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Didn't see The Star but it was on the front page of this morning's Sun.
I think the few in the GTA that cared one way or another, ie Bills and Argo/CFL fans, wanted the team to stay in Buffalo, too.
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I know he's a skilled negotiator but I don't what else he would bring to the table.
If nothing else, maybe he'll offer guidance on what an NFL front looks like?
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It's not a Bills shirt, it's just a generic bison.
It's from Sportage. They make Ts that are popular with celebrities and this isn't the first time he's worn that T-shirt - Sportage has a pic of him wearing in a post game press conference in their "Celebs" section.
If you want to order one, go here: http://sportiqe.com/products/american-flag-buffalo-t-shirt
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I read the Boston Globe article, which was pretty interesting: http://www.bostonglo...TccI/story.html
I think it was pasted in the 'did anyone watch' thread.
My question for the Xs-and-Os crowd (I sit at a different table in the cafeteria, to be sure): what does the 5-2 defensive front mean for our gameplan? Does that pose any special problems for the OL or O generally? How do our strengths allow us to overcome those problems?
Thanks and I'll take my answer off the air.
kj
Just my take:
I'm pretty sure a 5-2 would abuse our sub-par guards because the DL lines up over a player, not a gap. This means they can dictate to the OL by choosing which gap they go to on any given play - and if I'm them, I'm picking on our guards. A 5-2 works best with a real beast on the nose who can tie up both Woods and a guard.
The DEs line up on TEs so they don't have to worry about which side is the strong side pre-snap. TEs can have a difficult time getting into a route with a DE leaning on them. Speaking of pass plays, 5-2 CBs will generally be in man coverage, the safeties in zone.
A 5-2 can be beaten with Iso runs - especially since Summers is more than capable of winning a 1-on-1 with a LB. If they stunt a lot they will eat up the Iso, so look for the Bills to run some counters to create running lanes for the RBs.
Outside of that, look for WR & RB screens, passes to the middle where the 5-2 usually leaves a hole (not EJ's forte, esp if Chandler can't get off the line and into a route with regularity), slants, and draw plays, and a lot of play action passes to try to get the CBs to pause and draw the safeties up, especially when throwing deeper balls.
I don't claim to be a 5-2 expert but hopefully this will give you a couple things to keep an eye on.
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Didn't see the "Forever, because his music sucks" option.
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Serious question: Have the Bills ever had a better placekicker than Carpenter?
Is Carpenter the best?
I dunno, but it seems that Buffalo has had really, really good placekickers over the years so I think there'd be a fair amount of competition for that title.
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The D-line was phenomenal. They kept the pressure on Cutler all day, forcing him to make erratic throws. Those INTs were directly due to the pressure applied by Mario and Hughes. Give credit to that line.
Agreed.
Heard on WGR that PFF currently has Hughes as the league leader in QB pressures and hurries.
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Tough to do only one player of the game.
KW didn't have a huge impact on the stat sheet but that interception was huge. And fun!
EJ's stats were mediocre (which IMO is all we need from the position) but he completed some clutch passes on 3rd downs and did a great job on running the read options and had nice touch on the screens (even if the blocking wasn't there).
Corey Graham stepped up with an interception, clutch pass breakups, and what appeared on TV to be good coverage.
Fred because clutch play at clutch moment. And that stiff arm.
Brandon Spikes had a couple of big stops against the run, got a QB sack matching his single season high in sacks, and seemed to be the heart of a bend-but-don't break defensive game plan.
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THE FACT that most of those penalties were "phantom" is what makes it even better . chandler merely tossing his man aside isnt a penalty much like most of the others. worst officiating ive seen in years ,when a nfc homer like moose comments ,you know the suck.
After Marrone blistered the butts of the refs, the calls basically stopped. That tells me most of them were phantom.
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Career hockey goon Andrew Peters has no business talking about hockey, how he has landed jobs talking about football boggles my mind. I guess the only consolation watching him on Channel 2 is the fact his partner in crime, The Giggler, isn't on the show. This show is obviously pretaped. Lydia has more fake parts, hair, boobs, lashes, than Joan RIvers, not that that is a bad thing!
Guy played in the NHL, I'm pretty sure that makes him qualified to discuss hockey.
But why the hate? Jealous they didn't offer you the gig?
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This is a classic pre-jinx jinx. Not good Campy. Jk
Happy for Jim!
The Bills twitter account announced he was "cancer free" so maybe his situation is proving everything I've learned about cancer over the years doesn't apply to his type of cancer. Or maybe people don't really know what they are saying when they say "cancer free."
Meh, who knows..? Still very good news!
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I'm obviously pleased with the negative biopsy result but unfortunately, JK is NOT cancer free. Yet.
He'll have to be tested over the next five years and assuming all of his bloodwork, scans, and biopsies come back negative, he'll be officially cancer free.
Maybe a mod should correct the thread title? (call me superstitious but I don't want to jinx anything!)
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I honestly can't say the Jills ever added anything to my game day experience at the Ralph.
