Johnny DangerFace Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 I thought there were a few bad calls today that went both ways. Nothing favoring one side or the other
SwampD Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 Which Vikings were the refs star struck by today, resulting in yet another series of unfair calls against the Bills? When was the last time the refs were not biased against the Bills? Surely it must've happened at some point? There have been many games where the calls went both way equally, but we've been really bad for a really long time, so, I really can't remember when the calls have been biased in our favor. Snark if you must, but it's a real thing. I remember seeing an interview with Jimmy Johnson and him laughing at how it was strangely coincidental that once they got good, they started to get the calls that he knew they weren't getting when they were 2 and 14. And like I said upthread, a couple more games like that for Sammy and he'll start to get those PI calls.
LastPommerFan Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 I really don't have the patience to listen to people complain about the refs this weekend... :mellow: :( :cry:
nfreeman Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 There have been many games where the calls went both way equally, but we've been really bad for a really long time, so, I really can't remember when the calls have been biased in our favor. Snark if you must, but it's a real thing. I remember seeing an interview with Jimmy Johnson and him laughing at how it was strangely coincidental that once they got good, they started to get the calls that he knew they weren't getting when they were 2 and 14. And like I said upthread, a couple more games like that for Sammy and he'll start to get those PI calls. But Minnesota stinks. If your theory is accurate, the Bills should've gotten more calls than the Vilings got. Is that what happened?
darksabre Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 The Bills are somehow 4-3 despite week after week of garbage play calling. Imagine if our offense was being managed properly?
Weave Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 A strange thing is happening to me. I haven't cared about football in probably 15 years. I could count on the fingers of 1 hand the number of games I'd watch each season and have fingers left over. I've watched every Bills game so far this season. And I am sitting here watching Stevie Johnson catch a pass for a TD on a Sunday night game that never would have had my attention in the past. And I couldn't care less about who the Sabres next opponent is. I've never favored football over hockey.
LastPommerFan Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 The Bills are somehow 4-3 despite week after week of garbage play calling. Imagine if our offense was being managed properly? definitely could have beat the Texans. Which could come back to haunt us. Bills can win 4 of the next 5. Do that and all we'll need to do is beat the Raiders and steal one more of the final 4 in order to miss the playoffs on a tiebreaker with the Texans.
WildCard Posted October 20, 2014 Author Report Posted October 20, 2014 Spiller has a broken collarbone, done for the season. Jackson: minor hamstring pull, out 3-4 weeks.
darksabre Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 Spiller has a broken collarbone, done for the season. Jackson: minor hamstring pull, out 3-4 weeks. I feel bad for CJ. But I can't say I'm mad about him not playing.
SwampD Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 But Minnesota stinks. If your theory is accurate, the Bills should've gotten more calls than the Vilings got. Is that what happened? I don't know who got more penalties today and I don't really care. All I know is there were two plays against Sammy Watkins, one of which that was on the 2 yard line that wasn't called. If someone can give me a better reason why, I'm all ears (and "the ref just didn't see it" isn't a good reason. neither is "it wasn't PI"). And the Bills are a bigger joke outside of the WNY area than Minnesota. You live in NYC, no? You should know that. Hell, even Jets fans feel superior to us.
WildCard Posted October 20, 2014 Author Report Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) I feel bad for CJ. But I can't say I'm mad about him not playing. Same here. I assume he was tearing up under that towel when he went off; he has to know this is it for his time here, and he likely won't get more than a back-up role anywhere else. Jackson's a huge loss of course, but if we can survive the Jets next week, hopefully he can heal up over the bye and get back in time for the Chiefs at home. In the meantime it's time to see what a 4th round pick is worth in Bryce Brown. The Jets are much better against the run than the air anyways, so I'm looking for Orton to keep it under 2 int's and throwing for 3 TD's Edited October 20, 2014 by WildCard
SwampD Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 Same here. I assume he was tearing up under that towel when he went off; he has to know this is it for his time here, and he likely won't get more than a back-up role anywhere else. Jackson's a huge loss of course, but if we can survive the Jets next week, hopefully he can heal up over the bye and get back in time for the Chiefs at home. In the meantime it's time to see what a 4th round pick is worth in Bryce Brown. The Jets are much better against the run than the air anyways, so I'm looking for Orton to keep it under 2 int's and throwing for 3 TD's Wasn't he pretty good but had fumble issues?
