GunnerBill
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As I said in another thread, it's in everyone's interest, including Whaley's, to finish at 9-7. No one is safe if they collapse, but I think everyone will be safe if they finish at 9-7.
I might be wrong but the sense I am getting reading between the lines of the leaks and counter leaks and denials is that Whaley is totally safe regardless. I think the Pegulas are very comfortable with him at the moment.
It would shock me at this point if Whaley is not with the Bills in 2017. Rex I think is 50/50.
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Coughlin is a Hall of Fame coach who is a winner known as a workaholic.
Exactly. And bringing in a guy who during his successful run was a known workaholic when he is in his 70s seems a bad idea to me, at least as Head Coach. If there is a role for him as an adviser or overall head of football I could live with that - but then let him build his own department underneath him - don't bring him in and tie him to Whaley (as much as I like him) or Rex.
Some fans may not like this idea but I think Perry Fewell would do well with our D, his system being more DL-based than Rex' D. He would let the dogs hunt, even did a decent job as Bills interim HC. Currently DB coach in Washington
I thought we should have hired him when we hired Gailey. His career has been a bit on the slide the last few years but he did win a Superbowl as a DC in New York under TC.
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interview the best candidates. Simple.
Tomlin was a shoe inn. Iregardless of Rooney rule.
The problem pre-Rooney rule was some best candidates were not in fact getting interviews. All the rule does is force the owners, who are largely white, rich and middle aged to get minority candidates in the room. I am not suggesting that they don't ordinarily do that because they are somehow racist.... but there are studies that have been done that demonstrate we all tend to have pre-disposition to hiring people in our image because we have a comfort level there. The Rooney rule just acts as a bit of a balance to that.
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Rooney Rule
Being the top minority candidate is often a route to a job.
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Goodell is an idiot.
What's the end game and NFL Europe division? or is the NFL just going to keep wearing teams out traveling overseas.
The end game is certainly a London franchise at some stage I believe. Whether there is any plan for a full European division I'm less sure, but expect a game in Germany at some stage too. The travel only becomes a major issue when it is west coast teams going to London or a London team going to the west coast. Otherwise professional athletes travelling 5 and 6 hours to and from games is not uncommon and happens in other sports too. I think
I think the first thing that will happen in terms of dealing with the wearing out point will be removal of the 4th pre-season game and an additional week added onto the regular season so teams will still play 16 games but over 18 weeks with two bye weeks.
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This is why I really hate Goodell. Europe teams dont work so hurt the NFL fans by this wasted series?
What is the point of these games? Mexico and Canada I sort of understand but over seas?
You do realise that the people who sell these games out year on year (even when the match ups on paper don't look great) are NFL fans don't you? There are lots of us in Europe and we didn't like NFL Europe because the games were substandard. So Goodell can either take the narrow minded "only American NFL fans count" view or he can open his mind to actually growing the game.
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Too old for me. If he was even a couple of years younger I'd be all over it..... but 71 before next season kicks off... if you work on the basis of him building a staff and staying three years setting things on the right path and anointing / grooming a successor that makes him 74 by the time he stands down.
I think that is just too old to do the job properly. Coughlin's success became because he was so thorough, so detailed and worked so hard. That is him doing it properly. I think at the age he is he would inevitably end up doing things light touch - which is no what made him great.
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Yep it is:
@ Atlanta
@ Carolina
vs Saints
vs Tampa
@ Kansas City
@ San Diego
vs Oakland
vs Denver
Then the two third places..... so almost certainly Cincinnati and one of Indianapolis or Tennessee. I'd guess (if a betting man....) it would be the Bengals at home and the Colts away.
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Ive said it before, maybe even in this thread...
Fire Rex, let Tyrod walk.
Make Whaley President of Football Ops
Promote Monos to GM before we lose him, he answers to Whaley
Let Whaley, and ONLY Whaley pick his next HC (maybe with some input from Monos, but not from above).
Whaley and Monos work with new HC to identify the QB they need.
And hopefully, Whaley would find an Offensive-minded, QB-centric coach. Build the staff a la Denver, Dallas, Philly, Green Bay, etc. Focus on QB success.
I would be absolutely on board with all of this.
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Here were my notes when watching him in October.
- love his size
- like the arm
- like the throwing motion too actually (very little wasted energy)
- footwork a little inconsistent but nothing too concerning
- reasonable accuracy, but there is the occasional throw that is really inaccurate and that is worry when there is no obvious technical flaw
- like that he plays under centre some
- like his poise under pressure
- mobile but not someone who looks to run
- biggest concern is his ability to get through his progressions. Took sacks and threw a pick in the game when there are receivers wide open on the other side of the field that he just hasn't got to.
- tendency to lock on to targets
I have a 2nd round grade on him and I don't think he is a day 1 starter but he has some tools to be a productive NFL Quarterback someday. I think it is the mental side - both in terms of leadership and in terms of speed of processing what he sees (needs to get faster) will ultimately determine his success or otherwise.
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Even if you let Jim Harbaugh pick his GM (which I agree you would have to) he would still fall out with him within 4 or 5 years. That is just who he is.
But if you time it right you move on for him just before the whole thing starts to fall apart.
The bigger issue is he will not come to Buffalo.
This is epic. I can't work out whether I think it is brilliant or awful.
