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On 1/23/2023 at 12:34 PM, colin said:
diggs wasn't, he was fired up when guys had their heads down.
so, buffalo was a hot item this offseason, we saw on tape miller talk to his dad about joining in order to chase a ring on a 3rd team. i think miller figured, ok this is my best shot at more glory. once the going got tough, the team started to lose focus and energy, all the emotional crap w hamlin, the neutral site stuff, our team lost focus.
thats on the coaches as much as anyone else. our team has a toughness problem.
"The emotional crap w hamlin." I hope you're just being flippant and not dismissing the fact their teammate and friend died on the field in front of them. Cuz if not, that's just sick.
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What scares me about Blaine Gabbert is that his name is Blaine Gabbert. Sounds like a character in a John Hughes film.
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33% of what the Bills do wrong is draft a player, but they can't play. Examples: Aaron Maybin, John McCargo, James Hardy.
33% of what the Bills do wrong is draft a player, they can play, but they either 1) coach them poorly 2) can't figure out how to use them or 3) don't wanna pay them big money, and let them go, at which point they go on to success with other teams. Examples: Willis McGahee, Marshawn Lynch, Nate Clements, Antonie Winfield.
33% of what the Bills do wrong is develop free agent signings, but when they become successful, don't wanna pay them big money, and let them go. Examples: Jabari Greer, Pat Williams, Jason Peters.
1% of what the Bills do is right.
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The seahawks are a ****ty team in a ****ty division. They should not be in the playoffs let alone have hosted a game........
New Orleans players will be muttering that as they clean out their lockers tomorrow.
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You know, all this speculation about where and when Cowher wants to coach comes from football pundits who need to feed a 24-hour news cycle. Now, I'm not saying their lying, but I don't know how many of them have any actual information, and how many of them are speaking to third and fourth-hand sources.
Anyone remember when Barry Sanders retired? Remember the speculation? Oh, he'll be back, he's too young. Oh, he'll be back, he just wants to play on a winner.
You do have to weigh the possibility that all the speculation is B-S, and Cowher hasn't ever indicated either way, or that he is actually happy just working on Sunday's and spending the rest of his week with his family. I mean, he's got a Super Bowl on a team that was 100% his (unlike the criticisms of, say, Gruden), and might feel like he has nothing to prove.
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Bills in Person:
Met Darryl Talley at Bernie Kosar's golf tournament in the early 90s (either '91 or '92). He was at a tee, waiting for the group ahead. Said hi and he signed my tournament baseball cap, still have it somewhere.
Bills, not in Person:
Let me preface this by saying Thurman Thomas was my favorite Bill growing up. One day I discovered he was Twitter, so I friended him. He made a comment about the Bills (of course), and I responded, figuring someone like him would never respond to someone like me. But he did, and demanded I explain my football knowledge. We argued about football, and then he started in on politics, which we argued about some more. Then, out of the blue, he insulted my mother. And then he apologized. This sort of back-and-forth went on for a few days. It was awkward, hilarious and sad. My friends were following the whole thing and aghast. They knew I grew up idolizing this guy, and he kept getting angrier and angrier, and I could never figure out why. Some people are just angry. I have interactions with people I don't know over the internet on Twitter, Facebook, messageboards, etc. everyday, and it has never reached that level. He's still my favorite Bill of the Super Bowl-era, but as a person I can't really stand him.
Buffalo-related, sort of:
I interned with the Buffalo Bisons when they were the Indians minor league affiliate, met a bunch of players (Richie Sexon, Einar Diaz), a few who went on to play in the majors. Most memorable is when Rex Hudler (anyone remember him?) out of the blue decided that he was going to retire. I was in the dugout, holding his mic, while he gave an interview to the broadcast team. Really nice guy.
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I've listened to Patriots players and coaches being interviewed on NFL radio and I can tell you the single most import reason for their success:
They Adapt.
To a man, the coaches and players say they don't have a system and try to fit players in, they identify players who have a talent and try to figure out a way to exploit that talent. The players dictate the type of system they run, the system doesn't dictate to the type of players they acquire.
Think about the 19-1 season. They ran a wide-open, spread offense focusing on the passing game. They put up insane point. Why? Because they added Randy Moss and Wes Welker during the offseason.
