Tipster19

Well, I understand what you're saying but when I think of a couple of our former players from our Super Bowl teams coaching for Polian and AJ Smith's (James Lofton) teams and we haven't had any in all these years, it just strikes me a bit odd. Where's the love for our guys? It just seems like some of our former administrators are making a way for some of them and we're not.

The Colts also have Frank Reich as their QB coach. Seeing Polian having two of his former players on staff got me thinking why haven't the Bills employed any of their former greats. Doesn't it seem kind of strange that we have former players from the glory years that are into coaching and none of them are on the Bills' staff? I guess Alex Van Pelt will have to suffice. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?i...ce=NFLHeadlines

I see that the title of my post is being mimicked in another thread which brings up an interesting thought. Which draft prospect is going to contribute more to their respective team, the Patriots' SS Patrick Chung or the Bills' FS Jairus Byrd?

I thought SpyGate was pushing it but this takes the cake. What's next, chicken blood and a seance? http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachus...stadium/?page=1

Wow! I'm very sadden to hear this. I didn't that it was this advanced. We lose another one of us. My sympathies and condolences to the Kemps. Rest in peace Jack and thanks for remembering.

This is what happened to Belichick and his boys after they were so arrogant when they played the Giants in the Super Bowl. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eotb8Dc6CBA&NR=1 Can you say mud in the eye?

I do too. We are long overdue for some attitude. No more Mr. Nice Guys please. I want some snot dripping, drool hanging beasts out there that just want to hit anything that moves.

Not much to talk about, they stunk but things are subject to change and I believe they will. I firmly think that we finally have a GM who not only cares about this franchise and community but also is doing a splendid job in his foresight for the future. Russ Brandon is taking of this franchise and I think that you'll difference in this year alone but moreso in the next three span. I can wait. Although I loathe the Patriots I don't have a problem in giving them credit when the credit is due. They do push the boundaries in what is ethical and what is in the legal guidelines though. I guess that if you want to be a winner/champion then you do have to push the envelope but when you exchange this for sportsmanship then I think that one has to weigh up their priorities. I don't want the Bills to be winning at all costs but I do want them to be successful. I don't know if this league/game can allow both but I will not sacrifice my morals or ideals for suspect victories or glory. If the Bills were to ever obtain and/or sustain great success in lieu of gamesmanship then it will affect the way I perceive them. This is the way I feel. I really don't know how much of a culpit the Patriots have been under Belichick's direction compared to other teams but I will say what I witnessed them displaying during the 2007 season was despicable. The way that Belichick would run off the field and not acknowledge the opposing coaches more times than not was shameful. He's a grown man and he really thinks that him and his team are their own entity. It was a shameful display of arrogance and if I were a Patriots' fan, or a fan of a team that behaved in this manner than I wouldn't feel too glowing about the way they went about acting like this. To each their own I guess but that is just my opinion whatever that's worth.

Why? Why are you doing this to yourself? Aw sh--, too late, alright, grab yourself a hardhat and watch out for the low flying projectiles. Just kidding. Welcome aboard new guy, even if I never talk to you again.

It's based on potential and personal belief. Is that ok?

Sorry, I'm too tired to read all these great responses but I just wanted to say thanks to Lori for posting such a great article. I'm really liking this Brandon ALOT! Jason Peters was just about himself way too much. I'm not sorry that he's gone but I do think that this whole situation was unfortunate, especially for the Bills. We didn't need to deal with this crap that was going on it's second year and just before the draft again. This is a young team that is trying to go forward and this guy could give two hoots. Good riddance.

This is reason for my post and my biggest concern. When the Patriots keep on adding pieces like Mayo, and I believe Chung, it keeps them rolling. They are incorporating a bunch of quality youth to their program.

I'm very concerned with the Patriots. Shouldn't I be? Wow! I got to believe that you're pulling my leg at this point. Just what are you disputing or discrediting?

I would think that if there were to be a trade then it might be a player for a player instead of a draft pick.

Can we get away from this diamond in the rough thing? I never said that, I said that it "Looks like the Patriots found themselves a diamond in 2nd rd pick Safety Patrick Chung". I did also mentioned LB Jerod Mayo in the post and referred to him as a diamond also and he is. The only two facts that you stated were about allowing Thurman the TD (and it was a 31 yder, not 38) and the Bills being allowed to get into a makeable FG. Look, I'm not trying to argue about Super Bowl XXV but if we are to debate it then one of us has to change our point. I'm talking facts and you are debating hypothetically. The rest of what you are saying is conjecture. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXV Here's the quote from Wikipedia about the gameplan. "The Defensive game plan for the Giants, written by defensive coordinator Bill Belichick, has been included in the Pro Football Hall of Fame." It sure looks like it's been enshrined to me.

That's intelligent. I'm astonished by your football knowledge.

Nope Dean, you got me. In my defensive cover-up with this onslaught that I'm taking for posting my opinion, I counted Neal twice. I sincerely apologize, you're right and I'm wrong on that point.

Nice find. Chung horsecollared Lynch, that's the reason why he got Marshawn to the ground. That kind of tackling won't fly in the NFL.

I just went back and reread my title to this post. I didn't call him a diamond in the rough, you three did. I called him a diamond and I believe he is. How about starting G Stephen Neal? That makes 3 players. He was mentioned in the second link that I provided. Did you just blow right thru the article and missed it and come out firing like usual?

