Web Rumblings: Buffalo Bills News, 12/19
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HAMILTON: Spiller Is Nothing But A Toy - WGR 550
"You’re kidding, right? You drafted this guy 9th overall, with all the needs you had on this football club and two very good backs already on the team and you can’t give him the ball 25 or 30 times? BUST!!!!!!! There’s no other way around it, he is Buddy Nix’s and Chan Gailey’s first, 1st round bust. I don’t care what he does from this day forward, if he can’t handle the duties of a #1 back because he’s not big enough, he’s a toy. Yes, the Buffalo Bills drafted a toy with the 9th overall pick in 2010."
Fitzpatrick playing like overpaid backup, not franchise QB - Jerry Sullivan
"Raise your hand if you still have confidence in Fitz. His teammates must be losing faith. I imagine Fitz has even lost some confidence in himself. You can't throw the ball the way he did Sunday, and during his team's seven-game losing streak, and retain the swagger you had when things were going well."
If not Bills, someone will pay Johnson - Bucky Gleason
"Johnson is a good guy despite the childish antics over the years. He's also a good teammate, one who stood up for Ryan Fitzpatrick again Sunday after another debacle in Ralph Wilson Stadium. He's a darned good receiver, too, which is why he'll be in an enviable position as a free agent after the season."
Close To Tears - The Buffalo News
"Kelsay paused, searching for words. His eyes were red and welling up with tears. You could see him choking up and fighting to hold back his emotions. He hesitated for a full 15 seconds before continuing."
Bills' offense continues going in wrong direction - The Buffalo News
"The story of the day was just interceptions and penalties," Fitzpatrick said. "We can't, obviously, have turnovers. ... Our defense played well today, and they held us in the game. It's hard for me to go out there and turn the ball over three times and struggle like I did today."
Spiller produces his best game yet - The Buffalo News
"He rushed for a personal high 91 yards on just 12 carries and a touchdown and finished with a game-high nine receptions for 76 yards and a TD."
Day of the Dolphin rivalry fading - The Buffalo News
"There were no swarms of Buffalo fans at Sunday's 30-23 loss to Miami. The game was not televised within a 75-mile radius of Ralph Wilson Stadium because it couldn't sell out, the second time in the past five years. Every other Dolphins game here has been a sellout since 1990, as far back as Bills blackout data goes." Get your Tim Graham Bills fix, folks.
Bills-Dolphins Report Card - The Buffalo News
Not good.
Miami at Buffalo / Quarter by Quarter - Sports - The Buffalo News
Short bursts of reminders.
Turnovers, penalties sink Bills vs. Dolphins - BuffaloBills.com
"The Bills tried to make it interesting late. Down 30-13 with five minutes left, Buffalo got a quick touchdown and added a field goal after recovering an onsides kick with just over two minutes remaining to pull with a touchdown. But their second onsides attempt failed and Miami killed enough of the clock to post a 30-23 win sweeping the season series from Buffalo. The loss was the seventh straight for the Bills dropping them to 5-9 on the season."
Bills Roundup: Interceptions, Penalties Cost Bills - BuffaloBills.com
Chris Brown recaps the day.
Dolphins vs. Bills highlights - BuffaloBills.com
Watch Reggie Bush run through Buffalo all day.
Chan Gailey Postgame Press Conference - BuffaloBills.com
The Bills head coach talks about the team's most recent loss.
Ryan Fitzpatrick Postgame Press Conference - BuffaloBills.com
The bearded one talks about his three-pick performance.
Stevie Johnson Postgame Interview - BuffaloBills.com
Johnson talks about the team's loss to the Dolphins.
Inside The Bills | Proud Gorilla
"Punter Brian Moorman was beaming Saturday night during team meetings wearing his Pittsburg State Gorillas gear as his alma mater won the Division II National Championship over Wayne State Saturday afternoon."
Inside The Bills | Dareus update
"Dareus left the game with an apparent left hand/wrist injury and then returned to the game. He then left the game a second time and did not return. The defensive lineman was not available for comment after the game as he was having x-rays done on his hand/wrist."
Inside The Bills | Stevie insists he’s fine
"It’s my groin," said Johnson. "It’s been bothering me all season. It’s acting up, but it’s been like this for the entire season. I think it happened on either a slant or something. I don’t know if I was trying to get out of a tackle and kind of pulled it a little bit, but I’ve been dealing with it all year. It’s just no different, it popped up again this game. I’m cool. I’ll be ready to go next week."
