Kultarr
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Nothing says "I like my guys" more than not letting them play the game because you think they will screw up.
OTOH, this is the same coach that had JP Losman, of all QBs, execute a roll-out before the 2 minute warning last year against the Jets.
Players, not plays. Jauron, the mauron.
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The Patriots are lucky to have escaped with a win. If not for 1 critical error (McKelvin), this game was won by the Bills.
Yes, they were lucky. They are still a good team with some great players and a great coach and luck follows good teams.
McKelvin's fumble was a big turnaround in the game, but the game wasn't decided by 1 play. That's pure hogwash. Yes, the fumble was a bad play, but if he doesn't fumble, the Bills offense could have gone 3 and out and the Patriots still win. Even though he did fumble, the Patriots didn't return that fumble for a score. The Bills defense let them drive the short field quickly and fairly easily to take the lead. The defense could not hold. And let's not forget that the Bills had great plays (conversely the Patriots had lousy plays) such as the Schobel pick 6. The Patriots could say, if not for that 1 play, the game would've been totally different just as easily.
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Jauron is apparently coated in teflon.
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And no team in the NFL was willing to give Losman a chance to even compete for a 3rd string QB job after Buffalo cut ties with him.
Maybe. Losman's agent said that he was looking for a starting job. The only one of those he got offered was in the UFL.
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I'll admit that this team does seem to have too many nice guys. However in the last couple of years, we have brought in players to change that mentality: Stroud, Mitchell, TO, Wood.
Did you really mention Terrell Owens in a list of players that the Bills brought in to improve team chemistry?
BTW, the names on your list do very little to nothing to support your point, IMHO.
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to be fair, i don't exactly recall what Mr. Wilson said/not said at time the CBA was announced. it's all a little hazy. i do know it didn't take long for him to get on the revenue-sharing pulpit in meeting with Pataki and announcing the long-term future of Bills franchise was in jeopardy.
the most recent reference to not having all the information in front of the owners was from Mr. Wilson's recollections from interview this past weekend. he did say the deal was "no good financially" (though he might be speaking in hindsight), and stressed that owners never got a chance to see "the other side of the paper, all the rules and policy-making and so forth," while noting that many of the other owners (except for Brown ... happy now Cinc?
) were quick to raise their hands in approval.the point being: it was a rushed and patchwork process pieced together at the last minute, which i think goes against any suggestion that the owners understood exactly what they were getting themselves into.
jw
ADDS: "Didn't"
Perhaps the owners learned the lesson then. It wasn't to their benefit to rush to pass the preeminent contract of their business in the last hour, literally, and without the details even having been written, much less read. The impression I got was the vote was largely to support the outgoing commish. With the present economic market, a repeat of such a rash decision-making process could ruin them all.
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To take the contrarian side, I don't know if the owners would fear anti-trust rulings that much anymore. They'll point to the XFL, failed CFL in the US, and UFL as competitive models, and the fact that the NFL is doing nothing to stonewall those leagues. Their argument is the NFL is a natural monopoly, because the fans don't care for a watered down professional football league.
The strongest legal support for the argument is the XFL, which had strong backing from another "sports" league and a major network contract, yet still failed. I'm guessing that everyone is watching the merchandise ruling that SCOTUS has decided to review. My guess is that the exclusivity deal the league has with its sponsors will pass, as there's ample precedent for it.
Not to mention that the owners likely fear a negative net in their annual report a lot more than losing special trust status. Everyone involved (and that includes lenders both civic and private), with any brains left, should.
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Why is it so hard to believe that Jauron was completely truthful when he said he made the call? Head coaches do make play calls and do override the suggestions for their assistants at crucial points in the game.
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It's been alleged that Turk is calling the plays, however I'm convinced our coaching staff in general may be using the "ask madden" button.
Is that like a Staples Easy button?
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Who needs improvement when you can have continuity?
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Skooby reported that right? Skooby happens.
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JP was slated to be a 2nd to 3rd round pick in that draft and he also struggled plenty before Jauron got to Buffalo. Edwards was lauded by a former coach (not his)...wow, how many busts have been highly touted by former and current pro personnel. Everything isn't DJ's fault Zaz...its been a solid collaborative effort by all involved in the Bills organization the past few years.
