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Another dumb question:
Who is John Wawrow? Again, I get the impression of a local media connection there in Buffalo (I live in CA) or some ties to the team. Seems to be a very knowledgable poster and close to Lori and TG, so I am guessing there is more to him than just being a valued poster on this board.
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What you say is factually true. However (and you'll correct me if I'm wrong), Ryan has ALWAYS had the good fortune of coaching very talented defensive players.
I'm not seeing any real evidence that he's "done more with less."
Well one could argue he did more with less last year and that was as a HC. His QB was one of the worst starters in the league last year and he took them to the AFC Championship game. With close to the same team the year before, Mangini missed the playoffs with Favre at QB. Rex got them not only into the playoffs but to the AFC Championship game despite having a rookie QB who was struggling.
Personally, I love his bravado. He is a real players coach and doesnt give a dam about what anyone thinks. I like that, and players like that...if I was a Jets fan I would love it too. And actually, I love it as a Bills fan too as it just adds to rivalry and the games.
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Lori Chase knows the Bills/football like the back of her hand and she does have a connection with the media, Lori covers local sports for the Port Allegany Reporter Argus, a newspaper in northern Pennsylvania. Lori also writes a great preview for the Bills games vs their opponents each week.
Click on Two Bills drive and Lori has a featured article at the top of the page, she's a staff columnist. better yet here's the link http://www.twobillsdrive.com/buffalo-bills...rst-50-seasons/
Thanks...like I said, I live in CA and there are times on here when people are talking about local reporters there or people with media or team ties that I just wouldnt know unless I asked. I didn't know she wrote a preview each week, so if she comes back I will check it out.
I always thought she was a good poster and a good mod, just wasn't sure if there was also a team connection or media connection based on some things I have seen people post. Hopefully she comes back as this board cant afford to lose good posters as the quality of posters seems to be going down.
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This is a reasonable debate...here is my 2 cents FWIW
Carter and Reed were both very talented WR's and some of the leagues best. I believe they both deserve to be in the HOF. That being said, if I had to pick one that I think was better, I would give the edge to Carter. I actually watched them both play a lot, and as much as I loved Reed I just feel Carter edges him out narrowly. Here is how I see it in 4 key areas for a WR...
Hands - Carter: He had some of the best hands I have ever seen and one could easily argue that he and Rice are 1 and 2 all time in regards to hands. There were balls he caught that should never had been caught.
Body control - Carter: He might be the best WR in the history of football at using his body to get position on the defender. No one I have ever seen could get open when blanketed like he could. He didnt need seperation to be open even when blanketed by the defender.
Routes - Draw: Carter was a master at body positioning on his routes and a master route runner. Reed too was an amazing route runner and knew how to get open. They both excelled at this in their own ways.
Run after the catch - Reed: Reed was an excellent playmaker and very dangerous once he caught the ball. A lot of this was due to his exceptional route running. Because of Carters more physical style of getting position on his defenders, I have to give this one to Reed.
In conclusion, I give the edge to Carter. If he didnt struggle with personal demons to start his career then his numbers could have been even better than they already were. Reed is one of the 10 or 15 best WR's of all time and deserves to be in the HOF. Carter though is a top 10 WR all time and slightly edges him out.
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Dumb question here...
Who is Lori Chase? I dont mean that in a disrespectful way, just wondering because the way she is talked about here seems to indicate some connection to the team, sports media, or both. I live in CA, so I only know her as a poster on this board and a mod. So, is she just a good poster and mod, or is there some kind of Bills connection or media connection too?
Either way, its always a shame to lose good posters, and I the TG debacle shouldnt have happened either...
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2) Think back to the 2008 seasons first 6 games. Everyone thought we had finally found our own Tom Brady in Edwards. He won five of six games to start the season, including great comeback wins against Oakland and ST Louis. The Arizona game was a debacle, but they came back and beat a good San Diego team right afterwards. Things went to hell after the Cleveland game...But dont forget the way Edwards hustled and beat up on Kansas City and most importnatly the HUGE comeback win vs Denver up in Colorado.
