ArtVandalay
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20 minutes ago, dave mcbride said:
The league REALLY wants teams to NOT return kicks, but they can't eliminate the play entirely the way they revised the rules in 2018. If it's fielded outside the end zone and on the field of play, so be it, but the goal is to radically reduce the return rate.
You seem to really want to litigate this and win on some sort of technicality, but there's a concept in law called the rule of reason, and even though it's specifically tied to antitrust law, it applies here. He had no intention of returning it, it was kicked deep in the end zone, he signaled that he wasn't going to return it, and he gave the ball to the ref. No one outside of the craziest of Buffalo fans thinks that the league screwed up here. The person who screwed up was the over-officious ref who didn't adhere to the spirit of the law.
To illustrate my first point, there's this: "We're all concerned about the safety of the game,” said Green Bay Packers President Mark Murphy, a member of the competition committee. ... Murphy called the kickoff “by far the most dangerous play in the game.” The injury data shows, he said, that players are five times more likely to suffer a concussion on a kickoff than on a play from the line of scrimmage. According to McKay, there were 71 concussions suffered by players on kickoffs over the past three seasons. League leaders have said they will consider eliminating kickoffs from the sport if the play cannot be made safer. Murphy said he is “cautiously optimistic” about the proposed changes. Asked whether it’s possible to make the kickoff safe enough to avoid eliminating it, he said: “Time will tell. But I think so. You’ve got a lot of smart people here that coached a lot of football. I think they realize that this is a dangerous play.” But the changes must have an immediate effect, he said.No link, of course. It's from memory. Man, you guys are laughably litigious about this.
Now do the Brady Tuck Rule.
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19 minutes ago, whatdrought said:
This is it right here.
This seems like an overreaction. Let me re-work the scenario for you. Allen laterals to Knox, who catches it in stride, makes the defender (whose busy wrapping Josh) miss, and rumbles down the sideline for 22 yards. We kick the game tying fg and go to overtime. All the sudden that play is held up with his 4th and 1 play from Dallas as an example of Josh's never say die, winner mentality. Doesn't make it a smart decision, but I guarantee people aren't using it as an example of him losing his mind. Besides, one play where the game was overwhelming him (that is definitely true, no argument there) is not a defining moment. To ignore his consistent growth this year in lieu of that is a mistake, I think.
Let's rework the " lateral" again... Knox messes up and doesn't get the ball or hit it OB, defender comes over and scoops it up... 2 black jackets run on the field to talk to the ref, it's determined Allen was just giving himself up and tossing it to the ref, dead ball Bills football.
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Josh's improvements came as a passer. He was already a great runner and saw no meaningful improvement year over year in his running ability or ball control while running. So his running is a wash so my look is at his improvements as a passer.
Passing improvements, 2018 v 2019 = % improvement.
Cmp%: 52.8 v 58.8 = +11%
TD%: 3.1 v 4.3 = +39%
INT%: 3.8 v 2.0 = +47%
AY/A: 5.4 v 6.7 = +24%
QB Rate: 67.9 v 85.3 = +26%
However if you look at the improvements he went from bad numbers in 2018 (more int than td, 67.9 rate, 52.8 comp) to legit good/solid QB numbers, that's a pretty massive leap.
Football reference calculates an "Approximate Value" for each player based on performance. Allen' AV increased from 6 to 11, an 83% increase. I think that sounds accurate considering how large the jump is in the NFL from bad QB to above average QB.
Allen is 83% improved.
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7 minutes ago, SlimShady'sGhost said:
Bizarre Bills kickoff touchdown overturned after officials rule the returner 'gave himself up'
The NFL is going to be taking a closer look at how kickoffs are fielded from now on
Usually, returners will call for a fair catch or take a knee in the end zone after they catch the ball, but Carter did neither. The officials quickly came together to discuss the original call, and moments later, head referee Tony Corrente announced that the ruling would be overturned.
While by rule it should be regarded as a fumble and touchdown, he is not the first kick returner this season to fail to either kneel or call for a fair catch on a kickoff.
You can't change the rules MID GAME!!!!!
Actually, by rule it was an illegal forward pass, down at spot, saftey.
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On 1/4/2020 at 8:24 PM, BuffaloBillsGospel said:
Because he clearly gave himself up and that would have been the most horrendous call in the history of the sport, just my opinion though.
He didn't follow the rule... Wave, kneel, or just let the ball land untouched. He screwed up, had a brain fart. That's on him. Not the refs to fix.
It was our tuck rule, and the NFL tore up the rule book and blew it. It's a joke.
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2 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:
You’re a real gem. I just keep waiting for you to bring qualitative dialog to the forum..
Funny, I was thinking the same thing about you watching you consistent troll and throw you internet moderator weight around this message board.
Silly me for commenting about the topic at hand within the thread.
Take a chill pill boss man.
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9 hours ago, ILBillsfan said:
this type of behavior should be traceable and then some type of civil penal penalty issued
Sorry this isn't Britain.
Separately... That was a BS call on Ford... Also if you look at this guy (kids?) Twitter he was saying stuff like her was going to kill himself during the game, and i think pretty much half the fan base probably said something like they were going to have a heart attack from the game and family members didn't dial 911. I'm sure when people say they hope we kill the dolphins when we play them they don't mean the Bills run on the field with machetes. When someone says Josh Allen has massive balls they don't actually mean he has elephantitus. When people say Josh Allen has a rocket for an arm, they don't mean he's had surgery to place a rocket launcher on his arm. It's banter and it's the internet.