Inside The Bills | Flo warns jobs are on the line
"A loss hurts if you lose by three or you lose by 30," said Florence. "If you’re playing a preseason game or you’re playing regular season game nobody likes to lose. Losing "stinks" and if we don’t get this thing cleaned up and end on a good note myself included we’re all going to be looking for jobs next year."
Inside The Bills | Expecting to win?
"I haven’t really seen that confidence lately. Coach Gailey always preaches expect to win when you step on the field and those first six, seven games I think we expected to win every time we stepped on the field. I don’t think we expect to win now. That’s just kind of the feeling I get, I could be wrong, but we need to get back to that."
Inside The Bills | Comparing slides
"I think it’s more disappointing [than last year]," Florence said. "We start off good 5-2 and we just hit this skid in the road and we haven’t been able to bounce back. The good teams bounce back from this. They may lose three in a row, but they bounce back and find a way to win. We just haven’t been able to find a way to win."
Reaction: Dolphins 30 - Bills 23 - WGR 550
Joe Buscaglia was able to find some positives in the loss yesterday.
Sal's Six Points answered | Democrat and Chronicle
"Sal Maiorana offers answers to the six points he raised before the Bills played the Dolphins on Sunday."
Miami Dolphins mangle Buffalo Bills | Democrat and Chronicle
"Before Sunday's rematch at the Ralph, Thurman Thomas went into the locker room where he became a legend and walked around reminding them that while their season is in the tank, and the playoffs are still mythical in Buffalo, the opponent was Miami, and pride was on the line."
Bills mount late comeback, but lose again | Democrat and Chronicle
"Buffalo scores 16 fourth-quarter points, but can't overcome 3 interceptions by Ryan Fitzpatrick and 200 yards by Miami's Reggie Bush."
Ryan Fitzpatrick and Buffalo Bills receivers lose magic | Democrat and Chronicle
"The boos fell like snowflakes on Ryan Fitzpatrick and the moribund Bills offense on Sunday."
Another dismal day for Buffalo Bills | Democrat and Chronicle
"What a dismal, disappointing day in the life of the Buffalo Bills. They couldn't have dialed up a more lackluster performance Sunday in a game against an AFC East rival that had dissed them and beaten the pulp out of them the first time around. And believe it or not, I was surprised."
Wrap-up: Dolphins 30, Bills 23 - AFC East Blog - ESPN
"Defensively, the Bills don't do anything well. They can't stop the run or rush the passer and need to spend a lot of resources in the draft and free agency to improve on that side of the football. Offensively, it also looks like the Bills may have jumped the gun on signing quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to a $59 million extension. "
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Two things.
No. 1: Calm down, Paul Hamilton. My goodness, is this guy tough to read.
No. 2: This.
“It’s hard for me to go out there and turn the ball over three times and struggle like I did today.”
Even if it’s hard, Mr. Fitzpatrick, you make it look incredibly easy.
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 19, 2011 8:40 AM EST reply actions 4 recs
Paul Hamilton is the worst writer I’ve ever seen. He writes like a 7th grader turning in his weekly essay.
by Michael_Necci on Dec 19, 2011 9:00 AM EST up reply actions
Paul Hamilton is the worst writer I’ve ever seen.
ummm… Peter King?
by JustAskTheAxis on Dec 19, 2011 9:28 AM EST up reply actions
whether you like King or not he’s got a lot of really, really good sources
by J2 on Dec 19, 2011 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
agree on the sources, but as a writer, he’s pretty shaky, IMO… “beernerdness, coffeenerdness” and ridiculous statements in his ten things like “nice tackle in the first quarter yesterday James Harrison – you really are good at wrapping up”
by JustAskTheAxis on Dec 19, 2011 9:33 AM EST up reply actions
I could care less about his writing – I go there looking for information. You can easily read MMQB in about 30 seconds after skipping all the crap
by J2 on Dec 19, 2011 9:37 AM EST up reply actions
ummm yeah, but my comment about his writing was a direct response to someone else’s comment about Hamilton’s writing… either way, King sucks and so does his analysis most of the time
by JustAskTheAxis on Dec 19, 2011 9:43 AM EST up reply actions
right – but I wanted to make sure that you knew that his articles if nothing else did have pertinent information in it – so I wouldn’t just not read it because his writing style is awful
by J2 on Dec 19, 2011 9:45 AM EST up reply actions
Ah, I see – and I read it every week as well, simply because I read as much info as I can find out there…
by JustAskTheAxis on Dec 19, 2011 9:52 AM EST up reply actions
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It’s clear King is going for a certain style. I’m not sure if you’re part of the writing world, but his column screams to me as a vehicle to perform like a one-on-one conversation with you. It’s not uptight and it’s not perfect. And it takes skill to allign one’s writing style with a creative voice and vehicle to mass amounts of people.
