Yard Monkey
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Would Sarah Palin be the butt of as many jokes if she were a Democrat?
Just curious what everyone thinks
Yes. She is unfit to lead, at this point (not to say she never will be). No matter what her party is.....
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Agreed! Glad this game was at home!!
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Don't forget Charlie Weiss and the no longer very good Notre Dame Fighting Irish:
Notre Dame Falls To Michigan State, 23-7
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Not gonna happen, but feel free to not hate it!
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Draft pick value chart: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft06/news/story?id=2410670
Redskins would probably demand the Bills 2nd rnd choice to make that swap.
How about a 3rd from this year and a 3rd from next year?
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worst case scenario seems to me that the bills will have to start three rookies...
LB's: if we dont deal spikes out our LB's look fine with him crowell at the mike and ellison at the will spots..
CB: probably wont start a rookie with the group we have now. mcgee, greer, thomas and youboty.. i can live with those guys plus maybe a 2nd/third rounder to groom and use as depth..
RB: im sure we will use an early first day pick on ap, ml or a bush or hunt type guy.. any of those 4 mixed with atrain doesn't worry me what so ever.. all of those men are upgrades to over rated willie mchomo..
DT: kyle williams should improve and McCargo is a question mark. he could be average or dominant.... yet to be seen.. im not a fan of tim anderson and tripplett is decent... im sure we pick one in the draft (pitcock or that guy from tennessee). hopefully that means we get to cut timmy.
FB: not of huge concern to this fan... there are guys in FA and the draft that you can just plug in.. i never considered even the greatest ones to be game breakers you know?
im just one fan tired of seeing posts of other fans ready to quit on marv and give the season up.. of course these are all just my opinions and id like to hear your comments/criticisms..
Finally, a rational point of view on these moves. Especiaaly DT -- We picked up 3 DT's last season: 2 rookies (1 a 1st rounder), and 1 reasonably high priced FA. I can't believe people REALLY think that we would blow our load and pick up another in the 1st round of this draft. Maybe later on, but not with the first pick....
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Where's Jerry Ostroski?
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Have the Bills won a playoff game since the inception of this website? If not, is there a link? Maybe some of you are aware of this, but this possible connection just occured to me. Do we need to pull the plug on the site? -perform an exocism? This situation must be resolved prior to the start of the season, so we do not miss the playoffs again.
Your thoughts and suggestions are appreciated. (All in good humor, of course, with respect to diehard site keepers and posters
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Another advantage for Davis is that he was brought in by the new regime vs. Aiken and Wilson were brought in by the old one. If TD were still here that would be a huge factor, but not sure that Marv & co. are really as petty. One thing they have been consistant on is that they place a premium on speed and Davis could be the fastest player on the team.
The fact he also is making special teams tackles is huge considering he is doing that for the first time this preseason.
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I saw an article on this a few months back, but can't find a link to it. Fox will again broadcast all NFL games in HD. CBS will only have ~3 games per week in HD; they will braodcast all in HD beginning in the 2007 NFL season....not sure why, though.
All games that are broadcast in HD are carried on DirecTV superfan (or ESPNHD & NBC (if you get an HD version) for prime time games)
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Hey Bills fans. I know this is way off topic, but I also know there are alot of music heads on here too.
FINALLY, after almost 12 freakin years, I ordered the Floyd's PULSE dvd. I know people on Amazon's site were complaining that this is not a perfect 5.1 dolby, and that one should wait .... blah blah blah. I am sick of waiting. I saw this show in '94 at Toronto's CNE Stadium and it was one of the best live shows I've ever seen in my life. Its a double disc set with tons of extras. I bought it on Amazon for $18.99. Did anybody see it yet or own it? Just curious as to everybody's thoughts. Anybody at that Toronto '94 show? It was Killer!!
Go Bills and Go Floyd!!
Marv
Got it 2 weeks ago. Love it! The sound is fine considering it was recorded in 1994, but I can only play the 480 kbps Dolby Digital audio stream not the 640 kbps from my PS2.
The video is nicely restored and looked pretty good on my big screen (42") - just wish the original concert was recorded on film instead of video (only so much can be done to improve video).
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the bills had a 21% profit rate in 04. i suspect it was about the same or a tiny bit higher in 05 given national revenue sharing going up slightly and the bills payroll remaining about the same. the bills payroll in real dollars (i.e., factoring in bonuses paid for 06; not the official salary cap number) has declined since last year, and the new tv deal will shower a ton of money on the bills over the next few years. if the bills want to maintain a high profit rate, it should be quite easy for them to do - run the team like the bengals of the late 90s (low overhead costs and low player salaries, relatively speaking). from the looks of things, this looks to be exactly what the bills are now doing - not getting into bidding wars for marquee players, shedding big contracts, and paying very little to the coaches and gms (relatively speaking).
