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16 minutes ago, LeGOATski said:
I need to follow whoever this is...
very nice
did you draw that yourself?
Hell no! I can't even draw a stick figure hahaha...
The original small black and white one I am not sure who did that but the 2 I posted are done by a local Buffalo guy under the handle Flicktures. He has his own facebook page, etc where you can see his work which is exceptional...sometimes he holds raffles when he does a new print for people to get a numbered one, I have often thought about getting some stuff from him but haven't yet.
He also does commissioned original work as well, but I don't know much about that.
I have always just been amazed at how great his drawings turn out.
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Teams should have an advantage running out of 3 and 4 WR sets because it brings smaller players onto the field and opens up natural running lanes by creating more space. That shouldn't be a negative to running the ball effectively, it should be a positive.
There is nothing that can fix a run game when offensive linemen consistently allow 2 players to be in the backfield before the RB gets the ball, unless they are allowing a guy on the edge to come free and running away from him. But this isn't the case most times...usually the players are right in the middle of the field, meaning the tackles are getting penetration up the middle too many plays.
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59 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:
Ugh, I loved Ty Dunne while he was working for TBN. I don't know what path his career took but he's started this new football site "Golongtd" and I wish him well.
If this article is an example of his content, though, I'm not feeling it. It reads as very contrived.
"Everyone associated with the Bills — from Sean McDermott to all faithful servants pounding Cajun-Honey Butter BBQ wings at Bar Bill — is overwhelmed with hope because the Bills, Your Bills, are Super Bowl contenders, *****, and no sober Western New Yorker has been able to say that for 20-plus years. "
Does anyone really feel the Bills are legit Superbowl Contenders this year? Do we think that's What McDermott believes? Dunne doesn't make a case for that. He just asserts it.
I think we all believe the Bills "have a shot IF". IF the defense gets its act together and toughens up. IF we get a couple key players back and that makes a difference. IF the AWOL run game shows up along with the OL getting healthier. IF we do our job and finish the season strong, instead of letting other teams hang around in the game or come back on us, and sneak past us at the end. I think you see it in the thread titles here.Beane has said stuff like "we're not one player away" and declined to make moves at the trade deadline, where other teams like Baltimore, KC etc did.
Lastly the bit about the Bills being close to drafting Mahomes because Pegula liked him. "the Bills’ brass then decided to trade down from 10th overall to 27th to pick up a future first-rounder with hopes Mahomes would slide." Really? Who did the Bills think KC was trading up for then? C'mon Man, teams only make moves like that for a QB and from what I recall, KC's interest in Mahomes was well known before the draft. Reid and McDermott are close.
Dunne seems to be banking on the recollections of a guys who got the boot after that draft - Monos. Maybe he's remembering correctly. Or maybe he's making a retrospective case that the scouting staff he was part of didn't make a huge whiff, they loved Mahomes, they wanted Mahomes, they Did Their Job and the owner did his, McDermott just whiffed?
So his conclusion is that Josh Allen is under more pressure than any player in professional football because everyone expects the Bills to be Superbowl contenders and Pegula wanted them to draft Mahomes just seems quite contrived to me.
I think he tried to lead with that to give the article Current Relevance instead of being Yet Another 2018 Draft Rehash, but it didn't work.If anyone would be under pressure, it seems to me that would be McDermott - and he just got a big extension.
How legit they are depends on if they can play their best football late in the year or not. Clearly this team when playing like they did against Seattle or Las Vegas can beat any team in the NFL. The question is how consistently will we see those games versus the one we saw against Arizona or Tennessee?
The key to winning the Super Bowl is both having enough talent AND peaking at the right time. And sometimes getting lucky with matchups in the playoffs if there is an upset of a better team.
And there are a number of teams who have won the Super Bowl that had IF's attached to them at this time during the season, so that doesn't really mean much at this point. It only means something in January.
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1 hour ago, Azucho98 said:
Not sure if anyone has ever seen the work Flicktures does on various Buffalo themed artwork, but his drawings/paintings are absolutely amazing!