I am all for him getting his fair shot under the new regime, but you have to be more realistic about that start in 2008. He wasnt very good against Oak, Jax, or the Rams and they were amongst the worst teams in the league that year with awful defenses. More importantly, our D, Mitchell, ST, and Lynch saved some of those so called comeback wins by Trent. Truth is, Trent struggled to move the ball in all 3 of those games and was very bad in the first half of all 3 games.
Yes we got the wins against those bad teams, but Trent is given way too much credit for them. I even said during the 4-0 start that if he doesnt start playing better we would miss the playoffs...his play continued to be inconsistent and terrible in most of the remaining games and we indeed missed the playoffs.
Again, I hope he can find some success under Chan as our team needs a QB, but the truth about Trent is that he has never had a good string of games and rarely really had command of the field out there. My biggest concern is the way he seems to mentally fall apart when struggles early in games (which he frequently does). So not only is his physical toughness a major question mark, but his mental toughness is suspect. Two areas that are tough to change...
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Guys and gals, any assessment of Edwards over his first three seasons must also include acceptance of the fact he received pathetic coaching. I share frustrations expressed over "Trentative" but also firmly believe he deserves this chance under a coaching staff that actually understands how to coach offensive football.
I will reserve final judgment of Edwards until the bullets are flying for real this season.
I have been very critical of Trents performance (he earned that though with his terrible play), but even I support him getting a chance to prove me and the other doubters wrong under Chan. I never had anything personal against him, just hated his very weak play and lack of in game toughness. The offensive philosophy around here has been terrible the last few years, so its not unreasonable to attribute a lot of his struggles to that.
Chan has his work cut our for him, but I sincerly hope he turns Trent into at least a solid QB if he is going to be leading this team. If not, hopefully he can mold Brohm into a good starter if Trent cant step up. Personally, I dont have a lot of faith in Trent being able to be good enough because there are just so many issues to work on, most importantly his physical and mental toughness. So, I would prefer to see Brohm WIN the job (not just handed it) to see what he can do. If he cant step to the plate and Trent out plays him, then so be it and lets hope Chan can find some QB magic with him.
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With reports saying that he looks like a beast in training camp, I must say... I think we have a very good player on our hands.
What? How can that be becasue we "reached for him" and blew it not taking that out of shape slob Cody instead...(who saw like 10 more DT's come off the board after Troup before someone took the blob)
LOL...
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I know it's only pre-season, but I gotta believe that Buddy Nix would NOT be upset if we outplayed the Redskins. Just to let Mike Shanahan know that we'll be fine without his him. Just thinking...
PTR
Personally, I dont think Nix is thinking this given its the first preseason game and literally means nothing. Come week 1, Skins will be a contender and we will be starting at the bottom trying to fight for respectability...no one will ever remember a win in the first preseason game, not even most Bills fans.
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now PLEASE get to camp, learn the playbook and what you need to do, and then PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE get in there and friggin produce for one....wouldnt that be nice? a rookie who DOES something?
Um Byrd
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If someone as knowledgeable as Bill Walsh thought Trent had the potential to be a great QB, then I have to believe he possessed the skills to do just that. But what too many on this board assume is that great players just show up ready to play. The truth is they have to be nurtured by skilled coaches. Dick Jauron was a coaching succubus. He literally sucked the life out of his players with his banality.
Chan Gailey is probably the best coach around to bring out the best of Trent. If Edwards has the skills and he hasn't lost anything after the concussion, Chan will make Trent the best QB he is capable of becoming. How good is that? We'll see.
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I am not disagreeing with what you wrote, however, the Bill Walsh thing gets blown out of proportion too much. He was high on Mirer, Drunkenmiller, and several other QB's that never found any success. Not to mention he traded up for JJ Stokes calling him the next Jerry Rice, and neither him or those great 49er teams could make him any good. Add into that the face that this "enodrsement" of Trent came many years after he was in the NFL and was really up their in age.
I have and always will have a lot of respect for Walsh and I know he was one of the true greats, but he was wrong and way wrong on many occassions just like all the greats are and always will be.
