hondo in seattle
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I've made both of these statements in other thread but they are worth repeating
1.) If we had a competent QB who could make simple throws, we would be easily in the playoffs and this conversation about the OC would not be happening
2.) The offense is Marrone's offense. I don't think Hackett has autonomy, therefore he does not deserve the blame. Unless Marrone is willing to give up control of the offense to a new OC, I think Hackett stays.
I think Hackett has some authority but this is indeed Marrone's offense. And I think Hackett deserves blame because he's running Marrone's system (which he helped develop at Syracuse) to the very best of his ability. I don't think Hackett would be any better if he was granted more autonomy.
If Marrone is pressured into firing Hackett, things will become interesting for Marrone. Right now, Marrone is running his offense through his protege who shares the same offensive philosophy. How well would Marrone handle an OC who was an independent thinker and wanted autonomy?
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Russ Brandon's job has been to make money and expand the fanbase of the Bills. He's done a great job at that. It's the GM's job to put a winning football team on the field.
Yep. Let's hope Whaley is as good at his job as Brandon has been at his.
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45 pages? Jeesh
I'm too lazy to look but I wonder how long the AFC Playoff thread was last year?
Compared to where we've been, it's nice to be borderline relevant.
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A question from the article, for the knowledgeable fans here. Marrone is quoted in that article: "Obviously, they played at a very high level," Marrone said of his defense. "We were able to go in and, early on, we took away some of the stop-nines they were trying to run and get them to the second read..."
What exactly are 'stop-nines'?
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I guess you and I are the only ones who don't know.
Here's my best guess though: a "nine" is a streak on the standard WR route tree. I'm guessing a "stop-nine" is where a WR looks like he's going to streak but then stops.
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Huh?
We're going to trade a young QB who just might some day be good for an older QB with poor leadership skills who has proven he will never be good?
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Hughes could recognize his performance is tied to Mario, Kyle and Dareus. If he leaves for a lesser team, so might his production. So he leaves a mil or two on the table in order to continue being a stud? Might happen.
There might be something to this. Jerry must like being successful after 3 years of being labeled a bust. Sometimes players thrive in one environment and wither in another. For Jerry, that risk might change the calculus of the contract negotiations a little.
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I just want to thank Bandit for starting this thread and join the chorus singing that this is TBD at it's very best.
There's too much uneducated opinion and too many ad hominem attacks on internet boards for my taste.
This thread, however, has educated me.
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The idea that business comes before football isn't new.
When Polian and Littman weren't getting along, who did Ralph fire?
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While it's true that when an offense works well, the playmakers get the lion's share of the credit.
But the corollary is not true that when an offense struggles, the OL gets all the blame. Usually the QB get's the greatest share of the criticism. The OC will get his share, too.
Our OL is getting blamed because they deserve it. But EJ, Orton, Freddy, CJ, Hackett and the WRs have all been getting blamed this year too. Personally, I don't see the OL receiving an unfair share.
And the way the OL should respond to the blame is by opening holes for our backs and keeping defenders off our QB.
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Some really good discussions here but I don't understand why anyone is making assumptions about "propaganda" or "scapegoats."
Obviously, every business is conscious of its reputation. The NFL is no different. What the public is told is always PR. That's not to say it's dishonest. In many cases, it's simply an edited version of the truth. And that's all I expect from Whaley and Marrone - a redacted version of reality.
But PR doesn't preclude accountability. I'm sure Whaley holds Marrone accountable in ways we cannot see just like Marrone holds his coaches accountable and those coaches hold their players accountable. Whether they're holding the right people accountable in the right ways remains to be seen. Except it will mostly remain unseen. I really don't see any evidence that Marrone will create a scapegoat and I never heard him make Ike Hilliard into a scapegoat for all the problems we had last year. Leaders who assign their failures to scapegoats quickly lose their credibility and I hope Marrone doesn't play that game. My sense, based solely on the comments that get reported in the media, is that the players actually respect Marrone.
Like the OP, though, I really do hope Marrone takes dramatic action to fix this offense. Clearly Marrone/Hackett have failed to create a really efficient passing attack (as the OP asserts) or an effective running attack. We're poor at sustaining drives, poor in the Red Zone, poor in general.
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Orton is inconsistent with ball placement and certainly lacks mobility.
But what if Adam Gase - the Broncos OC - was our OC? What if we had good guards? What if we had a potent running game?
By most statistical measures, Orton is average, not actually terrible. If we fixed our other problems, Orton's productivity would be better.
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I voted to stick with what we have and upgrade the OL because I don't think we can realistically hope for a FA QB much better than Orton. If we could land Brees, great, but it's not going to happen.
I think we should draft a project QB in the middle rounds next year. I think we should draft a QB every year until we find one we can believe in.
Hackett and others say that EJ has progressed a lot as Orton's understudy. Let's hope so. But let's not bet on it.
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Victor was biased, he won a lot of money betting on Orton to lose. He's not a legitimate fan he's a degenerate gambler.
