oldmanfan

Stupid move

Good stuff as always. It is not time to panic, we do not all of a sudden we have bad coaching or whatever. The issue right now is that football at its essence is about physical performance and beating the guy in front of you. The past two games our lines have lost way too many battles. You can’t tell me that it’s because the Titans and Chiefs have inherently stronger, more physically talented players. It is about intensity and desire. Our guys up front have to amp up both.

The minute he found out about the virus ALL travel from China should have been halted, including American citizens until they figured out how to get them here and placed into isolation and quarantine. Same for Europe once we knew there were cases there. Then he should have activated the Defense Production Act immediately and had companies start making N95 masks, gloves, swabs and such to make sure health care workers had enough and so the public would have the necessary supplies to protect themselves. We should have done what we needed to gain licensing to manufacture the Covid tests that had already been put in place by WHO in Europe, and then funded manufacturing of millions of test kits, rather than waste time trying to develop tests that took valuable weeks and months to get going (and some of which were found to be inaccurate). The day he found out about the seriousness of the virus from his National Security Advisor, he should have taken air time that same night from all networks and addressed the country. He should have made clear the nature of the virus, and that we needed to quarantine while the CDC and other scientists got data on how to handle things from a public health perspective. He should have been honest but reassuring. The people of this country can handle anything as long as they are told the truth. The governors should have been consulted as to needs and the national stockpile used to match those needs even as we raced to increase supplies. For a national pandemic, you need a national response and not have governors bidding against each other to get needed supplies from other countries. The leaders of both the Senate and the House should have been brought to the White House, and a bipartisan economic support plan been agreed to immediately, and announced in a bipartisan matter. He should have made it clear no one leaves the room without a bipartisan program. He should have had regular talks with the country focused on the people and not himself. He should have emphasized that we would follow the science and make recommendations as data became available, andcyhat recommendations might change as more data was gained in the nature of the virus and mode of transmission. When it became clear that masks and distancing and hand washing were effective mitigating strategies, he should have actively promoted these. He should never have been seen in public without a mask, and praised instead of ridiculed those wearing masks. He should have made sure funding for the CDC was there and that the voices discussing the pandemic such as Drs. Fauci and Bix, head of the CDC spoke with one voice. And finally he should have stood in front of the country and projected a realistic view of the virus, that people would get sick and that there would be deaths, but that he had confidence that the American people would rally as they have always done and do the things like wear masks. That we were in it together, and that we need to pull together and help each other. And that he takes responsibility to beat this thing, rather than do what he did and say he takes no responsibility for a pandemic that has killed over 220,000 citizens and continues to this day. There’s just a few things I would have done differently.

It's also harder to find O linemen coming out of college that understand how to run block. Many come from these spread offenses and only learn pass protection.

2-2 minimum. They win the next two. I think they beat Arizona. Seattle has defensive issues as well but propbably beat us.. Comes down to the D line sacking up. Reminds me of past season or two here there was a couple games where the rush D fell apart; McD got it put back together. Just need to do that again.

The OP should not be allowed to post. He last year indicated he'd rather have the Bills lose so long as they passed for over 300 yards. If you actively advocate for the Bills to lose I would suggest your posting rights should be suspended.

I remember the 60's O line well. The big difference is free agency. Harder to keep a line together long term now. Plus there seems to be this emphasis on guys being able to play different positions for some reason.

I agree with you. My suggestion was aimed at getting the controversy out of it.

I would assume Beane is sniffing around. Watt could provide a spark.

The guys up front on both sides of the ball need to just say to themselves they will not be physically embarrassed again.

I think it comes down to the word marriage. I know a number of gay couples that are married, but it’s the word that raises the hackles on some. Personally it doesn’t bother me, but if you change to civil unions as what is recognized by law then gay and straight couples each have the same legal rights and you take away the argument over the word marriage. Many gay couples would then still be married as many church denominations would do so.

Everyone is supposed to have the same rights under the law. States should get out of the business of granting marriage licenses, and simply legalize civil unions. That should be federal such that states cannot opt out of allowing two people who want to join their lives as a couple do so. Marriage should be religious in character, and as such places of worship can decide if they want to sanction marriage between any two specific individuals.

Doesn’t make much sense given Ford’s status, but I’m on the outside looking in.

What in God's name is the purpose of a thread like this? Looking at the in game crap spewed by people the last two weeks, and now this, I am convince that as much as we like to brag about the Bills fans being the best, and how great the Bills Mafia is, in reality a sizeable portion of the fans of this team are weak, pessimistic nuts who secretly want this team to do badly for some insane reason. What has happened the last two weeks is that we lost to the two teams that played for the conference championship last year, and that they exposed some flaws that have to be addressed, namely the D line. we have seen McD teams go through this before and pull themsleves out of it, and that was without a more capable Allen and the weapons he has around him now. To conflate the Titans and Chiefs games into a presumption that we are now going to lose to the Jets is simply absurd, and the only thing more absurd that the original post is how many people are jumping on the negative band wagon.

Move Oliver around more. Let him come from outside in passing downs.

Great teams have good to great lines. We have plenty of skill guys, our lines have to play better.

Too bad the kid can’t play up front.

A couple misses the laces were turned towards him. He’s doing fine. KC’s kicker missed a PAT last night; they are not cutting him.

He missed a 52 yarder in the rain. He was fine other wise. Criticizing the kid is a little ridiculous.

McD has to light a fire. Started with benchings today, and may see a trade or two soon. Coaching can only do so much; we have guys in both lines that are simply getting beat physically.

Josh wasn’t the Josh we love. But I’m sorry. The defense gave up almost 500 yards. And I don’t think it’s scheme. They are being manhandled.

Football will always be a game of physicality. Our D line has simply been beat up physically the past two weeks. I don’t care what schemes etc. you run, when you get physically beat you lose. They either need to sack up or get new guys.

I am old, after all.

We don’t answer our land line during election season

Ok boys, let’s matriculate the ball down the field!