And it works. You’re talking about it. You know exactly who it is when you read lines from the article. You even quote his own words.
I applaud him for having the stones to ramble and write in the manner he does…and to maintain a fanbase in the process for a good number of years.
Not every piece of writing on sports needs to sound like a stat machine or the New York Post. We’re talking about a sport where men wear spandex, spit when on camera, brawl for a bouncing ball, and throw tantrums when they drop that ball.
"Go check on the ribs!"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 19, 2011 11:26 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I hear what you’re saying, but I don’t find anything about what he writes actually insightful at all. He follows the same formula each week, which is what makes it easy to identify. Easterbrook does the same thing in his TMQ column on ESPN, which I would argue is 10x funnier, more eye-opening as it challenges conventional wisdom, and doesn’t treat the readers like they couldn’t read a 2nd grade book report.
Not every piece of writing on sports needs to sound like a stat machine or the New York Post.
Not asking it to – I love reading Simmons stuff on the NBA, loved Dr. Z’s and Hunter S. Thompson’s columns and really enjoy Easterbrook’s stuff. Can’t stand King or Reilly or guys like that (they remind me of Dave Barry).
I’m not sure if you’re part of the writing world
As in am I a writer? No, not for the media, but I do have a Master’s in English and I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night.
by JustAskTheAxis on Dec 19, 2011 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
Congratulations on your accomplishment. I never finished my MFA in writing. I was burned out and needed income.
You should have stayed at a Comfort Inn.
"Go check on the ribs!"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 19, 2011 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
eh, thanks, but it doesn’t get you much, lol… I run the purchasing department for an automation company – completely unrelated to my field of study, but whatever…
by JustAskTheAxis on Dec 19, 2011 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
Paul Hamilton makes Peter King look like William Shakespeare.
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 19, 2011 9:31 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
I’ll never understand the Peter King hate.
by Michael_Necci on Dec 19, 2011 9:58 AM EST up reply actions
That bum
Shoukd be ashamed of himself. What good does that article do, especially after such a great game for CJ? Another bum trying to run talent out of town
Ralph Wilson’s doing the best job of anyone at that.
"Go check on the ribs!"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 19, 2011 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
Oh and this shouldn’t be considered trolling. I hope.
"Go check on the ribs!"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 19, 2011 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
i completely agree with paul hamilton
nothing spiller will do can hide the evidence of incompetence in nix and gailey….
spiller was not needed here
by statcruncher on Dec 19, 2011 9:41 AM EST up reply actions
No Spiller means that Lynch is still likely a Bill and whomever starts means the playcalling remains the same based on the skillset at RB.
"Go check on the ribs!"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 19, 2011 11:29 AM EST up reply actions
Two things
1)
“A loss hurts if you lose by three or you lose by 30,” said Florence. "If you’re playing a preseason game or you’re playing regular season game nobody likes to lose. Losing “stinks” and if we don’t get this thing cleaned up and end on a good note myself included we’re all going to be looking for jobs next year."
Florence is the one most likely to be looking for a job after his complete collapse this season. He can’t do anything right. There were perhaps one or two plays yesterday where he did something positive and several where he did something mind-numbingly stupid. I’m not a fan of deriding a player for a bad performance here and there but this is a pattern.
2) Fitzpatrick had an awful day, but toward the end (what I saw of it because CBS interrupted the last minute and a half with useless jawing about the Pats-Broncos game that hadn’t even started yet) Fitzpatrick actually moved the ball fairly competently. Maybe he needs to get his brain out of it and we need to run a few series as a no-huddle to start the Denver game next week. Hopefully we could gas their D early then make a better go of it. Just a thought.
