BarleyNY
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Ehhh on the one pass outside the numbers it took awhile to get out there, hopefully Brady is losing some steam on his fastball.
The passes he caught last night were terrible. Brady kept floating the ball up and for some insane reason the Texans couldn't get to it.
For sure. I noticed it too. I couldn't tell what was causing it, but Brady was throwing a lot of ducks. Not every pass, but way too many. Hopefully the end is nigh.
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I think that McCoy was probably first choice.....now the next guy on their list is still coaching int he playoffs.
I think it is important that we do NOT rush the OC hire.....because we are going to have to replace having a top 10 points scoring per game offense now that Lynn has moved on.
Take as much time as you need Whaley
One big issue is that the current coach must be released from his contract. Even promotions do not release a coach from a current contract unless he is moving up to head coach. An expiring contract would be the likely situation, but even then the coach would have to want to leave a playoff team and/or not be wanted back by that team.
I'd rather the position get filled before the supply of quality coaches dries up entirely. Who knows? Maybe there's an agreement in place with a coach, but it hasn't been announced yet.
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http://www.writeups.org/wp-content/uploads/Inverse-power-law-h1.jpgI find it amusing when fans presume a player won't give full effort once he has guaranteed money in his pocket.
Tell me, how much money do you believe an average cashier steals from the register each year?
Probably a Power Law Curve with the tail on the left and head on the right.
The average cashier steal little to nothing while virtually all of the thefts are from a very small group. Dareus certainly sits at the very far right of the curve.
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Don't even need to go that far back...just look at my Julio Jones thread and compare their first 3 years...
same injury, same type of talent...
This is what we're all hoping for, but my biggest fear is that Watkins has injury problems through the next two seasons (through his option season), moves on to another team and then finally stays healthy and tears it up. I could live with him busting, but watching him light it up in Miami/NY/NE would be particularly tough to take.
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Smart of Taylor to call McDermott and smart of McD to respond as he did. It isn't likely to impact the Bills from moving on from TT if that's what they've decided to do, but it was good to see that interaction.
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Executive search firms are commonly used to place high ranking executives in virtually every industry, including the NFL. Nothing uncommon here.
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@$!# no
Well said.
He can REALLY thank Nike for a major assist as well
I actually think that Chip Kelly is a pretty good football coach, a pretty bad person and an awful GM.
Yeah, he's a pretty good coach when he has a massive advantage over the majority of his competition. Otherwise, not so much.
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I think what gets me about this in general is his arrogance. he so offended by having to answer this question that he doesn't even come up with a reasonable response. It wouldn't have to be true. He could even just give some generic a boilerplate answer. How hard would it be to say "After meeting with the Bills new ownership I didn't feel like I was in the long term plans there so I decided to move on immediately."? But he's too arrogant for that, he has to play the this-is-beneath-me card. Again, F him.
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I think what fans and media presume teams are looking for and what teams are actually looking for are often quite different.
Often the media hype around certain coaches is just their agents pimping them through their media contacts.
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OK, but does it happen? I can't recall a OC/DC going to a new city based on $$
Maybe Garret waiting his turn in Dallas.
I do think that most coordinators are looking for the job that gets them the eventual big contract as a HC. But if a guy isn't looking to be a HC - perhaps they have already failed as a HC or just don't aspire to that position for whatever reason - then more money probably is a big deal. Also it's a way for less desirable destinations can compete with better ones. And, yes, it is happening now in some cases.
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Blows my mind that anyone would intentionally listen to Cowherd. Seems like something that'd be going on in Guantanamo.
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I'd pop it in sometimes. If it wasn't interesting I'd keep it one, if it wasn't I wouldn't. But I always liked that it was there. I'll miss it being there.
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Typically this would be a one year contract with an option. If the option expires without being picked up, then it's simply a one year contract that ended. A comp pick is in play. However, if the contract is worded so that he must be cut or the option automatically kicks in, then that's a different story. He'd need to be cut and the Bills would not get a comp pick. But that'd be very unusual.Again, only get comp picks for FA losses.FA being guys who's contracts have run out. Tyrod would be cut , no comp pick..... or traded. No comp pick.
In other words ,no comp pick either way.
This was the only downside to the extension last summer.
