JGMcD2
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1 hour ago, cba fan said:
some choices I would consider over that list. (I choose Blue Collars for uniqueness and as some posters think this is for a baseball team so it is a good baseball name as their nicknames do not typically need to be masculine and aggressive like football)
I like Buffalo Soldiers. (great historical reference if done right could be very positive)(might have racist overtones so tread lightly)
and Buffalo Nickels.(one choice for Buffalo football team way back in 40's)
and Buffalo Barrels. (sounds better than Niagara Falls)
and Buffalo Breakers(like better then IceBreakers)(mix waves on shore with snow/ice shipbreakers) maybe logo like USFL Boston/New Orleans/Portland Breakers helmet.
Like all almost equally although Nickels would incorporate a nice Bison logo. And mascot could be a Bison wearing a barrel. Logo would be a Wooden Nickel with Bison on it.
Can you tell us what sport this is?
Afraid of the soldiers option for the reasons you stated.
I had Nickels on my preliminary list as well as 15-20 other names. Breakers is actually really cool...
Baseball is the sport, it’s kind of hidden in there. My apologies.
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2 minutes ago, Westside Madness said:
Thanks. I reviewed and voted. Buffalo is moving away from the blue collar world. Between the medical campus and the various banks that have their operations here, I just feel we aren't the steel factory focused environment that we used to be.
The only one I thought was close to viable was the Buffalo Charge.
I love the feedback! Thanks for taking the time to fill this out.
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Just now, BUFFALOKIE said:
Done. Rivermen is my fave, but it sounds Southernish, LOL.
I hope that helps.
Yes, it does!
Thanks for going back and taking the time to adjust!
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Just now, BUFFALOKIE said:
If you have changed the question, I may change my answer, but when I clicked the link again I was denied because I already answered.....
You should be able to go back and change it now, if you don't mind. Sorry for the confusion.
I really appreciate your help!
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9 minutes ago, Westside Madness said:
There is no need to shorten the URL unless you are hiding something that can be seen in the URL. Post the full URL so people can see what you are asking them to access. This seems shady.
Sorry... I can attach the longer one but it's not much different.
26 minutes ago, BUFFALOKIE said:The question was Which name do I feel most strongly about, not which one I liked or disliked the most (Cataracts, really?). I felt most strongly about my dislike.
Not sure what you're after, but I answered the question as I understood it.
That's a boneheaded mistake on my part. I apologize, I titled it "Choose Your Favorite Naming Concept" and then didn't clarify as I continued. I know this stuff can be tough to interpret. My apologies.
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28 minutes ago, The Wiz said:
Should have included none of the above.
Unless strongest feeling about includes disgust.
If you didn’t like any, do you have a potential suggestion?
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This is a one question multiple choice survey. It should take about 2 minutes to read the prompt and answer the question. It is related to a potential naming concept for a Buffalo Sports team. There will be a short description on each and then 7 choices.
I apologize for the shortened link, I know some folks find this sketchy but I assure you it's just a short Google Form survey. There is no other way for me to share the link.
It is for a school assignment and I would greatly appreciate if the greatest fans in the world could help me out!!!!! Go Bills! -
5 minutes ago, Virgil said:
I think that may be them being supportive. You could see Allen upset after the plan and apologizing to Zay. Even if it’s a miscommunication, he was wide open and Allen could see where he was headed.
I’m also okay being wrong
Fair enough. I can see both sides.
You may have a point... could be them supporting Josh. Didn't think of that.
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8 minutes ago, Virgil said:
He missed a wide open Foster and Zay Jones for TD's. But, because the game is 60 minutes, he also made the throw at the end that should have won the game. I believe that you have to look at the entire body of work and not just certain plays. I could equally make a low-light reel for him as I can a highlight reel.
3 - Zay - Now there's a guy who absolutely supported Allen. Zay had 2 touchdowns today and honestly could have had 4. One was a terrible throw by Allen.
I agree with almost everything except these two points. It's on record from McDermott and Zay that the throw by Josh was not a "terrible throw" nor was it his fault he missed the wide open receiver, it was a miscommunication caused by Zay running the wrong route.
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4 minutes ago, thebandit27 said:
He's an example of a young, forward-thinking OC. Did I say that's who they should hire? No...it was an example of the mold of coach they should be looking at IMO
Sometimes you need to look past the numbers in a single season. For example: would you hire an OC that had the 30th ranked offense in terms of points and 32nd ranked offense in terms of yards, purely based on reputation? What if that same guy had previously coordinated an offense that finished top-5 in points scored, but had finished no better than 14th since?
That guy just so happened to be Mike McCarthy back in 2006, who went on to become a great HC in Green Bay. He got that job because he was a forward-thinking OC and play-caller that could work with their young QB.