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Citi Field loves the mets so much it smothers them. -the caveman
the fins
Came off the gas during that time. No blitzes, just prevent. When the heat was on early, Fitz and his stupid o line screwed everything up. If I’m the FO, I don’t extend another player midway through the season ever again! They show their true colors after they get paid. First it was kelsay, then Fitz and now pears. All 3 of which are some bums and should have never been starting let alone getting contract extensions.
by youngchamp on Dec 19, 2011 9:37 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Kyle Williams extension?
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When the job is finished no one remembers how long it took, just how well it was performed.
by Buffalo for Eternity on Dec 19, 2011 5:29 PM EST up reply actions
I'm totally feeling Hamilton
We can’t justify Spiller, so we should stop trying. He is what he is. I think Choice/Spiller/Jackson is a great combination going forward.
Hamilton toed the line effectively, but then crossed it when a) he called Spiller a bust (he’s not), and b) used more than one exclamation point to emphasize his point, which is a major pet peeve of mine.
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 19, 2011 8:45 AM EST up reply actions
Furthermore, 12 rushes for 91 yards and nine catches for 76 yards is a good day for any back in the NFL. It’s ridiculous that anyone would be disappointed with that performance.
It’s looking like Spiller just needs touches to get into a rhythm, which is exactly what Fred needs. It’s starting to feel like we’re going to need to be a run-first team in the near future.
Official ledge-talker-offer of the Buffalo Bills.
Citi Field loves the mets so much it smothers them. -the caveman
Or the team decides not to extend Fred Jackson so they can have one more of “their” guys playing and slowly replacing the leftovers. I see Jackson in a different uniform next year. There’s my bold prediction for the offseason. They’ve looked for every excuse they could have to phase out Jackson.
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by bluecollarbuffalo on Dec 19, 2011 8:57 AM EST up reply actions
It’s ridiculous that anyone would be disappointed with that performance.
its not ridiculous if u listen to WGR with any regularity. if the bills or sabres lose, everyone on that station is ticked off at everything and everyone related to those franchises
Its fun to think quarterback, but i think the odds of nix taking one in the first are close to 0%.
WGR talks about the Bills? In fairness, I enjoy the morning show and now that’s the only one I can hear. 4:45 every day they reduce their signal to prevent signal blocking, and the ROC is in that firing line.
As frustrating as it is to listen to Schopp and Bull, it’s the one place I could count on hearing about the Bills. But all they ever do now is discuss the Sabres, and it was getting annoying.
"Go check on the ribs!"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 19, 2011 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
So you got an answer from them? Cool.
I like listening to Scags, Tim Graham, and occasionally Howard Simon.
by MattRichWarren on Dec 19, 2011 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
I called and spoke with Greg. He knew exactly what was happening and understood my frustration. He seemed to imply this has always gone on, but it’s only in the past month that the signal drops. If you stop under the bridge (I don’t advise it) just before the 15a exit on 390 south, you can get a clear signal. I think a year ago, they stopped carrying the feed on 950am. I guess they don’t feel Rocheste is important enough as a market for Buffalo Sports radio, whereas the NFL finds ROC important enough in terms of a blackout.
Oh and I just realized I can catch up on WGR’s website.
"Go check on the ribs!"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 19, 2011 1:45 PM EST up reply actions
I believe Hamilton served the bust label up based on the limited amount of touches Spiller received. 19 is too few for trhe only guy producing. He’s clearly not a full-time back and I agree with Hamilton that he’s a bust in that light.
"Go check on the ribs!"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 19, 2011 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
why would ‘professionals’ using multiple exclamation points in a published article as though they are 15 year olds on facebook annoy you?
Its fun to think quarterback, but i think the odds of nix taking one in the first are close to 0%.
Paul Hamilton is a professional when he’s in the locker room. He’s outside his job description when they ask him to write. It’s WGR’s fault, not his.
by MattRichWarren on Dec 19, 2011 9:35 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hamilton toed the line effectively, but then crossed it when a) he called Spiller a bust (he’s not), and b) used more than one exclamation point to emphasize his point, which is a major pet peeve of mine.
