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So the media should just butt out of opinion pieces and stick to reporting fluff pieces like when a soon-to-be Bills player alights from his flight into town? Personally, I want the sports writers and commentators to dig, expose, reflect, suggest, opine, and in all other ways "cover" their subject. If today's piece pisses me off, maybe tomorrow's will be more to my liking. I'll read 'em all then make my decisions. Kinda' like when they report on political matters and other national news, eh?
You are in the distinct minority around here. Most seem to believe that it is the News's job to "boost Buffalo" and always find positive things to say about the team and the region. If people think the media in WNY are unfairly critical, go read the NY Post, Daily News, etc for a few days. You would think the Jets were the worst franchise in the history of sports. (OK, I know they aren't great, but they have been a lot better than the Bills in recent memory.)
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I'm sure there are thousands of Carolina fans who remind their front office every day about the huge mistake they made when they passed on Dareus for Cam Newton. Bunch of naysayers.When Dareus was passed up by Denver and Carolina in the 2011 draft, he vowed he would make it hell for them everytime he played them for passing up on him in the draft.
http://blogs.buffalo...bout-going-3rd/
"When asked if he should have been the first overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft, the Bills top pick had a very quick answer. “Yes,” was his reply. And when he didn’t go off the board first or second he immediately had two enemies, the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos.
“If I ever get a chance to play Carolina I’m going to make them pay for passing up on me,” said Dareus."
Well Dareus, it's your chance on Sunday to either "put up" or "shut up."
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Except that Brady said it after a win.Brady sounded like he was quoting Dick Jauron..."These games are hard, it's tough to get these wins".
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I see Bucky Gleason is picking up some slack for Jerry Sullivan. There hasn't been enough depressing stuff from him lately.
http://www.buffalone...ailure-20130912
So we are entering Week 2 of the season under the new regime and Bucky is already dropping the "F-bomb" (Failure). I love how the local media goes out of it's way to remind everyone how moribund the Bills have been. They don't even wait for things to go badly before Bucky or Sully reminds us about "13 years and counting."
Bucky apparently wants EJ Manuel to know what a dumpster fire this franchise has been. No pressure, EJ, but when you drop back keep in mind how snake bit the team you are leading has been. Never mind that you, your coaches and teammates have little to do with the Bills past record. The Buffalo News will make sure you know that losing is in our DNA.
Coach Marrone says he wants to change the culture but the media never wants let the stink of failure fade around this team. I'm no believer in crazy self-help crap like "The Secret" (Google it if you don't know what it is) but I do believe that pervasive negativity has a way of dragging everyone down. If you keep thinking things will go wrong, they usually will.
You want players to win. You want players to perform. But you can't stop yourself from pulling the "FAILURE!!!" alarm two weeks into a new season. F**king ponderous.
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Are you kidding? You don't think this franchise has had a culture of losing for the last 13 years? Did you even read the article, or just the headline? The point of the article is not that Manuel, Marrone et al are failures; his point is that they have to overcome an expectation and acceptance of failure that is embedded in a franchise that has known little else for a generation. He contrasts that with expectations and history in New England. How can you dispute any of it?
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Sullivan has been a Bills/OBD skeptic for the past 13 years. That has made him overwhelmingly right. I simply do not understand the hatred for him on this board.Name the objective positives to write about the Bills between 2001 and 2012.
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We'll see. I thought he looked good at times, but obviously he missed badly on some throws at the end. Weather could have been a factor, too.I agree with all you wrote except for the last comment.
There is absolutely no way of knowing if Geno will get better or even get worse. Most crappy rookie QBs don't get much better as their short careers progress.
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Geno did not look very good tonight, but Bills fans who expected the Jets to be one of the worst teams in the league are going to be disappointed. They have a good O-line and an extremely good defensive front seven. They are going to be a tough out all season long. And Geno will get better.Rex is a good football coach but you can't get very far without good quarterbacking.
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Wow, with all those weapons, and such a great OL, how did they finish 4-12 last year?Can't really tell if C.Kelly's offensive scheme is better then the Bills after one game, A REAL offense can impose it's will even if the defense knows exactly whats coming. Lets give it until week 10 to really make judgement. Also gotta remember Desean Jackson, Vick, McCoy and Brett Celek are veteran pieces that so far are much more polished then EJ, 2 rookie WR's, a one trick vet in Stevie and Chandler. Plus the Eagles OL has much more talent and played a wonderful game.