The dancing they do in the corners during the game is pointless, and for the halftime show they could/should get local high school squads to do it. They are more talented anyway.
If TSW had a "Like" or "Favorite" button, I would have used it right here.
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I live in Texas, and everyone that's from Houston knows EXACTLY what the Shout song means.
Not exactly.
I had in-laws in Houston, Tom Ball, Katy, Sugar Land, Pasadena, and Baytown. None of them had ever heard of the Bills version until I played it for them.
Its almost like they heard it 6 times in just one half of football.
You really can't hear it on TV. Especially when they're showing beer commercials after the PAT.
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Cool vid, thanks for sharing it. I wonder how many Texans knew what they were listening to!
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Pretty cool.
Thinking about playing it on the big screen at our Bills Backer bar at 12:57 pm this Sunday!
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I don't
I don't know you.
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I have followed Bills football since their first season and listened to all the rhetoric, from Art Wander and teh Coach Chuck Dickerson to Shoop and teh Bulldog on WGR, but I have been astounded and disappointed by the over the patently biased, over the top views expressed by John Murphy on his radio show of late where callers cannot disagree with him about his "optimisitc" views on the Bills' chances, EJ's ability to succeed as QB, on Marrone and Whaley's tenure, etc. adn questioning why fans feel the way they do. Wake up and smell the coffee John, amaybe somebody spiked his with those Mollys! I know he is employed by the Bills and may be he feeling the heat if a new owner will pull the plug on his show, but for goodeness sake lighten up, callers can disagree and anyone who doesn't seem to agree with his rose colored glasses are ridiculed or discounted for their opinions. I used to think he was a level headed guy at least as a sportscaster but he seems very jaded of late. He also treis in ernest to be overly apologetic to his guests like the time when he tried to suggest that his "good buddy", guest Ron Jaws Jaworski back in early training camp, tried to sell us on Bon Jovi wanting was was "right for Buffalo" to keep the Bills in Buffalo, how dumb does he think the average fan is and why should we believe Jaws would tell us what Bon Jovi has in mind in the first place? Whenever a caller suggests that his opinion may be biased due to the fact he works for Bills' organization he profusely deneisthis, yet he and Chris Brown are in fact mouthpeices for the Bills whether or not they careto fess up.
The show is paid for by the Bills so he has to tote the company line.
Also, consider using the enter button to make long posts easier to read.
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You do realize that sometimes things are difficult for others to read based on poor english and grammar? It's not always criticizing for the heck of it, it's to show that a post or heartfelt comment may come across very poorly if the grammar is terrible.
There was nothing wrong with the OP's post that a few pops of the Enter button wouldn't have fixed.
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I first noticed Fred 8 or 9 years ago when he played with the Rhein Fire in the world league.
I just happened to have the game on in the background and noticed a guy who seemed a step better than the rest of the guys on the field; breaking tackles, out running guys, crushing blitz pickups, etc.
If you recall, players in that league wore the logo of the NFL team who had their rights and needless to say, I was pleased to see he wore the charging bison.
As for how popular he is, I couldn't say. But I don't know a single Bills fan in the real world or online who doesn't absolutely love the guy.
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I live a few hours away from DC and because I have so many friends who grew up fans of them, I like to see Washington do well (unless it would adversely effect the Bills, that is).
I'm four hours away from Baltimore and despise them for no reason other than they should be playing in Cleveland and the Colts should be in Baltimore (grudge not forgiven).
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It would have been nice if the team bucked that trend in over a decade.
And it isn't the case of coming back to dance on the grave of yet another season, it's pointing out the glaring faults that are seen in preseason, only to be met with the standard response of - it's only preseason so it doesn't matter. Or, these guys are professionals, they know what they're doing. How has that worked out?
Until the team starts playing to the expectations that it sets out (how many times have we heard, playoffs or bust), fans have the right to be skeptical.
I agree the're nothing wrong with being skeptical. That said, skepticism and negativity aren't synonymous.
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I believe there are two distinct themes expressed by fans on this message board regarding the past 14 years of ineptitude. The first, in my opinion, is a fairly reasonable approach to the season that I see in the first sentence of your post: "I'll still be excited when kickoff happens, but I'm tempering expectations." The second is this approach by a small number of posters of beginning virtually every post with "They have sucked for 14 years" and ending with "They will suck again this year" - and, in between, giving reason after reason (usually beginning with EJ) why the team will suck. There is no optimism, no hope....only pure cynicism. Again, in my opinion, I just cannot see the fun of being a fan when, before the season even starts, you are already tossing it on the scrap heap of past failures.
But, to each their own.
100% agree.
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Cool, dance with both! hahaha
I understand the frustration, but I don't want to criticize pre-season too much. They did what they needed to to get the 53 they think are the best, now lets see!
Here's how it works:
"Nobody will remember me saying they suck if they're doing well and if they falter, I can tell everyone how smart I was because I told them it would happen."
Game announcers were awful!
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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From my perspective, I guess it worked out that we had so many loud fans at our Bills Backers bar that we couldn't even hear the TV.