stevewin
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Been a huge fan of them back to the days of Murmer (which I consider one of the best albums ever).
I've met Mike Mills a couple times at a celebrity golf tournament here - seems like a very nice down-to-earth guy. Were you actually around them much? Any info/stories you want to share? Was Bill Berry involved in any of the sessions?
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I've been saying Wire was awful since his rookie year (when I actually watched him and evaluated him based on his performance (or lack thereof) on the field) - and ALWAYS was met with a wall of apologists for him. It became very frustrating for me when I saw how awful he was time and time again and for some unknown reason he became this folk hero and people actually thought he was good - when I knew how terrible he was. People want to think Bills fans are so knowledgeable, but thinking that Coy Wire is a good player is not a good indication of a very high football IQ IMHO.
I've consistently said he has no business on the field since the second game of his rookie year. I said a couple weeks ago that a smart DC will absolutely exploit him and that is exactly what has happened - and indeed has been happening his whole pathetic career. When Milloy got hurt I got a sick feeling in my stomach - as long as Wire is in, the defense is absolutely exposed. All it takes is one horrible player in a key secondary position and the integrity of the whole defense is undermined.
Let's get another thing straight - the mythology surrounding him has generally morphed to admission that he sucks in coverage but is good/great in run support. The fact is, he is as bad or even worse in run support. He is constantly out of position and whiffs on more tackles than any player I have ever closely watched. If the stat was kept, however, I do believe after less than three seasons he would be the all-time NFL leader in the stat 'jumping-on the-pile-after-the-play-is-over-to-make-it-look-like-you-were-in-on-the-play'. As far as being a ST 'demon' - he is nothing of the sort - he is just an average player on ST. He did not even lead the team in ST tackles last year (Stevenson did - and he got cut - so lets back away from all this crap how we can't cut him because he is such a great ST player).
BTW - someone mentioned they witnessed probably the worst game ever by an NFL player by Wire last weekend. The beauty of Wire is that he is so consistently suckful, that this probably wasn't even his worse game. Get a tape of the Oakland game two years ago and you will see some artful Wire sucking which probably beats even his NE performance. Again - if they kept track of such things Wire may have 2 of the top 5 "Worst performances ever by an NFL player in a game".
I have tried to limit my Wire bashing lately because I didn't want to appear to be on a 'crusade' - but I feel worse about him now than I did when he was a rookie. At least now his lack of talent seems to be more universally recognized.
I got some respect for MM when he booted Wire out of the pathetic FS experiment - but would have had a lot more if he had sat him permanently. Hopefully we will not see Wire in the defensive backfield now for the rest of his awful Bills career.
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Every year for the last 5 or six years my brother and I have both flown up to Buffalo (my brother from Florida) for the home game closest to the 1st week of October to take my Dad to the game for his birthday (he is 70 today). In this period we have met disappointment more often than not as the Bills lose, and tried not to let it ruin the day - but I think this was the worst.
We were in section 330 in the upper deck - and there were Pats fans everywhere. Vocal ones. Pretty much my whole life I've sat in the end zone - and I've never seen such displays of vocal arrogance from opposing fans throughout a game go so unchallenged. Anyway, near the start of the second half this arrogant !@#$ Pats fan is walking up the aisle taunting Bills fans screaming Pats are champs and Bills suck - when he gets to me I just looked him in the eye and said calmly "You sure you want to be doing that?" adn he kind of just looked at me and walked on.
Fast forward to just after the funble return for TD. I was in that place of despair just after a crushing defeat so familiar to most of us where you're sitting there crushed that that blew it again, realizing maybe you drank a little to much, and questioning what is it that makes it all worth it. I also had to witness hundreds of classless opposing fans screaming and swearing at Bills fans (in our house!) to an extent which was unprecedented in my experience, and just wondering when (if?) some good old fashioned Bills stadium justice would get done and put and end to it. Just at that moment the same Pats fan comes down the aisle crowing about the Pats and screaming stevestojan at the Bills fans and then makes a point to stop at me and start screaming stevestojan.
