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Taylor looked over-matched and severely limited till the last few drives when Roman opened up the offense and McCoy got going a bit as well. Overall I liked how he snapped back throwing that TD to Sammy. You can claim that the first two TD drives were pseudo garbage time against a soft defense that was up 37-13. But at 37-25 with about 4 minutes left the Pats* were for sure trying to stop the Bills and close that game out. Not only did the Bills drive up for a TD to make it a 5 point game but they did it with two plays and a quick strike. That drive gave the Bills a legit shot to win that game. Hell they actually had the ball with some time left (1:36 not a whole lot of time but enough time) and down 8 points. So overall there were some positives in that late push even if it ended in undramatic fashion.
I don't think that Roman suddenly opened up the offense. I think perhaps it was TT who stepped up towards the end of the game and started throwing a couple of the type of passes that earlier in the game was unwilling to throw(instead opting to either check down or scramble). Above everything else he brings to the table, this concept gives me hope for his future as the Bills QB.
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Pareto Analysis is a simple technique for prioritizing problem-solving work so that the first piece of work you do resolved the greatest number of problems. It's based on thePareto Principle (also known as the 80/20 Rule) the idea that 80 percent of problems may be caused by as few as 20 percent of causes.
A. Do some on here really believe that changing QBs or focusing on TT as the cause of 80% of the teams problems is the right course of action.
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B. Have a different agenda other than being a bills fan, like being right in your own little mind.
IMO having a better game plan on both sides of the ball would help alot more!
The coach's know and deserve the lion's share of the criticism for the game.
If this thread was about the reasons why we lost the game you would have an excellent point. As it stands however, you are pretty much saying that we can only discuss the merits of those perceived 20% of things. Personally I would like the ability to discuss all aspects of my beloved Bills on the Bills forum.
I guess the point is what do we expect? Currently our starting QB has played 2 games in his career. He has led the offense on 8 TD drives in 2 games has a QBR of 57.5 (50 is average). The game plan that he was handed yesterday was appalling and they still managed 32 points. He completed 76.6% of his passes and had 2 balls tipped where diving picks were made.Are we shocked that a guy struggled against a Belicheck defense in his 2nd career start? Go look at what others have done against Belicheck in their first few starts. What is it that we should reasonably from him after 2 games? If you think that a guy completing over 75% of his passes that has led 8 TD drives in 2 weeks isn't playing well enough I don't know what to tell you. If I told you before the start of the year that the Bills offense was going to score 4 TDs a game what would you have anticipated the record being? The QB did not play particularly well yesterday but he was not the reason for the outcome.
Here you are discussing the situation...which is great. Unfortunately your earlier post was accusing all those who wanted to discuss TT's perceived flaws as being butthurt EJ fans (sic).
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Read the post above this one
You obviously missed the point. Sure, there are some here that are madly in love with EJ and that drives their particular narative....but there are many like myself who would like the opportunity to discuss the relative merits/weaknesses of our starting QB without posts like your earlier one inferring that we are all rabid irrational EJ lovers.
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So he should be benched in favor of ....?
Yeah, that's what I thought.
I'm not really sure what your point is here. Are you saying that you agree TT's play was unacceptable....but he is the best we've got?
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Another good post, Bill. I like #7. That sure wasn't a Jim Schwartz defense out there. They gave Brad way too much time to scan his reads. And that's with some rookie O linemen in from of him!
....Actually the D from the first Pats game last season(under Schwartz) was pretty similar to yesterday's performance.
Brady 27-37-361-4-0, 2 sacks for 15
3rd down percentage was actually a lot better with the Rex D against Pats.
(Note: I am in no way defending the bad play of Rex's D this week....merely pointing out that the Schwartz D was comparable.)
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Tyrods not seeing over the middle from the pocket. And not just passing lanes but rushing lanes too. He's better out of the pocket because he doesn't have to try and look past his blockers.
I have been getting a strong feeling of deja vu regarding TT. I think he is seeing the field fine...but is suffering from EJitis. It seemed like every time he dropped back to pass, he would look, decide not to throw, and then would either dump it short or the pocket would collapse. He really needs to just trust what he sees(and his talented WRs) and throw the ball downfield IMO.
