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    Not that i was a fan, but carucci just lost me completely

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    I don't understand all this TO should be in the hall of fame. Let him wait it out like a great deal of other wide outs in recent years. Maybe it will humble him. Case in point, Chris Carter. Look at the past history of inductees. How long did it take Andre Reed, Tim Brown, Art Monk. It is extremely difficult to get in the hall and many greats have had to wait.

    WOW you are out of touch bud.

    Not that i was a fan, but carucci just lost me completely

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    Great post, especially your point about computers. I fear that our future robot overlords will look at this piece by Carucci and decide to activate the "mass extinction" program.

    Thanks - one other thing I forgot that Florio pointed out im his rebuttal - this idea from Vic and/or Fouts that since TO played for a number of teams, it somehow contributes to his disqualification. Because, according to them, if TO was truly valuable, his teams "would find a way to keep him." My head exploded. Not sure Vic knows what year it is or that we've had free agency for a while now. SF gave TO multiple contracts, as did Dallas.

     

    Drawing Vic's non-argument out to its logical conclusion, should the HOF be reserved only for players that played for 1 team their whole career?

    Not that i was a fan, but carucci just lost me completely

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    His decision to vote against Owens is dumb and ill informed. Surprised his piece isn't on the main page given TO's one OK season as a Bill. I agree with Florio here: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/category/rumor-mill/.

     

    My takeaway: keep Carucci far, far away from HOF voting. Owens should have been a slam-dunk first ballot hall of famer.

    Amen. Sucks because I actually did appreciate Vic from time to time. This was it though. I give Vic a slightest possible credit for actually going public with a "rationale" (if you can call it that), but his article just confirmed my suspicions. Again we have flimsy generalizations from Vic and Fouts (that idiot, of all people) about TO being a "bad teammate" and "ripping teams apart." No names named, no specifics outlining Owens' supposed locker room sabotage. Florio said it best in his rebuttal - the HOF is simply a popularity contest and a chance for the voting writers to stroke their egos. If TO can't get in (I assume this will apply to Moss as well) then the HOF means about as much as the friggin Pro Bowl.

     

    Vic, despite his senility, actually came upon 1 good idea in his screed - just leave the voting up to a computer. The current voters have proven they aren't capable of the task.

    I didn't read it, but saw some chatter about it on Twitter. It's like he's trying to be an idiot on purpose, to get people to react and click on the article.

     

    The Sully School of Journalism, if you will.

    Unfortunately I think he actually believes it.

    Belechick legend

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    Has it ever occurred to you that many of Belichick's wins are a direct result of the other teams organizational incompetence?

     

    I believe the aura of mystic around Belichick clouds people's thinking. Everyone wants that signature win. The Seahawks had the Patriots dead to rights and they blew it. Dan Quinn had a 1st down at the 22 of New England and came away with no points. A FG would have ended the game.

     

    Jauron didn't have McKelvin take a knee. Everyone seems to think there's a lot of luck, I'd argue that the tactical awareness is more lacking than luck. There's a ton of these games every year. We've all saw teams choke and beat themselves.

    This is definitely a part of it too.

    Belechick legend

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    Well, for as much as you want to dismiss it Brady does have a lot to do with it. BB did not have the success in Cleveland that he's had in NE with Brady. Same deal with his assistants that left - they never had the luxury of taking Brady with them.

     

    That said, it's clear BB has a singular ability to exploit opponents' weaknesses. Is that just a product of hard work and experience (+some occasional cheating)? Who knows. I don't think the guy is head and shoulders more talented than other great coaches in the league. I think his biggest advantage is that he's not married to any particular style or scheme - basically the antithesis of Rex and a lot of the other loser coaches still floating around.

    Rex Ryan on his NFL future: "I'm tired of getting !@#&#036

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    One day after being hired by national media, he falls right in with the party line.

     

    You are fooling yourselves if you don't think that some owners, and by extension their minions in the media want the Bills out of Buffalo. Don't get me wrong, I think the Ralph and Pegulas won, but they are being made to pay. Rex falling right into line is disappointing.

    Depends on how many you mean by "some," but sure, I have no doubt there are NFL owners out there that would like to shuffle all the remaining small market teams into bigger towns. Although they may be a bit more hesitant now considering the messes with the raiders and chargers.

     

    I don't think Rex's comments do much to move the needle in their favor, however. He simply sounds like a bitter loser, which doesn't really result in too much flak for the team.

    Perhaps Dennison should adapt to the Bills existing offense.

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    Yes but I think they just wanted an outside guy. I really didnt like the fact that all the players where backing him up. Think they felt a little too comfortable with him. Nothing wrong with the fear of the unknown. Gonna keep people on their toes.

    What? An outside guy as HC? Sorry I'm not following you anymore. The OP's point was ludicrous, for reasons that I and a lot of others have said. I can't really follow what you're saying above but if your point is "they wanted an outside guy" then my initial point still stands - you don't impose a previous regime's strategy on a new coaching staff, especially when that previous regime produced thoroughly mediocre results.

    Perhaps Dennison should adapt to the Bills existing offense.

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    what was Lynns plan on defense? Who are his assistant coaches ? Those answers might not have made Pegula's feel confident Lynn is the man

    Absolutely that's possible - and may well be why he didn't get the job. My point is a criticism of the OP suggestion. You don't hire a new set of coaches and then immediately hamstring them by saying: "oh by the way you need to continue the status quo on offense that the old guys we fired taught." That's ludicrous. What if Dennison et al donmt have the knowledge to teach such a scheme? Does the team really want to immediately cripple their incoming staff with directives on how to coach? That's how you go 8-8 every year, which is exactly what our "existing offense" has produced in the past. Dumb idea, in other words.

    49ers hiring John Lynch as GM

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    The precedent is there with Elway but, as BB said, he's held management/ownership positions related to football before taking over the Broncos. This move by the 49ers is certainly more of a dice roll. Who knows what kind of homework Lynch has been doing though behind the scenes? He has the connections to chew the ears of executives within the league. All said, I'm not hating on the hire, it's definitely outside-the-box thinking, but isn't that what people here are always clamoring for the Bills to do?

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