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Absolutely. I can't imagine anyone hating on McGee. He seems like a total class act and has had the talent too. He's still got a good shot at being our best CB this year. He has been great fun to watch, one of my favorite players over the last ten years, and my favorite Bills KR of all time.

Merriman is an outside linebacker, not a DE! (kidding)

I think a lot of players respond strongly to praise. I took the comments about Dickerson as the coaches sending a clear message he can really win a job, and hey believe in him. I also think it's likely he doesn't make the team. Then again, it's the right time of year to add some rocket fuel and see if he takes off.... Competition at all positions is good for the team.

25+24+4=53

It's impossible not to get noticed when you're leading the league in sacks! Amen! It's also great to to hear we might have a defense that will attack, not just "bend but not break". In my opinion offenses (generally) need to outsmart defenses, and defenses need to beat offenses silly so they can't stay on task and succeed.

These are Easley's incompletions and his fumble from preseason. All of his preseason plays are pasted in post 31 in this thread. 2011 Preseason Week 1 vs Bears *9-R.Gould kicks 60 yards from CHI 35 to BUF 5. 81-M.Easley to BUF 25 for 20 yards (81-S.Hurd). FUMBLES (81-S.Hurd), RECOVERED by CHI-20-C.Steltz at BUF 27. 20-C.Steltz to BUF 25 for 2 yards. PENALTY on CHI-81-S.Hurd, Illegal Formation, 10 yards, enforced at CHI 35 - No Play. Bears kicked off from the CHI 30. *2-9-BUF 30 (7:11) (Shotgun) 16-B.Smith pass incomplete short left to 81-M.Easley. Week 2 vs Broncos 3rd quarter: *1-10-DEN 35 (6:28) 4-T.Thigpen pass incomplete deep middle to 81-M.Easley (28-Q.Carter). Week 3 vs Jacksonville *2-5-JAC 45 (8:58) 14-R.Fitzpatrick pass incomplete short left to 81-M.Easley (21-D.Cox). Receiver and breakup near sideline at JAC 37. PENALTY on BUF-38-C.McIntyre, Chop Block, 15 yards, enforced at JAC 45 - No Play *1-10-BUF 45 (2:07) 14-R.Fitzpatrick pass incomplete short left to 81-M.Easley (26-D.Landry). Receiver and breakup near sideline at JAC 40 *1-10-BUF 33 (7:07) 4-T.Thigpen pass incomplete short right to 81-M.Easley. Overthrown, receiver in flat at BUF 35. Week 4 vs Lions *2-8-BUF 39 (8:17) 14-R.Fitzpatrick pass incomplete short right to 81-M.Easley. Screen pass, dropped at BUF 37.

But it's hard to punch the bullies in the mouth when they have so much time to figure out how to be mean to us!

