Westside Madness

And that's one of the points I was trying to make. We didn't get tangable value. Because he doesn't have tangable value...to us at the least. His presence goes against the new philosophy. Removing him leaves us with a hungry and overachieving roster. A solid platform to build upon.

A few things: Those complaining that we traded an 'asset' for too little. Assets are determined by the market value, not the original purchase price. If I buy a stock at 150.00 per share and the next day it drops to 10.00 per share, its valuation is 10.00, not 150.00. Dareus was an overall #3 pick. While he flashed ability that warranted that valuation, his later actions; drug use resulting in suspensions as well as a seemingly casual attitude towards his role on defense has significantly reduced his value. We bought a stock high and it plummeted. We are simply selling off to end the ordeal. This leads me into my next point. Addition by subtraction. McD and Beane made a point to airlock anyone who didn't fit their profile of the right type of player for their team....except Dareus. Why? The contract. Cutting him would have hurt more than trading him. Until today, they didn't have any offers for him. So, with this new culture, the new Bills. Few penalties, giving 100% every play the entire game, we have a 100MM player with a half assed dedication playing about 33% of snaps. He needed to go. We are being celebrated as a team doing well with a lot of young/unknown players. Having a large price tag player, not fully contributing and with only part of his heart in the game on the team hurts us. In my opinion, he was gone the moment McD and Beane came on, they just needed to figure out how. Today, they did. Even if we didn't get a 6th rd pick for him, I support this move. New team, new philosophy and if you dont fit, you need to leave the locker room. The players we have are playing their asses off...all the way to 4th quarter 0:00. Thats a team I support. /rant

Not worthy of a new thread, but I am curious how many penalties we are averaging per game as compared to the two years previously. That alone is a huge advantage.

As a rookie, he needs to be hard on himself. I dont want a first year player saying 'well, i played pretty well, it is what is is'.

Can you string these into a cohesive thought? I am not sure what you are saying here other than complaining about our WR contingent.

We are 3-2 and still lead the AFCE. I am curious to see what they do during the bye. That being said, Tyrod needs to make decisions. He spends so much time in the pocket, when he drops back, I could get up, drive to OP, walk in and sack him before he throws/gets sacked. That has to change.

That is literally the point of this post... As another posted said, why not put the effort in and call people out by name instead of a blanket call out that has the effectiveness of a wet sock.

As mentioned in other threads here, McCourty admitted that he blew the coverage, not Gilmore. It was a cover 2 and that was his responsibility. That being said, the game wasn't won by one play. I also started Brady, Hogan and Pats D/ST. 10 total points. Still happy.

So you are saying instead of day 3 draftees, UDFAs and bottom feeders, they have recently drafted OL in the higher rounds...unlike what they did previously. So, wouldn't that make it different than the Jauron era? How does saying its the same as it was, then pointing how its different than it was, reconcile in your mind? The impression I am getting is that you would have liked MORE OL drafted than they have. I suppose one could agree with that.

I came here to eat scrambled eggs and see dumpster fire memes and I just finished my eggs... Seantrel is suspended for 5 games. Additionally, the last two weeks, he has shown that he should not be starting as LT. While he wasn't the only one, our pockets are collapsing before Taylor finishes his 3 step drop back. We need to bring in a body or two to help fill that position...unless Cordy is suddenly healed after the cortisone injection. I just don't see the point of giving reps at LT to someone who isn't skilled enough to hold that position AND will miss 33% of the season.

Yeah, I just got the memo...lol. Must have had some pent up poster aggravation. Was going to delete it, but as it's been replied to, I will leave it. This post will stand as my retraction and apology. Carry on. 😀

I typically read and don't post, but since you seem to like to correct people's grammar while using incorrect grammar yourself, I figured I should bring it to light. 'Your' and 'Your'e' are both incorrect usage. At least 'Your' is applicable in other uses, unlike 'Your'e'. You were in such a hurry to correct a poster's grammar to feel better about yourself, you must have been so distracted that you missed that 'You're' is what you were looking to use.

Brady is immune to curses. His saving throw is like an 18.

Seems like every year something happens when the Bills are on the clock and we get poor analysis/discussion leading up to and after our pick. Granted, this year we were near the end of the evening, so I didn't expect too much.

In my opinion they are pushing him to play. He may play decoy and have a reduced target load. This is a conference and divsion game. They want all threats availble and I think they will gameplan away from him. Given that our next batch of opponents are seen as easier games, they may rest him then. It forces BB to consider him as one of his isolation targets. I expect him to get 4-5 targets with 2-3 catches (short), then miss 2 weeks to heal up. He will not be a big part of the game plan. I expect runs, mid range out routes to Woods, screens to McCoy, short outs to Watkins and a few crossing patterns for Clay. If we can push the line on runs, they will clock the game and bank on the defense. I dont see out ST having an opportunisitc day, but they must remain average at best.

To be honest, the key to victory is quite simple. Forget where you are playing and who you are playing. Maintain the fervor we had last week and execute with the effectivness in all 3 phases of the game that we did last week. I think we lose to NE because we have lost to them for so long. Gillette is seen as the lions den. They need to stop and pretend they are playing the browns. Dont let the game seem too big. Just play football. And whomever gave the speech last week, give him a vodka/redbull and put him on a podium. We need to not overthink ourselves.

I was eating lunch in there from 12:35 - 1:35. I must have missed it somehow. None of the 50 TVs had anything on about it either...weird.

But is it Sea Trek: The Next Generation? On a more serious note, I am losing my pre-season high that I normally have until the end of September...

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000678536/article/chargers-wr-stevie-johnson-suffers-torn-meniscus Given the younger recieving corp and the fact that he is now 31, this could be the end of his career.

You develop a QB like any other position. TT has shown that he isnt a dumpster fire. He has shown that he can do all the things a 'good' QB can do. He needs to be more consistent and get better at reading defenses. That takes development. If he had a **** arm or horrible accuracy, thats another story.

Beat Save the cheerleader, save the word...

He always seems overwhelmed by the camera. I'm sure he will get more comfortable over time.

Shut up Corral, the games on!

That kind of talk sounds like they might be trying to set up trade bait. Pro bowl plus mentioning him 'maturing' (i am not 100% sold on that point yet), would only drive his value higher, thus makes no sense if they are looking to extend right now.

I stand corrected...lol. Thanks for the various links.