Sounds a lot like Daboll, albeit the sucesss was in college.
Highly thought of by Saban and Belicheck.
Ironic you’re suggesting to look past the numbers in a single season based on the circumstances the coach has to deal with... because that’s exactly what is going on with Daboll lol.
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18 minutes ago, thebandit27 said:
As do I...hire a forward-thinking offensive play-caller (say, Matt LaFleur) and use your cap space and draft picks to stock the roster with offensive talent.
I'm not so sure that's true. I think he saw that his only chance at wins right out of the gate was to use that model, and that's what he's preaching in order to get buy-in from his players.
Now, if that's truly his ultimate blueprint for building a perennial super bowl contender, then yes, you're absolutely right.
Matt LaFleur huh? The offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans?
The same Tennessee Titans who have only scored more than 20 points 1 time this year? The same Tennessee Titans who we held to 12 points?
yeah, ok.
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1 hour ago, buffalostu2 said:
That is all well and good if you are an expansion team. However in the NFL you inherit players when you get a job and that means coaching difficult personalities not just "your guys". Recklessly moving every player from the previous GM and bringing in subpar talent from your old team is insecurity IMO. Our baby GM has been begging for credit since he was serving coffee in Carolina and especially after he was intern GM and didn't get the job. The NFL does not have the patience for Beane's approach. This guy would be getting roasted if he did not have a fantastic coach bailing him out. McD wins in spite of Beane.
We are Bills fans, how the hell could yo know what a proper rebuild looks like? Is this what the Rams did? Aren't they the model?
I don't violently disagree with your points. I don't mind the draft day trades to get a QB or Edmunds. The cap situation however is Beane's mess more than Whaley's. Go to Sportrac and look up the dead cap. 50% of those are contracts Beane and 50% are Whaley. In just two years. He is not just cleaning it up. Do the research and you will see.
I love what we have done on D. But that D ranking is only for yards. The #3 D in the league doesn't get blown out two games in a row do they? Granted they are playing better and headed in the right direction. I go with scoring which I have been criticized for only using one stat.
McDermott trusts Beane. They work in conjunction. I'm not sure where you got the information that our "baby GM has been begging for credit since he was serving coffee in Carolina." It's also interim GM, not intern GM. Those are some pretty disrespectful words considering it takes a hell of a lot of effort to get to where Brandon Beane is today. I don't care if the NFL doesn't have patience for Beane's approach, the Pegula family does and that is all that matters.
I would disagree the Rams are the model. Sure, they had the #1 overall pick that happened to be a QB, which is one model to build a team (young QB on rookie contract and build around him with talent). They also have the best non-QB offensive player in the game. Not to mention when their regime came in they had free money to spend on guys like Woods, Watkins, etc. We weren't in that position, everything in the NFL does not happen in a vacuum lol. Our cap situation is different than the Pats and the Pats is different than the Rams and Rams different than the Packers.
I don't understand your whole Spotrac thing. Sure 50% of the contracts are from Beane and 50% of Whaley... but that's just 50% of the players signed and cut... not the cap hit lol. Of course Beane is going to have around 50% of guys on there, he's currently the GM, and has had to cut guys. Nobody cares about the 38K cap hit from Ruben Holcomb or $500 cap hit from Quan Bray. We're looking at Dareus, Wood, Glenn, Taylor, Williams, Ragland, Incognitio, Washington. Those guys are 8 of the top 12 dead cap hits... all Whaley signed contracts. Sure, Wood and Incognito are unusual circumstance but the problem is guys like Dareus, Glenn, Taylor were marginally productive and eating up roughly 1/3 of the cap when they were on the active roster... if Beane didn't move them when he did, our team would be in a poor position not only this year but for the remainder of their contracts. He took a hit this year, to build things back up the way that he and McDermott believe is the best way.
The whole 50% of the guys cut were signed by Whaley and the other 50% were signed by Beane doesn't make any sense. Sorry.
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5 hours ago, SoTier said:
Another TSW nazi censor wannabe heard from. If you want to be a cheerleader for the current crappy Bills regime, be my guest, but don't presume to tell others what they can post.
If you want to criticize everything the current Bills regime does, be my guest, but don’t presume to tell other what they can post.
I’m really curious how they’re crappy. I’d love to hear it. They know they don’t have talent IT WAS ON PURPOSE. It’s been well documented. Just explain to me the waiver process, the NFL Draft, the Salary Cap, practice squad rules, roster rules, contract negotiations, etc. Then tell me how you would operate within those rules with your chosen offensive and defensive scheme to produce a product on the field better than what we have, with the long term goal of sustained success.
Running an organization is just as much about looking ahead as it is looking to right now. You can’t try and be competitive and add pieces when you’re trying to tear it down and rebuild so that your roster is in a good position talent-wise and contract wise. If you try to, that’s when you become the Buffalo Bills from 2000-2016.
