GunnerBill
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1 hour ago, FireChans said:
The only expectation I have for him is that he cannot lose again to non-Chiefs teams in the playoffs.
if we lose to the greatest dynasty in the NFL currently, oh well.
If he loses to the Ravens or Bengals or Texans in the postseason, he’s gotta go.
Imo.
So this year I am not sure we would be favoured to beat the Ravens or the Bengals in the playoffs. My expectations are somewhat lower so I'd probably give him a pass on that unless it is a no contest type of defeat. If he misses the playoffs he has to go. If he loses to a team we are clearly better than in the playoffs I'd consider moving on. Not sure whether I have Houston in that bracket or not but losing to a Miami, or the Chargers or Jacksonville, or Indy in the playoffs would definitely give me pause.
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3 minutes ago, Beck Water said:
This is just silliness.
Agree. That is pathetic.
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6 minutes ago, mrags said:
Like I said. McDermott is an idiot. Anyone on this site could have told you before the game that there was no chance at Klein was going to cover Kelce. Sure, Neal was an option. Frankly a better one. But this is on the coach for screwing this up.
He is not an idiot. He was a coach trying to deal with cluster injuries to the exact part of the defense that KC were built to exploit.
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27 minutes ago, Chaos said:
This was a lot of work and a nice write up. But would “roster sucks” have been able to be corrected with the bigger checkbook?
And better GMs (our GMing was arguably even worse than our coaching in the drought). Although over 15 years it is really hard not to have 2 or 3 down years roster wise. If a franchise QB has a 3 contract career that is about 15 years you likely have 3 teams around them in that period. So some of it avoidable, some not.
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Certainly better than last year. I think last year was Josh's worst since he broke out. And I am not talking about the offense. I am talking about Josh. He was less consistent with his fundamentals and his decision making was more erratic. Not that he was terrible compared to his peers. He still played like a top half dozen QB. I don't think he was top 2 or 3 in 2023 though.
I am not saying he will have a career year but I don't discount it. If the weapons around him step up I could see a big bounce back.
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2 minutes ago, KingBoots8 said:
Greggggg: “Thanks, Wade. I’ll take it from here. I’m gonna completely revamp this team and still find a way to lose, but we are gonna hit our opponents $uper hard.”
Mularkey: “I’ve got a good QB, and I’ve got a gameplan. There’s absolutely no way a Third-String Steelers team can beat us now, right? RIGHT?!?
Jauron: “Hey Josh, we can’t make effective punts if you keep getting us touchdowns. I’m gonna need you to hold off a bit and throw more check downs please.”
Chan: “I didn’t play Josh because it wasn’t his turn.”
Saint Doug: “I mean, he’s ok, but can we take a second and acknowledge how awesome I am for just a moment? I drew that play up myself. I’m like, a hero or something. Bow before your new God… and can I take my dinner to go?
Rex: “Yeah, did you see the feet on that guy? I bet he has a REAL hard time buying sneakers off the rack… I’m gonna get a tattoo of his big toe on my calf… oh shoot, I forgot to call a play before the clock expired…”
Yep. It might not be popular with some but we don't just have a better QB than all of those years we have a better Head Coach too. Josh is a bigger and more important upgrade than Sean is. But they are both definitively better than what went before.
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If I imagine Josh (as he is now, so not factoring in a development arc as if he was a rookie in 02) as the Quarterback of each of the teams going back to the start of my fandom in 2002 then I think they break to drought in 2003 with Williams as Head Coach. The D was very good that year. Any sort of offense they are a playoff team. Likewise they'd have made it in 04 (should have anyway) and would have been a potential Superbowl contender. The 05 and 06 teams were not as strong. They lost Pat Williams and London Fletcher and Spikes had the injuries and barely played over those two seasons. I think they'd have been playoff competitive but would have been touch and go to get in. The 2007 team was terrible. How they won 7 games has long since been a mystery to me. I think that was the 3rd worst team of my fandom after 2010 and 2018. I know you look at it and go "they went 7-9, Josh would have got 2 more wins" but that roster sucked I think if they played that schedule 10 times they don't get to 7 wins more than once. 2008 and 09 they probably make it. 2010, no. 2011, possibly. 2012 yes. 2013, no. 2014, yes. 2015 I think they'd have been a Superbowl contender with Josh and any drought coach EXCEPT Rex. 2016 playoffs.
My breakdown of the 15 years of the drought that I watched would be:
2 genuine Superbowl contending years (04, 15)
6 likely playoff years (03, 08, 09, 12, 14, 16)
3 playoff contention 50/50 in/out years (05, 06, 11)
4 playoff misses (02, 07, 10, 13)
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2 hours ago, mrags said:
None of that matters though. Because the point I made was that this idiot coach thought a guy that was sitting on his couch all season could cover this (as you put it) First Ballot Hall of Famer, with 2 weeks of practice. Thanks for making my point, that it was an incredibly stupid idea that McDermott had. what’s the answer? Again, I don’t know. But I did, and do know that it wasn’t AJ Klein.