Now think back to the previous Super Bowl runs, where they had Branch, Brown and Givens, and Kevin Faulk was the focus of their running game. They ran a completely different style of offense focusing on "dink and dunk" with the small, fast receivers.
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Here's the playoff seeding for this year:
AFC
Jets (Sanchez, 1st rd pick) vs. Colts (Manning, 1st rd pick)
Ravens (Flacco, 1st rd pick) vs. Chief (Cassel, 7th rd pick)
Bye
Steelers (Roethlisberger, 1st rd pick)
Patriots (Brady, 6th rd pick)
NFC
New Orleans (Brees, 2nd rd pick) vs. either St. Louis (Bradford, 1st rd pick) or Seattle (Hasselbeck, 6th rd pick)
Green Bay (Rodgers, 1st rd pick) vs. Eagles (Vick, 1st rd pick or Kolb, 2nd rd pick)
Bye
Atlanta Falcons (Ryan, 1st rd pick)
Chicago (Cutler, 1st rd pick)
1st rd picks at QB in playoffs: 9 of 12 teams
Teams that didn't make the playoffs with winning records:
Giants (Manning, 1st rd pick)
Tampa Bay (Freeman, 1st rd pick)
San Diego (Rivers, 1st rd pick)
# of teams with winning records + playoff teams with 1st rd QBs: 12 of 15
Other 1st rd picks at QB:
Teams that didn't make the playoffs with .500 or below records:
Dallas (Romo [hurt], undrafted, Kitna undrafted)
Washington (McNabb, 1st rd pick, Grossman, 1st rd pick) - both have been to SB with other teams
Detroit (Stafford [hurt], 1st rd pick, Hill, undrafted) - too early on Stafford
Minnesota (Favre [hurt], 2nd rd pick, Jackson, 2nd rd pick)
Carolina (Moore [hurt], undrafted, Clausen, 2nd rd pick)
San Francisco (Smith, 1st rd pick, Smith, 5th rd pick) - Smith is a legit bust
Arizona (Anderson, undrafted, Hall, undrafted, Skelton, 5th rd pick)
Miami (Henne, 2nd rd pick)
Cleveland (Delhomme, undrafted, McCoy, 3rd rd pick)
Cincinnati (Palmer, 1st rd pick) - has been above average most of his career, but is starting to fade
Jacksonville (Garrard, 4th rd pick)
Tennessee (Young, 1st rd pick, Collins, 1st rd pick) - Young is a headcase, Collins has been to SB
Oakland (Campbell, 1st rd pick, Boller, 1st rd pick) - both underachievers
Denver (Orton, 4th rd pick, Tebow, 1st rd pick) - too early on Tebow
Obviously, drafting a QB in the 1st does not guarantee a better team or playoff spot, but the numbers do not lie - to win in this league, you have to have a stud behind center, and 9 out of 12 times, they are found in the first round.
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When I was a teenager, I hated the Dolphins and Jets b/c they were the best teams in the division and constantly challenged the Bills. I wanted bad things to happen to their players, wished for injuries and plane crashes of team flights. That was dumb and immature.
Do I want to beat the Pats? Eff yeah! But these days, it doesn't rise to "hate." If you told me I could swap the Pats franchise and the Bills franchise for the last decade, questionable calls, spygate and all, I'd do it in a heartbeat. Fact is, when bad stuff happens to "your team," it's a lot easier to swallow/defend if you're winning.
When I watch the Pats on draft day, I shake my head with equal parts admiration and disgust. It's like they're playing a different game.
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he
ed up the Broncos (they sucked in the AFC's suckiest division), now he's ed up the Redskins.A) He won two Super Bowls with the Broncos
B) The Redskins were effed up long before he got there.
I have no doubt the guy is a class-A ego maniac jerk, but let's not rewrite history.
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#1 - Pass Rushing DE in the mold of Dwight Freeney, Julius Peppers, Bruce Smith. Problem is, guys like this come around once or twice a decade. Remember when Mario Williams was gonna be the next Bruce or Dwight. Hasn't quite panned out.
#2 - A reliable pass catching TE in the vein of Jermichael Finley or Marcedes Lewis. Gotta get production out this position, can't believe the best thing since Pete Metzellars has been Jay Riemersma.
