
jwhit34
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A Glenn-Incognito-Wood-Groy-Dawkins OL is the best combo in my opinion. That would be a pretty physical group. With Vlad and Mills in the lineup in Glenn's absence, Dawkins had to be the 3rd best player on the line. With this combo Dawkins can be the 5th best and learn. He is a better athlete, more ability than Mills he would be an instant upgrade. According to spotrac Groy is 13th highest paid based on cap hit this year, why not get your money's worth out of him?
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I don't understand why Groy doesn't get put in that spot. Most coaches always talk about finding "the best 5 guys" for the OL. When everyone is healthy, that would be Glenn-Incognito-Wood-Groy-Dawkins.
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What Bands Would Be Worthy of a SB Half Time Appearance ??
jwhit34 replied to T master's topic in Off the Wall Archives
More modern acts: Dave Matthews Band Maroon 5 Older: Sting/The Police If the Bills ever made it: Goo Goo Dolls The one that would never happen: I love the idea of he Marine Corps Band that would really make a statement. -
Week 3: Broncos' Game Preparation - Inactives Announced
jwhit34 replied to 26CornerBlitz's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
If Glenn is out for an extended amount of time (rest of season?) and Dawkins does well I wouldn't be surprised if Dawkins stays at LT and they move Glenn to RT or even guard. Dareus will be here at least through 2018. I don't think they will give up on him. They could easily rationalize that his underachieving in '17 is due to injury and coupled with the onerous cap hit if they release him try to see if he can turn it around next year. Even if they land the QB of the future next year that will not transform them into a playoff team in '18. If they finish with a poor enough record and don't have to trade much/any of their draft capital they could restock big time, but if they end up picking 8-10 they will have to spend a good deal of it to move up and take the QB. -
Gameday Thread Bills/Panthers 2nd Half
jwhit34 replied to Chandler#81's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Vlad, Davis Holmes and Hauschka for a comp 3rd and 4th -
Gameday Thread Bills/Panthers 2nd Half
jwhit34 replied to Chandler#81's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
And now we have entered the Bills Browns game zone 6-3. -
Step right up. Don't be afraid! Go on record right here!
jwhit34 replied to Walking Tall's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
The overreaction and supposed analysis based on preseason games, a few roster moves and a limited glimpse at training camp is astounding. For the record: 1. Beane and McDermott are 0-0 as GM and head coach of the team. 2. Beane has made I think 5 trades, all of which involve future draft picks. Two had players of significance (Darby, Watkins) and the other 3 were players that most thought would be cut (C. Jones) or were cut possibilities or at best backups (Seymour, Ragland) that had a high likelihood of not being part of the 46 active on Sundays. 3. It is almost impossible to draw any conclusions based on preseason games. 4. All the angst over possibly getting a 3rd round compensatory pick: A 3rd round comp pick is essentially a 4th round pick. 4th rounders have a 91% chance of making the roster as a rookie, 74% in year 2 and 54% in year 3. That's to make the roster, not to start. 5. Every year there seems to be a RB and/or WR that is battling for the last spot in the position group that fans latch onto that gets cut. When they are released, fans/people posting here act like they just cut the next Andre Reed but the funny thing is that we almost never hear about them again. To draw any conclusions over Brandon Reilly vs. Holmes and Brown or anyone else is ridiculous. The coaches are reviewing every rep from practice and games, they have a much better handle on what is going on. 6. Throughout the last 17 years, one of the most commonly expressed criticisms of the team has been that there is no discernible plan, that they make moves that are short-sighted, that they over estimate the talent on the team and make moves like they are 1-2 players away from making the playoffs. So here comes a couple of guys that are 180 degrees opposite of all that, appear to have concluded that the talent isn't that great on the team, need to assemble a group of players that will play well as a team vs. bringing in a few high-end talent guys that may not be team guys (Owens, Mario Williams are the first 2 to come to mind) and they roundly criticized by a significant faction of fans. You can't have it both ways. 7. Many think the national media is clueless and out of touch when it comes to their analysis of the Bills. However, if you look back over the years they were pretty much correct. Now many have good things to say about Beane and McDermott, and most thought the Watkins and Darby trades were good for the team. 8. Many times when you are building a team or a business, especially one that has not been successful or has a bad culture, many of the initial moves don't make sense or fly under the radar but are crucial to turning things around. Some of what is being done is subtle, some is not but the one thing that I think is very encouraging is that the moves seem to be consistent with the plan to build a team that is good over a longer period of time. Now we have to see if it's a good plan and if they can execute. 9. I think virtually anyone who follows the team pretty close and sat down after Thursday's game and filled out what their projected 53 man roster would be you probably hit on at least 50 of 53. That means you disagree with the last 3 players to make the team, which are candidates to be released based on waiver/free agent claims and pickups, and if they make it theoretically never suit up on Sundays. To declare the leadership as inept at talent evaluation based on that is ludicrous. 10. The last thing in terms of roster manipulation that no one talks about is how they have to strategically do things based on salary cap, practice squad eligibility, etc. Releasing Brandon Reilly, who at the beginning of camp no one thought would make it, may have been done because they knew there was a high probability that they could add to practice squad. So given all that I say so far so good. I think there is reason for optimism. -
Culture - Do you believe in it?