I do agree that I think Chan could be the right coach to get the best out of our QB corp, but the real question is will their best be good enough to be a full time starter in this league...I have real doubts if Trent is tough enough to shoulder the load both mentally and physically. He hasnt played a full season in college or the pros, so his ability to stay healthy is a major question mark. Then there is the issues with him getting totally rattled in games, bailing on plays to early and looking to throw it away or check down, holding the ball too long, etc.
Thats a tall order for a coach to fix...not mention there are issues of improving his field vision, ability to read defenses (especially 3-4), his timing to throw to where the WR will be open, and putting less air on his deep balls. Chan certainly has his work cut out for him, and I will be thoroughly impressed if Chan can make all this better.
As far as Trent goes, I hope he proves me wrong as we need someone to step up and lead this offense. If not, hopefully Brohm can because it sure seems like Fitz is falling behind and may even be the odd man out.
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But you do have to admit this camps a little different from those in the past and TE might actually be developing properly like a young QB should be developing during training camp,
Brian Brohm is also coming on real strong in my opinion and just goes to show what good coaching/ scheming can do for a QB's confidence and development.
I will admit that I am really impressed with Chan (and Nix too) with how they are handling camp, all of the positional battles, etc. They are instilling confidence in me that they will make either Trent or Brohm into a serviceable QB this year (I have little hope from Fitz who seems to be having a bad camp by all accounts). I still need to see it games from either QB first though. But, none the less, I am really comfortable with Chan and Nix right now and I only hope that this translates into a foundation setting year of this organizations turn around.
I have nothing personal against Trent, just hated the way he has played in the past. If Chan can get more out of him and he can start putting points on the board then great. But, I need him to do it in games and with some consistency. Even though I am high on Brohm, I still need him to prove it games too.
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Trent always has looked better in camp then in games, so I need to see him play well in games before I start believing he is developing
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As we all know, fantasy football is fast approaching and since the Bills are pretty much out of the running by Thanksgiving, I need something else to follow on a weekly basis....so my question to all of you is who is the first Buffalo Bill that should be taken off the board? Evans, Spiller, Edwards, other?
GO BILLS!
Fantasy football question, I love it (finally a thread that isnt about how the world is ending for the Bills)...have to admit I love fantasy football and have been playing before most people knew about it and you had to score it using your local papers sports page by hand. I am 34 now and I think I played in my first fantasy league when I was in 7th grade in the late 80's.
Honestly, I think 3 players will be drafted in most leagues...Evans, Jackson, and Spiller. Jackson most likely goes before Spiller and Evans unless our passing game starts showing some real life in the preseason. All 3 I would guess would be mid round picks with Jackson probably most likely the first off somewhere near the 4th round. Spiller will have more value in deeper leagues, keeper leagues, and dynasty leagues. Otherwise he and Evans probably start coming off the board between 6th and 10th rounds depending on the league format and how many teams are in the league.
Again, all depends on what we show in the preseason. If the offense struggles, our guys will slide, if our passing game shows life, then Evans value may go up a round or two.
SLEEPER ALERT: If you have room on your roster, dont be scared to snatch up the Bills D/ST in the last round as your second unit. Historically, a switch to the 3-4 usually finds early success. More importantly our unit has the potential to be a good fantasy unit as we are loaded with weapons on ST and our D has the potential to produce some turnovers with our secondary. If the offense can stay on the field longer and our D can stay moderately healthy, it has the potential to be a big sleeper. Dont waste anything other than the last pick or two on them though...
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Hooray! Let's be the nicest team in the league and let all of our talented players walk.
Yeah, because thats what we did right? Geezus, this isnt Madden, you cant trade players to teams who dont want to trade you for them. What is so complicated for you and the other posters with their panties in a wad over this to understand? There was no market for a guy who isnt sure he wants to play, PUBLICY stated he lost a step and cant do the things he used to, PUBLICLY stated he doesnt practice hard or train hard, and makes $8 million a year...oh, and theres that little pesky thing where he wants to fly home after each game and not come back to the team he would be playing for until Wed...
Read this if you want more insight to why you are crying about nothing...the Bills not only did the right thing for him, but did the right thing for the team.