Well, off the top of my head the two that I mentioned. Do you want me to research it to see if there is any more?

No, I believe that it firmly belongs on a Bills' board. I should have just said a diamond and a successor to Rodney Harrison, that would be really more accurate to what I meant. Thanks, you make my point for me. The Giants just plain out muscled the Bills, offensively and defensively. Jumbo Elliott did a nice job handling Bruce when he needed to and when Smith did get to Hostetler he didn't knock the ball loose for a TD but instead had to settle for a safety. I'm still in shock that he was able to hang on to that ball. The Giants' DBs hammered Reed and he sure didn't look like he wanted the ball too much as the game wore on. The Giants' defensive gameplan was Belichick's, it was even sent to the HOF. It was rather simple, employ 6 DBs and keep everything in front of them and just let the Bills run. offensively the Giants kept the ball on the ground and made key throws to move the chains. They didn't care if OJ Andersen was tackled for a loss, it kept the clock running. See the above response. Shredded the defense??! Although Thurman is a special player a lot of that yardage was allowed. The Giants were not going to let Kelly beat them. Earlier that year Kelly was ready to destroy them in the Meadowlands but he got hurt. The Bills still landed winning that game but in hindsight we paid the price for that victory, the Giants got a good look at the no huddle and were more prepared to play against it in the Super Bowl. If it wasn't Belichick's best moment, then why did his defensive gameplan get ENSHRINED IN THE HALL OF FAME? Look, the Bills played one heck of a game, played good enough to where they could have won it but so did the Giants, they were more physical and wore us down as the game went on.

It's a bit choppy but here you go. Enjoy. http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlig...04-vs-Rams-2008

Ok, this is going to take some time. It started back in Super Bowl XXV. I have always felt that that Super Bowl was won because of the Giants' secondary. I never saw Andre Reed have alligator arms until that game. I give much more credit to Belichick than Parcels for winning that game. Belichick is not only a defensive guru but a secondary specialist. That's why he is able to shuffle in and out so many DBs but he always has a guy that he can count on and that brings the wood. That guy for the last several years has been Rodney Harrison but due to age and injuries he hasn't been as effective as in years past. Say what you want about Belichick but this guy knows football. He eats, sleeps and drinks football. It's in his genes. Back to Chung. This player appears to be the perfect type of player for Belichick's system. Sure, he could be a bust but I don't think so. The Patriots have a habit of finding true blue football players. It's their mentality that separates them from other players/teams, not their skills. I believe that Buffalo for the first in years has found a couple of players that will bring that mindset to our roster and for that you can thank Russ Brandon for. I'll say it again, I think Brandon has shades of Polian. He strikes me as a fiery GM and is ready and willing to kick this franchise in the seat of their pants. Last year it was Mayo. Want to hear something funny? The guy admitted that he didn't have all that big of a grasp of what was going on last year. That's scarey. You can bash me or say that I'm a closet Patriot fan or whatever else but I respect football and the Patriots are a great franchise, like it or not. Matter of fact I'm more concern with what is going on with them currently than I have been the last few years. In the last few years we were all waiting for them to run the gamut and be done. Well, they're not done yet, not by a longshot. These are the type of players that will carry the torch for them and I think that the torch might even burn brighter than before. Oh, by the way, did anyone notice that they quietly, at least to me, took DT Ron Brace with their second of four 2nd rd pick? C'mon, they are relentless! I know that I am going to hear a lot of sh-- about all this but I did last year too when I posted about being wary of the Dolphins. How'd that work out? Whatever. Look, feel good about what we did in this draft but make no mistake about it, we still got a ton of ground to make up in terms of catching up to these bastards. Hey, I guess that you got to take one step at a time, right? I do love the strategy of moving Brad Butler over to ROT and then drafting a couple of blue chip interior OL. THAT was ingenious! I'm shooting for us to make it as a wildcard this year and these pricks get knocked off in the play-offs either by us in a one game elimination or by someone else, I really don't care which. Chung could probably make this team just on STs but he's not, he's going to make this team because he's good, real good and he brings the serious lumber, especially on RBs. Speaking of STs, I was listening to Sirius radio a few weeks back, just before we traded Jason Peters, and Bobby April was on, matter of fact I think that it was his birthday, well anyways he went on and on about the Patriots' new ST coach Scott O'Brien. I guess that this guy and April know each other well and have gone toe to toe with each other in the past and the impression that I got from April is that this guy is as every bit as good as he is. I check out his bio and he looks it. When we play the Patriots don't count on our STs as being a big advantage. This O'Brien guy might very well be able to counter it. I'm not being an alarmist, I'm just evaluating. I'm evaluating our team, our division rivals and their players. This Chung, keep an eye on him. I just got one question, Rodney who?

Last year it was LB Jerod Mayo and now this year it's Patrick Chung. I loathe the Patriots but begrudgingly I have to respect them. It's mostly that Belichick, I can't stand him but boy I wish he was our coach. http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patr...m_chung/?page=1 He's another interesting piece of data I ran across. These Patriots seem to have a tendency to sign players who never even have played college football. If that's not a good indication of good coaching/system then I don't know what is! I thought we did a fantastic job in developing OT Jason Peters but these guys are taking them right out of the junkpile. http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/43803877.html

I just hope that the OL isn't called Eric and the Dominos.