McDermott did not think that. The guys who he thought could were not healthy. There is an argument they should have used Siran Neal more, earlier in the game, but their options were severely limited. That sucks but it is yet more proof positive that you need luck to win a Championship.
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14 minutes ago, transplantbillsfan said:
See what I already said about time to recover off an ACL tear
A pass rusher at that age coming off a 2nd ACL tear is not the same as a 28 year old receiver or corner for example coming off an ACL.
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30 minutes ago, BillsFooteball said:
I just hope the bills and fans do him right. Whoever he signs with the next time they face the bills in Buffalo, I expect a video tribute of his bills career highlights followed by a 2-3 minute standing ovation. Will be emotional
Whereas I expect him to have a garbage time touchdown in week 15 after spending all year on a PS and there to be a seriee of "mistake by Beane" threads.
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15 minutes ago, Bill from NYC said:
I defend his right to say what he thinks as an invited guest at a parochial school. Is there something wrong with that?
I defend his right to say it too. But I can do that and still object totally to what he said.
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9 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:
Alright. You are very sure of your metaphysical conclusions. I am doubtful you have an air-tight argument for atheism. There is no metaphysics that doesn't depend on some radical belief. Proof doesn't reach down to ultimacy, though I recognize dialectic isn't going to convince you, nor do I have any interest in attempting to do so. Sin is a religious concept dependent on an understanding of well-being and perfection with theological roots. Naturally, if you deny God, the holy will be a surd concept, and apart from that, sin is meaningless.
In the end, reality is not a product of our willing or subjective fantasy, nor can anyone's judgment replace our unique responsibilities to pursue truth to the best of our capacities. At the same time, words have specific meaning, even shades of meaning. Part of responsible communication is noting what they mean in the context of a particular community, or even idiosyncratic usage by an individual. Traditionally, pride is "sinful" because it results in a habit of thinking and acting that lacks receptivity towards the fullness of Being, whether that be in nature or the divine.
Nor am I trying to convince you. What I am saying is the biblical justification for his statement is at best arguable.
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4 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:
I'm not here to defend every aspect of the fella's speech. I think he could have been more careful in his speech, and I say that as someone who is largely sympathetic to traditional Catholic beliefs. Technically, all sin is "deadly" in the sense that it is alienation from the source of Being. And no one properly understands the command to avoid sin as somehow facilitating heinous sins like murdering folk because of their sexual proclivities.
Yea I don't buy that. Sorry. Unfortunately we live in an era of extremism and gay people are still being persecuted and indeed killed in many parts of our world by people with similar beliefs. I don't accept that sin exists. Or that it is deadly. Or that there is any biblical justification for him saying pride represents a deadly sin. Or that he needed to refer to it in that manner. He's an idiot. I don't think he should be thrown out of the league or anything. But I don't think there is a defence of his comments.
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37 minutes ago, Bob Jones said:
Also, you can opine that transgenderism is wrong and is a mental illness, but that doesn’t mean you dislike those folks, or that you don't want them to be fans.
How do you know he was just talking about transgenderism? Pride represents all LGBT people and he said it was a deadly sin. People wanting to defend him immediately jump to transgender because that is where there are more difficult societal issues to grapple with in relation to a conflict of rights. It is harder to defend if you accept he was on about all groups represented through Pride.
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22 minutes ago, finn said:
I would be curious to hear their process described, particularly the retrospective, "Where did we go wrong?" analysis several years out. How they missed on Boogie Basham and (evidently) Elam, for instance, or how, like everyone else, they overlooked Puca Nacua. Drafting players has to be fertile grounds for all sorts of cognitive biases. Even if you're totally objective, which is pretty much impossible, how do you account for one player, like Diggs or Nacua, being fantastic, when dozens of other players with pretty much exactly the same measurables, pedigree, work ethic, and temperament, are either busts or JAGs?
Yea agree would be interesting. Boogie I think was just a flat out misevaluation. My theory is they needed edge badly that year and were talking themselves into guys to take at the end of round 1. They expected Groot to be gone and they were convincing themselves "there are still guys after Groot, Phillips and Paye (conensus top 3 that year) who can play." So they had grades on the 2nd tier edge guys that were artificially inflated because of their need. So when Boogie got to the end of round 2 he looked like he was sticking out, when in reality he shouldn't have been.
Elam I think they thought they could take the clay and mould him to their scheme. Ultimately that has failed.
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11 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:
Beggers can't be choosers...it's a dry wasteland of remaining pass rushers...
I'd be shocked if the Bills signed him though. Notoriously low effort and doesn't play the run at all. I'd rather get Solomon on the field as a designated rusher on pass downs than go that route.
