The Frankish Reich
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Reading the site and usually just interested in what people say and didn't feel an urge to get involved until now.....
Just reviewed the first 10 games and wanted to confirm what I remember and not come off as a homer. Pass Interference, Illegal Use of Hands & Holding were points of focus this year and penalties are way up, unless you are a Buffalo receiver. Bills have been penalized 19 times over 10 weeks for those infractions, whereas Buffalo receivers have drawn ONLY 4!!!!! How is that possible? Are Buffalo receivers so bad that opposing teams don't need to hold, illegally hit or interfere with them?
Welcome, and it is a very telling stat. When things get that out of whack there's something that needs to be addressed: (1) officiating? (2) how our DBs are coached/play (they're obviously not very adept at hiding the little nudges that take place on virtually every play). Probably some mix of both.
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No no no no no no
a/k/a The White EJ
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Hey, Jake Locker should be available in the offseason!
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We really couldn't have used a 5th round pick for Mettenberger? I liked him then, I like him better now. Plus he just brings a little fun to football ... the smiling counterpart to Sulkin' Doug.
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Just annoys the hell out of me watching Mallet yesterday and now Mettenberger ... two guys who very easily could be starting for the Bills on Sunday at less than the cost of a Bryce Brown
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McDaniels had some successes in his drafts too. I think there were still 10 players he drafted/signed as UDFAs on last year's Super Bowl Broncos team. He was clearly too immature to be a head coach the first time around. He'll get his second shot very soon, and while I would prefer others (Gary Kubiak for one), I wouldn't be opposed to bringing him in next year.
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And yet, Whaley trades a 4th round pick for Bryce Brown.
And decisions like that, which add up over time, are why they are a Super Bowl contender every single year and we are missing the playoffs for the 15th consecutive year. Oh, and I guess a team that featured Jeff Tuel as it's backup quarterback in the preseason couldn't make a spot for Ryan Mallett.
And on the other side of the ball: other than Luck himself, the Colts ran the ball 14 times for a total gain of 4 yards. FOUR YARDS. How is that even possible? I guess the Pats don't miss run-stuffing specialist Brandon Spikes (another example of money that would have been better applied to the O line.
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This is a better plan than signing known d bag Cutler. I would Bradford to an incentive type deal. His injuries and lack of production scare me. But I like him more than Cutler for like $15 million.
In other words, he kind of sucks and he's hurt (seriously) all the time. And he's owed $13 million guaranteed next year. That's why Cutler, even with all the baggage, will still be tradeable. There's just no one else out there who's available and offers the possibility of a significant upgrade. He's never played on a team with a dominant defense. Sometimes that's enough to cause a turnaround -- he plays more conservatively, doesn't try to single-handedly win games, suddenly ... who knows? But as I said, it all depends on what the Bills want to do. If they don't want to compete next year, by all means bring back Orton and EJ. But then you should also trade some other guys for draft picks and reload for 2017-19. I think there's enough talent here to go for it in 2015-16. If it fails, then you rebuild from scratch. Better to be the Cleveland Cavaliers than the Milwaukee Bucks, the Colts rather than the Bills .... 6-10 every year means no chance to get the next LeBron or Luck, ever.
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Haha. You're hilarious. And what is this based on?
His superior leadership skills?
His career 59-54 record?
Or his one playoff berth in his career?
He's one of the most overrated players of all time.
A youtube highlight film? Now, I'm sold!!!
Because we are so set at QB otherwise.
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We could probably package EJ and our second round pick for another team's second round pick. Probably.
I'd say some coach/OC with a lot of confidence (overconfidence?) would take a flyer on him, thinking he could turn the physical talent into an effective NFL QB. But that means something like 6th round pick, not 1st round pick. Look at it this way: Terrelle Pryor doesn't have a job, and you can sign him for nothing.
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Absolutely I'd take Cutler. Schefter just analyzed the contract: basically $15 -16 million guaranteed for 2015/16. So it's a two-year risk. You've got to look at where the Bills are in the competition cycle: the answer to that is "ready to compete now." By 2017 you can kiss everyone on the DL goodbye, or they'll be so old that you can't count on them to be productive anymore. We already are on the path of mortgaging our future with the Sammy trade. I can't stand Cutler, neither can most fans and a lot of players. But assuming you wouldn't give up much in a trade (you won't, given that contract), I'd pull the trigger now. For those who don't like the idea, one question: who exactly is going to play QB for us the next 2 seasons? A 2nd round draft pick this spring?
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I'd take Mike Smith over Coach Marrone in a 1/2 of a New York heartbeat.
Yeah, I may have been too optimistic there in suggesting Smith would even take our job. What we do know is this: the Bills, like many other teams, alternate between "Offensive/Defensive Coordinator Getting His First Head Coaching Opportunity" and "Experienced (read: fired) Prior NFL Head Coach Getting Another Chance." So for us its retread time. Sometimes that's ok (John Fox, Pete Carroll), sometimes it isn't (Dick Jauron, Mike Mularkey with the Jags). But I can guarantee that's where we're going.
