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Billshank Redemption

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  1. With a healthy EJ, we win the Cleveland game, with a healthy EJ or freakin TL, we win the KC game. Anyone can see that. 5-4 and they are in ahead in the wild card race, QBs go down and we go 1 and 4, with them I truly believe 3 - 2. At key positions or position groups, big injuries end playoff runs. "Next man up"….. what a bunch of garbage.

     

    Agreed this was our year to finally make it which is what really sucks

  2. Thought this was pretty interesting, I feel as though the defensive statistics that are used to judged top defenses are faulty but this is right where I see our defense being in the NFL.

     

    Bruschi instead has put together his own formula, averaging what he views as the four key statistics: points allowed (only on defense, not including pick-sixes or special-teams scores), red zone defense (measured by percentage of touchdowns allowed versus total trips), third-down percentage and total turnovers (created solely by the defense, not including special teams).

     

    Bills were # 8.

     

    http://espn.go.com/blog/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4753634/tedy-bruschis-defensive-index-2

  3. It is just really sad to think that with a healthy EJ's even mediocre play we win the Cleveland game (I refuse to believe that we lose that game without EJ getting hurt) and certainly one of Cincinnati/More than likely Chiefs. Those 2 wins put us at 5-4 with a excellent chance at 10 wins and even a half decent shot at 11. Just a shame.

  4. I have been reading a lot of Grantland because the writing on ESPN is garbage and even though the writing on Grantland is incredibly biased toward Boston sports, the writing style is unique and there is some great commentary. Bill Barnwell does a weekly segment called "Thank You for Not Coaching" which talks about boneheaded moves H.C's make over the weekend. He uses stats and analytics to back up his commentary.

     

    Here is what he had to say about Marrone this week:

     

    On the Graham Challenge

    "Doug Marrone's high-reward challenge against the Chiefs. I'll get to teams employing David strategies in a moment, but I really liked Marrone's throw of the challenge flag on a long would-be catch by Marquise Goodwin on second down with 6:58 left to go in a 20-13 game. The catch was one of those rare plays in which a head coach has to make a judgment call; the pass was ruled incomplete on the field, but there was just enough on replay to suggest that Goodwin had caught the pass.

    It's worth a challenge — even risking a timeout in a close game — because the potential reward is so enormous. The catch would have advanced the ball from Buffalo's 6-yard line to midfield, providing a dramatic field-position shift while dramatically improving Buffalo's chances of scoring on the possession. Given that the Bills were starting Jeff Tuel against the virulent Chiefs defense, it might have been Buffalo's last chance at a big play. The Advanced NFL Stats win probability calculator estimates that a successful challenge would have increased Buffalo's chances of winning from 8 percent to 23 percent. I think that underestimates the shift, given Kansas City's defense. Marrone ultimately did not win the challenge, but it was a shot worth the risk."

     

    "I think Marrone has done a fantastic job in Buffalo so far, considering that he has played the league's second-toughest schedule and had to line up four starting quarterbacks in four months because of injuries. My only beef with Marrone? The halftime draws. On Sunday, he began a drive with 35 seconds left in the first half and the ball on his own 21-yard line by handing the ball to the already-injured C.J. Spiller, who went for two huge yards before the Bills gave up and ran to the locker room for halftime. Does Spiller really need the work? Is he going to forget how to run a draw?"

     

    Anyway I thought it was interesting to post seeing as many on here have been very negative on Marrone lately and I think it has had a lot more to do with the revolving door at QB than anything.

    http://www.grantland...coaching-week-9

  5. IF the NFL gods shines a light on Buffalo

     

    8 Sun, Oct 27 @ New Orleans - L

    9 Sun, Nov 3 Kansas City - W

    10 Sun, Nov 10 @ Pittsburgh - W

    11 Sun, Nov 17 New York NYETS - W

    12 BYE WEEK

    13 Sun, Dec 1 Atlanta - W

    14 Sun, Dec 8 @ Tampa Bay - W

    15 Sun, Dec 15 @ Jacksonville - W

    16 Sun, Dec 22 Miami - W

    17 Sun, Dec 29 @ New England - W

     

    Haha I would very happily take this.

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