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    Jameis Winston sued for sexual assault 2 weeks before draft

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted · Edited by rfk

    No wonder he doesn't want to attend the draft

    True he knew this was coming...not the way the NFL wants to present itself . When confronted with making this kid with a rape suit as the face of the NFL on draft day I suspect Goodell told him to stay home..

    If the glove don't fit to beating women in elevators the NFL is becoming the face of violence against women..

    You've been a Bills fan for too long if...

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    ...You think "Cookie" is a "who", not a "what".
    ...You think "Rockpile" is a "what", not a "who".
    ...You know what "Best Exit" means.
    ...Your idea of a quarterback controversy is Kemp-Lamonica.
    ...You remember that the only Bills home game that your Mom ever wanted to see in person was against the Los Angeles Rams, and that was because the Rams brought along Jim Nabors to sing the national anthem.
    ...You don't think that Bruce Smith is the greatest NFL defensive lineman of all time. Shoot, you don't think that he is the greatest BILLS defensive lineman of all time (see Sestak, Tom).
    ...Your dad took you to Bills games while wearing a fedora and a tie with a tie clip.
    ...Today, you have the strongest bladder of anyone in your office because, as a kid, it was either “hold it” or use the bathrooms at War Memorial Stadium.
    ...You have neck problems in your middle age because you spent most of the time in your youth watching Bills games in person while straining your neck in your seat while trying to look around a pole.
    ...Your idea of a sideline reporter is Dick Rifenburg.
    ...You thought that your Dad was the coolest because he left High Mass early with you so that you wouldn’t miss the opening kickoff.
    ...Your dad drove to the game, parked his car on the East Side, and the car was undamaged when he returned.
    ...You thought that Pete Gogolak was a sissy because he wasn’t a linebacker or lineman like all the other kickers in the league.
    ...You can still identify the smell of a warm Genny spilled on wood seats and concrete.
    ...Your parents thought that Miami was a neat place full of warm weather, people their age, and Jackie Gleason.
    ...Your Dad would go to the game with you and would sit through rain, sleet, snow and gloom of night so that he see that twinkle-towed sissy boy Joe Namath get slapped around by Ron McDole.
    ...More than once, you saw a Bill in the off-season in Buffalo working his part-time job as a steelworker / laborer / truck driver.
    ...You remember snow fences and a cinder track.
    ...Yohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-HO!
    ...you cared what Charley Bailey says.
    ...you think Laverne is a man’s name.
    ...you remember the haze on a Saturday night caused by stadium lights and thousands of chain smokers.
    ...your idea of "all sports, all the time" is WBEN-AM.
    ...you remember when Sunday games started at 2:00 p.m., then later on at 1:30 p.m.
    ...you consider Marty Schottenheimer to be a linebacker, not a coach.
    ...you remember Saturday night games.
    ...you thought that Ernie Warlick was the coolest football player around, not because he played football, but because he owned a hamburger stand.
    ...you remember a boy scout tent on the sidelines where the cheerleaders went to change, as well as dozens of men standing on the cinder track behind the snow fence next to the boy scout tent.
    ...your dad parked the car by the armory.
    ...you know what “What’s New, Harry?” means.
    ...you think that the best home uniforms were the ones with the stripes around the shoulders.
    ...you stopped at Freddie’s Doughnuts Sunday morning before the game.
    ...your kids don’t believe that there were once real first names like Remi, Hagood, Birtho, Daryle, Buster, Booth, Mack and Wray.
    ...you know the significance of the numbers 45,748 and 46,206.
    ...you remember Bills’ players missing games because they were on National Guard duty.
    ...your idea of “color commentary” is Stan Barron.
    ...you never could understand why Paul Maguire was listed on the roster as “LB”.
    ...you thought that Orchard Park was a “farming community”.
    ...you remember your dad sometimes still called it “Civic Stadium”.
    ...you know that “Duby” was a “flanker” and that “Bass” was a “split end”.
    ...you remember serious talk about the “Seattle Bills”.
    ...you remember the Camelot Motor Inn.

     

    Ha great...

    you haven't been a fan long enough if:

     

    wide right..is japanese for wild night

    jim kelly is just a guy who beat cancer

    NFL hires first female official

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    Just a matter of time before the players are wearing flags and the refs g-strings.

     

    I'm sure she'll be "influenced" just like the other refs.

     

     

     

    Imo

    i like that idea...sand football...Mike Sam...women officials...Tom landry is spinning faster than a Staubuck football...bum phillips just sh*t in his hat!

