CanadianFan

see that? Sammy and Goff not on the same page. Sammy isn't up to speed!

It's the eye test. Did you see those two targets he got? Goff actually prefers the rook Kupp so woods have had less targets than you'd think.

Yeah EXACTLY. A coach who's a known QB guru. I bet McVay or Bronco's OC would've made EJ into a decent QB through teaching, scheme and play calling. We just had that **** Syracuse coach and run gurus.

Props also to McVay's coaching and play calling. He's making Goff into a good QB. The kid with no legs and no pocket awareness was making play on roll-outs there.

Come on. Tyrod missed 1 pre-season game. He had the entire off season to learn this offense. But Tyrod couldn't make Robert Woods a receiver while an average QB like Goff is making him a receiver. And woods has no speed.

LOL yeah... that's what I'm kinda suggesting lol

was that what all of them did on the 4-WR set?

I think you're suggesting it's his foot or some injury thing which from what I can re- all pre-game reports and warm ups, that isn't the case. So maybe he's a bit slow it picking up the offense.

exactly. That proves it. He needs more time studying this offense. I didn't expect him to really catch up with the other guys till second half of season tbh.

I don't think he's up to speed with all of his routes at all.

Boy look at this Woods is now a receiver! who knew!

Urgh I don't wanna know

Yeah that's what's going to factor into this. as well as playing football from a young age on.

haha they rushed to build it in steel. I bet it gets to be like a freakin oven in that hot desert sun.

Yeah BUT you gotta be kidding me. We the idiot fans knew these guys aren't getting "separation". He's just defending his QB by throwing the wideouts under the bus.

Sammy still got Bills on his mind. Sammy's twitter page still has him wearing Bills uniform. He sure hasn't been in a hurry to change the stripes! So, McBeane, I think that's a signal if there's any.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/19/sports/football/tackle-football-brain-youth.html Playing Football Before 12 Is Tied to Brain Problems Later By KEN BELSON SEPT. 19, 2017 Photo Athletes who began playing tackle football before the age of 12 had more behavioral and cognitive problems later in life than those who started playing after they turned 12. Credit Kike Calvo/Associated Press for National Football League Athletes who began playing tackle football before the age of 12 had more behavioral and cognitive problems later in life than those who started playing after they turned 12, a new study released on Tuesday showed. The findings, from a long-term study conducted by researchers at Boston University, are likely to add to the debate over when, or even if, children should be allowed to begin playing tackle football. The results of the study by researchers at Boston University, published in the journal Nature’s Translational Psychiatry, was based on a sample of 214 former players, with an average age of 51. Of those, 43 played through high school, 103 played through college and the remaining 68 played in the N.F.L. In phone interviews and online surveys, the researchers found that players in all three groups who participated in youth football before the age of 12 had a twofold “risk of problems with behavioral regulation, apathy and executive function” and a threefold risk of “clinically elevated depression scores.” “The brain is going through this incredible time of growth between the years of 10 and 12, and if you subject that developing brain to repetitive head impacts, it may cause problems later in life,” Robert Stern, one of the authors of the study, said of the findings. The study is consistent with earlier findings by Stern and others that looked specifically at N.F.L. retirees. That research found that retirees who started playing before 12 years old had diminished mental flexibility compared to those who began playing tackle football at 12 or older. A growing number of scientists argue that because the human brain develops rapidly at young ages, especially between 10 and 12, children should not play tackle football until their teenage years. Last year, doctors at Wake Forest School of Medicine used advanced magnetic resonance imaging technology to find that boys between the ages of 8 and 13 who played just one season of tackle football had diminished brain function in parts of their brains. The N.F.L., which long denied that there was any link between the game and brain damage, has in recent years been promoting what it considers safer tackling techniques aimed at reducing head-to-head collisions. More recently, the league has been promoting flag football as an even safer alternative, an implicit acknowledgment that parents are worried about the dangers of the sport and turning away from it. Participation in tackle football by boys ages 6 to 12 has fallen by nearly 20 percent since 2009, though it rose 1.2 percent, to 1.23 million, in 2015, according to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association. Schools across the country have shut their tackle football programs because of safety concerns and a shortage of players. Large numbers of children have shifted to other sports like flag football, soccer, baseball and lacrosse. The new Boston University study looked only at behavioral changes, based on the phone and online surveys. There was no examination of physical changes in the brain. Still, the findings are yet more evidence that have contributed to an existential crisis for the game, from youth leagues to the N.F.L. Pop Warner, the most established youth football organization in the country, has reduced the amount of contact in practice – where the majority of head hits occur – and changed game rules, including banning kickoffs, one of the most dangerous plays in the game. Jon Butler, the executive director of Pop Warner, said in a statement that the sport has changed significantly for the better since the players in the Boston University study participated decades ago. He said the organization’s medical advisory committee will review the study and “compare it against the number of recent studies that contradict these findings.” Pop Warner is facing a class-action lawsuit asserting that it knowingly put players in danger by ignoring the risks of head trauma. Last year, the Ivy League decided to eliminate tackling at practices during the regular season. The Canadian Football League made a similar announcement last week. USA Football, the governing body for the sport, is introducing a 7-on-7 version of football that includes measures, like players starting in a two-point stance, designed to reduce the risk of head hits. Other groups, like Practice Like the Pros, suggest that only flag football be played through the sixth grade and a limited version of tackle football in 7th and 8th grades. “The curiosity about head injuries and the correct age to play full contact is peaking,” said Terry O’Neil, the group’s founder. “Tackling is the culprit. Everybody associated with the game is worried about the participation numbers.”

The best way to rationalize this trade is this - McBeane wasn't going to re-sign Sammy because that's not where they want to spend the cap. McBeane comes from Carolina school where they don't pay for expensive wideouts and corners but over pay for linemen. Due to their plans (not fans' plans) they traded Sammy to get the best value for their LEGACY and track record long term. Every Whaley pick and player is HOUSE MONEY they're playing with. It costs them NOTHING. They can tear it down and blame the prior administration for this year. But by year 3 they need to show significant progress. So they do what any self-serving smart guys do - make themselves look good at the expense of prior admin. I get it, and it's fine. I've seen worse in Buffalo.

Normally I wouldn't look at The Ringer. It's run by Boston writers, FYI. This one is ok.

That does not do Sammy any good. I am afraid what everyone said about Goff is true - the guy has a noodle arm. LMAO!!!!!

If that's what you must tell yourself that, so keep telling yourself that. Sammy said before the trade again and again he WANTED to be in buffalo for long term. From what I can tell he was living IN buffalo full time. How many players did that? **** if I had millions I'd run to a house in florida for the winter if I didn't have to be up north.

And that's why he called this team one of the worst? While he made no mention of his fav. team Bengirls being 0-2 with so much talent and can't score? What a shythead writer.

If you truly follow football, you'd know better.

Unlike us, Broncos have a ton of boards. I posted a few comments on the Dennison thread. Fans are familiar with Dennison and not afraid of our offense. Here's a few They have better assessment of Bills than many NFL writers. They're no fools. They know what to expect.