2016 NFL Thread - Week 2witter

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Sep 15, 2016 5:47 pm

Twitter has football now! The Rex hex kicks off the week shortly.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Sep 15, 2016 5:56 pm

I smell 0-2 in Buffalo and a really, really ugly crowd.

Read that fans had been in the parking lots for 2 days getting ready for this game. A home opener, night game against a hated rival in Buffalo... last time that happened, two Bills fans died.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Sep 15, 2016 6:02 pm

Pruitt wrote:I smell 0-2 in Buffalo and a really, really ugly crowd.

The latter regardless hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Sep 15, 2016 6:21 pm

Hootie (I bet he hates that) is doing the anthem tonight:

No one sits for Hootie!

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Sep 15, 2016 7:06 pm

Another goddamn country music guy singing the anthem.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Sep 15, 2016 7:38 pm

Bruce smith apparently invited him.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Sep 15, 2016 8:36 pm

Nantz says Enunwa like it's a new hybrid flower at Augusta

Post by **brian** » Thu Sep 15, 2016 11:44 pm

Didn't the Bills defense used to be a thing?

(I will say this. If you have a Lions fan feeling legitimately sorry for you then you're probably fucked.)

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 4:54 am

brian wrote:Didn't the Bills defense used to be a thing?

(I will say this. If you have a Lions fan feeling legitimately sorry for you then you're probably fucked.)

Under Schwartz, it was a real big deal.

Then defensive mastermind Rex Ryan came in, fiddled around with it - switching to a 3-4 and an entirely different style which almost immediately had fans scratching their heads. Under Schwartz, the defence was constantly in the QBs face. Under Ryan, guys like Mario Williams and were required to drop back into coverage. Multiple schemes are great in theory, but in practice, you've seen the results...

His "system" plainly doesn't work.

And bringing in his brother to be "Assistant Head Coach" smacks of the worst form of nepotism - bringing in a relative whose incompetence has been proven repeatedly.

Cardinals next week, and then the Pats on the road. 0-4 beckons...

Not sure how patient frack master Terry Pegula is, but the clamouring for the Ryans' heads has begun.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 10:30 am

Pruitt wrote: Not sure how patient frack master Terry Pegula is, but the clamouring for the Ryans' heads has begun.

#Rexit?

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 12:38 pm

so wait, the Bills just fired their OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR!

Post by **brian** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 12:42 pm

I would make a crack about how that won't solve anything, but it actually worked for Detroit last year. Roman definitely didn't seem like he knows what he's doing.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 1:01 pm

brian wrote:Roman definitely didn't seem like he knows what he's doing.

wait what

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 2:28 pm

Offence isn't that good, but that's Tyrod Taylor and a really below average receiving corps.

It's a scapegoat move, and as I just read, it fits a pattern. The new OC will be the 5th one under Ryan in 6 seasons.

This morning on Buffalo sports talk radio, a lot of callers were calling for Ryan's head and a popular choice to step in was Roman.

Well, it's early in the season, but it's already "Wait 'til next year" for Bills fans.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 2:41 pm

Tyrod Taylor averaged nearly 8 YPA, completed > 63% of his passes and had a greater than 3:1 TD/INT ratio in 2015

but sure, the scheme was bad

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 2:52 pm

My buddy Dave's Uncle Rog, prison guard at Attica, degenerate gambler, pounder of Molsons, Canadian ballet connoisseur, and lifelong Buffalonian HATES Rex Ryan. He begged us to take the Jets last night. Good looking out, Uncle Rog!

* whenever I read DadBoner I think of Uncle Rog.

Post by **brian** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 2:55 pm

See that just sounds like a caricature of a Buffaloan. (Buffalonian?) Not sure on that one. Need a ruling.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 3:10 pm

Let me add that he was single until he was about 40. Is now married. Has a giant of a son. Is friends with local hero William Fichtner. He is DadBoner.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 3:29 pm

Brontoburglar wrote:Tyrod Taylor averaged nearly 8 YPA, completed > 63% of his passes and had a greater than 3:1 TD/INT ratio in 2015

but sure, the scheme was bad

Taylor had some good games, but he really doesn't seem that good.

Which makes all the credit to Roman for making him look more than merely competent. This move is so transparently ridiculous - the team's problem last season wasn't offence. It was defence and special teams (and overall discipline). No one is fooled by this, Ryan's honeymoon ended midseason last year and there were tons of guys like Uncle Rog. My brother developed an early and seemingly irrational hatred for Ryan. He now looks like Nostradamus.

Where this stings for Bills fans is that after the 2014 season things were finally looking up. A great defence - Schwartz became a cult hero in Buffalo and the team went 9-7 with Manuel and Orton at QB. And they fired a really unpopular coach in Doug Marrone.

The implosion has begun.

Getting Ugly In Bills Country

Jerry Sullivan is the nastiest reporter in Buffalo. This column is gold.

