PlayoffsPlease Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) Listening to WGR the last couple of days has led me to believe that had been told than any criticism of the Bills will lead to them losing their broadcast contract at the next renewal. Here are just a few of the comments/excuses they keep going with: Our losses are all to elite QBs, meaning Eli and Dalton have been elevated to elite. non-stop whining about the referees non-stop whing about injuries. discussion about how good the defense looked against the titans. Shutting down callers that pointed out the Eagles trashed the Eli led Giants Shutting down callers comparing the dolphins performance against the titans to the Bills Shutting down callers who suggest that the Falcons and Jets don't seem to be suffering "growing pains" from regime change. Claiming any disappointmentss in the performance so far are just a result of overly ambitious expectations. Three and three isn't a disaster and I am not in the camp calling for firing anyone. But the team has been underwhelming and two games out of second place in the loss column in the division in week 6 is pretty disappointing. Edited October 20, 2015 by PlayoffsPlease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leroi Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I have an idea. TURN THE CHANNEL!! Imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayoffsPlease Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 I have an idea. TURN THE CHANNEL!! Imo This is an excellent point. But its like trying to look away from a car wreck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 This is an excellent point. But its like trying to look away from a car wreck. Do you also point fingers and blame the various aspects of the wreck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChan Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 So when WGR is negative, you complain. When they're positive, you complain. Sounds like the real problem is they don't agree with whatever you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What a Tuel Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Why do people insist on the Dolphins beating the Titans to mean something? Each game is it's own match up. Our match up showed a healthy Bills team dominating the Dolphins. I guess that's just a "fluke" and not intellectual dishonesty. I think the real problem is that Bills fans are imploding. Criticism is great, but we have been over the top this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 If criticism of the bills impacted WGR's contract then they would have been off the air a long time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I'm not sure if you've watched football outside the Bills this season but Andy Dalton has been the second best QB on the league behind Tom Brady. I know the stigma is still there, but he's been very, very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Listening to WGR the last couple of days has led me to believe that had been told than any criticism of the Bills will lead to them losing their broadcast contract at the next renewal. Here are just a few of the comments/excuses they keep going with: Our losses are all to elite QBs, meaning Eli and Dalton have been elevated to elite. non-stop whining about the referees non-stop whing about injuries. discussion about how good the defense looked against the titans. Shutting down callers that pointed out the Eagles trashed the Eli led Giants Shutting down callers comparing the dolphins performance against the titans to the Bills Shutting down callers who suggest that the Falcons and Jets don't seem to be suffering "growing pains" from regime change. Claiming any disappointmentss in the performance so far are just a result of overly ambitious expectations. Three and three isn't a disaster and I am not in the camp calling for firing anyone. But the team has been underwhelming and two games out of second place in the loss column in the division in week 6 is pretty disappointing. Maybe the problem is you as a matter of fact I am 98 percent sure the problem is you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 None of that seems outlandish to me. Pretty realistic and non over reactive. I don't really see the point the caller had about the MNF game. Bills D played well against Eli in the passing game, especially after halftime adjustments. There was a missed tackle on a RB that swung the game when it was 16-10, and the offense couldn't score without committing a penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 None of that seems outlandish to me. Pretty realistic and non over reactive. I don't really see the point the caller had about the MNF game. Bills D played well against Eli in the passing game, especially after halftime adjustments. There was a missed tackle on a RB that swung the game when it was 16-10, and the offense couldn't score without committing a penalty. No kidding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I'm not sure if you've watched football outside the Bills this season but Andy Dalton has been the second best QB on the league behind Tom Brady. I know the stigma is still there, but he's been very, very good Eli has two rings.....at the expense of Tom Brady......and he looked pretty bad last night against the Eagles in Philly. Making good QB's look bad on your home field is not mission impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 This is an excellent point. But its like trying to look away from a car wreck. I think he meant website channel to post in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriveFor1Outta5 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Excuses, excuses, excuses. Us Bills fans are unquestionably the most devout in the league. At the same time there aren't too many other markets where I can see the local media and many fans spin early disappointment so well. We were supposed to be able to compete with anyone, at least that's the line that Rex was selling us. Looking at how last year ended it didn't seem unreasonable. Everyone likes to point to the what if's, but honestly we were manhandled by both the Giants and the Bengals. Good teams? Sure, but if you get overmatched by the good teams I wouldn't be so cocky about beating the bad ones. I don't understand why everyone seems to think teams like the Dolphins and Jets can't beat us. If we commit stupid penalties and play like we did against the "good" teams we can lose to anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 What do we want to hear? Them rant about declaring the season over and running rex ryan out of town? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriveFor1Outta5 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Reality would be nice. Not total gloom and doom, but at least admit that this team needs to play a lot better. Instead these guys are saying that we'll be fine once we get to the "soft part" of the schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobilz Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 watch Empire Sports instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 If criticism of the bills impacted WGR's contract then they would have been off the air a long time ago. True but even I have raised an eyebrow at how understanding Schopp has been of the Bills lately. The guy who used to bend over backwards to find the negative spin on this team is now their chief excuse maker? Curious, I say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7boogiewoogie Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 (edited) I don't care how good an NFL offense is. We pay our guys huge money to be elite and they have proven in the past that they are. Are you telling me that all of a sudden the NFL offenses became so great and so fast that no NFL defense can stop an NFL offense? Are other teams having problems getting to the quarterback? I'm sorry but our scheme is the problem.. There is NO WAY that we have fallen off the mark so drastically with the SAME personnel for all intensive purposes as we've had the past two year's. For the guys at WGR to consistently say well hey, Rex probably feels that they aren't fast enough to get into the backfield and that's why his linemen are dropping back into coverage is ABSURD. So what are we supposed to do? Throw our pro bowl D Linesmen's hand's in the air and say yeah your right let's just not even rush the passer at all let's just drop into coverage? That's what the guy's at WGR would have you think. Give me a break....Our guys are pro bowler's and elite. The reason their not getting into the backfield is because there not being allowed to!!! The player's are upset about it and even Rex commented he should have came with more than three on Sunday more often than he did. They need to play a base 4-3 D/Wide nine, PERIOD. Kyle said himself he is used to having three finger's in the dirt and moving forward. Instead he is moving laterally (his own word's) ... Mario is used to playing Wide off the edge and rushing the passer from an angle. He need's to be lined up OUTSIDE of the tackle's, same with Hughes. These guys are not linebacker's. Speaking of linebacker's, Rex has his linebacker's so confused they can't even figure out each other's hand signal's with his EXOTIC defensive package's. This is ridiculous, Rex know's how to run a 4-3... he runs a hybrid now. it's time to get back to basic's and let his line ATTACK and let his linebacker's, safeties, and corner's cover the backfield. BTW, same special teams unit and it's like it became our job to do a complete 180 from last year. Can't stop the run on punt's and PENALTIES up the wazoo. Rex needs to run a 4-3/wide 9 base D and get his offense healthy so we can convert on 3rd down to keep our Defense off the field and I don't know maybe make the guys who commit penalties do pushups on the sidelines in front of 70,000 people... lmao. And oh yeah the guys from WGR are clueless... Edited October 21, 2015 by 7boogiewoogie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 The single biggest thing that is driving me nuts is penalties It slows things down It drives moral down It makes players play tentatively It negates positive plays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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