DaggersEOD
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No Milano
Was he a Capt previously?
Just assumed he’d be one given his skills.
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9 hours ago, Dr.Sack said:
JJ Watt was on pace to blow by the record then reality set in. Realistically you need a guy to play 15 seasons and average 13.33 sacks per year. Seems doable. That’s playing to age 35-37 depending on starting age. I honestly think it could happen, but injuries have riddled some of the best contenders the past 20 seasons who came along.
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Watching the game now and it was the refs that killed that game and whatever vanilla gameplay we had yesterday.
As the game started, just about every positive Bills play resulted in a penalty, all negative plays allowed to stand.
Every time the Squealers needed a play, the refs were there to help them make sure it happened.
It was blatantly obvious with the ghost block in the back on the 2nd drive that they refused to replay and McD called them out. After that, it seemed like a batch of “this is what you get for calling us out” penalties.
I think after that call out, we ended up 2nd and 30 vs 2nd and short (3 back to back penalties). Finally the Bills realized the refs were bent on killing the drive, said screw it and did 2 screens to get off the field.
Like the refs were attempting to establish dominance and smacked the Bills on the nose with a rolled up newspaper.
“You will get what I give you and be happy about it”.
I think the players realized it and lost whatever fire you can get up for a preseason game.
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4 hours ago, LeGOATski said:
Can McD just play MLB himself?
Well if player can be like coaches on the field, why can’t coaches be like players on the field.
The math adds up 👍
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1 hour ago, Limeaid said:
Working from home solves some of those problems.
Then football games would be more like D&D campaigns lol-
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Just now, JayBaller10 said:
My high school mascot was a Plainsman. Washington Plainsmen doesn’t quite have a ring to it like Washington Redskins, or Washington Tomahawks (both of which sound more aggressive), but there are alternatives they could’ve explored which would’ve kept NAs at the forefront rather than eliminating any reference to them altogether (including one with a negative connotation). Personally I was hoping for Red Tails, as that would’ve been a tribute to the Tuskegee Airman, but that would’ve also eliminated the NA group. Let’s see where Magic Johnson and his folks take this…
Oh yeah that is a badass name!Not tracking the happenings on the NBA side, but that would be a cool name no matter the sport.
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1 hour ago, JayBaller10 said:
Therein lies the difference between you and I. I never paid attention to “Redskins” as a bad word until I heard the groups of Native Americans say it was such. And once I heard their pleas, I respected their position.
Think about it this way, if you were the Washington owner and members of that group told you to your face, “we’re offended by this word the white man created. It’s derogatory to our people and we would like it removed” would you then tell those people “removing the name is akin to erasing your culture, so I will not”? These people are not consumed by the belief that it’d purge their culture, because guess what…? The name is not representative of their culture! It’s not an endearing name that was created by them. That’s where you’re getting this argument wrong.
Listen, I’d totally understand if the name was “Washington Tomahawks” and a group of people came out speaking against it, but this isn’t the case. “Redskins” was a derogatory word created by white settlers and just because some NAs are fine with how it’s used today, doesn’t mean the entire race has to be.
Hey man I can 100% understand your position and why you hold it. I feel like I understand you POV and respect it. It absolutely has merit.
We just value things differently 🤷♂️
We’d be on the same side (and I’m 100% positive there wouldn’t have been an issue such as this one) if they had at least stuck with an Indian theme in the final name.
Nothing NA about Commanders. I think that’s why they sued. They’d rather a derogatory reference than being erased. Some didn't mind (your reference). Some did (OP link).
Maybe this lawsuit will allow a “compromise” where they both settle on a more appropriate name that acknowledges the NA community.
Good PR and “Commanders” doesn’t really blow me away as a great team name.
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1 hour ago, JayBaller10 said:
I’m not NA, so naturally I’m not offended by the word. I can’t decide anything, I’m simply standing by those who do find it offensive and want it removed. I agree with their position and I’m not speaking from a “woke” standpoint.
Consider… the “N” word is glorified today and used in rap lyrics, T-shirts, movies, etc. The caveat there is that it’s only (supposed to be) used by Black people. What if a non Black team owner in the future wanted his franchise to be called the “N*ggas”? And his argument was that it ended in an “a” and not an “er” and that it’s cool and used all over anyway? Maybe some Black folks would be fine and humored by it, while the loudest would scream from the hills to take it down. “Redskin” to my knowledge was only used by white settlers in a derogatory way to describe an Indian. In that sense, it’s not a word worthy of being a team name. If NAs were not offended by it? Sure, revive it! But we know that’s not the case. Find something of value NAs have created or are solely responsible for and use that as a team name. There are other ways to keep their legacy going in a non-attacking fashion…
It’s not like the N word because it’s a different word in a different set of circumstances. Not everything is “just like the n-word”.