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My 12 year old would be more witty than that. That's about 8 year old level humor.
And it doesn't even rhyme!
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Fact:
Rex past 4 years against the Pats**(**): 1-7
Bills past 4 years against the Pats**(**): 2-8
2 wins and 8 loses....in 4 years? That's an interesting fact.
Whenever I see a cherry picked time cutoff I assume adding just one more year will likely change the statistics dramatically.
Lets have a look at 5 years:
Rex past 5 years against the Pats: 3-8
Bills past 5 years against the Pats: 2-8
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I think Colts fans have the wrong villain. It's not Pagano, it's Grigson and Irsay. I usually don't pay attention to Stephen A. Smith but he made an excellent point this morning. That the Colts are wasting Luck by not building around him. They act like they are all set with their franchise QB and don't have to add anything like a run game or defense to win. (Oddly similar to what I've read here. "They have Luck. They're set!")
Similarly to finding a Franchise QB, one cannot simply go out and add a run game or good defense.
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oh my god some of you guys are sensitive.
Who are you calling sensitive? I'm not sensitive! Why would you say such a thing?
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Hehe...he's undoubtedly the tougher player to replace.Age-wise, that's a salient point.
I do think that Mario (a) has less wear and tear on him, and (b) is physically more likely to hold up over time. I also think he's the tougher player to replace. Lastly, a new contract for Mario may pay out more cash up front, but it also pushes his cap hit down the road further and more effectively than a restructuring would IMO.
I'm hopeful that both men will play at probowl levels till at least 2017(along with Dareus and Hughes)....that would truly be fantastic.
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I'm not sure either will be good in 2018 but they are not comparable as athletes so being 1-2 years older and a lesser talent is significant.
Yeah, I personally would be wary about extending Mario unless we really need the cap relief. One just doesn't know however when players will hit the wall. Kyle might be making probowls at the age of 35 while Mario might lose a step at 31....or vice versa.
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Right...I was fully ignoring a restructure for Clay and a new contract for Mario (bonus cap space as far as I'm concerned).
I also was taking for granted that Gilmore's contract won't change his cap hit (he's probably in the $10M/year range any way you slice it).
I'm planning that Glenn will get $10M/year (he better given that Costanzo and Solder both got that much), and I expect Bradham will be $5M/year. I don't know what the cap hits will be like for those deals, but I think space will be at a premium.
Yeah, 1st year cap hits can be kept low if one wants to do it that way.
Regarding your Mario extension/restructure point....and relating it to your comment upthread about Kyle Williams age...
Kyle is only 1.5 years older than Mario. Kyle becomes a FA in 2018...Mario in 2019....6 months differnce in age when hitting FA. It seems odd that you would think to cut Kyle before that time....yet extend Mario past that time.
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It's worth remembering that those figures don't account for the $11M rollover, and also that an additional $22M in cap space is probably coming with the (likely) release of:
Kyle Williams
Eric Wood
Leodis McKelvin
Manny Lawson
Percy Harvin
That doesn't account for cap impacts from new deals for Glenn, Gilmore, Bradham, and very likely Mario Williams and Corbin Bryant as well. It'll be complicated, but it's not a terrible cap situation.
According to Spotrac.....rounding numbers to nearest $0.5M....
We have $7.5M left for rollover.
We are $4.5M over a projected $150M cap for next year(I expect it will be $3-8M higher).
Harvin is stated as a 1 year deal, though they list his full cap hit....will be $8M savings if he is let go.
Clay's restructure will save $7.5M.
That means...on the assumed $150M 2016 cap we will have $18.5M in cap space(plus the extra guessed $3-8M of cap increase).
That should be easily enough to re-sign Glenn and Bradham(Gilmore will already be earning $11M+ in 2016). I would be astounded if we cut Kyle Williams as we have just given him a pay rise....unless his play drops dramatically. It seems to me that the plan is to keep our 4 star DLmen as a unit through 2017.
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Glad we won and all, but Roman neutered our offense most of the afternoon. Got the impression he didn't have confidence in Taylor nor was I impressed with his schematic designs. Got way too conservative way too early. No excuse for not targeting Sammy more than one or two times as well. Glad our defense rose to the occasion because, based on one game, I'm not sure Roman can go out and win a game with the mentality he showed today.
