Big Turk
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What is the reason the biggest line in the NFL can't shove defenders back every play???
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If we don't have the worst run blocking line in the NFL I don't know who does...
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Peters again...guess that hold out was really worth it...
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Is is too much to ask that the OL actually allow Lynch to run where he is supposed on a few plays instead of him having to cut back because there is nowhere to go?
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oakland up 12-0 early on SD. Maybe they're not that bad....
KC beat Denver up pretty good...LJ had almost 200 yards rushing....
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This team is looking very lethargic again today...they need to realize they can't wait for a big 4th quarter to bail them out every week....
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Are we turning into the Sabres or something?? Good young team that wins but always wants to do it the hard way??
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Fewell better get in some players behinds today....there is no reason to let this pathetic team do what they are doing today....
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we lined up offsides on that play
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Youbouty again...what a tackle....one arm tackle....
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why are they giving so much cushion...Green is friggin making Pennington look like he has a cannon...
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Simpson showed some nice recognition/closing speed on that play....he was beat and got back in time to prevent a potential completion although the ball was throw very poorly anyway....
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Well I think it is obvious why we have not been using Hardy that much, his positioning is horrible. He needs to work his way to the ball and extend upwards towards it and he does not do that at all. Also he seems to have trouble realizing where the ball will land which is a big problem.
I agree...he was open on the deep pass along the sideline where he dove and missed horribly, and at least one of the 3 tosses to him at the endzone should have been TD's....maybe he needs to watch Antonio Gates to learn how to use his size to block out defenders...he might be the best ever at doing that...
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Little bit of a slow start but if they can force another Rams punt here they will be OK I think...sooner or later they are gonna pick on the poor Rams corners....
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They are on pace to shatter those marks....right now they would end up with 48(3 per game)...obviously this likely won't happen, but it does appear they will easily beat those marks...
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Penalties like False Start, Holding usually happen during road games, when the crowd gets to you. We have played only one road game and there are still 7 more to go.
What has stopped is the stupid penalties like Unnecessary Roughness, Block on the back during return, Illegal motion etc.
Actually there was a study done that analyzed if this was true and they found that while certain stadiums had more of an effect on things like false starts, it was true for both the home and the road team...not just the road team...
So while yes, they do have 7 more road games to play, IMO it really is not going to have much of an effect...if I am not mistaken they set a team record for least penalties last year and seem to be on pace to break that record again this year...
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I just cannot believe how disciplined this team has become under Jauron...the Bills are one of only 3 teams to have single digit penalties, and one of the other 2 is Houston who has only played 2 games. New England is the only less penalized team than the Bills that has played 3 games(they have 7 to our 9). 11 teams have 20+ penalties(led by Green Bay, Dallas, Cleveland and Carolina all who have 28) and 26 teams have 15+ penalties...
I can remember a few years ago when it seemed every other play was either a false start by Buffalo or a holding penalty...now it is almost a surprise when a penalty gets called against us...
All I can say is great job to coaching staff that is starting to really turn some heads around the league...they seem to be solidly coached in all 3 phases...Schonert has done a tremendous job with the offense---they actually rank in the top half of the league in both yards and 3rd down conversions and in the top 10 in scoring offense. Fewell has done an excellent job in helping lead us to the 5th rated defense in the NFL and the best defense on 3rd downs. April...well...nothing really needs to be said about him---the best special teams coach in the NFL by a mile...
Jauron is the glue that holds it all together and makes everything work...IMHO this will become one of the best coaching staffs in the league within the very near future if it does not get raided by other teams looking for head coaches...
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I think I would be almost comatose if that happened to myself and my wife...
I have a 15 month old, and I can't even remember what life was like without her...
Sounds very much like SIDS...
just a horrible thing for anyone to have to go thru...
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We used it in the Raiders game too. Fred Jackson was the QB.
Yeah I noticed it too...I have never seen more RB's taking snaps lined up as the QB in one week in the NFL as I had that day...perhaps more times in 1 day than in my whole life watching the NFL...its as if all the offensive coordinators sat down together and drew some formations and then they all were excited to try them out their first game...
