to ask of defensive players.

    My first thought of this was when the Bills were playing the Patriots and Bruschi tried to make an arm tackle around someones ankles and ended up snapping his wrist like a twig.

    Bills sign a safety!!!! Mike Edwards a Bill

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    2 minutes ago, papazoid said:

    nothing special...

     

    PFF Safety rankings out of 95 qualified

     

    Blackmon #38

    Poyer #46

    Hyde #53

    Edwards #82

    Rapp #85

    So now we are listening to PFF again?  The formula for when to follow their grading is probably as complex as the NFL explaining how Edmunds wasn't a 3rd round comp pick.

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    CURTIS SAMUEL A BILL

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    4 minutes ago, SaulGoodman said:


    LOL. I’ll bet KC’s the only football team to ever have a player who was charged with a crime. That’s totally unheard of in this sport. 
     

    Also, I’m not sure where anyone got the idea that Chiefs fans badly wanted Samuel. Haven’t seen/heard anyone say that. 

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