dave mcbride
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before we all go and blame butler for the trade - and of course he deserves some of the blame - ralph wilson was at that jags game and said afterward how impressed he was by johnson. for people who haven't figured it out, ralph is a meddler, and it wouldn't surprise me one bit to know that he pushed this one. butler, of course, pulled the trigger on it, so i'm certainly not absolving him.
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The fan-team QB relationship has some real parallels to dating...
RJ was the cute girl that teased you, strung you along, kept going out on dates with you, always a promise of getting a little bit more.
Flutie was the homely flat chick that was cool to be around, and she'd always "take care" of you
When they made you choose, and you finally decided to date the cute one (RJ) exclusively, she waited until your other bridge was burned before telling you no sex until marriage.
Then, when you couldnt take it and ditched the cute one, the next month (season) she proceeded to nail some random ugly frat guy who had no interest in her and tossed her aside like yesterdays garbage afterwards. (RJ winning the SB in Tampa)
Moral: i really dont know, just kinda took off with the story, but i guess it would be... Women and QB's, cant live with 'em, cant live without them
this is really funny! seriously.
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The real nightmare scenario is that the Bills come out firing. The defense comes to play, Holcomb makes the throws, and the BIlls upset the Broncos to keep the Chargers alive in the playoff hunt. This fools Ralph into thinking that Mularkey can coach with the big boys, and he retains him. THAT sounds like the nightmare.
If he IS the coach next season, I sure do hope he can prove me wrong, cuz he hasn't proven anything at all yet.
brandon, i'm not saying mularkey is the next belichick, but he is so not the problem with this team that it's not even funny.
the bills are as talent-barren as any team in the nfl save the 49ers and the jets (due to injuries).
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I agree 100 percent that he should NEVER be part of the Bills. He dished Hull, one of the most beloved players (and skilled) to ever wear our colors..
I think the "roids" Haslett took affected his head.
I don't blame Haslett for the mess in NO, they never have money and the organization is awful, but he has proved not to be a good game coach and his teams seem to under perform...come to think of it that seems to be a pre req for the Bills job...
i agree he shouldn't have said what he said about hull (despite the fact that i strongly suspect it to be true, which is no offense against hull because steroids were absolutely pervasive in the 80s), but i really think we're making a mountain out of a molehill here. i simply don't see it as that big of a deal. i think he'd be a good hire, to be honest, and i do think he's a good coach in perhaps the worst, most dysfunctional organization in pro football.
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I absolutely agree...that is why I have such a hard time nailing TD to a tree...I don't think the Bills are nearly as bankrupt, talent wise, as their record shows, and as many here seem to think. It really is as simple, I think, that they need to get better on both lines, and some of the skill position guys need more experience. As old as the Bills are (on defense) they are young in other areas. I am sure there are a number of players on the Bills roster that other GM's in the NFL would covet.
you can say that about any team in the league. arizona, for instance, has 5 or 6 really, really good players. same with baltimore, the jets, and new orleans (i'd argue that new orleans has significantly more talent than the bills). anyway, the point is that drafting and/or signing up talented players is a highly overrated skill.
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Well...not quite...Haslett tried to resign, but Benson refused the resignation for now...Haslett reportedly will resign again after the season...He's made it know he's gone no matter what...From that point they can negotiate how to handle the situation. Sure Benson can keep Haslett from Coaching for the Full Year that will be left on his Deal...But honestly that will just be more bad press for Benson...not that he seems to mind bad press but...It really does Benson no good to keep Haslett hostage...The reasons Haslett has given publicly through certain insiders have been pretty understandable considering the circumstances...
I'm quite sure if Haslett wants to Coach in 2006 something can be worked out...I have no idea if that is what Haslett wants, but by no means is the situation cut and dry or even close to being resolved yet...
i know haslett probably said something he shouldn't have said about kent hull (although i certainly suspect it to be true), but all the same it's really not that big of a deal to me. i think he's a pretty solid coach who may well thrive in buffalo. everyone needs to remember that new orleans is a supremely crappy organization and that he's done wonders to make that team do as well as it has. put simply, i would not be shocked at all to see him in buffalo in the next couple of years, and possibly next year. he has stated that it's his dream job, after all.
also, let's not forget: he was a GREAT player for the bills, partly because he was a supremely intense guy (bordering on craziness).
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i am by no means suggesting that the bills pursue TO, which will never happen anyway, but this is riduculous. first, the teams he's been on have almost always been good, usually making the playoffs. also, in the nfl, individual players don't "win things," teams do. barry sanders never "won anything", but he was twice the player thurman thomas was and a good bit better than emmitt smith too. gale sayers and dick butkus never won anything either. them not winning anything had everything to do with the teams surrounding them.
