butch rolle
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10 minutes ago, JoPoy88 said:
Josh Allen-elite talentEd Oliver-elite talent
Stefon Diggs-elite talent
Matt Milano-elite talent
James Cook-very good talent
Terrell Bernard-very good talent
Khalil Shakir-very good talent
Christian Benford-very good talent
Rasul Douglas-very good talent
Taron Johnson is better at his position than at least half those guys. Was he an oversight or an intentional omission?
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I find it so hard to put into words how I feel about Josh. He is simply the best thing that has ever happened to this franchise. At the same time, if I'm being objective, Mahomes is the better quarterback. How do you argue with the body of work at this point?
Yet if you ask me if I do a straight up quarterback swap with the Chiefs, I'd say no way. I want the bills to win the Lombardi but I want it to be with Josh!
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A friend of mine is a huge Boise State fan and while he's not an NFL fan, he never misses a chance to recap Shakir's performance from the prior Bill's game. He told me that Shakir was an absolute swiss army knife in college and they would put the ball in his hands however possible, not only on kick returns but in the run game as well. Looking at his college stats, sure enough he did get about 20 carries per year and averaged 6ypc. I wonder if some of these jet sweep type plays that Lil' Dirty used to run for us, which have been largely ineffective with Harty, could be utilized with Shakir?
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I don't understand the assessment of Josh being "off" on Sunday. Granted, I was cursing him out after that second interception in the endzone but to me, this was the most consistent and impressive aerial attack since the Philly game. It simply passed the eye test. I recall very few balls, other than those 2 picks and maybe the deep shot miss to Diggs, where Josh wasn't spot on with his ball placement and decision making. Don't get me wrong, without the herculean effort from McDermott's defense, we don't win this game, but I would not say we won "in spite" of Josh. Didn't you all feel like on balance the passing offense was clicking? That to me, is the biggest reason for optimism going into the tournament!
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Is there a week 14 version of this?
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49 minutes ago, Limeaid said:
When you are paid for your physical abilities you have higher expectations than if you are paid to sit in office 8x5.
Offense Linemen tend to be more massive to make it harder to push (see Eagles) and I do not expect him to have body of Butch Rolle but I would love for Dion to have the Rusty Jones treatment.
I appreciate that compliment!
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Don't forget about me guys
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Did you see that intersection by Ken Dorsey? Said no one
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Cool Diggs commercial!
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1 hour ago, uticaclub said:
I didnt want to make another thread, but remember when Kyle Williams came in 2nd one year? Does anyone know why he doesn’t play anymore?
Easy answer here - the average viewer wants to see Steph Curry, Justin Timberlake, etc. No question that Kyle is a gamer and probably the most talented golfer of the ex-footballers. But we are several years removed from his retirement and his name recognition/celebrity just isn't there at this point. Don't get me wrong, I would LOVE to watch the big man out there schooling everyone in the short game. He's one of my top 5 all time Bills and still my go to jersey for game day!
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6 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:
OBJ isn’t much of a “Running Man”lately. He’s a gimpWrong movie!
I think this was Robocop, right? Both classics but Robocop was an all time fave for me as a kid.
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10 hours ago, Simon said:
There was a 3-4 year stretch in there that I am still convinced was the greatest sustained run of otherworldly excellence by any athlete in any sport in the world that I have ever seen in many decades of dedicated sports viewing. The only other person who I would even consider mentioning in the same breath regarding this would be Michael Jordan.
It wasn't just that Hasek was the best of the very best; it's that he was soooooo far beyond what any of his peers were doing that there were times that it became impossible to believe your own eyes. It went far beyond excellence and well into uncharted territory where not only was he doing things that nobody else could do, he was doing things that nobody else had ever considered even trying. It was like he was so good that being the best in the world was boring and he had to come up with other ways to keep himself entertained. "Routine 47-save shutouts are so cliche; I think I'll start redirecting pucks with my head". "Stopping multiple odd man rushes night after night with breakdance maneuvers is getting stale; I'm going to start clearing pucks by throwing them and then batting them out of the air with my stick". And it wasn't just for a week here and there; it was complete insanity and it went on regularly for years.
