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2 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:
Feel bad? The Bills paid I'm almost 1.2 million NOT to play football!--not even put on the uniform. Between ATL last year (1.3 million) and this year--2.5 million to appear for 8 Offensive snaps.
not bad
The tongue was placed firmly in the cheek in my post.
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I feel bad for the guy. The second thread about him in his Bills career and the majority of the posts are about Jones. Rodney Dangerfield got more respect.
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On 12/18/2023 at 3:02 PM, TPS said:
Who was the last 1,000-yard back? About to happen Saturday.
I finally looked it up, and I can't believe I forgot we had Shady...shame on me. It was such a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
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2 minutes ago, Process said:
Our o line has been so healthy I don't even remember who our backups are.
Anderson and Van Dermark are the 2 I’m thinking of, and I’m still hopeful for Doyle. Bates I consider a vet.
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Just now, Process said:
I'm sure Spencer Brown will be relieved to hear this.
I have taken RT off my list of needs for next year. He has been a very pleasant surprise and I think the bills should be and will be comfortable with him as their starting RT going forward.
Having our entire starting o line for 2024 on the team and under contract is very nice.
They have some interesting players developing behind the starters as well.
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1 hour ago, Magox said:
In an earlier thread last week I mentioned that I thought that this was the best offensive line that we have had in well over a decade and to my surprise there were some people who had disagreed.
From my perspective, this is the best and most well balanced offensive line we have had since our Super Bowl days. This offensive line can both run and pass block and it's not just advanced scouting or stats but they pass the eye ball test.
- 1st in Sacks allowed at only 1.4 sacks given up per game
- 9th in pressures allowed at 18.3%
- 7th in Yards Per Carry
- 6th in rushing yards per game
- 6th in rushing TDs per game
PFF has the Bills as one of the top units
Keep in mind that our rushing yards isn't just a Josh Allen story like it had been the past few years but from our RB's.
I just don't think we need to actively look to upgrade the offensive line this offseason. I do think Spencer Brown is our future RT and has shown a lot of improvement this year.
I think looking for Mitch Morse eventual replacement would be the only position aside from depth upgrades the Bills need to go after this offseason with the line.
Who was the last 1,000-yard back? About to happen Saturday.
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Thanks for the info. The game is an interesting test related to the topic I started. As important as a penalty call is, so is a no call. I’ll definitely be tuned into their impact on the game.
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7 hours ago, Limeaid said:
Josh Allen has been marketable for years and Bills were NOT getting the calls.
Yes, which is why I started with it's a point that was made a couple years ago. Can you point to any calls in the past couple of years that have hurt the Bills' chances for a playoff spot? Or even in the playoffs?
As for Allen's marketability, I'd say he really started getting national spots just last season, as a consequence of that KC playoff that ended their 2021 season. Compare him to guys like Mayfield, Herbert or Lawrence who were getting national ads in their first or second years having accomplished very little if anything on the field yet.
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44 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:
There are two different thoughts behind this discussion. One is valid, the other, not so much. The first thought is that the stars get the calls, and that's what I was responding to. I believe that's absolutely true. Not all the time, to be sure, but my impression is that Manning and Brady and Rodgers, for example, got the roughing the passer calls almost as a reflex by the referee, and the unknown young guys don't. I don't think there's a memo out there that tells the refs to protect the stars; it's just natural. After all, the officials are fans of the game, too, and they know who the stars are. They also know defenses want to hit the stars, to try to intimidate them, so the officials actually are expecting the defenses to rough Mahomes more than DeVito. And I agree that Allen is now moving into that protected class.
Do the refs understand that the star QBs are really valuable to the league? Oh, sure, they do. And maybe that's running in the back of their heads, too, but they aren't calling games to protect the NFL's business prospects. That is, they know that it isn't good for the game for Mahomes to get hurt, and that may influence their thinking in some subconscious way, but they aren't out there thinking "I have to protect the NFL."
But the second thought, that somehow this is all orchestrated by the NFL to maximize the likelihood that the right teams get to the Super Bowl, and that therefore the league works to protect certain players in order for their teams to succeed, just doesn't make sense to me. The NFL isn't like MLB. World Series ratings go down when small market teams are playing, and MLB loves to have the Yankees, the Red Sox, the Dodgers in the series. NBA, too. But the NFL is different. It's a national game, and fans all over the country watch the playoffs, almost regardless of where the teams come from. We watch all season long, and we develop this sense of who the great teams are, and we enjoy the matchups of great teams, wherever they come from. No one is canceling their Super Bowl party because there are small market teams playing.
