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I completely agree. IMO...Urbik has been receiving a lot of unnecessary criticism for his play in this game. Typical overreaction from this message board. From what I saw (and I watched the starters very closely) Urbik played well with the exception of one play. Furthermore, the entire offensive line, tackles included, looked pretty darn good for it being the 1st pre-season game.
The offensive line take time to gel, and thus, I expect this group to get better as the season progresses.
Considering Peppers is a beast and Idonije got 8 sacks last year, the OT's did a fine job. And there's still time to improve.
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On the Bills' 4th drive, you said:
2nd-8 CHI 46: Pigpen slant left to Davis, who drops it. Pass was behind him, but coulda been caught.3rd-8 CHI 46: Good time for Pigpen this time, and he buzzes one into Roosevelt between 3 Bears.
According to NFL.com's gamebook, that was Brad Smith both times.
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Just to clarify, on Lindell's KO's that didn't result in TB's, he was told to kick it to the goalline so as to evaluate the coverage teams. Simply kicking TB's is stupid in pre-season.
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Just got done watching the first half myself. I thought Fitz did decent. He definitely has an unnatural look to him when he throws the ball, like he forces it every play. He had a few nice plays, and I'll be happy when the season starts so we can see what he can really do, instead of these short passes/screens on every play.
Speaking of our QBs, I'm hoping Thigpen's issue is he only had 6 practices, and not that he sucks. He sure looked decent in KC that one year.
I agree with you on the Bears OL, they may suck, but the Bills got pressure and Merriman looked great. Here's to him staying healthy!
Outside of Urbik, I didn't think the OL was bad. They opened up some holes in the run game and did a pretty decent job in pass protection. Urbik was horrible, though. And yeah, some of our backups are puke-inducing bad. God help us if Wrotto ever starts a game.
I was a fan of the Brad Smith signing, but I'm not convinced on using him to throw yet. That being said, he's only had 6 practices with the team, so I'm willing to give him a pass for a while (same with Thigpen). I also thought Spiller looked pretty decent tonight. Would like to see them both be used as situational weapons and make some plays for us.
And yeah, Dareus is great!
Urbik was fine except for 1 play where Wood didn't help out enough. Give 'em some time.
As for Smith, he was 1/3 for 11 yards and reportedly Easley dropped a catchable ball. In any case, to make the "Wild Bill" more effective, he's going to have to throw from time to time.
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If Nix had the track record that BB and co. had, it would be irrelevant.
That said, I would not be surprised to see Ochocinco being the odd man out. I really think his game has been on the decline for two seasons now...I think a large part of Haynesworth troubles were caused by Shannahan. He seemed to have it out for AH from day one...Shannahan seemed to subscibe to the Parcells notion, arrive in a new town, and immediately alienate the teams biggest stars. It almost seemed contrived on Shannahan's part.
AH was in Washington a full year before Shanahan came aboard. He got his big payday and checked-out.
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Merriman was out after the 1st quarter, and if Florence's effort against Barber was any indication, the rest of the starters who were in there probably didn't care enough to show up for that 3rd series.
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Looks like Belichick couldn't get those 2 to behave. What a shock!
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You mean just on offense--or are you counting kick returns?
On offense. KR will be extra.
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But he did it with trick plays, so they really wouldn't count against a good team
True. Like they didn't in his time with the Jets.
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The question is whether he is on the decline, or if last year was a fluke. Given that he's 35, the odds of him being in decline, or close to it, are high.
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Considering Moorman isn't a new regime guy, this doesn't bode well for him:
Last season, Moorman ranked 23rd in the NFL with 42.4 yards per punt. “He’s been there 10 years,” Forrest said, “but like the coach (DeHaven) said, he didn’t exactly do things they wanted him to do last year.”He'll have the next 3 games to prove himself as a punter, AND as Moorman's holder (although I'd rather have Brad Smith do it).
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What is the word on Hairston? Didn't play so didn't get injured during the game, but apparently was injured beforehand.
And after a play later in the game, LB Chris White looked a little gimpy. Probably alright, though.
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I hope Forrest can be the new punter since Moorman seems to be losing it. I also would have liked to see K Hazley.
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The Wildcat will help jumpstart the offense if it stagnates.
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I agree. That was weak. But it is only preseason
I agree and Barber is a load. If that happens during the regular season, I'll be pissed.
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I would like to see a minimum of 10 touches per game.
I've been saying that those who believe he'll get 5-8 touches per game are WAY understating the amount Gailey will want to use him.
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So this is for laughs? Oh. I thought it was just supposed to be sad.
Anyway, I tend to think that anybody that wants to get into politics nowadays is just downright stupid and/or insane.
Egomaniacal, greedy, out-of-touch, take your pick.
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They dont give 1/2 sacks for flushes, only gnag tackles. While he got pressure, I think Dareus woulda gottan him regardless on that one. He was in their clean
Technically it was a QB pressure, which are important plays as well.
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It was more than 2. He flushed Cutler into Dareus.
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OK, Lorena.
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It should be noted that the position of the administration - and I believe the courts as well - is that if this provision is struck down, it doesn't affect any other provision of the bill.
So instead of not buying health insurance, paying the cheaper federal fine, and picking up health insurance as-needed because the pre-existing condition limitation will be illegal, you can instead not buy health insurance and have absolutely no repercussions for it. Striking down only this provision of the law makes it an even stupider law.
Wait, now they're saying that the mandates doesn't affect any other provision? Before they said it was central to the law working.
Forget about AMC, Barry has gone full retard.
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Just cancel the game. Or play all 3rd stringers.
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Mason has been a better receiver throughout his career, and especially over the past 2 years, than Lee was, and they released Mason. I don't know what they think Lee will do for them that Mason couldn't. And many think that Lee has lost a step.
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He wants to be the highest-paid RB (and from what I've heard, by a good margin) after 1 season with 2,000 yards and leading the NFL. His other 2 seasons saw him at 8th and 4th.
Bills-Bears COMPLETE 1st Half Recap
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Strange because they credited him with 1/3 passing for 11 yards.