Whatever your feelings are on this regime, they’re doing something different from what we’ve done the last 17 years - as proven by the fact they ended the damn drought. You may not like it, that’s fine, but you ought to at least give it a chance. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over again and expecting different results, this regime figured that out. Now maybe this message board should change up how they do things , as the same people continuously come on here whining and complaining about who’s in charge and the players in place. Give it a break. Rather than tearing everything down from ownership, the players, the coaches, just root the team on. Sure get upset when they play bad and be skeptical when they overachieve, but be positive rather than call for the head of the guy in charge every time you don’t like something. You might be surprised. Let’s send someone to follow you around at your job and call for your head every time you don’t fax a paper the way they’d like. It’s ridiculous.
Everyone wants to be so negative all the time like we’re still experiencing the drought. News flash we’re not. Things are different now, at least appreciate that, and try to realize what stage we’re in right now.
Another arm chair analyst wannabe heard from.
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1 minute ago, MAJBobby said:
Umm because this thread is about McD and Dicky J there tough guy. So Yes I have serious questions about McD. If you dont like them the solution is very easy. DONT READ THEM.
Alright MAJBobby, you win this one.
Have a great Sunday man. Go Bills!
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1 minute ago, MAJBobby said:
Really then you need to read. I was positive about Phillips. Positive about happy with the win.
So GTFO and back to your cup of Process
I did read...you've posted 4 times in this thread and nowhere did you mention Phillips or being happy with the win. You must run your mouth so much that you don't even know what you say and where you say it.
You should trade trademark "Cup of Process" it's quite clever. Another positive contribution from you.
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1 minute ago, MAJBobby said:
What that I can be happy with a win. Happy with how defense played and NOT happy with how Offense played. That makes me a blowhard and not a fan. Cool. Go back to your cup of process
You've said nothing positive until this post, and you still managed to be negative. If you're happy with a win, then you have a funny way of showing it.
Yes, you're a blowhard.
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1 minute ago, MAJBobby said:
Ahhhh the get off my lawn post. Yep was waiting for it.
No counter to the points? Obviously not because you're a blowhard.
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8 minutes ago, MAJBobby said:
Dont care about personality.
Put a modern NFL offense on the field, play Modern NFL football.
Sad when you are plus 2 in turn over ratio and really should have lost the game (and still needed a 4th QTR drive and a long FG to win by 1)
Don't care about personality... well then you don't understand any sort of team game, which breaks down to individual people and personal interactions.
Titans offensive coordinator Matt LeFleur is a Shanahan and McVay disciple, supposedly one of the most innovative offensive minds in the game today... their modern NFL offense got them a whopping 4 field goals against this McDermott coached team that you despise so much.
Just support your damn team and the next time a big time position opens with the Bills coaching staff, throw your resume in the pile - I'm sure they'll give you a long hard look.
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I can't believe this guy is still allowed to have a job. He may be 56-27 since coming to KC during the 2013 season, but he is only 1-4 in the playoffs.
Not to mention his handpicked QB, Patrick Mahomes, is only 13-26 for 142 Yards on Monday Night Football. His defense is one of the worst in all of football, and doesn't look any better tonight against journeyman Case Keenum.
I can't believe he is still a head coach, he's the worst in all football! Not to mention he fooled that Pegula Family into hiring Sean McDermott, the second worst coach in all of football!
All of these "intelligent" people who make millions of dollars a year have no clue what they are doing. I suggest they start listening to me and everyone on this message board because we really know football.
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5 hours ago, C.Biscuit97 said:
The crap AFC and finally getting lucky after 17 years were the biggest reasons why. The playoffs has seen a bunch of terrible coaches make it.
Do it again and then I’ll start believing the culture BS (although it will probsbly be because of Allen).
I’m just curious why culture is BS? You realize developing a culture is huge to the sustained success of an organization, not just in sports, but any organization.
The military is legitimately based around culture and without a doubt our military is the single best run organization in the world. It all starts with culture. If you don’t have 100% buy in of the concepts valued by the military you don’t make it, it’s imperative for your peers to have 100% confidence in you. It starts and ends with accountability, attention to detail and strong values.
No different than what is commonly associated with successful sports organizations. The same stuff McDermott preaches here, and has begun to successfully implement.
Watch how those guys reacted last year on key plays in big moments, it was different than any other team. Taiwan Jones spin move against Oakland on a key 3rd down comes to mind. Our 3rd string RB makes a key, but not crucial play, and the entire team mobs him? That’s not fantasy land, that’s real stuff. That means something to a group of people. It’s not just Madden where you plug in everyone who is 99 overall and win a Super Bowl, or fantasy football where all that matters is the number they produce at the end of the day. All 53 guys in the locker room, the coaching staff, the training staff, the front office, they’re all people with real emotions. You can’t just shove them on the field and say go play with nothing to really play for, this is just a job and they get paid roughly the same if the make the playoffs or not, definitely not enough of an incentive money wise to get all 53 guys to buy in and sell their bodies out in order to play more games and put their body on the line.
