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Elijah Moore Visiting the Bills today (Update: Signed!)
Von Braun replied to bills742's topic in The Stadium Wall
I don't feel the need to belabor the point. The Vikings, the Lions, etc .. etc ... I can keep rolling out teams that invest in offensive talent and are successful. But I don't need to try as hard as you to prove my point. "We don't need a diva" just feels so silly to me when we can't get a receiver open against teams that decide they're going to tighten the screws on defense in the playoffs or when a game matters. At the end of the day you'd take Josh Allen throwing that desperation fourth down pass to about 30 or 40 other guys in the league other than Dalton Kincaid and so would anyone else on this board. And WHEN that other person catches it (because that is what elite pass catchers do) you would care less about the diva BS. Tell me I'm wrong. -
Elijah Moore Visiting the Bills today (Update: Signed!)
Von Braun replied to bills742's topic in The Stadium Wall
Don't forget the super bowl champion Eagles and their two elite wide receivers... Oh wait, doesn't fit the narrative. Another popular one I hear these days is the Chiefs don't have elite receivers. Well, it isn't for lack of trying. They've got two first round and two second round receivers and a hall of fame TE on the roster. They also rolled the dice on a first round head case in Toney. And those Pats teams you referenced always had an elite slot and hall of fame TE. Your point isn't wrong so much as it is slightly short sighted; as is Beane's. We can win a lot of games and score a lot of points with everybody eats. BUT without elite talent you're at a situational disadvantage in big moments. Evidenced by every freaking fourth quarter playoff drive when all we need is one freaking play. Plays the Justin Jeffersons of the world make and the Mack Hollins do not. -
Officials allowed the Chiefs to cheat the entire game
Von Braun replied to Gisele's topic in The Stadium Wall
How about only two holding calls when there was about 10 or so completely egregious no calls on holding? Many allowed Mahomes to extend plays or allowed drives to extend. I know, I know, you can call holding on every play.... they gotta call it though when it's so obvious. And the down, distance and situation really matter. -
Surprised there are no Kareem Hunt comments on here (I know he's currently a FA). This team has a bad habit with it's player arrest history... 39 players arrested since 2000, with 17 in the past decade. Not good.
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Tomorrow (6/13) is the start of mandatory minicamp, right?
Von Braun replied to eball's topic in The Stadium Wall
Honorable mention to Jim Leonhard (5'8", 185lbs) and Antoine Windfield (5'9", 185lbs). Lots of people forget that they were about the same size as Scoe, but man both brought the wood! -
Run for the Roses: Josh Allen attends, disguised as a Creamsicle
Von Braun replied to Beck Water's topic in The Stadium Wall
Where's the Derby pick of Mahomes brother? 🤔 -
You got it! He was a former TE at Arkansas working to convert to tackle and the Bills snatched him up as a UDFA. I'm pretty sure he didn't play any offensive snaps as a rookie, only special teams.
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But..... The statue of liberty is in NY. We all know there's only one team in NY.
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Sadly, many here won't know to whom you're referring. Got his big break on special teams (ofc everyone makes fun of this) blocking a few kicks and never looked back!
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You know, you don't need to build up Gabe Davis to tear down D Hop. I agree with you.... He hasn't been relevant or healthy in a while. BUT... don't put on your rose colored glasses and blame Gabe Davis' deficiencies on everything but Gabe Davis. Fact of the matter is he has MAJOR drop issues AND catch percentage issues. It's obvious the Bills feel the same way too. So much so that they were pulling guys off the couch last year to play WR. Going out on a limb and saying that they might know a little more than all of us on TSW.
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Damn. Tyreek Hill is really, really, fast.
Von Braun replied to Draconator's topic in The Stadium Wall
Long time track athlete and coach here. To be clear, this time wouldn't even put him top 100 in the world most seasons. The term "world class speed" is one of the most overly used cliches in football. These guys are elite fast on the football field, but pretty common against the best of the best on the track. -
Ooh, I love this one. Was a long time stalker of TBD way back in college and decided to finally join the year I wanted the Bills to draft, you guessed it.... Von Miller. Welp... We drafted Marcell, the ships captain, Dareus instead.. end of story. Or is it?!?!? Eleven years later, I finally got my wish!
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This is correct. The Bills could have elected to enforce the penalty on the PAT or the kickoff. If enforced on the PAT, it would've made it a 48 yard kick, hardly a chip shot, given that he pulled several kicks to the right, including the missed PAT. Also correct is that it was a clear and obvious penalty. The rule WAS put into effect because of the actions of Tyreek Hill and Antoine Winfield (in the Superbowl) putting up the peace signs. These actions were specifically sighted by the competition committee in the off-season. This was a huge miss and it definitely could've altered the outcome of the game.
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Pegula has "started ball rolling on Bills purchase"
Von Braun replied to Beerball's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I hate to be a buzz kill, because this would be great, but the NFL would not allow it, as I understand it. This is what the hold up is with Jeremy Jacobs (link: http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2007/07/02/story2.html). I think something run by Golisano, Danny Wegman, or the hall of fame ownership group (Kelly, Talley, Tasker, etc...) is much more likely. -
It hasn't just been this season, he has produced for a few straight now. Of course playing next to the best LB in the game, and behind an underrated d-line certainly helps.I doubt he would come back after we did him so raw, but I would be for it. I would love to see us draft Martez Wilson from Illinois. That would be my top option at ILB.
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One player people are sleeping on here at TSW
Von Braun replied to Phlegm Alley's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I think the thing everyone is missing about Von Miller is how well he plays with LEVERAGE. I have watched several games, all senior ball practices, All Star Skills challenge, and the combine. This kid dips at the hips well, is fairly fluid in and out of breaks (sticks his foot in the ground and bursts), and consistently gets under pad level in games. I will say however, having seen him a lot, there are times where he relies too much on the speed rush and just gets pushed up field. He has played in space some, but I do feel he will adapt to this with coaching. BUT, to get back to your point, I thought from the meat market combine perspective, he looked very impressive.