WildCard Posted October 20, 2014 Author Report Posted October 20, 2014 Wasn't he pretty good but had fumble issues? IIRC that was the word on him. Apparently the reason he was traded away from Philly is simply the fact that they have too many weapons with Sproles and McCoy anyhow. Brown's only 23, ran for 564 on 115 attempts with 4 TD's his first season as a backup, but he lost time last season and only ran for 314 yards on 75 attempts. Either way, he's consistent at least, 4.9 yds/rush and 4.2 yds/rush in the last two seasons. Whaley made some pretty questionable moves this off-season, and so far he's hit on almost all of them.
SwampD Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) On a completely unrelated note, I'm really surprised that the NFL allows as many people on the sidelines as they do. It seems like there is just so much opportunity for someone to get injured. I guess they think it makes the game feel more exciting if the looks like the stage of a P-Funk concert on either side of the field. Edited October 20, 2014 by SwampD
ubkev Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 Nickname from his Freshman Year at Miss. State. Some of his teammates thought he reminded them of "Boobie Miles" the RB from the Book Friday Night Lights. The name stuck with him Haha, the book...riiight, college football players read books. (Sarcasm) Which Vikings were the refs star struck by today, resulting in yet another series of unfair calls against the Bills? When was the last time the refs were not biased against the Bills? Surely it must've happened at some point? Let it go, it's always the refs.
Hoss Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 Saw that somebody said Freddy is out 3-4 weeks. Haven't seen that anyways. I've seen that he's likely out the next two weeks but not much is known beyond that.
WildCard Posted October 20, 2014 Author Report Posted October 20, 2014 Saw that somebody WildCard said Freddy is out 3-4 weeks. Haven't seen that anyways. I've seen that he's likely out the next two weeks but not much is known beyond that. Fixed that for you. :P Worst case is 3-4 weeks, more likely 2 weeks though. We've come to expect worst case scenarios in Buffalo
Weave Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 Saw that somebody said Freddy is out 3-4 weeks. Haven't seen that anyways. I've seen that he's likely out the next two weeks but not much is known beyond that. Fixed that for you. :P Worst case is 3-4 weeks, more likely 2 weeks though. We've come to expect worst case scenarios in Buffalo An early tweet shortly after the game ended called him out 3-4 weeks. No idea where that time frame came from.
wjag Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 Buffalo won the game yesterday, but the price was enormous. Some victories cost more, and yesterday's was very costly indeed.
Jsixspd Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 Buffalo won the game yesterday, but the price was enormous. Some victories cost more, and yesterday's was very costly indeed. We could probably call it a Pyrrhic victory?
Doohicksie Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 Same here. I assume he was tearing up under that towel when he went off; he has to know this is it for his time here, and he likely won't get more than a back-up role anywhere else. I'm guessing he was tearing up because a broken collar bone HURTS LIKE HELL.
LGR4GM Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 And now we know why the Bills should force feed balls to Sammy. Great victory, was watching on RedZone with friends and no one else thought they would pull it off. Also great catch by Hogan to set that up. I think EJ Manuel sitting the rest of the season may be a great thing in the long run. There is a slim chance he could learn and be better next year.
Doohicksie Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 The Bills are somehow 4-3 despite week after week of garbage play calling. Imagine if our offense was being managed properly? The difference this year is defense. They keep the team in the game so that a mediocre offense can win it with a final drive. They really shouldn't have beaten Detroit but Carpenter was up for a 58-yarder. He misses that more than he makes it.
LGR4GM Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 When does your offensive coordinator get fired? I mean the Bills are scoring on plays in which the QB is in a hurry up and basically calling audibles at the line.
SwampD Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 Orton seeing that the Minny D wasn't set right on that 4th and 20 and calling the play early was really neat. Pretty sure EJ would not have seen that.
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