Also I can’t stand listening to the whole narrative of how the team got lucky to make the playoffs. Nothing is given, it is earned. They practiced every day, they played every week and they had the required amount of wins to make the playoffs. That means as the Wild Card team, there were 10 teams in the AFC that they were better than, and therefore earned the right to go the playoffs. They did what they needed to do in order to get in, 10 other teams did not. Plain and simple. It’s indisputable.
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23 minutes ago, TakeYouToTasker said:
Also, what the heck is going on here?
Is this guy arguing with himself?
Tremendous.
This thread delivers.
Meant for it to be a comment on his post.
Way to contribute something substantial.
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2 minutes ago, JGMcD2 said:
Dude, if you have a better plan, why aren't you running an NFL team?
Map it out for me please. It takes incredible foresight to run an organization... you can't even seem to figure out how to run spell check.
If you can tell me clearly and 100% correct how the following things work I will listen to your post, because then you obviously understand what it takes to formulate a "plan".
- Salary Cap
- Waiver Process
- Free Agency
- NFL Draft
- The NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement
- Managing the 53 Man Roster
- Managing the Practice Squad
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7 hours ago, baskingridgebillsfan said:
was the plan to be this bad? was the plan to draft a young qb and give him next to nothing to play with ? was the plan to pass on a good qb in order to pay more to take a chance on one following year. These are not good plans
Dude, if you have a better plan, why aren't you running an NFL team?
Map it out for me please. It takes incredible foresight to run an organization... you can't even seem to figure out how to run spell check.
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2 minutes ago, msw2112 said:
I live in Phoenix and from this list, the one I know the best is Pullano's. They have good food: pizza, wings, beef on weck and other red sauce Italian food. Their wings are among the best in Arizona and among the best I have had outside of Buffalo. The owners are actually from Michigan, not Buffalo, but I suspect that they got some of their menu ideas from their customers. I have lived in Michigan and nobody there knows what beef on weck is....It's in a strip mall in a middle class to working class part of town and the crowd fits that mold. Very nice, down to earth people, including the owners, the wait staff and the members of the Bills club. Everyone will make you feel welcome and comfortable. It's a family friendly atmosphere. In full disclosure, I have Sunday Ticket and record most games on my DVR and watch them a little bit later in the day, as the games start very early out here and I have a lot of family commitments in the morning.
In the past, I have watched Bills games at the Bills bar in other cities, including Chicago (both of them), New York City and San Diego. The Chicago and NYC bars are in more "upscale" neighborhoods and have more of a "white collar" crowd and the San Diego bar is near the beach and has more of a "blue collar" crowd. Bills fans of all walks are great people and I enjoyed each and every one of these experiences.
As to the other Phoenix bars: a few years ago, I went to Santisi Brothers to watch a game and couldn't find any Bills fans there. They show all of the NFL games and it is not exclusively a Bills bar, whereas Pullano's definitely is. The other one I know something about is Bottled Blonde. This is a huge sports bar in the "party district" of Scottsdale. This place is not a family atmosphere, but if you want to see smoking hot bartenders and waitresses (and who doesn't), this is the place for you. I haven't been there for a game, but I have been there to drink and I highly doubt it is exclusive to the Bills. I'm sure that Bills fans gather there to watch the game, but I don't know if they are an active "chapter" of Bills Backers. Pullano's is definitely that.
All of the other places are in the East Valley, which is far from where I live (in Central Phoenix), so I don't know anything about them.
My recommendation is this: if you are with your family, go to Pullano's. If you are single, go to Bottled Blonde. Also, with 16 weeks of games, you may want to try both.
Good luck, enjoy and Go Bills!
Thank you so much for the thorough response!!! Much appreciated! I’ll have to check them both out.
33 minutes ago, Just Jack said:Six showing in the Phoenix area on the Bills Backers map
Santisi Brothers Sports Bar
2710 W Bell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85053, USA
Pullano's Pizza
13913 N 51st Ave, Glendale, AZ 85306, USA
Bottled Blonde
7340 E Indian Plaza, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, USA
Loco Patron Mexican Cantina
1327 E Chandler Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85048, USA
Clubhouse Sports Grill
1686 N Higley Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85234, USA
The HUB Grill and Bar
1951 S Sossaman Rd, Mesa, AZ 85209, USA
Thank you!!
Buffalo Sports Team Naming Concept
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Just made the change!
Thanks for the input!