I want to see this offense in week 10 once D cords have had time to adjust to it.
I also wonder about how long Vick will last. I watched him play here in ATL, he always went for the extra yard. Vick was the fastest guy on the field back in the early 2000's. Not so much now. Father time has slowed him down a step or two. Take that into consideration with his age and injury looming.
Kelly will only be succesful if he adapts to the pro game. His O looks nice now, but so did the wildcat and the run and shoot. You have to adapt because the D cords will. Being stubborn will ultimately lead to Kelly failing,
Two things: Yes, NFL coordinators will make adjustments, but the Eagles' offense will not stand still either. They will be constantly fine-tuning, adjusting and improving what they do. Monday night was Kelly's (and his players') very first game running this offense in the NFL. Vick is a very good QB for Kelly's system, but I agree that he probably won't make it through the entire season and he's 31 years old. He looked to be nursing some sort of injury in the second half. When Vick was hobbled the offense did not work nearly as well because the threat of the QB run was more or less gone. The Eagles will be much-improved this year, but they certainly are not going to steam-roll everyone the way they did in the first half on Monday. It will take Kelly a couple years to plug the players he wants into his system.
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I'd take him on my team tomorrow. He is an out and out baller. And a quality person.
That's what I used to think, too. Now I think he is far too full of himself. It also doesn't help that Danny Boy is now one of his close personal friends. It is all about RG III, not about the team.
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Just the fact here- Chip Kelly signed a 5 year 32.5 millon dollar contact with Philly. I can't seem to find the numbers on Marrone- we interviewed Chip and he wasn't for us. I am wondering if that is because of the numbers or if he really wasn't our guy. I like Marrone and will give him the benefit of the doubt, but one has to wonder are we getting shorted so old Ralphie can keep his coin??
Again, dont shoot the messenger, just wondering what everyone thinks.
I think, for whatever reason, Chip did not want to come to Buffalo. I doubt it was the money, though. I imagine it had more to do with how much say he would have in personnel decisions, willingness to commit to his way of doing things, and maybe he thought Philly's personnel was a better fit for his system. Also, Philly is a much higher visibility franchise that plays in the NFL's premier media coverage division.
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Kelly inherited the Ducks after a 10-3 season and a top 10 ranking.
True, and he took them to the next level--4 BCS bowl games in a row. And don't forget, Kelly didn't just "inherit" that team--he was it's offensive coordinator for the two years before he became head coach.
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Oh, it's possible, but I don't think that's what happened. They were able to adjust only because Philly stopped running the blur offense and stopped aggressively trying to score. Also, Vick was beat up. I agree with those who say that he might not last the season, but on the other hand, he rarely lasted a full season under Andy Reid, either. Also, Philly actually has two back up quarterbacks who were selected in the NFL draft.So it's not possible that Washington adjusted their defense during halftime and shut Philly down in the 2nd half?
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As an Ohio State fan I remember that bowl game very well. It was a close score but OSU controlled the game and shut down the run. Oregon's defense wasn't good enough to win, Pryor was really good, and Kelly was outcoached by Tressel. I sat there last night thinking how amazing it is that Tressel-ball beat Kelly's phenomenal innovative offense just 3 1/2 yrs ago. Clearly, he has better athletes running it now in the NFL and it isn't exactly the same.
That Ohio State team had some elite athletes, like Pryor, that Oregon just could not compete with. I'm not going to argue about whether Tressel out-coached Kelly. I will say that Kelly and his system evolved and improved in his four years at Oregon. Also, by the end of his four years at Oregon, the program was able to attract better recruits than they previously had.
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Has a anyone mentioned the amount of penalties the Eagles and Redskins committed?
Eagles had 8 for 65 yards and the Skins had 10 for 75.
No. The Redskins defense was so bad in the first half and their offense was turning the ball over at will really.
The Eagles couldn't move the ball in the 2nd half. They slowed it down but kept getting stuffed. If the offense is sooooooooo great and better than ours, then why was it so ineffective after halftime?
The Eagles offense in the 2nd half was as effective as ours was in the 1st quarter.
Bottom line: You shouldn't make conclusions without having sufficient data/sample size to support the claim.