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12 minutes ago, mattynh said:
Changes to offensive philosophy, rules protecting quarterbacks and sports medicine all huge contributors here. This is why you cannot compare QB's from different era's with stats. This is also why I believe an argument can be made that Montana is the GOAT.
Some would claim Unitas...
What he was doing compared to most of his contemporaries was astounding. I think that is part of it when comparing eras...you have to look at what the player was doing in comparison to the other players who were playing at that time.
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13 minutes ago, Bronxbomber21 said:
Wow only 1 buffalo bill in history has had a 100 catch season I would've thought Reed would've had done it couple of times that's crazy ....
And 20.4 yards a catch is insane
Reed had 90 catches in 1994 and 88 in 1989. His only other 80+ catch season was 81 in 1991.
He had 4 1000 yard seasons, 1,312 yards in 1989, 1,306 in 1994, 1,113 in 1991 and 1,036 in 1996.
More than anything, Reed was incredibly consistent year to year over a long period of time. He had 13 seasons of 50+ catches, and without being injured in 1995 season where he only played 6 games but had 24 catches, which would have put him on pace for 64 that season, would have been 14 consecutive. The only season other than the injury shortened once where he had under 739 yards was his last one in Buffalo in 1999 where he had 536 yards and his rookie year with 637.
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3 hours ago, Bronxbomber21 said:
I'm hoping Buffalo signs Fitz in free agency for a year or 2 till he retires a buffalo bill.
Diggs is on pace for 117 catches 1,450 yards ... would both of these be Bills franchise records?
Yes. Moulds holds both. Receptions record is 100 set in 2002 and yardage record is 1368 set in 1998. Impressively the yardage record was set with only 67 receptions that year, an astonishing 20.4 YPC.
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3 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:
Are you seriously planning on updating this tread weekly for the next 10, 15 or more years?
that's some dedication
I mean, why not...I have been on the forum for almost that long now, so it will actually give me something to do during the season.
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1 hour ago, SageAgainstTheMachine said:
The ultimate flaw of basketball, which I consider to be an otherwise beautiful game, is that intentionally committing fouls is a major strategy at the end of almost every close game.
And how would you stop it? I guess any foul deemed to be intentional could result in 2 free throws AND possession for the team who was fouled.
But I mean how is this really any different than the NFL having players do kneel downs to end the game?
I get that one is to prevent the other team from winning and the other is done to win but both similarly take away from the way the majority of the game is played.
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11 hours ago, dneveu said:
Roberts is a free agent next year so... that would probably be his best shot.
Huh? Roberts is a WR
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29 minutes ago, Dablitzkrieg said:
Is this a real thread or a joke?
It is the beginning of a thread that will likely run for the next 15+ years....think of it as the longest continual thread of all time on this forum.
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2 hours ago, HomeTeam said:
Do you guys think we will get a snow game this year?
Between the Chargers, Steelers and dolphins, that is our last chance to host a snow game unless of course we host a playoff game.
I'm always a big fan of snow games.
What are your thoughts? Do you guys like snow games? What about a snow game in the playoffs? I imagine that would be a disadvantage to the way this team is built in terms of its strengths.
Very iffy. Temps are supposed to be well above normal on average for the winter here. Long range temp outlooks show temps between mid to upper 30s and 50s for highs into first week in December.
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Might want to hold off on the rookies...one will probably regress like Mayfield and Wentz have
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7 minutes ago, Thurman#1 said:
This is far far far too early.
I really hope you're being sarcastic, and naming Tommy Maddox and Randy Johnson and the rest of these wanted-to-be's "notables" makes me think you may be.
But it's still a horrible idea.
No, those are the players Allen will be passing this week if he hits those numbers.
It's meant as an ongoing thread which will update every week
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12 minutes ago, TBBills said:
So b.c a guy had bad stats back when football was played by normal men in the early 1900's Fitz should get in? That is a weak argument...
Who said that? I was merely showing what was considered great back in the late 30s and early 40s in terms of passing.
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As an aside to show how far the NFL has come in terms of passing...
For his career, Arnie Herber completed 40.1% of his passes, threw 81 TDs to 106 INTs and had a passer rating of barely over 50.
And was inducted into the NFL HOF.