    Roman can build an offense that any of our QBs can execute

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    here's the thing.. if Roman can build a running attack that out-numbers the defense at the poa, then the defense will be forced to bring men up to neutralize that advantage. when this happens, Roman and his assistants must confirm that the opposing DC has his players keying on who Roman thought they would - and as the game unfolds - they must recognize how and when the DC changes who they're keying on instead. I think Roman is very much up to the task, and will be prepared to coordinate his offense at a level deeper than Marrone and Hackett could imagine. Roman will move defenders by formation and motion. he'll create situations where the defense must leave itself vulnerable.. where single 'key' defenders are put in a position of trying to defend two things at once, and thus.. can be optioned.

     

    i'm thinking Roman's QBs will be well prepared to read this 'key', and choose to either throw to the receiver who's route takes him into the area Roman expects the 'key' defender will abandon - or to the receiver whose route takes him into the area Roman's 'key' defender is not defending because he either missed or chose not to act on the offensive 'key' Roman gave him. a passing game that can option coverage simplifies the QB's decision making.

     

    it will all work off the running attack. we're going to be facing a lot of 4-2-5 and 3-3-5 nickel defenses employing 3 safeties, and if we're successful on the ground - at least one, and maybe two of those safeties will have to be brought up to make tackles after their LBs try to take out our blockers. this should create the aforementioned vulnerability in the secondary. one of our big problems last year was the fact that our running attack didn't demand that kind of attention. DCs were able to contain us in the secondary without sacrificing defenders to the los.

     

    a heck of a lot is riding on our ability to consistently get more men playside than the defense is prepared for, and forcing to bring help. with that in mind, the additions of Clay and Felton cannot be applauded enough. Roman knows exactly what he wants to build, and he and Kromer know where we may be deficient. even if we don't break camp with the perfect player at each O-line position, they'll be given enough personnel to gameplan an advantage.

     

    seeing the coaching staff, front office, and ownership all pulling in the same direction continues to be a real treat.. and although our current roster of QBs bring varying skills and experience to the job, i'm very confident that any of them will be able to execute what Roman draws up.

    Not EJ until he proves that he can the broad side of Kim Kardashian's a$$

    If We Fired Marrone Before Last Season And Upgraded Pettine

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    If my aunt had nuts she'd be my uncle.

     

    I think Pettine is a decent coach but the Bills' D improved last season when he left. Cleveland had a decent amount of talent and took advantage of a pretty easy schedule over the first 11 weeks -- and then they collapsed, losing their last five.

     

    While everyone knows I'm no fan of Marrone, I'll take the way things played out and the Bills landing Rex over having Pettine here as HC.

    if an ant had nuts he'd have to walk on his hind legs

    the Bills new spread offense attack

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    it's become obvious that Greg Roman is building Rex a spread offense born out of the 'run first' variations he incorporated for Harbaugh while at Frisco. his success in translating A Smith's experience in Urban Meyer's Utah spread option offense into something familiar enough for him to run in the NFL, was critical in Smith's resurgence as an NFL QB. and after taking Smith as far as he could, he then employed the same idea of making another young QB comfortable, when he installed elements of the offense C.Kap had learned running Brian Polian's (yep - Bill's son) Pistol version of the spread option at Nevada.

     

    although i'm not a fan, it's no surprise that Rex was working out B.Petty the other day. Baylor's Art Briles has been running a 'pass first' - Air Raid version of the spread down at Baylor with a lot of success. as a matter of fact, both Briles and West Virginia's Dana Holgorsen have sent recent QBs to the NFL, the latest being WV's G.Smith - when Rex chose him as the Jets QB of the future.

     

    now, there's been a lot of talk about 'ground and pound' around here, and it's no fault of the fans or the team's media for repeating the chant - as that's how Rex has chosen to describe his offensive philosophy. but one shouldn't think of a spread offense running attack as three succesive double TE, FB led, dive plays. the pounding that takes place in a spread run game is usually being done to out-numbered, second level defenders.

     

    this style of offense does have it's fair share of problems in the pros. as Roman and C.Kelly in Philly have discovered - it's difficult to execute many 'run first' spread offense plays in the NFL without the threat of the QB keeping the ball. personally, i believe this is what's kept Meyer out of the NFL - if he can't risk running his QB, then many of his bread and butter run options - whether it's his outside zone, inside zone, or inverted veer - become empty bluffs. Chip Kelly is running into this wall in Philly, just as Roman - to an extent, did in Frisco.