On the other hand, the NFL knows that they need to market stars. They need faces to put on ESPN's home page, the Madden cover, and in all their TV promos, and those faces are of 8 or 10 or 12 guys. Marketing gets harder if half those guys are injured. So, yes, the NFL doesn't want their stars getting hurt, but for the NFL, what really important is to have really good teams competing, so the NFL doesn't want important players from ANY team going down. Brock Purdy isn't a star like Mahomes or Allen, at least not yet, but the NFL really doesn't want Brock Purdy going down. They don't want Burrow, or Lawrence, Tua, or any contender's QB going down. In other words, because the NFL doesn't need any particular star to succeed, the NFL isn't all that interested in protecting particular stars. The NFL cares about protecting ALL of them (not because they care about them, but simply because their business model works so long as they have highly skilled players playing really competitive football.
Yes, I was probably a little too strong on stating the Bills will get into the playoffs (must've been the wine last night). The refs can't be blatant, and even if you are getting more calls that go your way, you still have to make plays to win a game (as someone referenced above about the Eagles game). Again, I'll emphasize it's not just getting a call, but no call as well. Holding can be called on just about any play of a game, on both sides of the ball, and that's a tougher one to know if there's an advantage being given.
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58 minutes ago, Nextmanup said:
But it's filled with contradictions. It's a marketing driven league about money....so then why would anything good EVER happen to KC or Buffalo?
It should be all about the 2 LA teams, the 2 NJ teams, and the Bears every year.
I do think the "story line" of the Bills almost missing the playoffs but coming back to make them at the last second is dramatic and something the NFL would love to have happen. Does that mean we will "get calls" in games we otherwise wouldn't have?
I doubt it.
Marketing isn't always about the largest cities. Look at the top 10 jersey sales, both Allen and Mahomes are there (as is Hurts).
32 minutes ago, finn said:In fact, my biggest concern Sunday is not the matchup, but the refs deliberately calling holding to stall Bills' drives and pass interference to keep Cowboys' drives alive.
This is certainly THE test for the thesis. Let's revisit the topic next week to see if there's any evidence one way or the other.
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1 hour ago, MJS said:
Allen went through a period of getting some calls, but I don't see it much anymore.
It's not just Allen, it's getting the Bills in. For example, on their last drive for a FG in KC, they got a PI or holding call on a 3rd down which gave them a first down. On the replay, I thought that it was an "iffy" call and nowhere near impacting the play. As I argue, I don't think they get that call in the Allen-less past.
2 hours ago, NoSaint said:
hard one to sell with the Philly game in the last 4 you reference being better for the billsSorry if that's what it implies, as I meant these last 4 games (starting Sunday) that they must win in order to make the playoffs.
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26 minutes ago, BigDingus said:
It makes sense, but you may be thinking a bit too deep into how the officials are calling these games.
The league certainly tells them which penalties should be prioritized or what needs to be scrutinized more often, but I still don't buy that the refs going into games actively looking to swing certain calls to favor individuals.
Little biases & preferences may slip in, so I agree that Allen may get the benefit of the doubt in that regard, but I don't think the league is saying "we want Buffalo in the playoffs," and telling officials to swallow whistles that favor us, throw flags to help the Bills extend drives, or anything of that nature.
Yeah, it’s why I said I don’t think it’s rigged, but…things do favor certain teams and players. I don’t mean to say they will make a call to throw a game, but making a call OR NOT making a call impacts a game, but may or may not ultimately change an outcome. The point is, I think the Bills will get more favorable calls than what we were so used to in the drought years because of Josh Allen’s marketability. I embellished a bit in the op.
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So, a couple of years ago I recall commenting about how the Bills would eventually start getting the calls--much like Brady ALWAYS did--because of Allen and his rising popularity (I think I was motivated by seeing he was #1 or 2 in jersey sales). Certainly, many others agreed. The NFL is essentially a marketing driven business, so you tend to see the big names and big market teams have "favorable" things happen during the season to ensure a playoff appearance. With all of the injuries to top QBs, I imagine the NFL really wants to see Allen's Bills in the playoffs--who wouldn't want another KC-Buffalo match up?
So, bottom line, I don't think we have to worry about getting hosed any longer by bad calls, in fact, we will be on the receiving end of good calls....eh Mahomes!? I'm not trying to say it's explicitly rigged, but refs can call (or not) a penalty on any play. I fully expect the Bills will be on the receiving end of more calls that go their way these last 4 games, and I expect them to be in the playoffs. I mean, does anyone really want to see Mahomes vs Browning in a playoff game?
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Figured I'd put this in the week's thread. It's a preview of the game by K. Warner. In the section on Diggs, I'm of course focusing on Diggs but happen to notice Knox at the bottom of the screen all alone. I figured the a D-man had to be out of the camera frame, so I go back, and sure enough Knox comes out of the formation and is absolutely uncovered. I thought it was amusing. Wonder what these guys say after the fact? It's about the 1:30 mark.
