CorkScrewHill
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1 hour ago, RoyBatty is alive said:
Because everyone here thinks they are smarter and have better data than professionals who do it for a lving.
Also the fact that Bills aren't always rated far above average if not near the top is another reason.
I agree we should trust the professionals. Just to be clear you mean professionals unlike his teammates who swear by him .. or his coaches : management who you know draft and coach players for a living. You are talking about professionals like Chris Collinsworth who has never practiced with him, never coached but rather owns a company that manipulates data to present in pretty slides that people click on and trust because they are “professionals”. SMH
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I was expecting 10 pages of "Josh Allen Stinks. Josh Allen stinks. Josh Allen stinks" .... Way to go PFF and Chris Collinsworth you are less predictable than I would have expected.
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56 minutes ago, Not at the table Karlos said:
The nfl doesn’t run twitter and facebook
True, but it is likely they didn't hack Twitter as much as guessed the passwords of the twitter account holders. I think the Bills was "TheProcess" .. I know who would guess that
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Along with the NFL and other teams. One would expect better security from the NFL ... but hackers going to hack it appears.
I can assure you it was not me as I would have thrown up a message on their account that the Bills have traded josh Allen and a 1st round draft pick for Baker Mayfield to see all sides of TBD explode
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Life is short .. love those that are close to you while you have the time
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23 hours ago, BillsFan4 said:
I don’t blame him at all.
He is supposed to be one of the most respected AGM’s in the NFL. With Haslam’s track record of soliciting advise from everyone he talks to and abruptly changing his mind on a whim + firing everyone, why would a top candidate go there until Haslam proves he’s willing to stick with a plan for more than 1-2 years?
I pretty much expect the Browns to be perpetually starting over again every 2 years until they prove otherwise.
I think if you get the right GM it can make up for great ownership...and the search should start right here at TBD as there are soooo many experts who “knew” in advance (retroactively) how great a player such as Mahomes was going to be even though going into the draft he was considered the third best QB by most ranking sites and a risky player. Haslam just needs to comb Thru old posts here and he is bound to find the next Ozzie Newsome with all the 3 year later analysis of how they knew player x who a team drafted in the 4th round and the consensus best linebacker in the draft would be a bust
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Article about putting JA performance in context
https://buffalowdown.com/2020/01/25/buffalo-bills-providing-context-josh-allens-second-season/
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17 hours ago, Chicken Boo said:
He can make all the throws. The Phins would be wise to build around him. They could build a contender quick with all the pics they have. That said, I wouldn't blame them if they draft a QB high.
The video evidence would suggest otherwise. Kyler Murray with mainly the same pieces around him performed much better in AZ. In Miami .. FitzMagic made all the Dolphins players around him look better than they did with Rosen. He may learn how to be an NFL QB, but I do not think you can say that "he can make all the throws" when he is matched up against an NFL defense.
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Interview with Marcellus Wiley where he recalls taking Bruce's shoes and there relationship. Nice little story.
https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2019/11/29/marcellus-wiley-bruce-smith-shoes-dennis-hopper
As a bonus it links to the Dennis Hopper / Air Bruce commercial
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1 hour ago, C.Biscuit97 said:
If Drew gives up on you when he thinks you might make him a cent, it’s over.
They were Drew's gummy dildos that AB threw at his Baby mama. You can only push a man so far .... https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/13/antonio-brown-police-hollywood-florida-chelsie-kyriss/
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23 hours ago, MAJBobby said:
I dont mind it actually As long as it is the MIA Away game. I dont want to lose a home game
The Dolphins already agreed to host a home game in 2020 in either London or Mexico City along with the Falcons. Since they won't have Miami do 2 International games that means that we will be the away team if we are in fact facing Miami for an International game.
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30 minutes ago, Livinginthepast said:
Some people didn't want Rosen because he was an open atheist in a league of holy rollers. Besides his own poor performances, I cant help but wonder if the fact that he isn't a believer hasn't also hurt his chances in the NFL. Nate Peterman who was much worse in performance and potential talent, got a lot of mileage out of the religious factor. Maybe Rosen is the opposite?
