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4 minutes ago, JoshAllenHasBigHands said:
Again, every player in the league--especially guys that enter FA--have some sort of injury history. Also, every drafted player, from the first round to the seventh, is a project. There is no such thing as a safe pick. Beane has not played any more a high risk/high reward game than any other GM in the league. And no success? They broke the playoff drought two years ago, they had the number 2 Defense in the league last year, and now they have all the building blocks and cap space needed to build a long-term successful team.
McDermott and Whaley broke the drought. Beane continues to sign junk. He's clearly a nepotism hire and if not for McDermott he'd still be 3rd in Carolina. No one was looking to hire Beane.
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16 hours ago, Teddy KGB said:
Arent you the Tyrod is a great qb guy ?
What was the educated part ????
Tyrod is great? Maybe you're illiterate IDK. I have said Tyrod was the best option on the Bills many times, because he was. Tyrod great? That's your imagination buddy.
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The same obese POS mod who bans people for talking football on a level too educated for him keeps crap like this open. Go figure.
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On 6/25/2019 at 8:31 AM, SoCal Deek said:
If the Bills coaches knew when the opponent is calling a running play just so they put Shaq in the lineup don’t you think we should have won more games last year? ?
You do understand "down and distance" don't you?
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1 hour ago, Dr.Mantis_Toboggan said:
McDermott’s scheme also relies on the front 4 being able to put pressure on the passer more so than most other schemes, and using blitzing/pressure packages less frequently than the league average. For this reason, Lawson is not a great fit, he is not a 3 down lineman who can be relied on to bring pressure consistently like Greg Hardy in his prime... As a rotational piece, sure but this is why they went out and signed Murphy, when healthy he can do both where as Lawson is mainly only effective at “setting the edge”.
They already tried to upgrade with Murphy, i don’t expect them to stop. Still wouldn’t rule out a late trade for Clowney, or making a push for him next year, he would be an ideal fit.
The Hughes extension means Clowney is out. IMO
Murphy can not do both. Murphy is a liability against the run and it's why as the season went on Lawson got more snaps.
McDermott runs a Jim Johnson defense, not a Tony Dungy defense. Part of his defense is zone blitz much like the Steelers. The strong side DE must be like a 34 End when they run blitzing schemes.
Hardy because of his size was able to be a combination of Murphy and Lawson. If you find that player, good. Get him. Good luck finding him. 6'4 280lbs. Quick, twitchy. Good luck finding him.
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31 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:
I’m not sure what the fixation is with Lawson. He’s been pretty much invisible his entire career. Yes, he was a first round pick but if he hadn’t been he’d be just another guy on the team. I hear almost nothing about him taking a leadership role, or his mentoring younger players. He’s just sort of...there.
This is stupid. He's the youngest End on the roster. Who he's going to take the leadership position from? Hughes? Murphy? Be realistic. He's not a great player. He's good at what they've asked him to do. He's limited. He's probably out after this season. Why make up reasons to dislike him?
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6 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:
So he definitely played mainly as a 5 technique - which traditionally people associate with a defensive end in a 3-4 - but Clemson are a 4-3 over team. The majority of his snaps came in what I would call a defensive end position but I actually think when it comes to defensive linemen how you categorise them as ends / tackles / rushing linebackers matters less than what you are asking them to do.
This is the point exactly. Shaq is not player 9 or 7 tech for the Bills. At least not from what I've seen. He's been mostly lined up as a 5 and 6 where he is playing the run and when they go pass rush they bring in Murphy to play what people believe are the typical responsibilities of a DE.
What I'd say is if the Bills are going to keep him they have to make his career mirror Michael Bennett and Brandon Graham where he is an inside player for nickel and coverage packages. If not, let him walk.
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5 hours ago, GunnerBill said:
McDermott has always played with a "big end" on one side of his line so I don't think that is true. Schematically I think he fits. He is just upgradeable.
