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    If the starters stay healthy will Bills have #1 D in 2019?

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    1 hour ago, GreggTX said:

    Besides, our D allowed 23.4 pts/gm even though other offenses didn't really need to put up more points in the late going. That ranks our D 18th in points allowed, which is a much better indicator than yards allowed.

    The defense didn't allow 23.4 pts/game. The team allowed 374 pts (23.4 pts/game) which includes 4 pick 6's and a fumble returned for a TD. That is 35 points (assuming extra point was made) that were scored against the Bills while the defense was on the sideline watching.

    Jets fire GM Mike Maccagnan, name Adam Gase interim GM

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    A humorous history of the Jets GM/HC changes since Woody bought the team.

     

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    In 2001, the Jets did something pretty conventional.  On January 12, 2001, they hired a new GM in Terry Bradway, and six days later, Bradway hired a new head coach in Herm Edwards.  That’s pretty much the normal way a team operates: ownership (in this case, it was brand new owner Woody Johnson) picks a GM to build the organization, and then the GM picks a head coach to build the team.

     

    Apparently, Johnson has since found the old fashioned way to be pretty boring.

     

    In January 2006, the Jets traded Edwards to the Chiefs with Bradway’s tenure on the rocks. On January 18, 2006, the Jets hired a new head coach in Eric Mangini.  But then, a few weeks later, on February 7, 2006 Bradway was fired and assistant GM Mike Tannenbaum was promoted.  Tannenbaum was a friend of Mangini and “part of the interviewing process” — a common Jets theme — but acknowledged that it was Bradway who made the final call to hire Mangini.

     

    Regardless, in late December 2008, Mangini was fired, and on January 20, 2009, Tannebaum hired Rex Ryan to replace him.

     

    I would like to extend my sympathies to Sam Darnold. 

    Bills hire two new scouts, including son of Alonzo Highsmith

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    1 hour ago, BADOLBILZ said:

    The Bills system under Polian birthed Dave Gettleman(Bills scout 87'-93').........who taught Brandon Beane everything he knew about GM'ing.

     

    Unfortunately none of the long list of guys Polian raised up and helped advance to GM positions won any SB's in that capacity and Polian himself was 1 for 6 despite having Jim Kelly AND Peyton Manning.

     

     

    So your saying that Polian was the Ringo Star of NFL general managers.

    Singletary Highlights

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    12 minutes ago, BringBackFergy said:

    Bullidiot and Dope were on GR550 this afternoon scratching their heads and wondering how Beane will explain this pick when he isn't fast and he isn't a home run hitter as a RB. Why didn't we pick a TE at that spot? Why did we give up so much draft stock  for a TE when we could have had Sternberger in the 3rd round, blah blah blah.  All I can say is this kid looks like the real deal. They don't call him "Motor" for no reason...this kid has heart and won't quit. Reminds me of another Bills running back with medium speed but big heart - Freddy! Doesn't have the height of FJ but has every bit the same speed and vision. He has a nose for the endzone which is a good thing. Nice job Beane

     

    Don't understand the obsession with speed for running backs. As you say Freddy wasn't that fast. From what I can ascertain Emmitt Smith was a around a 4.6 40 guy and our man Thurman was decidedly slower than Emmitt.  

    25 minutes ago, DCbillsfan said:

    That Oklahoma tape is actually pretty telling.  He earned every yard.  Considering the talent difference between the two teams he held his own.

     

    Exactly. Oklahoma was playing football and FAU were playing rugby.

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