Fewell733

were we disappointed last year when we got Stroud? it was a trade, i know.

You can understand missing a fair amount in the draft, but there is no excuse for such a poor batting average in pro scouting. Stroud is good, but everyone knew Stroud was good - he was a pro-bowler. The only genuine good signings of a Free Agents I can think of in recent years are Stroud, Langston Walker, Chambers, and maybe Bryan Scott. Jury is still out on Mitchell and Spencer Johnson, but they're looking at least ok (but so was Dockery after one year).

I called this the day Ryan went to the Jets. People, he isn't a good fit in our defense and he was barely a decent player for us. If we ran a blitz heavy 3-4/4-3 flex where the safety has a specific job to do and not a lot of field to cover he's great. That's not what we do at all.

i wouldn't be shocked if they sign him right back. he's considered the heart and soul of that defense.

I thought he must be good or at least alright considering those stats - until I watched him play. He loses games with his play. That's really the bottom line. He holds onto the ball too long, he makes bad decisions, and he turns the ball over. I can't think of a QB in the league that I want less than Kitna.

he is beyond awful and an absolute primadonna in his own bizarre way. I wouldn't want him anywhere near our team.

there is some space between being a terrible tackler and a great tackler. He's clearly pretty fast, or at least fast enough - at least he was until his ACL injury. seriously this board has gotten so negative that virtually any news at all is by default, bad.

well he's 1 of those things - but you forgot the main one - injury prone. To me this is a simple depth signing.

no brainer, imo

curious move but they obviously like him. If I had to choose I would rather have one more reliable receiver than one more reliable special teamer. Signing him doesn't necessarily rule out the former though.

obviously this guy doesn't work for the Bills. If he did work for the Bills I would think he'd be quickly fired for posting FA/draft plans on message boards.

no

without any facts its hard to judge the situation clearly. Just because he's been charged with a felony doesn't mean very much at this point - its just automatic.

I don't know if anyone else has experienced this, but virtually every time I've flown into Buffalo over the past two years the approach into the airport has felt harrowing. Like we fly very low over houses for what seems like many minutes before landing - that low altitude combined with our typical crazy winds that seem to knock the airplane around, always has me at the edge of my seat. And this is usually in much larger aircraft.

i think they basically run the same article every year. It would be more of a concern to me if we have shied away from drafting juniors and I haven't seen any evidence that this is the case.

the main reason I think there is such an undercurrent of resentment at Whitner is because he was drafted at 8. That's something that, at this point, does not matter at all. Should we have drafted Ngata there? Sure. But we didn't, so get over it and deal with what we actually have rather than wishing on yesterday.

I was pointing out the things that aren't really a matter of debate. I don't think he played very well this year, but I also think that he was playing hurt and was further hurt by a lack of pass rush up front. Most of all I think he needs to improve his technique when the ball is in the air. As a 23 year old he will become physically stronger and mentally savvier as he gains more and more experience.

certainly possible. We wouldn't want him to get into his last year of his contract. The dude is going into his 4th year, is a team captain and leader, and is only 23 years old!

not obvious at all. Still not sure if it was the right call - I feel like the majority of time that play is called an incomplete pass. His hand wasn't "empty" but he didn't have full control. I'm not sure what even the rulebook says about that.

I can't imagine how dominant Calvin Johnson will be once he has some kind of a team around him.

not a stolen victory, but not as satisfying as it should have been because of typical officiating baloney.

It would be a bigger controversy if it involved a fan base other than the Cardinals. I thought that last play was absolute trash - i think it was pretty clearly a forward pass and to not review it is was unconscionable given that its the friggin Superbowl. Plus the Cards would have gotten a 15 yard penalty tagged on for the unsportsmanlike penalty on the Steelers after the play - it would have given them a reasonable last shot at the end zone. instead the end felt cheap like they were just trying to just sweep it under the rug.

I think DE is clearly more of a priority than OLB.

I was shocked that the last fumble wasn't reviewed. It seemed to be pretty clearly a forward pass and they didn't even bother reviewing it! Cards should have gotten a final crack at the endzone in my book. It left the end of the game a little unsatisfying cause I thought the Cards got hosed on that one. Otherwise I thought the game was pretty good - too many big penalties though and, as you said, a lot of them were pretty marginal.

here are the comments: http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2009/01/31/w...lty-to-buffalo/ Wilson applauded for loyalty to Buffalo Chris Brown Posted January 31st, 2009 Tags: Ralph Wilson At the Hall of Fame press conference announcing the 2009 class, Bills owner Ralph Wilson was applauded in Tampa for his loyalty to Buffalo as his team’s home city. Here was his comment that drew the applause. “When I started the franchise in Buffalo, I believe you have to have consistency in a franchise because people become attached to a franchise. They take their children to the game. So many people across the country I have met have said, ‘My father used to take me to the games in Old War Memorial Stadium in downtown Buffalo and we used to stand in the end zone.’” “People in a community become attached to a team. It gives them a quality of life and I don’t think, and I’ve always voted against it, maybe other people think differently. But I came into the game because I enjoy the game and wanted to be a part of ownership. Pro football to me is not about making money. That might sound a little off the track, but it’s not. It’s a matter of competition, the thrill of the game being the greatest sport in America, the thrill of seeing some players like Rod Woodson, Bruce Smith and all the players I’ve seen over the last half century.” “And I think even though Buffalo is receding economically, it’s more difficult for us to operate than other areas, but we can still survive. And I think it would be very damaging, speaking just for Buffalo now, to move that team. I think it would be crushing to the fans if they didn’t have that team win or lose. And I think as long as a team is not losing a lot of money and can afford to stay they shouldn’t move. If they can get some help from the residents and taxpayers and some help on their own, they should stay.” “So I have voted against all relocations, all, because I don’t think it was right. When a sportswriter came up to me and asked me, ‘Hey did you know that such and such a team has moved to such and such a city?’ So the people in that city wake up in the morning and they don’t have a team anymore. And that’s not right. We’re involved in a sport and a sport to me is not just to make money. And that’s why in a long-winded answer to your question I have kept the team (in Buffalo).”