Many don't understand this. The strong side end has to be a 5-6 tech type player. Brandon Graham, is a "McDermott" draft pick, so is Greg Hardy. The defense is not a stats defense. It's a teamwork defense. Shaq has a greater role than stat. Can he be upgraded, yes. Can every player on the roster be upgraded? YES.
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12 hours ago, Dopey said:
As an ACC fan, I watched Lawson play at Clemson. A lot. He was a 4-3 de. He may have stood up as an olb, but that was rare. Very rare. He was not a 3-4 de or a 3-4 olb. Your link says he played 5 technique and standing up on the outside, that was very rare. That write up is way off. Shaq was definitely not an olb in any way. It's easy to Google, you're correct, but the internet isn't always right. And it's definitely not in this case.
I watched almost every televised game and Shaq Played 5tech and ROLB in everyone I watched. I wouldn't take the word of a blog over NFL.com who studied Shaq for the draft.
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2 minutes ago, Rocky Landing said:
Still, Clemson did play a base 4-3.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Clemson_Tigers_football_team
Snarkiness not really necessary, although I do realize it is your schtick.
Lawson played 34 RDE and 34 ROLB for Clemson.
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25 minutes ago, Rocky Landing said:
I don't believe this is true. I believe Clemson played a base 4-3 defense while Shaq was there. I remember this being a knock on Rex that he overreached for a 4-3 DE to play in his 3-4 defense.
What you believe is irrelevant. It's not to difficult to look it up. He played 34 RDE and 34 ROLB for Clemson.
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2016/profiles/shaq-lawson?id=2555252
QuoteClemson played him at 5-technique and standing up on the outside.
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If I'm Lawson I wouldn't resign with the Bills. I think he's a good player but will never been respected or seen as a good player here, mostly because Bills fans don't understand football or his role. He's not supposed to have ten sacks. People need to get over the sack numbers. Also I think he should go to a 34 team and play one gap 5tech like he did in college.
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Throughout his career he's always been better in the 2nd year of a new offense. I see him as being better than last year, but not having a career year.
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Still dependent on how well they do against the run. I see them using Oliver in their nickel packages and on rush downs. If they can't stop the run ~5. If they stop the run 9+.
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He'd be LT from day one, not in competition with anyone IMO. At 25M for 2 years. It would be a great trade for the Bills. He's a HOF type player. Do it.
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3 hours ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said:
....so why not?......was it with purpose or for the helluva it?....don't get your point here.....
Because it doesn't matter. We are where he wanted us to be. How and why is irrelevant.
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1 hour ago, Royale with Cheese said:
I haven't changed the subject once. I have specifically been talking about this specific topic in every reply. I don't understand where you're coming from at all. But I've communicated with you before....it's par for the course actually.
He was hired to fix the mess that was made by the previous regime. You ever hear of the philosophy "you can't make an omelette without breaking a couple of eggs".
"I don't care why he did it" but you did say you agree with him. I'm not even sure what you're arguing anymore.
Your mental confusion has nothing to do with me. Again Beane came into what almost every GM in Bills history came into. That's just a fact. Claiming he had some uncommon cap is a lie. Beane created his own cap situation. I don't care why he did it.
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2 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:
LOL...you specifically said "Beane in cap hell is a lie". You said it 12 hours ago. Just look above.
You also agree that it was the right decisions and you agree with them. It was the plan to get rid of bad contracts and build his own team...now we are in a good cap situation this year and next. If someone like Marcel was still playing at a $100 million contract level, we wouldn't have had to bite the bullet and eat that cap. That's not Beane's fault.
I can't think of another situation/season where roughly 35% of our total cap space was in dead money.
Because it's true? So you're that guy that won't prove it but will call it the truth.
I did say it's a lie. Beane created his own cap problems. He was not hired in cap hell. It's his own creation. There is no getting around that. That's why you keep trying to change the subject. I don't care why he did what he did. The fact is he did it. It was his choice. Anything but that is excuses.
59 minutes ago, dneveu said:They all made QB moves - Bledsoe, Losman, Edwards, Fitz extension, EJ, Tyrod extension....
