Sound_n_Fury

I doubt the Bills will pick up any "name" OL help from the June 1 cuts. McNally seems like a coach who likes to mold his younger guys into what he wants, rather than take older guys developed in another system. Look at the Giants OL the last few years J-Mac was there...they sure could have used some experienced cast offs, but kept going with no-name low round/UDFA types (which, to be honest, didn't work all that well in retrospect).

Sure...but what would be the point. Two years from now, when that unheralded 5th or 6th round draft choice becomes All Pro, the fans would throw the guy's grade right back in his face and diminish his "credibility." Reporters and weather men...both blaber on and are forgotten the next day. Makes for great job security.

You have to register to access the Miami Herald site, but here's the link: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sport...te/11475961.htm

I think he was talking about Florio....

[8:51 am] The Buffalo News is stuck with Sully, a diminished asset who [hasn't] demanded a trade [but we wish would] not play in Buffalo again.

Yeah! Hide the women and place kickers!

In light of all the "pundits" mulling the quality/wisdom of the Bills' top pick Saturday (both national and TSW variety), I thought the following article would be fun reading! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IN MY OPINION I'm taken aback by Dolphins' pick GREG COTE Miami Herald gcote@herald.com Seeing both players every day for four seasons, the people who run the football program at Auburn judged that Carnell ''Cadillac'' Williams could run the football better than Ronnie Brown. So we must ask in the wake of Saturday's first round of the NFL draft: Did the Dolphins just spend the No. 2 overall pick on a Buick? Has any team -- ever -- invested so high a choice on a college backup? The skepticism here comes with a shade of guilt, we'll admit. The first round of the draft is a National Day of Hope for woebegone teams that have dubiously earned a very high pick. Dolfans accustomed to winning and instead smarting from the rare ignominy of a Bengal-esque 4-12 season surely want to believe Saturday's highest franchise pick since birth-year 1966 might be some sort of instant panacea. And Brown might prove to be just that yadayadayada because a requisite caveat in the instant (team or fan or media) judging of any pick is that none of us really know right away. Can't. Most every year, guys destined to be draft busts or to have a bust in Canton are selected minutes apart. Brown might prove to be a productive player -- perhaps even one who truly commits to the team and doesn't decide after two seasons he'd rather quit and hole up in a tent in Australia, explore holistic healing or study yoga in India. Heck, today, with as little yawning notice as was paid fifth-round pick Zach Thomas in 1996, Miami might draft itself an anonymous gem. Holy Ryan Leaf! Can you say Jackie Shipp? That's how little we know for sure right away. But enough with the disclaimers. Ronnie Brown? PROVING GROUND The Dolphins, Brown and new coach Nick Saban are on the clock to prove why this was a smart pick. It's a bit unsettling to hear your top choice say he didn't expect to be drafted that high and that he was surprised the Dolphins took him. Brown admitted as much Saturday, fomenting the idea his selection was a risk or a reach, shortly after Saban professed, ''We always felt like this was our guy.'' Even though the club had had no contact with Brown since shortly after the February scouting combine. Versatility is the word Saban put forth a lot Saturday. Brown runs. Catches. Blocks. OK, good. But, again: If the totality of his game wasn't sufficient to unseat Williams at Auburn, is that impact commensurate with a No. 2 overall pick? Saban talked about Brown being a workhorse-type back. Yet durability is a question dogging the player. And, asked if Saturday's top choice should mercifully end all speculation about Ricky Williams' possible return, Saban said, ``No. Why would it? Two are better than one.'' It would have been splendidly and surprisingly adult-like if Ricky Wanderlust had made his intentions on a return to the NFL firmly known to Saban before the draft. That's the thing about Ricky's selfishness, though. It just keeps giving and giving. Even as it was, with counting on Ricky as risky as counting on a lottery hit to pay the mortgage, from this vantage it seems the Dolphins would have been smarter Saturday to draft impact receiver Braylon Edwards from Michigan (who went third to Cleveland). You knew for sure a handful of teams coveted Edwards, and that having him in hand would give you more bargaining power than any implicit, doubted threat that you might draft him. Pick Edwards, and you have teams outbidding each other to get him. You then probably pick up extra draft picks, and likely still get Brown. Or at least Cadillac Williams or Cedric Benson, runners who went fourth and fifth. CAN'T-LOSE SCENARIO If no deal materializes -- worst case meets best case? -- you keep Edwards and instantly have a more explosive, vertical offense. A.J. Feeley is suddenly a better quarterback, and Chris Chambers sees single coverage. Chambers-Edwards? Only the best wideout duo Miami has presented since Duper-Clayton, that's all. Hey, two seasons of Ricky Williams' ultra-productivity failed to get Miami to a playoff game, right? Maybe Saturday was a shot to try a bolder approach. Saban reiterated that his conservative, run-first reputation is a misnomer. But he let slip the perfect chance to prove it. He might have selected, in Edwards -- as game-breaker or at least trade bait -- a receiver who some draftniks rated on the Randy Moss/Terrell Owens echelon. Instead he opted for a runner who evidently wasn't even the best ballcarrier on his own college team. Ronnie Brown might prove someday to have been a terrific pick -- and here's sincerely hoping that's the case. For now, though, as the draft's No. 2 overall pick, make it clear the first thing Brown carries for Miami isn't the ball. It is the burden to prove he's worth it.

