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  1. 6 minutes ago, SDS said:

     

    We are UR!

     

    They went 8-0 my freshmen year and I helped organize the playoff bus to the playoff game. We had tons of people at the games. 

     

    It has been a couple of years since I went to a Homecoming game.

    Blows my mind a U of R player/grad is the Bills OC.

    Good stuff. 

    I double hope he does well.

  2. 1 hour ago, BobChalmers said:

     

    Actually, I am sure it would, if by "hands" one means "ability to catch" and grip a ball.  More arm, shoulder, and chest strength involved than actual hands.

     

    If any 'outside force' (aka, a DB) pulled at the ball, it would feel like your arm was being torn out of the socket.

     

    Probably should have been sent to IR.

     

  3. Hardware/software development

     

    'Hardware'

    -- anything going on with helmet technology

    -- new surgical, cell grow or rehab tech that may be available soon

    -- what did Luck do over in Europe

    Just examples... that sort of stuff

     

    'Software'

    - whatever happened to that guy we hired from Xerox 4 years ago who was going to bust the data to enable better decisions

    - anything going on with VR that may help QBs develop quicker recognizing defenses

     

    In general, the 'tech side' of the sport.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  4. Personally, I'm not worried about this 'character' stuff, but there is no doubt he is a trash talker & instigator.

    Then again, so was Reggie Miller and so is Philip Rivers.  If it gets our team fired up and lifts the intensity without causing a spate of penalties, well good.

    One way or the other, I'm sure he'll get interviewed so McD and Beane can make a judgement.

     

    As for height, I think his OL was 6' 8", 6' 4" (3 guys) and the center was 6' 1".  It might be a problem, but I'm sure he'll get a lot of workouts where our Coaches can see what they see.  If they don't like it, he'll drop on our board.  Small hands might be a concern too, but we'll see.

     

    Knowing what we know, I don't think I'd trade up for him, but at this moment, I hope we don't let him pass.

  5. The individual items PFF currently grades may be ok and (+ -) they may be grading them fairly well.

    However, the sum of their items doesn't seem to consistently make sense which may mean they need more (or different) items.

     

    As an example, maybe they should also be grading (not necessarily equally):

    - Placement

    - Best choice

    - Ball fakes

    - Timeliness

     

    Some of these would be subjective, though probably never as challenging as trying to figure out ESPN's (QBR).

     

    They seem to be pretty serious about their output, so I think their algorithm will continue to improve.

     

     

     

  6. 47 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

     

     It proves false your original response, which is what 26 called you out on.

     

    You know, I don't really want to argue with everyone just for the sake of arguing, but, I said:

    "5 yard passes don't require a whole lot of separation."  and in my mind given that they are Pros, that remains true, be it for Brees or Taylor.

     

    Anyway, I think the fact that I joined this forum after the demise of BBMB had a lot more to do with the type of response I received than my actual comment.

     

    I suspect that this site's owner(s) are grateful for the additional traffic, but I may be wrong.  

     

    Anyway, if they send me a note asking me to get lost, I'll certainly comply.  A lower dose of Bills' talk probably wouldn't be a bad thing.

     

     

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