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The Bills come out flat, get lambasted 42-17 in their first game and you're telling folks to calm down after an 11 season playoff drought?
Are you still alive Ralph?
I felt like the Bills did *not* come out flat. The first couple of possessions, they looked pretty sharp on both sides of the ball. Which means their total collapse afterwards is even more of a concern.
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If Ralph is selling 30% for cash so that his family can afford to pay the estate tax on the team after he dies, then it's a good thing. But as he's said in the past, his family really isn't interested in taking over the team, so it's probably not this.
If Ralph dies before January, his family gets the team tax-free.
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It's possible that the author made an error in excluding Evans from his list of non-busts. I would have to look at the raw data to confirm that for sure, but have no plans to invest that time right now. But even a record of one non-bust, and six busts, still puts us on the same level as the Detroit Lions. So the overall point remains that the Bills have done a very poor job of drafting in the first round.
One thing I especially liked about that guy's analysis was that it fully captured the Bills' failure to find any difference-makers in the first round. Sure, there have been some solid starters: guys like Evans and, to a significantly lesser degree, Whitner. But not even Evans is what I would call a difference-maker. To be considered a difference-maker, a WR should be able to consistently produce at a reasonably high level despite double coverage. He should be able to be a threat everywhere on the field, and not just on deep routes.
Great point. Wood seems like a solid starter, Lynch would be a solid starter on many teams, Whitner's at least an average starting SS, Evans is probably a better than average starting WR, and that's all fine. But you'd think a team would be able to find an impact player in the first round over the last 10 years or so. Especially since we haven't made the playoffs in that stretch, and thus have been generally picking pretty high.
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Chargers in trouble on the Left Side
Didn't see this posted, but those who are scared of the Bills LT situation...don't be!
Most of the major publications have the Chargers either in the AFC Championship or in the Super Bowl.
Plus, the past three seasons the Chragers have had trouble selling both single game tickets/season tickets...eventhough they have made the playoffs the past three seasons...
Most of the major publications are going to be comically off with their Chargers picks this year. Norv Turner is still the coach, their best WR is holding out, their LT is holding out, their best pass rusher is holding out (and may not even be effective if he comes back, since he's off the juice), and they just gave a whopping contract to Antonio Gates, which makes the holdouts more likely to dig in their heels. There's a decent chance that 2010 Ryan Mathews will be an upgrade over 2009 LT/Sproles combo, but even if that's the case, I don't see it being enough for the Chargers.
We'll see who's right, but I feel a lot of times these teams get picked by major publications because it's wishful thinking on the part of the reporters -- they're really hoping San Diego/Miami/Arizona, etc. will be good, so that they'll be sent there on assignment.
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"Bradford said his surgically repaired right shoulder hasn't bothered him at camp. He said he was very happy with his accuracy in camp. Quarterbacks in the NFL need lots of traits to succeed, but none is more important than that last one -- accuracy. At the base of it all, that's why Tom Brady and Drew Brees and Peyton Manning have succeeded. And it's why JaMarcus Russell, Cade McNown and Kyle Boller didn't."
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writ...l#ixzz0w7KDLziK
I hear this all of the time, whether its from NFL people or the high-end NFL media. Assuming that is true - or, rather, that most people of consequence in the league believe it to be true - it would explain the continuing hope that Edwards will pan out.
I tend to agree that accuracy is the most important trait for a successful QB. However, I haven't seen much from Trent. He completes a high percentage of his passes primarily because he throws so many short routes where accuracy isn't an issue. On medium and longer routes, where QB accuracy is often the difference between a completion and an incompletion, Trent rarely puts the ball on the money. Off the top of my head, I can't think of a case where Trent hit a guy in stride on anything other than a fly pattern.
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If both practice Saturday (which seems likely), then whoever actually signs last is just academic.
