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Here is PFF's profile on Lawson:
Was ranked 29th overall 4-3 OLB with a grade of -4.5 overall. +1.4 pass rush grade, -4.6 coverage grade, -0.8 run stop grade.
He was targeted 22 times in the passing game allowing 18 completions, or a 81.8% completion percentage against, for 180 yards(10 yards a catch). He allowed 130 of those yards after the catch(7.2 YAC/rec). Longest completion against was 21 yards, he allowed no touchdowns adn had no interceptions. His QB rating against was 100.8, which ranked him 24th among OLB's. However, this is not all bad, as the player we are replacing, Nick Barnett, allowed the worst QB rating against at 129.8, including an evern worse 86% catch rate and 4 TDs.
Ironically the best coverage linebacker in regards to QB rating against in the NFL last year was our own Bryan Scott, allowing only a 59.4 QB rating against him, a 62.5% completion percentage(3rd best in the NFL). Even better, the Bills Nigel Bradham led the NF in completion percentage against in coverage at 58.3%. So we had the best and 3rd best LB's in the NFL last year in terms of allowing passes to be completed against them, but also had the worst LB in terms of QB rating against as well in Barnett...
Lawson should fit well in this defense under Pettine I imagaine...he is 6'5" 240 lbs...that is one big MOFO coming at you with speed....
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PFF's take:
Andy Levitre (OG) to TEN: 6-year, $46.8m deal
"We like Levitre. He was our ninth ranked guard and can really hold up in the pass blocking game. But is he a player that is going to be the difference between the Titans winning and losing games? In all honesty no. He’s not a difference maker in the run game, and while good in space, he’s getting considerably more money than guards like Evan Mathis and Ben Grubbs who are just far better players. The Titans got their man, but at the end of the day, they’ve spent a lot of money over a long period without pushing their team on."
Pretty much my take on this...he's getting paid a lot more than he is worth...very good player, but not a great one, and not worth the type of money he is getting...not happy to lose him, but our money can be spent better elsewhere...
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Guess Pettine thinks he is as good fit for the D...
Nix said as much in the interview he gave at the combine that he viewed McKelvin as the other starting corner opposite Gilmore when asked...guess it was foreshadowing...
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Kelsay wanted to retire having only played for one team, which is what he did, rather than test free agency. It was pretty obvious he retired instead of getting waived.
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...the Bills will still win between 4-7 games in 2013.
Dolphins were supposed to win 2 last year and howd that work out?
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Not sure how a UFA can be a starter next year...lol
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You can't possibly fathom Cleveland would cut 1st round pick Weedon after one season? Lord, help you.
Sure they could. Completely new regime that has no loyalty towards him, plus advanced metrics show he was the worst QB in football by a wide margin. Also with the new rookie salary cap there is not a big cap hit to cut a first rounder like there used to be...
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Did your dream also include the bills winning more than five games this year?
Lol, no dream didnt include anything other than Byrd signing...
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Had a dream last night a reporter from the Rochester D&C broke the news that Byrd had agreed to terms on a new contract believed to be 3-5 years for $6-7 million per...
Lets hope this was a premonition, lol...
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Alpha,
I am assuming the hemp protein I am taking(Manitoba Harvest Hemp Pro 70) is one of these strains that is low in THC and high in CBD...
actually they funded a study that proves just that:
http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Research/Hemp-does-not-cause-intoxication-says-study
Haven't noticed any pain management effects from it, but I usually only take it after I workout. I have it blended with equal parts pea protein and brown rice protein to create an amino acid profile very similar to whey(and in some ways, superior), without the inflammatory side effects that whey has...
Hemp is definitely a super food...hemp seeds, hemp hearts, hemp protein....high in nutrients, fiber, protein and EFA's...
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Not sure why the Bills are creating more holes on their roster in the offseason...I am not going to say they are great players, but they are definitely serviceable NFL players, and creating more holes on a roster that has enough already doesn't seem to make much sense...
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DMSO = dimethyl sulfoxide.
It is a high boiling organic solvent that I used in grad school for NMR spectroscopy. The reason why it smells like garlic is because it contains sulfur. It makes your skin numb because it's causing acute damage to your central nervous system like any other organic solvent.
Uhh...no.
It can be used to treat CNS problems, so it makes no sense it does this by damaging it at the same time.
The only side effects noted are headaches with large IV doses and garlic breath.
