Ennjay
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I could see persuading myself that one of these guys is no worse than whomever I would get in April 2020 with my 7th round pick, and if he's any good I get help now instead of next year. But I'm still not convinced I'd pull the trigger.
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28 minutes ago, Florida Bills Fanatic said:
I agree with you. When you take into account the frequency of injuries in the league, having four guys that can play is more of a necessity than a luxury. In this case, it is a good deal when Foster has a cheap contract.
It's not a luxury at all. It's the way NFL rosters are built.
I blame the NFL for having this "quiet period" in June when there's little or no news to report. Anybody can. make up any kind of crap in June.
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45 minutes ago, Rc2catch said:
That guy is definitely looking for attention. I don’t think as highly of foster as some on here but he’s surely not trade bait in his second year. He showed some real flashes and rapport with Allen last season. Our biggest weaknesses last season could possibly be the strongest this year. Foster isn’t trade or cut bait. He will 100% be on the team and could either lead the team in receiving or be a rotational deep threat with brown. One way or another though he’s seeing meaningful snaps during the season
You're absolutely right.
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9 minutes ago, cba fan said:
... if Bills ever get to Super Bowl contention status it is very likely they upgraded ... Hauschka ages out.
Serious question: what's your problem with Hauschka?
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A lot of good stuff in this thread. One more observation:
Inigo Montoya correctly points out that middle-of-the-pack rankings for rushing yards and points allowed have to improve. Successful rushing games also eat clock. I'm not rehashing the Time of Possession argument but rather thinking about getting the ball back when you need it, especially in the fourth quarter. Even with expected offensive improvement, I don't know how often the Bills will carry a two- or three-score lead into the 4Q so the opposition can't run anymore. More likely we'll need the ball back and the D will have to pick it up so the O will have a chance.
Old timers like me will remember how the K-Gun Bills would play keepaway with long ground drives in the 4Q and just end the game before the opposition could do anything about it (whether or not the Bills had a two- or three-score lead). That's what I'm concerned about this Bills D protecting against. Also, obviously, improving on points allowed will necessarily result from improving on rushing yards allowed so long as the Pass D doesn't collapse.
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He deserves credit for enduring some really ugly uniforms he had to wear -- chiefly those Bills hockey shirts with the blue band across the shoulders and the Steelers bumblebee throwbacks.
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1 hour ago, transient said:
Serious question, did the RBs they drafted suck or did they just not effectively work them into the game plan? I’m working from memory here, but they always struck me as being willing to live and die by Marino’s arm. I don’t really remember them as a team that ever had a game plan that tried to establish the run. Contrast that with the balance the Bills had with Kelly under center (granted, with Thomas in the backfield).
To further that point, I just looked on the Pro Football Reference site. Marino is 14th all time in average pass attempts per game, but he’s the only one of his era in the top 20 (unless you count Favre at 17 and/or Bledsoe at 12, since they overlapped the latter part of Marino’s career). The next from that era is Warren Moon at 24. Jim Kelly is all the way down at 45.
This is how I remember it too. The Dolphins were always ready to scrap the running game, probably because Marino wanted to throw it. Obviously that's what he was best at.
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10 hours ago, whatdrought said:
There are going to be teams that get remembered for wasting generational/historical talents by fielding crap football teams, and the Texans with JJ Watt are high on that list. We’ll see if they can capitilize on his renaissance, but I doubt it.
Browns and Joe Thomas might be top of the list.
Off topic maybe but I've always felt sorry for Eric Moulds for the same reason. On another team he might have made the HOF.
5 hours ago, Doc Brown said:No. Barry Sanders is at the top of that list. Marino would be a close second.
Agreed on Sanders but I have a hard time having sympathy for Marino. He didn't play on crap teams -- just teams that were stuck behind others that were better (usually the Bills), like Earl Campbell's Oilers were stuck behind some great Steeler teams.
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I guess we could have skipped this whole thread.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26896216/pats-cut-te-seferian-jenkins-1st-day-camp
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1 hour ago, billsbackto81 said:
Pressure washing............
Is that what we call cold showers now?
I for one am proud to be posting on a blog where 87% of voting participants understand he's doing just fine.
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9 minutes ago, Gugny said:
This is the most updated list I've found (last updated on 5/25/19): https://nfltraderumors.co/list-of-unsigned-2019-nfl-draft-picks/
Two trivial observations:
1. The Packers also have an unsigned Third Round TE, so I'm wondering if Knox is waiting to see what he gets. Or vice versa.
2. What's with the Rams? Are they taking this year off?
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3 hours ago, Haslett_Stomp said:
I recall Starr scored the winning TD on a QB sneak after someone (Jerry Kramer?) blocked "massive Jethro Pugh", allowing Starr to score.
That block may have put Jerry Kramer in the Hall of Fame, although he generally deserved it -- I think he just went in last summer. That was the famous Ice Bowl NFL Championship game before Super Bowl II (pre-merger when the AFL was still operating) and I feel ancient because I remember it.