Normally in these situations I'm pretty much in control of myself. I'm 40 yrs old and haven't been in a fight in 20 years. I dropped a couple F-bombs back at him which felt good and I figured that woud be it. He wouldn't stop though - and then I pretty much lost it. I'm 6' and go an 'athletic' 180 (if I say so myself
) ) - and this guy easily had 20-30 pounds on me but I didn't care - I jumped up and went after him down the aisle which he definitely wasn't expecting. He was retreating while we exchanged expletives - and he got down in the tunnel while I was hanging over iwhile we swore at each other. I figured again that was it - but then he spit at me and starting walking off. At this point I chased him down the tunnel and things got more interesting when two other Pats fans stepped in front of me when I reached the guy. Of course then this guy got a lot more courageous - and luckily at that moment my brother came from the stands to back me up. My brother goes a good 220 so then this guy wasn't so courageous anymore - so my brother went off with that guy and I was left with these other two Pats fans as more started gathering. I'm thinking "Where the hell are all the Bills fans?". It got to that point where you think, well I might get my ass kicked but let me at least figure out how to infict some damage before I go down. Finally a Bills fan came over and extracted me from the situation with no blood shed.On our way out after the game we were walking under the stands amidst the throngs of taunting screaming Pats fans. It was like a bad dream - like some invading horde of classless arrogant !@#$s had overtaken RWS.
My brother looked at me on the way out , surveying the scene, and shook his head and said "What's happenned to the Bills Nation?". I can only guess they were in their cars on the way home.
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Pucillo is also questionable. Let's hope CV can go - and that the injury won't affect him too much if he does.
The Bills' injury report has starting right guard Chris Villarrial listed as questionable with an abdominal injury. He did not practice Wednesday, and Mularkey said a decision would be made this morning as to whether Villarrial would practice today.Mike Pucillo (back) is also listed as questionable
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Throw out the Buffalo debacle and the average margin of victory is 7 points. The streak includes two OT wins, a couple stellar 12-0 wins along with a 9-3 one, and the last play FG of the SB. Indy with two unbelievable choke jobs which should have ended it.
No Date Opponent Score Inside information
1 Oct. 5, 2003 Tennessee 38-30 Ty Law 65-yard interception return for TD clinches it
2 Oct. 12, 2003 N.Y. Giants 17-6 Giants have five turnovers, Pats none
3 Oct. 19, 2003 @Miami 19-13 Brady to Brown, 82 yards, in OT
4 Oct. 26, 2003 Cleveland 9-3 Vrabel's three sacks bounce the Browns
5 Nov. 3, 2003 @Denver 30-26 Belichick takes a safety to set up Brady to Givens with :30 left
Week 10 BYE
6 Nov. 16, 2003 Dallas 12-0 Pupil (Belichick) shows the master (Parcells)
7 Nov. 23, 2003 @Houston 23-20 Vinatieri hits third chance in OT
8 Nov. 30, 2003 @Indianapolis 38-34 McGinest stuffs James on the last play
9 Dec. 7, 2003 Miami 12-0 Bruschi's interception clinches AFC East title two days after 28-inch blizzard
10 Dec. 14, 2003 Jacksonville 27-13 Defense gives up TD at home for first time in five games
11 Dec. 20, 2003 @N.Y. Jets 21-16 Defense picks Pennington five times
12 Dec. 27, 2003 Buffalo 31-0 Revenge for 31-0 loss in season opener
13 Jan. 10, 2004 Tennessee 17-14 Wind chill is 11-below zero for second-round playoff win
14 Jan. 18, 2004 Indianapolis 24-14 Ty Law intercepts Manning three times in AFC Championship Game
15 Feb. 1, 2004 Carolina 32-29 Vinatieri wins another Super Bowl on the last play
16 Sept. 9, 2004 Indianapolis 27-24 McGinest's sack saves the day
17 Sept. 19, 2004 @Arizona 23-12 A win is a win is a win
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I was on vacation last week and came home and our two guppies were dead.
