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Jauron = 7-9 coach
TSW'er = 0-0 coach
At least we haven't lost more games than we've won
hahahahahaha, I can always appreciate a good burn...nice one.
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Someone has got to sell me on Nic Harris, and do it fast. The guy is a converted rookie Safety, I seriously doubt he's the answer to our OLB woes.
Not saying he is the answer yet, I said I am more excited about him than some bum. I played LB in college in the Pac 10 for four years and when I saw the game film on Nic Harris he showed up to me as someone who could not only make the transition but could excel at it. Keep an eye on him, nothing is certain, but I really like what I see out of him on film.
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Simple answer: Because he knows more about football than you
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FYI: WHO CARES! I mean seriously, why is there a 3 page discussion about a marginal LB who was cut by one of the worst Defenses in the league as if he was the missing piece to our super bowl run...get real.
Its VERY debateable if he is even an upgrade to Ellison, and I am more excited about Nic Harris at LB than this guy because he was no where near the player he was a couple years ago and even then he was just above average.
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....TO, Stroud....and......um.......did I mention TO & Stroud yet?........let's see, they also really went after......um......last off season they signed up Stroud, and this off season they shocked the football world by signing TO, and they really wanted those two guys and got them. So, every off season the Bills REALLY want somebody, and they get them.....one every season. Like clockwork. Who cares if they interview and target and maybe even offer low-ball contracts to about 5 or 6 every off season that they could afford and would really help the team, right? They always get their ONE guy every off-season they REALLY want.
Love our Inner Circle.
You must play a lot of Madden because you seem to think adding marquee players is easy. Considering we acquired a great DT and a great WR in back to back years, that is pretty good. They also wanted Bledsoe and got him, they also wanted Dockery and Walker and got them...but thats all lost in your Madden world
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Right, I'm sure our FO would agree with you.
They brought him in and offered him a contract so he could be Ellison's backup.
That makes sense.
You dont know what their plans were...they obviously offered less money or less opportunity. So we either told he would have to compete with Ellision, offered less money in case he is the back up, or both. I seriously doubt we offered the most money and the starting spot and he still chose Chi.
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So, in a league with 1696 players (more now before the rosters are trimmed to 53), the ONLY news makers are Favre, Brady, and Owens?
Thank you for proving my point.
The answer is yes! No one gives a dam about James Hardy, Chad Henne, Devin Hester, or any other player not doing anything at this exact moment news worthy other than the fans of their respective teams. But you dont report for the local fans when you are a NATIONAL MEDIA OUTLET, you appeal to the MASS fans and that means you cover the bigger stories...your local newspaper will tell you all about James Hardy. You just cant seem to accept that...I guarantee you that more people want to know how Brady's knee is holding up than dont...
Funny, I dont remember seeing you on here crying for all the other 1695 players in this league when all the coverage was on T.O. Hmmm...maybe you are just a bit biased.
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Certainly the Jets and Dolphins games where JP was VERY bad. . . . Toss in the Cards game for the psychological factor. I'm not defending Trent. My point was that it's beyond ridiculous (oops, forgot where I was) I mean re-diculous, to speculate that Brady would have been the league AND Super Bowl MVP and that the Pat*s would have won the SB if had not been injured.
BTW, Trent won the Broncos game, and aside from the 1st Qtr, looked pretty darned good.
Come on now...you just named his ONLY good game in his last 8 as a reason why we would have won 3 more games if he was healthy...are you for real? One, AZ was beating us either way because we had no answer defensively for them. End of story. Secondly, he was terrible in 75% of of his last 8 games, yet you hang your hat on ONE game agaisnt one of the worst Defenses in the last 10 years...I seriously cant stop laughing at that.
The other two were divisional games...guess what, Trent went for 3 TD's and 10 turnovers in his 4 divisional games, so on what grounds do you claim he would have performed better than JP to get the other 2 wins in the divison when he was awful in every divisional game last year?
Good news is that he is young and shows promise. So hopefully he learns to make quicker reads, keeps his poise and stays healthy this year and he may just have a much improved breakout year with all these weapons and 2 seasons under his belt.
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If the Patriots weren't favored by the media then how come we have an article about what MIGHT have happened if Brady played? WHO CARES!?
If the Patriots weren't favored by the media then how is that they're the Super Bowl favorite (in May no less) a year after they missed the playoffs, knowing that Tom Brady won't be 100% (in spite of what he says), and when THE Super Bowl Champions are returning practically all of their starters?
