2020 Our Year For Sure

Maybe its different Bills fans.

Honestly, when is the last time a true fullback went in the 2nd round? As someone has pointed out recently (maybe it was in this thread for all I can remember) there just isn't a premium on one-dimensional lead blockers in today's game. I wouldn't be schocked to see a couple good ones pop up here or there that went undrafted.

I thought I remembered Schonert actually coming out and saying we were going to use a true fullback this year?

The X-Men series and Batman Begins were also pretty good, I thought. Nice to hear a good review of this one. Thanks.

Well played...

Yeah, thats exactly what I said. This is a bit of a silly argument, so I'm done with it. We've both stated our case and there's nothing left to say. The idea is to get the ball to everyone. Both quarterbacks did a fine job of that.

Good stuff. "The way it handles corners."

You're too kind, Tip. You flatter me. Its certainly nothing compared to your latest thread...I've just never read or heard or seen anything like that. Every Bills fan should read this!

Amazing! Regarding that last paragraph, my father could say the same about me...the Bills are much more than a distant group of rich athletes, they're another member of our family. Its something thats been passed down through the family, and this team will always be important to me. Its amazing the way the team can link generations together. I can't imagine a championship meaning as much to any group of fans as it will to my fellow Bills fans. We've held this team so close, and endured more than most along the way. Its hard to say what it will be like when it happens. Remarkable post, Tip. Thank you. EDIT: Is there any way we could get this pinned? This would be the perfect representation of our board, and the more Bills fans who read the honesty and passion found in this post, the better.

Because the guy running our offense had a mental defficiency.

Nobody keyed on Lynch or Jackson in the passing game. Thats a crock-o'-sh*t. It absolutely can be the wrong decision. Under normal circumstances, I want the ball in the hands of someone who can do something with it. On a 1st and 10, if I've got a decision between Robert Royal open 5 yards downfield and nobody on Lynch in the flat...I'm dumping it down, and yelling at Royal to get a hat on somebody! If its a third down, and their positions on the field are the difference between punting and moving the chains, then I can see your point. But oftentimes yards after catch is where your chunks of yardage come from, and for that reason I'd much rather have the ball in the hands of a playmaker, even if it means sacrificing 5 or 6 yards at first. There's no upside to hitting Robert Royal over the middle...what you see is what you get. This is the wrong argument, anyway, as I doubt quarterbacks go through all this before they throw the ball. They just hit the first open man they see.

Thanks, Astro! Absolutely. If the plan isn't to re-sign McKelvin when it becomes necessary, its tough to call this a successful pick. It may not be a 'bad' pick in the sense that the scouting department made a mistake, or their value board was set up poorly, or they took a guy who couldn't fit the system...the problem would lie more in strategy and foresight. We'll see if this regime has a new take on the 1st round free agent corner dilemma, as they hopefully realize we can't just continue burning 1st round picks on cornerbacks every 5 or 6 years. Been there, done that, and it just hasn't worked.

As long as it isn't AVP, I'm happy.

Maybe we're planning on keeping three this year.

Camp fodder/third stringer...what do we have, 5 QBs now? That doesn't seem out of the ordinary. Neither of the additions have NFL experience, so its tough to think of them as good backup quarterbacks.

I think you're getting confused with the dream you had last night...

Trent had more pass attempts. Percentage-wise, Trent has a similar deficit in his passes to the running backs that Losman has in his passes to the tight ends. I'm of the opinion we're splitting hairs and none of this matters, but if one is to be acknowledged, the other should be as well. Not on this team. I'd much rather get the ball to Marshawn Lynch or Fred Jackson than Robert Royal or Michael Gaines.

Trent Edwards had a similar deficit in completions to the running backs. Would you attribute that to: drops by Lynch, Trent not throwing to the RB, Trent lack of accuracy on short passes or something else?

That was hardly his point, though, that this would somehow hurt Hardy. He was just marveling at an agent not being able to realize the Bills just might be thinking about a big reciever...

At least someone gets it. If your DT rotation doesn't go 7-deep, you are doomed. Forget offensive line. Forget wide recievers. Forget the media-fueled myth of the miracle quarterback. Your 7th defensive tackle is your pivotal position. No team has ever stopped the run without 7 1st round defensive tackles. This is irrefutable. If you disagree, you are simply being fooled by the media, and those who aren't observant enough to see the true nature of the game. Don't worry, I've seen through the veil, and I will help you find truth.

I will be absolutely SHOCKED if Royal gets cut. He is, albeit unfortunately, by far our best run blocker and very likely our best reciever of the tight ends we have right now. He's also one of the more outspoken Bills, and there's reason to believe he's well-liked in the locker room. I'd say he's got about a 95% chance of making the team. He may suck, but he's the best we've got.

Like that makes me any less of a caveman? I don't care about Tina, give us a minute.

Because, you know, I can't crack a joke about someone's post without also gathering their real meaning. What am I, a caveman?

Appreciated HA, that means alot coming from you.

I would hope there are less patients this year, actually.