I think you missed what he was saying – essentially, as a #9 overall pick, Spiller is a bust if he can’t play most of the game – I think Hamilton actually thinks Spiller can play and is more upset at Gailey for not using him enough. I agree with the sentiment but don’t care for his writing.
by JustAskTheAxis on Dec 19, 2011 9:31 AM EST up reply actions
Funny enough, I didn’t miss what he was saying. As I said, he toed the line effectively up until he called Spiller a bust. What I think he was trying to say was that the pick was a bust, but because he can’t write, I didn’t read it that way at first.
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 19, 2011 10:25 AM EST up reply actions
What I think he was trying to say was that the pick was a bust
Agreed
but because he can’t write…
agreed, lol
by JustAskTheAxis on Dec 19, 2011 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
hamilton is not wrong
it DOES always come to the position he was drafted…. spiller is a bust if he is just a toy….
completely agree with hamilton
by statcruncher on Dec 19, 2011 9:43 AM EST up reply actions
hes clearly not a toy..
anyone who averages 8 yards per carry on one of the better run defenses in the NFL is a good NFL player. and just because he doesn’t get 25 carries in a game that doesn’t matter doesnt mean the Bills think he is a toy..
You are now Watching The Throne.
Arian Foster
Leads the league with 21.2 carries per game and he wants Spiller at 30 a game?
I’m glad I don’t listen to this mewling baby.
by zipper on Dec 19, 2011 9:13 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
ugh, what is this black stuff i'm choking on?
oh, it’s ashes from where you burned Paul Hamilton to the ground.
Hamilton on Spiller
I pretty much ride the ebb and flow of what is referred to as “Chix” around these parts. I’ve felt they have have made some questionable moves on their, but also some good ones as well. I was o.k. (sort of) with the Spiller pick at the time, and I’ve always felt the guy just needed a chance. No way is he a bust. But I have to agree with Paul on this point:
You’re kidding, right? You drafted this guy 9th overall, with all the needs you had on this football club and two very good backs already on the team and you can’t give him the ball 25 or 30 times?
When i heard Chan say that during the post game, it literally blew my mind. No excuses for drafting a player #9 overall, a RB at that, when you feel he can’t handle the workload. I know he got “21” touches, which is great, but you’ve got to be kidding me.
For the first time in this current regime, the draft day decision, followed by the above statement has seriously shaken my confidence in Buddy and Chan. Not to mention we are on the verge the second 8 game losing streak in their tenure….
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When i heard Chan say that during the post game, it literally blew my mind
me too – I was driving home from the game and heard that and was flabbergasted…
by JustAskTheAxis on Dec 19, 2011 9:35 AM EST up reply actions
BTW – I don’t know if I’ve ever put a Paul Hamilton post “above the fold” but if this is the reaction I get I’m going to do it more often.
Sullivan: Drafting possibility as high as #4?
I have to believe if we are drafting in the Top 5 again this year, Barkley or RG3 have to be there for us! Let’s do it and give some sort of hope for Bills fans in the future.
I just don’t trust them to do the right thing.
"Go check on the ribs!"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 19, 2011 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
i have no damn sympathy for kelsay
i still remember the play when it was 3rd and medium and bush was way behind the first round marker and a good LB would have easily wrapped him up…. but not kelsay, he did his usual tackling self… bush wasnt even slowed down…
hate kelsay… and him getting a contract extension further proves how horrible nix and ralph are… no future
can always count on ur reaction to make me smile.
i guess were focusing on him missing reggie bush in open space (something alot of guys would do) and not on him bull rushing colombo and getting a strip/sack when the bills desperately needed it?
and of course his contract extension alone is enough to show how nix has no idea what hes doing. bravo
Its fun to think quarterback, but i think the odds of nix taking one in the first are close to 0%.
i guess were focusing on him missing reggie bush in open space (something alot of guys would do) and not on him bull rushing colombo and getting a strip/sack when the bills desperately needed it?
I was at the game (sounds like you were too or you’re out of town) and it was awful watching Kelsay get thrown around all game… He literally got turned around and had his back to the action about 7 or 8 times – he is atrocious, with or without the incomplete pass strip sack to his credit
by JustAskTheAxis on Dec 19, 2011 9:54 AM EST up reply actions
yes i was there. kelsay had 7 tackles + that strip sack. he didnt stand out to me as having a bad game at all. the referenced missed tackle on bush was the only time he clearly screwed up to me.