One, why do you care? Its May, and what else do they have to talk about other than Brady right now? First it was T.O. as it was the big story, then Farve, and now Brady is back on the field and its now the big story. Is there something else going on that warrants media coverage in any other NFL camps right now? No, becuase its May. If we had one of the greatest QB's of all time coming back from a huge injury, we would be getting coverage too, so relax.
Second, how can you even mention last year for one, and two, they won double digit games...so dont act like they were the bottom of the league last year because they missed the playoffs. They did this with a QB who had not started since High School, so that says the talent on that team is high, and when you add Brady back into it, give him MORE weapons than he had in 2007 when he was destroying the league, and give the two key weapons (Moss and Welker) now two full years in that system, there is no question they are the favorites and the story going into the season.
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Most interesting thing in the article is that they said they are looking at former Bills #1 pick Mike Williams at RT...wow, he may end up a starter come opening day...
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not arguing with yea, but who do you cut to keep Harris?...I mean McGee and McKelvin are locks and they really like Florence...Corner and Youboty are also good...I guess I could see Youboty getting the cut if he gets injured again before season starts...He might be good but to many injuries could push him off the squad...I could see Harris on the PS this year and maybe see what happens for next year.
I think they cut Wilson, Simpson, or Wendling and keep the extra CB because we need the depth, especially against NE where we often have 5 or 6 DB's on the field and our DB's seem to get hit with injuries every year.
We dont need 6 safeties, especially when we can keep a more talented player at another position. Cary actually might be used as a backup safety too.
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Agree with most of this but I disagree about the QB part. Edwards had better numbers than Flacco and numbers slighty worse than Ryan. However, the Falcons had the best rb in football and the Ravens have a dominant defense. Those 2 things can carry teams and make up for a young QBs struggles. We didn't have that in Buffalo.
You say that because you look at the season totals...compare the in game performances in Trents final 8 games to their final 8 games and you will see Trent played at a terribly low level. Flacco just needed to not lose games for that team as they had a stellar D. Ryan grossly outplayed Edwards in decision making, big time throws, and poise last year.
But my original point was to the person making the statement about the turnaround those first year HC's had for their teams. Each one of the those teams had a brand new QB who played well. ATL and MIA were completely rebuilt, and Balt had the D to carry the team. DJ did not have a remade roster and went into the season with essentially the same offense as the year before and had to deal with a 2nd year QB who struggled mightily, and I dont think a different HC last year would have changed Trents struggles or JP's struggles.
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The SF game is all marshawn's fault for not handing the ball off to himself at all in the 4th quarter, despite averaging 8 yards per carry in a 1 score game.
The 8 yards per carry were grossly inflated by one 50 yard run that my grandma could have made and a nice 22 yard run. Take those 2 out and he was having a modest game...
And, let me ask you this...how many points did we have behind Marshawns 100+ yards at that point? Let me help you, 3...yes 3 points...so it obviously was not getting the job done. But you dont look at what he did in that game, you look at the yardage totals as if he was running wild all day...outside of a couple of good runs, it was not all that effective because it had no passing support (not Marshawns fault).
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I know it's early, but heres what I put together:
QB(3) - Trent Edwards, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Gibran Hamdan
RB(3) - Marshawn Lynch, Fred Jackson, Dominic Rhodes, Xavier Omon (till game 4 then cut)
FB(1) - (Travis McCall)
TE(3) - Derek Fine, Shawn Nelson, Travis McCall
WR(6) - Lee Evans, Terrell Owens, Josh Reed, Steve Johnson, James Hardy, Roscoe Parrish
OG(3) - Eric Wood, Adam Levitre, Kirk Cambers, (Seth McKinney)
OT(3) - Langston Walker, Brad Butler, Demetrius Bell, (Kirk Chambers), (Adam Levitre)
OC(2) - Geoff Hangartner, Seth McKinney, (Eric Wood)
DE(5) - Aaron Schobel, Aaron Maybin, Ryan Denney, Chris Kelsay, Chris Ellis, (Spencer Johnson)
DT(4) - Marcus Stroud, Kyle Williams, Spencer Johnson, John McCargo
OLB(5) - Kawika Mitchell, Pat Thomas, Nic Harris, Keith Ellison, Blake Costanzo, (Alvin Bowen)
MLB(3) - Paul Pozluszny, John DiGiorgio, Alvin Bowen
CB(5) - Terrence McGee, Leodis McKelvin, Drayton Florence, Ashton Youboty, Reggie Corner, (Jairus Byrd)
SS(3) - Donte Whitner, Bryan Scott, John Wendling
FS(3) - Jairus Byrd, Ko Simpson, George Wilson, (Donte Whitner), (John Wendling)
K/PK(1) - Rian Lindell
P(1) - Brian Moorman
LS(1) - Garrison Sanborn
PR - Roscoe Parrish, Jairus Byrd, Fred Jackson, Leodis McKelvin
KR - Leodis McKelvin, Terrence McGee, Fred Jackson, Jairus Byrd
ok so what do you think?...I know I have 54 here but I just don't know who to cut to make it 53...some will say Ko Simpson, some will say K. Ellison...I'd like to keep Parrish, but I'd like to give him a shot with another team to be a starter at WR...I'm hoping Jairus Byrd can be a dominant PR to cover for Parrish's lose if it happens...my biggest cuts (which aren't that big at all) are at FB, RB and LS...I'd like to see some info on how well K Danny Urrego is doing...if he looks to be better then Lindell then they should make that switch too...