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I remember it. One of my first Bills games. I was 10. My Dad reminded me of that game when I wanted to leave at halftime of the Oilers playoff game.
I was in HS - I think that was actually the only Bills home game I've gone to where my Dad wasn't also in attendance. For some reason my sister was with us - I think my Dad must have given her his ticket. Her first and last game - she got an exciting ending.
I don't remember the game, but the "Alcoa Fantastic Finish" sure brings back memories Everytime I think of that game I think of that phrase (and vice versa). -
I remember sitting in the end zone with my brother - people were streaming out of the stadium in the 4th quarter and I said to him "We will not leave. This will be an Alcoa Fantastic Finish!" Sure enough it was. I can still picture Roland Hooks diving for that ball down the middle.
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This isn't the worst - but the subject reminded me of a buddy of mine in college. One semester he got a work study job on campus as a janitor on the weekends - had to show up at 5:30 in the AM on Sat. and Sun. We were all like "What the hell are you thinking?". We'd be out drinking just giving him all kinds of stevestojan - "Boy - wish I could be scrubbing toilets in a few hours". A few times he ended just going straight there without going to bed. Needless to say he didn't end up doing that very long.
Actually - now that I think about it I also had a friend in high school who had a job to clean up the old Executive/747 club Sat/Sun mornings. Similar kind of thing - except in his case there regularly was puke involved.
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you cant tell where the safeys are on that play from the video..(or atleast i couldnt tell). all i know, is that there best WR, was in man coverage (one on one) with no safety help on 4th and forever.
Yes - even though Clements was in position to make the play - it is curious that a play that far down the field he seemed to be out on an island. I can't imagine there was another receiver behind him, in which case it begs the question where the safeties were on that play
we often went 3 man front and just befor the snap brought up a LB or SS or FS to blitz as the 4th man. i was very surpirised to see a safety blitz with a normal 4 man line. but we play better D when we blitz, that is a fact.When you say 3 man front - which DL wasn't playing? Was it always the same or did it alternate?
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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/footb...-coaching_x.htm
bonus points if you spot the author's error!
He left out Beebe's legacy - "Don Beebe - the deep threat who couldn't catch the long ball"
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I'm hoping they give PP more game time. I also wouldn't be surprised to see Wire get sat during the game if he plays like his usual self.
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One thing I was curious about from the tape watchers - there's been a lot of talk about Clements' execution on the 4th and 14 - was wondering if he was supposed to have some safety help on that - the play was 45 yards down the field. Did anyone notice where the safeties were on that one?
Also - did you notice if PP blitzed more than the two times he got ideal pressure/sack? I did notice one time during the game Wire came on a blitz and was tossed aside like a rag doll.
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Maybe the pain was killed with a few cocktails..
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Sorry to be a wet blanket - but always check snopes.com when you get an email like this:
None of these quotes originated with the 2004 Olympics in Athens, however — similar lists with somewhat differently-worded entries attributed to other people (and featuring some non-Olympic sports) were circulating as far back as 1999, particularly in Australia during the run-up to the 2000 Olympics in Sydney:We haven't undertaken exhaustive research to determine which — if any — of these entries might actually have been uttered by a real person, but the inclusion of some demonstrably old and apocryphal items (such as the joke about Arnold Palmer) leads us to believe that a good many of them are nothing more than fanciful creations of someone's imagination.
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I think (hope) we will win - but with the seeming lack of intestinal fortitude displayed on occasion by this team and players over recent history I don't think you can discount the effect of the black hole
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300ZX (belonged to a roomate I had), my sister's Jaguar XJ6 convertible and her (now ex) husband's Mercedes convertible (not sure of model).