     

    the best Roman can do is to take elements of the spread philosophy - primarily the idea of getting the ball to your most gifted players where there's a number advantage at the point of attack - and implement them to whatever degree of risk he and Rex are willing to take with their QB. the acquisitions of McCoy, Clay and Harvin are a means to this end - giving Roman the ability to design the QB out of the spread offense's numbers game. having more than enough talent to over match your opponent in the run game without incorporating your QB is essential in the pros. he now has the ability to answer a defense willing to put 7 or 8 in the box with a sprinkling of elements taken from a spread Air Raid attack using Watkins, Goodwin, Woods, and Easley or Hogan - along with Harvin.

     

    i am concerned with the lack of athleticism on our O line. much of what can be run without the QB - counter trey, power sweeps - require trap and pull techniques that will challenge our current roster of guards. i'm under the impression that picking up Felton gives Roman an alternative in his blocking schemes, should we go to battle with what we've got. i'm sure there will be a lot of tinkering in camp, and perhaps into the season, before Roman and Cromer can come up with a nice blend of personnel packages that get the job done, without tipping things off.

     

    as far as the QB situation goes, Roman will build an offense that takes as much pressure off the QB position as possible, but this is the NFL., and QBs have to make plays when they present themselves. the fact that neither Cassel, Manuel or Taylor came from collegiate spread offenses puts them all on even footing in that regard - but you can't dismiss what Cassel's years of experience bring - including the fact that his most prolific season was under Belichik in NE, after Belichik and Meyer got chummy, and started swapping strategies. but i'm sure in Cassel's time in the pros, he's seen his fair share of spread concepts in multiple stops. also, and not too surprisingly, considering the proliferation of spread offensive philosphies in college, is the fact that Tuel was coached for a year at Washington State by the man who taught both Briles and Holgorsen the Air Raid spread offense - Mike Leach. that may help Tuel pick up some of it's concepts quickly, but i don't think Roman will install enough of it, that it will be a factor in the QB competition - but you never know.

     

    so i do believe our base O will be what's commonly referred to as spread offense, and that it will definitely try to spread out the front six in those heavy nickle defenses (335/425) being discussed elsewhere - in order to run through them. it will have a 'run first' philosophy with enough weapons to attack however the defense responds. it will also employ some risk by exposing our QBs to limited contact, but only enough to establish the threat of the QB as a runner - to set up some spread option plays.

     

    it should be fun to see how everything comes together.

     

    Nice

    How does a D cover this offense?

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    There may not be a better list of skill players in the league this coming season. Rex Ryan, looking through the eyes of a lifelong defensive mind, has brought in players who will steal entire weeks of sleep from opposing defensive coordinators all year. How does a team attempt to defend Shady McCoy, Sammy Watkins, Percy Harvin, Robert Woods, and Charles Clay all at once? Versatility is the key, as the offense will be able to respond instantly, without substitutions, to whatever the defense tries. Options have even been built in at QB, with both a pocket passer and a mobile QB added. If these players can each stay healthy and focused, there many not be a defense that can stop them all.

     

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    Easy load up against the run and intimidate a mediocre QB

    Trade for Ryan Nassib?

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    Let's face it the Giants are suffering at numerous positions, and probably would trade Nassib for the right player, since the co-owner of the Giants has expressed the desire for Eli to retire a Giant. As a result a lot of trade rumor discussions have been brought up regarding trading Nassib. Do you guys think it would be a good fit for the Bills to trade for him? Apparently he can read defenses well and he's been sitting behind a seasoned pro for a couple years now. Would it be worth it to bring him into compete? I'll be honest to say I know nothing about him other than he played well in the preseason without interceptions.

    Number of snaps till season starts available makes 4 QBs in competition a bad idea.

    How does a D cover this offense?

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted · Edited by rfk

    How? They don't really need to worry about any of the pass catchers with Cassell/Manuel/Taylor at QB.

    Hand off to Shady 60 % of snaps...then pray that one of those guys can occasionally throw an accurate pass. OR

     

    Orten will be ready to come back after perfecting his butt slide on his couch and after preseason.

    Anyone catch Brandon Spikes on NFL AM?

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    He is talking about Bills fans and all the moves the team is making. I really wish the Bills would bring him back. I know they have an offer out for backup money. I am crossing my fingers he comes back. I think he could be valuable in run D and leadership and he loves Buffalo! Come on Rex...

    Yep he has a lot of heart and that is not insignificant but do you think that swayed the hoodie...no....he builds teams with his brain and casts off guys who don't fit just before they tank a la Wolfork. Will Buffalo be the team with heart or the team that wins...I'll take the heart but...

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