Charles Romes

Watching the old tapes one of the great things about Jimbo is that his QB play really softened up the running lanes. You had to respect his ability to strike you dead in the 10+ yard range. Manuel's QB play as it stands actually clogs up the running lanes.

My goal this year is somehow get to 5-7 and stay mathematically alive in December.

I can't believe how good jim kelly was in retrospect.

#12 all time in yards per punt return. Not too shabby. http://m.pfref.com/m?p=XXleadersXXpunt_ret_yds_per_ret_career.htm

Put NEW YORK on the helmets. That will get more attention than another blackout uni.

Dude, last time a team had 2 legit no 1s was carter, moss. Maybe Harrison Wayne circa 05

Exactly. While we all like the hogan story, I see a guy who will catch the ball (maybe every time) a yard from the first down and get tackled every time a yard from the first down.

He just took another sack.

Agreed. At least last year they had two players with the capacity to step up and make a play to win the game. One of these players was lost to free agency. The other was lost to a season ending injury.

I don't think you hate Tuel per se. You hate our QB situation in which a QB of the ilk of Tuel must be considered as a potential starter.

Does that count the 3rd one where the defender in a vanilla preseason scheme did nothing on the play except drop back away from the online and react to EJs throw?

I hope so and recall Levitre literally got reverse pancaked his first preseason play.

With the level of investment in the intelligence, it baffles me how Cyrus could be slotted a 2 and Seantrel a 7.

A flat out Wiff on an early second rounder.

Shawne Merriman, 2 sacks and a hurry in 3 plays v. The Bears. Made it to the cover of the Bills site that night. Never to be heard from again.

The whole D should sit 'til week 1. I've seen enough. Stay healthy!!!!

Outside the lines Sunday

Bills defense v. the run (YPA) during teds tenure: 95 7 96 1 97 6 98 15 (5th in yards) 99 3 00 4 01 24 (after departure) Chicago in 00 v run (before ted): 19 yards, 10 YPA Chicago in 01 with Ted: 2 yards, 4 YPA In 02 (Ted injured) 26 yards, 15 YPA. NWE 2002 v run before Ted: 31 yards 29 YPA With Ted (at 35) in 03: 4 yards 6 YPA. I have not looked at the Ted effect in his early career.

London Fletcher. Now there's an interesting one. If he was drafted anywhere in the first round he would be a shoe in for the Hall. But because he was an undrafted free agent it took years for people to acknowledge he was good and a decade to get any real respect.

Should be Mt. Washington. He will never get the respect he deserves. Played on too many teams,would be a lock of he played for one team. You still hear people say "we need a guy like Ted Washington to clog up the middle". There was only one of them.

The consensus seems to be seantrel is playing like the second round pick and kuondijio like the 7th round pick. 1st 2nd and 3d round rookies are immune from being cut, and it really creates problems on your roster when they can't play at all and at the same time can't be cut. Maybin wasted a roster spot for two years.

Who was better, Jim Braxton or Clifford Hicks?

Is there a way to jump to the end on your phone? That's why I love new threads and hate old ones.

At Jets in 09.

Joe ferguson outguns Marino in the orange bowl, 38-35, 1983.