jimmy griffin Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 The season hasn't started, buth thus far, the front office has gone out and added the players -- at the positions -- they were lacking. Lets take a look: 1) LB. Mitchell is an upgrade. they have a little more depth there now. Health will be key. But on paper, they have some servicable tacklers to use. 2) Corner. Last season, they had ZERO depth there. They can now plug various guys in there. I'm a little concerned about McElvin's tacking ability. His return game is terrific however. 3) DE line. signing williams and the additon of johnson and stroud were good for depth. This should all benefit McCargo -- who showed signed of becoming dominate. Remember, McCargo was a junior when he came out -- so he is just now coming of age. Kelsey adn denney are terrible. They are both too undersized. I have seen both man-handled. Hopefully Ellis will challenge. Kelsey is the MOST overpaid player on the team. Denney should be cut. He is useless. Even as a backup. Strong words, but if you watch them, they are pathetic. 4) TE. Fine looks good. he has good hands and is a good blocker. ROyal is a proven vet. They still need an upgrade. But this was a problem spot for 10 years -- and they now have some servicable guys at this position. 5) OL line depth. Every team doesn't have this. However, good lines can "plug" gusy into their line -- and make it work. Chamber is actually pretty damn good. I think dockery and walkers pressence and fowler -- allows the rest to feel comfortable. The value of dockery and walker is evident. 6) WR depth. hardy will be a player. that is all they need. parrish and reed are 3rd down specialist. but hardy is the real deal. corners have trouble matching up. Evans can get single coverage -- and that matchup is what make hardy a key player to have on the field. He can draw coverages and is a pain in the a$s to cover and account for. brandon, and levy before him, had added some nice fiber to the lineup. this team, if lynch holds up and shoebel and the defense backfield plays sold -- could win 10 games. the division is better. favre can win. miami will compete now. the pats are still unbeatable. but still, the bills have an identity now, and they have a little moxie. edwards is patient and doesn't make bone-head plays. he manages the game. he is our rich gannon??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOTONE Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 The season hasn't started, buth thus far, the front office has gone out and added the players -- at the positions -- they were lacking. Lets take a look: 1) LB. Mitchell is an upgrade. they have a little more depth there now. Health will be key. But on paper, they have some servicable tacklers to use. 2) Corner. Last season, they had ZERO depth there. They can now plug various guys in there. I'm a little concerned about McElvin's tacking ability. His return game is terrific however. 3) DE line. signing williams and the additon of johnson and stroud were good for depth. This should all benefit McCargo -- who showed signed of becoming dominate. Remember, McCargo was a junior when he came out -- so he is just now coming of age. Kelsey adn denney are terrible. They are both too undersized. I have seen both man-handled. Hopefully Ellis will challenge. Kelsey is the MOST overpaid player on the team. Denney should be cut. He is useless. Even as a backup. Strong words, but if you watch them, they are pathetic. 4) TE. Fine looks good. he has good hands and is a good blocker. ROyal is a proven vet. They still need an upgrade. But this was a problem spot for 10 years -- and they now have some servicable guys at this position. 5) OL line depth. Every team doesn't have this. However, good lines can "plug" gusy into their line -- and make it work. Chamber is actually pretty damn good. I think dockery and walkers pressence and fowler -- allows the rest to feel comfortable. The value of dockery and walker is evident. 6) WR depth. hardy will be a player. that is all they need. parrish and reed are 3rd down specialist. but hardy is the real deal. corners have trouble matching up. Evans can get single coverage -- and that matchup is what make hardy a key player to have on the field. He can draw coverages and is a pain in the a$s to cover and account for. brandon, and levy before him, had added some nice fiber to the lineup. this team, if lynch holds up and shoebel and the defense backfield plays sold -- could win 10 games. the division is better. favre can win. miami will compete now. the pats are still unbeatable. but still, the bills have an identity now, and they have a little moxie. edwards is patient and doesn't make bone-head plays. he manages the game. he is our rich gannon??? I actually agree with a lot of what you