Ennjay
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5 hours ago, billsfanmiami(oh) said:
I think Chiefs at Bills is a Sunday night, and Seattle at Bills is a Monday night. Maybe a Thursday night on the road vs the Jets.
I just hope you're right that those are both home games. Two of the toughest places to play in the league. On the other hand , road games in LA and Vegas don't bother me at all and I haven't heard that either SF or Arizona has any big home crowd advantage.
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On 12/16/2019 at 1:12 AM, RyanC883 said:
Hodges is an undrafted rookie, not the 7th pick who is allegedly a franchise qb.
Hodges was a starting QB in an NFL regular season game. He can be talked about. And NBC had no problem showing duck calls and Duckmania in its intro.
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2 minutes ago, chris heff said:
“This is where Duck Hodges is so good”, just before third interception.
I was just about to post this:
He harped on JA's perceived inaccuracy all night but said nothing about Hodges'. Hodges doesn't throw long (that was a pretty good graphic about, what, 61 of his 80 throws were less than ten yards) because he's inaccurate and he throws looping softballs. Washington does well with his throws because Washington gets open, not because Hodges zips lasers to him. Where was the analysis on that?
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I saw that too and loved it. I did have to explain to my wife what that was all about.
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3 hours ago, matter2003 said:
First time 3 brothers will ever play in the same game in NFL
Historysince 1927 when the Bills play the Steelers Sunday night...Thanks for sharing, but maybe read the story too.
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Conor McDermott finally gets his chance!
Oh wait . . .
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12 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:
It's a great league, Josh. Someone trying to take your head off is not fineable, but tossing a ball into the stands costs you $$
He knew it was going to happen, you could tell in his presser.
For what?
Technically, is that delay of game? (Even though each team provides its own football and Miami was about to get the ball.)
Jut asking. A real question.
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2 hours ago, billsfan1959 said:
This is a team that won 6 games last year, with a completely new offense, a young QB in his 2nd year, still lacking all of the pieces they are looking for (as they are still building), and a team that most people picked to not even make the playoffs this year.
I'm really encouraged by JA's 4Q performances for reasons beginning with Yogi's timeless and perfect observation that 90% of this game (any game FWIW) is half mental.
Listen to JA and watch him at pressers. He's not a savvy, poised long-timer like a Brady or an Eli or even a Fitz. He's still a big excited kid who's happy to be here. It wasn't that long ago he was at the U of Wyoming, where he was not playing in front of packed houses at the Big House or the Horseshoe or Jerry's World or whatever they've got in the SEC for crowd nutziness (and I say this with respect for the SEC). I've worried in games like NE this year that the moments are too big for him and he's not emotionally ready at the start -- he's too keyed up. He's got great talent and he really can play this game well. By the 4Q he seems to be settled and therefore he plays his best.
The Bills are ahead of schedule. (We got fooled by making the playoffs in Year 1 of the current regime; what was supposed to be a teardown year to clear out deadwood was the accidental playoff year thanks to Cinci, so so much of the teardown got delayed or deferred.) There was also the dead money salary cap issue.) In the progression from (1) just plain bad (Miami, Washington?) to (2) tough out (what people thought Tennessee would be? or what Atlanta would be?) to (3) playoff contender (Seattle? Dallas?) to (4) high expectations (Pittsburgh, realistic or not this year?) to (5) top tier/elite (NE? KC?), I thought this year's team would be somewhere between (2) and (3) with the jump to (4)/(5) in '20, but with the development of the D things came faster.
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19 minutes ago, MrEpsYtown said:
You are probably right. Each guy probably uses like 3 helmets.
Apparently you are allowed to change the decals, that's why we can still use the standing Buffalo helmet.
Yeah, I just read the FAQ link you included with your first post. Interesting situation that the NFL cares about the issue and the NCAA doesn't. Not that this is news.
I'm also starting to wonder what it means to "break in" a helmet over a "lengthy" period. Get the inside padding to fit "just right"? B y banging your head into it in practice?
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9 minutes ago, MrEpsYtown said:
What is the thinking behind the rule?
The idea is to limit the number of helmets that players wear during a season, because new helmets can be unsafe if they’re worn fresh out of the box, without a lengthy “break-in” period.
I guess an easy fix would to have players wear two helmets during the offseason, OTAs etc so they are both broken in.
Thanks for doing the research. So I guess it is a safety issue.
And on your easy fix: I'd be surprised if players don't already have a couple of helmets ready for game use just in case. But what do I know?
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On 10/16/2019 at 6:05 PM, GRHater69 said:
They can't change the helmets mid season, NFL rule.
Anybody here know why they have this rule?
It can't be for safety because the helmets still have to be regulation (hello again AB!) and besides, there's no rule that you have to wear the exact same helmet all year -- a player can always replace what he wore last week (like if it broke or got lost or stolen or something) with a new helmet. It can't be for trademark or marketing reasons because the teams own and market all the throwback and color rush stuff anyway. Helmets aren't cheap but if a team wants to buy an alternate set (like a lot of colleges do; look at Oregon, although maybe Nike donates what they wear) why should the league care? Are they afraid opponents won't recognize who they're playing?
