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9 minutes ago, billsfan_34 said:
Duke should of been 2 all year with Beasley at the 3 slot. Yet another Daboll mistake.
I don’t know that’s true. I think he spent his time on the PS getting into NFL game shape. It’s a lot different than the CFL, especially lining up in formation and rules of motion. I think he was stashed away on the 53 to protect him from being poached. I have zero issue with the approach the staff or FO took with him this season. -
3 minutes ago, whatdrought said:
This is a meh situation up until the refs banged us in overtime by applying the letter of the law to that Ford block. No common sense there when our chance to win was taken from us. The league is becoming a massive joke with officiating.
This!!! I said this in another post. The bigger issue is now the referee can use “common sense” to determine “intent”.
Neither of which matter in a game with clearly defined and UNIVERSALLY accepted rules.
The example of the victory formation is perfect. The intent is there to take a knee, but you don’t have too and it’s a live ball until you do.
Ask Greg Schiano.
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1 hour ago, Sig1Hunter said:
He struggled yesterday?? I thought he looked pretty sharp all game. He made a couple bone headed decisions - and I’ll chalk those up to being a young guy trying to win the game by himself when it became apparent the coaching wasn’t going to do him any favors in the 4th quarter - but by no means would I say that he struggled. That’s ridiculous.
Cole Beasley. I’m telling you man, he’s trouble. He’s not the guy that is going make Allen better.
Im joking by the way
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1 minute ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:
Edelman is a HOF level player. Beasley is a reliable capable NFL-quality slot receiver who has made some tough plays for us.
None of our WR came up big as we'd hoped they would yesterday.
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15 minutes ago, Sig1Hunter said:
How do you know what “some fans” wanted him to be? He’s a slot possession receiver. I don’t think any reasonable fan expected much more from him than what he gave this year.
People here. People on WGR. Talking heads on all the sports networks and twitter, talked about his impact on Allen “in the short game” and how he “represented that Edelman like” player for Allen.
It’s been said here, and in multiple outlets.
You put it in simplest terms; he’s a possession slot receiver. In my opinion, he’s not very good at that. He’s better than the other options on the roster, so he plays. And as his history proves, when he’s wide open, he can make some nice plays. But ask him to fight for it, or to make a clutch play, he’s not reliable.
Was he the main culprit last night? No, but he’s not the guy you want in the spot where your QB needs someone to make a play too.
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7 minutes ago, Sig1Hunter said:
Watch it again, Beavis. His knee hit, it bounced in the air, he was touched while he was in the air, and then landed past the first down marker. First down. Beasley was not the problem yesterday, or during the season. He had a solid year.
Cool Butthead.I made a mistake.
Beasley had a solid year by statistical standards, but his hands in key situations, were suspect. Drops on critical 3rd downs in the Baltimore and both New England games. He had the same issues in Dallas and they phased him out of the offense.
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1 minute ago, HalftimeAdjustment said:
Didn't he try to jump over someone near the end of the game too?
Yes, and he almost had it too.
The kid was trying to make a play. At least he held onto the ball. That’s promising.
He has a lot of flaws, but he’s got guts. You mix that with experience and the physical tools, and gee whiz we are in for a treat.
There is not a person among us, who in their most panicked professional moment, not made a mistake that will haunt us forever. Most of us get second chances and get to learn from them. Josh Allen has given zero reason to believe he is not capable of the same.
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Just now, dave mcbride said:
Huh? He clearly got the first down there.
Clearly? His knee was down and was touched before he got past the line.
He got the benefit of the doubt, just like
Hopkins did later in the game.
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11 minutes ago, Meatloaf63 said:
Exactly, I was just thinking the same thing. The refs are not there to decide intent, but to enforce the rules as written.
You can take this comment one step further and suppose that a referee decision on intent, can and does impact the outcome and betting.-
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1 minute ago, KzooMike said:
It was Texans -2.5, with 55% of the money on Buffalo. Most the season, action has been against Buffalo until after the Dallas game. So I get your theory and all, but how does it work? Do the refs/NFL always want who to win? The house, public, more popular team? Curious how this works. Certainly can't be the most popular team. That would kill the house and those are usually favorites.
I’m not a bookie, but it seems like anyone who put money on Buffalo winning, lost. Thats more money for the bookies?It seems like it’s easier to get a ref to make a game changing call at any point in the game to keep it close, than it would be create a league wide conspiracy to keep certain teams down. Give the Texans an advantage, and if they run with it, someone makes a lot of money.
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Beasley is unreliable. He has suspect hands, and his knee down before the marker on 3rd and long is a perfect example of his limitations in big spots. It’s the reason he was phased out of the offense in Dallas.
He is not now, nor has he ever been, a reliable “Edelman-like” player.
