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  • Forward_Lateral
    Registered User
    • Mar 2004
    • 29895

    It's preseason people.

    Since when does looking good or bad in preseason have ANYTHING to do with ANYTHING? The Lions went undefeated and looked like playoff contenders last preseason. Look where that got them.

    Everyone needs to chill out. The coaches aren't going to be calling anything but vanilla plays, and the players aren't going to be doing anything but going through the motions (the starters anyways).

    Relax. It's a bit early to throw in the towel and write the season off, isn't it?
  • Canadian'eh!
    Registered User
    • Mar 2004
    • 12879

    #2
    Re: It's preseason people.

    You should be more worried.

    It not like it's that we are just not gameplannign well enough.

    Our players are getting dominated in the basics. Blocking, Tackling, coverage, running routes, Making throws over 5 yards, reading basic D's.....

    If we can't do the basics well, how are we going to fair when teams are really brining it?

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    • Typ0
      honey pie
      • Jul 2002
      • 32593

      #3
      Re: It's preseason people.

      We've been debunking your arguements for a couple weeks now. Face it, the offense is not ready to play football yet and the QB play has been horrible. Season or preseason doesn't change that.

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      • Forward_Lateral
        Registered User
        • Mar 2004
        • 29895

        #4
        Re: It's preseason people.

        Originally posted by Canadian'eh!
        You should be more worried.

        It not like it's that we are just not gameplannign well enough.

        Our players are getting dominated in the basics. Blocking, Tackling, coverage, running routes, Making throws over 5 yards, reading basic D's.....

        If we can't do the basics well, how are we going to fair when teams are really brining it?
        I'll be worried if they start the season 1-3 or 0-4. Until then, I'm not going to sit here and ***** and moan about how crappy the team will be.

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        • trapezeus
          Legendary Zoner
          • Oct 2004
          • 19525

          #5
          Re: It's preseason people.

          i'd buy your argument if we were winning little battles. but we aren't. No one is capable of decent blocking. We are seeing players fail in positions.

          And that last press conference with jauron pretty much said it all. his eyes were wide open as though he was shocked at how bad it is. He looked complete shell shocked.

          That's not a good sign in preseason or regular season.

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          • Canadian'eh!
            Registered User
            • Mar 2004
            • 12879

            #6
            Re: It's preseason people.

            Originally posted by Forward_Lateral
            I'll be worried if they start the season 1-3 or 0-4. Until then, I'm not going to sit here and ***** and moan about how crappy the team will be.
            Well, I have no doubt we will once again get demolished by the Patriots, and if you can't even COMPETE with them, that's an ominous sign... but I agree that I won't write things off until I see how we play against NO and TB. If we lose one or both of those games, you know we are bad.

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            • Mahdi
              Registered User
              • Mar 2004
              • 10585

              #7
              Re: It's preseason people.

              Originally posted by Forward_Lateral
              Since when does looking good or bad in preseason have ANYTHING to do with ANYTHING? The Lions went undefeated and looked like playoff contenders last preseason. Look where that got them.

              Everyone needs to chill out. The coaches aren't going to be calling anything but vanilla plays, and the players aren't going to be doing anything but going through the motions (the starters anyways).

              Relax. It's a bit early to throw in the towel and write the season off, isn't it?
              I dont care about the results. But the confusion Trent is experiencing against the 3-4 is concerning.

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              • DMBcrew36
                Registered User
                • Feb 2005
                • 5096

                #8
                Re: It's preseason people.

                This preseason, despite an extra week of practice and extra game advantage over every team we've played but Tennessee, our offense has averaged 16.8 yards per possession. Opposing defenses have outscored our offense 7-3.

                I don't see know how anyone could NOT be worried.
                Last edited by DMBcrew36; 08-31-2009, 10:25 AM.

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                • MassEffect218435
                  Registered User
                  • Apr 2009
                  • 493

                  #9
                  Re: It's preseason people.

                  You're right, it's "just" pre-season, and the outcome of the games matters not. But what does matter is how your #1's look against their #1's, and based on that it's going to be a long year. Did the 1's even score a TD this pre-season?

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                  • mybills
                    81 st zoner
                    • Jul 2002
                    • 61717

                    #10
                    Re: It's preseason people.

                    I don't care about pre season, but I do care about the kind of QB we have, and Trent isn't "it" for me.
                    I didn't come here to fight, I hate fighting. Life is way too short to spend it on fighting! Go fight with yourself, one of you will eventually win!

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                    • Billz_fan
                      Registered User
                      • Jan 2003
                      • 2614

                      #11
                      Re: It's preseason people.

                      I don't know how anyone season or preseason can objectively watch this team play and not get a knot in there stomach. The players are not executing there individual jobs and getting beat on both sides of the ball. Trent has happy feet and checks down almost immediatly every pass play. He has no confidence at all. You could tell that as he went to the sideline after each 3 and out. He looked defeated. Something is wrong with this kid and our coaching staff either doesn't realize it (I almost cannot fathom that) or they lack the ability to help him. He wasn't lke this when he got here. I dare say he has been ruined in 3 short years here with this staff.

                      ALso, this team is not a no huddle team. No way, no how and we have wasted the entire training camp on it. I hope the defensive players have been doing there cardio because they are gonna need it. Pitt kept the football over 48 minutes Saturday and I expect this to continue. Especially without Marshawn the first few weeks I don't see many 1st downs in the future.

                      The good news is, Morman is solid as ever and Lindell will probably be a good fantasy pick up as I doubt we will get past the opponents 30 much.

                      If they come out and and produce a respectable winning percentage. I will be right here with egg on my face to face it. However I went to my first game in about 1978 and I have seen this team field some real stinkers, I see alot of those same qualitys I saw in some of those 2-14 teams. Makes me remember the Kay Stephenson days.

                      I do think this team will win more than 2 games. At least I hope so because I love the Bills and football season and it sickens me to think another one is in the tank.
                      The Polian Curse

                      "They're a very special group of men. Cherish them, you will not see their like again."

                      February 4, 1993 Bill Polian at his closing press conferance after being dismissed as GM of the Buffalo Bills by Ralph Wilson.

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                      • Nighthawk
                        Getting old waiting for a championship in Buffalo!
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 15437

                        #12
                        Re: It's preseason people.

                        This isn't about THIS preseason...it is about a continuation of the poor play we've seen from this team for the past 3 years under Jauron.

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                        • GreedoII
                          Registered User
                          • Aug 2007
                          • 1301

                          #13
                          Re: It's preseason people.

                          Originally posted by Forward_Lateral
                          Since when does looking good or bad in preseason have ANYTHING to do with ANYTHING? The Lions went undefeated and looked like playoff contenders last preseason. Look where that got them.

                          Everyone needs to chill out. The coaches aren't going to be calling anything but vanilla plays, and the players aren't going to be doing anything but going through the motions (the starters anyways).

                          Relax. It's a bit early to throw in the towel and write the season off, isn't it?
                          But this coaching staff's philosophy is Vanilla. They play vanilla schemes in the regualr season. The fact you see them playing like they have been playing since 2006 makes me think this. Expect crash and burn people....

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                          • MassEffect218435
                            Registered User
                            • Apr 2009
                            • 493

                            #14
                            Re: It's preseason people.

                            Originally posted by Nighthawk
                            This isn't about THIS preseason...it is about a continuation of the poor play we've seen from this team for the past 10 years under Wilson.
                            Fixed that for you.

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                            • madness
                              Registered User
                              • Apr 2003
                              • 13690

                              #15
                              Re: It's preseason people.

                              If preseason is such a reflection of performance than the one drive T.O. was in shows nothing but promise for this offense.

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