BullBuchanan
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Great trade. Getting a 5&6 this year for a guy getting cut is a nice situation for us. Bates is a way better player. Hopefully it works out for them.
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1 minute ago, 416BillsFan said:
I in no way want Rivers to get hurt. But IF he did, it would be hilarious if Eli ended his career with the Chargers.
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The Colts had 4 good QBs a week ago, and one of them was getting cut. Now they keep all 3. The only QB they would want right now would be a guy like Eli.
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16 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said:
I mean he has some talent but if his last name wasn’t Kelly, would you have been interested?
the talent is undeniable. It's the 2nd, 3rd. 4th chances that come with the name.
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9 hours ago, macaroni said:
I'm a typical Kool-Aid drinking Pollyanna Bills fan. When we got Brown & Beasley I figured 2/3rds of our receiving corps problems had been solved. I have gone through the preseason figuring Brown our #1, Beasley our slot, and we only have to figure out who that "complementary" WR is going to be, and the room seemed full of guys none of whom would be a bad choice to fill that bill. Today, for the first time, I took a look at Browns stats and nothing really jumped out at me shouting #1 receiver. I figured I'd look at Zay Jones stats to see how much of an upgrade Brown would be. Much to my surprise (if you take away Zay's rookie year where he played with shoulder problems) they pretty much look like the same guy.
I'm not as down on Zay as most of you. While I don't think he's much of a #1 receiver, I think he could play the role as that "complementary guy" just fine, problem is Brown seems to have had HIS problems with missed catches too … have I deluded myself into thinking that Brown is a clear cut #1, I'm NOT talking Jerry Rice, Megatron, OBJ #1, just a sure handed, reliable, you can count on him MOST of the time receiver?
I get it that Brown is faster than Zay, but I don't want faster … I want catches the ball better.
Talk me off the cliff people … convince me we don't have a Zay, and a fast Zay on our hands here.
Brown is our #1, but he isn't really what you want in a #1 receiver. On a good team, you'd like him to be your 3rd option, with a legitimate #1 do it all superstar, and number 2 possession receiver who can block and brown as your #3 burner type. If you have a great pass catching TE, he can be your #2.
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On 8/26/2019 at 11:09 PM, Nextmanup said:
It might take another 30 years, but society will shift so that it is hard to find parents who are willing to let their children do this stuff.
And much more significantly, insurance companies may cease insuring schools so that they are unable to compete in football leagues.
When these things happen, the game will start to die.
The game's been dying for 20 years.
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6 hours ago, BisonMan said:
I can see a new punter, a trade for a significant upgrade (Clowney?) and picking up an better backup O-lineman that we currently have on the roster (center?). That’s my 3.
I think Bates is your backup C right now.-
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12 hours ago, the skycap said:
Seeing Lee Smith/DiMarco's name on this list is depressing me right now.
Lee Smith is the best active TE on the roster right now, as sad as that is.
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1 hour ago, Ethan in Portland said:
3. I love Thurman, but OJ is still the best RB in Bills history. Bruce Smith is greatest Bill ever
How could anyone disagree with any of that?
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- Doug Whaley is unjustly crucified for putting together a solid roster in a short period of time with zero help from his predecessors or any of the coaches he was forced to live with. Never got to pick his QB or his coach but still had a playoff caliber team that those guys squandered.
- Jim Kelly is a little overrated as a QB by Buffalonians. Great Hall of Fame player, fantastic story and a wonderful ambassador for the region. Just not quite the player some people put him at.- Bill Polian is grossly overrated as a GM
- If NFL players can't handle the risk of concussions or other serious injury, they should have stuck to baseball.
- The Pegulas saved Buffalo sports with their money, but have ruined them with their management.-
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9 hours ago, 87168 said:
How can you make that comparison? “Way better”. In what regard? How does one quantify this claim?
Jeff Gordon was way better than Tom Brady...?
I can make the claim because Gretzky is indisputably the greatest hockey player to ever play the game, who demolished the league so badly that his records will never be broken. Jordan has a lot more close contenders like Bill Russel, WIlt Chamberlain, etc.
Gretzky also holds the same scoring records for the playoffs that would take a patriots-esque dynasty to ever think about being challenged. His career was pure insanity. -
4 hours ago, Alaska Darin said:
Really? Which team won a championship without their star player?
Gretzky has more career assist than any other NHL player has points, and he's also the all-time goals leader and the single season goals leader. Unless the NHL goes full MLB Home Run ball, those records are absolutely insane and will never be broken. Championships aren't the sole measure of greatness, but he still has 4 of them.
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3 hours ago, JohnnyGold said:
Is there a player in the history of sports who wouldn't be traded, if the price is right?
Michael Jordan, maybe?
Gretzky was way better than Jordan and he was traded.
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Just now, LeGOATski said:
I love how Google is always listening ....