These are all of Easley's plays last preseason, the only plays we've seen from him except training camp and the reports (and hype) that come out of it. I did this to evaluate the "hands of stone" comments I've read. I see one fumble on a play called back, and 6 incompletions, 2 of which note a pass breakup and another listed as overthrown. I've bolded the incompletions, touchdown and returns/catches over 20 yards to allow the bigger plays to stand out more. Overall it looks like a mixed bag, but shows him getting better as PS went on and getting more time with RF and the starters. 2011 Preseason Week 1 vs Bears *9-R.Gould kicks 62 yards from CHI 35 to BUF 3. 81-M.Easley to BUF 27 for 24 yards (21-C.Graham). Bears kicked off from the CHI 30. *9-R.Gould kicks 60 yards from CHI 35 to BUF 5. 81-M.Easley to BUF 25 for 20 yards (81-S.Hurd). FUMBLES (81-S.Hurd), RECOVERED by CHI-20-C.Steltz at BUF 27. 20-C.Steltz to BUF 25 for 2 yards. PENALTY on CHI-81-S.Hurd, Illegal Formation, 10 yards, enforced at CHI 35 - No Play. Bears kicked off from the CHI 30. *9-R.Gould kicks 50 yards from CHI 30 to BUF 20. 81-M.Easley pushed ob at BUF 29 for 9 yards (21-C.Graham). Bears kicked off from the CHI 25. *2-9-BUF 30 (7:11) (Shotgun) 16-B.Smith pass incomplete short left to 81-M.Easley. *9-R.Gould kicks 67 yards from CHI 35 to BUF -2. 81-M.Easley to BUF 22 for 24 yards (25-R.Jones). Week 2 vs Broncos 3rd quarter: *3-S.Hauschka kicks 64 yards from DEN 35 to BUF 1. 81-M.Easley, Touchback. *2-8-DEN 36 (12:18) 4-T.Thigpen pass short left to 81-M.Easley to DEN 14 for 22 yards (32-P.Cox). *1-10-DEN 35 (6:28) 4-T.Thigpen pass incomplete deep middle to 81-M.Easley (28-Q.Carter). *2-10-DEN 35 (6:22) (Shotgun) 4-T.Thigpen pass short right to 81-M.Easley to DEN 12 for 23 yards (22-S.Thompson). Week 3 vs Jacksonville *2-5-JAC 45 (8:58) 14-R.Fitzpatrick pass incomplete short left to 81-M.Easley (21-D.Cox). Receiver and breakup near sideline at JAC 37. PENALTY on BUF-38-C.McIntyre, Chop Block, 15 yards, enforced at JAC 45 - No Play *2-7-BUF 21 (:40) (Shotgun) 14-R.Fitzpatrick pass short middle to 81-M.Easley to BUF 34 for 13 yards (21-D.Cox). Caught at BUF 32, crossing from left. *2-7-50 (13:44) 14-R.Fitzpatrick pass short right to 81-M.Easley pushed ob at JAC 35 for 15 yards (27-R.Mathis). Caught along sideline at JAC 35. *1-10-JAC 35 (13:22) (No Huddle) 14-R.Fitzpatrick pass short right to 81-M.Easley to JAC 32 for 3 yards (51-P.Posluszny). Curl pattern, caught at JAC 32. *1-10-JAC 11 (9:55) 14-R.Fitzpatrick pass short left to 81-M.Easley for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Caught 2 yds. into end zone (2nd Quarter) *1-10-BUF 45 (2:07) 14-R.Fitzpatrick pass incomplete short left to 81-M.Easley (26-D.Landry). Receiver and breakup near sideline at JAC 40 *10-J.Scobee kicks 74 yards from JAC 35 to BUF -9. 81-M.Easley, Touchback. *1-10-BUF 20 (8:19) (Shotgun) 4-T.Thigpen pass short left to 81-M.Easley to BUF 29 for 9 yards (20-T.Wheatley, 50-R.Allen). Screen pass, caught at BUF 20. *1-10-BUF 33 (7:07) 4-T.Thigpen pass incomplete short right to 81-M.Easley. Overthrown, receiver in flat at BUF 35. *2-10-BUF 12 (5:27) 4-T.Thigpen pass short right to 81-M.Easley to BUF 19 for 7 yards (37-K.Rutland; 56-K.Bosworth). Caught at BUF 17. PENALTY on BUF-75-C.Hairston, Illegal Use of Hands, 6 yards, enforced at BUF 12 - No Play. *10-J.Scobee kicks 67 yards from JAC 35 to BUF -2. 81-M.Easley to BUF 32 for 34 yards (20-T.Wheatley). Week 4 vs Lions *2-8-BUF 39 (8:17) 14-R.Fitzpatrick pass incomplete short right to 81-M.Easley. Screen pass, dropped at BUF 37. *4-J.Hanson kicks 69 yards from DET 35 to BUF -4. 81-M.Easley to BUF 20 for 24 yards (24-E.Coleman). *4-1-BUF 29 (3:44) 8-B.Moorman punts 58 yards to DET 13, Center-65-G.Sanborn. 86-N.Hughes to DET 23 for 10 yards (81-M.Easley). Return credited to DET 14 (spot of foul). PENALTY on DET-32-A.Berry, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 7 yards, enforced at DET 14. *4-J.Hanson kicks 69 yards from DET 35 to BUF -4. 81-M.Easley to BUF 42 for 46 yards (4-J.Hanson).

