JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/1307324...ots-of-help/rss In depth look at every position on the team, and the coaching staff. Some quick quotes: "QB: When you have three quarterbacks and haven't named a starter by now it tells me you really don't have a starting quarterback." "Left tackle Demetrius Bell has the brightest future, with Bills' coaches convinced he could be better than his predecessor, Jason Peters. Bell is young, raw and developing. Look for major improvement this season." "The Bills' personnel isn't exactly suited to the new defense, but so what? Buffalo couldn't stop the run in the 4-3, so why not give something else a shot? " "Posluszny is the team's leading tackler and a favorite of Bills fans. In another city, with another team, he could be a big-time star. But the Bills will have to do something other than finish last in the AFC East for him to gain the recognition he deserves. " "There are few teams with secondaries as deep as the Bills." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/1307324...ots-of-help/rss In depth look at every position on the team, and the coaching staff. Some quick quotes: "QB: When you have three quarterbacks and haven't named a starter by now it tells me you really don't have a starting quarterback." "Left tackle Demetrius Bell has the brightest future, with Bills' coaches convinced he could be better than his predecessor, Jason Peters. Bell is young, raw and developing. Look for major improvement this season." "The Bills' personnel isn't exactly suited to the new defense, but so what? Buffalo couldn't stop the run in the 4-3, so why not give something else a shot? " "Posluszny is the team's leading tackler and a favorite of Bills fans. In another city, with another team, he could be a big-time star. But the Bills will have to do something other than finish last in the AFC East for him to gain the recognition he deserves. " "There are few teams with secondaries as deep as the Bills." Fool me once... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/1307324...ots-of-help/rss In depth look at every position on the team, and the coaching staff. Some quick quotes: "QB: When you have three quarterbacks and haven't named a starter by now it tells me you really don't have a starting quarterback." "Left tackle Demetrius Bell has the brightest future, with Bills' coaches convinced he could be better than his predecessor, Jason Peters. Bell is young, raw and developing. Look for major improvement this season." "The Bills' personnel isn't exactly suited to the new defense, but so what? Buffalo couldn't stop the run in the 4-3, so why not give something else a shot? " "Posluszny is the team's leading tackler and a favorite of Bills fans. In another city, with another team, he could be a big-time star. But the Bills will have to do something other than finish last in the AFC East for him to gain the recognition he deserves. " "There are few teams with secondaries as deep as the Bills." There are so many things wrong with that paragraph I don't even know where to begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In-A-Gadda-Levitre Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 "QB: When you have three quarterbacks and haven't named a starter by now it tells me you really don't have a starting quarterback." gee, it's March and the Bills don't know who their starting QB is, with a new coaching staff and revamped FO. We're doomed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Fool me once... Get that guy some starcaps and HGH...then we'll be set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/1307324...ots-of-help/rss "The Bills' personnel isn't exactly suited to the new defense, but so what? Buffalo couldn't stop the run in the 4-3, so why not give something else a shot? " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribo Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Fool me once... If you were fooled into thinking a guy who was practically a rookie was going to come in and be great right off the bat, you could be fooled again. That said, Bell deserves some time and I think he is going to get it. gee, it's March and the Bills don't know who their starting QB is, with a new coaching staff and revamped FO. We're doomed! I don't think the article is saying the Bills are doomed. Rather, he is simply saying that we do not have a legit starting QB on the roster. Who disagrees with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In-A-Gadda-Levitre Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 I don't think the article is saying the Bills are doomed. Rather, he is simply saying that we do not have a legit starting QB on the roster. Who disagrees with that? I was being sarcastic, but stand by my opinion. To say we don't have a starting QB before the draft and 1st OTA have begun, is silly. I expect better from Clark Judge. If we were in late July, he'd have a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Bottom line, the article is really high-quality. He understands even the backups on the team and even gets how things all fit together. But perfection is ever-elusive, and there are three real problems with Judge's take. First, the Bills sold him a bill of goods on Demetrius Bell. "Bell is young, raw and developing." OK, that is definitely possible. "Look for major improvement this season." I'm sorry, did he say "this season"? He did, and that shows he didn't watch the tape, he didn't check profootballfocus, footballoutsiders or anywhere else for OL evaluation. "... Bills' coaches convinced he could be better than his predecessor, Jason Peters." Man, whoever you spoke to wrapped you right around their little finger, Mr. Judge. If the Bills coaches actually thought