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    John Clayton: Bills Have Eight Blue Chip Players

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    So agree. I don't even watch ESPN or for that matter, even recognize it anymore. Like has been stated, only watch for live game content. The debate strategy was ok in small doses but not as a programming engine. Trying to appeal to a younger demographic I guess. My friend had it on a few weeks ago and it was utterly obnoxious. Btw, when did Steven A Smith gain control of the network. When I was at my friends, they had him on the first ten minutes of SC, and then, no lie, had him back for another 12 minute segment. Wtf? Like I said, it's unrecognizable now. Oh yeah, it sucks too.

    Tragic news for The Hip, last tour...

    in Off the Wall Archives

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    I'm not a fan of that group of people. They seem cocky, "hey, no issues", but they ultimately are lazy. This was the only time a Hip fan would truly get to experience the communal feeling of that last show. No watching later on DVD compares......Otherwise, these 3000 or more would have stayed at home to watch.

     

    And, the comments on FB go with people genuinely pissed off that this JV effort that was billed as so much more ruined something that can not be gotten back...........And, others complain that they're all a bunch of whiners.

     

    This guy in particular annoys me. He keeps saying unlike everybody complaining, he's not self centered. And:

     

    Michael Davis That was the plan to begin with....it was a benefit event, not a commercial one.

     

    About now donating the money. Even in the face of people with tickets saying the tickets says "a portion."...........If it was a benefit event, it should be charged the same, enjoy a night of charity, etc. But, not on the night of the last concert and billed to be the community getting together. This WAS a commercial event!

     

    And, the line he's saying, being repeated on twitter, etc. goes something like you crybabies are butt hurt over a night out, how do you think Gord feels about having brain cancer.............Like that is any excuse for incompetence and !@#$ing up a major night for many people.

    +1000. My heart goes out to all that suffered through that train wreck. Everything I heard from those who were in attendance said it was a complete fail. Let's see if they make good on it.

    TOD 8/12: Around the AFCE - Bellicheat - lucky or great?

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    Its foolish to say he's lucky and here is why: That argument would be applicable to every coach in every sport in history. Teams don't win Championships with marginal players and just a great coach. Winning in the NFL isn't going to happen without great players...period. So to say he is only "Lucky" because he had Brady is stupid unless you are prepared to say every coach was "lucky" to have so and so (Doesn't always have to be a QB). This Gibbs myth being played out here for instance...those Redskins teams were DEEP with tons of talent and HOF players...to just disregard that because you don't think the QB was one of best ever is comical at best. There are 22 starters on both sides of the ball, the overall talent of the team isn't determined by the ranking of just one player, the QB.

     

    Coaches take those collection of players, some bad, some solid, some great and in some cases there are some that are Elite or historically great...and they put them into position to win against other teams with similar makeups. Once the playoffs begin, you are facing other talented players and teams fighting for the same prize. No matter how good your players are, you still need the right game plan, coaching, preparation, etc to win as OFTEN and CONSISTENTLY as the Patriots do..and its so difficult to do in the NFL where injuries and free agency change the makeup of teams year after year that their era of dominance is rare in terms of success and length of time.

     

    A coach can NOT under ANY circumstance be successful for sustained periods of time without a good team or better. His teams in Cleveland were terrible and bottom third of the league. NO COACH would have succeeded with that roster, so to act like his coaching resume is poor because of that is just trying to find a reason to discredit him.

     

    Patriots turn their roster nearly as much, if not more than, any team in the NFL...including key players. They change their entire game plan every single year, even week to week, to match the state of the roster and its opponents. And they do it with a HIGH level of success. They make what seem like marginal players or finished players before they come to NE into highly productive players, even Pro Bowlers on a regular basis.

     

    Funniest thing about some of these posters in this thread arguing he is lucky to have Brady and he's not a good coach...many are the same posters who say Brady isn't as good as he's hyped because he is just a systems guy and BB is his coach. So which is it? You can't say BB isn't good, just lucky because he has Brady...while also arguing that Brady isn't one of the greatest ever because he benefits from BB and his system.

     

    The truth is, BB is a phenomenal coach and its not even debatable...literally one of the absolutely indisputable statements one can make. At the same time, Coaches have to be fortunate to have players they can build a team around...but don't forget the Coach has a big role in identifying those players too. So to discredit BB and say he is lucky he got Brady completely ignores the fact they are the ones who drafted him when no one else did. So you could say they were SMART to draft Brady when no one else would because they saw something in him they liked that others didn't see enough of to even spend a later round pick on the kid.

     

    Not to mention, players develop through coaching, the system they play in, and the players they play with...again saying BB only wins because of Brady completely disregards all the coaching and development that went into Brady and the game planning they do week to week to put Brady in the best possible scenario for success week to week.

     

    Case Closed...BB is an Elite coach and certainly legitimately in the conversation for best ever.

     

    +1000

     

    Well said. He's the best ever. It sucks...I know. It's also reality.

    Saw Sir Paul McCartney last night in Philly

    in Off the Wall Archives

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    Well, I just walked in the door and put my bag down. Wound up staying for Paul last night. It's a loooong story. I'm straight as an arrow these days, but I thought I was having a major flashback when I saw Bobby followed by Gronk on stage. WTF? Pooj is right about the sound. Awesome. Funny thing is I ran into people from Buffalo I haven't seen in years lol. Sleepy time now.

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