We also have Kamar Aiken: Aiken: 6-2, 213 pounds Easley: 6-2, 217 pounds Hagan: 6-2, 210 pounds It's hard to find the guys that can make it in the NFL, as you state. I like what I'm seeing. We have a much better chance of one of these guys emerging from the crowd than just hoping our one selection would, which is what I think we did with Hardy. If we can PS these guys and give them a full year to acclimate, develop and emerge, we have a much better chance of finding our guy. Some players like Greer and Rashad Baker just take awhile to "get there.'

It says the following:

Yes, I think the season is squarely on his shoulders, meaning I doubt we can win much without him. No way would we pull him after two loses unless there was something clearly wrong, like he was hurt. Of course we'd pull RF at some point. I'm curious how bad people think it needs to be to pull him. I personally think the season has to be clearly lost an we need to have someone else we want to assess (VY?).

Sorry if I'm being thick, but cn you explain that? I see you've listed 15 categories, so there are 75 "top 5 players" filling these. Divided by 32 is an average of 2.34 per team if it was random, right?

I personally think Moorman is quickly coming to the end of the road, but I'll jump in and play devil's advocate with what you pose. If Moorman and the rookie are performing at about the same level, we keep Moorman. He has proven over the years that he can perform under pressure and knows the weather and quirks of the Ralph. We also know how he works and handles gimself with the coaches, other players and the media. Until we see his competition perform better, in simlar conditions, why would we want the distraction of changing punters and the damage to our season if he can't handle it over the full season in some way? Punters are readily avilable. Is Powell going to be unavailable if we cut him? Is he really far better than another punter we could bring in next year to replace Moorman if needed? You might not agree, but it is not insane to choose to stay with Moorman.

...which will definitely be the number to have sacked Brady the most at the end of his career.

So, Powell has a big leg, can kick directionally, and can hold for FGs. Can he cover and tackle if needed (without breaking)?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tEDp8M3gSQk <-- YouTube 2 min trailer. How do you embed videos? Rabbit Test (1978) directed by Joan Rivers is actually, I believe, the worst movie to ever be broadly released in the US. I saw this in the theater. I can't articulate my criticism better than this comment from IMDB:

End of the Bills write-up: What impressive scheming? Does anyone know to what is referring? (Our zone blocking?)

Ditto!

Someone message the following members? (Stand by... I hit enter by accident) SDBBFan SDBilliever SDBillsFAN SDBuffalo (etc.)

Thanks for posting. Unfortunately it's near impossible for me to get 12 minutes to listen during a normal work day. If anyone wants to transcribe the high points like has been done for other interviews/press conferences etc. I'd really appreciate it. (And yes, i know i can go listen after work....)

I think you're forgetting the Lauvale Sape fan club. I would rather have Jasper be my guard on 3rd and 6 than 3 on 3rd and 1. I've seen little of him (pre-season defense), but in those cases he's not been able to generate any "push." I'd much rather have him be a hard-to-move pass-blocker for now.

Sorry, I don't see it, or understand the point. Of course they are going to cover Ryan. The only time I see them throwing to him is when the coverage is blown. Any DB or LB should be able to cover him one on one, no problem. They don't neeed to somehow push our opponents to gameplan actually covering him. Yes, I can see RF having a reception this year, but that's likely a fluke play and/or blown covereage, not the result of some master plan.

We have him for 3 more years. We extended him two more beyond the one left on his contract. It's even nicer seeing Jackson do this for him mom before getting the new contract, and he and his family really worked on it and put their love into the gift.

lost in translation. I thnk that's just mis-clever-spelled Massachusetts (M A double-S A C H U S E double-T S)