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Just now, Big C said:
Yeah, the return on that trade was not worth it. We miss Dareus.
You miss the Dareus of several years ago before his big contract and before he decided to give inconsistent effort.
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Too bad he didn't want to give consistent effort here.
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8 minutes ago, Billsfan1972 said:
No someone said the QB should adapt to the offense..... I was pointing out if a OC tried to make Brady or Manning running QB's it would fail.....
It was a silly comment and post.
Loser mentality from a team that hasn't made the playoffs in 17 years.
The 215 had many posters saying yards didn't matter, nor passing, just W's......
How many rookie 5th round QB's succeeded in their first start?
The coach said it is a calculated risk. He thinks Peterman might run the offense better. We'll see what happens. You don't like it apply for the job
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I've asked the mods to take it down. Didn't mean to start something; I just glanced at a TV and saw this streaming during First Take and wanted to find out what the deal was. And it's crap.
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Mods. I either need to change the title or delete this.
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1 minute ago, Alphadawg7 said:
You should change the headline...its going to create a highly inaccurate and false argument here where no one is gonna read the responses and react to your thread title assuming he said these things, which he did not. I get why you made the headline title, but now that we have confirmed for you that it was a made up ESPN headline and that he did not say it, you should rename the thread title: ESPN falsely claims Tyrod blamed race for benching
How do you do that?
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I never watch that First Take show. And this will ensure I never do in the future. what nonsense. Thanks for clarifying.
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I just passed by a TV in the doctor's lounge and they had on First Take. And the banner at the bottom said that Taylor is suggesting the change may be racially motivated? where's that coming from?
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People need to quit using trite hackneyed expressions like: they are panicking. Panicking. Really.
McD is the kind of coach who knows how he wants his team to play, evaluates things constantly, and gives serious thought to changes. Beane is the same in his job. Saw this with Dareus; did his production and effort merit his big salary? No. So move on.
They have said over and over again they have short and long term plans. They want the playoffs this year and for years to come. After considerable thought McD thinks Peterman gives them a better chance to run the offense. May work out, may not. But spare me the panicking nonsense. There is not one single thing in the HC or GM history to suggest decisions are made out of panic.
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Gutsy move. We'll see how it turns out. But it's really the lines that have to step up.
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49 minutes ago, BuffaloBill said:
Obviously, the situation is likely to change. The two first round picks, if not packaged in a deal, do not look as good as the thought of them once did. A top QB is not likely sitting there for the taking at either of these two spots.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000855915/article/2018-nfl-draft-order-and-team-needs-nos-2132
Be good if we could get another Derek Carr (2nd round) or Prescott (4th round).
I think Peterman starts next year.
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1 minute ago, GoBills808 said:
So you're not impressed by his 11 tackles for the Chiefs this season?
1 minute ago, GoBills808 said:So you're not impressed by his 11 tackles for the Chiefs this season?
11 tackles. Wow. Impressive.
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1 minute ago, BigBuff423 said:
I understand both those opinions, and not to say you or anyone who espouses such belief is wrong, but looking at the current situation, do you really think they couldn't positively contribute to the Defense? Regardless of Darby's strength, I believe he would certainly be better than Leonard Pitts and Ragland may have a more natural fit to the 3-4, but hard to believe he couldn't have spelled Brown as MLB or helped Humber or Lorax at outside assignments.
My point is that getting rid of those two guys, given the lack of depth in both of those position groups made less sense to me, not that I didn't understand the perspective or "hated" the move, it just was unwise IMHO.
Darby I'd say yes. Ragland I'd say no. Ragland simply didn't show much at all in preseason and the guys on the roster played much better.
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7 minutes ago, phypon said:
So it comes down to beating 3 teams without their starting QB in order to limp into the playoffs. What does that really prove or do for this team moving forward? This team is done. Apparently it's come to the point where people are actually rooting for 8-8?? That's cra cra!!
It gets them into the playoffs and breaks the string.
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3 minutes ago, BigBuff423 said:
It's a fair point....sometimes I do think the talent needs to be overhauled, but there are other times I think HCs and GMs just get rid of players because like you said, they're not "their guys". I understand the Sammy trade, especially in light of comments he made after he left, and the Dareus thing because the contract was so cost prohibitive to signing other players and what production you received in return was insufficient. But, I liked Darby and Ragland, those are two I don't understand at this point.
Darby was a man guy and not a zone guy. Ragland was more a 3-4 guy and showed little in preseason.