Its fun to think quarterback, but i think the odds of nix taking one in the first are close to 0%.
I keyed in on him a lot and saw him get completely manhandled most of the day – I’ll be interested to see what type of review he gets when the defense gets charted
by JustAskTheAxis on Dec 19, 2011 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
we had the momentum if he had made the tackle when needed… the strip sack was later in the game by when he had already screwed the game up…
and it was not an open space tackle… he had his hands all over bush… even a slightly better lb would have easily brought down bush… and since when is bush this elite rb….
that’s all bills fans do…. make average players elite to justify why our players suck
by statcruncher on Dec 19, 2011 9:59 AM EST up reply actions
i would like to be the first to call this
Let us stop calling gailey an offensive genius…. I dont believe that anymore
Isn’t his tenure playing out like it has at other stops? He is who he is. He’s not the worst, but he’s not a champion, unfortunately.
"Go check on the ribs!"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 19, 2011 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
I'm willing to say that it appears Spiller had a good game. (Didn't "see" him play.)
I can only see the highlights on nfl.com. But there is some concern for him not being able to rush more than 12 times. If he was the only guy performing in the form of POINTS yesterday, why in the world wasn’t he the main person touching the ball? Even 40 times yesterday. There are two games left. What are they saving him for? The way they value his contributions to the team puzzle me to no end. It appears they value him enough not to overexpose or injure him. But it also seems as though they don’t value him enough to let him mature on the field and play more than he has. If I was Spiller, i’d want out of a Bills uniform as fast as possible.
I’m always going to be a Jackson guy. When he’s healthy, he needs to be the main guy running the ball and catching screens. He just does things better than most backs. But it may be time to consider that Spiller could be less of a bust than we all think and that lack of production is on the coaching staff in some significant manner.
I’m more frustrated this year than i was last year at this time.
"Go check on the ribs!"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 19, 2011 11:00 AM EST reply actions
Good to see WGR...
…still hires “controversial” no-talent hacks, just like they have for the last 20 years to be “sports analysts.”
The game was not televised within a 75-mile radius of Ralph Wilson Stadium because it couldn’t sell out, the second time in the past five years.
Is that info about the distance true? I know they don’t show it in Syacuse and that’s a good 150 miles from Buffalo. It can’t (or shouldn’t) be both things simply because Syracuse lacks their own professional team and choses Buffalo as their “home” team. Seems unfair, doesn’t it?
"Go check on the ribs!"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 19, 2011 12:06 PM EST reply actions
The reason Syracuse doesn’t broadcast it is the stretch of I believe it’s the town of Williamson that is 75 miles from the Ralph. Because the Syracuse TV station is broadcast into those homes, they won’t allow it.
by MattRichWarren on Dec 19, 2011 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
That’s completely stupid. I don’t doubt you, but I find that incredibly crazy.
"Go check on the ribs!"
by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 19, 2011 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
Hamilton cant be serious
“If you look at the draft, Buffalo didn’t even get the best 1st round RB. San Diego took Ryan Mathews 12th and Detroit took Jahvid Best with the 30th pick.”
Ryan Mathews is splitting carries with Tolbert and hasn’t been great by any means. Jahvid Best has had several concussions and is currently on the IR. I am not sure if i am alone on this thinking, but how can he say for sure that Spiller is worse than both of them. Its only 2 years in and I know spiller will be better than both of them.
You are now Watching The Throne.
I guarantee that CJ is pissed at Chan's post game comments..........
I would be too.
After his best performance of his short career, his coach disrespected him. Not cool.
This will provide him even more motivation during the offseason.
CJ will explode next year.
"There is not a loser in this room." Marv Levy.
by SERGEANT MAJOR THOR on Dec 19, 2011 7:50 PM EST up reply actions
@MRW Where did you get your info from last week about the draft order (based on opponent’s wins) strength of schedule? I have been unable to find a sight that puts it in anything other than a %. I would like to see it in the opponent’s total wins layout.
Please base your arguments in provable facts instead of pulling stuff out of your rear. -CanadianBillsFan- This is why talk is cheap because the supply always exceeds the demand.
I calculate it myself. Opponent wins is the same thing as winning percentage it just puts it in clearer terms. Every team plays the same number of games.
by MattRichWarren on Dec 20, 2011 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
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