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To some extent that could very well have been the hardest thing about taking over this team. There's a lot of young players that are very much question marks because they've all spent so much time on the injured list. Add to that they were playing in an inept system with, effectively, no coaching at all and it must have been hard to evaluate all but a handful of the players.
QB and LT, however, I don't think fit into that category. I still don't understand how they could have looked at those 2 positions and determined the guys on our roster were good enough. And, IMO, if this season spirals down the toilet, like so many people are predicting, it will be because of our QB and LT play.
Agreed. I actually liked the fact that they didn't go after a #2 WR. Johnson & Hardy have both shown serious potential, but they need PT. You have to play the young guys to find out whether they'll be good or not. But when it comes to promising but unproven young players, the cupboard is pretty bare at both QB and OT.
In hindsight, I kind of give them a pass on the QB issue. They went after McNabb, and they didn't like any QB as a franchise guy except for Bradford. It's unfortunate, because that just pushes our rebuilding back at least 1 more year, but if they really don't like a guy, they shouldn't draft him. Your QB is the face of your franchise, after all, so you should be prepared to give him your full support.
LT is a different story, though. I just can't understand how they could look at the film from last year and decide that Bell, Meredith, & Chambers put them in good enough shape to 1) sign no LT free agents, 2) trade for no LTs, 3) prioritize LT in the draft so low that they didn't take one before the 5th round.
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Isn't that kinda like when a movie studio won't let film critics see a movie before it comes out?
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Week 1 Buffalo vs. Miami
LOSS 0-1
Week 2 Buffalo vs. Green Bay
LOSS 0-2
Week 3 Buffalo vs. New England Patriots*
LOSS 0-3
Week 4 Buffalo vs. NY Jets
LOSS 0-4
Week 5 Buffalo vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
WIN 1-4
Week 6 BYE
DRAW
Week 7 Buffalo vs. Baltimore Ravens
LOSS 1-5
Week 8 Buffalo vs. Kansas City Chiefs
WIN 2-5
Week 9 Buffalo vs. Chicago Bears
WIN 3-5
Week 10 Buffalo vs. Detroit Lions
WIN 4-5
Week 11 Buffalo vs. Cincinnati Bengals
LOSS 4-6
Week 12 Buffalo vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
LOSS 4-7
Week 13 Buffalo vs. Minnesota Vikings
LOSS 4-8
Week 14 Buffalo vs. Cleveland Browns
WIN 5-8
Week 15 Buffalo vs. Miami Dolphins
LOSS 5-9
Week 16 Buffalo vs. New England Patriots*
LOSS 5-10
Week 17 Buffalo vs. NY Jets
WIN 6-10
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I'm not one to beat a dead horse just to beat one (um ... see my thoughts on Spiller lol). But the problem with the Bills as I see it is a cultural one. They have a losing culture on the team that has filtered down to the fans. The fans (myself included) are like the abused girlfriend, constantly getting hit in the mouth and yet as soon as the team does something nice like get a shiny new toy, new coach, new GM we all forgive it unconditionally.
And on the board here, which we all love, people react the same way. They forgive in the off season when hope springs eternal. And then get totally flustered, angry and upset when the team craps the bed yet again. I'm all for hope and optomisim. I have loads of it. Yet, the biggest reason why this team keeps losing and missing the playoffs is because they have continually failed to address the one position that makes or breaks an NFL team. The QB.
This team has not had a franchise QB since Kelly. Bledsoe was close but had too many miles on him. He just wasn't the same after that hit nearly killed him (and understandably so). A franchise QB not only gives you the opportunity to win every game you play, but also changes the culture in a locker room. A team like the Lions, who have lost more than the Bills, were energized by Stafford's play last year. Even though he wasn't the best QB in the league (not even close) his talent at the most important position on the field, sparked belief in the players, coaches and fans.
That's what Buffalo is lacking. And while the jury is out on Brohm and Brown, I don't think Edwards has it. And I know Fitz doesn't. And until the Bills get that guy on the team, this team will continue to tred water. Winning just enough to avoid hitting rock bottom, but not winning enough to be relevant.
