GunnerBill
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I think the key these days to being able to pressure Quarterbacks and sack Quarterbacks is not whether you are running 43 or 34 or whether you are blitzing often or rarely.... it's about not being vanilla and having an ability to disguise what you are doing. With Wanny's defense you could tell by the way they lined up pretty much every snap what they were going to do. With Pettine they could line up exactly the same 3 snaps in a row and throw three very different things at you...... once the season was done (after Atlanta basically) I spent the remaining games just watching the way the D lined up and what they then did, there were very few patterns and that's why they kept offenses off guard. However, being so creative and disguising things so much might have actually been part of the reason why we never fixed the run D. I'd be happy to tweak that balance and take 10 fewer sacks for saving ourselves 10 big gash running plays that cost us points.
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Marrone coached bush for a few years with Sean Payton.... I think he saw a few ideas on how to use him.
Did the Saints ever really utilise Bush properly? I think Miami and Detroit both did better jobs with him to be honest.
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I agree with what others have said about a "change" from a 3-4 to a 4-3..... it's not really a change at all. We did play some 3 man fronts in 2013 but it was still a lot of 4 man fronts... I'd expect Schwartz to lobby hard for a big run stuffing MLB in the draft.
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I think Donnie Henderson is getting a bit of a raw deal on this board to be honest. His D at the Jets resembled the Pettine D here last year. Attacking, decent against the pass, stinking against the run. Okay, his defense in Detroit was awful, but the year he was in Detroit everything was awful. He might not be an exciting hire, but I don't necessarily think it would indicate "giving up". From everything you hear the players like him (Jarius really likes him) and he has the respect of the locker room.
He isn't as qualified as Wade Phillips... don't get me wrong... but I don't think that's going to happen.
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I think it will be Henderson as I've said before. The Bills said they had a plan and they would execute if needed - that sounds to me like promotion talk rather than outside hire talk...
I'm not as high on Wade as some of you but he is by far the best qualified candidate out there... do the two Dougs have the freedom from on high to at least make the phone call and speak to him? I'm not sure they do sadly.
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I think it happens today. I think Pettine is the man. Looks like they won't wait for Quinn and everyone else seems out of the running.
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There was about 10 years ago a comedy show here in the UK that satirised 24 hour rolling news channels and had a news ticker rolling across the bottom saying "BREAKING NEWS: There is no news"...... Mary Kay Cabot's tweet reminded me of it.....
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I'm pretty certain it would be Henderson. I think O'Neill probably goes with Pettine to be his DC in Cleveland.
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That Yahoo article is pretty much how I see it (although not everyone had Cam Newton as a slam dunk not to miss prospect either back in 2011). I think those 4 guys who are seen as likely going in the top 10 are not that much better than the group expected to go in the 2nd and 3rd round and I'm pretty certain that by draft time at least 1, maybe even 2 will have slipped from the top 10 altogether.
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Say Pettine stays (and I hope he does by the way)..... and the defense performs about the same again..... top 10/12 against the pass with plenty of sacks and picks but continues to languish in the bottom quarter of the league against the run and has not solved that problem.... I think there would be plenty on here who would then begin to question him pretty intensely. Also would that restrict his chances of getting a HC gig at the end of next season?
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I think the numbers of the New Orleans offence during Marrone's time as the OC were pretty good weren't they? I know Payton called the plays, but Marrone put together the offensive game plan each week.
I ulitmately think both could well end up being good NFL Head Coaches.
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It doesn't matter if Cleveland's new coach (be it Pettine or a guy still involved in preparing for a Superbowl) likes Manziel or not... it looks very much like the front office have decided they are going to trade the house to get up and take him regardless.
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Khalil Mack or trade pick!
That's where I am I think. Although if nobody offers us enough value for that pick then I'd be happy with either Richardson (immediate upgrade on the O-Line) or Evans. But if Mack is gone my first priority would be a trade.
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If I was Houston, a veteran team with a lot of players that do need or will soon need replacing, I'd be quite willing to do that trade with Cleveland..... my first rounder for their two firsts and their second. Unless they have absolutely fallen in love with Bridgewater or Manziel themselves.... but I certainly haven't personally.
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Trying to pick ones way through the various reports it would appear that the Browns still want to interview Gase but fear that he is committed to staying another year in Denver (who knows whether this is or isn't linked to Peyton's possible retirement plans?). So if not Gase they seem to have narrowed down to two back up plans..... Dan Quinn and Mike Pettine and they want to interview both a second time. That would suggest that even though the Seahawks are in the play-offs Quinn has interviewed once. Presumably he could interview a second time this week? My feeling is if it's Pettine he will be gone within the week... if this drags on ino next week I think the chances are they have agreed something with Quinn but don't want it to leak out before the Superbowl.
If Pettine goes then I think Marrone would be wise to promote Donnie Henderson. He did a great job with the DBs this year and presumably would run a scheme that is at least very similar if not exactly the same. Any external DC's that are good enough to come in are probably off the market by now anyway. I've felt all along that Pettine would interview somewhere this year and then get his shot next year... I'm keeping my fingers crossed that is still the outcome.
