Bob in STL
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I think all this infantile bashing of Mularkey is ill-informed and embarassing.
The problem with the phish offense isn't Mularkey; anybody who's been paying a modicum of attention to miami realizes that the problem with the phish offense is the same problem as it's been for years now. Their offensive line is absolutely putrid and will be the primary reason they're no better than .500.
There's not an offensive co-ordinator on this planet that could be succesful with garbage like LJ Shelton, Bennie Anderson and Jeno James. But y'all feel free to continue making yourself look like mindless parrots.
Correct to a point but how can you let Mularkey off the hook? He once again gave up on the run way to early. They were only down by 7 in the 3rd quarter, at home, against a team that is suspect agianst the run. Yet they were passing on almost every down. On top of that, the Dolphins were having big problems pass blocking and reading Fewell's defensive alignments. Seem like a good time to simplify the offense.
Your right, Mularkey has a poor OL to work with. However, good coaches play to the strengths of their players and they help cover their weaknesses. Mularkey fails in this area. He never met a trick play he didn't like.
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The early forecast doesn't look good. Let's hope the weathermen continue their reputation of being more wrong than right.
http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/alle...opnav_allergies
I will be at the game on Sunday for my yearly Bills trip. Tail gating with three of my brothers and the kids. This is always one of my best weekends of the year for me and a time we all look forward to.We prefer sunshine to rain but no matter. Lets just win this one!!
I am hoping we run and stop the run. That is my mantra for the season!
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I wasn't crazy about MM because of all the trick plays. I DID like when he put (or tried to) a washed up, whining Moulds in his place.
In his defense, I think that MM was but a puppet for TD and his ego, and was saddled with poor coordinators.
I have a feeling that the biggest difference maker in terms of coaching will probably be Fewell. From what little I have seen, I am crazy about this guy. Against the phish, he sent Schobel into coverage a ton of times, yet Denney and Kelsay combined for 5 sacks! THAT is impressive. Also, the announcers kept saying that Denney was in position to catch that interception if Crowell wasn't there.
Do you remember Gray, and his formations in which Schobel was so wide he was practically in the stands? Gray seemed like a great guy, but was over his head imo.
Fewell otoh hit the ground running, and as you say.....with rookies.
Mularkey is not a "players coach". For some reason he did not inspire the players, especially the veterans who know him for the tool that he is. Moulds had a good rep until mularkey came along.
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Now for the Cliff Notes version backing up Pyrite's post...
Tripplett and McCargo play what is commonly known as the "3-technique" position. Here's a decent description from Big Blue Interactive, a very good Giants fan site:
Williams and Anderson play "1-technique":
If you go back to the season the Bills ran a 4-3 with Ted Washington, he was listed as a NT; whoever started next to him was the UT. Neither Anderson nor Williams weigh in anywhere close to Mount Washington's size, but it's the same idea. That was part of the problem between Mularkey and Sam Adams -- MM saw a NT-sized body, but Adams had the 3-technique skillset.
Exactly right. Meathead and/or Gray had Adams miscast. Adams could not fill the role that Pat Williams played and neither could Anderson or Bannan, etc.
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I always assumed he hated TD and it could well be because TD made him stand in the back of the room during pressers, or gave him the oldest, squeakiest chair in the press box. Regardless, there's a new staff at OBD and if Sullivan wants to be one of the "in" guys, he has to start all over by putting on the kneepads, chewing on a breath mint and getting to work.
your hysterical at times. I'm cracking up 
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Where to start?
Yestersday while listening to the radio, a caller mentioned what a great rookie class we had and praised Marv for the great job with the selections.
The talk show host quickly mentioned that the praise should be going to Modrak as we don't know what Marv did.
I'm as happy as the next guy to give Modrak some credit...but I feel that Marv assimilated the information he received from the scouts and Modrak much differently than Donahoe did and that led us to drafting better.
I feel Marv deserves credit for keeping many of Donahoe's picks on the roster that he felt could still help this team and not feeling the need to purge everyone because they were not his picks. Would Donahoe have done the same? I stroingly doubt it.
Gone is the arrogance and snake oil salesman moves of Donahoe. A soon to be forgotten era in the Bills history.
