Nitro
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Total waste of time. Nothing important is said. Too many boring ex coaches, ex players who butcher the English language and lame attempts at humor. Rather listen to the pregame radio shows. That way I can make thru Mass and not nod off.
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Horrid DB by Denver that will haunt this team. Rule of thumb when the other team needs a TD and it is less than 1 minute left in the game, you never, ever let the WR get past you if you have the deep coverage. It was like watching the Bills defense play this year.
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Bills had to go thru salary cap reductions (I think after 1998 season) when they were built for one last run at the Super Bowl. You have to cut good players and fill the gaps with rookies and free agents. It can take time and patience to rebound. The Jets will not be a better team next season andI shed no tears. Ryan and the boys will be the door mats of the AFC East and I don't mind that one bit.
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Sweed was injured his senior year at Texas, battled depression and vision problems among other things. Good to see he got his act together and give it one more shot at football. Bad year for WR in 2008, only a couple of really productive guys. Desean Jackson and Jordy Nelson are the best of that group. Sweed and hardy are not alone in the bust or disappointing categories.
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Reed, Carter and Brown are worthy of the HOF but will not make it. The top QBs of that era are in but the WRs are not. Why? Think about...one throws, the others catch. Last year on NFL network a talking head said that their stats were padded by the rule changes that opened up the passing game. That thinking should have applied to the QBs too. Reed made Jim Kelly as much as Jim made him. The HOF voters will vote in a guys like Larry Allen and Charles Haley and omit the WRs.
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Look for more linemen to get in. They generate no stats and go on reputation and pro bowls. WR are victims of the era in which they played in.
There is a belief they benefitted from rule changes and padded their stats. I challenge that because all the top QBs of that era are in the HOF. I would like to see all 3 WRs get in this year but that is a long shot.
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Fine line between arrogancane and confidence. If Tebow was in a Seattle/San Francisco read/option spread offense, could he succeed? Herm Edwards and Skip Bayless thought so on ESPN and said all he needs is the right coach and a chance. NY was a circus conjoured up by Rex and the boys to steal the NY Giants post Super Bowl thunder.
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He can be brought in as an "H" back and the 3rd/emergency QB. You can have a set of wildcat type plays where you can exploit his talents. Bills used to (under Teddy Marchibroda) have a TE option. You would keep your starting QB and have Tebow take a pitch and option to run/throw. I think he can be useful on the field and is not damaged goods. The guys loves to compete but NY Jets is a placed where talented guys fall into a black hole (See Brett Favre among others).
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Good post. Science and the numbers don't lie. That is why my Madden 2011 BIlls won the Super Bowl.
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Ralph Wilson is a decent man whvalued loyalty above on field production (unfortunate failing). There is a long list of owners with whom I would not trade him for various reasons: Jerry Jones (Dallas),
Bill Bidwell (Arizona), Jerry Richardson (Carolina), Mike Brown (Cincy), William Clay Ford (Detroit), Jimmy Irsay (Indy), Stephen Ross (Miami), Ziggy Wilf (Minn), Alex Spanos (San Diego), Bud Adams (Tenn) and Dan Snyder (Washington).
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Of all the QB starved teams, Arizona looks like the landing spot for Barkley. Does not fit the profile of what the Bills will want as a QB.
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If they stay at 8 and pick a QB, that is a big reach this year. The Bills will have to watch what other QB starved teams do. I believe they will not be aggressive, specially if they are not sold on the top 2 QBs (G Smith and Barkley). Expect them to trade out of the 8th to a mid-level position (16-18). Get a few extra picks and select a QB (Glennon or Nassib come to mind). If they stand pat, I think that the will go to strengthen either line and select Werner DE Florida State.
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First option: Freeman from Tampa Bay, drafting Glennon. Second option: Vick and drafting Geno Smith. Least favorite option: Fitzpatrick as starter and drafting Nassib.
