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I think we can all say that, at best, this season will end up mired in mediocrity, but alas, hope springs eternal in the NFL, where well-led, quick turnarounds are possible.
First things first, DJ will be gone unless he finds a way to win out or go 7-1, and that isn't happening. What also isn't happening is Cowher, Homgrem or Shanahan parking it in western NY for another Super Bowl run. I think realistically we end up with Billick, Chucky or maybe even a John Fox type if they decide to part ways in Carolina. I like all those choices and would also be pleased with a young, up-an-coming assistant ala Russ Grimm.
Next, where there's smoke, there's fire. I say we sign Vick for cheap in the off season; we'll get him reduced price by guaranteeing him a starting spot. At what point he was a winner (and that's way more I can say for any current Bill QB). Vick can make us competent with a new coach and give us a couple years to find a legit, franchise QB. He'll be well adjusted to game speed and a quality offense given his year with the Eagles.
On to the draft: we use our first-rounder on Gerald McCoy or (please God) Nebraska's Suh. This will provide an anchor on defense for years to come, and in the short-term a massive duo with Stroud. With our second pick, we take Ryan Mallet, our quarterback of the future. We cut ties with both Trentative and Fitzy -- Capt. Checkdown because no coach is washing that stench off and Fitzy because, well, he's just not very good. We start fresh with only The Chroise as a holdout from the previous regime's disaster because, well, he's just awesome. With the rest of the draft we alternate between O-Line and LB until it's all over.
We have a solid base if the proper staff can develop all this talented youth.
Demetrious Bell will get stronger and benefit from this trial-by-fire starting experiment, as will Meredith, Levitre and Wood. Maybin will pack on weight and hopefully enter next fall as an appropriately-sized pass-rushing specialist. The foundation of the secondary and receiving corps are already there. Vick guides us through the transition under an actual Offensive coach and scheme while we groom Mallet for a few years down the line.
Bingo! We're relevant again.
Good ideas, but please, leave Vick out of the equation. Draft a kid in the first round, as long as our scouts can find the right one, and just play the kid from day one, like Ryan, Flacco and Sanchez. Let Vick go to some other deperate team, and Let the Bills rebuild the right way at QB, through the draft.
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Are you sure about this? I've seen two QBs picked in the first round last year this season. We all know what "Sanchize" did against us. And on Sunday I saw Stafford (1st pick in last year's draft) throw 5 interceptions against the 2-5 Seahawks.
I want no part of a first round QB. Too risky. Get a vet and let's get better now. I'm tired of baby sitting snot nose rookie QBs while they "develop" or not.
Let's take a look at the first round QB's taken in the last 6 drafts, since the Bills rolled the dice on Lost-man:
2009:
Stafford, Sanchez and Freeman.
2008:
Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco were the two QB's taken in 2008's first round. The third QB taken in '08 was Chad Henne in the 2nd round
2007:
JaMacus Russell and Brady Quinn.
2006:
Vince Young, Matt Leinert & Jay Cutler.
2005:
Alex Smith, Aaron Rogers, & Jason Campbell.
2004:
Eli Manning, Phillip Rivers, Ben Rothlesberger and J.P. Lost-man.
So you a Bills fan, "wants no part of a first round QB - too risky." It is understandable. Of all the QB's drafted in round one in the past 6 NFL drafts, Lost-man is the only one playing in the UFL today. But we as fans cannot do anything about Donahoe and his guys making that idiotic pick, trading back into the first round no less, back in '04.
But look at the teams that have settled their QB position from those drafts the past 6 years:
1) Steelers - 2 SB wins under Big Ben.
2) Giants - 1 SB win under Eli.
3) Chargers - Pro Bowl QB in Rivers, got them into last years' AFC Championship game.
4) Packers - took a couple years, but Rogers is now the man in GB.
5) Bears - traded for Pro Bowl QB Cutler from Denver.
6) Falcons - Matt Ryan has easily made everyone forget the dog killer in Atlanta.
7) Ravens - After never having a real QB, even when the won the SB (Trent Dilfer??) Baltimore seems pretty set with Flacco.
8) Broncos - Came away with Kyle Orton in the Cutler trade, and he seems to be a perfect fit for McDanials offense.
Teams that still may benefit from their picks:
1) Titans - Vince Young is back starting again, and maybe he has grown up enough to continue what he started a couple years ago.
2) Cardinals - Matt Leinert is still backing up Warner, who can't play forever.
3) Jets - Sanchez looks like he will be a star in a year or two.
4) Bucs - Josh Freeman had a great first game and may grow into the QB of the future for Tampa.
5) Lions - Stafford is really struggling this season, but the Lions need a lot around him to give him a real chance.
6) Browns - Brady Quinn can still win the job there and grow into an NFL starter.
Teams That Busted Out With Their First Round Picks:
1) Buffalo - Lost-mans out of the NFL already.
2) Oakland - Man Russell really sucks, doesn't he??
3) Washington - Campbell doesn't look like he can remain a starter in the NFL.
Here's my final point. Look at the overall records of the top 8 teams above, who ended up with quality QB's out of those 6 drafts, compared to the overall records of the other 9 teams that ended up with unproven QB's or busts. I think it tells us that the the best organizations, including team GM and all scouts, seem to find the best rookie QB's trade for the best veteran QB's year in and year out, and it is always the lousy teams that draft the lousy QB's.