Finally, (thanks to Levy) the Bills are building on rock rather than sand.
It's going to be so much fun in the coming years to watch these young players develop, to have Levy and his staff add more players, to have Jauron and his staff coach them up!!! Donahoes' teams were hard to root for....Levy has returned this team to the fans of the Buffalo Bills!! Bring on the Jets!!
Thanks Marv....
Hey, great post.
I really do think that you hit on something. Modrak does deserve a lot of credit as he provides the information on the players in the draft. Modrak and his team provide the core data that is used to evaluate the players and positions. What it looks like is that in this draft the data was used better than in the past.
I think that Marv deserves credit for how that information is assembled and shared with the staff. He then pulls out even more important information on the players by having the coaches involved. To my knowledge, TD's autocratic style did not use this process.
Marv does not manage, he leads.
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So what lineman do you take?
We will see at the end of the season which lineman, taken after Whitner, has a bigger impact.
There are no gaurantees in the draft.
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Yeah right. The Bills knew who they wanted and didn't want to risk a trade down and lose him. He will be a stud player for years to come. He showed great instinct in breaking up that 2-point conversion and seemed like he was in the right place all day. I really enjoy watching him play.
By the way, Ko Simpson played well too.
I love this Rookie class, and the National media (at least the CBS broadcasts each week) is starting to take note.
Football has changed from the time the Bills dominated in the 90's. Safeties are now much more important, especially the strong safety. This postion has become a hybrid small linebacker/ big cornerback type of position. Guys that can play the run and are good in coverage are getting premium dollars. Somehow, old guy Marv knew this. So far, this looks like a very good pick.
Given our huge needs we have at safety, and the defensive scheme that is being installed, Whitner was a wise pick. Unlike drafting a QB, Whitner's chances of making an impact are higher and it was important to get an excellent player with this pick.
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Ralph did not take the cheap road. He put his trust in TD and TD made the selections for head coach. TD whiffed on Gregg Williams, he let John Fox and Marvin Lewis get away. He blew it even worse on Mularkey, making the same mistake hiring a rookie coach.
The selection of bad coaches is ALL TD. TD hired rookie coaches that would not question his authority. Remember that TD lost a power struggle with Bill Cowher, and was ousted at Pittburgh. The last thing he was going to do was bring in a strong head coach. TD's ego is huge. He ran all phases of the team his record is his.
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This staff is easily the best Bills coaching staff since (at least) the Chuck Knox staff that he brought with him from the LA Rams....Ironicalyy much of this talent comes from the incredibly lucky timing of the St Louis rams breakup coupled with the Mcnally & Bobby April Holdover....
It feels good to not be so mismatched on the sidelines....ofcourse why have we always had to tolerate such poor coaching...Ralph has always imposed his own salary cap on his own coaching staff....incredibly dumb..but thats what he does
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I think that Levy's staff was as good or better than Knox's.
Also, Ralph has pretty much let his coaches pick their own staff. He does seem less willing to pay extravagantly for coaches (unlike Snyder and some others).
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Actually the kept Thomas over Eric King (one of TD's dreft picks).
Thomas has more experience and from the looks of it he plays the game very hard.
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You know what else is weird? Today was a perfect example of LAST YEAR'S PLAN. TD's plan last year was to win with defense, special teams and running the ball, and JP's job was just to not lose the game. 'Xactly what Jauron's formula seems to be.
Also, Mularkey finally got us a win.
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At first glace at the stats, you'd think Tripplett wasn't any great shakes.
He was credited with one assist, but a look at the video will prove otherwise.
His pursuit of Culpepper caused Culpepper to throw Crowell's INT.
He was being double-teamed so Denney got the sack putting them in 3rd and 32.
He and Kyle Williams, or he and Kelsay, or Schobel, constantly broke down the pocket.
Good post. There is a lot more to the play of interior lineman than stats. Triplett played well. Kyle Williams already looks like the real deal. I think that McCargo will develop as well.
I think the talent on DL is good. I am not nearly as excited about out OL talent though.
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Sure it's great.
nI was born in '58 and know about "the rivalry". I will say this, the rivalry has cooled down lately but when both teams get to contender status it will heat up.