It does create some interesting matchups, but for the most part you are looking at a 90% probability of a run, so it should be stopped pretty soon...
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Lets not forget that one of the reasons Derek Fine was drafted was that he was an excellent special teams player...some said one of the best in college on the kick units, so that definitely will help a little when he comes back---however, I do agree that we lost some very important parts on our special teams units...
That being said, look for some new players to step up once they get more familiar in their roles with more live reps...
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I care, just about all my friends like him. He's funny, and the best in the biz.
I agree man...some of that stuff on his show causes me to bust out laughing...
those emails are priceless...
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well to answer that question all you need to do is look at Lynch's TD...his hole body was out of bounds but in the air, but the ball was inside the pylon...as far as I know aslong as the ball crosses or touches the goalline and its inside the pylon, its a TD....but if your catching a ball in the endzone both feet have to be down and possession of the ball is needed...so different rules really on wether u run it or catch it in the endzone...
Yes that is true, but Lynch also had plenty of feet in bounds prior to executing the whirling dervish over the pylon...
I just wasn't sure if you had to establish yourself in the field of play with both feet before crossing the goalline for a TD or not...
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OK, I am rewatching the game and noticed something on the Parrish TD. Parrish did not get both feet in bounds with control of the football. He caught the pass, got a foot down, bobbled it, regained control and then his next step was out of bounds.
However, during this time, he also crossed the goal line with the ball in his possession before his other foot landed out of bounds.
My question is this:
1) Are the Bills lucky to have gotten away with this and the fact the Raiders did not challenge the call, OR
2) Does the fact that he crossed the goalline with the ball in his possession before he stepped out of bounds negate the fact that he never got his other foot in bounds?
if the rule is the same for the entire field, then the Bills got lucky the Raiders didn't challenge the play because he clearly bobbled the ball before controlling it, during which he never got another foot down in bounds...
if the rule is once you cross the goalline its a TD regardless as long as you have control of the ball, then it would be irrelevant...
Any one know what the rule is on this and if indeed the Bills got away with one?
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I have often wondered about this as well.
During a recent Broncos (yuk) game, an announcer explain ZB as all 5 OL guys moving out in the same direction. All go right, or all go left, etc. I assume there would be various angles involved, but that was the simplistic explanation.
Yes, that is correct...it also is much simpler because the rules for zone blocking don't change regardless of the defensive front. In a man blocking scheme, depending on the defensive front, there are different rules. So if the defense lines up one way and then shifts or brings extra players in and changes, the rules for blocking change and unless everyone recognizes it together there will not be proper blocking for the play. So 1 play could have 3 or 4 different blocking schemes depending on the what the defense shows.
They are usually classified into 3 basic types: Inside Zone(IZ), Outside Zone(OZ) or Stretch play...
The most basic form just asks the each lineman to identify whether he is "covered"---meaning he has a player in front of him, or "uncovered"--meaning noone is in front of him. If he is uncovered, he helps double team a defensive player to the playside which helps neutralize defensive talent and creates cutback lanes, then leaves to head downfield to block on the second level while the other lineman continues to block him...
Another scheme asks the lineman to envision a "railroad track" parallel to a running backs path and to block anyone that enters that area...could be a linebacker or even a stunting defensive lineman...
Some schemes always use a 2 on 1 blocking scheme either starting from the outside or inside and ask the FB to block the remaining free defender...
The "Pin and Pull" is used quite a bit in outside or stretch plays which consist of the playside tackle simply pinning the defensive end inside and then following by having the next lineman pull outside him and try and block on the second level...
Virtually ALL NFL teams use zone blocking to some degree or in some plays, but some teams use it exclusively like the Broncos, Falcons and Packers...
Many times zone blocking relies on deception as well, allowing some defenders to go unblocked to areas of the field which are not important to the play, with the lineman leaving that area and heading to block other defenders that are important to the plays success...
Here is a pretty good link to an explanation:
Bills / Rams gameday thread...
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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This is starting to get ridiculous