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It's amazing how much talent will help overcome "confidence" issues or opposing coaching film review.
Unfortunately, EJ didn't have much of it and that was obvious from the beginning.
I would suggest he was no different in year 2 vs. year 1; it's just that expectations changed around him.
The same will happen for Allen next year; the honeymoon is going to end at some point and he'll have to produce--on a consistent basis--if he is going to stay in the league.
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On 12/25/2018 at 3:20 PM, SoCal Deek said:
Yikes! There are a ton of sob stories on here. The Bills has virtually ZERO injuries on either side of the line of scrimmage throughout the entire season. There are teams around the league having to make personnel decisions on a weekly basis. Whereas the Bills saw a starting CB RETIRE during a game, then traded away their #1 WR, and cut their opening day QB. Yea....I’m sure this mess was due to an old Offensive Guard retiring! Sheeesh
Excuse makers are going to make excuses.
It's what they do.
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21 minutes ago, Bring it said:
Brady is obsessed with being snubbed in the draft and making it clear that he is the best ever! He will not go down easy. More like having to be beaten into retirement!!
He is definitely that kind of athlete.
Some have to be pushed out because they would play forever if they were allowed to.
I can see a scenario where Brady declines, wants to continue, and the organization actually pushes him out.
Not necessarily next year however.
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I'm in Germany for the holidays and just saw a TV commercial promoting NFL football.
They are going to show all playoff games and the Superbowl on regular free TV, which I'm not sure has been done before.
Superbowl, yes, but not all the playoffs.
I thought it was interesting. Global promotion of all big time sports is going to be the next big thing.
Euro soccer in N. America and NFL in Europe.
We're already heading down that road.
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17 minutes ago, Trogdor said:
I keep seeing cap hell, but how much of that was self imposed?
Almost all of it.
24 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:But this isn't correct. Why do people on the board keep throwing this false statement out there? It was widely reported and also confirmed by McD in a press conference that the "plan" going into the 3rd preseason game was to start ALLEN week 1. That was when there was 3 QBs still here. They had their hand forced a little bit when Allen and the offense got overwhelmed the 3rd game, but the intention was to start Allen NOT Peterman.
So ultimately, they didn't start Peterman because they felt he was a good starter, they started Peterman to sit Allen a little longer to make sure he was ready and he was ALWAYS going to start at some point early in the season.
But fans here keep spinning this as if McD decided Peterman was a franchise QB and turned the franchise over to him. And the only reason we kept him over AJM was because no one offered us an asset for Peterman, and the Raiders foolishly offered us a 5th and they took it considering they were going to cut one of the two anyway and NP outplayed AJM anyway in preseason.
And no coach ever goes out on Sundays and tries to tank. McD is going to try and win every single game, no matter how good the roster is or isnt. They knew this was going to be a rebuilding season, and both Beane and McD said that. And our teams biggest struggles were mostly with NP and DA, so injuries contributed heavily to several of those really bad weeks.
I respect your opinion, but I cant see how any can look at McD and Beane and think they look bad. They broke the 17 year drought with a below average roster. They got rid of bad contracts or players who didn't fit the future plans. They drafted very well grabbing impactful starters in Tre and Milano, managed to grab 2 first round picks without giving up any future picks to land our QB and MLB to anchor both sides of the ball, and found value still in the draft after in guys like Taron and Phillips who look promising themselves. Not to mention guys like Levi and Gaines who show potential too. They found a gem in UDFA and other teams practice squad players. They weren't afraid to cut bait on a trade that didn't work and cut KB to make way for the younger players.
And most importantly, Beane fixed the cap a year earlier than he projected while also grabbing a few extra draft picks this year too. I mean how is anyone upset with this? Drafting well, clearing out cap space, adding extra picks, finding value in UDFA and PS players, etc...I am quite pleased with the direction of this team. We got a top D right now with a young QB that is exciting and there is a lot to be excited about.
So starting Peterman Week 1 was a last second adjustment when Allen's big pre-season audition went poorly?
I disagree with that. If the plan was always to make Allen the starter, more would have been done to have a "mentor" on staff to guide him IMO. Obviously Peterman wasn't that guy and don't forget, they moved AJ off the team voluntarily.
They also thought subtle tweaks to the O line would be sufficient, and they weren't. They had ample time to do something about the losses there and showed poor judgment.
McBeane should be on the hot seat and had a poor year IMO.
You're entitled to support them all you want.
If they don't make quite a large series of successful key changes this off-season, and if Allen doesn't show steady improvement next year, I think they'll be gone.
Look at Pegula's actions with the Sabres. He is not afraid to move people out the door when things aren't going according to plan. Ask Darcy Regier and Tim Murray what I'm talking about; they'll tell you.
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7 hours ago, PatsFanNH said:
That’s wrong no matter what sport it is.. why do people forget it’s just a game?! We watch for entertainment and hopefully have a fun time at the field.