jwhit34 replied to CountDorkula's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
A lot of people have responded that coaching is more important than culture. The head coach is the most responsible for establishing the team culture. It is very important - there are a lot of teams in all the major sports that have great talent but are underachievers and it's mostly because they do not have a winning culture. -
GDT: Preseason Game 1 - Vikings vs. Bills at 7 PM ET
jwhit34 replied to 26CornerBlitz's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Keep in mind that there are 90 players in 32 camps so by that math Taiwan is at best the #2,831st best player in the league. Not perfect science (Boldin exception) but you get my drift...don't expect a lot from a training camp pickup. -
New Parent - Bringing Kids to first game - seeking advice
jwhit34 replied to ShipUPride's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Agree not to bring. I have season tickets in a mellow section (135) so the fan behavior was not an issue, but did not bring my kids until age 6 or 7. Went to training camp earlier and that was better for them at a younger age, could see more, didn't stay as long, etc. -
Roster Comparison Would Indicate Team Should Be Better
jwhit34 replied to jwhit34's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I think Gillislee is a very overrated loss. The team ran for 2,630 yards, back up RB/FBs accounted for 681, of which Gillislee was 577 or 22% of total (JWilliams 94, Felton 13, Bush -3). If the backup RB/FB are 20% worse than Gillislee, the yards go down by 115 for the season or 8.5 yards a game. The biggest question is the TDs. The fact that Karlos Williams led the team in rushing TDs (7) in '15 and then Gillislee had 8 last year (McCoy had 13) leads me to think that the non-McCoy TDs are at least as attributable to the OLine as the back. Think about how the Broncos for years seem to plug a different guy into the RB slot every year (and many years, multiple guys) and still got the same results. If you are of the mindset that in today's NFL you don't spend high draft picks for RBs then backup RBs are even more interchangeable. It is a valid point to say we seem to think the roster every year is better and the team finishes about the same. -
I don't really get the pessimism from some (many?) including the national media when it comes to evaluating the 2017 BIlls. If you compare this year to last year, they should be the same or better at almost every positional grouping: POSITION Quarterback '17 - Taylor 16 - Taylor Same Running Backs '17 McCoy, Williams, Tolbert, DeMarco '16 - McCoy, Gillislee, Williams, Felton Same Wide Receivers '17 Watkins, Jones, Boldin, Holmes, 2 others '16 - Watkins, Woods, Goodwin, Powell, 2 others Better Tight Ends '17 - Clay, O'Leary, Thomas '16 - Clay, O'Leary Same Offensive Line '17 - Glenn, Incognito, Wood, Miller, Mills/Dawkins '16 - Glenn, Incognito, Wood/Groy, Miller, Mills Same/Slightly Better Front 7 '17 - K. Williams, Dareus, Hughes, S. Lawson, P. Brown, Alexander, Humber/Ragland '16 - K. Williams, Washington, Hughes, Z. Brown, P. Brown, Alexander, Spikes, Dareus part time Better Secondary '17 - Darby, White, Hyde, Poyer, Seymour, Johnson '16 - Gilmore, Darby, Graham, Several S, Robey-Coleman CB Worse, S Better Place Kicking '17 - Hauschka '16 - Carpenter Better Punting '17 - Schmidt, Rehkow '16 - Schmidt Better Coaching Staff '17 - McDermott et al '16 - Ryan et al Better This is particularly the case when you factor in injuries, which admittedly you never know what is going to happen. But strictly based on a healthy team today, one would think they would be better. Some knock the depth on the team and defensively that is legitimate in the secondary and LB, but on offense they should have as good if not better depth (particularly at WR and the OL depth should be good).
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Easily the worst - Around the Horn.
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HC candidate Kris Richard interviewing 1/8
jwhit34 replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
This is so true. Was Marv an offensive or defensive coach? If anything he was a special teams coach but there was no mistaking who was in charge. Finding someone who will relinquish control to both the OC and DC but sets the tone and direction and is a true leader is what I want. Belichick is the gold standard. Marv was a very good example too. Read Tasker's piece on Bruce DeHaven, Marv let DeHaven game plan and do his thing but was involved and knew what was happening. On offense, Marv let Marchibroda and Bresnahan run the offense but he was involved in short yardage calls and you know he endorsed/encouraged the no huddle. -
Time management, end of 2Q yesterday...discuss...
