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    USA Today: A Look Back at Ed Rutkowski as the Bills' 1968 Disaster QB

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted

    I remember that year well.

     

    Was my first year as a Bills fan.

     

    Went to the Rockpile for my first pro game.  Saw Namath throw 8 TD passes in the game.  But 3 of them were to the Bills, who won 37-35!

     

    Remember that Raiders game on TV.  Was heartbroken when Rutkowski fumbled on the 5-10 yd line, Bills trailing the mighty Raiders only 13-10.  Remember the ball laying on the field for an eternity before covered by the Raiders.  Still think it was OOB and a bad call.

     

    Fast forward 15 years.  I was a resident at CHOB, sitting in the residents office (really more of a closet) on Hodge St.  My fellow residents were talking Bills football.  And how bad they were (this is 1984).  

     

    One of the other residents pipes up.  "Not as bad as in 1968.  They couldnt protect their QBs at all".

     

    Guys name was Bob Darragh (now a pediatric cardiologist).  His bother's name was Dan.

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    Gregg Rosenthal: 2018 NFL QB Index - Ranking QBs from the Last Four Drafts

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted

    22 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

    Best, worst QBs of the first half: Who follows Mahomes?

     

    Seth Walder, ESPN Analytics
     
    As we pass the midway mark on the 2018 NFL season, the Total QBR leaderboard is a good place to see which quarterbacks have dominated and which have struggled mightily through the first half.
     
    While QBs most often are judged by wins and losses or touchdowns and interceptions, we like to rank them by the stat that measures their per-play contribution to their team's cause.
     
    An explainer of QBR can be found here, but the main idea is to capture more elements of a quarterback's play than traditional methods consider. QBR includes the value (or lack thereof) of quarterback rushing, sacks, fumbles, relevant penalties and -- crucially -- the down and distance of every play. QBR works on a 0-to-100 scale, with 50 roughly average and 75 about Pro Bowl-caliber.
     
    Which quarterbacks were the best and worst in the first half?

    Bottom three

    1. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills

    Total QBR: 30.8
     
    Allen seems to have a weakness in dealing with pressure. Only C.J. Beathardhas a worse QBR when under duress.
     
    The good news is that the former Wyoming quarterback has an above-average pass-blocking group in front of him, according to our pass block win rate metrics from NFL Next Gen Stats. The bad news is that even with that support, he has been the least efficient quarterback in the league among qualifiers (no, teammate Nathan Peterman isn't qualified).
     
    One look at the receiving corps suggests Allen isn't getting much help, but the early returns on a quarterback that entered the draft with plenty of questions have been poor. He has been out since Week 6 with an elbow injury but is on the mend.
     

    Josh Allen Under Pressure

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      COMPLETIONS ATTEMPTS YARDS TD INT
      12 39 134 0 3

    Week 9's Worst Quarterbacks

    By Total QBR
     
    QB TEAM QBR
    Nathan Peterman Buffalo Bills 11.9
    Sam Darnold New York Jets 19.5
    Derek Carr Oakland Raiders 23.3

     

     

    "The good news is that the former Wyoming quarterback has an above-average pass-blocking group in front of him, according to our pass block win rate metrics from NFL Next Gen Stats."

     

    All i need to know to know that these dudes are clueless... 

    Why Is Leading With The Helmet On Offense Never Called?

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted

    Ahh...that's not a foul. Both players were lowering their pad level, as has been taught for 100 years.  Neither were defenseless, no one launched. 

     

    Edelmans foul was textbook targeting. He 1) led with his helmet on 2) a defenseless punt coverage guy who was not expecting to get crunched after Edelman called for a fair catch, and 3) left his feet and launched. Textbook targeting. 

     

    FWIW, I'm betting that he gets a call from the NFL office. 

    Josh Allen injury: “Week-to-Week” with elbow sprain; Returned to practice 11/2

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted

    Two things:

     

    1)  Clearly an illegal, late hit, leading with helmet to boot.

    2)  I think its more likely a contusion than sprain.  Sprains occur when a joint is stretched beyond its normal limits.  Watch the replay.  Joint doesnt seem to be stretched/torqued, its damage due to forceful direct contact.  More likely contusion than sprain.

    Still may take several weeks to heal.

    The flip to RR was the worst call I've ever seen.

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted

    Daboll was really saying it was a bang-bang play.  Judgement call.  Couldnt prove that Allen had possession, so call on field stood.

     

    I dont have the play recorded, but I think Allen had possession, even for a microsecond, before he nudged it forward.  Its like a touch pass in hockey.  You have control on your stick, if only for the briefest of time.

     

    Still say it was a bad call.

    Jalen Ramsey thinks he could play in the NHL with 6 months training

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted

    On 9/3/2018 at 3:01 PM, Buffalo716 said:

     

    I think Kobe is better than Jordan.

     

    and of course there are great black athletes , and there are great white athletes 

     

    There are a lot of black hockey players in Buffalo.. its crazy about hockey... Some are good , a lot aren’t, and I still think it has nothing to do with race 

     

    its Work ethic, and determination... its not the size of the dog in the fight... it’s the size of the fight in the dog 

     

    if you want it bad enough and you work hard enough you can make it happen in America 

    "if you want it bad enough and you work hard enough you can make it happen in America"

     

    So, I'm 5'8" , 170 lbs, 60 yrs old.  If I work really really hard, can I play DT for the Bills? 

    Announcers

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted · Edited by pennstate10

    Wow.  This play by play guy is the worst I've ever heard.

    Doesnt know the down.

    Doesnt know yardage.

    y guy is the worst I've ever heard.  And thats saying a lot.Doesnt know the players.

    Too stupid to realize Jarvis Landry's "blocking" earned them two OPI penalties.

    And complete Browns homer.

    But hey, he knew 84 was Jack Nicklaus grandson, so bonus points there.

     

    Edited to clarify--this was the NFL Network feed.  Guys name was Crawford, I think.  Pretty sure its the Browns team crew.

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    LeSean McCoy allegations

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    Okay, so I have a theory that hasn't been put forth yet, and accounts for all of the known facts. 

     

    1) The assailant probably wasn't one of mccoys core posse, because Delicia would have recognized his voice. 

     

    2)  the assailant was an acquaintance of the son, perhaps a known violent thug.  Son had perhaps mentioned all of moms jewelry. Son heard acquaintance's voice, said "oh sh**, I gotta get out of here before he beats me too".  And goes out the bedroom window. 

     

    Before you say this scenario is crazy, remember that this is what happened to Sean Taylor.  Everyone assumed that he was killed by a thug who he had a beef with, turned out to be an acquaintance of his wife. 

     "

    Brian Daboll’s Temper

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    Posted

    5 hours ago, Ifartalot said:

    Brian Daboll's coaching resume':

     

    Twelve jobs in 20 years.....hmmm ? 

     

     

    What is a restrictive earnings coach?  Never heard of that. 

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