Would i say something like that? Hell no. But I'm not going to get my panties in a bunch over it -- also I'm not actually wearing panties.
People need to calm the hell down and ignore this loser. Cody needs to not seek this stuff out he wasn't even at'd in the tweet. Dude needs to grow up.
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8 minutes ago, EasternOHBillsFan said:
No, your damn ATTITUDE is akin to throwing batteries... like a petulant child who didn't get what they wanted from their parents at Christmas.
The guy being over dramatic, flying off the handle yelling and screaming, going to extremes because he doesn't like someone's opinion is calling someone else a petulant child? Self awareness is low. ?
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17 minutes ago, EasternOHBillsFan said:
GTFOH... go be a Jets fan with that piss poor attitude. Seriously!
This is #BillsMafia, not battery throwing Eagles fan scumbags.
So now not giving a hero's welcome at the airport for embarrassing the franchise is akin to throwing batteries?
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5 minutes ago, CEN-CAL17 said:
I get it.... only support the team if they win!!! The point is this team did a lot of great things throughout the year... could have gone 12-4 easily. That’s a huge step considering they won 6 games the year before. 9 new starters on offense etc....
Point is, seasons over. When will fans be able to show the team their appreciation for this year....? It has nothing to do with the game last night vs the season.
Stop being over dramatic. There's a middle ground between not supporting the team and giving a hero's welcome at the airport for embarrassing the franchise.
Like I said, you can be upbeat for the future... You as a fan can appreciate the strides made... But celebrating this team with a heros welcome at the airport is a poor move.
It's like throwing your kid a party because he got an F on his math exam but the school year is over.
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11 hours ago, CEN-CAL17 said:
I hope fans show up in droves at the airport tonight! This team is raw, young and still trying to gel after 1 season and lay it out on the line every game! As it stands now a majority of this squad will be back next year.
I hope the fans and the community show up in appreciation and celebrate the accomplishments of this team and staff. I’m excited for the next couple years and the potential the player base has!
Go Bills! Bills Mafia rise up!
You don't give the team that just had an all time great choke job melt down a hero's welcome.
You may be upbeat about the team's future, but rewarding them with a hero's welcome for an embarrassing and shameful implosion sends the message that their performance is in any way tolerable.
This isn't the drought with the threat of moving where mere existence is a success. We are talking about performing to a winning standard.
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Hey Sean, I'd rather have him do too much than do nothing!!!!
Is the guy that packed the team in and played for FGs up 10 in the 2Q, had his punter take a snap under center to spike the ball, call unnecessary 2 risky low low percentage chucks at endzone with 15 secs from tying, who put his D in prevent in any position to talk?
Shut it sean.
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10 hours ago, Haslett_Stomp said:
never understood why these guys don't take the shades off for interviews.
Because when he was 16 and working at a fast food place changing hot fryer oil the hose exploded in his face and damaged both eyes, burning his cornea making his left eye sensitive to light.
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1 hour ago, SlimShady'sGhost said:
thats COLD.
Ever hear of Father Time?
If Brady doesn't make it to the SB he's done in NE. Even Kraft isn't that stupid. (or could he be?)
Yeah, the father time thing is on it's 5th year lmao
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When will people learn to stop embarrassing themselves and stop underestimating the Patriots?
Every year for the last 18 years. It's just comical at this point.
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Just now, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:
You eat your candy bar with a knife and fork, and screwed up Tartabull’s swing. Begone!
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?Oh yeah? Well the jerk store called and they're running out of you!
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I think sports psychology is a load of crap. Really what you need is players like high emotional intelligence. Josh Allen has high emotional intelligence from what I've seen from afar, a guy like Baker would trip on his if it were any lower.
"Sports psychology" is really just a regular psychologist for someone that plays a sport but is trying to address their emotional intelligence shortfalls.
That's just my take.
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33 minutes ago, buffalobillswin said:
A guy from Baltimore is criticizing another city? Really?
I don’t know whether to make a drugs joke or an education joke.
Rats joke?
But seperately...
In all seriousness. It's sports radio... You gotta be pretty thin skinned to get upset at what a sports talk jockey says... Lots of banter, that's all. No one should be upset by this just throw back banter like buffalobillswin.
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35 minutes ago, Doc said:
I haven’t seen every drop by him, but on the ones I did see, he was looking to run before he secured the catch. Is there a link anywhere to his drops?Not sure but here's one i had hanging around on my phone. This was vs Baltimore i think.
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23 hours ago, Doc said:
His problem is he looks to run before he secures the catch.
Eh... I don't buy that excuse, his hands are literally a foot apart from each other on many of his drops. Horrendous fundamentals at times.
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Bold prediction: Oliver has bigger impact than Watt on Saturday.
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Pegulas' penstroke to buy the team.
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18 hours ago, Klaus said:
If Hopkins is calling his shot on repeating his 2018 performance I am fine with that, because if he is held to just 63 yards I like our chances to win.
and only 2 of 5 catches were vs White.
Stick Tre on him all game and White Wash him!!
16 hours ago, Dablitzkrieg said:Nice jacket, who shot the couch?
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5 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:
Nice work Buck Naked!
Let me ask you this, if we get more nationally televised games next year, that would mean more revenue for us?
Thanks!
Not sure how that works though. But growing the brand is never a bad thing, just don't know how exactly those revenue dollars work.
Tua declares for the draft; do you want Miami to take him?
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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I don't like to wish ill upon people, so for his sake, no, I hope the Dolphins did not draft him.