Peterman is getting mileage out of the fact that some people (e.g., Jon Gruden really liked him as a QB - I am not thinking Gruden is saying well that boy knows his Our Father) and he has excellent preseasons.Tebow was a pretty fervent Christian and his time did not last very long. If Rosen was a serviceable QB .. he wouldn't be traded or benched .. he just isn't. Can he be? It is possible, but he has shown nothing so far. A team that he could not move that people predicted would go winless .. 89 year old Fitz got 5 wins. This argument just does not hold water .. nor walk on it.
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On 1/2/2020 at 12:53 PM, eSJayDee said:
Losers? I don't recall ever having a team pack up & leave Buffalo in the middle of the night. :LOL:
I think he was talking about how Baltimore is always ranked highly in livability. It has been known for a while they have excelled at killing each other, but what is probably a surprise to us but not to Jerry .. they are the city with the highest rate of STDs. I would say we suck, but it appears they beat us at that as well
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1 hour ago, chongli said:
Really?? EJ's QB rating was 77.7 his first year, while Josh''s was only 67.9.
The four great predictors.. 1) Lie detectors for detecting truth; 2) IQ tests for measuring how successful someone will be; 3) quarterback rating / QBR for measuring the effectiveness of a quarterback; 4) NFL analysts and fans for detecting who will have a HOF career based on their first 2 seasons.
Note: If I was strapped to a lie detector right now it very might well indicate I am telling the truth :).
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1 hour ago, Stallions said:
Jordan Phillips and Shaq will demand much more money then they are worth. Levi Wallace can't tackle and cover a decent receiver.
Use the combined $ for Phillips and Shaq for a dominating, Free Agent DL and draft a CB.
So does it make sense to pay other people's free agents because they will demand less money than they are worth. Shaq and Jordan like the team, know the system and if they can be had for what the Bills would pay for some other comparable free agent .. fine. I do not want to pile on about Levi but good luck finding a starting or backup CB as good as Levi for that price tag.
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Good article that compares Josh's second year to other 2nd year QBs over the past 10 years. There is also a link embedded in the article to his preseason expectations.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/sports/2020/01/13/allen-s-second-season-review
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Breaking news .. Antonio Brown throws bag of gummy penises at the mother of his child...thinking he is not a fit with the McDermott culture
https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/13/antonio-brown-police-hollywood-florida-chelsie-kyriss/
now if he threw them at Tom Brady ......
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10 hours ago, krf139 said:
After picking Zay Jones (and trading up for him), I have complete confidence in Beane to select the right guy
Seriously? Every GM misses on guys including those that are considered the best in the business. Selecting one obvious miss when they went and cleaned it up early by trading him away is not a strong take.
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8 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said:
Looks like the gimmickry has been figured out.
Now he'll go the way of the RG3s of the world.
It is way premature to say this .. he has room for growth, but he is a much better passer than last year .. and is trending up. He is an electric player .. we shall see in a few years if he goes the RG3 route, but I doubt it unless he has a significant injury.
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2 minutes ago, zow2 said:
That easy to say now. Sitting here. But in reality Bills didn’t show they are ready for the big show yet. What big teams did we beat, Dallas and Pittsburgh non-playoff clubs? I hate to say it but we’re not winning the AFC until the Bills can beat New England. The final 4 AFC teams, Baltimore, KC, Houston and Tennessee all had huge signature wins vs NE, and we had two cracks. Just not our time yet.And all we did was beat the Titans in Tennessee .. hmmm. Some would argue (me included) that we got jobbed. I still think KC would have taken us down .. but young core, solid drafting, and money to spend = improvement next year.
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3 hours ago, Aussie Joe said:
It’s unlikely to happen I agree... but I give the Titans an outside chance..I’ve bet them +9.5..Hmm .. I am thinking this is now a safe bet .. congrats!
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3 hours ago, JoPoy88 said:
BS other posters haven’t said that. Lurk more. The josh allen excuse club is and has been alive and thriving around here for two years now. You can try to gaslight as best you can but it ain’t gonna work on me.
Oh no .. what will we ever do if we cannot convince you that the house is not on fire. Josh is a QB with a lot of potential who has to get better to be elite. As I posted in another thread .. for a first time playoff game Josh had really solid numbers, in fairness numbers that were skewed on the positive by the really bone-headed plays not being taken advantage of by the Texans and on the negative side hurt by 4 drops (per profootballreference and Fox there were 10 drops by the 8 teams playing last week and the Bills had 4 of them) and some questionable penalties to say the least. Heck he had good numbers compared to the other QBs playing last week including Deshaun Watson.