#3 - Linebackers. I don't care inside or out, pass rushing or run stuffing, this is the weakest link on the defense. Tight ends have torn apart this unit, opposing running backs have run wild, and overall this unit has been mediocre at best. They get by, they make tackles, but are there any disruptors - guys who change the way the offense plays? This unit, hell, this team, needs a Bart Scott, a (in his prime) Ray Lewis - a dynamic, playmaking linebacker.
#4 - A ball-hawking Safety. I don't need the best tackler in the world, I'll take Ed Reed over just about anybody at this position. This unit as it stands now is adequate, but they don't come up with big plays. How long did it take to get an interception this year from the safeties?
#5 - A stud LT. Find one like Joe Thomas or Jake Long, and the position is secure for 10 years.
And if they do all this in the next draft, maybe we'll hit .500 next year. Assuming the lock-out doesn't ruin the season.
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Call it a learning experience, lets see him stand tall with his teammates and the media and learn something from this.
No offense (really), but learning experiences are for college. He's a pro, and it's not his first year. He's getting paid to make that catch, and all the other one's he dropped or tipped into the hands of defenders. It's one thing to be ineffective (i.e. - Maybin, McCargo on the bench every week), but Stevie cost the Bills a win. Good teams make those plays and win. Bad teams call them learning experiences and draft in the top ten for a decade.
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Great idea.
Except:
- At present and last count, there are 110 schools that play Div 1A football. Your scenario allows 80 teams to compete for the big one, leaving 30 schools never getting the chance to play for the big game. So, how exactly did you "fix" the BCS problem?
Why does there have to be 110, just because there are now? I went to a MAC school, but realistically, they're never going to compete for a championship. Just look at the State of Ohio. If you're a high school talent, you're going to OSU, not BG, Toledo, Miami, Kent, Akron, etc. Axe the bottom 30, they can play Division 2 or I-A, or whatever the next level is. Exclusivity is positive, not a negative. It means a higher level of competition. One of my biggest pet peeves is when Ohio State plays a team like Akron and pretends its a legit contest. In reality, the wide out at OSU is gonna be playing on Sunday's in a year or two, and the cornerback from Akron will be looking for a real job. I want to eliminate those competition deficiencies.
- Your scenario assumes a "status-quo" among the schools. If you think the outrage is bad regarding Boise State now, imagine if they were one of the 30 teams not allowed to play for the big game. The cries of injustice would make the ones we see now look weak.See above.
- How does a "non-playoff" team become one of the 80 "playoff schools"? Who gets to decide which team gets bumped out?Well, since I'm president of the new BIG 80 league, this is my rule. If a school violates rules, they are suspended from play and kicked down to the 2nd tier, and a team from the 2nd tier (perhaps the previous year's champion) moves up.
- And yes, this is a serious question, how does this realignment impact college basket ball?It doesn't. All basketball is still run by the NCAA with their own conferences. Same as with college hockey and other sports.
Look, I'm not saying this is gonna happen. I'm just saying that as it stands now, myself and a number of my friends aren't into college football as fervently as we are pro because there is no playoff and the ranking system is awful.
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This thread reminded me why I stopped paying attention to college football as anything more than a farm system for the NFL. When "preseason rankings" and "voting" determine whether or not you get to play in corporate bowl games, you don't have a sport, you have a dog and pony show.
Clearly, college football would never benefit from a playoff system, because as you know, millions of college basketball fans stop watching once March Madness rolls around. Or wait, is it the other way around, that millions of casual or even less on-lookers suddenly become rabid basketball junkies for a few weeks? Yes, playoffs are bad for business and interest.
Lets just put the b.s. aside and say what the real reason Boise St. is not "worthy" of the big game - tv ratings. Much like major league baseball, regionalism drives the sport. When Texas and San Francisco played in the World Series, ESPN pundits talked about the lack of national interest. Has the Super Bowl ever suffered the same way? Does having small market teams like Green Bay or Buffalo play in a Super Bowl drive down the ratings? Methinks not.
Yet, if it isn't the Yankees and/or Red Sox, the World Series is nothing more than a future trivia question for most of America. Same thing for college football. Guarantee more casual NFL fans know the Saints won the Super Bowl last year than casual college football fans can name whoever won the BCS championship last year.
And, of course, I have a solution.
Dissolve the BCS and all the conferences. Create 8 regional 10-team conferences. Each team plays all the teams in their conference (alternating home and away each year), and two random non-conference teams. The champions of each conference play in a 8-team playoff.
