BEAST MODE BABY! Posted May 11, 2006 Posted May 11, 2006 Bills KR touchdowns since 1999: McGee 4, everyone else 1 (Charlie Rogers vs. Minnesota, 2002). Hell, he should of had 5 if what's his face didn't trip him up right before the goalline last year.
cantankerous Posted May 11, 2006 Posted May 11, 2006 Wasn't our starting average the 36 yard line last year? Mcgee is greatly helping the OFFENSE more than you can say. If Jauron and co. don't use him as kick returner then they don't know what's going on. Roscoe is an excellent returner, but nobody can deny Mcgee's special return ability. IMO he's almost worth more as a return man than a defensive back. I could be off by a few yards on our starting yard line, but I think it's real close... His kick returns are one of the reasons that Bills games are so exciting to watch.
jarthur31 Posted May 11, 2006 Posted May 11, 2006 I'd rather he didn't return kicks anymore unless Eric King will be just as good in coverage as McGee already is. No need to risk injury here. Parrish should be handling these duties now. If we lost him, it wouldn't hurt us one bit. If we lost Terrence, the D would be in a world of hurt.
Pyrite Gal Posted May 11, 2006 Posted May 11, 2006 I agree with what many people have said....LEAVE HIM at KR. I have never agreed with the mentality that you take your "important players" off of special teams for risk of injury. First of all, its like 5-6 plays per game...some of which he won't even get to do anything but take a knee. It is not a big risk. If he gets hurt, then that is very unlucky, but so be it. He got hurt HELPING the team. If we are so concerned about our stars' health, why not throw em all on the bench. 688665[/snapback] Actually if what one primarily is driven by is the positive effect a player has the game, there is not an unreasonable argument to be made that if one feels McGee risks injury with extra duties perhaps McGee should simply return kicks and not rils injury that comes with playing CB. If we had to switch to Greer as our #2 CB or press an oldster like Vincent into service unless they got burned for 5 TDs over the last two years and short passes which equal the field position advantage McGee provided perhaps he contributed more to the Bills which would be difficult to replace on ST. Fortunately we do not need to choose one or the other. However, like Pro Bowl voters I would dub him one of the best as KR while dub him an adequate (but improving) CB.
Ghost of BiB Posted May 11, 2006 Posted May 11, 2006 Oh my, yes! He runs fast. Let us all think of another stupid question.
The Dean Posted May 11, 2006 Posted May 11, 2006 I'm too tired to read through this thread. i just had to look at the 1st post. Is there really a suggestion we NOT use McGee as a returner? Isn't McGee one of our most dangerous weapons? I'm thinkin we let him keep returning.
L.EvansHands Posted May 11, 2006 Posted May 11, 2006 McGee for president. My girlfriend wants to have his babies and she is a (GASP) Dolphins fan! UGH she is only useful one time a year when she buys me a ticket to satans lair, I mean Proplayer Stadium, to see the Bills play. Aren't they renaming the stadium again though? I think we keep McGee returning kicks, because if has any free time and he is mounting my GF, he might pull his back out, not to mention he would create some sort of BILLS/DOLPHIN fan halfbreed, and I couldn't stomach that. I say we play him in the slot too, sort of create our own reverse Troy Brown. Waddya say?
C.Biscuit97 Posted May 11, 2006 Author Posted May 11, 2006 Oh my, yes! He runs fast. Let us all think of another stupid question. 688885[/snapback] It's a football message board, not the Douglass-Lincoln debate.
C.Biscuit97 Posted May 11, 2006 Author Posted May 11, 2006 Word. One of the best KRs in league history, in fact - only 18 players have returned as many as four kickoffs for TDs. (The record is six.) Gale Sayers holds the league record for KR average (minimum of 75 attempts) at 30.56 yds/return, followed by Lynn Chadnois (Steelers 1950-56, 29.57 yds/return) and Abe Woodson (San Fran/St. Louis 1958-66, 28.69 yds/return). After 106 attempts, McGee's career average is 27.56 yds/return. To compare, Dante Hall's career average is a pedestrian 24.2 yds/return. Five-time Pro Bowl KR Michael Bates? 24.5. Super Bowl XXXI MVP Desmond Howard? Deion Sanders? Neither of them crack 23.0. Bills KR touchdowns since 1999: McGee 4, everyone else 1 (Charlie Rogers vs. Minnesota, 2002). He's an improving, good-but-not-quite-great CB... but he can change the game at KR. 688580[/snapback] Wow, you just blew me away with that. I knew he was good but that really puts it into perspective. Great info. That said, what's Roscoe role on this team then? Punt returner and 4th wr? God, what a waste of a 2nd round pick then. Thanks TD.
Mickey Posted May 11, 2006 Posted May 11, 2006 Guys can hurt on any play. McGee returning kicks is one of our best offensive weapons and we need all the help we can get in that department. If we are serious about winning, we play him on special teams, no doubt about it.
Pyrite Gal Posted May 11, 2006 Posted May 11, 2006 Guys can hurt on any play. McGee returning kicks is one of our best offensive weapons and we need all the help we can get in that department. If we are serious about winning, we play him on special teams, no doubt about it. 689032[/snapback] I think we should lauch a campaign right here and now for the good of the Bills to force them not to play McGee at CB where he might get a boo-boo and get hurt so that we can be more assured of him returning kicks whre as a post from Lori showed he is one of the best ever and contributes game breaking plays and great field position to our team. Alternately, we just deal with the fact that injuries happen and we will simply root for the best from this well-paid professional risking life and limb in the cover 2 and endangering his difference making contributions to the team.
SamsBuffetTable Posted May 11, 2006 Posted May 11, 2006 We have a gm that has aloways stressed special teams more than any coach in the league and our assistant head coach is the special teams head coach. Is there anybody who really thinks that we will not be using the best kick returner in the league to return kickoffs?
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