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Matt in KC

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  1. Am I the only one who thought that MM should have challenged that 1 yd run? From one angle, it looked to me like Henry stretched the ball out to the goal line, when he was still clearly on his feet in the pile-up.

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    I really think he did too, but I think it had been whistled by that point. Still, that seems like a pretty good place to challenge. ...and why would they whistle "forward progress" on a play like that??
  2. I'll go on record saying I don't think Drew is playing too poorly, but did own a few of the incompletions and a couple of the sacks today. Overall, I think he's played pretty well this year, though I was completely done with him at the end of last year.

     

    Drew is 30 out of 50 for 351 yards. 2 Tds, 1 INT.

     

    He's clearly been coached to play conservatively and not make mistakes, so the D has a chance to win the game... and he's doing a decent job of that, but has been a weak leader, disappearing when needed the most.

  3. My take is they should have gone for it. I know it was 4th and 10, but I would have passed, and tried to force it in somewhere if no one was open. I think many DBs would catch the interception with the hope of making a return, and this would have gained as many yards as a punt. Their offense starting at the 33 is not so bad (tho not great obviously). I thought maybe Morrman might just try passing until they took the delay of game penalty.

     

    ...or kick the feild goal. He had plenty of leg on that 42 yard miss (that was very close btw).

  4. I went to sleep around 2AM and popped back up at 5. I've mostly been looking up Ivan info (back down to 155 Mph winds). Football-wise, this is the calm before the storm.

     

    I hope none of the Bills are having trouble getting enough sleep....

  5. DirecTV FAQ's:

     

    Q: Which games will I see with NFL SUNDAY TICKET™ from DIRECTV®?

     

    A: NFL SUNDAY TICKET™ consists of regular season Sunday games broadcast at 1 pm and 4 pm EST. However, due to league and network requirements, games broadcast by your local FOX or CBS station will not be available on NFL SUNDAY TICKET™. If your game is not available in the 700-719 channel range, simply switch over to your local FOX or CBS station.

     

    I'm annoyed I won't receive the 'phin's game live... but I guess it is called NFL Sunday Ticket....

  6. Well I hope Stevestojan doesn't take your $50 because I made the same bet with him for $100.  CD I think that we'll have to wait until the 15th or 16th game to find out, but I like our chances if:

    - Teague continues his solid play he exhibited durring preseason.

    - Williams continues to get himself back in season form, physically and mentally.

    - Villarriel lives up to his hype.

    - Jennings stays healthy.

    - Smith takes this chance to prove himself and runs with it (err...blocks with it).

    - McNally is able to live up to his reputation as a demi-god.

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    I would have gone for $100 too, but I had just found out my wife was being laid off. She's working at a new job that has better people, work and pay now BTW.

     

    I think we have a good chance of winning since only 3 teams gave up over 43 sacks last year (granted we gave up a whopping 51).

  7. I haven't seen one snap of pre-season Bills ball, so ...

    With the season (IMHO) riding on our O-line, how do they look?

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    I think they look very good. Several months ago, I bet Stevestojan (the person) $50 that we would give up under 40 sacks this year, and I'm feeling good about the bet. They have been looking stronger each PS game.

     

    I think having a former TE as a head coach, Reed back in the slot, and reintroducing play-action and screen passes will all do wonders for our o-Line stats this year... not to mention the more fundemental coaching and personnel changes mentioned at length here already.

  8. Would someone mind cutting and pasting what was said here.  Please.

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    I think there are ownership/copywrite issues to consider, but CP indicates he thinks the Bills are roughly $5 Million under the cap this year after PS salaries etc. are taken into account. The big unknown he mentions is any bonuses JP might have received.

     

    Next year we look to be somewhere in the neighborhood of $10 Mil under if we fill the roster with players making the minimum to cover our FA losses. The biggest diffference I see is $5Mil+ dead cap this year and way under $1 Million dead cap next year. This is certainly progress by our GM! ...of course 2005 speculation is a bit premature at this point.

  9. Here is a article that explains the formula they use to pay a player on the injured list

    its says they do not pay entire salary but percentage based on years service a rookie for instance getting about half of salary . In Travis Brown case he signed a one year contract for  $380,000 and by formula it looks like he would be paid about  $200,000

    article here. Injured salary

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    Hey, thanks! Good stuff there!
  10. 8 wins +/- 2

     

    I would be shocked if they won less than 6 or more than 10.... To win more than 10, they need a solid o-line, same strong D and good fortune. To win less than 6 would only happen with a critical injury or two.

     

    My guess:

    JAX W

    @OAK L

    NE W

    @NYJ L

    MIA W

    @BAL L

    ARZ W

    NYJ W

    @NE L

    StL W

    SEA L

    @MIA L

    CLE W

    @CIN L

    @SF W

    PIT L

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