Well, Bill Walsh used to gush about Rick Mirer. He was pretty ticked off to miss out on picking Steve Fuller and have to settle for Joe Montana though.
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We scored 21 points a game last year. That is the most we've scored in a long time.
Which is 23rd best in the NFL, less than a FG ahead of Seattle and Kansas City.
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This is from the same coaching staff who thought that an injured Tedy Lehman was better than a healthy Mario Haggan?
The guy is built like a SS. Tells you about all you need to know.
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Don't misconstrue this comment as a disagreement with you.
I just want to mention that on occasions where the defense beats the O-line off the snap that it's often a case where the quarterback is being too predictable in his snap count. Other times it's because the play clock has run down and the defense knows the snap is imminent. In either of these cases it often comes down to the quarterback not having the experience, savvy, and presence of mind to marshal the situation. One got this feeling with JP a lot.
More likely the center has a tell and your self scouting is lacking or not done so you never correct it.
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Good to see the smokescreen worked on somebody.
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Our problem is with the offense, my guess is Dick Jauron and company have given Ralph Wilson satisfactory reason to believe the offense will be fixed or changed probably changed.
So, let me get this straight. We're all supposed to believe that they woke up yesterday and had identified the problems and knew the answers to those problems. We really must be "stupid fans."
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Well, Tim does monitor this board, a bit (and contributes, too). From many of the posts/threads on this Wall, I'd get the idea that fans are annoyed at DJ's stoic nature, too. It seems to be a major concern for some fans.
Now, I think that, if the team was successful, there would be little discussion of that, here If the team was terrible and Dick ranted on the sideline, they would point to that as the issue. Fans are people, and most people are stupid.
Well, as I said Tim isn't the only one to toss this soft nugget out there as gospel. Sure, fans may complain about his lack of screaming, but that is so clearly a superficial argument, that it really can't be taken seriously. Even "stupid fans", as you put it, realize that something stinks in Denmark.
I actually like DJ. He seems to be a very straight ahead guy. He just stinks as a head coach...stoic or not.
Perhaps I wasn't clear enough. I don't dislike Jauron personally; I don't even know the guy. I do dislike him as a head coach and it has everything to do with results and zero to do with his personality. -
I agree that it isn't likely that this is a strategy designed to make DJ resign. But, with regard to Ralph using the "fire your assistants" routine, it may not have been an option, if the Tim Graham source is to be believed:
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/afceast/0-4-673...on-and----.html
What I don't quite get is why the national media types insist on pushing the perception that the fans dislike Jauron because of his "stoic demeanor". Graham even acknowledges in the same piece that Jauron has had very questionable game management, hasn't had a single winning season, ... and a list of other issues and then he flips Bills fans a symbolic bird and implies they only dislike Jauron because he's "stoic".
(Maybe I'm reading too much into Tim's piece here, but this little "stoic" bit has been regurgitated ad nauseum and without much critical thought by many in the media. I for one don't like Jauron because he has proven himself to be loser as an NFL head coach.) -
The draft is about making the fans of bad teams feel good. Of course, the masochistic need not bother.
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wait a minute... what was that? I made all my graphics back then.
Say, you still got that graphic of the kultarr at the keyboard?
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Ah, the good ol' prehistoric days, when all you needed to be an expert was a keyboard and Internet access.
oh, wait....
Yet, it was a different time. The Buffalo Bills and the NFL, for the most part, had no real presence on the Net back in those days. No Google. ESPN was just getting its site up... All the things people take for granted now, we pioneered.
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I always enjoyed reading his stuff.
I liked reading GG's stuff as well. Hoist another for the old fogies!
Move Maybin to OLB or bust.
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Pretty much nailed it and the front office in a single sentence. Nice work.
I'm sure they thought they were getting a Dwight Freeney clone here. A couple problems with that. Freeney (and the entire Colts defense) is immensely aided by having Peyton Manning and an offense than can explode on people. Second, Maybin is not the same type of player as Freeney. Maybin has great quick twitch and can get out of a stance sudden. But after that he seems very limited. In the game yesterday, he either ran straight up the field past the play or was swallowed whole at the LOS. Freeney has great hands, multiple moves, true speed, and a great first step.