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Bingo! Patience is needed with some of these guys. Why develop them for 3-4 years and then let another team benefit from it?
Lindell - Ever since we got a new LS he has been much improved.
I has pleased to see the Bills re-sign Denney. He is solid against the run and can play inside if we need him to. Re-signing him was better than any of the other options out there at the time.
I was skeptical on the Josh Reed re-signing and we shall see if he continues to develop.
Wire - I think we all know he is in the team because of the emphasis on special teams.
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Reed was on the 17, the LOS was the 15.
He obviously DID engage the defensive player before the ball was caught - it wasn't even close. You're wearing your homer glasses if you can't tell; Reed's hands were in front of him and pushing the defender while the ball was in the air. That's engaging. He did sometihng similar against Pittsburgh a couple years ago that also cancelled a touchdown and a probable playoff berth.
Sorry guys, but the refs aren't out to get us every single week (only against the Patriots, apparantly).
I also like how nobody seems to think that the JPL fumble (that was blown dead due to forward progress) was a case of the refs trying to screw the Dolphins. (again, it was a good call to protect the QB, very common, and the ref started to blow the whistle right before the fumble).
CW
If your interpretation is correct then it was the right cll. Very close. These calls always seem to go against us. Next time we need to rebound from the penealty and score anyway. That is the mark of a mature team.
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Which begs the questions:
1 - Were our veterans that over rated?
2 - Was the defense that poorly coached last season?
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It is a combination of both. The Bills still have much work to do.
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They sure do look better prepared then the Mularkey Bills, and they are executing more plays. There is still a long ways to go but so far I am pleased with the progress.
I never expected the defense to looks so good this early in the season.
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I didn't know him but I sure liked his posts and his humor.
This is just tragic.
My prayers go out to his children.
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The Dolphins. No reason should be needed but it goes back to the Shula years and 0-for-the-70's. My disdain for that team has never subsided. Marino, Duper and Clayton, Cox, and Louis Oliver only added to it.
2nd is the Patsies. II just can't help but wonder how they get so much good fortune. I have never seen one team get so many calls in their favor. Think about "just give it to them", the dead man fumble recovery, the "tuck rule", holding Marshall Faulk and company on just about every play in the Super Bowl and still getting away with it, Marcia Brady, Teddy Bruschi, and those obnoxiuos fans with those obnoxius accent.
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Yup, I would LOVE to ignore every, single thing that went on last year while we went 5-11, and happened to be a national embarassment; I would prefer to act as if none of it ever happened; while also allowing a washed up, 15 year veteran with hamstring problems to go as opposed to building the foundation of a new defense with said Defensive Back. DB's who can't run, and have perpetual hamstring problems go on my cut list, but what do I know? Call it revisionist history, I prefer to call it ignorance is bliss, but either way, your idea (or maybe it was subconsciously mine) to "ignore last season" is a terrific one!
TROY VINCENT FOR PRESIDENT! Oops, he already is.
TROY VINCENT IN THE HALL OF FAME.
TROY VINCENT IS SANTA CLAUSE!
Good riddance.
Did we forget that on top of all of this, Troy Vincent was one of the better "Bill Killers" during his time in Miami? If any of us believe in karma, this signing was doomed from the beginning.
Similar to having your mascot be a Bison, and then name your team after "Buffalo Bill" Cody, known worldwide as the individual who has slaughtered the most bison in the history of planet Earth. But why digress?
Troy Vincent is, and should be a distant memory.
so ... you don't like Troy?
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True that you don't need to use all high picks but the best lines in Bills history and the best lines today still tend to have Pro Bowlers on them.
For the Bills, I am talking about guys like Billy Shaw, Stew Barber, Joe D, Reggie McKenzie, Joe Devlin, Jim Ritcher, Will Wolford and Rueben Brown.
Every now and then you strike gold with a Kent Hull or a House Ballard but many of the top players are first rounders or at least day one picks.
How do you think Miami feels right now?
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I stand corrected on the third quarter score. and good research on the play count. I would not call their playcalling "run heavy" but certainly it was more balanced than most of us percieved.
That said, I am still quite comfortable with Mularkey being the OC for Miami.