The Bills sold out every game in '05 based on the false hope that the team was good -- most games were vurtally sold out before the season even started. I can guarantee that will not happen in '06 based on the fact that most people know that the team will suck. So factor in a large drop in Bills ticket revenue into your flawed margin equation above...
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Yeah. Seventh out of eight teams that make the playoffs in the west. Not too impressive:
Overall
Team GB
1. San Antonio -
2. Phoenix 4½
3. Denver 8½
4. Dallas -
5. Memphis 6
6. L.A. Clippers 8
7. L.A. Lakers 9
8. New Orleans 10½
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I'm sure if you ask GW, his firing was the right place at the right time. Since being fired by the Bills, the following positives have happened:
* Hired by NFL legend as AHC of one of the most prestigous teams in the NFL
* Learning at the right hand of an NFL legend
* Makes more money as AHC than HC of the Bills
* In the playoffs with a talented (at least on D), winning team
* Respected throughout the NFL as one of the brightest coaches in the business
If he stayed with the Bills what would likely have happened over the same time frame:
* Saddled with Bledsoe's limitations for another year
* Saddled with "rookie" QB growing pains for the next year
* Saddled with poor OLine talent
* Saddled with poor DLine talent
* Daily interaction with a front office full of people walking on eggshells
* Provided with players that do not fit together as a team
* Deal with Bills fans that call for your head on a daily basis
* Viewed as one of the biggest coaching a$$clowns in the business
This whole deal was not raw, it was fantastic for GW. Probably one of the best things that has ever happened to him in his professional career.
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I'm not sure TD gave GW a fair shake here. The first year TD gutted the roster and gave GW nothing to work with. The second year GW takes it to 8-8. The 3rd year GW again gets nothing to improve the team as we make no FA signing and draft Willis.
And if you think GW doesn't have it, well Joe Gibbs does. Top "D" and heir apparent to Joe G. End of argument
Great synopsis. One of the first things Joe Gibbs did upon his return was hire GW and immediately made him AHC & DC.
There were a number of factors beyond the influence of a Head Coach that caused problems in his third year.
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Two words:
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
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Sportline team report said he received "high grades"
--Second-year OT Jason Peters, a converted tight end, earned his first start at right tackle for an injured Mike Williams (ankle) and earned some high grades. Williams dressed, but saw action only on special teams.
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JP vs KH
I hope not
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How could I forget about Gregg? And Pendry is now the OC for the Texans satrting last week and they actually scored a TD!
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Many are talking about running MM & Co out of town. I guess we have not learned. Let's look at the list of loser coaches that were run out of Buffalo because they supposedly sucked. How are they doing now?
Wade Phillips - San Diego DC - shut down the Pats and golden boy Brady last weekend
Dan Henning - Panthers OC - runs a solid offense that ran up the score against GB
Mike Sheppard - Saints OC - leads an offense that rushed for 160+ yards against the vaunted Bills 'd
Turk Schonert - Saints QB Coach - coached a very composed Brooks in the face of massive Bills blitzing
....and don't forget everyones favorite........
Kevin Gillbride - NY Giants QB Coach - mentoring and developing one of the games up and comming passers, Eli Manning -- and doing an EXCELLENT job of it!
.....but who does everyone still love?
Ted Cottrell - Vikings DC - a defense that can not stop anyone
Am I crazy? Getting run out of Buffalo sure isn't slowing these guys down. Is there anyone else I'm missing?
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I don't care what anybody else says, this D is pretty good probably even very good. Are they getting turnovers? No. But the problem is that the opposing team knows the best way to beat us is play is close to the vest, take some shots, grind the ball b/c our D is on the field for almost twice as long and they are wearing down.
Horrible O and very good D turns the D into only a mediocre D.
Hopefullly they can turn it arounf these next two weeks to give us some hope.
I generally agree, but am concerned about the number of third down conversions they give up. Even early in the game when they are still fresh.
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Allen Wilson - Peters not at fault on the Elam sack
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Its about time someone mentioned this. Peters had to make sure all on the inside were blocked because that could kill the play IMMEDIATELY. He then was able to make 2-3 lateral steps, covering ~5 yards and redirect the db 8 yards behind the line. All of this in ~1.5 seconds without having the knowledge that all of us armchair QBs (after watching the replay many times) have in knowing who was pass rushing and who was not! In reality, Peters made a solid play protecting the pocket on a RISKY PLAY CALL THAT BACKFIRED.
Try measuring out 5 yards and covering the ground that Peters did! I'm not sure any tackle could do much more than he did.
Now JP on the other hand had no excuse. That play is susceptible to backside pressure.....if the hot read is not open immediately, you tuck and run upfield (ideal given the clock) or throw it away (would have been poor clock management in this case). Looks like he was trying to make a play for his "highlight reel"