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dave mcbride

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  1. Who is saying anything positive or negative? I said "the jury is out." Jones looks alright; Edmunds looks decent. It's too soon to tell. No need to be inquisitorially seeking out critics when criticism isn't the issue. If you think Beane and McDermott aren't on exactly the same page, you haven't been paying attention. It is also extremely likely that McDermott was aware who of the Panthers liked given his extremely tight relationship with Beane in Carolina.
  2. If you believe that a guy who was fired immediately after the draft -- and who KNEW he was being fired -- had any say in who the Bills were picking when they were on the clock, I don't know what to say. Whaley straight-up had zero say in who we drafted that year.
  3. No he wasn't. Whaley had literally zero say on who we picked in that draft. He was only employed so he couldn't divulge Bills' intel. That was McDermott all the way, who was clearly in contact with Beane (the Panthers had targeted Dion Dawkins and we jumped ahead of them).
  4. Jones was the most proven player of all the WRs in terms of production and not regarded as an elite athlete. I think it's safer to say that McDermott/Beane likes NFL bloodlines (Jones, Edmunds, Proehl). So far, the jury is out on that approach.
  5. You're asking WRs to turn around and catch what was likely a 65+ mph throw. It is not the same as catching, say, a Brady throw. Will the WR catch it sometimes? Yes. But simple logic will tell you that it's going to result in some incompletions, regardless of the quality of the wideout. Allen literally has the strongest arm in the history of the league. His high velocity throws aren't normal. It can certainly be a good thing, but it's also going to result in drops.
  6. Dude. Think. Seriously. Don't be such a homer. It's frustrating reading these posts. When Elway came into the league, he had a ton of velocity-related incompletions simply because he threw it too hard. He had to learn. Allen throws harder than Elway.
  7. Some of those drops happen because of a lack of touch on his part. I'm not saying our receivers are a good group, but the rocket velocity is an issue that will produce some drops. Of course, it also prevents INTs, which is the positive side and not to be discounted. Either way, though, there are going to be more velocity-related incompletions for the Bills than any other team going forward unless he gets better on touch.
  8. All of the rookie QBs have bad accuracy stats except for Mayfield, who so far is leagues better than all of them. Mayfield is at 64.4, Lamar Jackson is 58.4, Darnold is at 55. 9, Rosen is at 55.4, and Allen is at 52.4. Allen's are the worst, partly because he's only hit 60 percent accuracy once this season (v. Minnesota). He can be pin-point accurate, but he misses badly way too much. He has two issues. The first is the most important: consistency. Lack of consistency is what brings many quarterbacks down. It's been an issue in college and this season. He is young, but it's something to worry about. The second, which many aren't raising, is velocity. That throw to Zay Jones in the second half against the Jets was simply thrown too hard. It may have looked like an easy catch because it hit him in the chest, but that ball was as hard as I've seen a ball throw in some time, and it arrived right after Jones turned around. It wasn't an easy catch at all. He needs to get a LOT better on touch, which is something Darnold clearly has.
  9. Have the Wilpons finally dug themselves out of the Madoff hole they ended up in? If so, they're a major market team and should be able to open up the checkbook a little. IIRC, they weren't cheap before the financial crisis. They won the Beltran sweepstakes (and he was a great signing).
  10. Cano was very good when he played this past season: OPS+ of 136. That's an elite-level season for him (his very good lifetime average is 127).
  11. Dude, I'm not justifying it! It is the case, however, that the D-lineman who was cut stated that he wanted to kill Dawkins. Therefore, it's reasonable to assume the Jets decided to retaliate in some way if the opportunity presented itself. The fact that they did it is therefore understandable even if unjustified. I also don't agree with Hapless. There was bad blood going into this game, and that looked like a straight-up, deliberate cheap shot by Dawkins to me. Even if it wasn't, it could easily be interpreted as such by the opponent. Bottom line for the Bills: avoid cheap shots.
  12. I agree. I just think that the larger point -- that McDermott is no better or worse than, say, Jason Garrett or Jay Gruden or Adam Gase or (take your pick) -- is basically right.
  13. You should look at his advanced passer rating, which compares like to like. Most QBs threw more picks than TDs back then. The link is above.
  14. He said "most coaches." He has a point ...
  15. I understand the impulse, but I think they're basically OK on d-line next season and desperately need offensive talent. In a perfect world, they'd trade back in the first and get an extra second, and in order take OT (1st), WR (2nd), D-line (2nd), CB (third round), TE (fourth), RB (fourth), G/C (5th), WR (5th), S (6th) and BPA after that.
  16. Yep, just read about that. As a Yankees fan, I'd be thrilled, but let's see who they have to give up. Realmuto is very good.
  17. Yes; before the game, there was a quote from a Jets player (Jamal Adams, I think), who said that the Bills really didn't like the Jets, and that they really didn't like the Bills. It's personal between these two teams.
  18. They were absolutely robbed in the playoffs four years ago against the Cowboys. They had that game won hands down if not for a historically egregious call by the officials that deservedly lives in infamy.
  19. Looking at it from the other side, maybe it was the Jets who were retaliating against Dawkins' really dirty play on the first play of the game?
  20. Also worth noting when looking at his stats: note the Advanced Passing rating, for which 100 is league average for that year. When people look at his passer ratings, they compare them to today's stats, which is completely wrong. Namath was above average every year except one before his decline phase really set in in 1975. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NamaJo00.htm. Prior to those three seasons, teams he started for were 56-44-4 too. Whatever could make me think that? So what do you think of the Cano trade? I think he's still really good.
  21. This is totally wrong. In 8 postseason games against the highest-level competition, he had 1,140 yards and 12 TDs - which translates to 2,280 yards and 24 TDs over a 16-game season. He is, demonstrably, on a game-by-game basis -- and factoring that he played in a requisite number of games so that the performances aren't merely outliers -- the greatest postseason RB in NFL history. He won a SB MVP and rushed for over 100 yards in the Broncos' other SB victory. Also, this ain't baseball. Postseason performance count a LOT towards enshrinement.
  22. The Lions have a very real shot at making the playoffs, and they don't need to rely on anyone else outside of the Eagles (who have to play the Rams on the road and Houston) and Carolina (who has to play NO *twice*) faltering -- which is very possible. They play Buffalo (winnable), Minnesota at home (winnable), and GB on the road (tougher but winnable, given that GB may be running for the bus). I suspect an 8-8 team will make the playoffs in the NFC.
  23. Well-stated. I lean more toward hoarding timeouts given the huge number of close games in the NFL, but your position is certainly defensible.
  24. That could be the case. It was effectively the first play from scrimmage in the second half. Was there a TV timeout after the turnover? I can't recall. My guess is that there wasn't.
  25. But I'm not really complaining -- I'm raising an issue for which the answer isn't all that apparent or simple. And if you don't think the issue is worth discussing, why participate (multiple times)? Some here seem to think it's at least a moderately interesting issue given that it has come up repeatedly for the Bills this season. One thing I vow never to do is wade into a thread and declare it uninteresting and therefore unworthy of discussion.
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