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My understanding is that Phili had him graded as a 2nd rounder (he had been in and worked out twice for them pre-draft). I don't think he makes it past their second round pick - what was that 35? 36? I think the Bills probably could have traded back a few more spots in round 1 (Buddy said they had offers to do so but were nervous about someone else taking him) but I honestly do not think EJ Manuel would still have been there by 41. But again, that's all ifs, buts and maybes.
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This time last year Geno smith was still the consensus #1 overall pick on a lot of the first mock drafts that came out. I know the free agency / trade market played some part in his slide with Alex Smith and Carson Palmer going to QB needy teams... but everyone at the moment is fixated on 4 QBs going before Buffalo picks... maybe they will... but wouldn't surprise me at all if one or two of them slide.
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I thought Chris Hogan was open all the time.... that's why they call him 7-11......
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I see Mike Evans as more comparable to Anquan Bolden than Calvin Johnson or Julio Jones.... a big guy with really good hands who might not be the quickest but who makes a ton of tough catches. Bolden was a 2nd rounder for Arizona if memory serves, but by Sunday night could have made it to the Superbowl with all 3 of the teams he has played for. If you were going to get Anquan Bolden levels of production out of a kid (and of course nothing is sadly that certain) then the fact that he is slow really shouldn't stop you taking him high. Especially where you have the likes of Woods and Goodwin on the team who bring plenty of speed at receiver. If he is still there at 9 and Mack is not then I would consider him definitely, and the fact that a lot of other teams might overlook him because of his lack of speed would not worry me a jot.
As for the trade on offer here..... I'm on record as saying I'd trade down. I don't think the drop off from top 10 players in this draft to say top 50/55 is all that stark. The drop off after 50/55 is much more noticeable. I'd prefer a trade more similar to last years where we end up in the mid-late teens but it really just depends who comes to us I suppose.
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Is Gase getting heat? Or is he just getting considered by the Browns? And let's be honest about their record for getting coaching appointments right.........
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And to follow the post above... this year's wildcard game in Phili was his first play-off game as a coordinator. He has done a nice job in New Orleans this year and the job he did in Dallas doesn't look so bad now when you consider how badly Kiffin did with the same players.... but he wouldn't be on my list for possible Head Coaches, hair or no hair.
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I can only really talk about the last 10-12 years with any authority.... but I love watching the America's Game shows and the Football Life shows and learning more about the history of the game... and learning about guys like Unitas, Starr, Staubach etc...
For what it's worth (not much) but just so I don't feel left out.... If I had to rank the top 5 from my time watching the NFL it would be:
1. Brady
2. P. Manning
3. Warner
4. Brees
5. Rodgers
Brady and Manning are almost certainly first ballot HoF'ers... I think Warner will make the HoF, I think Rodgers and Brees will also... another Superbowl appearance wouldn't hurt either of their chances, especially with those NFC defenses they'd have to beat nowadays to get there.
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Fixed.
I don't care who they have had to throw to or who they had coordinate their offense, both are all-time greats and we are lucky to have watched their careers unfold. Peyton is just fun to watch and I was happy to see him complete that third down pass to get a bit of the monkey off his back in terms of one and done in the playoffs. Honestly, I wish we had a QB who could complete that pass in that situation. I hope he kills the Patriots this weekend.
As a Bills fan who loathes the Patriots, I obviously hate that I had to see Brady's teams kill us every year, but stepping back, I cannot help but admire the job he has done. Everyone talks about how Fitz was Fitz last year because of the scrubs we had at receiver. Brady shattered that myth this season with the slop the Pats trotted out week to week. As for coaching, Belichek has to be discussed as one of the greatest coaches of all time and anyone who says differently is looking at it through Bills' coloured glasses.
By the way, I was throwing up in my mouth as I wrote that last paragraph.
Haha, thanks for the correction. It would be interesting though if they retired the same year and therefore became eligible the same year would they put them both in as first ballot guys? Would be interesting.
I agree on Belichick as well by the way... the way the guy is able to prepare his whole roster to play so that there isn't huge drop off when he is on his 2nd and 3rd stringers amazes me year in and year out.
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I agree with NewEra. I'm not an O-Line expert but I don't think a lot of those guards are the answer. They might be an upgrade on Legurskey... but then that doesn't say much. I also agree that at tackle there is some talent available to upgrade Pears. As for the draft if Matthews is there at #9 I'd take him... (not sure he will be) but as I've said elsewhere my preference would be to trade back a few places and pick up another 2nd rounder.
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I'd leave well alone on both Martin and Incognito. On Martin it has nothing to do with him being "mentally weak", I don't believe he is.... it's because I don't think he is a very good offensive tackle. On Incognito it's because I don't trust him as a character one bit. The report will in all likelyhood finish him as an NFL player anyway. Make no mistake he has a hell of a lot of questions to answer.