NorthBuffaloKid

All good ones... Add one "How does Kyle Williams look?"

Yep.

Completely absurd! If they want to practice without numbers, what's the big deal?

Both of you guys, well said! I think the Giants game was a momentum killer, but I'm not sure.

2 good points!

Williams

Yep... We shall see.

There are 3 aspects to the game: 1. Offense 2. Defense 3. Special teams All have to be firing on all cylinders if a team wants to win. Last year, our kicker didn't fare well (neither did the rest of our special teams or our defense). Our 19th pick is currently recovering from surgery. No matter what anyone says, that doesn't bode well.

Well said! I hope that you're right, but time will tell. As a whole, I agree about a kicker, but from all indications, this guy is very special.

More than likely, Jankowski was asked to attempt many more long kicks. If you have a kicker with a weak leg, you will not ask them to try a 60 yarder with 10 seconds to go. You'll try to get closer.

Good question. He was picked 6 spots before Winfield, who turned out to be a good DB. Which player affected more games? Lasted longer? My point exactly!!!

Of course I would take any of the above. They are proven players, not Tom Cousineau,Tony Hunter, Aaron Maybin, or Johnny Manziel. I would take Janikowski over these players.

Remember that Tom didn't deflate the balls. He got in trouble for interfering with the investigation. ;-)

Facts are facts. Kickers score more points than any other position. Other than the QB, they have more opportunity to change the game for the better or worse.

There would be widespread anger. The trolls would come out in force. I am being real when I say that it wouldn't be such a bad choice. How many touches in a game does the kicker have? 10? maybe more, maybe less. 10 times to affect the game. How many tackles/sacks does a good defensive player make in a game? About the same. Which player DIRECTLY affects the score more? The kicker. Which player is less likely to get injured? The Kicker.

Well said!

I agree, except for his stats show he is much better than his peers. Time will tell.

You just stated the importance of the kicker in your first paragraph. I've seen a missed kick (even an extra point) rob the momentum of a team. I've seen a long field goal turn a game around I've seen a last second kick turn an entire season around. The year that we went to the super bowl the first time, I believe that Norwood kicked at least 3 game winners. This league is all about the present not the past so the argument that Carpenter was good 2 years ago is moot. Very few 1st round players will make it to the pro bowl. Let's wait and see what pans out.

Good read. The author was arguing that climate and the kicker from last year dictated that trading up for Aguayo was a bad move. He makes some good points. The first is that you need a good kicker more in colder weather (like Buffalo). The second is that last years kicker for the Bucs had a very good year and even a stellar performance from Aguayo wouldn't be much of an improvement. That can't be said for Carpenter. As a matter of fact, we would be paying Aguayo LESS than Carpenter, let alone Carpenter and Gay. The top 20 scorers in the NFL last year were kickers. Carpenter was 20th. We are screaming for improved performance from the defense that ranked 22nd last year. Why not kicker? Look at the wasted 1st round picks...Manziel, anyone?

HYSTERICAL!!! LOVE IT!! Well, Lets see over time which player has more impact on each game. Right now, the advantage has to go to Aguayo, seeing that he will be starting the first few games and Lawson will be sitting. My guess is that Aguayo will win at least 2 games for the Bucs. I'm not sure that can be said for Lawson...Yet.

And was roundly criticized for it. One of the things that I said was that kickers seldom get injured. I also pointed out that the top 20 scorers of all time are kickers. Now that our 1st round pick is out for a while, it seems as if the idea isn't as crazy as some of you said. And no, I'm not smoking, drinking or injecting anything. I'm just bored this off season and stirring the pot... GO BILLS!

Hanging on to the ball.

Moving sidewalks to get you to the stadium.

The line needs to do it's job in order for the offense to move at all. I'm concerned about the right side, but trust that smarter people than me will see to it. Karlos is a great downhill runner, but needs the front 5 to do their jobs in order to gather some steam.