Steve Smith--Giants

[Mark Vader]

Before you all go flaming away about how great our WR's are, how many of them have made a pro bowl. NONE. The Bills should have gone after Steve Smith. He would have made Lee Evans--who does not fit into our offense-- expendable, taken pressure off Johnson, and provided a much needed upgrade to our WR corp. Instead, all we have is an injured Rosco and "hope" that the other WR's turn into something. It's time for a win now mentality. The Bills remind me so much of the Pirates in baseball it's sickening.

No, lets let the unproven young guys play and hope it works out.

 

With a comment like this as one of the poll choices, it is difficult to take seriously.

Edited August 11, 2011 by Mark Vader

[RyanC882]

Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

 

 

Thanks for the well thought out, intelligent response.

 

He's only been to the pro bowl once, in 2009.

 

 

 

Okay, I will.

 

Smith's Pro-Bowl season (2009): 107 rec, 1220 yards, 11.4 yrd/rec, 7 TDs

Stevie last season: 82 rec, 1073 yards, 13.1 yrd/rec, 10 TDs

 

yeah, he really blows Stevie out of the water.

 

How about Smith last season vs Roscoe last season?

Smith: 9 games (7 started), 48 rec, 529 yrds, 11.0 yrd/rec, 3 TDs

Roscoe: 8 games (6 started), 33 rec, 400 yrds, 12.1 yrd/rec, 2 TDs

 

And Roscoe was the 3rd receiver!

 

Oh, and just for reference, Smith's other full season (he's been in the league 4, didn't do anything his first, injured half of last year):

(2008) 57 rec, 574 yards, 10.1 avg, 1 TD.

 

And for giggles, compared to Evans' best season:

(2006) 82 rec, 1292 yards, 15.8 yrd/rec, 8 TDs

 

or even his second best:

(2008) 63 rec, 1017 yards, 16.1 yrd/rec, 3 TDs

 

So what you are saying here is that because Smith got a pro bowl nod for his 2009 season, he is instantly better than Evans, who has shown he can put up comparable numbers. Did you forget that the pro-bowl is a popularity contest?

 

Heck, Wes Welker's season last year (pro-bowl) was pathetic compared to many other top WRs last year, yet he still got in:

86 rec, 848 yards, 9.9 yrd/rec, 7 TDs

 

What does that mean to you?

 

 

He actually went to the pro bowl twice. Again in 2010 as an Alternate. He holds the Giants records for receptions in a season (107). Also, those 20 more receptions do blow Johnson out of the water. He also didn't drop a game winning TD in OT.

 

No, lets let the unproven young guys play and hope it works out.

 

With a comment like this as one of the poll choices, it is difficult to take seriously.

 

 

How so. Is your argument that the young guys are not unproven? What one of our starters would be the #1 receiver on a playoff team? Better yet, what #2 receiver do we have that are proven? None. This is just more of the "hope it works out" approach the Bills have taken the past 10+ years. And they are doing it again with the WR (and O line).

 

You have to stop thinking logically around here or you will accused of being an optimistic Bills fan. We all know that is not allowed.

 

 

As I said, that was a logical, well thought our reply. The rest, not so much.

[KD in CA]

Steve Smith?? The guy is already on the PUP list. So the Bills missed an opportunity to sign a guy that can't play??

 

The stupidity on this board knows no limits.