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I don't think so. Seahawks are seriously flawed and won't have home field.It is heading toward NE v SEA II
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Watching NE/Miami. There is no defense in the league right now that can stop NE; maybe a couple that could slow them down for a quarter or two--and that's without Gronk.
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What is the connection between Bradley and Lynn? Are they BFFs?If Anthony Lynn lands a permanent head coaching job, gus bradley will follow regardless of team(per schefty). Lets hope it's in Buffalo boys. How do you all feel about this?
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What a tired old saw; there is zero evidence that QB play is declining in the NFL. In fact, I would say there are more good-excellent QBs in the league now than ever. Yes, there are crappy ones too, but that's always been the case.QB play will continue to decline
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Well, if they switched QBs...Barrett is God-awful. U Meyer is clueless when it comes to QB play.This young team was built for a run next season. Got in a year early and ran into a much better team.
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Um, he good.Regardless of the outcome, you just saw why scouts are infatuated with Malik Hooker.
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Next to Qb, TE has the position we have neglect the most. If we get a qb who throws over the middle, a good TE would be awesome to have.
I think Howard is one of the most physically gifted players in the draft. And that fact Alabama didn't use him a lot could push him down in the draft. I think he could be there in the 2nd.
I have no issue with Howard and I believe a very good TE can make a huge difference to an offense (duh), but TEs drafted in the first round (much less the first half of the first round) never seem to live up to their draft status. If you look around the league, I think you will find that the most productive TEs were drafted well after the first round, or not drafted at all. I'm not sure why that is, but it seems to be so, despite the increasing importance of the position.
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Interesting that the author treats it as a given that the Bills are moving on from Tyrod. I wonder if that's the consensus around the league.
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All contracts are voidable. The ball is in the Bills' court to do that or not. If they opt to decline to exercise their option, TT becomes a FA and he can then negotiate a new deal with the Bills or anyone else. That's one way to void the current contract. Another is to ask TT to renegotiate the current terms. But I don't know why he'd agree to that.
Your first sentence is incorrect (not all contracts are voidable; in fact, very few are), but generally, your analysis is sound. I too am having a hard time understanding why Tyrod would renegotiate, unless he felt the situation in Buffalo was so attractive that it would not be worth it to pack his bags and go elsewhere. I suppose that could be the case if Tyrod was told he would be the Bills' presumptive starter in 2017, which might not be something another franchise would offer him.
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Here is Mike Tomlin’s full answer on Terry Bradshaw’s criticism:
Nice burn with the Hollywood Henderson reference.
Awesome! The Hollywood Henderson reference is pure gold. God, I wish the Bills had a coach like Tomlin.
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If you're Tyrod, you don't like it but you understand. For the Bills, it's a no brainer. The next head coach should have a big say in whether or not they keep TT. The Pegulas have a boatload of money and like to make a big splash. They may very well want to throw a lot of money at Cowher or Gruden or a big name college guy. I'm not saying it's smart or not, only that they really should be prudent and look around for a HC rather than just handing it to Lynn, even if that is the likely endgame. So they need to protect TT.
As far as TT goes, he's probably unhappy now and doesn't know if he will be back. But as soon as the decision is made, which is the Bills and not his, if he is the guy and Lynn or another guy is the coach, TT has 27 million dollars and is thrilled to be back.
I think this is exactly right. As far as Tyrod is concerned, all will be forgiven if the Bills pick up the option. He knows the Bills hold most of the cards.
Although some people have bemoaned Tyrod's new contract, the Bills are actually in a pretty good situation right now. Although he definitely has his flaws, the Bills could do much worse than rolling out Tyrod again in 2017. Although he didn't have a great year and is definitely flawed in some ways, I believe there is a good chance Tyrod improves in the next couple years. Despite his time in the league, he is still relatively inexperienced and just this year we have seen QBs improve significantly, relatively late in their careers (thinking of Matt Stafford and Kirk Cousins). The reason there is so much controversy around Tyrod is that there is no one else like him in today's NFL. BADOL is correct when he says that because of his uniqueness, Tyrod is a difficult matchup for most defenses. I believe you would see the ground game slow considerably (and problems with the O-line magnified) if the Bills put someone like Foles or Bradford at QB.
At any rate, the Bills don't have to make a decision about Tyrod until after the new HC is on board, which greatly increases the attractiveness of the job: Whoever comes in will not be married to one QB for multiple years, like in LA with Goff, and may even believe that Tyrod has the ability to develop into a bona fide franchise QB.
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Lynn interview question: What did you know about the Reggie Bush reverse call, and when did you know it?How do we really know Lynn "is a man of character"? Do you know him? This guy was a RB coach 4 months ago! I think it's fair to say he was is/was an average OC. Hard to say what he is or isn't as there is a very small body of work. Now OBD is considering him the HC replacement!! LOL. Only the Buffalo Bills would do this. It's ridiculous.