Seriously, does anyone know what motivates the rule?
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On the offensive line for the Dallas Renegades:
6. Josh Allen, G, UL-Monroe (44)
With our QB and the Jacksonville DE that makes three. How many more Josh Allen's are out there?
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2 hours ago, rockpile said:
I have been a loyal Bills fan since the AFL and it is the games they are SUPPOSED to win that scare me the most. I expect they will win Sunday, but there is always that little bit of doubt in the corner of my mind.
I hear you. Remember the home game vs. the Jets back in the Super Bowl years, the week after Dennis Byrd was paralyzed? Those Jets weren't as bad as these Dolphins, but still the Bills had a superior roster and a home game. So of course they lost 24-17 to a Jets team that finished 4-12.
FWIW I just looked it up -- it was 1992. Had the Bills won and the rest of the season's results stayed the same they would have won the division at 12-4. Instead Miami won on a tiebreaker at 11-5 and the Bills played Houston in the Comeback wild card game. Considering how they ran out of gas at halftime vs. Dallas in the Super Bowl, maybe that one loss made all the difference because it forced them to play the extra game.
Sorry for going off topic.
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The only way for the Bills to lose this game is mentally -- screw up pre-game prep, don't focus, don't take it seriously, dog your assignments, don't game plan at all, get too cute with play calls, rest the starters too much and too early, all that sort of thing. The Bills have a superior roster, it's a home game with our rabid fans, and I can't think of a matchup in this game that doesn't favor the Bills (except maybe punter?).
That being said, sometimes better teams do a collective brain cramp (any Georgia fans reading this post?) and games DO get lost mentally. So it's not a sure thing. But I believe McD and the team leadership (Gore, Alexander, etc.) WILL keep everyone's heads on straight, so I expect a comfortable win.
Still . . .
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Once again, I find it interesting that they're not adding an O lineman after what happened to the O line depth in Nashville. It must mean they feel good about everyone coming back.
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4 hours ago, vorpma said:
in Nashville the night before the game most more interested in the outcome of the Vols starting a freshmen quarterback.
You're making me curious. I know Tenn is the big state school but the local SEC team in Nashville is Vanderbilt, which is private and usually a weak sister in football. Are you saying Nashville doesn't care about Vandy?
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40 minutes ago, H2o said:
I would, but I would start them at the 40 versus the 25.
Agreed.
What I haven't liked about college OT in recent years is that -- like hockey and soccer shootouts -- they're not playing the original game anymore under the OT rules. Not only are punts and kickoffs gone, but -- especially in the NFL -- starting at the 25 means you're already in FG range. There have been games that were 21-21 at the end of regulation that ended 69-68. I assume that's why they changed the rules for this year (which I hadn't known until I read this chain, but it must be true because I'm reading it on TBD, right?). At least hockey and soccer have OT periods before they go to shootouts.
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31 minutes ago, SCBills said:
With Foster hopefully getting healthy and Duke taking his spot, we did the right thing by moving him.
I really think this says it all.
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17 minutes ago, dneveu said:
Yeah - bates flexibility is beneficial to the line. They also must feel good about nsekhe, morse, and ford being avialalbe in 2 weeks.
I was about to say that maybe what's more interesting than the moves themselves is that neither involves the O line, so they must be feeling good about guys getting back for Miami (that is, the second bye). You beat me to it.
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If you were at the game, was there a whistle blowing the play dead? I didn't notice one on TV. (I could've just missed it.)
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3 minutes ago, Don Otreply said:
So, everything that is discussed on this forum is in one way or another driving one or more of us crazy. Cool ?
Go Bills!!!
Um . . . yeah. Agreed. Well put.
What bothers me is the negativity and anger some people put into their reactions. Example: a few weeks ago just for fun I posted a joke question about what to do with a cursed Bills jersey (they always lose when I wear it). One response told me to burn the shirt (ok . . .) with myself in it (?!). Huh? Where did that come from? Did I pee in your corn flakes that morning?
If you can't enjoy your visit here or join in a joke, then don't come. If you don't want to read a post or a line of discussion, then don't read it. It's not complicated.
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3 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:
I think that he’s back soon (they are talking about the game after this week).
Well . . . maybe. I've been reading that in the local papers here. Their bye is next week (#4). Bottom line is he's got mono and nobody really knows.
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1 hour ago, Kirby Jackson said:
I don’t think that they are a high character team (mostly because of Gase). I don’t think that they rally like the Colts did last year. They look like a 6-10 team to me at this point.
6? Really?
No joke, those Jets-Dolphins games could be epic. Desperation on both sides. Bad as they both are, the games could be really entertaining. (I'm assuming Darnold misses 7-8 games.)
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47 minutes ago, Rochesterfan said:
Their tough part is early - ours is in the middle - everything for the Jets will depend on how the team holds together if they start 0-5 and/or 1-6 - do they have the togetherness to go 7-1 down the stretch or do they shut some things down.
In this situation I'd rather be in a McDermott/Dabol/Frazier locker room than a Gase/Williams locker room. The Jets chemistry could be really ugly in December.
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Bills Primetime Schedule Next Year
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Thanks. But ... Oakland Raiders?