Wayne Arnold
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Doing some research on this guy. Apparently his wife is some sort of reality TV semi-celebrity.
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Lucky and great are not mutually exclusive.
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False.
Oh, really? Do tell.
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Goodwin would have a chance of making the training camp Hall of Fame. Unfortunately he's not very capable of making plays on a real football field. Even if he had a body naturally durable enough to withstand the rigors of the NFL.
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Won't click the link. That's a pathetic joke.
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Sheesh. Clayton also predict some terrorist attacks or natural disasters in the Buffalo area as well?
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Unless Tom Brady changed his name to Julian Edelman, there's no way this thread deserved 10+ pages.
You should all be ashamed.
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Their roster, yeah. Their starters not so much.
Pro Football Reference lists 11 Pats defensive starters last year: Chandler Jones, Ninkovich, Alan Branch, Malcom Brown, Jamie Collins, Dont'a Hightower, Mayo, Malcolm Butler, Logan Ryan, Chung and McCourty. One UDFA, Butler, and two picked up from other teams: Ninkovich and Alan Branch. All the rest include five Pats 1sts, 3 2nds, a 3rd and a 3rd.
On offense, they only list 8 starters, because some positions were platooned or shared or lost the starter early in the season: Brady, Edelman, Keshawn Martin, Gronk, Vollmer, Shaq Mason, David Andrews and Tre' Jackson. They don't list an RB, an RT or a 3rd WR / 2nd TE. Out of the eight, one is a UDFA, David Andrews, and one was drafted by the Texans, Keshawn Martin. The rest are all Pats draft picks.
You've listed a bunch of dime-a-dozen players that can be found on each roster in the National Football League.
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I am not a fan of Schoop but today I think for the first time he has a valid point.
Draftin g players is about numbers in general and is about getting the most number of contributing players on your rooster from each draft.\
\No one knows for sure that any player is going to make it so you must try by shear numbers to get the most opportunities to draft the most players to have an impact
If you draft 5 players because you traded up...ie Ragland and the Bills...then your chances based on numbers and injuries is less likely to get a number of impact and rooster players than the team that traded down for more picks and ended up with 12 picks. New England is the example,
If your draft is shortened ie the Bills and injuries occur..ie the Bills to number 1 and 2...then your opportunity to have impact players drops...
and the ability to compete for a playoff spot drops.
The team that drafts 12 players and 7 make the rooster each year then your strength grows over time and the chances of success grow...see Patriots. I hate the patsies but they do it each year...and we are 0 and 16
It's a good point until using the Patriots as an example. They suck at drafting. They're great because of their quarterback and head coach. That's it.
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The Jets are widely considered to have a veteran squad capable of a run if they get competent QB play -- that's the only reason their contract squabbles with a bottom tier starting QB like Fitz received such national attention. Without Fitz they were sunk.Yeah. I don't get the Jets hype myself. I think they did the absolute best they could last season - and they still missed the playoffs. I think they take a big step back in 2016.
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Miller concluded the evening by saying he thinks either the Bills or Jets could emerge in the division as a "powerhouse" to challenge the Pats***.
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Why do I get this feeling that we have more WR talent on this team then we think we do?
Sammy hasnt even been out there yet
If Goodwin is still WR #6 like Astro says then that doesn't bode very well.
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Here's to hoping he doesn't Fitz us.
"Those who don't learn from history..."
Not only do we not really know how good Taylor is...we don't know if his body is durable enough to withstand a full NFL season unscathed.
I'm concerned...
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I wish DBs were taught to not look for the big hit, but rather for the sure thing. I hate when Gilmore does his diving headbutt/shoulder block, I feel like he misses so many tackles because of that. Wrap the legs and twist, people.
Not to mention that's how Gilmore gets put on IR seemingly every year.
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This same thread was probably created ten years ago. Let's face it - he's obviously taking steroids to maintain his physical abilities (lots of roid rage outbursts in practice and games). He'll be playing at a high level for at least the next ten years.
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No, Rex won't be fired in the off season, but he might be fired sometime during the season if not before opening day.
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With the talent on the roster, we really should be #2 behind Seattle. That is how good this team should be.
I'm saying 5-7 because that should be enough to make this a 10 win team.
I think it's funny that posters like myself, you, & others might get placed in the hater camp. But i think we both believe this team is loaded and should be much better than rally to get to 8-8.
Fans always overrate the talent of their teams. The fact of the matter is that NFL teams are pretty much equal across the board year after year from a talent standpoint. The only differences (in order):
1. Quarterback
2. Injuries/luck
3. A handful of difference-makers at the other positions (your Von Miller's, JJ Watt's, etc.)
4. Coaching
So being "#2 behind Seattle with the talent on this roster" - even if that's true (doubtful) - doesn't mean a damn thing unless you excel in one (or more) of the four factors above.
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His team in New Jersey were undisplinced and it seemed like he didn't hold players accountable. Last year, we led the NFL in penalties. That's not learning from your mistakes.
And this is just me, but I always give credit for the coach for their specialty. I didn't think Marrone deserved credit for the defense because he was an offense coach. I don't think Rex deserves credit for the offense. And while we had some really big plays, it was hardly an efficient offense. I believe we were 2nd worse in 3 and outs. You need to do better than that. Great thing is he has another year to prove himself.
It's been proven that "discipline" (myth perpetuated by the media) and penalties are not correlated. Jets were among the least penalized teams in the NFL during Rex's tenure.
A head coach is in charge of everything. Not just his "specialty."
The only remote possibility I see Whaley and/or Rex getting fired is that the Bills finish the season between 2-14 and 5-11 with no significant injuries to key positions.
This. Especially the "with no significant injuries to key positions" part.
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Personally besides Belichick, I just see a lot of bad coaches. It's not like Rex is a first time head coach and I'd give him more slack if he was. You should be able to tell in a coach's 2nd job if they have learned from their first job. Based on year 1 here, Rex didn't.
What did he not learn? The knock on him with the Jets was poor quarterbacks and bad offense. So he gets hired here and goes out and lands Tyrod Taylor and grabs Greg Roman. Boom - best offense in Buffalo in over a decade.
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The Bills were in position to be successful and chose the switch defensive philosophy willingly. That rendered 2015 a lost year as some key players were reaching their peaks on cheap deals.
The window for that is closing. If they can't get it done this year, what hope do we have that this team will be good under them with $30-odd million a year tied up at QB/CB?
If the talent is there but the coaching isn't (ie. another .500 or so season missing the playoffs), surely fresh impetus would be required.
The offense finished Top 10 in efficiency for the first time in well over a decade. But I guess the head coach gets no credit for that from you, right?
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Continuity is only good if it's continuity of something good. This season should be make or break, especially since it was management that broke it in the first place.
Second-best season in ten years in Year #1 of this coaching staff. And we're already talking about make-or-break going into Year #2?
That doesn't make much sense to me.
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NFL training camp is my favorite time of the football season. As a Bills fan it's so much more enjoyable than the gut punch that is the regular season.
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Being selected means you are considered to be be a good if not great NFL player. Whether you choose to play doesn't change that.
Great, good, or mediocre. Half the league gets "selected" because so many back out. No offense, but is this a difficult concept?
Karlos Williams suspended 4 games for substance abuse
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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You should care when it gets him suspended for 25% of the season.