Random, weird surprising things from yesterday's game

[BuffaloHokie13]

Weird...2 and 3 irons are crap for me....4 through wedge all the same, straight and beautiful...golf is weird and strange and random too.

Gotta swap to a hybrid when you get to those low numbers! Much easier for most standard players

[BringMetheHeadofLeonLett]

I don't have any complaints, I think for either team, about the refereeing- so THAT was weird and surprising.

[Nervous Guy]

Gotta swap to a hybrid when you get to those low numbers! Much easier for most standard players

those newfangled clubs? I'm an old timer...

[Tsaikotic]

Thanks - where can I find the snap counts? I googled it but all I see are old games listed.

Sal Capaccio ‏Verified account @SalSports 9h9 hours ago

Bills DL snap counts of 58 plays:

Hughes 46

K. Williams 43

S. Lawson 37

Dareus 34

R. Davis 21

A. Washington 15

C. Thornton 13

E. Yarbrough 11

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[BuffaloHokie13]

those newfangled clubs? I'm an old timer...

yeah. looks like a small wood, face and angle like an iron. very easy to swing and even more forgiving. Some actually refer to them as rescue clubs haha

[hemma]

Is i just my imagination or is Dareus plump?

[Nervous Guy]

yeah. looks like a small wood, face and angle like an iron. very easy to swing and even more forgiving. Some actually refer to them as rescue clubs haha

cool...so say I hit a 4 iron 180...what kind of hybrid hits 200?

[thunderingsquid]

When the WRs DID get the ball, Tyrod hit them in stride and they got some good YAC. That one to Matthews especially.

Edited September 11, 2017 by thunderingsquid

[BuffaloHokie13]

cool...so say I hit a 4 iron 180...what kind of hybrid hits 200?

They sell them based on their comparable iron. So you could buy a 3 iron (19-21 degrees) or a 2 iron (17-19 degrees). Also, most places will let you test them in a simulator in the store, so you could narrow it down that way and smack some balls for free

[TC in St. Louis]

The field goal attempt started out perfectly, end over end, and it just took off like one of those UFO's that are hovering over an open field and suddenly dart away. Was it windy yesterday? I think it's possible that somebody put a cigarette load inside the ball, and it blew up in the sky.

[Nervous Guy]

They sell them based on their comparable iron. So you could buy a 3 iron (19-21 degrees) or a 2 iron (17-19 degrees). Also, most places will let you test them in a simulator in the store, so you could narrow it down that way and smack some balls for free

[DrDawkinstein]

The weirdest thing for me was how little I seemed to care about the home opener.

 

I can remember season openers where I was screaming so hard and so amped up when the team came out of the tunnel that I'd have a blood pressure headache, tears would be running down my face, and my voice would be gone...

 

Yesterday, the team came out. Quickly, all at once. To a barely half full stadium. And that was that.

 

You could say the stadium was half empty because people were stuck trying to get in. But if they REALLY cared about the team and the game, they would have made it in on time. We had a huge tailgate and still made it in. The lines werent that long. People just care more about the tailgate than the game. I dont blame them.

 

Even the pilot for the lame flyover was late and almost missed the stadium completely. Yawn.

 

Go Bills, but it's time for this organization to prove something to the fans.

[Saint Doug]

No culture change.

https://mobile.twitter.com/WatchStadium/status/907025925266595840/video/1

It's very dangerous to be a table at a Bills game.

[Captain_Quint]

There was a rumor in the shoutbox that people on Twitter were saying that John Hinkley Jr was at the game yesterday. No idea why, but anyone confirm that?

[Gray Beard]

The highlight of the game for me was DiMarco catching a pass in the flats. Visions of Sam Gash ran through my head. Please, please, please do that occasionally throughout the season.

[Kelly the Dog]

The highlight of the game for me was DiMarco catching a pass in the flats. Visions of Sam Gash ran through my head. Please, please, please do that occasionally throughout the season.

Except he tackled himself or he would have scored.

[Gray Beard]

Except he tackled himself or he would have scored.

killjoy.

I remember that he stumbled and didn't score, but at least he went a few yards in the right direction.

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

The defense secured the win.

[GottaRun]

The guy in front of me was wearing a Buffalo Bills Micah Hyde jersey. I'm guessing that was the only one in the stadium?