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DMSO basically takes it and whatever else you put with it and enters thru the skin...this is deginitely NOT PED's...its very well known in the bodybuilding world although most products favor D Limolene as it doesnt make you smell like garlic...
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All 6 teams above them have been to the super bowl relatively recently...honestly its pretty freaking impressive when you consider how bad they have been for so long...
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Nice post/stats.
Do you find the number of drops for Jones? I have been surfing for a website that has those stats, but no luck.
FWIW: I'm not againts keeping him, just don't really know what a 3 or 4 receiver gets.
Actually according to PFF, Jones catch percentage was 66.1%(listed as having 62 targets), which ranks him 20th in the NFL for players playing more than half their teams offensive snaps. They list him as having 6 drops, nowhere near the top of the league, tied for 35th. Most drops? Wes Welker, Calvin Johnson and Brandon Marshall. Stevie had 11, TJ Graham 7...
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And yet it still ranks behind ability to get open, make plays, consistently catch the ball, and score touchdowns.
Had a 61% catch rate on 41 receptions out of 67 targets which is either league average or slightly above. This is with Fitz throwing the ball so for a competant QB probably add 3 to 4 percent...
Prorated for a 16 game season, Jones would have had 55 catches for 590 yards and 5 TDs...not horrible considering who the QB was...
You want long RB runs you better have good blocking WRs...
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Based on what?
#3 or #4 wide receivers are not that difficult to find, just for the Bills.
Exceptional run blocking WR are definitely NOT easy to find...
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Jones is one of the best run blockers in the league per advanced metrics
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Can't help but agree. -Fitz isn't a serviceable backup, and is even questionable as third stringer. -I'd just as soon be rid of all relics of past failures on this team.
I say cut him, and be done with it.
Lol, you cant be serious with the absolute garbage most teams have as backups---Skelton, Thigpen, etc...
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He has an early March roster bonus of 4.25 million...they are probably letting the agent know its not happening and either restructure or get cut
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Yep.
It was NaVarro Bowman who was covering on that play. Karma indeed.
FWIW, I've not seen or heard too much complaining about that play here in the Bay Area.
The first thing I thought of when I saw that was Darryl Talley's hold/tackle job on Ernest Givens in OT in the comeback game that allowed Odomes to get the interception and set up the winning FG...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeMhN7JIIvg
The play in question comes at 6:28
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It doesn't matter. The question is not about how deep they dug a hole for themselves. The question is: Did the refs fail to enforce the rules? The answer is yes. On two distinct and blantant plays. The refs are not to decipher the game. They are there to call and judge every moment and play and then move on to the next forgetting what happened in the past. Was there holding on 4th down? Yes. Was there holding on the safety play? Yes. What seems to be the problem. Just answer yes or no to those questions. No more, no less or anything else comes into play for this discussion.
Karma has a way of coming back to bite you at the worst possible time, doesn't it?
Agree but we're talkng about a play-by-play basis. Crabtree got held. End of story. Flag has to be thrown.
Hey, if I was a reporter listening to the complaints I would have told them if they need a reminder of what blatant pass interference is to go back and see what they did to Julio Jones the previous game. Would have loved to see their response to that one, lol
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I find it hilarious the 49ers are complaining about an iffy non-called pass intereference penalty when the reason they likely got to the super Bowl in the first place was because they themselves got away with an absolutely blatant pass interefence penalty against the Falcons on a 4th and 4 play deep inside the red zone at the end of their game.
The 49ers LB held Julio Jones virtually the entire time as he ran across the middle of the field, then literally tackled him before the ball got there, causing an incomplete pass. Yet, they have the nerve to complain about a totally iffy call to begin with? Talk about hypocrites.
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I think RJ was a better athlete than Trent Edwards...definitely had a much better arm.
In the interview, interesting, they are talking about the "scrambling QB's of today", and RJ implies, sort of, that he came up as a drop-back QB, but when he got to the NFL, playing with Brunell and Flutie, who were both runners, he had to add that to his game...and, as he says, he took a lot of hits he shouldn't have taken, and just couldn't stay healthy. "I just wasn't built for that". Funny, I remember him being a pretty decent scrambler.
Maybe he should have scrambled more. He is the all time NFL career leader in sack percentage and its not even close for second place...dude got sacked more often than any QB in NFL history...
Bills sign Manny Lawson
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I agree, thought Bradham really came on strong towards the last few games of the year, and he was very good in pass coverage. Think he could be a star in the making if he continues getting better...