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Not true. The Bills could have taken Prescott with their original 4th round pick, but Whaley gave away that pick (as well as this year's fourth) to move up for Ragland, who probably would have been available anyway. At the time, we were told that 4th rounders never amount to anything.Dak Prescott was a fourth round selection by the Cowboys so we would have had to have taken him in the third round.
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Completely agree. Icing an NFL kicker is a joke, anyway.Am I the only one who would've been mad had they actually called the timeout to ice the kicker? The guy was running onto the field to make the damn thing, The idea of calling a timeout when the Dolphins were making what usually would be a pretty bad mistake would've been called idiotic on Rex's part too had he gotten the timeout, and Franks misses it. Then it doesn't count cause of the timeout, lines up with time granted by Rex and makes the 2nd try.
I honestly don't think Rex really wanted that timeout til after the kick. Corey White on the other hand, I don't know why they didn't see him.
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You cited part of an anonymous scouting report that mentions his football IQ--as if scouting reports are gospel and are never based on rumor, conjecture and biased information. And the article you cited as "evidence" of Cardale's low football IQ actually drew no such conclusions, if you read to the end. You stated that Cardale was benched due to his low football IQ. Show me where anyone affiliated with the Ohio State program ever said such a thing. Otherwise, it's just you spewing misinformation.Its ok dude i get it ignore every scouting report calling out his football IQ, ability to read a defense, locking on to a WR.
Gotta start ignoring that stuff early so you can when it is shown on the field maybe sometime.
So like i said all my postings and evidence go directly at this false statement.
And while we're at it, how would you, as a keen football observer, distinguish low football IQ from simple inexperience in a player like Cardale?
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That's one article. Others would say he simply wasn't a good fit for Meyer's system or that he was scapegoated for the team's underwhelming performance. Yolo and Kirby have posted frequently about this and they have seen every snap he's taken. At any rate, even if you are right, those flaws have nothing to do with Cardale's intelligence or even football IQ, which was the original topic. They seem more likely to be related to his lack of experience.Did he get Benched in Ohio State?
Jones has the same cannon and confidence throwing downfield, but he's failing to read defenses and instead locking onto targets issues that were obvious on his 2014 tape. Where he has really struggled is a lack of anticipation and timing. Studying his film, Jones waits for targets to get open before throwing the ball as hard as he can so it arrives before the defender. He needs refinement with his footwork, internal clock and overall accuracy to all levels of the field.
Evidence. But i am wrong and no idea what i am talking about.
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You have no idea what you're talking about.Being benched at your school you just won the National Championship with because you can process and read a defense is not enough evidence?
I would respectfully recommend that you post about 1/10th as much as you do and put the extra time into making more thoughtful posts. You could also start paying attention to your grammar and punctuation. You seem intelligent enough, so I'm assuming you just don't care about those things, but failing to use punctuation, basic grammar and spelling detracts from your message. You can do better.
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A. Respect has to be earned. B. Real reporters are not paid to be respectful; quite the opposite, actually.Listening to the reporters questioning Rex they were very snotty and disrespectful, not impressed with them at all.
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Yep, and notice how many here question Cardale's intelligence or "football IQ", despite the complete absence of evidence that he is deficient in those areas.Hate to say it, but that is the same book on Prescott and every other BLACK QB coming out of college.
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Agreed. I was against re-signing him, but (a) i think he can improve, (b) there are no better short-term options, and © NFL QB $$ is going to increase exponentially again this year and Tyrod's deal will look cheap in retrospect.I think Tyrod earned his extension with the TD drive late. He did play well the entire game. You see what a difference Watkins makes. Our offense is clearly not the problem. The alternatives are awful. He grew up a lot over the last few games. He was terrific this game. There are a LOT of things he needs to get better in to be a top tier QB but those are so tough to find that we can't afford to lose him. Keep him, groom Cardale, take a chance on another developmental guy in the 4th or 5th round that has all the physical tools to be the number 3.
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Right, because our safety play this year was awe inspiring. We definitely could not have used Byrd.I guess the Bills made a good decision here, as well as Fitz, and several others. The front office hasn't bundled everything.
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How do you know that's why he missed the kick?It does work sometimes though. It worked on the Washington kicker during the Thanksgiving game.
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I agree on the last two. Failing to get the TO called was laughably incompetent, but icing the kicker is such a bush league move anyway that it doesn't matter.
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I have been opposed to bringing Tyrod back unless he agrees to a cheaper deal, but I'm not so sure now. I think he is gradually improving, and I think it's possible (although maybe not highly likely) that with a relatively healthy receiving group, he takes a quantum leap next year. There are probably not more than 12 current starters around the league that I would take over Tyrod right now. Ultimately, it should be up to the next coach, though.
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