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I think Mack will be legit in the NFL. You can't avoid LB's in the NFL like you can in college. He will cause havoc rushing the QB and stripping guys from behind, and getting plenty of tackles in between. I'd take Mack if he's there...or a big WR.
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That cool. I think Trevor Scott played with the Bucs this year too, another UB guy. Mike Williams (a Buffalo guy) is already there and Khalil Mack is shown going to the Bucs in a bunch of mock drafts. Buffalo south.!
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I'd rather take Mack if he's available over Barr or Mosely. That being said, this team has more of an urgent need to fix the offense. I can see Jim Schwartz advising Marrone..."dude, you really need a megatron type WR on this club".. anyway, I think they go big WR with that first pick.
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The media and fans make a big deal out of Sherman talking so much and detracting from his teammates. So then Marshawn Lynch refuses to talk much and the media gets all torqued up over that too, Ha. Just stop and let people be people. Unless someone is getting physically or mentally beaten down, who cares?!?
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Cleveland really poached our coaching staff. Classy of the Bills to not block anything and for Marrone for helping to "prep" Pettine for his interview.
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I wonder if this means that Schwartz won't be bringing a lot of his own guys.
Schwartz has been around long enough that he must have a network of guys he can bring onboard if need be. I'm sure there are plenty of decent LB coaches out there that he can fill the opening with.
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You bet the players love it. Who wouldn't want an all expenses paid trip to Hawaii for your whole family? I give the league credit for trying to make changes, and the players credit for playing hard last night. They obviously don't want this nice reward to be taken off the table. The D players were definitely hitting. The QB's were not wearing a red practice jerseys, they were hit too. Next year they should have Team Kelly vs Team Marino.
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Progress to me is the fact another team took one of our coordinators and made him head coach. More progress is that we got an ex-head coach and experienced D-coord to replace him. I like the hire. Not a Schwartz fan as a head coach but like Greggo, being the head D-coach may be his best position.
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theres a balance to be had. coaches realize that the team has an interest to protect. just like FORCING everyone to stay would be frowned upon by some, rolling over and giving carte blanch to a guy leaving after 1 year to take his full staff could be seen as not supporting your head coach.
You have to bank on the fact that Marrone hired those assistant coaches and they will be loyal to Marrone, not Pettine. It's very rare that a new first time head coach would be able to take an entire defensive staff with him. It's not like the Bills are in turmoil or just let their head coach go. They have some good young talent and expected to take a leap forward in 2014.
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He can'tjust take coaches with him. The Bills would need to agree to let them out of their contracts. Prior to March 1st, they need to agree to let non-HCs to interview for HC jobs. But non-HCs (position coaches, coordinators) are all the same. Even if he wanted to take O'Neil to be his DC, the Bills could block that. That said, they may choose to let him go if that is what he wants to do. They won't let everyone go, of course.
In the end.... organizations have to let coaches walk if they see another opportunity as a step up. Word gets out quickly in coaches circles which organizations are good to work for. Buffalo would be bad-mouthed to no end if they didn't let coaches leave if they desired to.
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The Bills will be fine and Marrone said he will get a guy in here with the same aggressive D mindset. They'd better be taking Pettines office keys now, security badge, his ipad and all confidential data associated with the Bills. That's what my company does the moment someone leaves here, lol. He is the enemy now!
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So if I hear correctly, the Seattle D-coord is interested in the Browns and they are interested in him... right?!? That would be pretty short sighted of an organization to NOT hire a guy because of Super Bowl timing.
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I was driving at lunch listening to Sirius. The guy was talking about the Browns situation and was ripping them to pieces. Saying Pettine was not even a blip on their radar when they fired Chud. Was not on anyone's list. Now this Clown organization might hire him. Pettine is a solid DC but he brings no real credentials to being the Browns head coach.
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Good coaches move around ALL the time. They often leave the good teams for a better position at a mediocre team and yet the "good" team still stays strong. Pettine leaving won't undo the Bills. I don't think people need to freak out about this. It stinks while a new coach gets up to speed but Marrone already stated he will find someone to use a similar scheme if Pettine leaves. They won't stop being aggressive.
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I think it's between the Seattle guy and Pettine. If the 'Hawks win the Super Bowl it would be very easy to sell their D-Coord to the Browns fan base. Even if they lose a close game... Seattle's defense brings a whole lot more national acclaim to the table.
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Has anything worked out better in the history of the NFL than Seattle moving from the AFC to NFC years ago? I give them credit for being a solid team but they got good when they moved to the NFC. Never had to deal with the Patriots, Ravens, Steelers, Broncos, etc... They benefitted from a bad NFC West for several years and made the playoffs and even a SuperBowl. Now I think this years version of the Seahawks is the best they've had but overall that organization really got the benefit of moving out of the AFC.
As for the fans, i think there are jerk fans at every NFL stadium. We have no reason to talk here in Buffalo. Some of the jerkiest fans in the NFL reside in WNY. I do agree that the Seahawks have some punk players and aren't very likeable.
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I still think a hail mary pass into a group of receivers and DB's give a team a better chance to succeed than these crazy laterals all over the field. that just never works and often times the team goes backwards and loses the ball. At least heaving it downfield you can get a perfect deflection or tip and then run it in. I hate all the laterals. just dumb,
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Gus Malzhan must be a freakin' genius. Isn't this the Auburn club that stunk last year and lost the Iron Bowl like 52-0? They got so good, so fast under this guy.
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I don't think many people are throwing in the towel on EJ. Like Whaley said, we all expect good progression from year 1 to year 2. We'd better see it. Would be nice if EJ could sprinkle in a few 300 yard passing games in the mix like Drew Brees did in his 2nd season.
If the Bills see a QB in the draft that they love, and he falls to them, I wouldn't be upset to have them pull the trigger in order to hedge their bets on EJ. You have to get the QB position right or the organization will spin their wheels indefinitely.
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Or luck come out as a junior and settle for cam! Oh well. Wasn't in the cards.
or take our 1st round "franchise QB" this year since there are several really promising ones. Instead we took ours last April in maybe the weakest QB class in years. Bills have no Luck.
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That sound you hear is KC's window slamming shut. Next season they won't get all those fortunate matchups of crap QB's to get out 9-0. They won't get bushell fulls of turnovers to steal games along the way. They won't have an injury-free season from Jamaal Charles. As an NFL team in the playoffs, you have to take advantage of the NOW. KC was the hot team this year, so much fell their way. I see them still being decent next year but more like 8-8.
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GMs want innovative new coaches and ideas. Not these stale old concepts.
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I'm in on Sammy Watkins. He's the anti TJ Graham. He's fast and can actually catch the ball with his hands and knows how to "high point" the ball downfield.
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Marrone has a lot better chance to be a success imo. I don't see anything special in EJ. Kinda' like Tannehill to me or Jason Campbell version 2.0. Marrone has been around a successful NFL team and QB (Saints). He knows what "success" looks like from the inside and what kind of players and schemes you need to win.
People that say Marrone is too inexperienced or in over his head is such a copout for sound reasoning. That's assuming guys like Mike Tomlin, John Harbaugh, John Fox, Bill Belichek, etc..NEVER make mistakes during a game. Let me tell you, all NFL coaches make mistakes. I think Marrone gets it and will be a good NFL coach.
Bills coaches want to move on from training staff, FO dysfunction
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I support Marrone and Whaley in all of this. Obviously what the organizations has done in the past hasn't worked. If they want new and modern methods in place then there's a reason. As for Overdorf, I knew him in the past and he can be an arrogant prick sometimes. Doesn't surprise me if he's rubbing the "new guys" the wrong way over there.