I cannot think of any other instance in which the gap between the best player in the world and then the next 10 best players after him was as stunningly large. In such a relatively small market with a limited fanbase, I genuinely felt lucky to be one of the few people in the world that got to see something like that night after night. I'm confident that I will never again see anything like it in this lifetime.
When it comes to comparing seasons across sports and positions, I think that subconsciously, fans lean towards offense. That's what makes Hasek's inclusion all of the more impressive. His level of dominance during this era simply cannot be understated. "The Dominator" winning the Hart in 97 was akin to Lawrence Taylor winning the NFL league MVP as a linebacker in 86'. It had been almost 40 years since a goalie won the Hart. Then Hasek won the damn thing again in 98! Another somewhat forgotten accomplishment that punctuated his dominant tenure in Buffalo - the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. He put the Czech Republic on his back, leading the massive underdogs to gold. I have vivid memories of being away at college in Boston and calling for my dorm buddies to huddle around the TV to watch him in the shootout against the heavily favored Canadian team. He absolutely stoned a murderers row of goal scorers. This video is in Czech, but I think it makes it all the more fun to watch as you hear their national pride and excitement. When this game was over it almost seemed like his shutout performance against Russia in the Gold Medal finals was a footnote. Simply remarkable.
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Josh is out there with Mitchell. They just aren't showing the amateurs in the early coverage. I watched him on the ESPN+ app, featured hole 7.
He birdied the signature ocean hole 7 in the practice round. 30mph gust today. Just watched him double bogey the same hole.
They showed his stock yardages and we're gushing about it. He goes driver 315 yards, 3 wood 285, 5 iron 220, 7 iron 190. I forget the rest
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On 12/30/2022 at 10:00 AM, Nineforty said:
I came here to make some snarky comment intended to skewer Rex's revisionist B.S. ...
something along the lines of what you brought up! He brought in the guy that hit Geno lmao
Not only did he do that, but unless I mistaken he made Enemkpali a captain for the first game against the Jets. Or am I just imagining that? What an absolute performative clown Rex was
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11 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:
These are a couple of interesting nominations. Nate Clements is another that is interesting to me. Takes Spikes as well.
Again, based on pure physical potential, can't forget Spencer:
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If you want to define talent as pure athletic potential, Mario Williams has to be on that list.
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I just found the interview on my ESPN+ archives. It's the "PGA Championship final round with Joe Buck". The broadcast is chopped into 2 segments. The 3 hour segment, for any golf fans, is great as the first portion has John Daly being John Daly ripping heaters throughout his interview. The one hour segment has Josh at the 18 min mark and the interview lasts about 10 min. Here is what was covered:
-He took the interview via his phone from the golf cart. His girlfriend him with a mystery playing partner as Mitch Trubisky showed up partway through the interview.
-He's prepping for "The Match" which is 10 days away. Said his wedge/shortgame and putting are strong and he's working out the kinks on the rest
-Says the Brady and Rodgers were the two QB's he idolized most growing up. He wants to trash talk during their match but recognizes he's the young guy so will do so carefully
-Buck and Co convinced him to do a brief Tiger Woods impression. Josh said Tiger and Kobe were the two athletes that got his blood rushing the most
-Of course he was asked about the playoff loss the Chiefs and if it still bothered him. He said life is too short to hang onto stuff like this and he wants to focus on being the best version of himself this season. Of course he followed up that answer with "that one will sting for a while". This is probably the more honest answer.
As a huge bills fan and golf enthusiast, I am probably way too jazzed for "The Match" vs most fans twobillsdrive. I'm curious how many folks will actually tune into a friendly golf match airing on TNT on a Wednesday. I know I will!
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So did anyone catch any commentary from Josh? How did he do? Anything memorable?
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5 hours ago, Buddo said:
Poyer is very good. I don't have a problem with him wanting another deal etc.
