Acantha
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38 minutes ago, dave mcbride said:
I thought McCoy looked as good as ever yesterday. His ypc would have looked a lot better yesterday if he hadn't been tackled twice in the backfield at the moment of handoff for a cumulative negative 10 yards. He was great on the pass plays.
He definitely has a better day. But I was more referring to the season as a whole so far. Just like everyone else, he has to deal with a weak offense as a whole which makes running harder, but I don't think he gets away from all blame. Whether it's age or all the drama in his life, he hasn't been himself.
But like you said, yesterday was a good step. He had two runs yesterday where the way he moved finally looked like him. It was great to see. And again, I was using him as the only real bright spot to the talent level of the offense right now.
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16 hours ago, Buffalo Timmy said:
Not to argue your overall point but the talent on this team is better than many give it credit for- we are below nfl average talent overall but not 2008 lion bad.
The defense is solid. The offense, from top to bottom, is one of the least talented I ever remember watching. If not for McCoy, who doesn't seem to be quite up to his dominant level, I would say it is absolute bottom of the barrel.
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The only thing I could think at the time was that they were saying Allen didn't have possession of the ball before pushing it forward.
I think the replay was clear, but it's all I could think of.
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15 minutes ago, RiotAct said:
Wasn’t Mayfield brought in after Tyrod sustained the concussion?
Was he? I didn't watch the game and was told he was pulled. Easily could have been told wrong.
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All 4 playing by week 3, and none due to injury. Pretty crazy.
1 minute ago, YoloinOhio said:Interesting time to make a switch for his first real action
Horrible time.
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I'm honestly leaning toward the idea that he planned it. Left off the active roster week 1, only got back due to injury. He saw the writing on the wall and wanted to make a splash on his way out, maybe even an F U to the Bills who deactivated him.
Far fetched maybe, but no more so than a mid game epiphany.
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7 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:
So my wife and I have officially filed for divorce. Just waiting for my lawyer and her lawyer to review the paper work to sign off.
We're being very amicable towards each other. Nothing contested (so far) on our end. We still do get a long, we're in the process of selling our house and living in our existing house together for the next month or so. We're splitting everything 50/50 except 401K...she's not going to take any of mine. Instead of child support, I'll pay her health insurance since she can't be on mine now. I'm also giving her a good chunk of my savings. We're both being very good to each other right now.
I didn't want to be in the relationship anymore but at the same time, it's still pretty hard because I've been with her for 6 years....and we have a 3 year old.
We tried to explain to him last night what was happening and he wasn't getting it. We just said that we aren't going to live much longer in this house and we will now have two houses. He seemed excited.
If anyone has been through this, any advice? What should I expect?
Wow, you pretty much described my situation to a T. Married a little over 6 six years, 3 year old son. Amicable divorce. Even lived with each other for over a month after we decided to divorce while we figured things out.
I can't get into details (too hard on my phone), but suffice it to say I agree with the overall sentiment of get a lawyer and do NOT worry too much about being the nice guy. That doesn't mean be an !@#$, but don't roll over on everything just because you want to maintain the relationship. Overwhelming chances are, that story you told about dinners together isn't going to work out anyway.
I don't want to preach or harp, but if your interested in what happened with me (it's nothing horrible, but it will make you think), send me a message. When I can sit down at a computer I'll fill you in.
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On 9/15/2018 at 4:08 PM, ChevyVanMiller said:
Not sure, but, like the poster says, The Stoned Age was a better flick in the same genre.
Man, I forgot about that movie! D&C is just too "classic" at this point to say The Stoned Age is better, but I loved that movie when it came out. A friend of mine bought it and I probably saw it a dozen times. I may just go stream it for nostalgia sake.
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Honestly, I think he was exactly what the tape says he is. He's got a huge arm, pretty good athleticism, and is pretty tough. He also needs to work on accuracy and is going to need a bunch of time to adjust to the NFL. He has very little feel for pre-snap reads and using those to throw timing routes. That will likely come with experience (lots).
Given how bad the team is as a whole, and the complete failure of Peterman, I think this time in the game is invaluable to Allen. I don't expect much, but it will all help in year 2+ as the team is built around him.
