Richard Noggin
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27 minutes ago, Billsatlastin2018 said:
I spent yesterday at the upstairs ballrooms of Seneca Niagara Casino with my Sis and 1000 Bills fans. The Casino put on the dog, inviting all of these fans to the equivalent of a huge tailgate- all the Usual Suspect foods and Open Bar… gratis! Quite a little partay, with 90% of the attendees bedecked in all manner of Bills gear.What is eerie about what you have said here, is that after the first 10 points were celebrated, more quiet confidence, then open disinterest became the order of the day, as the result seemed the type of fait accompli, seen only a very, very few times during the Allen years.
Of course, people were happy, but this was not the Miracle Ravens nail biting comeback. Rather, it was a methodical, beatdown, a boring, run out the clock whipping… and on to Miami!
15 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:That's amazing. A great way to watch the Bills, and the perty fizzles because the game is a non-event.
We switched to the radio broadcast sometime after Tyrod replaced Fields, as we drove down to East Aurora to catch the final night of Borderland. The game script cooperated nicely with our plans for the day.
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1 hour ago, HIT BY SPIKES said:
That was NOT a test run.
Toronto does NOT want the Bills.
They want their own team.
If you need to believe that was truly a "test run", have at it.
It was an opportunity to see another team play in their temporary facility.
I was there.
it was crap.
Always seemed like a dead vibe on the broadcast...something to do with fan distance from the field AND a contingency of disinterested attendees or neutral fans in random NFL jerseys. Is that accurate?
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Didn't Kelce throw a sideline tantrum due to poor execution by his teammates, and THEN muff an absolutely crucial goal line catch into a devastating INT?
Mmm that's delicious.
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Just now, DapperCam said:
He hasn't played great anyway so far this season. Wish we had a little bit better depth there. I'm guessing Buffalo Joe is now the full time starter until Shaq Thompson is healthy. Next man up!
You think Andreesen leaps past Williams, Milano's obvious understudy, who already replaced Milano on the field last week? Instead the Bills will field 2 MLBs against a team that likes to get defensive 2nd levels on the move laterally and then attack the gaps and windows between and behind those downhill-minded defenders?
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Just now, Mojo44 said:
OK, this is a shoot from the hip uninformed opinion based on a few plays I’ve seen tonight. But Jeanty at number six? Really! Am I missing something?
That might be a formidable Chargers defense? Or at least was until the end of the 1st Q tonight?
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2 minutes ago, PonyBoy said:
Joe Theismann disagrees 🫣
So does Napoleon McCallum
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18 minutes ago, Ya Digg? said:
Knox can do things athletically that Hawes can’t do. He’s faster, he is a better route runner, we have all seen Knox make some incredible plays. Even with the drops he has Josh’s trust which is huge
Can he/is he still this superior athlete? I can still see some build-up speed at times, but he seems a little heavier-footed and less flexible than back in his Angry Runs early days.
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20 minutes ago, Low Positive said:
He sounded sick during the Tennessee-Georgia game.
Definitely sounds sick tonight.
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26 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:
You know, I'm not sure there's a perfect place to watch a game. I loved it down there.
The problem, of course, is that when you're that low, even if you're on the 50, your perspective on plays inside the 20 isn't good. It's hard to tell if a run went for 2 yards or 8 yards. And stuff gets in your way, like that truck with two TV cameras on it, players on the sideline, and other stuff.
On the other hand, as I described, seeing the guys on the bench is interesting. Seeing some the plays up close, like Cook's run, is really special. And something I didn't expect: The kickoffs are really interesting. The speed of the players is awesome, about 20 guys accelerating up to full speed and running into each other, and the return man flying into the pile. It was really cool.
Up higher in the lower bowl, where I sit in Highmark, gives a really good view of the whole field, so from a pure game-watching point of view, it's better. But it isn't up close and personal like being low and close. A different experience.
This is always a fascinating give-and-take debate: where to sit? Sitting in first two rows feels special in that you're so close to the speed and violence and sounds and personalities, but it definitely limits one's perspective, as you described.
100% agree that sitting (or honestly, these days means standing for ~97% of snaps) a little higher up in the lower bowl is ideal. Bills side, for sure. Between the 20s if you can afford it. We're at the goal line now, but high enough that our view is mostly solid. Next year we're sliding over to the 20 yard line and dropping down nearly 10 rows to ~row 20. Uncovered, so hopefully it's still an enthusiastic crowd in our immediate vicinity. Our section (and that general quadrant of the stadium from what we can tell) in recent years has a special, positive energy, culminating in absolute bedlam week one. Not much infiltration from visiting fans. Mostly consistent attendance. I'll really miss it after this year. (Sorry to hijack)
*No offense to 200 or 300 folks. I have sat nearly everywhere since the 80s. Just really fancy the juice in the lower bowl.
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Just now, Jalan81 said:
Which is a stupid rule honestly
I get the spirit of the rule in that it's rarely gonna be a hip drop situation, but rather more often a rusher bending the edge or bull rushing a blocker back into the QB might only muster a passing fistful of jersey up high and then yank the QB in whatever direction. Less explicitly dangerous? (Nothing like that shite Roy Williams pulled on several occasions resulting in real injuries.)
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Keep the defense gassed and/or force them to take one...
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Just now, BRH said:
Horse collar not called
Not a horse collar in the pocket?
