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  1.  I thought the Rooney Rule is misguided (though well meaning) because it is nothing more than a box to check where some minority coaching candidates don't even want to be interviewed since it is a waste of their time.  This takes things a step too far as it demeans minority candidates and creates an uneven playing field; each candidate should be considered on his abilities, and nothing else.

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  2. I voted top ten, but he may be a little lower than top 10 most likely; probably in top 15.  Josh has the competitive drive and heart to be a leader, as well as one of the better league QBs in the next few years.  I think we throw the word 'elite' around here too much and that builds expectations more than they should be.  I would ultimately like to see Josh be the modern John Elway.

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  3. 27 minutes ago, KD in CA said:

    Payton is certainly accurate on that.....the Steelers and Tomlin are untouchable from a discipline standpoint.....but that doesn't mean he deserves one iota of sympathy. 

     

    Tomlin was fined $100k for trying to trip Jacoby Jones during the Thanksgiving night game several years back. He probably should have been suspended, as well, but wasn't.  I don't think an unsportsmanlike penalty was even called on him during the game like it should have been.  He did get off easy, much like the Patriots do.

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  4. 49 minutes ago, billieve420 said:

    The Bills have always been a team that lacked that killer instinct. They played hard and were competitive over the years but they weren't the type of team like the Patriots who was out to embarrass and humiliate the other team.

     

    That is something I want to see moving forward from this team to truly know they have arrived. When you have a team on the ropes you deliver the knockout punch and force them into submission. 

     

    Totally agree.  This is the problem with McDermott right now.  He doesn't put the opposing team away when he has them beat, rather he lets them hang around.  If the Houston Texan game didn't ring a bell, nothing will.

  5. McD may want to win, but can he develop the gameday tactics to win consistently, especially against playoff caliber teams?  The week 16 game vs NE and the WC game vs Texans both say no, not right now.  Like this team, McD and his staff are all works in process.  How will it turn out?  Well, as long as this season (assuming it is played) is a positive step forward from last season, then there is reason for optimism.

     

    It's not just the players who need to get better, it is McD and his staff that need to show the kind of winning fire that Michael Jordan did; right now I'm not sure they have that kind of leadership, at least not on the coaching staff, as McD is too low key and conservative. There needs to be a get-in-your-face kind of guy who challenges others among the players; probably the closest we have to that right now is Micah Hyde and that may be a stretch.

     

    I don't think McD is that kind of coach; rather I suspect he tells the guys what he wants to see from them and lets the leaders emerge.  Most of the team is young, and some of the young guys need to step into this role; i.e. Josh, Edmunds, someone else.  Time for the young guys to start stepping up.

     

    1 hour ago, Shaw66 said:

    And that's why Trent Murphy is on the team. 

     

    Disagree.  Why couldn't Hughes fill this role?  Murphy is just a FA pickup who isn't dominant on a consistent basis and is overpaid.  He'll rack up a bunch of stats against a favorable matchup, then get overpowered and pushed out of plays the next week.  Plus he is terrible against the run and screen plays as he is undisciplined in setting the edge.

  6. 35 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

    IMO the simpler, the better... and these are the OPPOSITE of that.

     

    The Rams had the foundation for some real nice, crisp unis, but completely missed that and are trying to do too much here.

     

    Just go with the simple White and Blue and basic ram horn helmet.

     

    Build off of this...

     

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    Agree.  Love the old Rams uniforms.  If they want the uni's to be brighter, build off the classic Eric Dickerson era uniforms:

     

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  7. 8 minutes ago, QB Bills said:

    I don't know how anyone can be optimistic about Wallace. He was picked on all season and came up short so many times. Kevin Johnson was way better than him. Would rather they have kept him. 

     

    Early in the season, Wallace was holding his own and doing well, then the slumped off toward the middle of the season.  Not sure why.

    There is more than enough CBs right now, so the position should be set.  

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  8. 4 hours ago, formerlyofCtown said:

    They also should have lost to us head-to-head.  We shut down the #1 and 2 offenses in the league last season. 

    They played well against the Falcons but not as well against NO an not well against KC.  

     

    Why is even on our own board people want people want to discount the Bills because of schedule without looking deeper.  They won those games because their O was better than ours.

    We weren't ranked #1 but we had the best D in the NFL last season and that isn't me being a homer.

     

     

    Ravens should have lost to us head to head?  Well they didn't.  We did a good job containing Lamar, but ultimately couldn't pull it out, and that is what matters...like it or not.  The Bills should have beat the Texans in the playoffs, but they didn't because the offense sucked and the defense collapsed.

    The Ravens never played any of the NFCS teams in 2019.  They played the NFCW and AFCE.  They played a harder schedule and their record was better than ours, this cannot be argued.

     

    It's not discounting the Bills, but admitting that the product is not finished.  This is not a Super Bowl level team, yet.  Obviously the offense needs to come together as there are a few areas of concern there.  The defense needs to produce as far as takeaways, QB sacks, QB pressures, and consistent run stopping; none of these consistently occurred last year.  We relied on the secondary/pass defense which lead to this defense as being a strong bend-but-don't-break defense.  They allow teams to move the ball between the 20s but do a fairly good job at keeping them out of the endzone.  They need to put fear in the opposing QB; I believe the opposition respects them, but does not fear them - big difference.

     

    It actually is you being a homer, with all due respect.  We were not the #1 defense.  Depending on where you look, it is SF or NE (hate to admit that).

     

     

     

     

  9. 3 hours ago, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

     

    The Browns torched them but I guess every defense has a bad day. In their own division the Steelers were better than the Ravens in some metrics and not far behind in others. I assume they played pretty similar opponents. Steelers defense was backed by a trash offense though. Ravens were backed by one of the best offenses in the league.

     

    Steelers defense made significant strides compared to previous years, but still not to the level of the Raven's defense.  I think you're discounting just how good the Ravens were last year.

  10. 3 hours ago, Joe in Winslow said:

     

    I'm fine with that part of it. Just not the "OR ELSE!!!1!!"

     

     

    Here is a scenario:  Let's say the Bills go 9-7 and sneak into the playoffs as a WC team, then lose in the WC round.  Further, the Patriots won the division and we didn't beat them during the regular season.  This is a possible situation.  What should happen?  What would you do?

  11. 8 minutes ago, Mcg said:

     

    Yes let's be made at the guy trying to save lives . 

     

    Trying to save lives is obviously good.  He has to weigh that, and common sense measures which can be taken, versus destroying the economy and setting everyone else's life back economically and mental health wise.  Sports is just a secondary factor in this larger equation.

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  12. 28 minutes ago, formerlyofCtown said:

    We actually finished ranked ahead of them and I believe we have improved.

    We may have had an easier schedule last season but where was our offense.

     

    Ravens played the AFCW (Chiefs) and NFCW and beat all the NFCW teams while losing to the Chiefs.  Their 2019 schedule was much tougher than ours.

    I do think we improved via FA and draft.  Just have to translate that to the field.

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  13. 37 minutes ago, RiotAct said:

    depends on our record.  If we go 10-6 or 11-5 and still lose the division, I’m not going to be that upset.

     

    If another AFCE team is 12-4, then sure, I'll concede to your point.  This is not likely, though.

     

     

    39 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said:

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    I'll bet this picture is on your dresser mirror.

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