One more thing, he HAS to stop pulling the ball down, turning and running sideways to the LOS. This is where the NFL defensive speed is KILLING him. I know the Oline sucks and is putting him in bad positions, but he has to keep his eyes down field, body in position to throw, and move sideways. As soon as he pulls that ball down and starts to turn, the defense has already closed.
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21 minutes ago, Heitz said:
He didn't? He was working through his progressions, seemed to be moving in the pocket well (a little too well when he bailed a few times on phantom pressure). Heck even PFF said he was the highest rated Bill, which of course is like being the king of Crap Mountain. Just not sure how one would say he has NO IDEA what's going on...
No idea may be a bit strong, but there's not much that can be gleaned from his time in the game. At the time he went in, Baltimore was putting in their second stringers and pulling back their defense in order to wind the clock down. The game was over, and Harbaugh was playing for his Thursday night game. As far as judging Allen, it basically amounted to another preseason game. While IMO I don't think there was really any other choice but to start Allen, what I've seen from him so far doesn't fill me with confidence.
I think the best case scenario is he can hit a deep ball early in order to get some kind of room for the running game. If they come out with the same game plan as they did against Baltimore, this is going to be another ugly game.
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Wow. Misery loves company, I guess. If there's ANY silver lining to the Bills loss, at least it wasn't a home game on national television.
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At this point, Peterman's reputation is actually enough to fire up the defense and make the games more difficult. They KNOW that our O-line isn't very good, and if they get even a little bit of pressure they allow their secondary/LB's to get in front of one of his slower passes. Defenses are salivating at the thought of facing him, and that confidence is enough to overwhelm this offense.
Add to that his confidence has to be crap. I don't care what he says, there's no way a young guy like him can just brush off two of the worst performances in modern NFL memory.
I was on board with giving Allen time, but there's no longer anything gained. What exactly are you telling your rookie if he isn't a better option that what we've seen from Peterman? Let him take his lumps. It simply can't be as bad as NP.
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Hard to think back on every single game and remember how bad it got. What I can say is that this is the most embarrassed I can ever remember being for the team (and as a fan of the team).
As a Bills fan, I'm stunned that I'm able to say that.
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3 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said:
The only good having the extra FA money does a team is it makes it possible to "over pay" to get a decent player.
It allows them to bring in a few very good FAs. It also allows them to start building a team through the draft and to actually resign their own good players before they become free agents. The effects of the dead cap space this season can't be understated.
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Doesn't matter. There's absolutely nothing he could say that would would matter.
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1 minute ago, cd1 said:
Today was not just about Peterman!!!
TODAY was a TOTAL TEAM FAILURE.
Coaches better wake the hell up - ALL of them.
I'm in total agreement. In fact, I think Daboll had the worst game of anyone.
That said, and this is coming from someone who has defended Peterman up until today, Peterman should never see a regular season game again.
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I was expecting ugly. This is worse.
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1 minute ago, HappyDays said:
I can't think of any other team benching their starting QB in week 17 after being eliminated from the playoffs. They did it to get a look at Manuel and Jones.
So what we're saying here is, there may have at least two reasons that Tuhrod was benched for that game, and the GM and coach may have given him two of those reasons?
Scandalous!
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On 8/24/2018 at 8:08 AM, May Day 10 said:
Its coming in New York...
I know my friends back home have been under this impression for a while now. I just don't get how they can be so sure. They JUST allowed MMA!!
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I remember the Miami fans here arguing that Richt would have better results when he was hired because "The U" was a magical place whose talent level simply dwarfed every other location in the country, and fairies would rise up out of the stadium and make it all work out (I may be taking some dramatic liberties).
So far, same old Richt. He'll win a bunch of games with talent, but no matter how much he has his teams still come out over confident and unprepared. Happened over and over at UGA.
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Favorite Old School Wrestler
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I hate when"favorite" threads turn into lists, so I'll refrain since I have about 8 names in my head and can't narrow it down.
Instead I'll change direction a bit and say that any time I think of "old school" wrestling, the first thing I think of is the Ricky The Dragon Steamboat vs Ric Flair trilogy. Some of the greatest performances ever and really changed wrestling for me from pure entertainment to really respecting the talent of it all. I was about 10 for the first one.
Those matches are also a big part of the reason I can't sit through the modern stuff.