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3 minutes ago, Gonzonzo said:
Wow, Fitz is 32 in NFL Passing Yards Career Leaders
That is a shocker and so is Kerry Collins at 20, one spot ahead of Joe Montana...Flacco just passed him last game for 19th.
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23 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:
MI or stroke I would guess.
If it is stroke, it is very possibly related to COVID...lots of cases with even asymptomatic people having strokes due to its negative effect on blood clotting
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1 minute ago, TBBills said:
He needs to hurry up and get himself into the top 100.
Currently needs about 13,700 yards and would push Neil O'Donnell out...
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Going to update this thread every week to list Allen's current place and some notables that Allen will be able to pass in the upcoming game.
EDIT: UPDATED post Bucs game
Current Place: 113th
With a 250 yard performance will pass:
- Richard Todd (49 yards - hmm, any relation to Sweeney Todd??)
- Earl Morrall (248 yards)
With a 300 yard performance will pass:
- Nobody
With a 350 yard performance will pass:
- Nobody
With a 400 yard performance will pass:
- Nobody
With a 450 yard performance will pass:
- Jake Delhomme (414 yards)
Players Allen passed last week(324 yards for Allen) - 3 (Trent Dilfer, Billy "Val" Kilmer, Aaron Brooks)
Key Look Ahead: Allen is a little under 600 yards from passing Jack Kemp
Key Look Ahead #2: Allen is a little over 1500 yards from entering the top 100 all-time for career QB passing yards, replacing Carson Wentz at 100.
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17 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:
He is the greatest journeyman QB of all time.no one ever played so poorly and at the same time so well, they started for and at some point were benched by 8 Different teams.
legendary!
I mean he is in 32nd place all-time in passing yards and currently under 1000 yards from passing Jim Kelly who is 27th (and will likely be 28th soon since Alex Smith only needs about 480 yards to pass him). That is astonishing...
If he can play one more full season somewhere he will likely also pass Hasselback, McNabb and Esiason as well...and potentially Dave Krieg.
Also, I am sitting here stunned that Kerry Collins has over 40K yards, sits 20th and is 1 spot above Joe Montana...
Somewhat equally stunned that Collins was just passed by Flacco, who sits right above hmi at 19th all time.
Also, with a 300 yard day on Sunday, Allen will move from 223rd all time to 216, passing the likes of:
Arnie Herber
Jimmy G
Tommy Maddox
James Harris
Pete Beathard
Shaun Hill
Randy Johnson
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4 minutes ago, NoSaint said:
lots of details out since then. It’s a strength coach who had a medical emergency and is undergoing tests at the hospital.Sounds like stroke or heart attack type situation...
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23 minutes ago, Buftex said:
I could be wrong, but I am pretty sure Rice won it in 1990.
1990 MVP:Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco 49ers
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Just now, Chandler#81 said:
Nope.
He was an absolute cut above during his time with Buffalo. Granted, he was overshadowed by 6 other HOFers but we don’t go to 4 SBs without him. Leaving for Atlanta then Indy had him drop off the national spotlight but this Finalist Vote is worthy nonetheless.
Bennett wasn't even the best player on his own defense, Sestak was one of the best DT's of all time.
The Mystery of the Disappearing Run Game
in The Stadium Wall Archives
Posted · Edited by matter2003
From what I read somewhere and I am not sure exactly how accurate it is, is that the OLine is trying to act like they are pass blocking even on run plays a lot because they are doing RPOs and when Allen hands the ball off on those, often times they don't have proper setup or technique to run block...
Plus with our use of play action so much they would want the looks to be the same from the OLine...
Whatever the case they are definitely getting beat too often...whether its man on man or not executing the zone blocks well enough and letting defenders through cracks, it has been downright terrible in many games. Not all, as we ran well against the Pats and a couple others but all too often the RBs are fighting to get back to the LOS which is ridiculous.
Pass blocking is a different story because they have been pretty good most games...even when Seattle sacked Allen 7 times, the majority were due to them sending all out blitzes or Allen holding too long trying to wait for something and make a play. Even with that, he torched them for 415 yards and 3 TDs.