Worse thing I saw was on the Pop Warner field where a group parents from the other team kept swearing and saying “they need cripple that little bleep! He has to hurt get in on the quarterback like that!” (They were talking about my son.. took a lot of restraint not to yell at them and create a scene.)
There are a lot of losers in the world and they like to project their own failings by asking their children to achieve the success they were incapable of themselves in all sorts of pursuits.
Sports is one of them.
It's a shame. The dumber the person is, the more they are likely to engage in this behavior.
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31 minutes ago, The Red King said:
Coach-speak. Means nothing. He's not going to throw him under the bus. Remember all the kind words for Peterman...
I know what you are saying and agree with you.
Having said that, I fear these guys actually do want to keep him around. I assume they would have moved him at the deadline if they did not want to retain him for next year.
I think keeping him is a mistake.
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1 hour ago, Misterbluesky said:
And they are not in West Seneca....Cheektowaga (walden/broadway).. a back road by that train car hobby shop.
Niagara Hobby and Craft Mart.
I've given them a lot of my money in years past.
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Can anyone explain to me what this is exactly?
I.E., is he playing a character from "House of Cards" and is he delivering lines directly from that show?
Or is any of this newly written for purposes of this short video?
I never saw the show and didn't even know it existed; I thought his delivery of the dialogue in this little clip was fantastic though.
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4 hours ago, Mark Vader said:
I haven't seen this yet, and I usually tend to stay away from 3D viewings.
I don't see why this movie would be any different. I would just watch it in it's standard format.
I feel the same way; I've been following this project for a while and am anxious to see it, but I wouldn't watch it in 3D.
It is too artificial and a distraction IMO.
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7 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:
Don't know anything about model trains but I'm going to guess you can't run a set up that large without multiple transformers feeding power
It's lego; the power source is in the engine itself (battery). The track is plastic with no electricity running through it.
That's a great setup!
4 hours ago, Gray Beard said:Lego looks easier for that than the old Lionel stuff that I had as a kid. Lego ain’t cheap. Looks like a pretty nice house, so I guess he can afford it. I always think the fun is in the building of the layout. Once it works and you run the train around it a few times, then what?
I used to like to make the Hotwheels track start someplace high, like on a dresser or something, and then see if I could make it go over chairs, into the next room, down the hall, etc. I did it “for my kids” and sometimes I would even let them use it.
Lego is expensive and that guy has a mile of track; the whole time I was thinking how much money he has invested in extra track lengths.
Lego trains are totally fun and cool; if you have kids check 'em out!
They actually have a large adult following as well.
This is one of the all time great Lego trains IMO: the "Emerald Night."
I have this one; long discontinued but you can still buy them at fairly reasonable prices.
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I understand those who strongly always root for a win.
But a loss helps us more, and this season has long since been over.
Further, the Miami rivalry thing has been dead for many, many years.
Just lose the thing and let's hope for better next year.
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1 hour ago, Alphadawg7 said:
Are you suggesting the team we fielded this year was their attempt at being a good team? LOL
Some of you guys need to understand how to separate fielding a team and building a team. The team on the field this year, especially the offense, is not even close to the finished product. I mean its literally the beginning of rebuilding and what they FIELDED under the circumstances, not what they BUILT.. Some of you act like this was their best effort at building a contender.
They were in cap hell, Beane fixed it a year faster than he predicted. They had guys they got rid of after having been around them in McD's first year. They had 2 OL retire they had thought would be here. They went out and got a rookie QB and a second first rounder in Edmunds to groom into being the QB of the defense for years too.
I just dont understand how so many fans are so out of touch with reality this season. This was NEVER the end product this year, EVERYTHING they did was to build on for the future to build a real contender, not some 9 win team hoping to make playoffs again on tie breaker for the next 5 years. This next year is now about building this franchise to contend regularly. They have a playoff caliber defense and a young rookie QB. They will begin adding pieces around Allen to help build his success, and judging by McD and Beane actions thus far, I expect a heavy investment in FA/Draft/both on the OL to help protect the kid and get the run game going again to help take pressure off Josh. Additionally some more weapons are certainly coming in at WR and probably TE and maybe RB too.
It is obvious what they were doing with cap room this season, and they obviously were willing to take a strategic setback in order to build a more sound financial situation rolling forward.
Having said that, there is also no doubt that they thought it would go substantially better than it did this year. They also thought Peterman would be a serviceable starter while Allen learned and watched from the sideline.
This season is not about a 100% tank, or a 100% planned rebuild with everything going according to plan.
The truth lies in the middle. They will emerge from this season, overall, looking bad IMO and McBeane's fate will rest in their ability to fix this #*$& show in this coming offseason.
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1 hour ago, Steptide said:
Kinda depressing that this Sunday is it until September. I'd love to see a high octane game, and hopefully McDermott and daboll have a few tricks up their sleeves for the home fans, but I won't hold my breathe. Although, it does feel good that we have what seems to be our quarterback.
I know just what you mean. It was apparent this season was over on Week 1 for anyone paying attention. It's been a lost season and it hardly feels like we've had one. And now it's almost over.