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he did look pretty good his first year, and the massive number of sacks he took at the beginning of the season and in the final game pretty much went unnoticed because of the overall warm fuzzies bills fans had that year. it was really in 2000 and especially 2001 that he crapped out, getting constantly pounded and hurt. he also didn't play that well in 2001 (even after factoring in the poor supporting cast).
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just to make it a little easier:
collins in 1997 (the bills went 6-10):
completions: 215
attempts: 391
completion percentage: 55.0
yards: 2367
yards per attempt: 6.1
tds:12
ints: 13
losman this year (the bills are probably 5-11 at best):
completions: 114
attempts: 229
completion percentage: 49.8
yards: 1340
yards per attempt: 5.9
tds: 8
ints: 8
in case you're wondering about collins' second year (1996), in which he started a couple of games, here are the numbers:
completions: 55
attempts: 99
completion percentage: 55.6
yards: 739
yards per attempt: 7.5
tds: 4
ints: 5
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a couple years from now we might be looking back on the losman thing with sadness and disappointment. He is going to have to make great leaps in his accuracy and field vision if he's ever going to be a good QB.
Unfortunately, those are two of the most difficult attributes to 'teach' or 'learn'. You either have them or you don't. I haven't seen signs of either of them yet.
I wish it weren't so, but you can't tell me that JP has been accurate, decisive, poised, or effective.
He's made a few throws, and missed a ton of 'em.
Don't expect him to be special next year. I know I don't. Hope he is, but I'm not expecting much.
let me ask you this: in your opinion, is losman better or worse than todd collins was the year he started ('97)?
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I can't recall exaclty who the author was, but ESPN did a rather large feature article on Bill Polian's situation with Ralph and what led to the firing. The gist of the article was that Polian did not see eye-to-eye with Jeff Littman, who was Ralph's chief financial guy for all of Ralph's businesses, including the Bills.
The article suggested that Polian and Littman detested each other and that the relationship was untenable, forcing Ralph to choose between the two.
I realize this might paint Ralph in a false light as the poor guy in the middle, but the article suggested that Polian gave Ralph a "it's him or me" sort of ultimatum and that Ralph went with Littman.
I don't know how much of the above is true, but it is generally known that Polian can be very tempramental and blunt. Maybe that was too much for Ralph, or maybe Polian was telling Ralph things he needed to hear but didn't want to acknowledge.
You could argue the case all day about Ralph being cheap. What can't be argued is his loyalty. He's had plenty of opportunities to move his team but hasn't, because he's an old school owner who believes that the league is better by spreading its presence everywhere, as opposed to just the most profitable markets. I believe he's kept the team in Buffalo for what he feels is the good of the league. And when he dies, the future of the team in Buffalo will be in very serious jeopardy.
i also don't think any of us know anything about littman's value to ralph's other business dealings.
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the bills offense really took off in 89, though, especially the running game. i certainly don't mean to denigrate ringo, but if bresnahan were inferior, one would expect that the line would decline in its play. it didn't -- it became much better. in particular, certain players became a lot better in 90 and 91 -- (i.e., ballard).
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The Bills have lost 9 of the last 10 against the Patriots...
I realize the Pats have three Super Bowl championships in that time but this "rivalry" is starting to look reminiscent of the Bills vs. the Dolphins during the '70s.
As for the NFC, this is the first time since the 1985 season that the Bills didn't record a win against an NFC opponent. This is the first season that the Bills have gone 0-4 against the NFC. The 1985 team went 0-2 against the NFC.
The writing is on the wall. If you haven't read Nick from England's recent post about his visit to Orchard Park, he gave hints that the Bills are due for a major shakeup.
Team MVPs: Brian Moorman and Lee Evans.
10 of their last 11, actually. they lost game 15 in 2000 to them (the blizzard game).
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no. i can't let you get away with this false remarks:
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/McNaDo00.htm
look closely at the 2004 season. that is better than the numbers any bills qb has put up *ever*.
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um, this is really, really dumb. in that drive, a) they scored and b) they were up against the clear-cut best team in the league (the patriots, the same team that has dismantled the bills on a regular basis in this millenium). he had a fabulous season last year -- better than any bills qb since 1990.
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I thought they played hard--they just got killed.
I didn't see players out there quitting on routes, or quitting on tackles, or quitting on rushing the passer, etc. This is just a bad team that got demolished by a much better team; they got beat because they stink, not because they didn't try.
i'd buy that except for the fact that they controlled the pats when they played them in NE. plus, the bills are a terrible road team and decent home team to boot.
Typical Moulds move
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promo - gimme a break. no way does moulds make that first down if he simply falls forward. he's at least a half yard and more like a yard short.