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7 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:
So Gunner you're just rolling with Von, AJ & Groot?
That prospect doesn't fill me with joy, no. But Ngakoue sucks.
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5 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:
To be fair very few GMS are themselves great talent evaluators
Most GM's job is to put the most competent staff around them to make his decisions the easiest... Not necessarily rely on his own evaluation
But pay professionals to give him the best information
Yep. Totally fair. Beane's strength is strategy and building a good staff and I think those are probably stronger foundational skills for the long term as a GM than being a great scout.
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6 hours ago, thenorthremembers said:
Pascals wager. The good news is if you're right than I go to sleep and never know pain again. If I am right then eternity is going to be very painful for non-believers.
I appreciate your dedication to your beliefs. But, I've always found it baffling to try and comprehend why intelligent people, who know how a body works, who know that a mother can make milk specifically designed for a baby directly after birth, or to heal a sick child can't at the very least fathom intelligent design.
That said, I am sure you could come back with a million things as to why the idea of Christiantiy is baffling to you as well.
All the best to you brother. Hoping for many happy days ahead for you. At least we can agree on Go Bills!
Oh it is more than baffling to me it is totally illogical.
But honestly my point isn't to denegrate anyone's faith. I respect totally anyone's belief.
My fundamental point is there is no Biblical support for Butker's assertion that homosexuality is a "deadly" sin. And to be honest it is the word deadly I have a particular issue with. Because in a world where people are still being murdered for being gay in many countries (and before anyone says "ah yes but just Muslim countries" think again) I think the use of the word deadly in the waffle he was spouting has pretty dark undertones. If he'd just said sin I'd still think he was wrong, but it would be less triggering.
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7 hours ago, Einstein said:
My point was that a Christian disbelieving the Bible as God's Word is as contradictory as an atheist believing in God.
It's antithetical. It makes no sense. This is not a religious argument, it is a logical argument.
Without the Bible, how does one know who Christ is? Without knowing who Christ is, how does one believe in him? The Bible is the foundational text that reveals the teachings, life, and divinity of Christ. Rejecting the Bible undermines the very basis of Christian faith and doctrine.
Of course one claim to be a Christian while also rejecting the Bible - however it would be as inane as someone claiming to be an atheist while also believing in God. It simply would make no logical sense.I am not saying any Christian rejects the bible. But there are Christian denominations who accept that some of the books of the bible are social doctorine of their time not ultimate articles of faith. It doesn't mean that they reject those elements. It just means they interpret them through that lens.
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1 hour ago, Einstein said:
Person A: "I am an Atheist, but I believe in God"
Person B: "How is that possible?"
Person A: "You're imposing!"
huh?I don't believe in God. I am a total athiest. I make no apologies for that. It is the only logical answer IMO. We are here by utter chance.
But, I am also a theologian. As I say I was debating Catholic Priests aged 15. I know more about the Bible than I'd say 75% of Christians. You have to understand something and the various interpretations of it to get to the conclusion I have got to.
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Just now, Einstein said:
If you are under the impression that anyone believes that God physically reached down his hand to write the Bible on paper, you are mistaken.
What the faiths believe is that God inspired man to write what he wanted written.
Therefore, Paul writing social declarations is irrelevant - as it would be God telling him what to write.Again, a view.... not a universally accepted one.
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1 hour ago, Chandler#81 said:
Every year, we get raided after the Draft. While the jury is still out from this Draft, Beane has an efficient Draft strategy that everyone tries to copy.
He builds great staffs. There is zero doubt. Some of that is the Pegulas money too, but Gaine, Shoen, Morgan have already been taken to be GMs off Beane's staff. TG is a definite candidate for jobs too. Beane is not himself an elite talent evaluator, but he knows how to spot and hire one. He is a great builder of a FO staff.
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1 hour ago, Buffalo716 said:
To be fair... And as I have said... I love everybody whether you're Jewish Muslim Baptist Catholic or Lutheran
I don't judge based on your belief
But the main tenant of Christianity.. is and has always been that Jesus Christ is God incarnate... The son of God on Earth who took away the sins of the world
Father son holy spirit all one
That is what makes Christianity Christianity
Yes. I agree. I don't dispute that is the central tenant. My point is that not all denominations believe that all the books of the Bible represent that. And to be honest the argument that they do is pretty weak. We know the Pauline epistles are essentially social declarations of the time. Historically, that is pretty hard to argue with.
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Changes to Bills Scouting Staff
in The Stadium Wall
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They actually drafted pretty well until about 2015. After that it was a disaster zone. I don't know whether the league changed and Bill was still drafting for a league that no longer existed or if there were other influences in senior personnel positions that changed. It was about the time Bob Quinn moved on but he was more pro side anyway from memory.