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Best team in the league? No. Packers
But, top 10? Yeah, I'll take that. Not because we're an overly dominate team either, but because we find ways to win somewhere. The whole team works together. However, I'd like to see this vaunted offense do even more damage. We slaughtered the Eagles but seemed to let up. We just didn't execute in the second half. Like I said though, the point is, we won, and if we keep winning we'll only find different ways to KEEP winning -
Look, I'll be the first to look at the Bills and point out all of the positions that keep us from being a perfect football team. But the fact is, we won. Good teams win no matter what their weaknesses, and I'm convinced that this is a good team. Furthermore, many of you said we couldn't beat the Eagles because of our defense. Well, we let up over 400 yards but we harassed Vick into mistakes- that's what our defense does- I'm starting to think our offense is worse than our overly opportunistic defense...
But either way, many people said we'd lose. We didn't. Many people said Gailey won't run the ball. lol. Many said our pass rush can't contain Vick. We did.
The point is that while we are constantly worried about what the team can't do, we tend to forget that no team is perfect and we certainly aren't going to be, but it doesn't matter when you win. It's just been too long since we've had a real, live good football team so we can't take anything for granted. Enjoy it for now
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Moats was all over the place....he needs to play a lot more.
Moats is an animal. And for blitz packages having him and Merriman in on each side was great to see. Despite what we seem to think, it looks like Merriman is actually getting a lot of pressure.
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I would add: when playing with a lead, please don't stop being aggressive. What got you the lead is what you need to stay with.
Going into a shell, and just running in an attempt to manage the clock makes sense on paper, but in today's NFL and with the prolific passing, we've let 2 teams come back from behind now because of this. We're 1-1 in that span.
I look at the KC game as the case in point. We never let our foot off of the gas and won, convincingly.
I agree on the playaction- nee more of it. Other than that though- was great game management with the lead. The D played great all game until the late 3rd early 4th.
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Just a few quick points:
Authentic Jerseys are expensive because NFL auctions off monopoly licensing rights to companies. Reebok doesn't have to compete against Nike, Addidas, Under Armour etc., to sell and produce NFL products legally. In 2012, when Nike takes over the licensing agreement they will be granted the same privileges and will be able to charge prices above and beyond the cost of making the jersey because they are only game in town. Similarly New Era won the exclusive license auction process for hat wear.
On a environmental level I'd like to see some evidence that similar goods produced by counterfeiter, are demonstrably harsher on the environment than legally manufactured goods in that same country. E.G., my guess is Reebok's manufacturing shop in China is identical to DHGates in terms of the environmental damages.
From a human level, working conditions in developing conditions are deplorable compared to first world standards. However, there is evidence that jobs making T-shirts and Ipads are better alternatives than a life of rural/subsistence poverty. Standards of living by almost any measure and amongst any class of worker have improved dramatically in China and India.
QFT
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Uhhh, what's special about a Towne BMW Williamsville frame? Do you mean it was a BB frame? I'm confused.
...As a side note, I forced my current girlfriend into being a Bills fan. Last year, as one of her birthday presents, I did her the favor of ripping off her old Bengals frame and replacing it with a Bills frame. She didn't notice for like a month, and when she did I simply screamed "happy birthday!"
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The Lions have been the exception to the parody that the league usually is. you cant help but feel like it could be our turns to be dominant. i feel like the last time the lions were in the playoff charlie batch spiked the ball on a 4th down two minute drive (if im not mistaken).
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+1 itd be so nice to see this team actually be good. this community is starving for it and we deserve it!
Agreed. But I suppose there are a lot of other teams whose fans deserve it. Think about the Lions. We stuck with our team through crappy seasons, but we were always just below average. The Lions were HORRIBLE for the past 11 years and yet they still have fans at all.
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Ha, so we'd have to assume that we end up 10-6, so this year we're only 2 games better than we really are, and last year we were actually a full 4 games better than our record stated? Or we end up 9-7 this year and our record is only 1 game better than we really are (this would probably be a pointless argument if we were talking 1 game, so I chose 10-6)? That's fair enough I suppose, though I don't know if we're only 2 games better than we really were last year this year
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I guess the OP could be right - the Bills may not be as good their record suggests. They caught some breaks in the OAK and NE games that may have helped them complete their comebacks and hold on.
What I don't agree with is the notion that the so-called "legit contenders" somehow don't catch needed breaks themselves that contribute to their wins. All teams catch good and bad breaks regularly - that's just a symptom of the horribly inconsistent officiating in the NFL today. If you think your so-called contending teams are winning more "legitimately" or however you want to phrase it you're mistaken.
And who are these contenders anyway supposedly winning so much more consistently than Buffalo? I'll give you Green Bay and New Orleans in the NFC look to be in top form and are probably going to run through people all year long. But what about in our conference? Well:
NE - Buffalo beat them. Defense is worst in league. Even miami hung with them for a half before NE pulled away.
