Don Otreply
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3 minutes ago, Rubes said:
Then again, practically every TE in the league who played against us looked like an all-star. It was one of the biggest weaknesses of this defense last year.
True enough, but a large contingent of our starting and back up D personnel were out for periods or playing injured throughout a large portion of last season, so that may have had something to do with that lack luster performance.
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19 hours ago, teef said:
i didn't cry...mostly because i'm a real man.
During man training I had my tear ducts cauterized
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48 minutes ago, MJS said:
Personally, I think people are crazy to think that Hollister is going to be a major contributor. He is your average, run of the mill TE that you can find on any team.
Yet, with a 12 point better catch percentage than our number 1 guy, yes Hollister is not a super star, but he does appear to be dependable, from his college years to present, and as stated, that is an improvement over Knox at this time, should this hold true, I for one will take that improvement. At any rate it’s another TC competition to keep an eye on.
Go Bills!!!
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He is more consistent and a better pass catching TE than Knox, and he sure as hell is gunning for the #1 TE designation in this team, wether that happens or not Idk, but it is one of those TC battles to watch.
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To me this list, shows just how bad at HC / GM hiring evaluations owners actually are, as is known, if you get these two hires wrong you’re screwed, it’s as if owners repeatedly hire guys that have no actual plan or have little capacity to implement one. (Gase & Caldwell for instance) You would think by now the formula for team building would be well established, but I guess not…, the NFL is after all a private club for rich guys to play at, as long as the coin rolls in they don’t care so much…
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The FO is not letting out any info, extraneous or otherwise for other teams to see any sooner than is necessary, no need for some loser azs team to see anything we are doing as prep work for the season, buckle up ladies and gentlemen, the ride is about to start.
Go Bills!!!
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Frankly all these position competitions are important in their own right, Beane you freakin genius, you have created a lot of battles, it’s a win win situation for the team and the fans.
Go Bills!!!
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42 minutes ago, Rocky Landing said:
Don't forget everyone's favorite "dark horse" candidate! Do I even need to state his name???
Oh yes you do…
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12 hours ago, richNjoisy said:
I actually selected "other". I am very interested in the battle at DE among the newcomers (Obada in particular) along with the rookies and returning DE's (Addison, Epenesa, Johnson and Love).
That is neck and neck with CB2 imo,
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2 hours ago, clearwater cadet said:
What was the poison pill in the lease deal? I remember it slightly, but I don't remember being such a big amount that it would deter anyone with the ability to buy a team for moving them thou?
Ted Rogers passing had a lot to do with it as well.
Think it was the Raiders not the Pats?
It was both.
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3 hours ago, Boxcar said:
Didn't they go to OT and then beat the Chiefs? What is there to believe?
Mahomes not feeling threatened is one thing, he has no reason the feel threatened by anyone. Not even recognizing the awesomeness of Justin Herbert is another thing entirely.
It’s because he’s a feared…, 😁
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4 hours ago, Shaw66 said:
Well, I agree that's true about the press. But when we're talking about the opinions of coaches and GMs, I disagree. They study more film in a month than any of us watches in years. I say "study" and "watches" deliberately; they not only look at a lot more film, they actually understand what they're looking at. Do some of them still have biases? Of course, but even many of those biases are based on legitimate opinions they've developed watching these guys play.
So, I agree with others when I see someone ranked Allen 9th. That's a coach or scout or GM saying he would take eight guys over Allen. I'm hard pressed to see how that could be, whether it's a guy you, want for one game, one season, or one career. Brady, Rodgers, Mahomes, okay. Herbert is a stretch. Watson is a stretch. Every other guy is a stretch. You have to stretch on FIVE guys to conclude Allen is ninth. I don't get that.
You are correct, they do indeed “study” film, as opposed to me.., and it is a stretch as you say.
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All these types of lists are based on biased opinions, (just like our own opinions) there are no absolutes involved, Josh ranked at #9 is because many pundits are still hoping Josh regresses, (the I told you so group) and that it’s the Buffalo Bills after all… it’s gonna take a SB win and or a few more successful seasons for the stain of the drought years to fade, sad yet true.
Go Bills!!!
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11 hours ago, JohnNord said:
I always thought that Ralph has somewhat of a complicated legacy because when you look at Ralph the person he did some great things for WNY. When you look at Ralph as the football owner he was not very good for most of his tenure.
Where it gets complicated is that you can’t take one part and not the other. So you can’t say he should be celebrated as owner for his charity and keeping the team in Buffalo without recognizing the immense damage he did to the franchise for nearly 2 decades toward the end of his tenure.
You also can’t say he was a terrible owner without recognizing that there might not be a football team in Buffalo otherwise.