that, they would have jobs at mediocre high schools. He's also wrong on Poz. "In another city, with another team, he could be a big-time star. But the Bills will have to do something other than finish last in the AFC East for him to gain the recognition he deserves." Not so much. The Bills were absolutely terrible when Takeo Spikes got here too, but he somehow got recognition. Poz isn't a bigtime star because he has played like an above-average LB, he's been injured, but he simply hasn't been a difference-maker. Yet. It could happen, particularly if the 3 - 4 transition works out, but he's not famous because he doesn't deserve it yet. Judge is also a little confused about who will play what this year at LB, but frankly, so are we all. Judge says "Kelsay could also rotate inside, switching places with Kawika Mitchell, but look more for Mitchell inside where he or newly-acquired Andra Davis will team with Paul Posluszny." That's about like the guy who said "the next flip of the coin is likely to come up tails unless things work the other way, in which case you can pretty much count on it coming up heads." Hunh? But that one's fair enough, getting Andra Davis made things even more confused than they already are. Here are some of our LBs next year, as seen right now: Maybin, Kelsay, Draft, Ellison, Schobel. So, who plays, and where? No way to know, really. Good article! Though those three points up above sailed right over his head, the rest had a lot of meat and was intelligent and well thought-out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgrid Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 not a very accurate write-up... The same is true at safety, where Byrd is locked in at free safety and Whitner is a natural strong safety, a sure tackler and adept in the box. George Wilson, a converted wide receiver who plays in nickel packages, is a suitable backup who has better hands than Whitner, but it's Whitner who holds the secondary together. He's smart. He's experienced. He rarely is caught out of position. And he's versatile, playing both safety spots, cornerback and taking a turn once at linebacker. There are few teams with secondaries as deep as the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 not a very accurate write-up... The same is true at safety, where Byrd is locked in at free safety and Whitner is a natural strong safety, a sure tackler and adept in the box. George Wilson, a converted wide receiver who plays in nickel packages, is a suitable backup who has better hands than Whitner, but it's Whitner who holds the secondary together. He's smart. He's experienced. He rarely is caught out of position. And he's versatile, playing both safety spots, cornerback and taking a turn once at linebacker. There are few teams with secondaries as deep as the Bills. Lil Donte was obviously his source for the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribo Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 I was being sarcastic, but stand by my opinion. To say we don't have a starting QB before the draft and 1st OTA has begun, is silly. I expect better from Clark Judge. If we were in late July, he'd have a point. Any team with a decent QB knows who their starter is right now, new coach or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanInUticaTampa Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Lil Donte was obviously his source for the story. haha Any team with a decent QB knows who their starter is right now, new coach or not. Welll, Yeah, duh. the key phrase is "decent qb." We don't have one. When you don't have a decent QB, you wait till training camp to decide who to start. Coaches don't pick a starting QB when none of them are worth it and we could be either drafting one or signing a new one. That is how it is in any position. If you don't have a bonifide starter, it is open competition in training camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortured Soul Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Any team with a decent QB knows who their starter is right now, new coach or not. Any team with a decent QB doesn't have a new coach. It's no coincidence that the only other coaching hires are drafting in front of us and in the QB market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanInUticaTampa Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Yeah, that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In-A-Gadda-Levitre Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Any team with a decent QB knows who their starter is right now, new coach or not. ask Eric Mangini or Mike Shanahan who their starting QB is, they both have two decent 1s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 You know we have one of the highly touted QBs from the 2008 draft in Brohm. I thought he looked good against the Falcons. Don't the Bills get extra mini-camps pre-draft because of the change at head coach? PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Lil Donte was obviously his source for the story. "Rarely caught out of position"? He was always taking bad angles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 There are so many things wrong with that paragraph I don't even know where to begin. Evidently Clark judges based on beautiful hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Fool me once... Geez, cut the guy a little slack. He's been injured. The buck stops at the end of this year for him, injuries or not. There are so many things wrong with that paragraph I don't even know where to begin. I think the Poz thing is a fairly accurate writeup. I have no idea why so many people here are hating on Poz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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