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Week 2, Bills v. Fish, GAME BALLS!
Sierra Foothills replied to Freddie's Dead's topic in The Stadium Wall
I LOVE having these tall, rangy, long guys in the defensive backfield. I never appreciated before what an asset it is simply to have that body type. And body type aside, these guys can ball. -
Yes, his first concussion was against the Bills. His second concussion was 4 days later against the Bengals. That should never have happened and things might be different today had that not happened. We'll never know. The rules and equipment have been making the NFL incrementally safer for many years. After first digging in their heels around Elliott Pellman they finally saw that they were losing the battle and have instituted many rules changes (to protect QBs, to protect receivers, horse collar, hip drop, etc). The Tua situation is very bad and looks very bad for the league but it shouldn't obscure the fact that the NFL has actually been increasing player safety for many years now.
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Social media after a Bills win makes everything better
Sierra Foothills replied to Virgil's topic in The Stadium Wall
Yeah but he’s kind of a subspecies of troll if you know what I mean. 😁 -
I don’t dwell on it and remain hopeful for the future.
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Big Turk, I don't profess to know what changes from the regular season to the playoffs. However I do believe that McDermott is his own worst critic, that he's self-examining and that he embraces a growth mindset. I believe he evolves in his positions. So based on those beliefs, I am optimistic for the near term future of this football team. Also I don't appreciate those who constantly invoke the playoff losses to assert their joylessness over other people's joy.
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Social media after a Bills win makes everything better
Sierra Foothills replied to Virgil's topic in The Stadium Wall
Not a fan of trolls. -
Well that's a relief... no wonder he looks so lost out there. I guess I thought he started a bunch of games last year.
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Semantics. I'll certainly go along with "dampened" over absorbed if that's what is correct. Is this equipment dampening? To your second point I don't think anyone is really thinking about leather per se but more the idea of materials which are more forgiving of collisions... and materials that can't make the helmet a weapon. That said it would be hard to drastically change helmet materials in one fell swoop. If they went to a different protective approach it would have to be done incrementally.
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The QB school - Josh Allen Week 2 analysis - JT O'Sullivan
Sierra Foothills replied to Fixxxer's topic in The Stadium Wall
But what if he doesn't make those throws and the Bills end up losing? Just a rhetorical question. -
The QB school - Josh Allen Week 2 analysis - JT O'Sullivan
Sierra Foothills replied to Fixxxer's topic in The Stadium Wall
To play devil's advocate, what if Josh doesn't make those miraculous throws to Ty Johnson and Shakir? And no one yet has commented on how actually difficult and perfect his throw to Cook for the TD was. The DB was squarely in the passing lane and very vertical and there's tons of QBs who can't execute a simple swing pass or a screen pass. How many times have we see similar balls tipped and intercepted? So we're very fortunate to be able to take much for granted. -
No more questions your honor.
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I'm not a doctor or a lawyer and it wouldn't matter if I was because brain trauma is an inexact science and the proof is that you have (and have had) legal and medical "experts" contradicting each other throughout the Tua saga. Purely from the standpoint of my life experience, any modicum of common sense I've accrued and what my own eyes tell me, I believe that it was a bad decision for Tua to continue playing after his previous concussion. I hope he doesn't live to regret it. It would be difficult for anyone other than Tua to end his career but here's a question... is there a scenario where one or more of the stakeholders take the position that he can no longer play in the NFL? Firstly Tua gets crapped on because he's half the QB that Josh is and he makes a lot more money. Secondly you're making the case that the Morse, Hyde, and Tua situations are equivalent but they're not because of the matter of degree. I don't remember Morse or Hyde having the "fencing response" even once. I don't remember either of them being ragdolled in a way which made even jaded old football fans cringe. Just writing off the cuff, here are the stakeholders and their various possible positions with most likely (IMO) first: Tua: 1) Wants to continue playing 2) Doesn't want to continue playing Tua's Family: (see above) NFL: 1) The NFL probably doesn't want him to come back due to concerns about their own liability if he suffers another brain injury 2) If he chooses to resume his career they don't want to stand in his way due to concerns about their own liability in blocking his return NFLPA: 1) They don't want to endorse his comeback due to concerns about their own liability if he suffers another brain injury 2) If he chooses to resume his career they want him to come back because they believe that the decision should rest solely in the hands of the player The Dolphins: 1) They don't want him to come back because they want to minimize any remaining financial obligations and they know he is damaged goods and even were he undamaged they know he is not good enough to win a championship 2) They want him to come back because they don't have a better option at QB So minimally you have 5 different stakeholders and each having a plausible reason to feel 2 different ways. If Tua decided to retire, he would be letting all of these groups off the hook. I'm sorry to hear of your brain injuries. If it's any consolation you're an excellent writer and you seem wise and grounded. To the bolded and as I said in a different topic, I could not make a blanket statement as to what I would or would not do. For each person it's different but the decision is essentially a cost/benefit anaylysis. $100 million is not the same as $200 million. Migraine headaches are not the same as ALS or CTE. Some people become suicidal, some homicidal. You might not wish that your loved ones are saddled with caring for a severely damaged person, generational wealth or not. And for most people $5 million is generational wealth. Tua has already made over $73 million in his career.