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Just now, zow2 said:
They’ve called a lot of penalties on Houston giving tampa first downs. Not sure where the big conspiracy is coming from? i don’t like Houston but they’ve been boned on the penalties and a huge non call giving Tampa a TD
Couple STs non-calls, maybe? I dunno
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25 minutes ago, Slippery Rubber Mats said:
https://x.com/xepanalytics/status/1967675291977093317
Keon doing pretty well for himself separation wise, so far.
Majority of the guys with better separation also have lower DoT. In fact, only THREE-ish guys have better separation AND depth? (6-ish have better separation but lesser depth.) That's promising, especially considering we've already played Baltimore and New Jersey, so Coleman has exclusively faced CBs who can COVER.
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6 hours ago, Robert Paulson said:
Guys get over drafted because it is a passing league now.
And also because of teams falling into the trap of wedging positional need into the pick calculus rather than just picking the best players. (Of course there will be some circumstantial exceptions to a zealous BPA approach...where it would be unwise to double-up early on the same position or to do so in multiple years, etc.)
6 hours ago, Roundybout said:
Disagree. Look at the 2016 draft!
Eli Apple, Vernon Hargreaves, William Jackson were all busts from the first round. You can throw Karl Joseph in there too at safety.
Upon first reading your list of busts here, I'm curious if any of those picks were possibly the result of overvaluing positional need?
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1 minute ago, Low Positive said:
As that wise philosopher of football once said, "to win games, you have to not lose games."
Prove him wrong, though.
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7 hours ago, ColoradoBills said:
Taron's game has dropped off some (most likely from injuries) but he is a good athlete and nickel corner.
The dilemma has been taking him off in place of a 3rd LB. It is a tough choice. You want to keep him on the field but there has
been too many times the Bills DC should have 3 LBs on the field. Not only for obvious benefits but to change things up and make
the opposing offenses have to adjust more.
What I always thought would have been smart was to have Taron take some boundary CB and Safety snaps.
Having him in a more of Cam Lewis situation than just a SCB. It sure may have come in handy these past 2 seasons.
I like Taron a lot, but I don't like the constant nickel the Bills are always in.
STRONGLY agree that being more multiple and interchangeable on the 2nd and 3rd levels could help refresh and disguise this stale/predictable defense without dramatically overhauling the fundamental schema.
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Was Al-Shaair just shaking/convulsing on the turf? Kinda looked bad for a brief glimpse...ooorrrrrrr I completely misinterpreted.
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26 minutes ago, wjag said:
Interesting Josh isn’t on injury report
If he can practice "fully" then there is no cause to list him. He's been banged up a ton in his career but not always disclosed via injury reports. Don't want to officially label bountygate targets on his body (as though teams don't know)
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4 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:
One of my hot takes before the season was that Dorian Williams MAY be the best LB on this team. Milano was off to a good start and I think Bernard is overrated. Williams physical tools make him potentially dynamic IMO. We will see I guess…
That IS a spicy meatball, ming
4 hours ago, JoshAllin said:So basically an Edmunds 2.0? That's not exactly instilling confidence for me lol
Nah, Williams plays with violence. Edmunds did not/does not have the same passion for contact.
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2 hours ago, warrior9 said:
I think he makes Gilliam disposable. He has no need to be on this team with Hawes. Hawes can line up at TE and FB and get him more snaps on the field. Someone like him should be on the field a good amount of time in 22 or 12 personnel
Hawes is 100x more athletic than Lee Smith could ever dream of. They aren't the same except for their desire to get their nose dirty.
This is an interesting take, and one that crossed my mind as soon as I saw Hawes motion into the backfield and play more as an H-back a couple snaps (if memory serves). However, the argument against this is Gilliam's STs value and his relatively low cap number. Knox, on the other hand, doesn't really play STs (right or no?) and has an absurd/inflated cap number next season. So I tend to agree (or maybe just HOPE) that Knox is the player we want to replace (or somehow get down to a MUCH lower cap number without adding much term).
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12 minutes ago, Low Positive said:
Most teams are losing players too. The Bucs, for instance, are down both starting OTs as I type this and just lost an edge rusher. The Seahawks played this week without both S Nick Emmanwori and CB Devin Witherspoon. Their fans have pages of discsusion about these injuries, but I bet most here didn't know anything about them. We just don't notice other teams' injuries unless they are QBs or high-profile stars so it feels like we are the only team with guys out.
To be fair, Kancey is NOT an "edge rusher." He's a "DE" but it's on an odd-man front. He lines up anywhere from the 3 to the 5 technique most often.
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3 hours ago, SoonerBillsFan said:
This guy seems to be a walking i jury waiting to happen
Doubling up on the cliches, impressive.
"walking injury" + "injury waiting to happen" = "walking injury waiting to happen"
Solid alliteration, nice rhythm, a little more menacing or inevitable than either phrase alone. And, of course, we've all seen his battle with availability.
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There was no question among our immediate section that we needed a turnover to truly have a chance. Behold: Ed Oliver forcing the fumble from Derrick Henry. Just mugging him in the backfield, really. Stealing his lunch money. Felt live like they might have failed to recover the fumble, tbh, but that was the moment that we KNEW this was mathematically in motion.
Monday Night Games 9/15 Thread
in The Stadium Wall
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Hampton has a little bit of Trent Richardson to his game. Which means he's a heavy, strong, fast (but not quick) specimen but lacks the lateral agility and short area burst to win consistently against NFL pursuit.
Jeanty has more wiggle/better feet and a more complete skillset than either imho.