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I think this thread is absurd. Schobel is one of a very small group of Bills that has worked his ass off for the Bills for 9 years. The guy has done only good things and is at the end of a career. He wants at least a year on a team that's got a shot. I'm sure he didn't spend his life playing football to not sniff the playoffs for a decade.
Let him go have a chance at some success before he hangs it up. He's a great player that never had a chance to enjoy success. His contract makes him virtually unreadable...and what, the Bills are going to grasp at a 6th rounder or something?
Good for the Bills for letting him go. He's a rare bright spot in the last 10 years when the team really needed one.
They make a lot of stupid decisions, but letting a solid trouble free player pursue some level of success after years of hard work is ok in my book. I'd expect my employer to do the same.
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Awww Alpha, you're so sensitive.
I'm glad you're playing post police and stalking out my posts. Here's the deal, you get mad at me because I don't wear rose colored glasses and believe Buddy walks on water. Look at how you responded to my original post, not in a nice manner. Was there anything on my post insulting you? No, but you came out swinging and now you're crying about getting beat on.
Your made up stories about Brohm and man-love for him were pathetic. For GOD SAKES, HE'S PLAYING THIRD FIDDLE TO TRENT AND FITZY! Did I exaggerate a bit about you proclaiming him to be the next KW, yes...it's called sarcasm, look it up.
I dont care about your negative stance on things, thats your beef...I dont have a problem with your countless insults, whatever floats your boat. I respond to you the way you have always responded to me, and I can handle it.
Its your constant posts of made up stuff that get old just to try and somehow propt you up. If you dont agree with something I say and want to blast it, great, more power to you and I welcome it. But, its your rediculous made up things like that which really seal you reputation as a terrible poster.
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Seriously, you come with Ellis and Maybin make the LB's better!?!? Really?? They have 3 combined seasons and ZERO sacks to show for them. Do they even have a QB pressure!?!?
Davis is not a really good player, he's an average player. Really good players get more than 2 million dollars guaranteed in their contracts. I like Davis but he is SLOOOWWWW and will be nothing more than a 2 down LB because he is a liability in passing situations. Will he improve our MLB's? He should, he has no competition! What if Davis or Poz (never happens) go down, then who?
You are making enormous leaps of faith if you are relying on Maybin, Ellis and Davis to vastly improve this team, but then again, you proclaimed Brohm to be the next Kurt Warner so what can I expect from you ADummy7.
Its posters like you that are the problem with this board...I dont have a problem that you see our LB corp more negatively and I see it more optimisticly based on recent camp reports. I have a problem with this baseless gibberish you write by literally making things up that other people didnt say. At NO POINT have I ever claimed Brohm to be anything other than a guy with upside. I never said he would be great, definitely never said he would be the next Kurt Warner. I simply said I like his potential and think he has a lot of upside and wanted to see what he could do.
But you just continue to spew off at the mouth with pointless and gibberish jabs liket this that not only are not true but add no value to any thread. You do this with lots of posters on here too...
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If there is one thing that Nix has proved since he arrived here is that you cannot believe a word he says. What was it 24 hours ago he told the media that they would not release Schobel, now they release him. A week ago it was said that Schobel had all the time he needed and would be welcomed, then when the word got out that Schobel was looking for a place to rent, Nix told him he wasn't welcomed. Wishy Washy at best this guy is.
So which is it people? On one hand everyone is upset that we released him and didnt trade him (which was a pipe dream that there was a market for him anyway)...and the same people are upset saying that Nix said we wouldnt just outright cut him 24 hours ago. What was Nix supposed to do? Say they were planning on cutting him then try and trade him? How does that make any sense. If you wanted him traded then Nix had NO choice but to say we wouldnt cut him, yet now thats being used against him too.
Of course he said we would not be cutting him in an attempt to see if there was any interest out there at all for a trade. Clearly there was none, so they went ahead and cut him. With all the rumors of us intending to cut him, his public statements about losing a step and not practicing hard or training hard, as well as his $8 million dollar a year salary, there was just no market what so ever for him.