Here's to hoping for better things in 2019.
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On 12/24/2018 at 5:04 PM, JÂy RÛßeÒ said:
"Neil has retired, and so the idea of seeing Neil, Alex, and myself on stage or on record together is not realistic. ...That part of our life, we've moved on from that now."
Just watched all 17:41 of the video and really enjoyed it.
Thanks for posting!
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Christmas greetings from Deutschland! I'm in Germany with my SO for Xmas this year. They celebrate the holiday on Christmas Eve, the 24th.
Missed the Pats game as a result, but have read many threads here. For some reason, WGR550.com doesn't work in Europe. SO I didn't listen to post game show and what not.
Anyhoo, Merry Christmas again!
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Ed Van Halen is a pretty well confirmed alcoholic. He has told a story of being like 10 years old in school, early in the morning, and physically shaking from withdrawal. The teacher noticed it and was smart enough to realize the kid was an alcoholic. To make his life a little easier, the teacher told Ed to "go for the clear stuff" and Ed was like "You mean like vodka or something?" and the teacher confirmed.
If you're shaking b/c you need a drink at 9:00am in school, aged 10 or 12, you are probably an alcoholic.
Ed has fought the disease his whole life. His father was the same. His brother Alex, as far as I know, did not inherit it.
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44 minutes ago, JohnC said:
You give an accurate depiction of the Skinner situation in Carolina. But the situation in Carolina is a common situation in the league. If you don't believe that your player is willing to sign a contract with you, regardless what you are offering, when he is entering his free agency year then you have little choice but to deal him for the best deal you can get. Even if it is an imbalanced deal you have make a deal or lose him for nothing.
Skinner was not going to sign a contract with Carolina because he wanted out and he wanted to be closer to Toronto where his family was. (As you noted). It certainly has worked out well for the Sabres and for him. It is probable that he will sign with us but there are no guarantees about that.
He's going to want and he'll get a long term K, other than that, I love the idea of re-signing him.
He won't keep up peak production for each year of the deal though, but that's how the game is played these days.
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On 12/24/2018 at 4:20 PM, OldTimeAFLGuy said:
..and who exactly was going to pony up a pick for a 30 yr old RB making $6+ mil/yr??........just curious.....
Philadelphia.
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On 12/24/2018 at 3:19 AM, PUNT750 said:
Good review of the game. Why, oh Why after training camp, pre-season and now 15 games into the season doesn't the OL improve even a little bit? Why the same penalties over and over?
Because the players on the offensive line aren't any good???
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1 hour ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said:
...LOL...imagine this place if he is a UFA post 2019?.....the anti-McClappy gang with foster 3,983 "bring him in" threads in a nano second........
King: “Real chance” John Harbaugh doesn’t sign extension in Baltimore
Posted by Mike Florio on December 25, 2018, 12:37 AM EST
That Friday night announcement from the Ravens seemed to secure the future of coach John Harbaugh in Baltimore, but he’ll remain under contract beyond 2019 only if the two sides work out a new contract. And maybe they won’t.
Peter King writes in his latest Football Morning in America column that a “real chance” exists Harbaugh won’t sign an extension, opting instead to finish his current deal and leave in 2020.
Coaches rarely do that, opting instead for the bird in the hand that comes from both getting paid and, perhaps more importantly, remaining an NFL head coach without taking the risk of finding himself without a place to sit when the annual calliope quits playing. But maybe Harbaugh, who emerged as the hottest name on this year’s market weeks before the market even opened, realizes that he’ll have options in 2020, possibly for much more money and more power than Baltimore will provide.Harbaugh is an immediate improvement in Buffalo over McDermott.
If he would ever end up there, I have no idea.
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13 hours ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:
I'm not being an idiot, but is the "we need lineman and wide receivers" mantra going to be the built-in excuse for 2019 if they fail?
Because it shouldn't be, that's what I'm saying.
It's time for McDermott to get it done and stop saying he needs to review the tape.
Yes, along with "too many new pieces, not enough time to gel."
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1 hour ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:
I mentioned Cam Newton specifically because Brandon Beane has referenced Cam Newton by name when asked about what he looks for in a Franchise Quarterback, so he thinks he’s one.
When asked why Josh Allen after the draft he weaved in Cam Newton’s name into Allen’s running ability from designed plays.
We’ve seen the multitude of ex-Panthers they’ve brought in. I think that’s a big reason Allen is here. He reminds them of Cam Newton, and the “Panther model” got both McD and Beane their highest level of achievement to date in the sport.
Regardless, this regime has everything they want now. They didn’t settle for the QB they took, they got the man they ranked #1 overall. There should be no excuses now about culture or cap or scheme. It’s McDermott’s culture, it’s his style of play, he has time to review all the film.
2019 should bring real progress in the win column.
You have no way of knowing that.
Miami Week: Post-Game Haiku Time!
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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A rivalry dead
Take the loss and draft higher
But hope Josh improves