Who cares if he hasn’t played yet this year? I’m still very much thankful for Jack Eichel. (Getty Images)
I’m a simple man, so when it comes to defining what I’m thankful for in the sports world the answer is simple: I like it all. But there are a few things that stand out: Continue reading
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Tagged bills, buffalo, jack eichel, jeff fisher, lebron james, leicester city
LeSean McCoy is the Bills midseason MVP, when he’s on the field. (Getty Images)
8 games down, 8 games to go. We’ve reached the halfway point of the Bills season and at 4-4 the Bills haven’t eliminated themselves quite yet from the playoffs. However they can only lose two more times to reasonably expect to make the postseason, a very small margin of error. A 6-2 record down the stretch would be the Bills best run of play since 2004. Is this the Bills team that finally gets hot and makes history? Let’s take a look at where each side of the ball stands and where the Bills sit in the AFC playoff picture at this point of the season. Continue reading
Matt Ryan and his Falcons face their second tough game in a row as they head to Seattle. (Getty Images)
On an all new episode of The Hard Foul Podcast, Bill Annechino of Hard Foul joined Jim Bearor and Evan Sally to discuss Bills/Niners, Giants/Ravens, make their NFL picks and play a little NFL True or False.
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Greg Roman paid the price for the Bills struggles. (Getty Images)
The firing of Greg Roman was shocking. To fire the offensive coordinator 2 games (and 5 days) into a season only one year after he cobbled together the 12th ranked scoring offense in the league is the kind of move nobody sees coming. Any time something like this happens there is always going to be a ton of questions. Questions like:
Whose call was this?
What did Roman do to merit his dismissal?
Is Rex’s firing not far behind?
In the recent days since this bombshell news dropped, we’ve gotten different answers to these questions that offer differing levels of satisfaction for fans. But there’s a question I want answered that there hasn’t been as much focus on.
What’s the point? Continue reading
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A rough night from Stephon Gilmore and the secondary left the Bills with no shot at winning Thursday. (Getty Images)
Tyrod Taylor spent most of the night searching for an answer, despite a gaudy stat line. (Getty Images)
The 3 best plays of the game belonged to the Bills; Tyrod’s two long throws and Robey-Coleman’s fumble return for a touchdown. The problem is that the next 20 plays on the list belong to the Jets. The Bills for all of their big plays lacked consistency of quality from play to play and drive to drive. The big plays kept them alive and provided the crowd with a thrill. But they were sandwiched in between 3 and outs and complete defensive breakdowns. While the Jets, despite dealing with their disaster plays, never stopped producing, carving up the Bills secondary consistently. Continue reading
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Tagged bills, Buffalo Bills, football, Jets, new york jets, nfl, rex ryan, ryan fitzpatrick, stephon gilmore, Tyrod Taylor
Victor Cruz scored in his first game almost two years. (Getty Images)
On an all new Hard Foul Podcast, Evan and Jim break down the first week of the NFL season. Jim’s very happy with his Giants. Evan’s very disappointed in his Bills. We then discussed winners and losers after a very exciting and surprising Week 1 of the season. How excited should Raiders and Lions fans be? And should Seattle start getting worried?
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On an all new episode of the Hard Foul Sports Podcast, Evan Sally and Jim Bearor are joined by David Tuchman of Pro Football Focus. You can follow him on Twitter @TuckOnSports. We started the show recapping last night’s season opener as the Broncos took down Carolina. We then got David’s takes on his Jets, Rex Ryan and the Bills, his worst 5 teams in the NFL and much more.
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Tyrod Taylor returns to Baltimore as the Bills kickoff the 2016 season. (Getty Images)
Welcome to my first ever NFL picks column. One of my favorite reads each week was when my favorite writers would pick every NFL game and give their reasons for doing so. My basic philosophy in making picks is to look at the quarterbacks, the head coaches and the pass rush in that order. So, if you are a bad QB with a bad head coach with a crap pass rush, I’m not going to pick you. Finally, remember when reading my picks that Vegas wasn’t built by winners, so obviously don’t bet all your money on my picks… just bet some of it (no not really). Hopefully, you will enjoy reading my picks each week as much as I enjoy making them.
LeSean McCoy is ready for Week 1, are you? (Getty Images)
On an all new Hard Foul Podcast, football is back! Jim Bearor and Evan Sally dig into Sam Bradford’s trade to Minnesota, and preview the big games of the weekend:
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On an all new episode of The Hard Foul Podcast, Evan Sally and Jim Bearor finish up their NFL preview series, “32 Teams, 32 Questions” with the AFC East. Does Brady’s 4 game suspension put the division up for grabs for the first time in years? This week’s intro music is brought to us by The Same Sun and their new single “TRIP”. If you like what you hear check out the full track HERE and make sure to check them out on Facebook.
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