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Yeah how dense can we be. I'm sure he had the offers flowing in during those 24 hours or so between his comments and the actual time he was released. This is just another example of how dumb this organization can be. Why release him now, why not wait til after the pre-season, or better yet, how about before the draft? AS knew after last year he wasn't playing another game with this team, when he said he was contemplating retirement. Think about it. It's obvious now, but no one was going to trade anything for him.
If you are going to test the trade market (which clearly there wasnt one), you dont publicly say you are about to cut the guy. Clearly there was no market and as a sevice to a player who gave a lot of good years to this team and stayed out of trouble they cut him now. I dont have a problem with that. There was no point to drag it on.
Cutting him now sends a clear message to the team...show up and work, no one is above the team. It also shows confidence in our young guys and now they know the work they are putting in is being noticed and they really are playing for a starting spot.
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Why leave the door open for so long if he didn't think he was coming back? Because he thought he could persuade him>>>>>FAIL! Please, you believe what you want to believe and believe what I want.
Either way, you cannot say that the Bills didn't dropped the ball when it came to improving the OLB position in the draft or in free agency. Save the "they cannot build an entire team in one draft." Shouldn't you start with the most important positions? The spots where you don't have legit incumbents like Kyle Williams, Stroud, Freddy Jax? Well, Schobel ain't here anymore and there will be no position more evident of this mistake....other than Tackle and QB of course.
What? Our LB corp as a whole is better this year. They added Davis who is a really good player and has been impressive in camp already. They moved Maybin to LB and Ellis, both of which are showing promise in camp. We switched to 3-4 and brought in guys up front like Dwan and Troup that will make life easier for our LB's and allow us to use the key intangibles of players like Maybin (which is his speed off the edge). Not to mention Carrington has been impressive and looks like a guy who can contribute early.
You just want to find a way to hate everything they are doing. When in reality they have made a lot of great changes already, brought in new talent in FA and the draft, been great in handling all the positional competitions, and made a very strong and valuable statement to the team in cutting Schobel.
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I agree. Who knows about Plaxico's conditioning, plus being away from the game as long as he has. IMO, if Burress were to play this year, I don't know how effective he would be.
With Campbell there and Davis obsession with the deep ball, I think they may even try and get Buress on the roster and playing in 2010. I doubt he will draw serious interest from too many teams. Young rebuilding teams are not going to want to bring him in, and most of the real contenders are pretty set at WR now. So, Oak I would expect will probably make the most sense for him as they are not afraid of these types of risks and he would have a legitimate chance to eventually be the starter at some point there.
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The Bills heard NE was interested so they cut him ASAP. Can't wait to watch Schobel be the one to take out our QB. And didn't Nix just tell everyone Schobel wasn't going anywhere? Gotta love our honest GM.
How dense can our fans be...do you think it would help his trade value or hurt his trade value if Nix said we are just going to cut him? Seriously...
Do you think its possible that he publicly denied being willing to cut him to see if he could find some kind of trading partner before he actually cut him?
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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/...eeks/?related=1
I doubt he would play this year at all with any team.
I will be the first to say it...(although I am sure many others also think it)
Oakland will be the first to show interest and the one to sign him.
Lori Chase
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Let me try and play peace maker here between you two before a flame war breaks out...
On one hand, its a shame to see posters who bring good insight to the board leave. Even though I didn't read the TG thread much as it was sooooo long, I still understand the value it has and appreciate the time and effort he made in his schedule to do so. It was his choice to leave and he didnt enjoy posting on here anymore with all the childish antics which alos soured Lori as well and led to her stepping away. The circumstances were unfortunate and more respect should have been shown to TG as a valued guest to this board with access to insight most will never be able to get.
On the other hand, its not the end of the world or this board. I understand how some feel you just need to have tough skin. Personally, I could care less if someone decides to make personal attacks it me, I can take it. But I also understand how some just get sick of it and they lose interst in the board. If they choose to leave, then so be it. Its unfortunate, but its their choice. I rarely have seen TG or Lori really ingulfed in a thread or starting threads. Not saying they are not valued posters, but honestly I wouldnt have even noticed that they were not posting on here anymore if it wasn't pointed out.