One thing is for certain though - the drought years which were the darkest and most frustrating time for most Bills fans of the modern generation were 110% Ralph’s fault. His stubbornness, ignorance and overall incompetence did a lot of damage to the franchise.
Perhaps it’s his generosity to local colleges and charities, but I feel many often dance around the elephant in the room.
Good points made, for Ralph, every period of success he and the Bills had, it was followed by decades of mediocrity, he never seemed all that interested in the sustained success thing.
I just assumed he was busy making even more money in his other endeavors, so the Bills were literally just a hobby for him, so it really never mattered that much to his portfolio.
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Freudian slip, ya can smell the fear up here in the northeast…
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And the beat goes on… The rhythm to my brain…
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Okay, after further thought, I believe the stars have aligned in our favor, Allen’s number is 17, number of regular season games is 17, my sailboats Hull number is 17, are ya picking up what I’m laying down…,
Go Bills!!!
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3 hours ago, dollars 2 donuts said:
Who is Zach Ertz?
Asking for a friend.
I think it’s like a Ertz donut type of thing, I don’t think it’s an actual person…
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16 minutes ago, Patrick_Duffy said:
Lol, well I did too to be honest. But that was before we found out how awful K.B, Z. Jones and co. really were. Looking back now, I would take McKenzie over each and every WR on the roster that year, although he was there, he didn't see many opportunities.
No one on this green earth realized how awful KB and Zay Jones would turn out to be, I had up till then not seen receivers who was afraid to catch a pass, hell, if we had it started McKenzie and Duke Williams we would have won two more games that season…, 😁
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10 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:
That's a good way to look at him. Every season, people are counting him out, and every season he's there in September.
Yup, I counted him out two seasons ago, shows what I know… 😁
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6 minutes ago, dneveu said:
I think that was the play more than replacing brown. It was moving davis to the boundary and having 2 challenging slot receivers on the field at once.
This right here^^^
This will be our version of two TE sets, so to speak, GD will take JB’s spot, teams know damn well that if they don’t cover Davis he can catch and score a bunch of TDs over a season, so with Diggs, Davis Beasley and Sanders, with a sprinkling of McKenzie and Hodgins (sp) we have a really potent receiver group, it truly is a pick your poison situation for defenses.
Go w!!!
1 minute ago, Shaw66 said:I think of McKenzie as on the bubble every season. He has stuck, year after year, with his versatility - punt returner, slot receiver, jet sweep guy. That's made him valuable. But at receiver and punt returner, he has never been able to become the starter.
I look at Stevenson as a serious threat to McKenzie. He has speed, punt returning experience. His downside is that he has to show a lot of ability right out of the box for McDermott to trust him as a rookie. But McDermott showed that confidence in Bass last season.
Now, maybe Beasley will be gone, for a collection of reasons, and McKenzie's experience may say him. But if Stevenson can return punts and run jet sweeps, Sanders can play the slot and Davis (and maybe Hodgins) can cover the #2 wideout spot, McKenzie's utility is less valuable.
No one's spot on the roster is guaranteed. It's all about competition. McKenzie likely will find himself in a battle.
McKenzie in a way is like our current #2 CB, always in competition for his job, and always winning the position, I would not count him out, as it were.
Go Bills!!!
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1 hour ago, Boxcar said:
This is absolutely insane and solely fueled by this writer not liking Cole's stances on certain things.
How did we go from McKenzie being on the bubble to him supplanting the best slot WR in the NFL? It's madness.
Didn’t McKenzie score seven TDs last season? that kind of production is not on the bubble, just sayin, also not saying he is Beasley either, but the guy scores points.
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More! I want more damn it!! there is just not enough Ertz content in this thread or on this forum, you people need to get on the stick ASAP, bunch of slackers I tell ya…,
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On 7/4/2021 at 2:54 PM, Ghost_002! said:
First off, if your coaching staff puts you QB in the right situation why couldn't they succeed?
Their TEs are better and WRs are better.
Line is better..I guess Josh McDaniels won't know how to scheme the offense to play to their strengths.
And he said a late run which could mean something as little of winning 10 games, a playoff spot.. he was being fai, but you're acting like he was talking about a SB or something
Casper, you’re chasing best case scenarios, aka, a fantasy, the pats, fins and jets have either a old worn out guy or young guys who have done zero in the league, or not looked bad while being rescued by Fitzpatrick, time for a reality check there buddy. Nuthin but luv,
Seahawks game on NFL network Jacob Hollister
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Also true, but I don’t think anyone has labeled Hollister as great, just a better pass catching TE than Knox is at present, as I said up thread Hollister has a 12 point higher catch percentage that Knox does, and that is a notable improvement in performance over our current #1 guy at the position. Maybe Knox will up his game, but we shouldn’t be turning our nose up at a player who is factually better at catching passes by a notable degree, just sayin 👍