This movement is deleting a people from our culture and history. So this isn’t framed by how its similar in circumstances it is to the N word, but by its shared culture with Braves, Blackhawks and Seminoles.
You see a bad word being purged, I see a culture being purged. If they re-named their team after the predominant NA culture of the area, I’d be right there next to you.
But that’s the thing. There isn’t a single reference to NA culture that isn’t considered “offensive” by some. So while this particular name is likely the most offensive of the bunch, it’s also just another assault on NA’s by a gang of litigious white knights.
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1 minute ago, JayBaller10 said:
I’m not justifying eliminating NA’s from our collective memory. I’m justifying (and standing by) the want to eliminate names that many feel are derogatory to their culture. Can you not see the difference?
I can see how you see the difference and I don’t think you’re a bad person . I want to make sure that’s clear brother.
My question is, who are you to decide if it’s offensive enough to eliminate all NA’s completely from the team? If that specific word was the issue than why not change it to a less supposedly offensive Indian name?
But the thing is, there is no “non-offensive” NA name, as challenges to the Braves, Seminoles and Blackhawk can attest.
It’s because they are NA that they are attacked and that’s the problem.
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6 minutes ago, JayBaller10 said:
No, but deleting names many in that group deem derogatory is not for you to speak on. Even if you are Native American, you can’t tell others in that community how to feel about being called a “Redskin.”
As will always be the case when one feels offended. “The squeaky wheel gets the oil.”
You can try to justify whitewashing NA’s out of existence all you want, doesn’t make it right.
Looks like we have a new squeaky wheel now don’t we.
Will you support this whee like the last or are you afraid of what other non-NA’s would think of you?
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Like I’ve consistently said from the beginning on this topic. Deleting these proud societies that’ve earned the respect of their adversaries from our collective consciousness does not help them.
non-NA’s trying to impress other non-NA’s about how good they are, patting each other on the back, mindless of the destruction they leave in their wake.
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1 hour ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:
How do you tear your acl sitting on a jet ski?
I’m thinking standing with one leg on each side of the seat, then a jet ski smashed into the side of his knee, much like a hard lower body tackle, but with more speed, mass and power.
*shiver*
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Man that’s terrible news!!!
His two returns against the Pats is a family legend. The 1st return was obviously for Damar, but that second one, at least for us, was for my sister who passed the day before (42 y/o) and was a HUGE Bills backer.
Surprisingly emotional typing that. Damn smoke must’ve gotten into my eyes.
I’m hoping for a speedy recovery brother!!
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I’ve been a fan of this guy since his time in Clemson.
He’s built like a grocery isle stock boy but for some reason the dude makes / made elite athletes look silly. Like he sold his soul to be good at football, so never bothered to get a football body.
Not sure what his physical state is now, but if he’s in decent enough shape, I’d love him on the Bills.
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17 hours ago, Warcodered said:
Yeah essentially anyone using that kind of set up is basically highlighting that they're saying something that is that exact thing, and that it's so obvious that they themselves are aware of it.
🤣🤣🤣I don’t mean to virtue signal but…
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The scary thing is you as a citizen have immense power at the State/Local levels.
You have nearly zero power at the Federal/National level, so why is it, do you think, that we have wall to wall National coverage where all you can do is get mad and post stuff, and almost no coverage at the State/Local level where you actually have wieldable power?
Bread and circuses.
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8 hours ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:
Our DL is no longer small. Our CBs weren’t manhandled, they just haven’t been good vs KC and Cincy for different reasons. They need to let Elam play because we need his man abilities in the playoffs. Tre White hopefully can bounce back. White, Elam, Johnson is not small or soft at CB.
Our DL is much better built for the postseason now. It has been our downfall vs KC and Cincy.
I like the additions we made along the line, but I still would like a beast on the edge. One that can't be held and taken out of the game when the refs decide to keep the flags in their pockets. Hopefully Rousseau continues to develop, but even Von relies on speed, and speed can be cancelled by a hold.
Concerning our CBs they just seem to be out physical'd at the point of the catch. It's like our CBs play fair and theirs play hard. It's likely a function on Man vs Zone, so scheme does play a role, but I want playoff CBs and to me, that's jamming on the LOS and tight "hansy" Man.
8 hours ago, Shaw66 said:I think this analysis is correct.
The data about Jackson and Elam point out the bend-don't-break nature of McDermott's defense. It's always frustrating to see how easily the Bills give up yardage, but at the end of the season the frustration has to be tempered by the fact that, on average over time, McD's defense stops teams better than others.
The problem is that in the playoffs, you're not playing the averages - you're playing one game, and you have to stop people.
Now, maybe the answer to that is to get White back healthy. When White's back in form, he can take his man man-to-man, especially if the offense lines up their #2 guy against him. When that happens, the Bills can double the other side, and with that defense the Bills get more stops, which is what's needed in the playoffs.
