KDIGGZ Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Lindell has been reliable and quite accurate so I don't know if we should blame him or the coach for not being able to hit a 52 yarder. Does he not have the leg for it? They don't even let him try from beyond 50. I've never seen this before in my life at this level. Maybe some college teams might punt or opt to go for it in those situations but most of the top college programs even have guys that can connect from that distance. Who should we blame for this? The kicker with the weak but accurate leg, or the coach that won't give him a shot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Daddy Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benderbender Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 The best thing that could come from this season would be a new owner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonabb Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Coach. Wind was minimal and at his back. The qb still sucks. How many games has he bad the ball in his hands with less than 2 minutes to go and a chance to win or tie and shat the bed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandemonium Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Lindell's leg is fine. He hit one from 50 in bad weather last week that wouldve been good from 55+. It's chan that's the problem. He basically said after last week that his philosophy is against trying long field goals unless the game is already out of reach in the bills' favor when asked why he didn't kick a 50 yarder when he had the chance against Indy in a dome, but did in wind and rain against Jacksonville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobruhhh Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Chan is NOT playing the percentage when it come to 50+ 1 Rian Lindell Buffalo Bills K 100.0% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatszel Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Coach need to be offensive coordinator can't manage time in the game to call a time out on the 52 yard field goal /time out punt just shows the incompetence Talks about players not making the play. the plays well can you blame them when he takes the game away from them. A field goal makes it a two score game come on. Field Goal was the play. Defense playing well had been making stops. But no don't nail the coffin closed give the other team a chance because he continues not to believe in his players to do what it takes to win except Fitz who has done something to win a game . . . last year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineMoxie Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Owner. Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jone's Toupee Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Lindell was PO'd when Chan called him back to the sideline and he appeared to utter the F word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twist-to-open Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Coach need to be offensive coordinator can't manage time in the game to call a time out on the 52 yard field goal /time out punt just shows the incompetence Talks about players not making the play. the plays well can you blame them when he takes the game away from them. A field goal makes it a two score game come on. Field Goal was the play. Defense playing well had been making stops. But no don't nail the coffin closed give the other team a chance because he continues not to believe in his players to do what it takes to win except Fitz who has done something to win a game . . . last year! Agreed, not only did Chan flinch at putting points on the board, he wasted a time out to curl up in a fetal postion and punt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BfloBillsFan Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Bills need new coach, new kicker and new qb. If I get my Christmas wish (I have been good this year), they will have all three by the start of next year. Most fans (as is myself) are coming to realize that Chan has failed to but the Bills in any type of situation to win games with horrible play calling, failure to get CJ ball more often and failure to get D to make adjustments earlier in year. Bills need a new kicker because, while accurate in medium/short range FGs, I still feel that every kick is an adventure. But's not even that...a professional kicker should be able to routinely kick touchbacks of most kickoffs and a professional team should carry 1 and only 1 kicker, not a kickoff specialist and fg specialist. Finally, new QB because, while I admire Fitz toughness and his ability to manage and run Chan's complicated Offense, his has been consistently inaccurate, has lacked ability to lead the team when they need a big drive, had multiple costly turnovers (I know he's not the only one on this team, but more than others), and lacks arm strength. I partly blame Chan for accepting what QB he had and not trying to find a more talented QB and simplifying his system slightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87168 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Bills need new coach, new kicker and new qb. What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermike Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I think Buddy has to fire Chan or cut Lindell at the end of the season. Either Chan's right, and Lindell can't be trusted, which means we absolutely need a K who can hit a 50 yard FG. But I don't believe that, and Buddy hasn't looked for a new K, which means he has to part ways with the coach who can't bear to even try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufcomments Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Chans sucks. New Coach, new QB. Only way I even bother with watching this team anymore if they make a change at both . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwbackbilly Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Lindell's track record is a heck of a lot better than Chan, and every other coach the team has had. He is having a great year, and is inside 50 points from breaking the all-time scoring record for the team. Nothing but solid. 1000% chance if he goes, he follows in the steps of Fletcher as a misplaced decision instead of looking at the real (simple) problems...second rate QB, coach, and owner. Yeah, it's that simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max997 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notwoz Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Owner. That's so true. But we probably won't be happy with the results when the Bills get a new owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Daddy Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 That's so true. But we probably won't be happy with the results when the Bills get a new owner. Perhaps, but 13 years without a playoff berth and the string of sickening coaching decisions got old about ten years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maguire's Beer Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 That's so true. But we probably won't be happy with the results when the Bills get a new owner. I'd say it's 50-50. There are some very realistic ownership candidates who would keep the team in Buffalo. Of course, there are plenty of folks who'd like to move the team to LA. So yeah, we might lose the team when we get a new owner. But if the new owner keeps the team in Buffalo, we're pretty much guaranteed someone more engaged and better positioned to win than Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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