GunnerBill
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When did Adam Archuleta start broadcasting?
Couple of years ago.
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Do we fire a 9-7 coach?
That is why I thought last week was the chance. We have had 4 non losing seasons in 15 years. If you fire a coach whi delivered 2 in 2 years it does give the impression to potential hires that you are not going to be patient.
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Two bad throws where receivers made plays.
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Brock Benched (Big $$$$ playing bad Benched)
Ours?
Brock sucks. That contract was mental.
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That to Goodwin was one of Tyrod's best throws of the year.
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Someone reminded Tyrod that Charles Clay is out there.
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How do the refs get that wrong?
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We should have 300yds rushing today.
At least. The Browns run D sucks.
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Running it in the redzone works. How odd.
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What was that throw to Hunter? Jesus. Not even close.
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RG3 looks rusty
Or just bad?
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Let's gooooo Buffaloooo
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I really did not like their roster pre-season. They have been well coached and for the most part avoided glaring errors that sink teams.
Of course the proof of the pudding with Gase will be on how they go in future years. I still don't see them quite making the playoffs this year. 9-7 and on the outside looking in I suspect but that is better than I expected and that is largely I believe a result of coaching. The QB play has been okay but not stellar the defense likewise... they have just been well prepared played to gameplans and haven't beaten themselves. As others have said - that is the Chiefs model and can succeed.
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You are in Europe. What model works there for NFL games to get money out of broadcasters/advertisers - PPV, network, NFL access or what?
I can only speak for the UK but the last TV deal the NFL did over here (which basically gave Sky Sports exclusive rights to broadcast NFL games on TV here - save for 2 London games per year which are on free to air TV) was the biggest that they have ever done and audience figures continue a steady growth.
They also NFL Game Pass subscriptions to the more hardcore fans such as myself (the NFL do not publish stats on the number of subscriptions by country but I would suggest that has gone up significantly in the last 5 years) and there is a whole floor of Nike's flagship London store now dedicated to selling NFL gear - unthinkable 10 years ago. Again, I don't have the sale figures broken down for those stores but they wouldn't dedicate space to merchandise that wasn't selling, and that is without the additional sales they make from their NFL shop distribution tents on actual gamedays over here when the queues are simply not worth standing in they often run to up to 2 hours in length.
I do find that there is a bit of American arrogance over the NFL and over American Football as a whole with the presumption that Europeans couldn't possibly get it, or understand it and that they have no place liking it and selling out the games. I do understand that for local fan bases there are only 8 home games a year and losing one of those 8 to London or in the future maybe Germany is tough. I get that. I just do not believe that in and of itself is sufficient reason not to try and grow the game globally. America should be proud of the NFL as an exported product, not desperately trying to hide it for fear others might share the enjoyment.
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Yeah right because what he says is so hard to believe. I am telling everybody once again my friend had solid info that Polian was ready to come in & clean house & I mean clean house & some inside the building bad mouthed him, mainly Rusty to save their own skin. Shame on Pegs for trusting people inside the building that clearly all they care about their own selfish interests.
I don't understand why posters attack football reporters/insiders when they report on the dysfunction and problems at OBD. Most of the rumors that have been reported over the years turn out to be true, in one form or another. The Coughlin rumor was dismissed by many earlier this year and it turns out to be true (that he had met with the Pegulas). Same with Polian last year. I am sure more stuff will come out, and much of it will be true.
I am not suggesting and have never suggested that there isn't dysfunction at the heart of OBD. I can believe that and still believe that La Canfora is peddling misinformed rubbish. He has a history of getting these stories about the Bills wrong and most of the things HE has reported turn out not to be true. The two are not mutually exclusive. It isn't either I believe there is dysfunction at OBD OR I believe La Canfora to be misinformed.
I believe both to be true.
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And this sounds like whistling past the graveyard...
Why does it WEO? I have been a reporter - I know how things work.