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Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
Fundamental football. Beat the guy in front of you, especially the D line. Tackle well. Block well. They were doing that earlier. Get back to it.
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3 minutes ago, dave mcbride said:
There does seem to be a constant here that you're not addressing: highly talented players really seem to want to get the hell out of Buffalo. I'd add Watkins and McGahee to this mix.
I don't think Buffalo is a godsend for young single guys in the NFL.
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2 minutes ago, Doc said:
Good refreshers about Peters and Lynch. I don't think either guy was interested in re-signing with the Bills and that Lynch desperately wanted to get back to the left coast while Peters felt/knew he could get money anywhere else.
As for Dareus, I agree he got lazy/disinterested once he got his money. But sometimes you put up with players with talent for awhile because they can help you win. Doesn't mean you have to stick with them forever, but you keep them as long as you can. I think they could have tried to trade him or release him after the season or maybe at the last second this season so as to make his dead cap count towards 2017 and 2018, if keeping 2019 unsullied was a major goal of theirs.
I'd have to review some of the Dareus posts but wasn't there something about tradability and/or cap consequences if they had waited till the offseason to move him?
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MY 4 word review:
They flat out stunk.
Great work as always Shaw.
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6 minutes ago, CountryCletus said:
LMAO... master of psychology.... I actually explained my opinion on each of those moves, so I’m a little confused as to why you think I’m drinking the koolaid.... actually, just PM me any future opinions that I should have and I go along with it in an order to appease everyone here
SoTier has an obsession with Brandon.
Reviewing the history of things,:
1. With Peters yeah they should have kept him. And he deserved a bigger deal. But recall Peters had gotten hurt, and then during the offseason he would not come in to get the injury evaluated. Brandon supposedly told him and his agent they were open to renegotiating, but wanted him to come in to talk and to get his injury evaluated. Peters chose to stay away and not have any contact with the front office. If I were Brandon I would have flown down to his house and camped out on his porch till he came out, but it just shows there were two sides to that story.
2. Lynch. Besides being one more dumb thing away from a long suspension, when the Bills drafted Spiller in round 1 (a mistake, but anther topic), Lynch and his agent went to Buddy and told him he would not sign another contract in Buffalo. So they got what they could.
3. Dareus. I love how people around here talk about how it's the organizations fault when a guy has an attitude problem. Dareus has gone through a lot n his personal life. He needed help and as I recall the Bills tried to help him get that. But bottom line is he signed a huge contract and then his play diminished. Call it scheme under Rex if you want (and with some validity), but they went back to a scheme that favored him this year, and what does he do? Decides to show up late, etc. and the HC provides some discipline and structure that maybe the kid actually needs. But rather than accept that he apparently doesn't give full effort, winds up playing a minority of plays. And you can't have your highest paid guy doing that.
Whatever happened to personal accountability? The truly greats in sports, like the Jordans or Bradys or Gretzgys or Birds? They practiced harder than anyone else on the team. They demanded excellence not only of themselves, but of everyone around them. The Bills need a guy like that. Or two. Or three. Right now it's McD. He'll get guys that are like that soon.
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I think Dareus may have had a marginal effect in the last couple games. It would have depended on how motivated he was. And therein was the problem. Could you count on him every game?
The last two games guys in the D forgot how to tackle and were just beaten physically. Dareus might have taken up an extra blocker at times, but still if you're one in one with a guy and he kicks your butt you lose.
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I have had a gut feeling for a while that Peterman will start next year. This garbage time stuff aside, successful QBs process things more quickly that non-successful ones. I think Peterman processes things quickly.
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The NFL has a committee of respected guys like Polian and Dungy that review and make suggestions in who is ready for the HC spot. McD was prominent on that list. And Beane was similarly on short lists for GM.
Spare me the wanting to change coaches and GMs all of a sudden. Spare me the crap about the Pegulas not knowing anything. They learned their lessons both with the Sabres and the Bills about hiring bombastic individuals (Murray, Ryan), and they've hired younger well respected individuals for both franchises to develop contenders on a yearly basis.
No one would have believed a 5-4 record at the beginning of the season. They have to fix the run D. They are getting physically dominated up front on both sides of the ball. Time for guys to step up and say enough.
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Not apologizing for anything. Dareus got a big contract and underperformed. And when challenged by his coaches went backward.
you honestly think he would have been the guy to play inspired football today?
Gameday Thread 1st Half Bills @ Chargers
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Ok. Good stuff. Come on D.