Josh was drafted as a unique prospect and the jury is still out .. the Josh is elite crowd are wrong and the Josh will be a bust crowd are equally wrong. He is neither yet. I think his floor is much higher than most experts (even those that hate him) thought it would be and his ceiling is still sky high. The fact that we made the playoffs, his teammates think he is legit, and he has improved across the board (though with many faults still) should give him at least 2 more years to prove it.
I know if we had only drafted those sure things like Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariotta, Mitchell Trubisky, Deshaun Watson, Patrick Mahommes, Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen, Lamar Jackson, Josh Rosen, or Mason Rudolph we would be winning the Super Bowl this year.
Clearly 3 have turned out well, but it is still early for all their careers .. we will know a lot more in 2 years .. hopefully by then we will have lofted at least one Lombardi and this irrational love / hate of Josh will be decided one way or another. This is still a team that does not have but a single pro-bowler .. their best players are all young. I would be shocked if we do not have a nice little run of goodness and hopefully that will turn to a run of greatness.
Go Bills!
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2 hours ago, corta765 said:
This will be my final rational thoughts post for the 2019-20 season. It has been a pleasure having some great conversations with everyone and it has made the season quite fun. I will be moving into my offseason mode where the majority of my posts are schedule related because I spend WAYY too much time analyzing it. The first three posts here are game related and the rest are the season. Cheers!
Playoff game
1. No way around it the Bills choked and they missed a big opportunity to move forward. It has already been analyzed thoroughly by others so I won’t go into the details but this team fell apart when they typically had been their strongest. On the 1st drive to tie the game I had no doubt Allen was going to get a TD to win instead. On his first OT drive I believed he would get the win. The defense I swore was going to hold Houston and not let them get the 2 pt conversion, force a FG instead of TD, hold on 3rd and 18, not allow Watson to scramble out of a sack etc.. To this teams credit when it hit crunch time they've made me believe not doubt. To this teams criticism they looked too big for the moment and they missed. I believe in the future big time and where they can go, but you only get the season you have in front of you. The Bills probably were not going to the Super Bowl but I would’ve rather played this weekend then not had the chance to fail. Next year could be great, next year could be a disaster, the defense was relatively injury free and they had some good luck in close games they could’ve lost. They had a big chance after making the playoffs to win a game for the first time and 25 years and they blew it. That sucks it still hurts days later.
2. Allen put his rollercoaster style on full display. Overall I was not disappointed with Josh. He had a role in them not closing the deal, BUT he did lead the team to tie the game, he was let down by some awful drops, and his blocking failed him including on the sweep which would’ve iced the game in OT. He will learn from this I am actually more encouraged by his performance then discouraged.
3. I generally do not blame the defense. They allowed 19 pts total in regulation and gave the offense numerous chances to close the deal. I will say some of their best players Tre, Milano, and Poyer all had their worst moments at absolutely the worst times. I thought Edmunds over pursued at points and Houston took advantage of that. Levi Wallace being out and Taron Johnson going out hurt the defense and showed CB is a problem without them. Still I look at the names I just typed and they are soo young that this experience should help. People are going to bash Daboll and I hated his insistence on running Gore and his lack of running Singletary in OT was mind blowing. But I will say the offenses issues from the 2nd half on were far more execution related then coaching.
Regular Season
4. I would grade the season as a B+. Massive strides were made and you cannot undersell how big it is that they made the playoffs a second time in 3 seasons, made the playoffs without a crazy play getting them in, won on primetime on the road in PIT to clinch the playoffs, won primetime on the road in DAL, the offense improved from doormats to OK where you were more frustrated because they can do more (that’s a good thing), the defense was top 5 and very good, AND they played a highly competitive playoff game which took an OT to knock them out. I cannot give an A or A- because they did not win the division, did not win a playoff game, and they couldn’t beat NE or BAL despite three big opportunities where they were oh so close to doing so. That’s the next step and they are knocking on the door, finish the job in 2020.
