Bill from NYC

Call it what you will my old friend. My contention remains that it won’t stop.

I said the last time he was in the news (it didn’t go over well) and I’ll say it again.....the man will continue to get in trouble again and again. It’s not going to stop. Now, on to the next allegation and/or incident. It won’t be long.

They start every season playing against a non-conference team, this is true. Usually, the team is ranked. Mississippi was a conference game and Texas A&M is also a conference game. They start off hot because they are generally great. Looking at what I am seeing in the Big 10 (7 losses last week), Alabama's schedule is as difficult at most other top teams. Foster barely played at Alabama.

I would hate to see the college kids put their big payday to risk. They are already doing so week to week without playing pros.

Probably not. This is why I think the Bills would defeat them.

Not on defense imo.

This is because the entire team is not draft eligible. A vast majority of Alabama starters are, or will be NFL quality. Alabama currently has 4 wide receivers who (if they stay healthy of course) will probably be clearly superior to any receiver on the Bills and NONE are draft eligible. They consist of 3 sophs and a true freshman. But again, the Bills would defeat them and I guarantee Coach Saban would agree.

I agree that the Bills would defeat the Crimson Tide but your numbers are WAY off. This season, no less than 16 players from the Alabama 2017 team made an opening day NFL roster. Another 4 are on practice squads. Alabama probably has better players at every single offensive position with the exception of Shady, but as others said; they are young and would lose to a professional team. Ditto.

Wow!!! Let's agree to disagree.

Oh yeah. It has been the major concern of our team for 20 years or so.

Don't we have enough problems?

Not that I am a fan of Castillo by any stretch but that wouldn't work. Remember when we brought in McNally? He was going to make our OL good with a "new scheme." Well, he looked like he wanted to cry on the sidelines. There was zero improvement because there was a lack of talent, plain and simple. It is extremely hard to get good blockers outside of the draft. Teams keep these guys. The only team that I know of with a history of dumping their best blockers is the Buffalo Bills. If this happens the team will continue to suck. Coach Saban was quoted this week as saying that Daboll basically brought the NE passing game to Alabama. I agree that Daboll is not the problem. We have little to no offensive talent aside for an aging McCoy. That's basically it.

Not bad.

The thing is, as a Bills fan I have seen what bad bench numbers can bring. Remember Demetrious Bell (sic)? People used to tell me how fast he was and how he had good feet and it was true, however; he had 9 reps on the bench at the combines and was also tiny by LT standards. Blitzing safeties would take him out on some plays. When you think about it, we have seen almost every specific type of inept blocker on our team.

BB.....you might want to watch Ross Pierschbacher too. He played Guard last year and now Saban has him at Center. He can really play and centers tend to not go so early. If it were up to me, the Bills would have a slew of early draft picks for the next 2 seasons. It really looks like we will pick in the top 5 and I'm being kind. They could turn that into a plethora of blockers and pass rushers. Will they? You tell me.

I understand your concern but the bolded above is just completely wrong. Alabama is better than them at every single offensive position and I suggest that other teams are as well.

He has everything except perhaps the size. That might matter less these days; I'm not too sure. I would be interested in his bench press numbers at the combine.

OK Coach. I'm just having a hard time processing this. I mean.... he could have faked an injury for the rest of the game and not publicly disgraced himself. Even for the Bills, this is very strange.

Does the man have a history of drug arrests, mental illness or substance abuse? There would seem to be no chance that there is not much more to this story. I hope that he doesn't have a serious problem but I wouldn't bet on it.

I think that your post is great and I thank you for it. Imo however it misses one crucial element. I agree that personal insults to Peterman are 100% wrong. Some even make light of his religious beliefs. This is particularly vile but might be a topic for a different board. What I think that you miss is that a big majority of posters on this site knew that starting Peterman would be a disaster. On THIS WEBSITE!!! Don't you think that our coach/gm should have been able to figure this out? No matter who has been in charge for 20 years or more, they have managed to screw things up and it just doesn't change. This imo is what has people in a tizzy more than Peterman. NP is only the latest in 2 decades of major blunders by people who are paid millions to make good decisions. In any event, your post makes some good points.

I have seen him listed at 304. He came to Tuscaloosa as a 245 pound TE, thus the agility.

Jumbo Elliot played well against Bruce a few times. I actually talked to him about it and he told me just how great Bruce was. Sorry, but Fina doesn't belong anywhere near any list of the best LTs. He was small, not very strong and very average at best. If I had to pick one LT it would be Pace beyond a doubt. Some had longer careers but Pace at his peak was better than anyone imo. Orlando Pace was one of the best football players I ever saw. Btw, the best RT I ever saw at his peak was Erik Williams.

EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I couldn't resist!

Pace was absolutely great. I'm not sure how much OL prospects have declined. Their priorities have changed. It is much harder to pass block than to run block. On a run the OL knows the count. They fire out and attack. On pass plays they are backing up and getting hit. The fact that pass rushers are smaller and faster today make it necessary for blockers to be more agile. When our own Hughes is healthy, he is very hard to block and he is rather small by comparison. It is extremely hard to find a 6'4/325 pound human who is agile and strong enough to protect the blind side of your 30 million dollar per year qb. The Bills, once again, need to pour big time resources into blocking. Imo the best way to do so is almost always the draft. Solid OL play changes the whole chemistry of the game. Less 3 and outs, which means more TOP, a rested defense, a better running game, and a healthier, more confident qb. I'm pretty sure they already are.