17years&waiting
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15 minutes ago, CincyBillsFan said:
McD said he believes passing is key and I don't believe a word of it. I would love to hear what DaBoll & Dorsey have to say about that.
The O line improved primarily because Brown got better and the Bills got rid of the worst guard in the NFL (Saffold). A guard that Bean and company thought would be enough in 2022. And I'm not convinced that without Allen's unique ability to escape pressure the O line would have looked so good.
People can hate on Dunne all they want, I am not familiar with his work beyond this latest stuff. But IMO he is speaking the truth and saying what needs to be said. I live in Cincinnati where for years some fans kept saying they had to move beyond Marvin Lewis. But Lewis had raised the Bengals from the pit of despair to being a perennial playoff team. That they didn't win any playoff games didn't seem to phase the Lewis supporters who demonized Bengal fans who wanted him gone. The ONLY difference I see between Lewis ad McD is that McD has a much better QB so he actually wins some playoff games.
If we stick with McD the farthest the Bills will advance is the Divisional Playoff Round.
If you believe that McDermott truly doesn't believe in passing, then why move on from Tyrod for Allen? Tyrod was literally the perfect quarterback for your version of McD -- play it safe, turnover adverse, etc. Yet, in less than half a season, McD benched Tyrod and then after that season replaced him with Allen.
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I was there in 2017 -- very warm, sunny day, as others have noted. I remember how loud the stadium was when Tre forced that fumble. Shady had a great game. Winston had a great game - just threw it all over the field; I thought he was going to be a star after watching it.
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He's one of the better ones, in my opinion.
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I know from reading this board that I'm in the minority, but I really am quite happy with the amenities/scoreboards/options at New Era Field. Who the heck needs all that extra stuff?
I went to the Detroit Red Wings new arena a couple years ago. Massive concourses, restaurants/bars all over the arena, a "gondola" seating section above the ice, etc. And it didn't really change my experience for the better. Just my two cents.
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11 minutes ago, Putin said:
I was watching premiere league this morning and everything was covered with tarps , not a single spectator in the stands , was a little wired to watch especially when they had the speakers blasting as if the stadium was full of fans ,
Blasting crowd noise?
If fans won't be allowed in the stadiums or not at full capacity, I really hope neither the stadiums nor the TV broadcast pipes in artificial crowd noise. Keep it natural, imo.
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On 5/23/2020 at 11:43 AM, Buffalo_Stampede said:
I didn't read the article but there should also be a 1 minute time clock on reviews. Have 2 sky judges per game. If they both have the same call after 1 minute of review then that's the call. If they disagree then the call stands.
Pretty simple.
Completely agree. If you need 5 minutes to review a play, then maybe the call on the field wasn't so bad.
I'm thinking specifically of the Kelvin Benjamin TD against the Pats a couple years ago. Questionable catch (it was Benjamin after all), but called a TD on the field. Replays were inconclusive. 5-10 minutes of real time replay review and the TD was overturned.
I don't need every call to be 100% correct. I just want the overly egregious errors corrected. It's why I didn't like the Pass Interference challenges last year -- correct the blatantly bad miscalled. Don't challenge anything else.
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I have been considering seasons again, too (had them for a season about 5 years ago). I'm only able to make 2-3 games a year, so a scenario where I'm limited to 2ish games would be ideal.
Looking on the Bills website, there seems to be very limited selection of available seats. When you spoke with the sales rep, did he mention or comment on amount of tickets remaining for the season?
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I haven't read the article and I haven't read every page in this thread, but I think I get the idea.
A couple thoughts:
1) Is it really possible to make money on any of the minor league teams (Amerks, Knighthawks, Bandits)? I think the best run minor league teams make barely any money. The Rochester Red Wings are publicly owned, so we can see their financials. That's considered a really well run sports team and I think they do well to tread. So, I wouldn't be surprised if all 3 teams lose money.
2) Buffalo is still one of the poorest, smallest markets in major league sports. It has very little corporate presence, so the team can't charge top dollars for suites, club seats, etc. I'm sure in-stadium/arena advertising is much less than other major league teams. Same with market size. The Sabres may have massive TV ratings, but it's still a tiny market. The small ratings in New York, Boston, Washington, etc. may equal out to similar amounts of fan engagement. (I admittedly don't know how good ratings are for any of these teams, just saying). It may take really exceptional management to make money under these conditions for an NHL franchise. Add in many years of mediocre or poor performance on-ice, and losing money doesn't seem surprising.