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Brian Kelly claims the ND gig is his dream job. Then he goes and talks to the Eagles. He could have said no thanks and left it at that. Kelly had to go and act like he is parlaying a good run into a chance to get a bigger paycheck elsewhere. College coaches come accross as the least loyal and screw the players, students, alumni, fans and school in the process. Maybe contracts that go from year to year will best for both coaches and schools. It would make the post season prior to recruit signing day extreme interesting.
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Several web sites rank Nassib between 5th and 8th ranked senior QB in this years draft class. I would advocate patience and wait for the senior bowl games, NFL combines and pro days play out. Nassib, like the others, could i mprove their stock or reinforce established assessments. Marrone may really like Nassib, which is not surprising. Once he gets to look at the other QBs available and along with Nix and Whaley they may target another QB that they like better. Don't forget the Seattle offense, a hybrid of the San Francisco offense, is the hot and new offensive attack that other teams will try to employ next season. Buffalo may be one of those teams so look to QBs that fall into that mold. I look forward to the next 3months and what the predraft hysteria brings.
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Process is still early but it still looks like a weak draft class for QBs like it was in 2007. The Bills are committed to draft a QB which limits the opportunity to move in the draft without having to giving up alot. Glennon is my choice because of his physical upside and production.
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He is currently on Sports Nation w/Marcellus Wiley. He is doing pretty well and representingthe Bills in a very professional way on ESPN2. Love the Bills headware he is rocking. Like him or not Stevie is entertaining when he opines. He likes FItz. The relationship between a QB and his WRs is one we don't get. Fitz almost got him killed with his over throws.
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The number of DC openings is limited. I would eliminate teams that hire a first time head coach due to Ryans strong personality. He was percieved in Dallas of overshadowing Jason Garrett. That leaves a handful of jobs and those available veteran coaches are putting together possible staffs. I can be wrong but I think Ryan will not be a DC this season.
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Timing is every thing. Only coach that I know that was successful after a long break from the NFL was Dick Vermeil. Cowher may have waited too long to return.
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Rob Ryan likes to play a gambling type of defense but did not have the talent execute his vision thus a defense ranked in the mid teens. It is arrogant thinking like his that dooms coaches. Know your men and their talents and design a scheme that accentuates their strengths and puts them in the best position to succeed. I doubt he will get a Def Coordinator gig this year. He might have to sit out the season or take a job as a position coach. Too bad his brother Rex did not get canned.
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Inside LBs are only as good as the DTs in front of them. Ray Lewis floundered after the Goose retired and revived after the BIlls passed on Ngota. Te'o will be good at the NFL level. Hard to be effective when Chance Warmack (top 10 ranked player) gets to the second level and is all over you. ND was not ready for the game. Saban out coached Kelly. It will not effect the draft status of any of those involved. If the Bills can get Te'o, I say grab him. We will not regret it.
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Over rated. He is the best of a bad class. Relying on proday work out and your past years work will not land you a top 5 draft spot. I see him mid level first at best. Some team may panic and take him higher but that will be a bad idea.
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Chip Kelly was a tease and flirt to the NFL. Twice he has done it and I don't expect he will be entertained for a third. Marrone was endorsed also by Herm Edwards. I have not heard a bad thing about him from coaches he was worked for or with. Gruden's endorsement is not unexpected.
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Most coaches purge the roster in rebuilding a team. The victims are the 2nd and 3rd stringers or guys that don't fit the scheme (3-4 vs 4-3). The Draft may bring 3 or 4 new starters and free agency may garner 1 or 2. I see the Bills resigning Levitre and Byrd. Look for new faces at QB, and WR on offense and LB on defense. I see the following not returning: Fitz, Tarvaris Jackson, Thigpen, donald Jones, Martin, McKelvin, Kelsay, Moats, Merriman and Troup to name a few.
Dehaven out, Crossman in for ST
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Not to smart. Dehaven's kick off returners ranked 4th, Detroit 31st. Dehaven's punt returners 1st, Detroit 15th. I am not sure Marrone sgtacking the staff with buddies is wise. Just aske Wade Phillips about Ronnie Jones.