Not bad, but you forgot Cary Harris who will make the squad, he's got some game. I also think Nelson will win the starting job by the opener.
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Really? Anyway...John Harbaugh, Mike Smith, Tony Sparano were "Some rookie HCs" who changed their teams with a "new system".
Harbaugh didnt change that team, that team was already put together, but he did add a capable QB in Flacco.
Smith had a completely DIFFERENT team, especially on offense...Lets see, maybe the rushing champ and Matt Ryan combo helped him here...
Soprano again had a completely rebuilt team with a very good verteran QB added, and lots of solid new players brough in.
So, those examples are not even remotely close to Buffalo. Those rookie cocahces would not have changed the sorry QB play we had in Buffalo last year as they had the same players to work with as DJ...Another ignorant post by you...
Oh, and whats the common theme in those 3 succesful rookie coaches? A BRAND NEW QB WHO PLAYED WELL
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I can appreciate a good team and give credit where credit is due. That said, I have been force-fed non-stop Pat*s hype for quite some time now. Has it really gotten that deep into snore season that the best thing to occupy Kerry Burns' mind is what Brady and the Patriots might have done in '08?
Hell, if Dick were a better coach and Trent doesn't get injured, the Bills could have won 10 games, not 7. Add to that a non-injured Schobel, and the Bills are now at 12-4 and in the AFC Championship game, where the blimp craches into the stadium, wiping out the opposing team and sending the Bills to the SB for the first time in 2 decades . . . .
See how stupid it sounds??
It's the relentless hype machine that gets to me after awhile.
As for hate-er-aide , I still hate the Dolphins more than the Pat*s . . .
You must be kidding with that statement above right? Do you even know how bad Trent was in his last 8 games? Lets play a game called "Who am I?" I have 3 TD's and 10 turnovers in 4 divisional games with one game under a 50 QB rating, another at 50 and the other two in the sixties and 70's...give up? Answer is Trent Edwards.
He was terrible in 6 of his last 8 games and just ok in the other 2...so how do you say we win 10 or 12 games if he doesnt get hurt? Let me ask you this, how many games did he win in his last 8?
Trent may be better this year, and I hope he is, but last year was not good
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Ok, I know as a Bills fan its totally en vogue to constantly make references to the Pats as cheaters, but seriously, they didnt get all those wins beacuse of a few minutes of extra film in warm ups. The big deal being made about it is comical, and makes us look whiny lil girls for always complaining about it and its exactly why BB and the Pats ran the score up on everyone in 2007, to shove it up everyones arse.
If BB wass the Bills coach next year, or Brady somehow became our QB, everyone here would wet themselves in excitement
hahahaha, Tim you just beat me by a hair to the same post...
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actually, that should be until the show that they can destroy all other teams WITHOUT CHEATING...
Ok, I know as a Bills fan its totally en vogue to constantly make references to the Pats as cheaters, but seriously, they didnt get all those wins beacuse of a few minutes of extra film in warm ups. The big deal being made about it is comical, and makes us look whiny lil girls for always complaining about it and its exactly why BB and the Pats ran the score up on everyone in 2007, to shove it up everyones arse.
If BB wass the Bills coach next year, or Brady somehow became our QB, everyone here would wet themselves in excitement
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Not true....the stadium's still full on game day....I don't know if that speaks to our fans' resiliency or our masochistic nature...
Go Bills in 2010...when we have a new head coach who doesn't play to not lose but plays to win. I love the Bills but a leopard won't change his spots; Jauron won't get this team over the hump, he's proven he's not capable of it.
Only in Buffalo could a coach piss away a 5-1 start and still be welcomed with open arms by some people....
Werent you one of the idiots calling for Gruden who lost his last 4 games last year and pissed away the divison lead to miss the playoffs? The same guy who only had to beat the lowly Raiders in the last game of season to get in but lost...