5. Allen was a B grade to me. Last year he was a C- showing tons of promise but little consistency with nothing of substance to help him at the skill positions. He showed with better weapons he can do more and certainly evolved into a talented game manager. That’s not a slight because he can do a lot and was a piece to the team winning. I want him to become the reason though, game managers are rarely the reason for wins while franchise guys are. He absolutely needs a bigger WR who can be the #1 guy though. The throw to Duke Williams in the endzone that Duke couldn’t hang onto is what the top WRs do. The biggest thing I think that will help Allen and this is more on the OC, but is running the offense with a quicker tempo more regularly. He really did well when he was in a quasi-hurry up offense and his decision making absolutely was good there. Also do not undersell how big of a deal it is that the Bills found and drafted a QB who helped them to the playoffs for the first time since Kelly.
6. Of the 3 years Poyer and Hyde have been in Buffalo this felt like their weakest year for me which is weird to say. I have thought for a while that Hyde has an injury as he has seemed a half a step off all season and Poyer had some rough games here. You could list quite a few plays where one of them missed or blew coverage this year with the Hurst TD being probably the worst of all. I wonder if with the rest of the roster on defense upgraded with far more talent than their first year, they do not have as many opportunities to make plays so you notice their faults more. If you have to keep one I am keeping Hyde and drafting a replacement for Poyer. Hyde has that overarching coverage ability that you do not get with Poyer. In no way do I want Poyer gone and I hope they sign him. But he could get a decent payday and I could see the Bills being priced out. Remember the Bills drafted Jarius Byrd & Aaron Williams within a few years of each other. McD’s scheme also helps to make the safeties have opportunities for big plays.
7. I went to the Miami home game and left saying they have to learn the killer instinct on offense or they will get burnt eventually by it. The playoffs they finally got burnt by it and there was other games where a killer instinct for more points earlier would’ve helped closed things earlier. I want to attribute that to the offense learning and growing, but it will be the difference next year to their success regardless.
8. The Bills were very healthy all year and I think a portion of that is the new facility they created and the other piece is the coaches telling the players to not fear the doctors and get themselves treated. Teams with good defenses usually are helped by a clean bill of health and outside of losing Harry for the year they seemed to manage the team better than any point I can remember as a fan. Keep in mind next year they probably will not have as great of injury luck so it will be crucial Beane adds the proper depth to help.
9. If you told me at the start of the year Robert Foster would finish with just 64 yards and 3 receptions I would’ve been stunned. Brown and Beasley certainly took throws away, but I would’ve thought that with the additional weapons it would’ve opened up more chances. Instead he looks more like a flash in the pan and was rarely on the field to any great length. Duke Williams feels like he has come in Fosters spot and I expect a top drafted WR to probably bump him off the roster completely. Too bad Foster was a really fun player I wanted to see workout.
10. 4-3* at home (I don’t count the Jets loss we were not playing for anything) is OK but I would’ve like to seen the Bills defend home a little better. Had they won one of PHI/NE/BAL they take the division and having those games at home make you feel like missed opportunities all over. Again this is one of those next step type things, but the best teams turn home field into a place the opposition virtually never wins at.
11. Singletary is going to be oh so good. He could slip through a phone book he’s that good at evading tackles.
12. In general Beane and McD have done a tremendous job in the draft at finding talent in the draft. From 2017-19 they’ve added White, Milano, Edmunds, Knox, Singletary, Allen, T. Johnson, Dawkins, Phillips, & Oliver all who were starters this year. That is how you build a true core to work with long term. I am very excited to see how they keep drafting given they can basically go BPA now which is how you find even more stars.
Until next season Go Bills!
This is a very nice summary .. but aren't you aware that at twobillsdrive rational thoughts are frowned upon .. shame on you for taking us here
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24 minutes ago, SirAndrew said:
You could on for days with all the missed calls in an NFL game. Officiating is terrible across the board, and no one benefits from it.
The patriots always benefit from it... somehow.
Marv Levy interview on new Bills
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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At 94 the guy is still very sharp ... nothing really new but nice to hear from Marv.
https://www.wivb.com/sports/buffalo-bills/only-on-4-marv-levy-on-the-current-state-of-the-bills-and-memories-of-the-good-old-days/