It always comes back to that anyway. Beane made the moves necessary to get Allen. If Allen works out - most of the rest won't matter as much. If not - he's going to have to build something special to get another chance to draft a QB.
Exactly. Beane made the move. It's his responsibility. He didn't inherit it. He's not a victim. Everything that has happened if his fault or success.
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3 hours ago, SMAKCruiser said:
Does anyone have that video from the late 80s where Don Beebe is returning a punt going full speed racing towards the endzone and Deion runs him down?
Same game he ran down Thurman and Kenneth Davis from the other side of the field. I think it was 93.
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54 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:
Man...you are all over the place.
I never said or pretended Beane didn’t have anything to do with it. I specifically stated Beane was trying to build his own team. Where was the lying LOL?
How much dead cap was that? $50 million...we were in the hole $50 million. I can’t understand how you think that’s not significant.
You did not say every GM had to release players, you said every GM has inherited cap hell....you made that firm statement. Where did you get lost in this conversation LOL?
1. I said 'some kind of cap hell'. I stand by that because it's true. 2. Who said it wasn't significant? I said Beane himself is responsible for creating it. It wasn't what he walked into.
1 hour ago, Cripple Creek said:He made the conscious decision to field a real, honest to goodness NFL team as quickly as possible. So, in that sense he created his cap he’ll. The alternative would be to live with the bad players and contracts he inherited and go into a 5 year rebuild.
While you aren’t wrong, you’re wrong.
Exactly my point. Thank you.
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On 4/17/2019 at 2:38 PM, T master said:
I know the Bills fans hate the Pats because they have been dominating us for the last 14 or so yrs with a rare win snuck in from time to time to keep the Bills faithful hopeful that one day the tables can be turned back to when the Bills use to come out on top of most of the games played between the 2 teams .
I think most of us also believe that Kraft should get the punishment he deserves as far as his case in Fl. goes because he broke the law & should be punished the same as we would if we were in the same position.
I do think because it is a high profile case the prosecution is trying to belittle Kraft as much as he can & says that it is the law that a video tape be released to the public .
For one i don't care to see a 70 something yr old man having sex & those that do well lets just say they need a different hobby ! sure the guy did wrong so punish him with in the law have him do community service or what ever needs to be done & let it go, one day a tape will surface for all the pervs to see & that will make them all happy it can go with he Paris Hilton tapes & all the others out there .
But who cares & where in the law does it say that a tape needs to be released to the public & why does the public need to see the tape anyway ? If it is needed to be seen in the court room for evidence thats one thing but John Q Public doesn't need to see it, makes little to know sense what so ever ...
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/04/17/florida-prosecutors-plan-to-release-kraft-video/
The tape does not belong to Kraft. The tape belongs to the State. Criminal acts on tape are public information.
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9 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:
LOL...you’re the one who made the claim that every single GM inherited a cap hell.
So your argument is “If I had to guess?l
Yeah the moves he made caused us to to be deeper in cap hell but he was trying to build his team.
Im actually fascinated how you think $50 million in dead cap isn’t a big deal.
Beane created the dead cap. Beane traded Marcell. Beane traded Tyrod. Beane traded Cordy Glenn. Beane cut Kelvin Benjamin. How much in dead cap is that? It's all self imposed. And honestly I agree with all of it. But to pretend it's somehow not his fault or different then any GM is a lie.
And it's not a guess. Every GM had to release players, sign players and build their team. No one came into a QB or team full of stars, except John Butler.
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Mitch Morse in concussion protocol
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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I continue to have zero issue with McDermott. Beane would not be an NFL GM without McDermott and he seems to make bad signings in free agency. We must remember McDermott started as a scout. Drafted players thus far all seem inline with what McDermott seen in Phily. There is virtually zero deviation from the way Andy Reid and Howie Roseman draft players. Ron Rivera was also in Phily at the time. Whoever GMs under McDermott only has one job, find players in free agency like Zo and Incognito and Nickell Robey and Corey Graham and Poyer and Hyde.