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When you weigh the decision of protecting EJ Manuel’s development vs putting 6 additional live game experiences under Manuel's belt, the answer should be clear. You put Manuel in and see what he does. You give him free reign to make great plays and make mistakes. You stop playing conservative and you tell EJ to challenge defenses with deep throws down the field. I don’t care if he throws 15 interceptions. The season is over. I'd like to see Manuel get the nerves and gitters out of his system this year with the goal of him possibly coming out on the other end of this “trial by fire” with him lighting defenses up the last couple of games.
The Bills will garner almost nothing regarding Manuel’s development in the off season and training camp sessions. The only way to truly evaluate Manuel now and in the future is live action.
The new owner should just fire Marrone so that there’s no more delusion and the interim HC is instructed that the most important objective of the remaining 2014 season is to evaluate EJ Manuel and to let him throw it 30 to 35 times a game. No more fear of failure. I don't care if we win a couple more games with Orton. Who cares. There's nothing to be gained from THAT experience. This team desperately needs answers regarding Manuel and now that the Titanic is officially going down, it's time to embrace this opportunity no matter the results.
You beat me to it. Exactly my thoughts. And as for worry about Manuel getting hurt or losing even more confidence with our RB injuries and pathetic O line, I'll be blunt: this is nothing to be concerned about. It's not like we've got some incredibly sought after Andrew Luck type in EJ; we have a Jake Locker type. Either he shows something this year or he's marginal to even make an NFL roster next year. Seriously, Christian Ponder put up a pretty similar performance and he's teetering on the edge of an NFL career.
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And you honestly believe that EJ is going to come in and miraculously turn this team around? He couldn't do when everyone was healthy.
It doesn't matter whether EJ is going to "miraculously turn this team around" or not, because this season is (as usual) over in mid November. This is the time to decide whether there's any reason to consider EJ a quarterback of the future, or even of 2015, or even a backup of 2015. Because once you know that, you know everything else you need to know about this team going forward, like "Do we need to draft another QB? Or "Do we need to trade for a QB or do the best we can with Orton or some other free agent." Everyone knows now what Orton is and is not. Manuel? I'm not optimistic, but there's some chance. Remember, Tannehill was about to be benched for the Orton-esque Matt Moore just about a month ago, and now he's the best thing since ... Marino.
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now it's stuck in my head ..
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose,
And feeling good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues,
You know feeling good was good enough for me,
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee.
La la la, la la la la, la la la, la la la la
La la la la la Bobby McGee.
La la la la la, la la la la la
La la la la la, Bobby McGee, la.
not that bad though
It was a good one, maybe the best Kristofferson tune, with a great lyric (and so true)
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Not just EJ. Also start Kujo for Pears, and give Gragg the bulk of Chandler's playing time. And just cut Mike Williams already. This is the time of the season where it's like extended preseason -- let all the young guys play and I guarantee you we'll find 2 or 3 keepers in the bunch. No reason to play guys who won't be back next year.
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geez if the'd just sprung for that fancy macbook pro for the analytics guy.
The analytics guys would be the last to blame. According to the PFF types, Colin Brown was the worst guard in the NFL last year, and he started how many games? Cyril Richardson was the worst this year if you don't count Pears. I'm sure the Bills internal analytics guys provide similar stats. And the coaching staff does nothing, or does nothing until it's too late.
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I am really sad. I know we all are but I truly bought into this guy and his decisions.
I remember all this talk of up tempo offense, analytics, Chip Kelly lite....
It all could not be more wrong
It wasn't just talk. It lasted all of ... one game. Or was it 2. Manuel came out with that ultra fast-paced no huddle at the start of 2013 and Hackett abandoned it immediately. Part of success in the NFL is having a concept, being confident that it will work, and sticking with it until the players perfect playing in it. I guess we've now proved that Sean Payton was 100% responsible for the Saints offense.
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Sign Richie Incognito AND Ray Rice AND trade for Adrian Peterson. Be the new bad boys of the NFL! And volunteer for Hard Knocks 2015. Make someone out there pay attention to Buffalo!
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Yes. Why not? I was all for starting Orton because we were, in theory, a team with a reasonable shot at the playoffs, so Orton was the best choice for right now. There's no point in playing him anymore, and we better see if EJ is even worth bringing back next year.
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Miami brought the big time heat in the 2nd half and Orton's short passing game disappeared. He's Kyle Orton. He can't move to save his life, and he's never been good at delivering the long ball even with protection.
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If only we had spent a little bit more on the o line.
That would have meant passing on Mike Williams. I'm not sure where we'd be without his 8 receptions.
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Don't think so, but obviously this has been as waste of a phenomenal D-line. They will never get the recognition they deserve. Unless we somehow lock them down. Still think its possible.
Even the backup/rotation guys like Wynn and Charles played well. Next year it'll have to be Wynn in Hughes's spot ... I hope we keep Dareus but it'll cost a lot
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Isn't Kyle Williams in a contract year too? Can't keep 'em all. We just squandered a season with one of the best defensive lines I've ever seen ...
Whaley a QB short and a WR too Early
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Yeah, no more Marv Levy, Consultant or any of the other returning alumni. That's always more about keeping the casual fan happy (hey, remember the glory days?) than about building a winner.