Also, we just have to wait and see about Elam. He had good cover skills coming out of college, and we didn't see him stand out much in that area. Frankly, I think in college he didn't need much more than good cover skills, and he probably never learned much of anything about more sophisticated defensive backfield schemes, which the Bills run a lot of. He struggled with the defense most of last season. I'm hopeful that this season he'll be more comfortable in the defense, which will also make him more comfortable when he's in man. And I'm not counting Benford out, either.
Bottom line, though, is that it's tough to win in the playoffs when your defensive scheme is bend-don't-break and your corners are mediocre, as this chart shows about Elam and Jackson.
White-Elam-Johnson-Poyer-Hyde are the guys I want on the field in the playoffs.
That's a great way to put it Shaw thank you. Playing the averages works for the Regular season, but in the playoffs, each game is a stand-alone, do or die, win or go home situation.
I agree, in those games, you can't play the averages, you have to play like there is no tomorrow. Meaning bend but don't break, just won't cut it.
There's a difference in intensity that these recent Bills squads just don't seem to be able to match.
I'm very much hoping that with McD calling the plays, we'll be a much more aggressive team.
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5 hours ago, BillsShredder83 said:
Seeing the complaining about the holding is irritating to me. You play the game the refs allow and push the limits.
How many playoff games have we seen KC hold the livin isht out of us...... no flags, it was effective, we lost.........
We need to replicate it. Experiment, figure out the sweet spot for the crew refing the game. Yes, literally study tape on on what each crew is calling or not
^^ this is a two sided coin. teach our CBs how to play playoff football. teach our WR's how to overcome it. Swipe them freaking hands off you with a violent forearm.
Not only get used to being physical, seek it out, make it your advantage. Make other teams dread playing you, we're gunna bang you up, and you can cry to the refs while youre down 2 scores
It’s one of my beefs with the Bills. We’re built to win the Reg season, but come playoff time, we struggle. It’s all over our roster.
Our CBs are too small and get manhandled in the playoffs.
Our WRs are small and require agility to get open. Come playoffs, the opposing CBs are much more physical/grabby, and we get thrown off our game.
Our D-Line is the same way. Small agile guys who can win in the Reg season but come playoffs, get held a ton and can’t break through.
We need playoff type players that can power through the jam at the LOS or push through holds on the line. Dominant physical players that can impose their will.
Josh is dominant like that, but not many other Bills players are. Fingers crossed for Kincaid.
If we’re relying on the Refs to call a game like they do in the Reg season, we may see more games like the last one against the Bengals.
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14 hours ago, oldmanfan said:
Success in football is a multi factorial process. The analysis provided here is a good example of correlation not equaling causation. Take the 2 year data point. It is intimated that a new HC can put together a winner in 2 years. The much more likely reason is that the necessary players were already there and the new coach had an advantage going in. Gruden in Tampa Bay would be a good example.
While I’m not an Einstein I am a scientist with 40 years experience in research, including acting as a reviewer for many journals and for the NIH and FDA. What you see here is a classic example of deciding on a conclusion, then looking for data to support it, rather than asking a research question then looking at all data that relate to it. The term is ascertainment bias.
I believe stability in the front office gives a better chance of success than not. Having a consistent philosophy allows one to draft and select FAs that fit your philosophy vs. changing philosophies every time the HC or GM changes.
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22 hours ago, Ya Digg? said:
Dude what are you talking about?? How is your first thought about this a race thing?
New grade school curriculum
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Really would rather an Assistant Head Coach on the O side of the ball personally...
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You never want to be trying/doing something for the 1st time in an emergency. This is such a cool story, thx for sharing.
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To be a top 5 coach, he needs an innovative mind to run the O. That’s it.
I think the D will be better w/McD calling the plays so all he needs is someone to engineer a dynamic O for him to succeed.
That’s the issue with hiring a D HC IMO. When your O does well, the staff will get poached and you have to start over. Less likely to lose your D staff when the team is successful.
I like thinking in racing terms, so the coordinators are like the car engineers. They design a world class vehicle for their QB to drive. The more time they work together, the more the Racecar/O is tweaked to fit the driver/QBs preferences and strengths.
Sort of felt like last year, they tried to hire the Engineer’s assistant to run the same car/O and discovered there were some nuances to making it run right that the assistant had to figure out.
The only real way to avoid this issue over and over IMO is to hire a Co-HC for the O?
Is that even a thing?
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Just keeping him off the Pats/Jets/Fish is a win as far as I’m concerned.
The dude just abused us every time he played against us.
He can ride the pine all year and I won’t GAF as long as I don’t see him running over our D play after play.
Peter King picks Bills to be in the Super Bowl
in The Stadium Wall
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But I mean how can you walk away from possibly Ron Dayne?? 🤣🤣