La Canfora has been wrong over the past year or two numerous times on the Bills, from the stadium issue to the trading up for Connor Cook, to the front office issues, to the training staff being fired to this past Sunday's story. Now if he is honestly just reporting what his source is telling him then you have to begin to conclude as a reporter "my source seems to be missing on a lot of these stories" and you stop reporting that stuff without very strong secondary verification. Now it may be that La Canfora feels he has that - but if that was true then it is instinctively odd to me that none of the other NFL insider guys were running with the same line. This feels very much like one source in the Bills who La Canfora knows is wrong as much as he is right with very little additional verification and throwing it out there for public consumption.
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Sound to me like he it just throwing **** at a wall and hoping some sticks.
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How would you assess Whaley's 2016 draft class?
It is impossible to properly assess any draft class after 1 year. This one even more so given the injuries.
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I predicted nine last year I think and there were 7... I go San Diego, Indy, New Orleans wrong (predicted them gone and they survived) and Tampa Bay (did not see the Lovie firing coming).
At the moment this year I am predicting six.
San Diego and Indianapolis (the reprieve hasn't worked in either place), LA we already know about, Jacksonville where Bradley is a dead man walking, Chicago where I think they need someone to inject some life into the franchise and that man is not John Fox who has many admirable qualities but being energised and lively is not one of them, and finally Buffalo - where I believe the decision has already been made that Rex Ryan will not be coaching the Bills next season.
The other three that I do not think are totally safe and might be the shock additions to this list are:
Cleveland - I am a fan of Hue Jackson but to be 0-16 (as they might) and keep the Head Coach who led that season you better have absolute faith in your long term plan with him. If there is any doubt at all he won't be back.
San Francisco - The whole situation is a mess, Kelly is not a good NFL Head Coach and at the moment the only thing stopping him from being a sure fire one and done is that their last coach was also a one and done. Him quitting is VERY much in play here.
Cincinnati - Marvin Lewis will not be fired even if the Bengals end 5-10-1, but Lewis deciding the time to walk away and retire is right is not out of the question.
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Just a note:
The Bills have stated sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many times that Whaley has full control over the 53-man roster that it's actually boring to hear it at this point.
If anyone can find anything that disputes that, anywhere, I'd be interested to see it.
The language has been plain as day: "Doug Whaley has full control over the 53-man roster". I am asking for an example of a direct statement otherwise, since some people seem to want to make that claim. It almost feels like an agenda
Not "I saw a picture of Russ in the draft room", or "Russ was on the phone with Glenn Gronkowski", or "he was in the room when a guy was cut". That's useless information when you have clean-and-clear statements from the owner, president, and GM that contradict it.
Correct.
Whaley - Control of the personnel department and the 53
Rex - Game day roster and coaching staff
Russ - Business ops, administration ops and football budgets
They could not have been clearer.
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After week 14:
Yards per game allowed: Rank - 18th (Down 6)
Pass YPG allowed: Rank - 8th (unchanged)Rush YPG allowed: Rank - 28th (Down 2)
Points per game allowed: Rank - 17th (unchanged)
3rd down %: Rank - 25nd (Down 3)
Sacks: Rank - 6th (Down 3)
Takeaways: Rank - 16th (Up 2)Points Per Drive: Rank - 22nd (Down 5)
% of drives ending in scores: Rank - 22nd (Down 5)
The excuses need to stop.
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1. Tyrod
2. Rex
3. Whaley
4. Brandon
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A lot of talk about Hogan, he is an important piece for the Pats O and shows good awareness (the last TD last night was him and Brady seeing the same thing.)
But for the Pats IMO Mitchell is the future star WR.
Mitchell looks very good. Hogan was always a better player than he got credit for here.
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Lynn had a couple of HC interviews last year and the thing that was said to put teams off was he hadn't called plays. He is going to get looks I have been saying this for weeks. I'd be surprised if it is LA. I think they will go for the biggest name they can attract - don't rule Mike Shanahan out of the running for that job if the more obvious names are not available.
GDT: Bills vs. Browns 1st & 2nd Half Thread
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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I'd prefer Hunter.