The NFL is a slightly different animal, with shared revenue (Thanks, Ralph), but the challenges of the Buffalo/WNY market are real. I can't judge how well PSE is run, but it may take absolute top-of-the line leadership to ever turn a profit. Just trying to add a different perspective.
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Was watching this at the bar in MI tonight. My non-Bills friends were getting annoyed as I called out good Bills plays.... The disadvantage of not living in WNY anymore....
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Reminds me of the old Dick Jauron joke threads from the old BBMB. Actually saved one of them:
I'll start it off... everyone else feel free to post em up and we will see if we can get to 101. I'll try to keep the list updated and before someone gets stupid here... 1.this is just for fun, and 2.) even if you like him hell have a lil offseason fun at his expense... he is a big boy he can take it.
8.) Dick Jauron could finish 7-9 with an 8-8 start
9.) Dick Jauron could finish 7-9 with the refs throwing every game FOR him
10.) Dick Jauron could finish 7-9 in a 32 game season
11.) Dick Jauron could finish 7-9 with the '72 Dolphins
12.) Dick Jauron could finish 7-9 with with the '85 Bears
13.) Dick Jauron could finish 7-9 with the 2007 Patriots
14.) Dick Jauron could finish 7-9 with with a 5-1 headstart on the season
15.) Dick Jauron could finish 7-9 in a 15 game season
16.) Dick Jauron could finish 7-9 in 18 holes of golf.
17.) Dick Jauron could finish 7-9 managing Burger King.
18.) Dick Jauron could finish 7-9 by only playing against 10 guys on offense and 10 guys on defense.
19.) Dick Jauron could finish 7-9 during a lockout.
20.) Dick Jauron could finish 7-9 playing madden on rookie level
21.) Dick Jauron could finish 7-9 with the other teams trying to throw every game
22.) Dick Jauron could finish 7-9 with divine intervention
23.) Dick Jauron could finish 7-9 on "The View".
24.) Dick Jauron could finish 7-9 even if the numbers "7" and "9" didn't exist.
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40 minutes ago, Elite Poster said:
The funny part is my skepticism going forward is precisely because I watch as many games as possible. Our offense looks cringe worthy at points compared to most of the league and I'm one of the few people that DOES NOT think it's Josh's or Daboll's fault. I think McDermott is a very particular or OCD guy and he has an idea of how he thinks winning is sustainable long-term. I mean listen to the guy talk, he always balks at any mention of offense and Beane, who offers more, even stated this off-season that they had to look themselves in the mirror and accept that this is an offense league. I mean the most novice football fan could tell you that. You know what's a really great defense? A great offense. If you score enough points the other team is forced to become one dimensional. It's not cliche or traditional but it is damn true. Our offense looks like it's scared to unleash Josh and from how McDermott speaks, it just makes you think it was him. Josh turned it over 4 times against the Jets, guess what, we won. Josh melted down against the Pats with the INTs, guess what? He probably wins us that game if he's in. We had a scare against Miami, barely did anything to the Eagles, and looked pedestrian at times against the Redskins? Why? Because we are making Josh be a game manager and not letting him be a game changer.
Here's my concern about our 6-2. Most teams do not have a cake walk schedule and a great defense to capitalize on. I'm worried that we are one of those teams that gets buried a year later like the 2017 Jags and 2018 Bears which were carried by defense and below average offense. I think Josh can be special but we are scared of deviating from this "winning" formula. It DOES MATTER who we are playing, however. Will this work against better opponents?
Don't get me wrong, 6-2 I'm ***** pumped, but it's not about just making the playoffs. It's time to raise the standard. You think the Steelers and Seahawks are excited about potential wild card berths? Hell no. They want the whole damn thing. They have a raised standard. Let's get there. It doesn't take 55 years, it really only should take 2-3 with the right players and coaches. Look at the Rams, Niners, and Philly to name a few that went from garbage to contenders in just 2 years. If this 6-2 is legit, then they should be winning a playoff game this year MINIMUM.
In the end, 6-2 is 6-2. It's not fake but with the rest of the schedule, I'm worried this team could skid. Steelers, Ravens, Pats again, and Cowboys are tough games no matter how you look at it. I do not want a repeat of the Eagles game in those contests, we must look like we belong.