That being the case, there are still SCORES of fans on this site who believe the Bills are set at QB. And while I respect other people's opinions and their right to disagree, the hope is that the front office doesn't believe that to be the case. Because if they do, this team will never change its losing culture.
And THAT'S why it's constantly debated on the board and WILL be debated until a QB comes in and proves he can win every Sunday.
Wow, what an excellent post. Thanks!
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Evans, Parrish, and Spiller are all gonna be lined up in the slot? I'm not really into these 5-wide formations, unless you've got a QB who's a threat to run.
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I'm sorry, but your outta your gorde. As I (and many others on TSW) have said, we had the perfect **** storm working against us last year (Jauron, bad luck, injuries, fired OC) and still managed 6 wins. Considering the NE and CLE games, we easily are 8-8.
There is no way that we finish worse than we did last year. NO WAY. I actually have faith in Nix and Chan. Maybe we won't have the best O line in the league, but I have to believe that they think our O line is good enough to keep us in games. Spiller will mask a lot of our woes.
Defense is switching schemes & formations - every defensive front 7 holdover has to learn a new defense and a new position. New DC's resume is less impressive than Fewell's, so a possible downgrade on that front.
Bell is coming off an ACL tear, and thus likely to be even less effective than last year.
With Cornell Green's penchant for penalties, there's a decent chance that he's actually a downgrade from the turd sandwich we had at RT last year.
This year's schedule may wind up being tougher than last year's.
You want to give us credit for close losses, but then you need to also take away credit for close wins. The Jets threw 6 INTs and we still only barely beat them in OT.
Jauron's no-balls style was very bad at winning games, but it did have one merit: it made it very tough to lose games. By not taking chances, playing as conservatively as possible, playing bend but don't break on D, etc., Jauron put the team in a position where it was usually a close game at some point in the 4th quarter, even though we were usually getting outplayed. When the other team screwed up, Jauron-ball often led to wins. A more aggressive (which would be better, don't get me wrong) style, where the team played to win instead of just playing not to lose, is also riskier, in that you're more likely to get beat badly, even if the opponent makes some mistakes. A steady diet of checkdowns and runs up the gut won't lead to a lot of points on either end. Actually trying to move the chains and score touchdowns can lead to a lot more turnovers.
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Would you like to join my fantasy league?
+1. Nothing beats having a couple of crazy homers to beat up on. Back in maybe 2002-03 or so, a Steelers homer in my league drafted Korbel Stewart in the first round. Spiller in the first round wouldn't be quite as bad, but still pretty bad. When the coach who just drafted the guy says he wants to give him about 15 touches a game, that's a #2 back at best, regardless of the other circumstances.
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Keep in mind also that the drafting of Rivers at #4 overall served as a wake-up call for Brees, driving him to work harder and raise his game to new levels. Brees has specifically brought that up in interviews.
I don't see the drafting of Levi Brown at #209 overall as having the same effect.
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Come on Gailey, Nix, & Whaley. How can you expect Bell to be your front runner at LT when he's coming off that kind of injury. What happened to the comment of the QB's always throwing on their back. You have to bring someone else in. How about Gaither? Please get the Bills a good starting left tackle. Thank you.
Remember, we've heard ad nauseum for the past few years that "it takes TWO years to fully come back" from an ACL tear. This is why players who tear their ACLs always stink the following year. Or sometimes they're just never the same.
In Bell's case, considering how bad he was before the injury, penciling him in as the starter is crazy and disturbing.
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If I was a DC, I'd definitely put 8-10 guys in the box on most downs.
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Rivers was definitely not considered a reach at the time. There was quite a bit of speculation that SD would draft him at #1 overall, since Eli famously did not want to play there. Instead, they drafted Eli, prompting the Giants to draft Rivers in order to facilitate a trade.