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I've had enough of this ****
Does that mean you will stop posting?
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I worry a bit about his personality but imo he can play. He is VERY agile GB. He moves extremely well and has great balance. I am anxious to see what how many reps he does with 225 at the combines.
That is all the physical stuff. He is sloppy with his footwork and bends at the waist not the knee far too often for me. There is raw material there to work with no doubt and if it can be refined technically then you have a hell of a prospect on your hands.
At the moment I don't have him graded as high as any of my top 3 tackles last year.
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I don't think Cam Robinson is that good. Technique is sloppy, has success by just being bigger, stronger, faster.... that won't suffice in the NFL. I don't think this is a good OT draft.
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LOL.
You know what it boils down to?
There are a ton of people on this forum, yourself included apparently, who are OK with this organization perpetually sucking.
It really doesn't bother you that much when you boil it right down.
I guess you are one of the lucky ones.
Believe me the sucking bothers me badly. I do not believe firing Russ Brandon will make even the slightest difference to the record this year, next year or at any point in years to come.
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I would also rather have John than Jim. A very vocal minority of Ravens fans want to run him out of town, but I'd take him anytime. Total stand-up guy too.
I would offer him the farm to come here. That guy is going to win more Superbowls and if there are Ravens fans who don't want that to be in Baltimore he can gladly come here and do it.
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What exactly needs to be explained to the owner that he already didn't see by watching the game? The only person Ryan should be meeting with other than coaches to review the game is Whaley. Not Brandon, not the owners nor any other staff on the business side of the house.
I have to say I agree with this. I am not big on collaborative chains of command. I am big on knowing who I am reporting to and accountable to and who is reporting to or accountable to me.
I am not anti-Russ or anti-Terry and Kim and by the standards on this board I am pro-Doug, but I am increasingly of the view that the Pegula's and Brandon need to hire a GM they have absolute total faith in (or if they have that in Doug keep him) and give that person - Doug or whoever else - total control of football operations. Overdorf as the capologist and Rex or his replacement as Head Coach, the Head Trainer and Monos or replacement as Vice Pres of Player Personnel should then report to that GM.
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I'd take Jim Harbaugh gladly.... he is a huge upgrade. But the dream is JOHN Harbaugh. The best coach in the league outside Bill Belichick IMO.
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If you want a turn around artist (and we probably are there) then Jim Harbaugh is the best in the business. If you want a guy who will win a Championship - then it isn't him. He doesn't win the big ones, and the reason he doesn't he only has one setting - full intense. It cost him a Superbowl because he sent a more talented team than his opponents out too tight and too hyped to perform. By the time they relaxed and started to play it was too late. He would kick the Bills into action and he would get us to playoffs... but I doubt very much he wins us a Championship (though he is much more likely to than Rex Ryan!)
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Rex has been a disaster since he got here.
Fans calling for his head last year were bombarded by the apologists all offseason as they blamed Mario and others for his **** defense. My eyes didn't lie. Rexs coaching and defense are putrid. Good riddance.
You ever heard of heat maps?
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Mike Smith would be in the mix I think - stellar first 5 year in Atlanta and supposedly really impressed on the interview circuit last year (notably with the Giants). Not a sexy pick at all and I do wonder about how quickly things spiralled out of control with the Falcons but he has turned round that Tampa defense and I think he will get a lot of looks this hiring season.
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I have never been more depressed to be right. It just never felt a fit for me. I didn't understand it then and I don't know. Feels like 2 wasted years with a pretty decent roster.
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Then we should be winning lots of games next season!!!
As ever..... the task is finding a Quarterback, but my view is those 4, Sammy and Glenn are a really solid base of highly paid players who contribute at cornerstone positions (running back apart which I agree isn't but Shady is such a dynamic play maker that until you have to pay the Quarterback I think you can carry).
A better coach would help too, especially with Darues and Hughes which I think you agree with.
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If the Bills re-sign Gilmore and oust Tyrod, the following is what we are looking at next season in terms of salaries. I am going to list the 4 highest paid players, the guys who will eat up a HUGE portion of our cap space. Please do correct me if I forgot to mention someone who makes as much as those I am listing.
1) Marcel Dareus - A DT with substance, psychological, and perhaps conditioning issues.
2) Gilmore - A CB with tools who plays a very tentative game and isn't great in coverage.
3) Jerry Hughes - A talented pass rusher who seems to lack discipline on the field. I for one think that a good coach would elevate his play.
4) Shady McCoy - A talented RB with miles. He is a huge talent but he is aging and plays at a position which is fading in importance.
Now toss in a GM who habitually trades away draft picks and you have yourself a hot mess. Is there anyone who thinks we can win with this? I hope that people continue to buy tickets, but this is a tough sell.
Say what you will about Tim Graham but he nailed it with his recent article. The situation just isn't acceptable and the entire coaching staff and front office need to be swept away.
I am content with those 4 being our best paid players.
1) a huge talent who can be the best interior penetrator in the league if deployed correctly by a new staff.
2) a top 10 corner in a passing league who has been our best player the last 5 weeks and one of our most consistent over the past 4 years.
3) you gotta pay your pass rushers.
4) done to death. You know my view.
London Gets Four NFL Games in 2017
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Yea there is obviously no support in London. That will be why for three years in a row we have sold out 3 games. You have no argument.