My problem with this theory is that he benched and then cut Tyrod. If McD really wanted to win 13-10 every week and have no mistakes on offense, then Tyrod would still be QB.
We already had the QB to make that happen and McD went out of his way to get rid of him. Because that's not how he wants to win.
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2 hours ago, Shaw66 said:
Anyone who thinks the Bills are world beaters isn't watching. They haven't been consistently solid in any phase of the game. Defense has been the best.
What the Bills are doing is building. They're building a team that I expect will win big in 2020 and 2021. What McDermott is doing is teaching, and the players are learning. They learn more each week, and McD expects them to retain what they learn.
Everyone talks about how bad Allen was in the first half against the Dolphins. I don't think the problem was that he was bad; the problem was that the Dolphins had the benefit of film study of the Bengals, Pats and Titans games. They figured out where they could attack the Bills defense and how to stop the Bills' staple offensive plays. So when went back to pass in the first half, he wasn't seeing what he expected. When Fitz went back to pass, he knew what he was getting, and his offensive line had good schemes to protect him against a line of average pass rushers who get little help from the blitz.
The first object is to win the game, and they did. The second object is for the coaches to learn and grow, so that the offense and defense adjust going forward. What worked for the Dolphins won't work so well in the future, and Allen will know better how to handle it.
It's possible the team will continue to grow fast enough that they'll win 12 games this year, but I don't think so. I think they will be like a lot of teams in the first year of a string of seasons in the playoffs. They'll be a wild card team, maybe a tough out, but they won't be consistently good enough across the board to go deep into the playoffs. Next season, they will add another layer of talent and depth, so the starting lineups will be stronger and there will be less likelihood of suffering when a Milano goes down. .
This is probably the biggest piece of this season: how does Allen evolve as the league evolves towards his tendencies. Look at the Brady and Peyton's of the league: when defenses threw new wrinkles to slow them down, they evolved; they improved. They kept doing this until there was nothing they hadn't seen before and couldn't quickly figure out on the field. Same goes for Brees and Rodgers and all the other great QB's of the past 10-15 years.
On the other side, look at the Goff's and Trubisky's of the league. Innovative coaches got them playing well, but now, defenses are adjusting and taking away what they know how to do. I'm not sure they are adjusting for the next, better phase of their respective careers.
Over the past month, the scheme seems to be throwing a ton of blitzers at Allen (I don't watch the All 22's or anything like that, so I could be wrong). It seemed like there were multiple instances where there were jailbreak blitzes, or the defense would send someone off the corner or edge that either Allen or Morse didn't know and adjust for. And it seemed like Allen really struggled with those plays. However, there was one play in the Dolphins game that stood out: it was in the 2nd half, maybe a 3rd and 7, and the Dolphins blitzed. Earlier in the game, it forced bad plays or throw aways. However, on this play, Allen stood tall and quickly hit Beasley, who got the first down. It was 1 play. It wasn't anything spectacular, but Allen didn't bail from the pocket, didn't make a bad read. He stood in the pocket, found his hot route and picked up the first down. It shows progress for Allen. I hope I'm not making too much of 1 play, but it was the best play I thought he made all day.
Now keep doing it.
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I was at the Big House yesterday. Didn't see many players I'd want from either team.
Michigan's WR's were big recruits, but they haven't done anything. Black can't stay healthy. Peoples-Jones has trouble with health and disappears in games. It's hard to tell, because Shea Patterson has been pretty terrible, but the receivers haven't really developed.
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I'm not a huge fan of the move towards indoor stadiums that resemble shopping malls more than football stadiums.
Having said that, I've always hated the infield look at the baseball/football stadiums. Particularly when playing Miami on grass for years and years. I won't miss this at all.
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Does he know how to catch long snaps? That alone should put him above Bojo.
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My problem with this theory, solely as it relates to this year, is that it over-emphasizes the salary implications in 2019. An "over-investment" in RB money means that Beane is paying too much proportionally for RB's that the rest of the roster is suffocated of talent because not enough money is spent elsewhere. This is looking at the Salary Cap as a pie chart: people see a large slice of the pie being spent on RB's; therefore, this must be pared back.
However, this is only relevant if the money being spent on McCoy is instantly reallocated to other position groups on the roster. In reality, this money is going to not be spent this season. Further, the Bills had amongst the largest unspent money in the NFL prior to cutting McCoy. This means that the Bills could have balanced this "over-investment" by spending closer to the cap without releasing McCoy.
