SoCal Deek
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Kid reminds me of Spicolli on FastTimes at Ridgemont High. “Who ordered a pizza?...Right here dude!”
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Special Teams coach is all about motivating second string guys to do something that they’re not used to (or even want to) do.
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Let’s just do this right and build an offensive line!
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What’s next? Free health care and retirement? Sheesh
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Indianapolis didn’t win with defense. They got a big lead because of a super efficient offense, (that Houston couldn’t stop at all) and then they played a deep zone the rest of the way while Watson threw bad passes for three quarters.
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Edmunds has to show me a whole lot more before I’m ready to compare him to anyone. (At this point I’d love just to be able to compare him to Van Der Esche)
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I’d be interested for the Bills to look at back ups from teams with strong lines and good coaching. If coaching is important, then one has to figure there are guys on those teams ready to show what they’ve learned. I have know idea where to look for those kind of guys.
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Just now, tumaro02 said:
The NFL ratings are up because those patriots who were turned off by the player's anthem protests in 2017 wandered back in because there were no visible anthem protests in 2018 except a very small minority... and those were not put on TV screens front and center. The NFL did a good job of minimizing its effects. If the anthem protests start up again in 2019, I can guarantee that those patriots who left last year to cause a deep dip in the ratings will leave again and maybe this time for good.
Correct! I wouldn’t have initially agreed with this take but after talking with quite a few random fans I found it to true. Both old and young were really turned off by the kneeling.
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It’s pretty simple really:
Upside:
Athleticism and attitude
Downside:
Accuracy and consistency
They can’t teach those upsides, so we’ll all hope they can work on those downsides in the offseason.
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This isn’t hard to break down. The Bills ran the ball well with Shady the past couple of years. What changed? They lost Wood and Incognito in the middle! It’s no more complicated than that. Fix the offensive line!
End thread.
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Just now, njbuff said:
The Bills could sign a few FA's on the OL which makes the Williams pick mute. That's my point.
Thanks. I’m in the camp that they better pay major attention to the O Line this offseason. The running game was nothing short of brutal this year! Allen’s scrambles masked a huge problem.
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Could it be that these coaches really didn’t know what they were doing? Hmmmm?
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Just now, njbuff said:
Do we know that they plan on replacing Dawkins as we speak?
What? You mentioned free agency. I thought you might have something in mind.
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1 minute ago, njbuff said:
We have no idea what this team is going to do in FA and the trade market before we make proclamations on who the Bills will be selecting in the draft.
Why... is there a Left Tackle coming up in Free Agency?
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Just wait until all the teams start hiring RUSSIANS! Yea...I said it...Russia!!
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1 hour ago, Shaw66 said:
I tend to agree with you, but that's not McD's process. If you heard his speech to the team before he introduced Kyle who was announcing his retirement? McDermott is selling commitment to self, team, family and community. The way to succeed, in his model, is to prove yourself in all four categories, all the time.
Listen to Allen's press conference today. He's talking about Kyle, about Buffalo, about what this city stands for, all of it. That's the package that McD wants every player to embrace.
Shaw...all of that is nice, but the downside is that players can easily start thinking that bringing their lunch pail to a blue collar town is the organization’s measuring stick. It isn’t. Defensive linemen should want to be more like Bruce Smith than Kyle Williams. (Again, nothing against Kyle.) This 60 year fan is getting really tired of 9-7 and a wildcard berth being the penultimate goal.
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1 minute ago, Shaw66 said:
Yes, you're correct.
I was just picking up on the idea of passing the torch. It was BOTH a passing of the torch from the ultimate in work ethic to the younger generation who must pick it up AND a passing of the torch from the Wilsons to the Pegulas. McDermott wants pride in the community, the history of the organization, the colors. He's selling all of that to his players. I'm sure he wants his players to know about the Wilsons and AFL and all of that. So the last guy from that entire era, the last guy connected in some way to the beginning of the franchise, is now retiring.
I think the Coach should spend more time on building a winner, and less time on the whole franchise legacy thing. While I truly love what Kyle represents in terms of his professionalism, he didn’t bring much regarding a winning culture (not his fault). I want to see the Bills turn the page...and close the book...on the last 20 years. Just Win Baby!
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Kyle Peko? Alrighty then!
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22 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:
I agree, sort of. I just watched some of the press conferences about Kyle. It's pretty emotional. Kyle said he is the last person left in the organization who had a direct relationship with Marv Levy and with the Wilson family. So he signifies the total transition to new ownership, GM and coach.
McDermott is telling his players that they got to watch a guy do it exactly as it needs to be done to succeed. And he's telling them that now they must do it. It doesn't mean the other vets will go, but it means that the young guys now must be the guys who carry the team.
I’m not sure what you thought I meant by filling the Kyle role. Kyle wasn’t important because he knew Ralph. (Only old timers like you and me remember Ralph, the Rockpile, etc.) Kyle’s importantance sprang from his work ethic and professionalism. I’m not sure which, if any, of the remaining vets could provide that leadership. If none, then go youth all the way.
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Stockpile Offensive Linemen
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Thanks for the write up Shaw
I liked those who saw this game as the 'passing of the torch'. It's time for the Bills to let go of the past and go full youth-mode from this point forward. Draft Offensive Linemen to surround and protect Allen. Dump both Clay, Trent Murphy, and McCoy (no real offense intended to any of them, but I think it's time to move on). I might retain Lorax to fill the Kyle role of an inspirational locker room presence, but that's about it.
Go Bills
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The Bills need to spend their top draft picks on Offensive Linemen to grow along with Allen. It will pay dividends for years and years to come. Build the roster from the inside out.
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Jumping in a few pages late here...but I'm not sure that I understand this 'signing' at all. While I liked locking Barkley in for a few years, Andersen is just an unnecessary distraction really. The team doesn't need two veterans to back up their 'Rookie' project...do they? Seems to also send an odd message to Barkley. It's not a big deal either way, but I'm not sure why this signing was the first thing they needed to do following the end of the season.
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My takeaway is that Josh must've always been the biggest, fastest kid on the field growing up...but this is the NFL. While super fun to watch, it'll end up getting him seriously injured in 2019.
Pre-Combine Receiver Rankings
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Or we could have a thread about middle round receivers and focus on the O Line in round one and two.