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Formerly Allan in MD

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  1. One of the things that was most impressive about TD's Pitt tenure was how year after year he lost top flight players to free agency but always came up with the requisite fixes to remain competitive. The one constant during those years was a top notch head coach.

     

    TD still comes up with relatively decent players, but with his current mindset (see my original post), he won't hire the experienced, successful head coach to put it all together. So this is what we get. Yes, hiring Lewis or Fox would have saved the day for TD, but he got buried under the GW snow job.

  2. One of the growing questions about TD is why he has not hired a head coach with experience and a winning record. Perhaps the reason is based on the situation he faced in Pittsburgh.

     

    Everyone knows TD got into a power stuggle with Cowher, a respected, winning head coach. Cowher won out and TD got dumped. So perhaps TD is gunshy about hiring an experienced head coach of repute. The same thing could occur in Buffalo and TD could lose out again. Of course, unless you pick the right rookie head coach, you are at risk for other reasons, as TD is obviously finding out.

  3. He's PROVEN to be horrible in both aspects of being a GM.

     

    People around here keep saying that this team is loaded with top players but I just don't see it.  Maybe loaded with players with a ton of talent, but talent doesn't win football games. 

     

    A GM's job is not to simply sign talented players.  His job is to sign very good footbal players.  Donahoe hasn't given us near enough very good footbal players.  Instead we got a bunch of talented players who can't perform on the field together.

     

    And don't even get me started on the coaching.  Why Donahoe choose to apprentice wannabee HC's at the expense of winning is totall;y and completely baffling.

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  4. Where would I be without Tim McCarver's enlightening and educating comments. I am waiting for him to explain to me what that spherical object is they appear to be playing with. Also, Tim, tell me about that piece of wood they use to attempt to hit the sphere.

     

    Who does TMc pay off for his spot in the booth?

  5. It continues to puzzle me that under two head coaches, there is this notion that Henry can get outside. How many times to you come up empty before it sinks in to those calling the plays that its a waste. Perhaps it's symptomatic of a team not having confidence in the interior/inferior blocking. But McGahee, in the opener and yesterday, showed that running inside is not impossible, even with this line.

  6. First count: Stupid penalties (yes, the Tucker penalty was a joke call).

     

    Second count: Allowing one of the league's most accurate passers to do whatever he wanted; i.e. anyone ever hear of pressure?

     

    Third count: The continual notion that Travis Henry can get outside.

     

    Fourth count: Figuring that going on top more than once or so a game went out during the Kelly years.

     

    Fifth count: A Bills head coach that appears nothing more than a stationary, emotionless sideline ornament.

     

    Comment: Lee Evans might be able to save Donahoe's and Mularkey's jobs. Perhaps, therefore, you should go to him more than a handful of times a game.

  7. Sunday's game really led me to one conclusion about Bledsoe, he's slow. Everything he does is measured. He holds the ball too long (as everyone knows), but also his feet are like lead, and his handoffs are like slow motion (which may be one of the reasons running backs don't seem to hit the holes very fast after the snap).

     

    I've given Drew the benefit of a doubt for a long time. But his overall lack of quickness combined with his laid back temperment is not what you want in an NFL quarterback, unless he has a concrete wall to block for him.

  8. I'll be in Buffalo this weekend and came up with what I understand are good tickets for the game. I may have an extra. Anyone interested?

     

    Also, are there any busses out to the game from Kenmore/Tonawanda or downtown? If so, how long does the trip generally take?

     

    Last but not least, are there any "open" tailgate parties for out of town TBD devotees?

     

    Thanks.

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