Lt. Dan's Revenge Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I usually really enjoy his artcles about the Bills and everything else AFC East, but this article got on my nerves a bit. There really isn't anything better than this going on in the division to write on right now? Not to mention starting to make predictions like this based on numbers 6 weeks into a season in laughable. You're better than this, Tim. TG Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynical Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 What the heck does this mean? "We focus on it," Bills coach Dick Jauron said. "We stress it. We walk through it. We fit it up. We run through it. We fit it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 All the media, in print, TV, and radio, make predicitons all the time. It's a huge part of their job. In week 2 all the talk was how many TDs Brees was going to end up with. It's what they do. The fact that Tim is predicting a horrendous year for a defense is just indicative of how bad the Bills have been on run defense. If you don't want to read negative stories about the Bills, I'd suggest not reading anything about football. Because, let's face it, the Bills haven't given anyone much of anything positive to write about for quite some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Dan's Revenge Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 All the media, in print, TV, and radio, make predicitons all the time. It's a huge part of their job. In week 2 all the talk was how many TDs Brees was going to end up with. It's what they do. The fact that Tim is predicting a horrendous year for a defense is just indicative of how bad the Bills have been on run defense. If you don't want to read negative stories about the Bills, I'd suggest not reading anything about football. Because, let's face it, the Bills haven't given anyone much of anything positive to write about for quite some time. I have no problem what so ever with sports writers making predictions. It's the nature of this particular prediction and the fact that he decided that it was pertanent enough to dedicate an article to it that bothers me. Just seems like there are many more stories going on in the divison currently (i.e. Jenkins' injury, Fitzpatrick starting, Henne making his third career start, the Pats* offensive display last week, Sanchez' struggles, etc) that are more worthwhile to write about. Rather than trying to decide whether the Bills are going to get gashed for 240+ yards a game for the rest of the year to set a record. JMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I have no problem what so ever with sports writers making predictions. It's the nature of this particular prediction and the fact that he decided that it was pertanent enough to dedicate an article to it that bothers me. Just seems like there are many more stories going on in the divison currently (i.e. Jenkins' injury, Fitzpatrick starting, Henne making his third career start, the Pats* offensive display last week, Sanchez' struggles, etc) that are more worthwhile to write about. Rather than trying to decide whether the Bills are going to get gashed for 240+ yards a game for the rest of the year to set a record. JMHO. Valid points. Perhaps they'll be coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I have no problem what so ever with sports writers making predictions. JMHO. I do. They're not seers. They're sports journalists/reporters. Every time I hear Schereth -et al- pontificate how a certain team 'is going to smash' an upcoming opponent, I'm disgusted for having devoted my attention to such crap. Even Hank Greenberg -who's 'job' it is to forcast outcomes- is terrible at it as well. I'm not sure why sports channels think their audience looks forward to this buffoonery. Now, put a price on predictions -right; you keep your job, wrong; hit the road and I'll dial in. Otherwise, give me information. Not you worthless predictions. I can get that at work. JMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBills51 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 What the heck does this mean? We fit it up? He is referring to players fitting up into their run gaps...which has been a big problem with the Bills this year. Mostly all of the big runs against the Bills this year have been due to the over-agressivness of our LBs and hesitation of our Safeties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I have no problem what so ever with sports writers making predictions. It's the nature of this particular prediction and the fact that he decided that it was pertanent enough to dedicate an article to it that bothers me. Just seems like there are many more stories going on in the divison currently (i.e. Jenkins' injury, Fitzpatrick starting, Henne making his third career start, the Pats* offensive display last week, Sanchez' struggles, etc) that are more worthwhile to write about. Rather than trying to decide whether the Bills are going to get gashed for 240+ yards a game for the rest of the year to set a record. JMHO. Sanchez's struggles: http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/tag/_/name/mark-sanchez Two long pieces already this week. Jenkins' injury: http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/i...-void-in-jets-d Henne's third career start? Seriously? What is there to write about that wasn't covered before the first two? Tom Terrific: Thankfully, Tim has not dedicated any full-length posts to this yet this week. I for one am glad. Fitzpatrick starting: I'd expect Tim to wait until later in the week, when it's more definitive that Fitzpatrick actually will start. Also, the Buffalo News just did two articles on this topic, so it's not like there's a lot of fresh ground to cover. My only complaint with this post is that Tim forgot to tag it "Buffalo Bills." I haven't seen much out there talking about how bad our run D has been, and it was nice to see it put in a historical perspective. Also, there are no predictions in the post, just speculations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 The truth really hurts sometimes. Its a shame that we are so bad that even reporters that support us on many occasions feel the need to point out how bad we are. Its play like this and articles that point it out that might finally reach key people like Brandon or Wilson and maybe we will be free of this crap that we must watch every Sunday. I say must because watching the Bills is not an option for me or most of us for that matter. We watch because we are hooked and love the team. That doesnt mean we have to like them right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dog14787 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I usually really enjoy his artcles about the Bills and everything else AFC East, but this article got on my nerves a bit. There really isn't anything better than this going on in the division to write on right now? Not to mention starting to make predictions like this based on numbers 6 weeks into a season in laughable. You're better than this, Tim. TG Article It is pretty amazing how many rushing yards we are on pace to give up don't you think? Makes for an interesting article in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Dan's Revenge Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 It is pretty amazing how many rushing yards we are on pace to give up don't you think? Makes for an interesting article in my opinion. I'm personally more interested to read about what the coaching staff is doing to fix the problem that the running game has given them in the past few games, which just the last couple lines of the article was dedicated to, rather than what kind of pace they would have to keep up to set a record. I'm simply not of the opinion that our defense will continue to be as bad against the run as it has been. Weeks 1 and 2, as well as some key run support guys that were out weeks 3-5 getting back into the flow of things (Pos, Whitner, Scott, etc.), point to this 200+ yards a game trend not continuing for as long as some seem to think, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dog14787 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I'm personally more interested to read about what the coaching staff is doing to fix the problem that the running game has given them in the past few games, which just the last couple lines of the article was dedicated to, rather than what kind of pace they would have to keep up to set a record. I'm simply not of the opinion that our defense will continue to be as bad against the run as it has been. Weeks 1 and 2, as well as some key run support guys that were out weeks 3-5 getting back into the flow of things (Pos, Whitner, Scott, etc.), point to this 200+ yards a game trend not continuing for as long as some seem to think, IMO. I hear where your coming from, but sometimes getting national attention does wonders for finding the solution to a problem in a hurry. I used to think Tim Graham went out of his way to bring bad publicity to our Buffalo Bills football team. Now I realize Tim Graham is just doing his job, and he does it very well I might add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dog14787 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Would be nice to hear a positive article about T.O. considering its hard to accomplish anything with an offense that's in complete disarray like it is. hint, hint T.O.'s character through all of this has been a plus for the Buffalo Bills and he's probably a big reason why the team has not fallen apart completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 It is pretty amazing how many rushing yards we are on pace to give up don't you think? Makes for an interesting article in my opinion. I would really like to see them set the record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dog14787 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I would really like to see them set the record. Interestingly enough, it appears that running the ball well doesn't always equate to scores or victory's. As been posted before, we are only a couple of plays from being 4-2 and stopping the pass has made it all possible in my opinion. Maybe there is something to all the DB's DJ likes having around. Even out the playing field by shutting down the premiere QB's you face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Nowhere to go but up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judman Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Lame entries this week from Graham, did not even go there today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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