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8-8? That'd be swell. Then we can draft another mid first rounder after the guy we actually wanted gets drafted a slot or two ahead of our spot. Patrick Willis anyone?
8-8 does nothing but maintain the mediocrity that has plagued this team for a decade.
Look, I like this teams pluck and all, but Fitz put up numbers against some awful teams the last two weeks. And I'm not saying this because I want to draft a QB. I want a stud LT or pass-rushing DE, but you don't get Joe Thomas at #15.
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Who cares....let's win some more games and draft where we draft and get a good player regardless. R Fitz was sa 7th rounder, F Jackson was undrafted and they are outperforming 1st round picks. There are 7 more weeks in the regular season to go. What is the Bills go 6-2?
No offense, but it's that kind of thinking that gets you a decade of mediocrity. Championship teams are built through the draft, and they're built with high round picks that contribute. They're also built by having people smart enough to draft properly, so the Bills are probably screwed anyway. (SARCASM)
Point is, it's a nice story to have a few late round and unrestricted free agents filling the roster, but you really think the Steelers or Colts win their Super Bowls without the plethora of 1st and 2nd rounders at key positions on offense and defense? Would you really rather have the revolving door at left tackle instead of just taking Joe Thomas and securing the position for 10 years?
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All the NFL has to do to solve the internet rebroadcasting issue is partner up with a company like Netflix and provide a stream of each game each week for a small price.
Imagine if instead of blowing a ton of cash on that overpriced Direct TV package, you could pay $4.95 per game/per week for a hi-res stream (with commercials) that you could watch on your television.
For as much as the NFL does well, they don't understand how to properly utilize technology.
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Let me fix that:
1. New (less talented) offense
2. New (less talented) defense
3. New coaching staff (who, along with the-)
4. New GM (is responsible for the less talented offense and defense, leading to an 0-8 record)
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I see the Bills somewhat dominating the Bears today.
I see the Bills somewhat putting up a fight today, but ultimately not making the plays, or making enough bad plays, to put another in the loss column. That's what happens when you simply do not have the talent or coaching to compete for four quarters.
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No doubt the '85 team had more talent than this group. '85 had Bruce Smith - is there a single Hall Of Famer on this team? How 'bout Darryl Talley, Andre Reed, Jim Haslett, Jim Richter, Frank Reich - anyone on this team gonna have a better career than these guys?
There is one player I'd take now over '85 - Brian Moorman over John Kidd.
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But wait, its bad coaching right? I mean that is the excuse Bills fans have for bad draft picks....
No sir, I'll go with bad scouting. Because for every James Hardy, Devin Thomas, Malcolm Kelly and Limas Sweed, other 2nd round guys like Desean Jackson, Matt Forte, Ray Rice and Eddie Royal, all of whom were "too small," have been productive.
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Watching the OSU/Indiana game, impressed by OSU DE Cameron Heyward. Kid is 6-5, about 290, and is a legit pass rusher. Starting reading scouting reports on him, all have him best suited to play DE in a 3-4. Looks like he's a Top 10, if not Top 5, pick in the next draft.
If (big if) Fitz holds it together for the remainder of the season, anyone see a scenario where we draft Heyward (or possibly a different defensive stud, preferably a pass rushing DE or OLB) instead of a QB, and then either draft a QB in Rd 2 or 3 to sit behind Fitz for a year?
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And look how well that worked - Lions were 2-14 in 2009, and sit tied with the Bills at 0-4 in 2010. You're just one brilliant dude. What's your next idea to flip the Bills fortunes - new logo and uniforms, like the Lions?
Thanks for playing - run along now.
And which team is (literally) a laughing stock?
The Lions are bad because they've had injuries to their starting QB and RB. The lost to the Bears b/c of a questionable call at the end of the game, they lost to the Eagles by 3 and the Pack by 2 on the road. It's called being competitive.
The Bills are bad and have cut/traded their starting QB and RB. They've been dismantled in two of their four games and have an embarrassingly bad offense that ranks 2nd in the league. And they gave a slow, undersized defensive end ANOTHER contract extension because he's good in the locker room.
One franchise moving forward, the other spinning it's wheels.
People such as yourself are enablers - you allow garbage by accepting garbage.
Saffold said guys were "exhausted" this week and "out of gas"
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And this is why I read but rarely post. Think because you bought a hat players are inhuman robots that should die for you. Enjoy that karma.