There were, however, numerous fans sad to see him leave in both cities.
My bad. I thought he had overcome his gambling addiction by then.
But he was still happy - so I still think Biscuit's assertion was false.
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I voted neither. Ray Rice averaged 3.1 yards per carry in 2013. You can get that production from a minimum-salary player, and without the media circus.
As for Spiller, he has proven to me that he doesn't possess the vision to be a regular contributor. He's best off getting 8-10 touches per game and it's foolish to pay $4 million for that.
We all know why you are questioning CJ's vision.
Yet Gailey got over 1,000 yards at 6 yards per carry from Spiller. If Gailey was smart enough to figure out how to use Spiller correctly, why aren't Marrone and Hackett?
But since Marrone and Hackett probably won't be any smarter next year than this, maybe it is best to cut Spiller loose.
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I really liked Orton as a backup. But I hate him as a starter. He is doing exactly what Orton has done his whole career so why are people surprised? There is not one Bears or Bronocs fan sad when Orton left. If Orton is our starter next year, there will be a big failure. Our 9th year QB's QBR is lower than Manuel's rookie year QBR. Upgrade!
Victor Crenshaw at 121 Rosedale Lane in Thornton, Colorado, was very sad then Orton left.
Btw, I think argument by hyperbole to be extremely persuasive.
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Heard something on the radio this morning about good coaches. Can't remember who the interview was (might have been Peter King on Dan Patrick) but basically a good HC is someone who can hire a good staff and people want to work for.
Marrone has his issues, but the staff he assembled, especially on defense, is awesome. Get this dude a decent QB and we are right back at the top. I really believe that
If a HC can hire a good ST coach, good DC and good OC - and his GM gives him some on-field talent to work with - life is great.
Remembering DJ, he had a good DC and a good ST coach. If he had just found an OC, he might still be the HC today.
Marrone has a good DC. Crossman's ST units are better this year though I'm still reluctant to call him a good ST coach. OC is still a problem which is worrisome because while Hackett is the de jure OC, I think Marrone is the de facto OC.
Nonetheless, I admit that these Bills have fight in them and are the best to wear the Bills colors in years.
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Who is this Merrone character?
Merrone, John... Here's the mug shot... Accused of multiple felonies.... Not sure why he'd be a HC of the Year candidate.... I'm guessing Bruce Arians has a better chance.
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Bryce Brown sits,thats one reason this offense sux. If you can`t see the explosion and hard running compared to Fred and C.J. ????? Duh Bills. He fumbled once, I seen Freddy and C.J. fumble during crucial times. This is one reason our O sux. 20 carries for 70 yds against one of worst run defenses. C,mon. They also make the line look worse. One is a woosey between the tackles and the other is the slowest back in the league. Get real. Needs to be Bryce and Boobie. They have had their losing years.
Both Dixon and CJ are averaging 4.2 yard per carry.
FJ is at 3.9.
Brown's "explosion" and "hard running" have earned him 3.5 ypc.
None of the backs are gobbling up yards in big chunk behind this line running Hackett's plays.
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I'd be super excited with a 10-6 record even if it doesn't get us into the playoffs.
9-7 is just a game above .500. But a 10-6 is clearly the record of a good team.
10-6 would be a great confidence booster for next year and could help attract FAs.
Is it worse to go 10-6 and miss the playoffs? Or go 10-6, make the playoffs, but lose in the first round?
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More Peter King...
TEN THINGS I THINK I THINK
1. I think this is what I liked about Week 15:
a. Most everything about Buffalo’s defense.
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Well, this season hasn't been devoid of disappointment. But we ought to thank Doug2 for making things interesting. It's the middle of December and the Bills still have a chance to make the playoffs.
If we win next week, and we should, I'll be glued to the TV the final week of regular season. Usually I avoid the TV that week because all the playoff mania just makes me feel low about another Bills season ending without a glimmer of hope.
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Am I missing something?
Woods hit him in the chest while the play was live. I hate dirty play but that doesn't seem dirty to me. Looks like good football.
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Marrone is doing a good job instilling a physical mentality. He deserves to stay.
Hackett is getting worse and MUST go. The design of the offense is atrocious.
I'll overstate it for the sake of argument:
THEY'RE THE SAME PERSON!
Hackett isn't some autonomous OC who's independently doing his own thing. He's Marrone's protege. He's the guy Marrone chose to install Marrone's offense and execute Marrone's offensive ideas.
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I don't want anyone on that list. I just puked in my mouth a little. We're in trouble if we can't land one in the draft.
Who are you going to draft that can start right away?
I think Orton's our guy for at least another year.
I'll say one thing about Orton
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Good point. We often blame Hackett and the offensive line - and rightly so IMHO - for our offensive woes. But when you watch our offensive linemen miss assignments, I'm not sure how Pat Morris escapes criticism. Our OL was horrific today and he's the guy paid to make sure they are not horrific.
Morris has been an NFL OL coach since the 90s so he must know something. But it's not translating to the field very well this year.