On the roster? Not for long... Cardinals | Shelton Absent from Start of OTA - from www.KFFL.com Mon, 25 Apr 2005 14:27:54 -0700 Mike Jurecki, of XTRA Sports 910 in Arizona, reports Arizona Cardinals OT L.J. Shelton was a no-show for the team's on-field training session Monday, April 25.

Dude, no offense but do you read the threads kicking around page 1 of TSW? http://www.stadiumwall.com/index.php?showtopic=23183

Everybody's a draft pundit (or is it pudnit) these days. My mailman was trying to sell me his draft guide the other day.....

The one thing I'll be looking for is the touch pass...we all hear about JP's big arm, but can he make the soft throw, like on screens and check-downs?

Watch the video on the attached link...he can take a hit alright: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/draft;_ylc=X3o...?round=2&dl=nfl

We have: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES PRO DAY (March 17th) senior safety DANIEL LEGER (#27) ran between 4.48 and 4.55 in the 40... 4.42/4.50 short shuttle... 7.38 three-cone... 36.5" vertical... 10'1" broad jump and also did 13 reps of 225 pounds... weighed in at 5116, 212 pounds... strong safety that was always around the ball; created seven turnovers to go along with 124 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, a school-record nine sacks, four interceptions, five pass breakups and three forced fumbles. He leaves the program as the all-time leader in tackles, solo tackles, assisted tackles, sacks and tackles for losses... showed far better speed/athleticism than expected... his toughness/aggressiveness on film to go along with that production on film... he probably raised his PFA status. http://athletics.mines.edu/Sports/Sports%2...eases/leger.htm

Um...Lucille...! I'm still dreaming about her! Boy, she's hot

I think we need to find a way to keep our special teams on the field!

http://gobulldogs.collegesports.com/sports...therrian00.html FRESNO STATE PRO DAY (March 4th) senior cornerback THERRIAN FONTENOT ran between 4.39 and 4.43 in the 40... 1.56 10-yard... 4.09 short shuttle... 6.96 three-cone... 35.5" vertical... 10'1" broad jump and also did 24 reps of 225 pounds... weighed in at 187 pounds, height 5' 11"

Nigel Olsson. He's still in Elton's touring band, BTW. Talk about a long-term marriage!

Repeat after me...do NOT take the wife. This is a movie to enjoy with the guys, then go out for beers. It's the least wife-friendly movie I've ever seen...but a blast nevertheless (if taken as the comic book it is).

Leaving aside Elton's personal life, my brother saw his concert in Orlando last month and said he put on one of the best shows ever (3+ hours, his voice was great, he had a lot of dialog with the croud, etc.). If you can deal with the "Captain Fantastik" dimension, you've got to give him props for making some great music, once upon a time.

I know we're debating on the other thread, but this IS exactly what I think the Bills draft this year is all about.

This year's LB group was the weakest I can remember...no need to make a reach pick. Besides, we've got my man "Lame 'em Liam" on board now, so the ILB backup is improved as well!

Really, how many teams had a good draft? He only gave 3 AFC teams and 5 NFC teams a grade of "B" or higher. Same with Kiper. This was a "draft for depth" year. No immediate starters (ex. JP) but I think the Bills depth has been improved at each position sellected: Parrish vs. Reed Everrett vs. Neufeld (and possibly even Euhus, by year-end) Preston vs. Tucker King vs. Greer Geisinger vs. Smith/Sobieski Gates vs. Burns

Then there's always the Redskins....

Rick Gosselin of the Dallas Morning News is a very good draft analyst. He gave the Bills a "C" (like most teams this year). Here's his post-draft blurb, which notes the KE pick in particular: http://www.cowboysplus.com/topstorync/stor...s.448de44e.html "The Bills didn't have a first-rounder. But GM Tom Donahoe puts together a quality draft regardless of where he picks or how many selections he has. This year was no exception. Kevin Everett gives the Bills hands in the passing game."