I'm not going to argue that the Bills haven't over invested on the running back position in the past; however, this wasn't a concern this year, considering the salary cap position of the team. McCoy meant nothing to that.
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29 minutes ago, gobills1212 said:
Edited title.
I wish i could. Just the pure qty and nature of trying to keep the cost down made it a local event. If they do offer online stuff at a later date ill be sure to update you!
Lots of out-of-towners would love to see this sale online -- hopefully they can someday.
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2 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said:
https://apnews.com/a0409119ab71400b944662fc770593a0
Makes you wonder how much longer Sal Maiorana and Leo Roth will stay at the D&C (and whether the D&C will cover the Bills at all).
I remember being super excited to read the D&C on Monday's after a game, because the Sports section was usually 3-4 pages of Bills coverage. Back then, it was Sal, Leo, Scott Pitoniak writing about the Bills and Bob Matthews would usually write a little bit, too. Now if I'm in Rochester for a Monday after a game (usually around Christmas), the coverage is max 2 pages. it seems the paper has already cut back their Bills coverage quite a bit... Hopefully not too much more.
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8 hours ago, alton said:
I grew up in Niagara Falls but have lived in the Grand Rapids area of Michigan for 20 years. Most people here are fair-weather Lions fans.
Also live in GR (We're 2 of about 10 Bills fans in West Michigan that I know of). I would say most people are Michigan/Michigan State fans out here and the Lions are a distant second.
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Actually, Mr. Wilson wasn't behind this at all. He was a cheapskate with no loyalty to WNY, of course. He and his cronies had to be strong armed into having anything to do with this.
Mark Poloncarz was actually the one who spearheaded and funded the whole thing. He will be humbly releasing these details in a book sequel scheduled for release in Summer 2023: right before his next political campaign.
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I'm amazed that people are taking a politican's word as absolute truth. Especially because the people that could dispute this story are: deceased (RCW) and discredited (Russ Brandon) or the same political party (Cuomo/Schumer).
Isn't there a potentially competitive Congressional seat up in Erie County next year? Build some street credit, try to establish yourself as a hero, and then try to win the seat.
Sorry, I don't trust politicians. Regardless of political party. Especially not politicians whose only career work is in government.
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I haven't seen this posted anywhere and I think it's an interesting list and relevant to this discussion, so here's CBS Sport's list of the NFL's top-10 coaches:
I think there's a much higher perception in "league circles" of McDermott than Bills fans have. At any rate, should we be discussing firing a top-10 coach??
9. Sean McDermott, Bills
The Bills are just 15-17 in two seasons under McDermott, but he earned a lot of respect around the league for coaxing a 10-6 campaign out of a subpar roster in 2017. The Bills' offense took a step backward last year amid a massive personnel overhaul and quarterbacking done by rookie Josh Allen and injury replacements, but the defense showed significant strides, and that's the side of the ball McDermott calls home.
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4 hours ago, Shaw66 said:
I think Belichick is a genius. Most of the coaches in the league are incredible hard worker, but they don't win like the Patriots. One characteristic that shows how much different the Patriots are from everyone else is how their offense morphs from style to style from week to week, depending on how they want to attack the opponent. No one else does that. That's technical brilliance coupled with hard work. When the Patriots beat you with a 250-yard rushing game, and Brady goes 13-24 for 126 yards, that's Belichick, not Brady. They do it to someone every season - last season it was the Bills.
I agree. He is also brilliant at teaching the fundamentals and drilling situational football into his team's heads. How many times have we seen a Bills offensive player get stood up by one defender and the next defender comes in and rakes the ball away (last year it was Croom). They constantly get points at the end of the first half and then get the ball again in the second half and score. They always seem to be in the right place at the right time -- you may attribute it to luck, but you don't get lucky 17 years in a row.
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2 hours ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said:
.....not an NFL themed one, but most in WNY know about Zweigles hot dogs (THE best).....but hot dog flavored beer does sound disgusting....
I like beer and I like Zweigles, but I don't know if I could drink this. Cheers to those who try -- they are braver than I.
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Day 1 and 2 D picks from Beane
in The Stadium Wall
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There was that one guy in 2018 (after Tre). What was his name? Allen something??