BAL - laid one egg already. Defense still good; Flacco sputters at times.
PITT - already looking like a very long season for Pitt. Wouldn't be too worried about them.
NYJ - defense looks like it regressed. Sanchez is being exposed since they cant run the ball anymore.
SD - still strong, Rivers doesn't look quite himself though.
I'm not really all that frightened of those perennial AFC contenders this year. Everyone is beatable nowadays, with or without our "lucky breaks."
...And last year the Bills were not as bad as their record suggests. So if they're better than last year, and their record was inaccurate last year, but our 3-1 this year is also inaccurate, then where the heck are we?
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Luck may turn out to be a great QB, but is that what the Colts need? Manning isn't just a good QB- he's the HC and OC and he runs a very unique offense the likes of nothing else in the league. In order to sustain the success they've had with Manning they would have to make a few adjustments to their offensive personnel and coaching staff. Any successor to Manning (unless he teaches them his ways and they have his authority and leadership abilities) is going to force a rebuild.
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This whole thread is absurd.
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Funny how the tide has turned around here. Up until last year, he was beloved around here. Now people are acting as if he was always a bust and never could play football. Typical Buffalo reaction. How long until everyone turns on Fitzy and run him out of town?
I think what happened here was that everyone thought he had a lot of talent and the physical tools and intelligence necessary to be a great QB, and that he was just being ruined by the coaching staff. Then Gailey got rid of him and they started to get the idea that maybe it wasn't the coaching staff. After that, Fitzpatrick had outstanding statistics and showed us Trent's GLARING weakness that we couldn't see when he was all we watched: he takes longer than any QB in the league to find a receiver and get rid of the ball- it's painful to watch. Comparing Fitz's decision-making with Edwards' is night and day. It's just so blatant now.
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Thank you for finally proving a point, albeit one that you probably didn't intend to make. You claim that you justify buying counterfeit goods because there is little difference between the "real thing" and the fakes.
If the jersey's were made in America they would cost significantly more to make to pay for higher wages, benefits, taxes etc, and retail for much more than they do know.
People like you would complain EVEN MORE about the price and use that argument to still justify buying the counterfeit goods.
This simply isn't true. Not even close. If the jerseys were made in the U.S. then they would charge more, yes, for saying they were American made. As far as paying for the labor- no, they already charge more than enough for an authentic jersey to cover labor and significant profit (300 dollars per jersey? what are they paying factory workers these days? 50 dollars an hour? Give me a break).
Additionally, you've negated your point that the authentic jerseys are made in a better environment where they take care of their workers. The difference in locations- according to you- allows the NFL to charge less because of labor costs, but surely those costs wouldn't be all that different anyway, since the NFL Approved shops in China clearly pay their workers what they deserve for making "quality" product?
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Welker is good, but he's not lightning- I don't understand the issue covering him. I mean, just give up something else downfield to cover the guy. There can't be a worse alternative than him catching the ball underneath and gashing the D for 20 YAC every time. There just can't be.
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I don't understand him. He's clearly stronger and faster than most pass rushers but when he get's 1-on-1's against even average LTs he seems to be completely unable to beat his man. Same with KW this year. Not like there's anything special that the OL has to do though. They just block straight up, and we just rush straight up. The DC is horrible.
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I wonder if lining up two edge rushers would do the trick... Sure, Moats isn't a strong side OLB in general, but he could come in on a play every once in awhile. Either way, it doesn't matter- I don't know if anyone else notices this but they keep acting like players need to be played at certain 3-4 positions when we really don't run 3-4.
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Watching our defense misuse all of it's supposed talent this year is just excruciating. I hate watching and waiting for a sack to maybe happen, or watching our CBs get burned every single play. It's so nauseating.
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This is true.
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I'm fine with that. I also jaywalk from time to time.
this is the best point made. Just exemplifies that there is no real point to telling me that the jerseys are not the same quality. Who cares? -
I'll go so far as to say the Bengals OL is better than the Eagles.
Edwards need to get his head out of his arse and send the blitz, I mean batter vick, even if you don't get sacks.
Boy, I dunno...Really going out on a limb there
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Every week is the "real" test...
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NO way- Williams is still the best D Lineman Derius is out of position and they take advantage on him
This is not true. Dareus is in on every play, and consistently double-teamed.
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Captain Hindsight is right- the two-minute drill and no huddle is scripted. Our 2-min drills in HS were scripted just the same as he said. As for the difference between no huddle early or late, it's just what you have time to do- they're both the same philosophy.
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Not if he doesn't have picks- but we will have to get on the voting wagon. We'll start a thread and demand 300 votes per member