SethinShelby

For years we have had problems getting the tough yards on 3rd and 4th and 1 yard to go. Penningotn had like a seven yard sneak on his 4th and one play. Tom Brady sneaks and stumbles ahead for 5 yards. We go with a quick count or something. I think we need a 3rd string running back the specializes in short yardage. In stead of having Shaud Williams we need a bruiser like a Brandon Jacobs or a Mack Strong. Give A-Train a couple cracks at it in short yardage. He could be the answer and we just havent given him the chance. And of course our o-line might not have the attitude or somthin. I have no idea how to explain our year after year ineptitude in short yardage.

Its not one mistake. He has completely missed, whiffed, or not even made an effort three weeks in a row. He has let someone come in basically untouched straight weeks. It would have resulted in a fumble last week had the refs not blown the whistle. Im not even asking him to block. Just grab the guy, hold him, tackle him to the ground anything other than letting you QB get crushed in the back. I want him to merely commit a holding penalty instead of giving up a fumble. Is that too much to ask?

Im not sure if this play stood out to anyone but the Jets threw a screen to the left and it looked like Clements had sniffed it out and knew what was coming and was waiting to make the tackle. There was a clear lane for him to run and make the tackle but he ran toward one of the Jets blockers instead. It reminded me of when Lawyer Milloy was here and was sent on a blitz and he would just run straight into the offense line and the QB would still have all day to throw like we didnt even blitz. I honestly think that he is afraid to make a play and to make a tackle. Im probably over reacting but I was wondering if anyone else noticed that play because for some reason it stuck out in my mind.

Im not saying trade McGahee but when you think of yourself as one of the elite backs you better not forget that playing running back is more than just being handed the ball. I dont care about learning the game when there is a man coming untouched right in front of you that has nothing to do with learning, it has to do with putting forth the effort. That was a huge play in the game. You cant let guys come untouched on your Qbs blind side its that simple.

Willis ran good and has been running hard this year but He needs to atleast commit a holding penalty when he is attempting to pass block. I mean man up and pass block instead of doing an ole move. If A-Train can pass block put Willis on the bench a series or two until he understands. Last week he had a great pass block against the Dolphins and then the very next play he let his guy just run free. Giving up a defensive touchdown is a killer. D-Line did not apply any pressure. When there is one yard to go we never make it, but when other teams have a 4th and 1 or 2 it is automatic. I mean Pennington gets 7 yards on a sneak. We have to man up one of these years and get the tough yards on offense and stops on defense. Fake punt, 2 yard pass to Josh Reed on 4th and 4, and the 3rd and goal bootleg was awful.

Whitner Signs

I think guys like Leonard Little should be ripped by guys like Theismann, not Ricky Williams. There are numerous guys ahead of Ricky that should be considered a "disgrace" to the game. Theismann is an idiot probably a ploy to get attention for himself for monday night football.

I never look at the glass as half full, but for some reason I did today. After reading Lenny P's column on McCargo saying he could be the third NC State defensive lineman taken in the 1st round, although the almighty Kiper had him projected lower. I have concluded that Marv is a genius. By my calculations we got 3 first round picks. Youboty was a possible first rounder that dropped. We had 1 1st round pick at the beginning of the day and Marv turned it into 3. Jesus turned water into wine and Marv turned 1 into 3. I think you can obviously see the connection. In Marv We Trust. Im a huge tOSU fan. Keep the Buckeyes coming tomorrow Marv. Im sensing that we take Rob Sims tomorrow.

We had needs going into this draft and we filled them. We cannot fill every possible need at every position with one pick. We obviously targeted a safety and we got the second best one. We needed a DT and we got the 3rd rated DT. No matter where they are taken we had to fill certain needs. It was clear from free agency that we were going in a different direction. No more big name players on the downside of their careers, instead young hardworking players with character were brought in, and those are the same type of players we targeted in the draft. Management has changed and philosphy and I dont see why everyone is not willing to give these guys a chance considering what we did before didnt work. We filled some needs and we didnt take any luxury picks. We all knew this was not gonna be a one year project, but I like the foundation we are starting to create. As we have seen in the past you dont draft for luxury you draft for NEED.

People are complaining about how we reached, but I think the draft is so deep that there is no real difference when it comes to grading out the players between picks 10-26. I mean who would have imagined that the Texans actually had Mario Willams graded higher than Bush. There was really no sense in drafting one of the falling QBs. If any of the other top players at a different position fell we would have taken them. DTs are really hard to judge and they take atleast a few years to develop. Bunkley had character issues and Ngata does not fit the shemes, and the more I hear about Ngata the more I hear about taking plays off. I'm a huge Buckeye fan and though Whitner was a fast, smart, hard hitting safety. The only concern I have is that last year he was probably playing on a better defense in college than the Bills had. It is hard to say if his talent was overshadowed by the rest of the first round talent on that defense including Hawk, Carpenter, Youboty. I mean the OSU defense was great at all levels. I'm worried he was assisted greatly by the talent around him. I'm concerned that with Buffalo we are not gonna have that player for player talent defense to help Whitner be that much better.

I love the Bills, but your currnet unis are probably the worst in the league(except for the Fins, I mean orange and aqua, what kinda sissy colors are those for a football team?) Our current unis are too busy with too many colors and too many shades of blue. I cannot bad mouth anyone elses until we change ours. I don't like this trend of new jerseys in the NFL. Everything has piping and the stripes down the sides. Not to mention the 83 stripes we have on the helmet. NFL unis are looking more and more like Arena League gear. I like the simple traditional stuff compared to this sleek hip new modern look.

I agree that Bunkley is a reach at 8. I mean with Vince Young coming out early and the emergence of Cutler as possible top 8 talent we do not to to reach for a guy. Why reach when talent should be falling? Every year someone falls and with the depth of talent available someone is going to drop. In the past Sapp, Moss, and so on have dropped. This draft just seems so different from years past. There is such an uncertainty at the top of the draft this thing could play out in so many ways. We should be getting an instant impact player at #8. I realize we need a DT, but they take a year or two to really start being productive. In 2003 you had Dewayne Robertson, Jonathan Sullivan, Kevin Williams, and Jimmy Kennedy taken in the top 12 picks and none of them have really become elite players at the position. A year later Ryan Sims taken at #6. Maybe I'm just tired of drafting guys early that do not contribute immediately. McGahee had to wait a year. Losman has started like 7 games in 2 years. Parrish taken with what was our first pick last year, missed half the season. Everett although taken in the 3rd missed the entire year. Mike Williams, I don't even want to go there. Lee Evans has been the exception.

I like many wanted a coach with head coaching experience, however I did not have this in mind. I mean Jauron come on. How? Why?

Can someone explain to me how this guy even became a head coaching option besides the fact that Marv knows him. I though all this my buddy crap would end when Donahoe left. I mean he went 35-46 as the Bears coach. That include a 13-3 season in which the Bears got so lucky and basically the stars aligned for a dream season. Can we ever get a coach with some charisma? Look at the 4 coaches this weekend does Jauron seem like he would ever fit in with any of those guys. This organization becomes more of a joke literally by the day. Oh and Ralph is still cheap.

Alot is made of JPs QB rating what is Holcombs so far this game? just curious.