GO BILLS!!!
Though I don't disagree with some of your observations, I think perhaps there most likely are many factors involved....and to conclude that Roman will keep that mentality(assuming of course he had that this game) is IMO a bit panicky.
I imagine that the all-22 footage might highlight many of the other factors involved.....and we will have a better picture perhaps of just how much Roman was holding back.
Very gutsy btw to voice thoughtful negativity directly after such a big win. 'Twas bound to get you many attacks.
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I've heard rumblings that there are plans to bring many deflated footballs into the game...
Yeah, by the Patriots.
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Week 2 limerick:
There once was a man named Tom Brady
Who's actions were deemed to be shady.
The Bills got the schits
So they ripped off his bits,
And now he pees just like a lady.
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Gate-Gate-Gate. Patriots get caught bribing the judge in the inevitable appeal for Gate-Gate(above).
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Yes, I did read the article. Jerry was baiting the thin-skins for exactly that kind of response.
I'm glad we don't disagree about how the Bills utilized the concept of C2C as an excuse.
You really are a Marrone.
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My "study".
Some of you guys really allow your indignance at sportswriters to make yourselves look like haughty d-bags.
You obviously didn't read the linked article did you?
...and I thought calling people haughty d-bags was frowned upon here?
Oh it is relevant.
Because the Bills used C2C specifically as an excuse to their fanbase and the media to justify not spending when they didn't feel like it.
It really isn't. I don't disagree that it can potentially be more easily used as an excuse for not spending(by duping the ignorant public).....but the system in and of itself is no different than non-C2C in overal spending amounts.
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Fair enough... I only read the last few posts. Apologise if I was repeating what had already been said.
I think KTD's "everybody knows that" line was directed not to yourself, but to the posters here who seem to be ignoring the information you gave. I think his start line of "Of course" showed that he was very happy that you posted what you did.
I personally enjoy your thoughts....no need to appologize for them IMO.
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It was an accounting guideline that allowed Ralph to pocket mountains of profit over the last 12-13 years that he owned the team.
Changes in the collective bargaining agreement........designed to prevent exactly what the Bills were doing.........were making it harder for Jeffery C to pocket those unused cap dollars without it being indefensibly apparent to everyone that they weren't committed to winning.
I seem to recall you and I having some go-rounds over the Bills profits.....you were buying those woe-is-me numbers around $10M per year and I was saying it was more like $30M and when the books got opened up when the team was up for sale.......we had both underestimated it.
Using a C2C guideline is not relevant to the point you are making. A team can just as easily spend just the minimum requirement while using a non-C2C phylosophy as by using it.....if that is what the team is wanting to do.
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Once is okay... But haven't teams complained about this in Foxboro for a long time. Vikings come to mind about 7 years ago. Many teams, I suppose lay on the sword when it happens. ...
According to the Deadspin article, since the change in 2012 to digital technology, and considering mitary grade coding/decoding tech.....it is impossible to have stray signals bleed into the system (baring maybe some sort of dangerous electrical setup).
This is different to a signal simply cutting out due to a loose wire or connection. If this indeed is technically impossible to occur it should be thoroughly investigated.
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.... so you either bend your philosophy, or go after more modest options. it seemed we werent always firm on it there.
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C2C is basically an accounting guideline. Teams(including Bills) are regularly above and below it depending on circumstance. From memory I believe the Mario signing year was one where we were above C2C....and there were other years recently(ish) as well where we went over C2C.
For the most part C2C really makes very little difference....with this off-season for the Bills being one of the rare exceptions.
Taylor Review
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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I did that Kirby....and I figure you were a little hot under the collar with your initial comments.....but they happened.
You stated:
I regret not starting a TT thread myself(which I did consider doing as there was no discussion thread on TT for several hours after the match). I chose not to start one because I didn't feel like being attacked by some of my fellow Bills fans directly after a bad loss.
My point is that these conversations certainly would happen regardless of whether the EJ fans are butthurt or not because there are many non-EJ lovers who have strong concerns over aspects of TT's game.