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Then what happened...??? Just kidding. Cool story. Who doesn't love justice?
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Good stuff. Thank you.
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I agree that there isn't really a marquee matchup but I find the following games interesting... some because the outcomes are not clear and others because I think they'll be competitive: Saints-Cowboys Bucs-Lions Colts-Packers Niners-Vikings Seahawks-Patriots Giants-Commanders Browns-Jaguars Rams-Cardinals Bengals-Chiefs Some teams already have their backs to the wall and every week there are upsets. Which favorites are gonna be upset?
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To your first point, I'm fine with Spector. I'm more concerned that Dorian doesn't quite seem to be up to speed yet after having played probably over a thousand regular season and playoff snaps. I really want to see more from Dorian because physically he's everything you could want. If he ever puts together the mental part of the game...
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The QB school - Josh Allen Week 2 analysis - JT O'Sullivan
Sierra Foothills replied to Fixxxer's topic in The Stadium Wall
And this is exactly what I was talking about when I mentioned "more important football qualities." Imagine Josh operating an offense where the defense is highly concerned about being able to stop our running backs... -
Recalling other achilles injuries to people like Richard Sherman and Kevin Durant (where it's known that the achilles is precarious), it almost seems like there should be a procedure that reinforces the tendon. When I hear about athletes playing with a damaged achilles it sounds to me like a tear waiting to happen. Just odd to me that in this day and age there's not a proactive procedure that's available.
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The QB school - Josh Allen Week 2 analysis - JT O'Sullivan
Sierra Foothills replied to Fixxxer's topic in The Stadium Wall
Agreed. To those who want a brilliant, creative innovator... be careful what you wish for (I'm looking at you Mike McDaniel). You know, this is still football. Deception and trickery only go so far and they're poor substitutes for more important football qualities. -
Interestingly the NFLPA was also against banning the Hip Drop Tackle even though it was statistically proven that it resulted in a substantially higher incidence of injury to the ball carrier. Back to the topic, the thing all parties care most about is shedding liability. Monetizing equipment and uniforms is a close second. Set your timer to 30 seconds... I thought the collision between Hamlin and Tua was very mild... softer than an average tackle in that situation. JMO. Absolutely. The caps absorb energy so they would also mitigate damage to all body parts they impact... knees, ribs, everything. To the above 2 posts, yes Tua seems like he doesn't know how to protect himself. To your second point, Hamlin's responses to those very questions was quite interesting. The Hamlin replies I saw made it seem like he emotionally firewalled himself from the play... he seemed very detached. It's the CFL. If I recall correctly each team gets an equipment allowance of $6700 per year. For the entire team. 🙃 It tastes better if you call it a Beignet play. Can you imagine the carnage if NFL players wore MLB caps? Great stuff. I was gonna mention crumple zones AND leather helmets but you beat me to it. There is the school of thought that the modern helmet has given the players a false sense of security AND that players have learned to weaponize it (see Rapp, Poyer, etc). Some feel that a softer helmet will eliminate both of these unintended consequences. On a related note Muhammad Ali used to not wear headgear when sparring because he didn't want to develop a false sense of security. It was a good thought but it didn't work out too well in the end. Agree with you and @Starr-Bills. I think the engineering challenge is attaching the facemask to the helmet itself.
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A Few Thoughts about the Dolphins Game, in no particular order
Sierra Foothills replied to Virgil's topic in The Stadium Wall
The laser to Shakir (Poyer personal foul play) was equally as awesome IMO. -
I'm just super pleased with how the overall defense is falling into place. With the injuries to Milano, Bernard, and TJ it's opened up opportunities for others to get true on-the-job training. Players like Hamlin, Spector, Ingram, and Lewis are getting meaningful snaps. When the starters trickle back into the lineup we'll have trusted, proven backups... not unknown quantities. The defensive line has been upgraded substantially with the additions of Austin Johnson, Dawuan Smoot, Casey Toohill and DeWayne Carter. Von Miller is returning to form. Ed Oliver and Greg Rousseau appear to be in their early primes. DaQuan is excellent. Cole Bishop and Javon Solomon will make their marks soon. On the downside, hopefully Dorian continues to improve because he's a minus starter right now. Epenesa disappoints me but he's not a bad player. Regardless of the above two individuals IMO this can be one of the best defenses in the league by mid-season. They are a well-coached unit and there's pretty good talent to work with.
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Away Agreed