I do have a problem with the way things are being put out there by his wife. It simply isn't the way you should be doing business.
Something they might need to consider, is that if not for the Bills giving him his shot in the first place, he might still be scuttling around the league, chasing vet minimums.
Also, when complaining about the likes of Diggs and Miller getting paid, it perhaps needs to be mentioned that Miller will be a 1st ballot HOF guy, whenever he becomes eligible, and Diggs will also get some serious consideration, if he continues as he is.
Poyer won't even get close to the HOF, unless he turns in the sort of performance that wins a Superbowl, and gets him more noticed.
While currently, Poyer and Hyde get a lot of love as the possibly best safety tandem in the NFL, the point is that it's as a tandem, rather than being specifically mentioned individually.
IN the grand pecking order of who gets paid in an NFL team, generally speaking, a Safety is pretty low down on the list. Last year, Poyer was something like 13th on the list of highest paid safeties, with Hyde just behind him - and that is towards the end of his deal. Seems to me that that shows that he got decent terms the last time around.
Noticeably, Mathieu was getting about $14million per, but he's been cut, and is yet to sign elsewhere iirc.
If Poyer becomes a headache, then the Bills could just cut him (I'm not too bothered about the cap considerations atm), and where is he going to go to get the sort of money he's on now?
Yeah, I agree that it seems like Jada, I mean Rachel, might be this guy's undoing
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1 hour ago, Logic said:
Two nobody has mentioned yet:
- His TD throw to Diggs against Arizona that should’ve been the game winner. That throw — in that moment of the game — was a thing if absolute beauty.
- After losing his Grandma, he came out and DEMOLISHED the Seahawks. I know it was against a bad defense, but I don’t care. To play that well while grieving like he was, was an incredible thing.
I missed this comment and brought up the same throw later on. Glad someone else mentioned this.
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Here is one that is often forgotten because of the stupid "Hail Murray" - That last go ahead TD drive against the Cardinals in 2020. In that drive you had the one handed sideline catch by Beasley which was probably Cole's best catch as a Bill, followed by the TD throw to Diggs which, considering the stakes and the difficulty of the throw, might be the best pass of Allen's career up to this point.
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1 hour ago, Turbo44 said:
Nope. It’s a real tournament for the pros so can’t be best bal. scoring is best hole score pro or amateur. Amateur gets a stroke for holes lower than handicap. Meaning for a 6 handicapper, they get a stroke on the 5 toughest holes
This is best ball. Not to be confused with a scramble. People use these labels interchangeably but they are two different things. This tournament is best ball.
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Not sure if you all caught it but on Pat McAfee today, Josh pretty much confirmed my suspicion. He has added about 10lbs since Wyoming, now weighing in at 245, yet has managed to get faster. As Pat likes to say, Josh is a WAGON!!!
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I was just talking about this today with a friend of mine. I know that his mobility was certainly a factor in the Bills drafting him but I think his rushing prowess to this extent is just found money. The more he puts on tape of him throwing in scramble situations (see the first Knox TD on Saturday) makes it even harder to contain him as a runner. Pick your poison! He does look like a bit of a giraffe in his combine sprint and I truly believe that his 4.75 40, while still impressive, is way off of his actual game speed. When he hits his stride, just look at how he pulls away from LB's, some of which who ran 4.5-4.6. I wonder how much Josh truly weighs at this point. He looked so babyfaced when he was first drafted at 6-5/237. He looks much more like a man now and I can't help but think he's added another 5-10 lbs just as most players do when the enter the NFL in their early 20's and fill out. I'm sure glad I don't have the task of spying him.
OJ Simpson dead at 76
in The Stadium Wall
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It's such a strange position that the Buffalo Bills PR finds themselves in. You wonder if there will be even a mention of his passing on the official website. My guess is no. His name looms up there on the wall as I suppose it would just create even more attention if they were to take it down. You wonder if the wall will be created at the new stadium and this closes the chapter on any chance of the Juice being officially referenced any longer.