jwhit34 replied to eball's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
The plays where the clock did not stop had between 23 and 27 seconds in between. Keep in mind the play itself takes 6-7 seconds, then figure another 3-4 seconds for everyone to get up to the line of scrimmage on the correct side of the ball. That means they were getting plays off in about 12-17 seconds. That's not too bad. -
Kevon Seymour's technique is impressive
jwhit34 replied to Cover 1's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I am hoping that he ends up replacing Robey-Coleman. Bigger, can handle the taller WRs. Robey-Coleman is a nice story but his height is a limiting factor, Seymour is better player in long run. -
Short answer - Yes. Long answer - As some have already said, the QB position finally has some stability. EJ is an average to maybe slightly below average backup. If you trade him, you will get a 6th rounder at best, it's not worth it. At least he's been around, knows the system, the coaches know his strengths and weaknesses, and he appears to be a really good teammate. Jones is a project, the best thing they can do for him is stick to the plan, let him learn and develop without the pressure of having to go in and play now. Also remember he played against mostly guys that will either be cut or end up on a practice squad (3rd, 4th, 5th stringers) so always temper that enthusiasm. He has an amazing arm and showed some decent things so chalk it up to a step in the right direction. What I do find encouraging overall is that the team seems to have a drafted pretty well again. Everyone liked the first two picks and they will get on the field after they heal. I find it amusing that seemingly the same people who say you shouldn't grade a draft a day after it is over are condemning the draft because the top two guys are injured. The other picks have shown well in camp or flashed glimpses that they may have an NFL future (Washington, Jones, Seymour). All good signs. In a year of muted expectations, I think they are poised to surprise in a positive way.
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Let me state up front: I don't think that Tyrod Taylor is the next Aaron Rodgers. However, if you're going compare his first year to someone in a similar situation, Rodgers sat behind Favre so he's the best one. Here are the numbers: Player Games Pass Yds/G Att/G Rush Yd/G Pass TD/G Int/G Rush TDs Combined Yds/G Taylor 11 222 28 33 1.64 .45 3 255 Rodgers 16 255 34 13 1,75 .81 4 268 The numbers compare pretty well, and GB had a pass-first offense. The point is that we should be encouraged with his performance this year. Looking at it this way gives some perspective.
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I got there at 12:25 and had 2 people ahead of me in line so it took about 45 seconds to get in. And this was at the gate right next to the Bills store. I've been going to games since 1970 and had season tickets since 1986, entering the stadium post 9/11 has never been easier. And, by the way, exiting is way better, the way they re-engineered the ramps into the bowl works. Find something real to complain about.
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Week 1 Predictions: Colts at Bills
jwhit34 replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Buffalo 27 Indy 16 Ryan-Roman-Thurman are a significantly better coaching trio than Pagano-Hamilton-Manusky. I don't buy the SB 50 talk for the Colts and can't see the Bills giving up more than 20 points against them. -
Who will be best off season player pickup? Poll Added
jwhit34 replied to truth on hold's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
This is a fun and encouraging poll because when you look at the list it really hits you that they did a good job of adding players in the offseason. Add in Ryan and Roman and that's an impressive list. I watched the Tyrod draft video today and you can't help but come away rooting for the kid. You can have the agent, but Tyrod and his parents are super likable, what a great story it would be if he goes in and plays well. Hard just picking one in this poll though. In many respects, the way Roman, Taylor, McCoy, Incognito and Harvin work together and mesh with the other offensive pieces will be the big story, hard to single one out though I agree if the QB pans out that pretty much trumps everything else. If that happens, it will be because Roman was a good OC, Richie helped solidify the line, McCoy was dyanmic as he has been in the past and Clay and Harvin were added to Watkins and Woods to form a formidable receiving corps. -
It looks like the biggest names out there are: Matt Cassel TJ Yates Rex Grossman Christian Ponder Others: Tim Tebow Matt Flynn Josh Freeman Thad Lewis It is interesting that teams that picked up QBs bypassed these name guys and signed/claimed Logan Thomas (Miami) and Stephen Morris (Eagles). My guess is that for #3s the teams are looking for developmental players for the league minimum. The first 4 above are most likely looking to be backups and earn more. If the Bills want to carry 3 QBs and could sign Yates or Ponder for $1-1.5 million, then I'm good with that. A lot of people figured Simms for the practice squad but the whole argument for keeping Cassel was that you wanted some insurance if your 2 unproven, developing QBs failed or got hurt. If that's the reason, the practice squad QB makes no sense. Therefore, if you want a 3rd QB as insurance then you sign one of the first 4 guys. The bottom 4 are listed mostly for illustrative purposes to show how shallow the available QB pool is right now. No way I want any of them.
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And then there were 75. Make your 22 cuts to get to 53
jwhit34 replied to Pete's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
My cuts: Matt Cassel Matt Simms (practice squad) John Connor Bronson Hill Nick O'Leary (practice squad) Tobias Palmer Dezmin Lewis (practice squad) Andre Davis (practice squad) Deonte Thompson William Campbell Dalton Freeman DJ Johnson Alex Kupper Andre Fluellen Alex Carrington BJ Larsen Quentin Groves Kevin Reddick IR - Tony Steward (I think he got hurt) Merrill Noel Cierre Wood Red Bryant That's 22, leaves them with 7 WRs but I really think Thigpen makes it because he is such a good punt returner. -
Gameday Roster A Factor In Fred's Release?
jwhit34 replied to jwhit34's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I agree with this too.