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He was the same way at Stanford. You'd watch him play solid QB for 3 quarters then if the game was close in the 4th quarter he'd just go completely insane and start pathologically carving up defenses.

Yep, I agree with this. Although I will say that the catch the wide-out made on 2nd down while AWilliams was inside his shirt ripping at his hands was just ridiculous. Williams read that route like a book and played it perfectly but the receiver just made a world class play.

Cuz you're twice as stupid as everybody else!

I said almost the exact same thing a couple times during the second half today. 2nd/long is a traditional blitz down because it's effective and he's suddenly showing three man fronts there, 3rd/short situations and your most powerful anchor is repeatedly standing there on the sideline, one of the most dangerous downfield threats on the planet and you're limited in the amount of coverage you're going to roll to that side. I like the guy and am glad he's here, but today was a very strange departure from the norm at times.

I was a limited viewer over the last half of the season (all credit due to D Wannstedt) but even in that limited viewing I still saw multiple instances of things that you just can't get away with in this league. Flipping his hips the wrong way, allowing guys to break his cushion, trying to play trail techniques on inappropriate routes, etc. He usually recovered from the error before he was caught out on it, but the little technique mistakes were still there. I honestly just don't think the kid had any qualified coaching until this offseason. He could be an absolutely huge part of this defense and I am really anxious to see what he can bring to the field at some point this season. Oh I don't disagree with that at all; he was definitely a huge liability out there. All 3 of the Bengals successful drives in the first half were primarily a result of a big play we gave up when they attacked our one-armed corner with a hitch or an end around. But I don't think he was a liability because he's a bad player; I think he was a liability because he's an injured player. His strength and MO as a corner is a physical challenging game and that's been taken away from him in the short term. Maybe a truly gifted athlete like Champ Bailey or Darell Green can be effective without being able to use his hands, but that is just not what makes Gilmore good. What makes him good is his willingness and ability to get inside a receiver, mix it up and destroy the integrity of the guy's route. He can't do that right now without getting rag-dolled because he's playing one-handed. If you want to compare it to previous Bills corners think about it like this: a great athlete like Nate Clements could probably get by playing with one arm but a great football player like Antoine Winfield never could. Gilmore is more like Antoine Winfield than he is Nate Clements and he needs to be able to play football instead of relying on his athleticism to be effective at this level. Can he become a shut-down corner? I don't like using the term because it means so many different things to so many different people and no corner wins every route in a game and totally shuts people down. But can he be a legitimate top end DB in this league; yeah I think he can. He's a pain in the ass to play against because he fights like a demon on every snap, QB's hate throwing at him because he's usually inside a WR's shirt, when he has two hands he's quick and eager to attack the LOS and create problems for multiple aspects of an opposing offense. He needs to clean up a few issues with his technique (which I want to believe the coaching change will address) and he might have to play with just a touch less reckless abandon if he wants to stay healthy. But the quicks, the physical and mental toughness, and the instincts are all there for him to be the kind of player that creates problems for the bad guys and allows more freedom for the good guys to open up the defensive playbook. You know, sometimes it's OK to say "Wow, I didn't realize that. I'll take a longer, more open-minded look at the issue and see what I think of it". Or you can just dig a hole, close your eyes and hunker down........

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I've seen that before. Those *'s get more breaks on a ballfield than any team I have ever seen.

The biggest problem he had last year was with some truly awful technique that occasionally got him in trouble and that never seemed to get corrected throughout the year. I pin a lot of that on Catavalos, who never seemed to do a single thing for any of the Bills DB's in all his time here. Considering the significant improvement we've seen in the gmaes of both McKelvin and AWilliams, I have high hopes that Gilmore is going to take the same step forward when he actually returns for real.

I didn't care for the pick at the time either but it is no reason to rag on Gilmore, who brings everything he has at all times. His entire game is predicated on challenging receivers and attacking them at every opportunity. Playing with one arm completely neutralizes the strength of his game and makes him a shadow of a shell of himself. Putting him on that field today was like asking Larry Homes to step in a ring with his left arm tied behind his back; there is simply no way he can compete like that. The Bengals realized that before hte game even started and immediately fed him a heavy diet of hitches and reverses; plays where he needs to get off blocks and make tackles to be an effective corner. They continued to do it all day long and made several huge plays because of it. If you want to give the Bills staff some grief for allowing an injured player to convince them he's ready to play when in reality he's going to be a liability, go for it. But giving Gilmore the business for not being able to succeed in an impossible situation just isn't fair. If he continues to be victimized once he's able to play with two hands again, by all means call him out. But there is no way he can play anything even remotely resembling his game when he's physically incapable of fighting his opponent. P.S. Today is the first time ever you stumped me with a lyric!

Just gave up a game winning TD to the Pats with 5 seconds left in the game.

I'd rather just straight-up beat the begeesus out of them and handle Tuel from a distance. Are you texting and driving again?

Bradham played a very significant role in holding TE Jermaine Gresham to a season low of 2 catches for 5 yards today.

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<rushes into the garage to make a voodoo doll of Jeff Tuel....>

They'd get another crack on 3rd down

He's not pile-driving anybody, but he's steady and looks like much less of a liability than Colin Brown

Dareus has been spending a lot of time on the sideline for some reason.

Are you kidding me? He's got a practice squad QB and a pile of green WR's to work with and he's alredy racked up a ton of yards aganst a very good Defense. This has been the best work he's done all year. The guy makes his return to Buffalo and in his first appearance drops an absolutely world-class punt out at the 1 inch line. And you're going to take a crap on it.........

Yet another hitch at Gilmore. You've got to get him out fo there

Massive props to the Oline on a great 1st quarter. They are kicking the snot out of people.

He must be tired of getting buried already

Ginger Dalton's gonna need Obamacare before this is over

Attacking Gilmore with hitches and reverses is going to pay big dividends. He's half the player he should be with one arm and I'm not convinced he should even be out there

That's some buillspit. Do not post false info here

I thought it was a penalty live, but changed my mind on the replay; You're not supposed to even touch him down but that was still a marginal call at best.

Holy schnikes, we have Willie Beamon......