So, the Redskins' defense was bad in the first half and somehow became good in the second half? Please explain. Did they just play the second string in the first half? No, the Redskins have a very good defense, one of the top 5 in the NFL. They simply got run out of the park in the first half and the first possession of the second half. For the rest of the second half, the Eagles, who by then had a 33-7 lead, dramatically slowed the pace. Only then did the Redskins defense stop them. I also believe Vick was injured and was not really able to run in the second half, and that hurt them, as well. Oh, and the Eagles, who had a worse record than Buffalo last year, won the game, on the road against the team that won their division last year. If the Bills had done that, everyone would be anointing Marrone the greatest coach in the history of the franchise.
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Well, they played Ohio State in the Rose Bowl in Kelly's first year and Oregon lost a close game, primarily because they could not stop Terrelle Pryor. Also, that Ohio State team had superior athletes to Oregon's. Oregon never played Alabama, so I assume you are talking about Auburn, which also had some incredible athletes, especially on defense. And again, they did not stop Oregon. They won something like 26-23 and the game went down to the last play. Also, the Ducks' QB that year was Derron Thomas, who couldn't even get invited to an NFL camp as a UDFA, whereas Auburn had a guy named Cam Newton. So I guess you've proved that Kelly's system is a gimmick.Ohio State and Alabama stopped Oregon with big fast mobile DE's. There are lots of those in the NFL playing every Sunday. Kelly is smart but he is also confrontational with the media. I think this will hurt him in Philly. Winning allows everything. If you are not winning then one word answers to legitimate questions will not go over well in Philadelphia.
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At home, no less. Yes, one would have to admit that the early returns are not promising.And college career. I agree it's too soon to "make a decision" (not that making a decision means anything to us fans), but knee-jerk will always be knee-jerk. And right now, the knee-jerk is Chip looking really prepared and poised for a blow out, upset victory. Against a divisional rival, and one of the most lauded QB's in recent years, with a break out rookie at RB.
Not losing a poorly managed, unimaginative game against an aging qB and his depleted recieving corp.
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I guess it makes more sense to sum up someone's ability to succeed after one game.
You talk as though its a certainty the Eagles run over the league and Marrone is destined to live in th cellar of the AFC East.
Nothing like having a decent sample size.
Well, as my post suggests, I think it's fair to consider their respective college coaching records, as well.
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Perhaps. Or perhaps you're completely wrong.
Sorry, I forgot that Marrone was an offensive genius at Syracuse. I think he even led them to the Poinsettia Bowl one year.
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RG3 lost a step or two?? Hesitant
Hmm, is it possible that Shanahan once again is allowing RG III to return to action before he is ready? If he continues to struggle, I wonder how long it will be until the call goes out to Cousins.
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Because the Bills are coached by Marrone and the Eagles are coached by Chip Kelly, perhaps?Seriously, I don't see any reason why the Buffalo Bills can't have the same high octane offense results we're seeing the Eagles have tonight.
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I am much more interested to find out whether Marrone will break with the pathetic Bills' coaching traditions of punting from inside the other team's territory, not going for it on 4th down, and failing to go for 2-point conversions when appropriate. He talks like a confident coach, but let's see if his decision-making backs that up. Perhaps some Syracuse fans will chime in regarding his game-day decisions when he coached the Orangemen.
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Why not? Are you suggesting that the team doesn't have the $$$? If they have the cap room, why can't they sign all of their better players before they hit FA?Can't keep them all even when it's possible CAP WISE, to do so.
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Byrd is one of the best tackling defensive backs I've ever seen. His first year he was all ball hawk. He is now a complete safety. Worth every penny of the highest paid safety in the league IMO.
You aren't the only one who thinks so.
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I realize that we don't know what goes on at the negotiating table, but isn't anyone here upset at the Bills for failing to reach a long-term deal with Byrd, who is unquestionably one of the team's best young players? So what if he wants to be paid as much as the top two safeties in the league? A lot of people who know what they are talking about think that's exactly what he is. The Bills are well under the salary cap and they make millions in profit every year. Oh, and they regularly squander $$$$$ on stiffs like Fitzpicksix, Merriman, etc. Obviously the Bills think Byrd is a top safety or they would not have used their franchise tag on him, while letting Levitre walk for no compensation. I really don't get it. I wonder if Byrd simply does not want to play for Buffalo at any price. That's the only logical explanation for this ugly situation.
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