said. Any relation to Stewie Griffin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 The season hasn't started, buth thus far, the front office has gone out and added the players -- at the positions -- they were lacking. Lets take a look: 1) LB. Mitchell is an upgrade. they have a little more depth there now. Health will be key. But on paper, they have some servicable tacklers to use. Agreed. Mitchell is an upgrade and depth has thusly improved, especially with the run these guys all got in light of last year's injury fest. 2) Corner. Last season, they had ZERO depth there. They can now plug various guys in there. I'm a little concerned about McElvin's tacking ability. His return game is terrific however. They have six solid guys they have to pick from. It's a good problem to have. 3) DE line. signing williams and the additon of johnson and stroud were good for depth. This should all benefit McCargo -- who showed signed of becoming dominate. Remember, McCargo was a junior when he came out -- so he is just now coming of age. Kelsey adn denney are terrible. They are both too undersized. I have seen both man-handled. Hopefully Ellis will challenge. Kelsey is the MOST overpaid player on the team. Denney should be cut. He is useless. Even as a backup. Strong words, but if you watch them, they are pathetic. I disagree with what you say about Kelsay. Given the system, he CAN succeed. But, it's a system which relies on pressure coming up from the middle to flush the QB in the DEs' waiting arms. We have that this year for the first time, so I say hold your judgment until 2009. They (the D-line) got some nice pressure on Ben, allbeit fruitless pressure, but he's a big boy, and one of the hardest QB's in the league to take down. Furthermore, given Stroud's initiative on the interception play to grab and hold BR in the spirit of preseason friendliness, it may also have been the case that the Bills D-line were taking it easy on the QB shots. That could explain why 8 different guys got hands on him during 3 different plays, yet no sacks were tallied. Or it could be me making excuses for our players. We'll find out Sept 5! 4) TE. Fine looks good. he has good hands and is a good blocker. ROyal is a proven vet. They still need an upgrade. But this was a problem spot for 10 years -- and they now have some servicable guys at this position. People love to hate Robert Royal. And it always comes back to that dang feet-out-the-back-of-the-end-zone play. He's definitely done more positive than negative during his time in Buffalo. He's no superstar, but IMO, he's just fine. 5) OL line depth. Every team doesn't have this. However, good lines can "plug" gusy into their line -- and make it work. Chamber is actually pretty damn good. I think dockery and walkers pressence and fowler -- allows the rest to feel comfortable. The value of dockery and walker is evident. I'm curious to see how soon and how well Bell will fit in with these guys. At this point I hate Jason Peters because he's left a question mark on a unit which should have been rock solid this year. They still might be, but it's not a certainty like it might have been. 6) WR depth. hardy will be a player. that is all they need. parrish and reed are 3rd down specialist. but hardy is the real deal. corners have trouble matching up. Evans can get single coverage -- and that matchup is what make hardy a key player to have on the field. He can draw coverages and is a pain in the a$s to cover and account for. Lee Evans will have a break out year. Get him on your fantasy teams, ALL OF YOU! brandon, and levy before him, had added some nice fiber to the lineup. this team, if lynch holds up and shoebel and the defense backfield plays sold -- could win 10 games. the division is better. favre can win. miami will compete now. the pats are still unbeatable. but still, the bills have an identity now, and they have a little moxie. edwards is patient and doesn't make bone-head plays. he manages the game. he is our rich gannon??? Trent Edwards is our Trent Edwards. He's not our Elway, he's not our Pennington, or Jay Fiedler, or any body else folks have tried to compare him to. The man has an opportunity to do great things and to set the bar for QB's in the league. It would be nice to have HOF'er takin' snaps, but lest we forget little Eli got HIMSELF a Super Bowl ring... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 THEY'VE DONE WHAT THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO! -dennis green outside of One Bills Drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Good post Jimmy.. Only thing I'd disagree with is I'd like a little more O-line depth, but you can't accomplish it all in one off-season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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