[Big Turk]

Refs still suck...no idea how they ruled that Cousins play a fumble and not an incomplete pass...his arm was going forward clearly

[cba fan]

Refs still suck...no idea how they ruled that Cousins play a fumble and not an incomplete pass...his arm was going forward clearly

Worst blown call in recent memory.

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

It was strange how good Humber was

[JMF2006]

Had a girl puke all over herself in section 218 right in front of us

 

Had a rock band " Dark Water"? at a tailgate on Abbott Rd they rocked it out playing 80's metal.

The field goal attempt started out perfectly, end over end, and it just took off like one of those UFO's that are hovering over an open field and suddenly dart away. Was it windy yesterday? I think it's possible that somebody put a cigarette load inside the ball, and it blew up in the sky.

 

Yeah did Haushka kick the laces? that thing was helicoptering.

Also Colt Anderson getting credit for a ST tackle from the PA announcer.

 

When it was clearly #44 the new LB Lacy?

[BillsSbSoon]

When the WRs DID get the ball, Tyrod hit them in stride and they got some good YAC. That one to Matthews especially.

Yeah tyrod was actually throwing with some good anticipation and....over the middle

[Fadingpain]

Here's something weird: no dildos were thrown on the field during gameplay.

 

[Livinginthepast]

The field goal attempt started out perfectly, end over end, and it just took off like one of those UFO's that are hovering over an open field and suddenly dart away. Was it windy yesterday? I think it's possible that somebody put a cigarette load inside the ball, and it blew up in the sky.

I thought the exact same thing! The FG was one of the weirdest I have seen in any area of football ever. It looked normal and then looked like it was blasted by a microburst of wind that blew it sideways. 37 years of watching the Bills at home in person or on TV and I don't remember a kick behaving like that even with some of the bizarre wind conditions that happen there

[BillnutinHouston]

Seemed like a very high tailgate turnout yesterday.

 

More people tailgating than usual. At least it seemed that way.

 

Having come to that conclusion you must have been up in the airplane pulling the Geico banner. There's no other way you can come to that kind of conclusion.

[jimmy10]

The weirdest thing has to be the Haushaka FG. I have literally never seen a ball do what his did.

 

I was joking with Augie in the gameday thread that it looked like me hitting my 4-iron. The pull on that ball at the last second was remarkable.

It looked like a really nice slider. All the bite was at the end.

[Dragonborn10]

And hitting Eric Wood with a 15 yd pf for tackling a guy who was tackled by his own guy.

If you complain about the refs with incorrect information, I don't think you should be allowed to complain about the refs for four games

 

Wood was not penalized. It was the Jets LB, #58, who hit Wood in the head that got the penalty. It should have been an ejection.

[Richard Noggin]

No culture change.

https://mobile.twitter.com/WatchStadium/status/907025925266595840/video/1

Silly gooses.

It was strange how good Humber was

Agreed.

 

Although this defense is kind of designed for the WLB to run and make plays, no? If things are going well the weak side backer should be very visible. And, things went well.

[HappyDays]

I thought the exact same thing! The FG was one of the weirdest I have seen in any area of football ever. It looked normal and then looked like it was blasted by a microburst of wind that blew it sideways. 37 years of watching the Bills at home in person or on TV and I don't remember a kick behaving like that even with some of the bizarre wind conditions that happen there

If that kick went through I would have won $100 on a $5 football card. So that's why the microburst happened, if anyone was curious.

[mannc]

Refs still suck...no idea how they ruled that Cousins play a fumble and not an incomplete pass...his arm was going forward clearly

Disagree. His arm was moving forward but the ball had been knocked out. It never moved forward at all.

[Tenhigh]

Had a rock band " Dark Water"? at a tailgate on Abbott Rd they rocked it out playing 80's metal.

 

Was that right across the street from Hammer's lot? I was in the RV parked tight at the fence next to the driveway...

 

Weirdest thing for me was how sober the fans were. Not many noticeably blacked, almost no fights. I only saw one really drunk person fall down.

 

It was like a Giants game.

 

And man was it quiet in that stadium for a home opener. McD said he loved the energy, but he ain't seen nothin' yet. Personally, I think he should be pissed at the fans because it was so quiet.

[Heavy Kevi]

Was that right across the street from Hammer's lot? I was in the RV parked tight at the fence next to the driveway...

 

Weirdest thing for me was how sober the fans were. Not many noticeably blacked, almost no fights. I only saw one really drunk person fall down.

 

It was like a Giants game.

