Force_Majeur
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I looked on a map of the USA that had football helmets near their cities. Buffalo was the only team in NY state, so I had to root for them. I, like a lot of others here, live in Jets/Giants country. I visited the Buffalo/Rochester region a lot in my college years, and there was always something that drew me to the tough, blue collar, hard working ethic of the city. The people were as warm as the weather was cold. I'll never forget being at a subway in downtown and having an old man start talking to me and my brother, out of nowhere, about whether or not Antoin(sp?) Smith wa going to do anything that season.
And the way this team kept getting knocked down in the glory days and getting right back up, never quitting (Don Beebe) is inspiring to say the least.
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Are we watching the same backs? Regardless of Lynch's talents or potential, Jackson is clearly the better performer. Something about him is very Thurmanesque.
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This team is far beyond a coaching band-aid right now. Ralphie boy interferes too much in personnel decisions. I can't understand why he just can' sit back, let someone build a great team, and watch the money and praise roll in.
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It's hard for me to believe that a guy who would shell out money to get a big name (TO) in here is cheap or doesn't want to win. I know he's a bit of a control freak (according to AJ Smith), but not nearly as cheap as some on this board think.
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I don't blame him, I blame the people who keep him on the field.
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How about 1 thing - make teams think we can actually stretch the field a bit by taking a chance or two down field
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we're a gift on our opponents schedule...
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Hell, I finished two Mooseheads and called my ex-college roommate. He's a Steelers fan.
Crap. I gotta live with his ribbing for a year.
Tell him no matter what happens, the refs turned in the best performance for the Steelers in this game
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Mike Holgren is nodding his head, he knows this scenario...
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Tell me how Drew Brees and the Saints are doing? The QB without a rushing game is not a winning team.
Come on man, Drew Brees is Drew Brees, that's why. Seriously, he has Deuce down there, who forces defenses to play honest. That factor almost got them to a superbowl.
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ROI is a great way to look at it, I love it!!!.
If I were responsible for these numbers, I'd be fired on the spot.
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How do you expect these arguments to work now when these exact same arguments didn't work when JP was laboring and suffering from the exact same team deficiencies?
This is interesting. Any stats to compare how the running games did with JP vs TE?
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Probably the best assessment I've seen yet. The run game is a big overbearing problem, but it did not prevent us from winning today. I don't put a whole lot on the defense. Yeah, it would've been nice to see them come up w/ a stop at the end but giving up 16 points is acceptable.
I just don't buy it. The original post was right. We relied too much on Trent and the passing game. Most of the mistakes we made today would have been wiped with an average running attack. It's almost zero-sum: lack of a running game removes options for you and gives them to the other team.
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I'd love to see us punish offenses for even daring to walk on the field. Make ball carriers think twice about touching the ball, Heinz Ward style.
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I really don't think so. The question is: are they legitimately able to beat the Jets/Dolphins/Pats? The answer is definitely yes, much more so than in previous years.
Then again, 0-2 is tough...
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There might be a correlation, but not as strong as the lack of a run game we're missing. It just makes us easy to defend, even if Reed was here.
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That's a bit out of line to call him "bustmode" the guy was obviously unhealthy and still made a real effort. Our run blocking is the real Bustmode.
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I laughed when you didn't realize Boomer Esiason wasn't calling the game.
He was doing the halftime and post game show on CBS. That's when he said it, dipstick.
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Jets didn't win this game so much as the Bills lost it
- fumble leading to FG - 3 pt adv Jets
- Bills going in for TD when receiver slips, Jets return for TD - 14 pt swing for Jets
- Lindell makes 53 yd FG into wind and misses a 40 some yarder - wash
- several sacks of Edwards
- 9 pt loss
When we had the momentum in the 1st hald, we didn't do anything with it. This is 2nd week where a series of mistakes and errors cost us the game. Gotta win the division games or we don't have any hope of getting into the playoffs. Let's hope they're ready for the Pats next week...
I laughed when Boomer Esiason said the same thing: "The Bills are really trying to give this game away"
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I'm sure you will have your fair amount of ooober homers that will sing that tune. They will be the same ones that IF the Bills lose against NE, will say "at least we're still above .500". The fact is, it's absolutely disgusting that this team has dropped 3 out of 4 games. Two of them, (Miami and NYJ) were teams that won a COMBINED 5 games last season. But some fans have the rose colored glasses permanently attached to their faces. They will go down singing that ever optimistic tune, just like the band on the Titanic.
How is their win/loss record last season relevant today?
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It was a great play by the defender.
It really was a great play by the defender. He capitalized off a bad decision.
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Disagree somewhat. Jets played normal personnel vast majority of the game. If we can't pass on 4db's and 3lb's in C2 or 2MU, we can't pass in the NFL. Obviously if we were able to run the ball life would be easier, but we still should have won today. The line is not going to get any better and we CANT THROW PICKS IN THE RED ZONE. If you had to pin the loss on 1 play, it was that play and it was 100% on Edwards.
No doubt it was 100% Edwards on that play - bottom line, bad choice. To say otherwise is blindness.
My point is that sometimes you hold the ball a bit long because there's no one to throw to. If the Jets know that they're dropping back into coverage on almost every play, you can cheat, and make the offense look more inept than they are.
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Yeah, when the Jets don't have to defend the run, they can throw a bunch of people back to cover our receivers. That's why it looked like Trent held the ball a bit too long at times. The root in this case: lack of a decent running game to offest that sort of crap.
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I don't buy the money argument; He has put money down for players in the past.
There is merit to the "Quieter Al Davis" rep. AJ Smith was screaming up and down about how much Wilson sticks his nose in stuff. Without Ralph, there would have been no RJ/Flutie controversy.
Often times when owners interfere, the results aren't good:
Al Davis
Daniel Snyder
Jerry Jones
etc
Trent is to blame?
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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I don't blame Trent one bit - I blame those who keep him on the field. We have a multi-million dollar receiving corps waiting for the ball to come their way, and all they hear is crickets chirping at the end of their routes. The reason why the dropped the few balls they got tossed their way this season is because they couldn't believe that Edwards actually threw them the ball. Yes, the line is bad, but throwing a ball or two more than 3 yards will make them think twice about bull-rushing your offense into futility. Can any of our backups be worse right now?
Dickie, if you're listening, either pull the kid, or change his last name to Dilfer, and let our workhorses (Freddie and ML) carry us. Jesus, change something (I don't see any alternatives that can produce a worse result).