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Ben Johnson?? Ben Johnson?? LOL
Richard Noggin replied to BringBackFergy's topic in The Stadium Wall
I don't entirely disagree with your "unpopular opinion." The coaching DEFINITELY matters a TON, as does surrounding talent, but I agree that a QB prospect's own drive and ability to process criticism and failure with humility, while also maintaining the confidence necessary to perform under duress, is/are the most essential component(s). It's a rare combination of factors that coalesce to allow a young QB to improve and excel in the NFL. Caleb Williams appears to have some REALLY bad tendencies to hold the ball and to throw from bad bases too often. His insane arm talent is probably holding him back, in that he can sometimes make the impressive, improvisational, off-platform throws, and that skill (along with his scrambling) has got him to this point in his career already. So he seems aloof or resistant to change. There is reporting to back up this perspective, if you find that reporting compelling. Very interested in where the Bears season goes from here. I have a lot of respect for Ben Johnson's acumen and aggression, and have at times wished for him to replace McD. Like a Dungy-to-Gruden type of transition. -
Game week thread - Dolphins at Bills TNF
Richard Noggin replied to BillsFan619's topic in The Stadium Wall
The bolded is really intriguing to me at this point, and primarily because McDaniel's players (especially defensively) do NOT respect him. And while each player knows they are being evaluated by every team on every snap, they also don't always rise to the occasion if the coach on the hot seat is a doofus. Of course it's possible that Miami comes out swinging for the fences and lands a few, but if the Bills can score points early and often, then I'm pretty sure Dolphins players won't be extra motivated to save their coach's job in a losing effort. Plus the OLB coach got arrested Friday night for DB, so that could feed into the anarchy and lack of professional culture. Could be dudes on that team who resent being associated with space cadets and dirt bags, and want to see real change NOW. -
Game week thread - Dolphins at Bills TNF
Richard Noggin replied to BillsFan619's topic in The Stadium Wall
I recall seeing Walker lined up at 3T at least one time. But felt like more. I saw him out there with Jones (at least once, but probably more...not sure where to check snaps by alignment). Deone Walker is ideally a 3T on early downs and a 1T on passing downs, in general. He's no double-team buster against the run at this point of his career. -
Yeesh. I will always appreciate his 2 picks of Mahomes, even if his appearance in last year's AFCCG was a big part of why we lost.
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Milano has a Pec Injury Timeline "we'll see" per Sean
Richard Noggin replied to Warriorspikes51's topic in The Stadium Wall
Lotta lame commentary in this thread. No one can dispute Milano's injury history. The Bills were hoping to get more out of him in the last year of his current deal. And they still might. Or they might not. But we don't need to whine about it and pretend like it's some kind of personal or organizational failure. It's the Just World Fallacy, that somehow all bad things are the fault of the person(s) who they happen to (because good things happen to good people LOL). -
Game week thread - Dolphins at Bills TNF
Richard Noggin replied to BillsFan619's topic in The Stadium Wall
I want nothing more than for the Bills to INSIST that Achane is ALWAYS blanketed and then always hit HARD when the ball does unfortunately (for him) end up in his hands. He is the lynchpin to that offense imho. Get physical with him on every possible snap. -
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.
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THE ROCKPILE REVIEW – “How Does It Feel to Have a Quarterback?”
Richard Noggin replied to Shaw66's topic in The Stadium Wall
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. -
Milano has a Pec Injury Timeline "we'll see" per Sean
Richard Noggin replied to Warriorspikes51's topic in The Stadium Wall
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? -
That might be a formidable Chargers defense? Or at least was until the end of the 1st Q tonight?
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So does Napoleon McCallum
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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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Definitely sounds sick tonight.
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THE ROCKPILE REVIEW – “How Does It Feel to Have a Quarterback?”
Richard Noggin replied to Shaw66's topic in The Stadium Wall
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. -
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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Not a horse collar in the pocket?
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Couple STs non-calls, maybe? I dunno
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The Worthy Trade Keeps Looking Worse and Worse
Richard Noggin replied to Bills Costa Rica's topic in The Stadium Wall
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. -
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.) 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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Prove him wrong, though.
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9/14/25 Week 2 GAMEDAY Bills @Jets post game Thread
Richard Noggin replied to BuffaloBill's topic in The Stadium Wall
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.