DC Tom Posted August 22, 2013 Posted August 22, 2013 It was pointed out by our good friend Rastro on Twitter that 8 out of 11 currently-designated starters on the Bills' defense were 1st or 2nd round draft picks. Gilmore McKelvin Mario Dareus Lawson Alonso Byrd A. Williams The other three? K. Williams (4th), Carrington (3rd), and Bradham (5th) Only Lawson and Alonso are newcomers this season. I think we know why Mike Pettine wanted this job -- talent out the yin-yang. Back during the Bills' Superbowl years, the Dolphins at one time had more than 20 former first-round picks on the team, just to try to compete with the Bills. They failed.
5 Wide Posted August 22, 2013 Posted August 22, 2013 Wanny is summed up in one sentence: 43 is the Mike. Now repeat that 45 times in a row.
San Jose Bills Fan Posted August 22, 2013 Posted August 22, 2013 Wanny is summed up in one sentence: 43 is the Mike. Now repeat that 45 times in a row. So true. Brady might just as well have repeated "Wanny is an idiot."
vincec Posted August 22, 2013 Posted August 22, 2013 (edited) Edwards didn't have players and was overmatched. Wannstedt had a pretty stacked cupboard and coached like he was asleep. Your response is cute and all, but not really on point. What in the world makes you think that the players are any good? What have they produced? How many good defenses have they been a part of? What are their statistics that stand out? Do you have any evidence at all that they are good except your opinion? Is it because many of them are high draft picks? That doesn't mean anything. As many high draft picks fail as succeed. Bashing Wanny and praising Pettine is easy but last year on this same board they were praising Wanny. It's what they do on the field that counts. That's the point. Edited August 22, 2013 by vincec
Cotton Fitzsimmons Posted August 22, 2013 Posted August 22, 2013 Wanny says it's about the Jimmy's and the Joe's, not the X's and the O's. He also says, "They shall not score!" http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/142447-an-indepth-look-at-wannys-playbook/
3rdand12 Posted August 22, 2013 Posted August 22, 2013 What in the world makes you think that the players are any good? What have they produced? How many good defenses have they been a part of? What are their statistics that stand out? Do you have any evidence at all that they are good except your opinion? Is it because many of them are high draft picks? That doesn't mean anything. As many high draft picks fail as succeed. Bashing Wanny and praising Pettine is easy but last year on this same board they were praising Wanny. It's what they do on the field that counts. That's the point. ]He does make a decent point. We have not been any good for years Eball : (Even though i loathe what Wanny did here, i expect he couldn't fix it or do what Gailey did to some affect , coach around defincies . That was the best he could do i think till he became a broken man the last season. I was all yippee when they promoted Dave W. A smart man would have realized he had done very little for the linebacking crew whilst coaching them up ? . hindsight hurts and Mr.Cotton worse than hindsight is the facts were right in front of us , but as desperate fans we can be abit clouded striving for enthusiasm, can we not ?
Noodlearm Posted August 22, 2013 Posted August 22, 2013 Thats the perfect name for Wanny's D,, "Pro Bowl" I've been in a coma for the past 8 months, has anyone picked up Chan as a head coach?
vincec Posted August 22, 2013 Posted August 22, 2013 Thats the perfect name for Wanny's D,, "Pro Bowl" I've been in a coma for the past 8 months, has anyone picked up Chan as a head coach? Chan says that he's had coaching offers (as an assistant I assume) but he is "sitting 2013 out" http://www.buffalorumblings.com/2013/1/22/3892690/chan-gailey-sitting-out-2013
San Jose Bills Fan Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 What in the world makes you think that the players are any good? What have they produced? How many good defenses have they been a part of? What are their statistics that stand out? Do you have any evidence at all that they are good except your opinion? Is it because many of them are high draft picks? That doesn't mean anything. As many high draft picks fail as succeed. Bashing Wanny and praising Pettine is easy but last year on this same board they were praising Wanny. It's what they do on the field that counts. That's the point. How do you think the Bills defense will be this year?
enlightener Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 I am telling you that they are on here!! I was shocked. The guy is the single worst coach that this team had IMO. He did less with more than anyone I can remember. even worse than kevin killdrive and the "pass every third and 1 no matter what offense"?
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 I saw wanny flipping out on the Tampa bay sideline due to a bunch of special teams gaffes. He could end up setting special teams futility records after running the bills defense into the ground.
Kirby Jackson Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 even worse than kevin killdrive and the "pass every third and 1 no matter what offense"? I think so. I go Wanny, Jauron, Mike Sheppard, then Gilbride.
PromoTheRobot Posted August 23, 2013 Posted August 23, 2013 And, here I let Damond Talbot dupe me into thinking that landing a Yahoo writing gig was a big deal. Apparently the only qualification is being a longtime fan! Maybe I could be the next JW? Sadly these Yahoo gigs are not that special. Basically they are free lance and you get paid ten cents for every thousand clicks. Yahoo is just looking for free (or nearly free) content. So they round up some fans who can form sentences and this is what you get. PTR
vincec Posted August 24, 2013 Posted August 24, 2013 How do you think the Bills defense will be this year? Let me see how they look vs the Pats in week 1, then I'll tell you.
San Jose Bills Fan Posted August 24, 2013 Posted August 24, 2013 Let me see how they look vs the Pats in week 1, then I'll tell you. Fair enough.
eball Posted August 24, 2013 Author Posted August 24, 2013 Let me see how they look vs the Pats in week 1, then I'll tell you. Umm, it's not a prediction then. What do you think right NOW?
Food_Pyramid_Wrong Posted August 24, 2013 Posted August 24, 2013 I don't know how you all can blame Coach Wannstedt. He wasn't the one on the field not fitting it up. Coaches get paid to coach. Players get paid to fit. Everyone knows that. Now this Pettine guy comes along and I haven't heard him once mentioning fits. How the hell are we gonna stop anyone this year?
San Jose Bills Fan Posted August 24, 2013 Posted August 24, 2013 Umm, it's not a prediction then. What do you think right NOW? I know it wasn't directed at me but I think the Bills will be around 10th in yards and points allowed but I think they'll be Top 5 in takeaways and defensive scoring.
eball Posted August 24, 2013 Author Posted August 24, 2013 I don't know how you all can blame Coach Wannstedt. He wasn't the one on the field not fitting it up. Coaches get paid to coach. Players get paid to fit. Everyone knows that. Now this Pettine guy comes along and I haven't heard him once mentioning fits. How the hell are we gonna stop anyone this year? We're gonna give 'em fits?
Doc Posted August 24, 2013 Posted August 24, 2013 We're gonna give 'em fits? I thought he was with the Titans?
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