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  1. 10 minutes ago, billsfan1959 said:

     

    You, apparently, do not have a point. You have been going on and on and on, ad nauseum, about modern passing attacks and 300 yard games. Now, all of a sudden, less passing and more running is okay as long as they are scoring a lot of points? Which is it?

     

    Over the last three weeks, the Bills have averaged over 400 yards per game and 27.6 PPG, with 2 of those games against the 8th and 9th ranked defenses. By your latest stance you should be happy, and, therefore, end this string of ridiculous posts, no?

    And those defenses were ranked 4th and 6th at the time the Bills played them if I'm remembering correctly - they dropped several spots AFTER playing against the Bills

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  2. 3 minutes ago, oldmanfan said:

    As an old schooler I’ll try to explain once again.  Back in the day (the day being the 60’s for me) we were taught that the team was more important than the individual.  We were taught that if you want to show up an opponent the best way to do so is to beat them, and then act like it was no big deal, like you could do it whenever you wanted.

     

    For us old school folks the actual football itself is entertainment enough.  We see the antics some players do as distracting rather than adding to the entertainment.  The celebrations are not the game; football is the game.

     

    We are not “ragging on” anyone.  A question was asked and some of us old school folks voiced our preference.  In contrast it seems more like some of those who appreciate the celebratory behavior are ragging on folks like me who simply are stating a preference, and why.  I know things are not going back to the way I was taught, I am not demanding it should.  Individuals will continue their stunts, I’ll frown, you’ll like it and life will go on.  I’ll keep watching and rooting for them, so will you.

     

    All I ask is folks have some respect for the fact that different people can have different views.

    And I get a lot of what you’re saying, but just because someone celebrates doesn’t mean they aren’t team first. These guys should be allowed to celebrate. Now I’m not even going to pretend that I read through all 10 pages of this thread so if people were not respecting your opinion that’s not cool, but all of the responses I have read on both sides have been pretty cordial. 
     

    I guess my response isn’t just for football, but for sports in general. I mentioned my thought with football and basketball, but you also see it with baseball and all of the “unwritten” (i.e. dumb) rules. I want the players to have a personality-do a dance, celebrate with your team, but play within the rules, which again playing within the rules isn’t really an old school thing 

  3. The “old school” way of thinking baffles me. Why are these guys not allowed to celebrate? Now I will agree that doing an elaborate first down dance because you got a first down on 2nd and 3 can be a bit much, but why do people rag on these guys for having fun?
     

    Let’s stop making it seem like the “old school” was this amazing form of football/entertainment. It was old school to hate the offense on your own team if you played on the defense and vice versa. It was old school to deliberately headhunt a player well after the play was over. Those guys played well outside the rules-it wasn’t football. What’s next you’re going to tell me that the NBA in the 90’s is so much better than today? It wasn’t better, you just had less athletic guys who couldn’t play basketball trying to tackle the amazing athletes like Jordan so he wouldn’t score 50 every game. 

  4. The defense is certainly in better shape than the offense, but they are both linked. We already know the offense is not very strong, so to consistently ask them to drive 75+ yards is a lot to ask. The defense NEEDS to generate more turnovers and more pressure. It’s as simple as that. Then when those turnovers happen, the offense had to do something with the ball. The defense finally does something besides force a punt when they got the safety, and then the offense goes 3 and out because Lee Smith had gone almost 2 quarters without committing a penalty (why is this guy still on the team?!?!)

     

    so while I don’t put a lot on the defense, they need to do a better job of creating turnovers to help out the offense 

  5. 11 hours ago, JR in Pittsburgh said:


    I hear you. I think we can all spot a truly A+ difference maker, like an Aaron Donald. And Oliver hasn’t been that. I just don’t know how much of our problems can be attributed to him, what he has been asked to do, and even what he’s been really good/bad with.
     

     I just don’t feel super confident with that particular position to judge anyone. (Case in point is that recent Star article, where apparently the Bills think he has been doing a great job!)

    Sure, everyone can spot the difference maker AFTER they start making a difference, but no one thought Aaron Donald was going to be THIS good. If so, he would’ve been the top pick in his draft, not someone drafted in the teens

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  6. According to the same site, his average salary is ranked 19th in the league for his position....how is that overrated?  Actually seems pretty accurate.  He's the probably the only person on Bills who other coaches actually scheme for...is he putting up the numbers he has in the past?  No, but I would argue he is still a disruptive player.  And as others have said, the Bills have plenty of cap space, they weren't signing a top pass rusher this past offseason, and his numbers drops significantly next year.  

  7. I really liked how Knox played yesterday.  He blocked well, and he made a much more concerted effort to focus on the ball when it was thrown to him.  On the play down by the goal line and the catch that was close to a first down, while he didn't what he wanted on either play he kept the ball secure.  I think yesterday was a big step in his progression

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  8. To me, this is another one of those games that those on this board who doubt the Bills (far too many) will love.  If the Bills win, they get to say "well Cleveland is 2-7 so it's another easy game that the Bills should win" and if the Bills lose they get to say "I told you they weren't that good!"

     

    Personally I'm feeling pretty optimistic after yesterday's game.  Yes I know all of the excuses (It was Washington, it was a rookie, they didn't blow them out, blah blah blah) but the Bills played a solid game.  Singletary played great, Allen continues to cut down on his mistakes, they made adjustments to stopping the run for the second half.  We knew from the beginning that the Bills would win their games in an ugly fashion.  Now that it's happening we shouldn't be surprised.  I'm quite happy with being the worst 6-2 ever, that's better than being the best 2-6 team ever

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  9. Isn’t the point to win the game? I get that you want to see progress, but it seems that “progress” means 300 yds and 3 tds by Allen and a shut out by the defense when they allow less then 100 yards. Obviously I’m exaggerating for effect, but don’t ignore the turnovers that Allen hasn’t been making, how much more in control he seems, and he’s coming through when he needs to. I’ll take 160 yds and a win every day over Fitz consistently throwing for 300+ in a losing effort 

  10. I don't understand why the same argument used AGAINST Buffalo is not used against New England.  The knock is the Bills haven't played a top team yet (besides the Patriots) so we don't really know how good their defense actually is.  The Patriots have played terrible teams up until now, yet no one is holding that against them - people just keep saying how great they are!  I'm not saying that their defense isn't good - they are getting turnovers, they are putting up historic numbers at this point, yada yada, but they needed all of those turnovers to barely beat Buffalo (while giving up almost 400 yards!)

     

    I've been reading here for a long time, finally felt compelled enough to sign up - media, fans, everyone needs to look past the numbers and actually watch the teams play....myself included!

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