Probably more applicable for me would be uncool cars - from a variety of my Father's crappy station wagons to my Mom's Chevette. The first car I ever owned I actually co-owned with my brother while in high school - an 'old person' car - an old puke green 4-door Dodge Dart. It was the old story, got it from an old man who didn't put a lot of miles on it. It was actually a good car - and it was so patently uncool for a high school kid to have it actually became cool. Then the next year my brother took it to Geneseo and wrecked it
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The irony is that had he actually not been burnt so bad on that first play, he might have been in better position closer to the receiver and pushed him as he caught it, and it might have been called a TD.
The loss was not Wire's fault - but as long as he is in there a good DC should be able to exploit our defense. I would MUCH rather have PP in there - and wouldn't be surprised is Wire goes back on the bench before Milloy comes back.
BTW - for those who still think Wire's only liability is coverage and he is a great tackler - check your tape on the Jax drive following the Bills TD. I don't have the tape but I do remember making a mental note of seeing Wire flying in and whiffing on two tackles in a row at the beginning of the drive. There were other times I saw this happen throughout the game - and is exactly what I've seen time and time and time again anytime I've watched him play - going back to when he played <sarcasm on> "great"<sarcasm off> as a starting SS as a rookie .
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some teams have 3 "kickers" punter, FG kicker, and kickoffs. but most arnt willing to use that 3rd roster spot on a kicker. they might do it in desperation if a player is injured, or there kicker has NO leg, and is only accurate at less than 45 yards.
the kickoff kicker, would also come in to try the very long FGs.
it would be a good ST player and help our ST, if we could get a lot more touchbacks.
You missed my point - which was that instead of reserving a spot for a "kickoff specialist" who can do nothing but that - it seems to me that on a 53 man roster you could find a 'normal' position player and train him to kick it into the end zone as a secondary duty.
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On a related note I've always wondered why out of 53 of some of the best athletes in the world you couldn't find one guy with potential and work with him to send a kickoff into the end zone. I understand that kicking extra points/FGs is a unique skill which requires a combination of accuracy and strength - seems like a kickoff would just be more brute force and you'd be able to find/train someone on a roster to could send it into the end zone. I know there is a sharp divide about maintaining a roster spot for a "kickoff specialist" - seems to me most every roster should have one already on it.
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What the Patsies are masters of is the 10-15 yd intermediate route - whether it be receivers finding the soft spots in the zone or TEs exploiting matchups.
I think if teams can figure out a way to jump on those routes and have capable safety play to freeze out the TEs they would really bring down the Pats offensive machine. I think Brady is getting better at hitting the "long ball" (for him) which they set up with the intermediate routes - but he would die with it if the intermediate routes were choked off and they had to rely more on the deep ball instead of it being an occassional quick hitter.
I'm very comfortable with our d-backs - they are quick and athletic enough to jump those routes and now seem to be coached to do just that. I think Reese/Milloy would be adequate for what they need to do - my biggest fear is Wire who I think would be absolutely exploited by a smart coahing staff. Contrary to popular belief he had his lunch handed to him many times in previous outings trying to cover athletic TEs. His presence on the field really worries me. I would much rather hav PP out there or even a nickel back - I really expect to see Wire get sat and PP take his place after a few key mis-steps.
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Too late for that now. My wife always asks about that when she's planning trips and I always tell her to blow it off
Trying to get a hold of the agent - on their web site it shows that for Frances there was a policy where they were allowing people to rebook - of course "Discounts and availability are not guaranteed". We had a 7 day for the price of 5 deal - not sure what's going to happen with that. Will also have to eat some money for changing the plane tix - assuming we can even work out the rebooking at all.
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Freaking communist bastard storm spawned from the depths of hell!
Scrambling now to see if I can rebook my week vacation to Disney planned for next week (supposed to leave tomorrow).
IVAN = RJ
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It was the first time I had really heard him talk. I have seen some other mention of his voice from people who saw him at camp etc. - it really is a bit surprising to hear him. Looks aren't the only thing he has in common w/ Adam Sandler...
On the other hand - he did sound authoritative in the huddle. As long as he can play and talk at the same time is all that matters.
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