Real tough guy, that Rex Ryan. As soon as things got a little hot for the Bills' head coach, he proved what a fraud he really is by throwing Greg Roman under the bus. He presides over one of the most embarrassing defensive performances in Bills history and scapegoats his top offensive assistant as a result?

Wow. And you know who looks really foolish here? Terry Pegula, the sainted owner. I've thought from the start that Pegula had no clue about how to run a professional sports franchise. But I didn't think he was capable of a move this sleazy and transparent.

Shame on the Pegulas, and Russ Brandon, and Doug Whaley, and Ryan and anyone else who stood by and watched this happen. Despite what Pegula wants to believe, this is a 17-year run of dysfunction, and throwing one assistant coach in the volcano hasn't fixed things before.

The Bills continue to be the laughingstock of the NFL. Pegula should be embarrassed for his franchise. If he's serious about wanting to get this right, if the man has any clue, this should be only the start.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 4:19 pm

govmentchedda wrote:Canadian ballet connoisseur

Can I just say that I LOVE the phrase "Canadian Ballet"? Makes it sound so classy!

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 1:19 pm

...aaand the Garoppolo era was fun.

Let's hope that wasn't that bad. But shit, to react like that means it probably was.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 1:20 pm

Anybody sign hoyer?

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 2:08 pm

Maybe it's just me, but I get the feeling that all the girls in Massachusetts are suddenly becoming rebellious against their fathers.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 3:12 pm

Not Dan Fouts' best week, I think.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 3:12 pm

Bengals just got HOSED on a replay call.

Post by **Sabo** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 3:14 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote:Bengals just got HOSED on a replay call.

And the Browns were utterly hosed on a complete BS taunting call on Pryor. The NFL rules and the way they're applied fucking sucks.

Fuck off, NFL.

ETA:

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 3:15 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote:Bengals just got HOSED on a replay call.

Dan?

Where was the view that definitively showed the ball was NOT loose?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 3:25 pm

rass wrote:
DaveInSeattle wrote:Bengals just got HOSED on a replay call.
Dan?

Where was the view that definitively showed the ball was NOT loose?

That's the rub. I think he was down, but Those angles were not helping.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 3:34 pm

Sabo wrote:
DaveInSeattle wrote:Bengals just got HOSED on a replay call.
And the Browns were utterly hosed on a complete BS taunting call on Pryor. The NFL rules and the way they're applied fucking sucks.

Fuck off, NFL.

ETA:

For the love of God. What horseshit.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 3:39 pm

Johnnie wrote:Maybe it's just me, but I get the feeling that all the girls in Massachusetts are suddenly becoming rebellious against their fathers.

I don't understand this joke at all. Does it mean they're going to start banging black guys on the Patriots?

And is there a single good reason the Rams just wear their old-school Eric Dickerson-era unis as often as allowed?

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 3:43 pm

None at all. It looks beautiful--the unis, the sun, the Coliseum, the end zones.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 3:45 pm

rass wrote:
DaveInSeattle wrote:Bengals just got HOSED on a replay call.
Dan?

Where was the view that definitively showed the ball was NOT loose?

Lol

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 3:53 pm

L-Jam3 wrote:
Johnnie wrote:Maybe it's just me, but I get the feeling that all the girls in Massachusetts are suddenly becoming rebellious against their fathers.
I don't understand this joke at all. Does it mean they're going to start banging black guys on the Patriots?

And is there a single good reason the Rams just wear their old-school Eric Dickerson-era unis as often as allowed?

Garropolo is prettier than Brady.

howard · Post by **howard** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 3:59 pm

Rex wrote:None at all. It looks beautiful--the unis, the sun, the Coliseum, the end zones.

Well, they could mix in these, from my childhood. They looked great on black and white tv.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 6:59 pm

L-Jam3 wrote:
Johnnie wrote:Maybe it's just me, but I get the feeling that all the girls in Massachusetts are suddenly becoming rebellious against their fathers.
I don't understand this joke at all. Does it mean they're going to start banging black guys on the Patriots?

It means they are falling in love with Jacoby Brissett. Because he's black. And because their racist fathers hate black dudes. It's not that hard to decifer, LeVonn Jam the 3rd.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 7:44 pm

Johnnie wrote:
L-Jam3 wrote:
Johnnie wrote:Maybe it's just me, but I get the feeling that all the girls in Massachusetts are suddenly becoming rebellious against their fathers.
I don't understand this joke at all. Does it mean they're going to start banging black guys on the Patriots?
It means they are falling in love with Jacoby Brissett. Because he's black. And because their racist fathers hate black dudes. It's not that hard to decifer, LeVonn Jam the 3rd.

No it was terribly hard to decipher.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 7:47 pm

Well, you're either too drunk or not drunk enough. So it's cool.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 8:01 pm

So it's not another Harambe joke, then.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 8:05 pm

L-Jam3 wrote:So it's not another Harambe joke, then.

Depends on your view of evolution I suppose.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 8:14 pm

L-Jam3 wrote:So it's not another Harambe joke, then.

#DicksOutForGaroppolosACJoint