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5 hours ago, Scott7975 said:
Cook - they weren't trying to go away from him but they went 3 and out a couple times. There was more to it about situations of being behind the sticks but that was the gist.
Gabe - every game is different sometimes players just don't get involved. Sometimes it's just protection can't get him the ball or the coverage. Love to get him more involved.
Knox - gives us another weapon to be more versatile. Good to be able to have him in there and go 12 or 21 personnel and be more versatile
Last drive - with 5 minutes just trying to get your best plays and trying to score. RPO was given up to Josh because they blitz it. bubble play worked for us a few times but maybe in hindsight we should just call it run. On second down they felt that KC wouldn't use timeouts until after two minutes and felt it better to be aggressive and give Josh two shots at it instead of just one. Didn't want to settle for a field goal, wanted the TD. Plays just didn't work out.
That was only roughly half of the interview but I can't transcribe everything lol. There was something about getting Diggs involved too but I dont remember what was said.
He is correct, in hindsight, should call a run. 1st down 2:12 left at the 22. Get 2-4 yards, clock stops at 2 minutes. You have 2 plays to get 6-8 yards for a first, and you can then run the clock down to the 3 seconds needed for a FG, even with KC's 2 TOs. Even if you don't get the first down, you make KC blow their TOs.
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3 hours ago, Success said:
The 2nd half was a head-scratcher - but I'm willing to give a pass on that, especially against KC's D, which is one of the best. Overall, he's been really good.
The 3 passes at the end, though....
That irked me. Run the ball on first and you get to the 2 minute warning going into second down. I'm sure they'll discuss that one for future reference.
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1 hour ago, NewEra said:
Playing nickel all game makes holding jacobs to -2 yards that much more impressive.
Ed, Rousseau and Daquan had themselves games.
The fact the run D was that effective when DJ only played 42% of the snaps is a very good sign too.
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7 hours ago, GoBills808 said:
It's very similar situation to how the Chiefs were being played
The difference is going to be that Kelce and Reid provide a lot more answers underneath than Diggs
From what I’ve read this week, it seems Dorsey has dialed enough up for Allen, he just hasn’t taken it.
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This article is not about Allen, but, as the quote from Mahomes shows below--it brings to focus what much of the discussion has been about this week--his maturity and decision-making...
QuoteThe next season, Mahomes noticed defenses were starting to play him differently. If he was going to beat them, it wasn't going to be with go-balls to Tyreek Hill.
"We faced so many deep coverages where teams were taking away all our deep throws," Mahomes said of the 2021 season during a Super Bowl LV media session. "I had to learn when to just take what's underneath. That's something where I've kind of grown and matured. We'll call deep plays still all the time, but if defenses are going to play that deep, even though I want to in my heart of hearts to throw it downfield and make those big plays, I'll take the underneath stuff and find ways to move the ball down the field that way."
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6 hours ago, Rubes said:
Stayed there a couple years ago, it's fantastic. And in a great area if you like the hip Elmwood shops and stores. I'd definitely stay there again.
I used to live a few houses down. Joe, the owner, is a great guy.
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10 hours ago, Cache said:
Hey gang, last year me and my son made our first ever visit to Buffalo from Utah and went to a SNF game v GB. The entire experience was the BEST! Thank you! We are doing it again, this time I am creating 3 MORE bills fans to bring along (wife, daughter and son in law. the last 2 coming from Alberta Canada). Please recommend areas to stay in. Last time was a hotel in Williamsville it was nice, but they want a place to walk around and see stuff thats not so spread out. Maybe shopping etc. (in addition to Bills Store!!). lol...
Where do you guys recommend if you would please help me out, that would be great! Prefer a nicer area... Thank you locals in advance. MUCH appreciated!!
If you want the Elmwood experience, and to treat the wife, try this place: https://www.innbuffalo.com/
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A lot of conviction in those first two picks. You hear the words "we got out guy" a lot, but given that interaction between Beane and Gray, it sounds like they got their guys in both R1 and R2.
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On 4/30/2023 at 6:19 PM, MasterStrategist said:
I'd like that too, but we have the equivalent of a Natty Light budget right now.
So I think Ngakaoue is likely too expensive as well.
I'd expect: Poona Ford and possibly a RB like Murray.
I'm not expecting any moves over $2m, and likely rules out trying to make any "upgrades" but focused more on depth
You hit the exacta.
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On 4/29/2023 at 5:40 PM, Solomon Grundy said:
Here I clicked the link thinking @harmonkillebrewwas mad at the Bills draft and wanted to talk Major League Baseball 😎
I ignored it (until now) wondering how a thread on baseball was still here?
😂
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Some hard choices for Beane on the D-Line
in The Stadium Wall
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If you have a Lombardi in your office, those decisions for next year become a little easier.