I really do hate the privacy invasion, but on the other hand they feed me what I want a lot of the time, so I guess It's an even trade
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After some spirited debate with some of the posters here about the Bills vs Jets in 2019 and beyond, youtube recommended a pretty neat video on the state of the AFC East and what each of the respective franchises have at their disposal and how they can use it to overcome their challenges. Not a lot of ground breaking info here, but a sound analysis and good production quality.
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25 minutes ago, ndirish1978 said:
The problem with the moneyball/advanced metrics people like PFF is they aren't actual athletes and don't understand the concept of potential and work ethic. For them, future performance will always be tied to history, which is ridiculous. This is what happens when nerds are allowed to run amok.
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I'm worried mostly about Bell and Darnold. Bell has had our number so far, and I really hope our Run D is at the point where they can contain him.
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10 minutes ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:
never said that. I said it would be tough. save the apologies.
anyone claiming the jets can be equal or better loses all credibility with me. that's easy to do though, coming from you.
From what I've seen you post, I'll take that as a compliment.
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12 minutes ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:
did I say that? no, I didn't. you though, said extremely tough. no, it will be tough, but it wont be EXTREMELY tough. and no, I haven't watched another nfl team play since 1968 and if it wasn't for the bills having to play other teams, I would only see the bills, duh. another dumb comment by the wanna be board expert.
So, you have the chiefs that right now look like the second coming of the Pats dynasty, and you still have the Pats.
The Steelers have reloaded.
The Browns look as though they have every reason to believe they will ascend to the upper tier of the conference.
The Chargers are still tough to play until the postseason.
The Jags should now have a competent offense to go with an incredible defense.
Luck has bounced back and the Indy D is starting to look really good for the first time in a decade
The Jets should have every reason to believe they can be our equal or better
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3 minutes ago, JESSEFEFFER said:
Other than post season success, there is almost nothing that would make a bigger splash to present himself as a serious presence on the NFL QB scene than beating them twice. 4000 yds., 30+ TDs, 600+ yds. rushing with another 6 TDs. Nah, beat Brady twice and the whole NFL notices.
He sweeps the Pats and I'll buy his Jersey that night.
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Just now, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:
extremely tough? pretty much the same player?
that has the be the dumbest thing I've read here today.
Yea, you're going to just roll over the AFC? mkay. Do you follow any team that isn't this one?
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5 minutes ago, thebandit27 said:
The most encouraging thing from Allen last season was the marked improvement as a passer from pre-injury to post-injury.
Pre-injury Josh was 75/139 (53.9%), 832 yds (5.98 YPA), 2 TDs, 5 INTs, 61.8 passer rating, sacked 21 times for 167 yds
Post-injury Josh was 94/181 (51.9%), 1242yds (6.86 YPA), 8 TDs, 7 INTs, 72.57 passer rating, sacked 7 times for 46 yds
I'm sorry, but if that's what you saw in the 6 games after his injury, I'm not sure you watched him at Wyoming.
Furthermore, if that's still what you see in his play this preseason, we are watching two different players.
Josh was better after his injury, but he was also really bad before it. The things he's always had problems with remained problems, but the game did slow down for him a bit.
As to his pre-season performance, I've said over and over again that it's encouraging. I like the changes to his short game, but we've seen a lot of pre-season heroes come through these parts. When the game isn't played at full speed it's hard to say whether or not it's real.-
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43 minutes ago, Logic said:
The following article was written by Mike Tanier, noted Josh Allen hater. And when I say "hater", I mean that the publication he co-authors called Allen "A parody of an NFL quarterback prospect". Anyway, it's a pretty fair article, and points to cautious optimism that Allen may just turn out to be good after all, despite the hot takes of so many "draft experts".
https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2850542-buffalo-bills-josh-allen-starting-to-prove-doubters-and-haters-wrong.amp.html
"If Allen develops a decent short game, remains a rushing threat and can hit on the intercontinental ballistic launches just a little more regularly, well, that's a pretty darn good quarterback. And a lot of folks, including me, will be eating some old takes.
Allen may still be a work in progress, but he's no punchline. In fact, he's what the Mayock types told us he would be: the high-upside guy with a lot to learn. The upside is still there, the learning continues, and Allen looks ready to help the Bills win a few games during his on-the-job training.
Maybe the old NFL guard really does know what it's talking about now and then. Imagine that."
Based on what? I'm hopeful that the guy can become a competent NFL QB, but that's all it really can be at this point - hope. The preseason has been encouraging, but if it were any other QB the Bills have trotted out it would be "it's preeeeeeeseason".
So far he's been pretty much the same player he was when he was drafted, and he has to prove he can grow significantly from that. That Josh Allen wasn't good enough to win in the Mountain West and we need him to win in the AFC East and in a now loaded conference that looks like it will be extremely tough for the foreseeable future. -
Great article.
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Zay Jones ,Wyatt Teller twitter trade theory
in The Stadium Wall Archives
Posted · Edited by BullBuchanan
One of them played in the AFC Championship and the other is the #1 WR on a rising team looking to run deep. I bet they don't miss Buffalo