 

And man was it quiet in that stadium for a home opener. McD said he loved the energy, but he ain't seen nothin' yet. Personally, I think he should be pissed at the fans because it was so quiet.

Maybe he should be pissed at security. You can't do anything in the stands anymore. I can only scream really loudly when standing... sadly that is now banned from the stadium unless celebrating a particular play. Then it's back to your butt on a bench. Takes the fun out of it and disuades people from cheering/yelling.

 

They have been "changing the culture" in the stands too, to a PC, family friendly, no fun zone safe space. The atmosphere at THE RALPH has been disintegrated and subdued. Fans "wanted this" apparently, people want a sanitized environment so their kids don't hear any bad words or mean drunk people. The world is too rough for them, the delicate flowers. JMO

 

Gotta get everyone behaving before they put up big $ for a new stadium.

 

I'm kinda fired up about it, as you can probably infer.

 

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[Coach Tuesday]

Maybe he should be pissed at security. You can't do anything in the stands anymore. I can only scream really loudly when standing... sadly that is now banned from the stadium unless celebrating a particular play. Then it's back to your butt on a bench. Takes the fun out of it and disuades people from cheering/yelling.

 

They have been "changing the culture" in the stands too, to a PC, family friendly, no fun zone safe space. The atmosphere at THE RALPH has been disintegrated and subdued. Fans "wanted this" apparently, people want a sanitized environment so their kids don't hear any bad words or mean drunk people. The world is too rough for them, the delicate flowers. JMO

 

Gotta get everyone behaving before they put up big $ for a new stadium.

 

I'm kinda fired up about it, as you can probably infer.

 

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I'm sorry you feel deprived of the right to act like an angry loud offensive drunk during a public sporting event.

[MiltonWaddams]

Maybe he should be pissed at security. You can't do anything in the stands anymore. I can only scream really loudly when standing... sadly that is now banned from the stadium unless celebrating a particular play. Then it's back to your butt on a bench. Takes the fun out of it and disuades people from cheering/yelling.

 

They have been "changing the culture" in the stands too, to a PC, family friendly, no fun zone safe space. The atmosphere at THE RALPH has been disintegrated and subdued. Fans "wanted this" apparently, people want a sanitized environment so their kids don't hear any bad words or mean drunk people. The world is too rough for them, the delicate flowers. JMO

 

Gotta get everyone behaving before they put up big $ for a new stadium.

 

I'm kinda fired up about it, as you can probably infer.

 

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This ties into the posts in regards to tailgating. If the stands are a sanitized, family friendly locale, then the party crowd, of which we have an abundance, is in no rush to get inside for the game. I've gone to Bills games in 4 decades now and the change has been remarkable in the last 5 years. Perhaps it coincided with that jackass sliding down the railing on the top deck?

[smuvtalker]

2 of the 3 obvious rookies spilling their drinks

Was gonna say I was highly impressed with the girl on the end holding onto her beer..that was awesome

[LeviF]

Maybe he should be pissed at security. You can't do anything in the stands anymore. I can only scream really loudly when standing... sadly that is now banned from the stadium unless celebrating a particular play. Then it's back to your butt on a bench. Takes the fun out of it and disuades people from cheering/yelling.

 

They have been "changing the culture" in the stands too, to a PC, family friendly, no fun zone safe space. The atmosphere at THE RALPH has been disintegrated and subdued. Fans "wanted this" apparently, people want a sanitized environment so their kids don't hear any bad words or mean drunk people. The world is too rough for them, the delicate flowers. JMO

 

Gotta get everyone behaving before they put up big $ for a new stadium.

 

I'm kinda fired up about it, as you can probably infer.

 

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I think a bunch of it depends on where you sit. I sat in the 300s. Plenty of moderately drunk people and the entire section was on its feet for every third down plus the failed 2 point conversion.

[TigerJ]

So Banyard actually played? Too bad he did not have a few rushes. Shady needs a few breaks.

On special teams. Tolbert got all the reps at RB when Shady was resting. I think that is a mistake on the part of the Bills. I don't mind Tolbert in short yardage situations, but I think Banyard and T. Jones give the defense a lot more to worry about on second and long.

[ricojes]

No need to get deep or argue about anything. Just some observations or strange occurrences that you saw or thought or read somewhere.

 

I just read that Joe Webb tied for the most special teams snaps, 20, with Matt Milano and Joe Banyard. Thought that was kinda crazy and kinda cool.

The flyover following the anthem surprised me, wasn't expecting it...Always cool!