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1 minute ago, Conlan58 said:
The return man tossed the ball to the ref... the ref literally had to dodge the ball to be able to make the call that the ball was still live and therefore was a touchdown. We would all be fuming if we were on the other side of that call, regardless of the outcome of the game.
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3 minutes ago, Conlan58 said:
Can you really look at that play and tell me the return man didn't give himself up? By rule, all plays stop at the point where the ball carrier gives himself up.
According to the rules, the only way to give yourself up is to let ball hit the ground, down yourself by taking a knee, or refusing to get up from the ground with possession of the ball.
Those are the rules. Signaling to your teammates does not constitute giving yourself up. That’s why the referee let the play go. Because he was following the rules. In a playoff game, you have to play mistake free. Mental errors cost teams games, unless the NFL doesn’t want to deal with bonehead plays bringing bad press.
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12 minutes ago, Negan said:
I feel the "Sub Refs" are really the real decision makers and basically control the game, in the shadows for the league narrative.
I've never seen them actually come on the field and overrule the head ref in all my years watching ball
This is a bigger deal than i think people are realizing.It wasn’t a line judge, or the back judge, it was the game referee who was overruled on the field.
I think any objective fan, would say that the play was not over, and that the returners intent is irrelevant. He made a mistake and when the outcome didn’t go the way the officials “felt” it should, they changed the rules on the field.
Because of the poor play in the second half by the offense and defense, this will get overlooked and brushed under the rug because “cry baby fans blame the refs” is the narrative always.
The truth is, when money is on the line, no one cares about “respecting the shield”.
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Spain, Lawson, Wallace, Phillips.
I’m not sure what that costs, but it should be under $40 million for all 4. That should leave enough for the future and for one big ticket skill player.
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14 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:
It’s negligence not a conspiracy. The NFL is a multi-billion dollar operation with millions of dollars bet on the outcome of games, and it entrusts its rule-enforcement and integrity to a bunch of substitute teachers. There is zero accountability for it and it just amazes me. One day, if this continues and a crazy call affects a city the public actually cares about, I could see Congress getting involved.
It’s like in Casino when they break down the “eye in the sky”. And just like in the count room, everyone turns a blind eye to the skim.
The money line was 2.5, Texans won and covered the spread. How many millions were won?
Point manipulation is a lot easier than people think in close games. I am not ashamed to say that I firmly believe that the NFL willfully takes part in its games being tampered with for betting purposes.
It’s fine if you don’t, but I do.
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1 minute ago, Green Lightning said:
F that. I'm going to file "light-hearted looks at our 'dolt' QB" under "things to read when senile."
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1 minute ago, SunDSolar said:
Cleveland 1st question:
Why did you run the ball coming out of a timeout with 32 seconds left in the 1st half?
Come on! No one in the Cleveland FO cares about strategy or game planning.
They’re more inclined to ask about Belichick and Saban.
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3 minutes ago, NoSaint said:
but that’s the problem- wins shouldn’t erase them. The first half wasn’t stellar ball, he played decent and got away with a few errors that could’ve been huge.
Maybe by some fans, but for the most part, if they win the game no one would be complaining. If they win the game, that goofy lateral is “dont ever do that again” kind of a moment. If they win the game, that horrid 4th and 27 is a moment when we all willfully forget how we got there as fan base and a team.
There’s no greater cause of amnesia in sports, than success.
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6 minutes ago, stevewin said:
"Josh Allen was ripping double guitar solos with fireworks coming off the fretboard and a dang live tiger on the stage."
Thats friggin great
I loved this part too. He’s an exciting player, and unfortunately, he’s not always put in the best positions to succeed. Better play calling on both sides of the ball and we are talking about the game next week, and all of Josh’s sins, would be forgotten.-
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4 minutes ago, D. L. Hot-Flamethrower said:
Didn't read it after I saw this, if true...and I assume it is. Calling a guy who is obviously bright, and scored a 37 on the Wonderlic is a disqualifier for me.
Oh boy.
You should read it. It’s actually pretty funny, and if you can’t laugh at how goofy some of his plays from this game were, then you might be taking “the game” a little bit too serious.
The article is a light hearted look at the doltish things our QB does.
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#silverliningsplaybook
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This pretty much sums it up I think.
I love the kid. My hope is that someone in the next few months before the 2020 season, sits down with him and shows him a mashup of all his bad plays and all his good plays. Maybe this will help him understand what it means to be an NFL QB, not a drunken lunatic playing Madden.
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Didn’t you see him make that diving knee drop
on 3rd and long? So reliable...
Rachel Bush, contract negotiator/agent
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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I mean, she’s not wrong.
They can’t go huge on this contract. He’s very good and played a big part of this teams success, but let’s not roll out the armored car for him.