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He's already eyeing his next move. He's a mercenary.
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if Sammy & OBJ switched teams/qb's......Sammy would be an undisputed better player.
I'll take the talent that comes with production rather than the talent that doesn't. You can have the "what ifs".
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If you gonna trade him the time is BEFORE having to pick up the option And if you dont pick the option up.
He will net you a 3rd in compensatory pickn
This. $18.75M is way too much to eat to gain a better draft pick than what we'd get as a comp.
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Yeah, that's probably true.
I'd say that re-signing Zach Brown would help the LB situation.
No Spikes for sure. If I thought that Preston Brown could fetch a mid-round pick, then I'd say look for a trade, but I don't see that happening. They might have to go the Jim Schwartz method of simply hiding him in zone coverage when they need to--if he plays the Will spot and is the 1st LB off the field in nickel sets, he can probably contribute.
Ragland...sigh. Blokes will laser me for this, but I simply wasn't a Ragland guy. He's more athletic than he gets credit for, but I don't see a Kuechly or a Davis looking at him. Maybe he can drop down to 235ish LBs and acquit himself in coverage as you say...that would be a huge bonus.
You're reading him wrong methinks...I didn't see that as an indictment so much as a question of how they approached scheming against the opponent.
Agree and agree. Re-signing Zach is now a big priority, as is re-signing or replacing Gilmore. I still see Ragland as a 2 down LB. With the nickel and dime packages being played so much I don't see him as a good fit except on rushing downs. That probably won't equal longevity.
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I never gave this much thought until today. Are there bidding wars for OC/DC coordinators?
Oh yeah there are. No salary cap for coaches. It's a great place for a free spending owner to go nuts.
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Gilmore. He didn't do great on an island under Rex (although he did a lot better than most give him credit for), but McDermott is a zone guy. He should be back to form under him.
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No thanks.
I watched Todd Haley's Chiefs team get beaten twice in a row by Chan Gailey's Bills by a combined score of 76-14.
No. Thanks.
Agreed. Haley is a guy I want nothing to do with. He's even a worse person than he is a coach.
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Lotta people here in B-lo called this exact scenario (if half jokingly). F Marrone.
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God, no. Myles Garrett will almost certainly go #1. Jonathan Allen is the only other player that could possibly go 1 overall.
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Best thing I remember about Joe Banner is how Bang!Cartoons ridiculed him so badly. It was hilarious. The cartoons aren't up on extreme skins any more. Too bad. Some were comedy gold.
Oh, and more conjecture by the "media".
Those Bang!Cartoons were awesome. I miss those, too.
Banner took over running the Browns and the first things he did were to bring back in Mike Lombardi, who was one of the most hated front office people in the history of the team, and end the team's partnership with the Cleveland Clinic. He is a train wreck and he desperately wants back in the NFL.
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Sammy is the better WR with all things being equal. Stats don't tell the whole picture, and I don't say that as a Bills fan, I say that as a football fan. I have no problem saying another player is better than a Bills player.
1. Sammy plays on the team at the bottom of the league in pass attempts. OBJ plays on a team that force feeds him the ball and has the single worst stable of RB's in the NFL and almost non existent rushing attack.
2. Sammy has played 4 less games, but more importantly played at less than 100% in many others as he toughed out injuries and played through them.
3. Sammy has a better attitude.
4. Sammy runs better routes and drops less passes.
5. OBJ has a 2 time SB champion and MVP throwing him passes. Sammy has spent HALF of all of his started games catch passes from EJ and Kyle Orton. The other half, from a running QB on a run first team who struggles to see the middle of the field.
The ONLY negative against Sammy is that he played hurt for the first part of last year and had the foot injury this year. When healthy he is one of the best WR's in Football.
Just the same excuses. Sammy might very well be every bit the WR OBJ is if the cards fell differently. But so far he hasn't proved it and ODB has. It's sad seeing people contort themselves like a Bulgarian gymnast to get themselves to believe differently. Sammy will be better than OBJ when he proves he is.
Sorry, but I'm still going to miss Hogan
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He had 4 receptions for 95 yards yesterday. He's a competent WR as he showed. He's not a stud and he's replaceable in this league, but he's capable of contributing. No need to disparage him.