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You're wrong in one respect.
Mel Kiper probably makes more money than all but a few GMs in the NFL.
He most certainly makes more money than any scout, Director of College Scouting, etc.
Yeah, people need to realize that Mel Kiper basically does the work of a regular scout or maybe head of scouting, but with an extra digit on his salary. The only reason for someone like that to try to get a job with an NFL team would be to try to work his way up to being an assistant GM in a few years, then being a GM a few years after that.
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Edwards is a kitty and isn't what Nix and Gailey said they wanted in a QB. He will end up being the one cut.
They know what they have in Fitz, solid #2/#3.
They drafted Brown to develop him, watch the post draft presser. You can tell by how they talk about him they expect good things.
That leaves Brohm. I still have a really tough time putting any faith in someone that can't even make a roster and who wasn't brought onto a team from Green Bay's practice squad except Russ Friggin Brandon.
That said...as much as I don't like Brohm, I am more than willing to see what happens in the competition between him and Brown and will back whomever of the two Gailey picks.
but someone please give me something besides friggin college stats to make me feel better about Brohm.
Not possible, unless someone has some bootleg practice footage where Brohm looked really good. If we stick to his NFL career, the facts are that he's played pretty badly in both of his preseasons, gotten beaten out by a lower-drafted rookie in year 1, got beaten out again in year 2, was cut & cleared waivers, and looked really bad in his only start.
But I agree with you that I'd rather see him in the mix for the starting job. We really have to give him a pass on the Atlanta game because he was so new to the team.
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We totally need Richard Dickson to complete our penis-themed Offense.
Remember how Gailey said his offense doesn't have a name? Well now it does.
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It is not like the Buffalo Bills need a QB or anything...Raiders making much stronger picks and picking up a solid QB.
San Diego gets a NT in Cam Thomas that is arguably BETTER then Trouple 3 ROUNDS later.
Bills could have grabbed Clausen in Round 2 and STILL got a NT.
Simply unbelievable.
I can really say, even the Lions are having a great day, Buffalo is now the cesspool of the NFL when it comes to organizations.
This is the lowest of the low.
Meh. Campbell is a mediocre NFL QB, not a good one. Yes, he'd be an upgrade over the bad NFL QBs on our roster, but I don't see him taking this team to the playoffs. I'd rather hold out for a GOOD quarterback.
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Plus, this time last year, we were talking about Snead being a Top 10 pick and dying to get him.... Now look at him, UDFA signed by Tampa Bay.
In fairness, most college QBs get better every year. It's rare to get a case like Snead's, where he just fell apart in his last year as a starter.
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I think you're misinterpreting.
They like Brown as a developmental QB prospect, but I don't think anybody at One Bills Drive is pencilling him in for the 2012 starting QB. They took a flier on a guy in the 7th round who has some coachable qualities and they're going to give Gailey a chance to develop him. But there is just as much likelihood that Brown spends the 2010 season on the Bills practice squad. It's a 7th round pick. He is a project.
He could certainly develop into a starter. Anybody has a chance. But I doubt anybody there is counting on it.
QFT
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Anyone else concerned about all the Conversion LBs the Bills have on the roster now?
They were already converting Schobel (if he doesn't retire), Kelsay, and Maybin from DE to OLB and today they add 2 more via draft (Moats and Batten)
Not particularly. So few colleges play a 3-4 that it's rare you'll be able to draft a true 3-4 OLB. And most 4-3 OLBs project to ILB in a 3-4, so that means if you want to draft a 3-4 OLB, you need to look at 4-3 DEs.
Not every 4-3 DE can make the position switch, but since this is a rebuilding year anyway, it's a good time to find out which ones can and can't.
If there is TRULY an open QB competition
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Given our personnel, we should probably run the Wing-T. Fred or Marshawn could play QB, the other would probably be a wingback, Spiller would play tailback, and Roscoe would probably be the other wingback.