RIP Bart Starr. All you ever heard was how much class he had.
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I can see the Jets losing a lot of games as a weak roster and bad chemistry snowball. But ownership (Christopher Johnson) has such a man crush on Darnold that I don't see them taking any QB in 2020.
Now in 2021, when Woody Johnson gets back . . .
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4 hours ago, Chuck Wagon said:
The "Matt Barkley" potential on Tua is very high IMO, ie media builds him up to be sure #1 pick years in advance, then ends up going much later.
Did you mean Matt Leinart? Barkley was a 4th round pick, so expectations weren't high. Leinart would've been the top overall pick after his junior year, slipped to #10 (still first round) after his senior year, and finished his career as the sacrificial starting QB in the Bills' last preseason game one season.
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5 hours ago, JoshAllenHasBigHands said:
I hate blanket statements, and so I think my comment is really a response to overemphasis on season sack numbers. We should always be trying to get sacks, but I don't think the number of sacks we get at the end of the year should be the metric or focus.
Agreed. And QB pressures are important when they take the Offense out of plays as called.
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9 minutes ago, JoshAllenHasBigHands said:
I am like 75% on the way to a complete change of philosophy: Sacks don't matter!
And by that what I am really saying is that sack numbers are completely overrated. Like, if you get a sack, it will be a drive-ruiner. But even NFL sack leaders do not get enough sacks to significantly alter the course of a game. This of course excludes well timed sacks.
I think what really matters is consistent QB pressure + coverage; something that is attainable as compared to sacks.
I think you're on to something and you make sense. But I have to say the problem with many blanket statements (like "sacks are great . . . sacks don't matter") is that, like so many things in football, the impact is situational and, I think, we often "over-statisticize" and use stats to come up with a rule that may not apply to all situations. A sack on second and short may (may) kill a drive. A sack on third and long may be meaningless because the punt was likely anyway. And a sack on first down . . . I dunno, you've got at least two plays left to do something about it so I really don't want to generalize.
But you're right that sacks are over glamorized.
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1 hour ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said:
Kyle Rudolph, Vikings are talking extension, but not making much progress
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, ...
I for one am disappointed by the narrowness of this report. On this page we usually get our inside information from sources with no knowledge of the situation. What are they saying?
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59 minutes ago, Doc said:
The Jets keep on drafting high-1st round DT's and keep on getting rid of them.
Once upon a time you could say this about the Bills and CB's (Antoine Winfield, Nate Clements, . . .), except the Bills didn't get rid of them -- they played out their rookie contracts and then left.
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This would be such a Jetsy thing to do. And I predict they'll be thrilled with the 4th round pick they'd get for him, because no one will bid higher for a non-Pro Bowler you can get on your own terms when he's a FA after this year.
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Jets at 18, Browns at 27, Patriots at 32.
Yeah, I'm going to take this guy's opinion seriously.
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13 hours ago, Bills Fan of Maryland said:
Patriots chances of a playoff are too dependent upon Tom Brady remaining healthy. If he is injured early in season or even worse takes a cheap shot in preseason our chances are not too good. KC's chances of a playoff are too dependent upon Mahomes remaining healthy. If he is injured early in season or even worse takes a cheap shot in preseason our chances are not too good. Jets chances of a playoff are too dependent upon Darnold remaining healthy. If he is injured early in season or even worse takes a cheap shot in preseason our chances are not too good. Packers chances of a playoff are too dependent upon Rogers remaining healthy. If he is injured early in season or even worse takes a cheap shot in preseason our chances are not too good. Just sayin', it's the same for all teams. It's a QB league.
And that's why every one of these guys will barely play in the preseason.
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There must be a law somewhere that you can't honestly criticize John Elway or John Lynch.
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A couple obvious morals to the story:
- Nobody knows anything when it comes to the draft. Tom Brady was pick number 199 in the sixth round; the Patriots weren't smarter than anyone else, just luckier. Johnny Unitas (look him up kids -- he was pretty good) signed with the Colts as a free agent. But Jamarcus Russell was an overall #1 and even Bill Walsh thought Trent Edwards was a keeper. That's why I stopped reading most pre-draft expert analysis.
- Notwithstanding nobody knows anything, drafting for need vs. taking a better player is a mistake. And if you can't tell who's a better player you're doomed anyway.
- A lot of guys simply can't play QB in the NFL.
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6 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:
Turned it on late, but so far have only seen jets, and cowboys coverage on NFLN. Steelers on now
So let me go out on a limb here with the big news headlines of the day:
- Tyree is starting! (Never mind he has no competition here.)
- Bills are going with a two-TE offense!
- Knox isn't being punished for his contract holdout! (Which isn't a holdout anyway if he's there and practicing.)
Rookie minicamp . . . my nominee for the least newsworthy event on the NFL calendar.
Who Is The Most Obscure Bills Player/Coach You Remember Meeting?
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Several hundred years ago: Ike Hill was our substitute gym teacher at Bennett. This was in the days when players had to get jobs in the off season and training camp was about getting back into shape.