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If we switched coaching staffs with the Dolphins last season, the Bills win the AFC East and the Dolphins finish last. That's how big of a difference coaching was. Can't make it any clearer than that.
The only thing you made clear with that post is that you dont know anything about football if you believe that to be true. Why do all the DJ blamers over look the fact that Trent went for 3 TD's and 10 Turnovers in his 4 divisional games? Why do they forget JP had a QB rating in the 50's in his two divisional games? Why do you ignore that Trent had 6 HORRIBLE, not even sort of bad, but flat out horrible games in his last 8 of the season?
You think some rookie HC was going to change that using a new system? About as dumb of a statement as I have seen on here.
You can NOT win in this league with QB play like that unless your D is top 3...scary thing is, that DESPITE all the QB struggles, DJ still has in position to win every game last year but one (AZ). Not to mention the injuries...
Like someone else mentioned, BEFORE Brady, BB in NE had a very similar record to DJ, in fact DJ has a slightly higher win % over those 8 years as BB had in his 8 years pre Brady. A QB will either KILL your coach or make him a HERO...DJ has never once, not one single season, ever had a QB.
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While I agree there is little to be gained by trashing DJ I am not sure why you feel compelled to defend him. Let's all hope DJ turns it around this year but his record suggests he will not. As far as the "very good offseason" goes only time will tell. We essentially have an all new o-line. Clearly a high risk potentially high reward situation. If it works the Bills FO will be hailed as geniuses. If not, we add to years of frustration and start looking for a new coach and GM.
Thats why I said, at this moment based on what we know of the players we obtained, it has been a very good offseason and every reason to be optimistic. Only time will tell if the draft was as good as it looks on paper (5 top rated players at 5 different need positions).
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I don't know how you can say anyone is riding the short bus when you lack serious reading comprehension. My original statement said that Jauron had a better record (win % wise) than Belichick PRE-BRADY. Since apparrntly, you struggle with the term pre, I'll explain further. Pre refers to before. So I was comparing Belichick's record before Brady.
Brady entered the picture after the Pats* were 0-1 in 2001. So including that 0-1 (since it was before Brady played), his career record was 41-56 or a winning % of .422. He had exactly 1 playoff win in 2 games. Jauron's record is 57-76 or a winning % of .429. Jauron is 0-1 in the playoffs. So PRE-BRADY, DJ had a better winning %.
So the point is that this guy, BB, that everyone thinks is this mastermind had a worse record than the guy you think is the worst coach ever. But I'm sure given BB's success PRE-BRADY, he would have been winning Super Bowls with the likes of Matthews, Miller, Losman, & McNown.
Exactly...very well said
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How many guys do we have that are in the top ten at their respective positions? On offense Evans and maybe Lynch , that's it.. On "D" maybe Schoebel? , maybe Stroud? I think McKelvin will be there too but not in 2009..
That's it, how pathetic,.. Hard to be an optimist when the talent level is a joke !
Thanks for basically saying "I know nothing about football, I just play Madden" so we know not to take your posts seriously...lmao...
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File under "gimme a fcucking break."
SI.com awards the Pat*s the SuperBowl Title and League MVP to Brady if he doesn't injure his knee.
Look, I understand that the Pat*s are good (when was that last championship?), Belicheat is a god, and Brady is the wunderkind of the NFL, but this is beyond re-diculous . . .
Have your barf bag nearby . . .
Um, why beyond rediculous? If Brady's knee holds up, he has a MORE talented team now than he did in 2007 with even more offensive weapons. On top of that, they key weapons (Moss and Welker) were in their first year in that system in 2007, now they have 2 full years under it. They added a better TE in A. Smith, Joey Galloway, Fred Taylor, and more DB's...
So, in 2007 Brady and the Pats didnt beat the league, they destroyed every opponent outside of the Giants. Why shouldnt they be the favorites to win it all and why shouldnt Brady be the favorite for MVP? Truth is, until they show otherwise on the field, they are still the team to beat and Brady is one of the best all time, so of course he is a huge MVP favorite with all these weapons...
Sounds like you drank your Hater-ade this morning...
Oct 2002 - The story of Dick Jauron "Coward"-gate
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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hahahahaha, geezus, the s**t is getting deep in here...
How anyone that lives in anything remotely close to reality can compare what DJ had to work with in his 3 years in Buffalo to what the Ravens had in talent in Balt when they won Super Bowl should just be banned for being delusional. In fact, you could pool the talent of every team he has ever coached in Chi, Det, and Buffalo and you would struggle to assemble a team as good as Balt that year. That was one of the best defenses in the history of the NFL, and some would argue the best ever. They had a 2000 yard RB, the greatest TE in history, and a QB who managed the game well for them.