Long Suffering Fan

I thought it looked great, but then I'm stuck in the 90s.

I agree with all three statements, but Belicheat is breaking down the Dolphins, not the Pats. He certainly isn't giving anything away. He came a lot closer to giving stuff away than Lil Dirty did. I like Cover 1 and I like that the Bills are allowed to participate. The generic stuff about what happened on a particular rep is good for us to learn, but is certainly already well understood by everyone in the league. When you start giving out your own personal "rules" like - this look here means my QB will throw it there and I know it pre-snap, now you are giving away something that can only be guessed by looking at tons of film and coming to that assumption - even then it is still an assumption. I've not seen any of our guys give away that info, but Hodgins was much closer to the line.

Describing every Bills' tailgate.

Hey, AB, just watch Steph Diggs live. He's even better. Narcissist.

I'm good with realistic negative. Constructive criticism is fine and many of his criticisms were on the mark. What soured me on Sully was his appearances on WGR. He had this thing he would say sometimes: "So, how do you like your football team?" Now, that is a fine question to start discussion about the merits and deficiencies of a team...but he always seemed to say it with an accusing tone. Sometimes it was almost like he was daring anyone else to defend any aspect of the team. He seemed to enjoy it so much. Maybe it is dangerous to read too much into tone, but he seemed happy the Bills were bad. I couldn't read him after that.

Didn't Beasley used to do that?

What are you talking about? They have always been the Commanders. Also, Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia

I've spent the last several years building an immunity to iocane powder.

You are so right. Most of us around here had a lot of experience watching bad to middling quarterback play over the course of a couple of decades. After the first year of Allen I was brimming with excitement because you could see the difference, the flashes. I even remember analyzing that first season in terms of accuracy and coming away unworried. The first season revealed that he could make really accurate throws, but had some consistency issues related to mechanics and footwork. Issues which he has since worked hard to correct, successfully.

But if you never have to punt, do you really need a punter?

I own stock in Lifetime. Learning first hand the gravity of table breaking. Only 6.4 - didn't stick the landing. Can everyone see my calves?

No. No, they don't. It is in tragic short supply nowadays.

What a coincidence. He is my favorite quarterback too. 😀

Pepper Jack cheese. Get behind that and I will vote for you.

If there was a...wait a minute...this made me think, emoji, that is what I would have used on this post. As a long time lurker, I really think this is true. All of those threads on other players...once they dragged out for years...it seems to turn out that they were not that good. Does anyone have a contrarian example? It is possible that Edmunds could be the first, but.... Shaw66, this is just one of many excellent posts you've had on this thread. I think you nailed it on this point. (as much as we can know being on the outside) I agree that he is not a good traditional LB. Whether or not he is the leader of a new breed....the argument is interesting.

When a 4 year college basketball starter marries someone who has all of the track records....your offspring should have a good chance of being athletic. 😀

I hate to say this, but one of the reasons why you want this depth is because of injury. It is probably a 50/50 chance that one of these receivers will get dinged up in TC or pre-season. For that reason, the Bills will not move quickly on the decision unless something becomes glaringly obvious at this stage.

It is really just a flip of the coin....sigh...

Yep. I was downright depressed the day the Bills hired him. Even older, that was what Greggo did. We had the number 1 defense and the number 3 defense in successive years (by the yards metric which is far from perfect, but still). He came in the following year and completely scrapped our scheme for his and none of our players were suited for it. When asked about it, he pointed to the fact his defense was number 1 the previous year so it was a better scheme than our number 3 defense. I knew in that moment that he would fail.

Good to hear. I'm not sure it is super deep, but this is still more than what I would normally even expect from one of these interviews which are normally coach speak. Tailoring the scheme for your players is a good thing to hear from him.

Ding ding ding! We have a winner. I mean, you have to evolve and change at times, sure - definitely a grain of truth - but that is a separate thing from making stuff up and getting fired.

Kevin Hart has this schtick that he does...and my brain cells don't completely like it and kind of think it is a little obvious and childish at times....but he does it so well, that I can't help but smile or chuckle. His comedic timing and nuance are amazing.

First, props for calling it. Many of us maybe thought or hoped those things, but you put it out there for all to see. Since it could have been thrown in your face if you were wrong, it is only right that we give you a victory lap. As someone who sometimes forgets what happened earlier in the day, I appreciate you posting this. I've enjoyed your reviews quite a bit and this gives me another opportunity to say, great job. Second, I had to smile at the above line...because I think it is funny and pretty accurate....and a good analogy. People who have argued against character or the process mattering sometimes say things like - well, all professional athletes are great, they all try, etc. I know I have heard Schopp say things like that. That is the same thing as could have been said about the Athenians or the Corinthians, but the Spartans were set apart because among all the great fighters, they had developed a culture which demanded disciples, as you put it. Those that were willing to do anything to be the best. (side note - the Spartans really did do crazy, crazy, sometimes evil things that should never be replicated). Closely tied to that is their philosophy of a leader in every room. Why keep Lee Smith as long as we did? Because he would not allow the other TEs to slack. I can't prove it, but I'm sure he helped shape Knox. Why Frank Gore? Because he demanded a level of commitment from the young pups in the RB room. The real positive sign is that - once you have this started, it is easier to keep going. It is also possible now to take in some people that are NOT perfect for the process. They can be neutral to start because the strong leaders will drag them along until they get it.

Am I the only one that was a little surprised that Von looked small compared to the rest of the dline? In all the videos I have seen of him in free agency, etc. the guy looks huge. Put him next to the rest of our dline and suddenly he looks on the smaller side. I get that at edge you often play at a lower weight, but it still took me off guard. Don't take this the wrong way. I am super stoked that he is on the team and excited to have him. The guy is a hall of famer. I guess this just meant that he plays way above his size or that the rest of our dline is abnormally large.

It's vestigial. They used to be a good way to promote the leagues that had them because they showcased the stars. The NHL even had a rule that there had to be at least one player from each team in the game so that the entire fanbase would care. Before the era of big money, the extra paycheck for winning the game was a big deal. I still remember when the NHL all star game was held in Buffalo way back in the 70s. Prince of Wales Conference won 3-2. In OT, if you can believe it! Martin scored near the end of the third to force the OT and Perrault scored the game winner in OT. I loved that it was such a good game and that Buffalo's stars won it in Buffalo. Exactly right. Back in the day, when the players sometimes worked off season jobs, the little bit of extra money from the game was a big motivator. Now, almost all the players that go are at the top end of the payscale or would be.