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I am of the belief that you need to build your team from the trenches out, but that being said, I'm not sold on Trent. If Trent continues to struggle, would you go with a top lineman for the Offensive Line, or do you go with a top QB like Bradford or McCoy? If you take the line and stick with Edwards or a FA the QB play may be awful next season, but the line would be improved, OR do you go top QB in the draft and worry about the line in the future?
You draft for or trade for the franchise QB first, if you don't have one on your team. Look at all the succesfull teams -they have a franchise QB, Go right down the line:
Colts: Peyton Manning. Bill Polians' first draft pick after taking over in Indy in 1998. Nice way to start, huh?
Steelers: Big Ben: first round draft pick. (Taken the very pick before the Bills in 2004!)
Bengals: Palmer: first round draft pick.
Pats: Already had Bledsoe, their first round draft pick on the team, so they took a flyer on Brady in the 6th round.
(Only the great teams are lucky, right?)Chargers: Rivers; first round draft pick, traded from the Giants during the draft for Eli.
Broncos: Straight up trade for starting QB's to get Orton from Chicago, working out terrific, but they traded their own first round draft pick because he wanted out of town.
Ravens: Flacco - first round draft pick.
Cowboys: The Exception: Tony Romo - I don't even know what round he was drafted in, but I know he wasn't a number one pick for Dallas.
Saints: Traded for Brees, a starting franchise-type QB having some success with San Diego, but became super human with the Saints offense since the trade. Brees was originally drafted at the top of the second round by SD.
Falcons: First round draft pick - Matt Ryan.
Vikings: Signed HOF legend Brett Favre out of his 9th retirement. Nice first half so far, but watch for the 40 year old to struggle as the season wears on, weren't the Jets 5-3 or 6-2 at the half way mark last year too??
Eagles: McNabb is still there 10 years later, a first round draft pick. Looks like young Kolb may be a keeper too.
Giants: Eli - number one pick in the draft traded to the Giants for Rivers by SD.
You get the QB first, then immediately start to build or improve his offensive line, that same off season. Remember the Buffalo Bills in 1985? 2-14 coming into the 1986 draft, with zero talent on either line to speak of, other then raw rookie Bruce Smith at DE. Bill Polian's first big contract he worked was for Jim Kelly.
Once you have the young star QB you can win with for the folloiwng 10+ years, or once you have the free agent proven vet you can win with for the next 3+ years if you are already almost there, like the Vikings, then you build the line around him as soon as possible.
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I was watching the Chargers this past weekend and can't help but be reminded of Kelly when I watch Phillip Rivers.
He has some of the same cockey attributes and backs it up with success.
Brett Favre has always reminded me of Jimbo, and I wonder sometimes if Kelly would not have made a comeback with Baltimore to play for Marchibroda again, if not for Hunter's terrible illness that was discovered the year after Jim's retirement. I see a young Kelly in Rothlesberger, the way Big ben bumps into lineman, runs out of trouble and fires the ball for a first down. I watched Kelly make plays like that weekly in his first 5 years or so in Buffalo, until his knee injuries began taking their toll. Finally, Peyton Manning - the way he runs the "slow no-huddle", but calls out audibles all day and finds the open man, reminds me of Kelly's full speed no-huddle. Of course, as much as Kelly will always be my all time favorite Bill, even I am forced to admit Manning has a lot more natural talent and a more acurate arm then Jimbo ever had. Even so, someday Peyton will be welcomed into the same HOF that Jimbo resides in.
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Trent thinks he was good last year ... ummm, no.
"It's just a matter of taking everything in that you can," he said. "Seeing what Ryan is doing well and trying to learn from him and talking to O-linemen on the side and seeing what calls they like to make. You don't normally get to do that when you're the starter. You see a lot more things when you're sitting on the sidelines. So there are some things I picked up that will hopefully allow me to get back to where I was last season."
What is Edwards talking about now? What does he mean when he says, "You don't normally get to do that when you're the starter." I think the Bills should cut or trade the guy now. Let Fitzy and "The Chroise" finish out this 10th consecutive season of crap, and draft the best rated QB at their number one pick next April, with the contributions of the new head coach and maybe even new front office staff.
Let Trent Edwards go to another team with real coaches who can program into his robot brain real plays, since he obviously has zero ability to make decisions on his own in the NFL. He has to be the most insecure starting QB I have ever watched and listened to as a Bills fan. Sure, some have been out right worse athletes, but this guy won't take the blame for anything he does on the field, and blames everything on everybody else, but quietly and with careful comments. I hate Edwards right about now, and look forward to him being gone in 8 weeks.
Of course, maybe he can come out with guns firing and rise up to the bottom half - ranked QB he finished up as last season, huh??
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So what's your point? I hope you're not defending the Bills' current strength and conditioning staff just because the Colts have some injuries of their own. Your link:
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INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts suddenly have some serious injury issues in the defensive secondary.
The team said Friday that cornerback Marlin Jackson will miss the rest of the season after injuring his left knee in practice. Veteran cornerback Kelvin Hayden is expected to be sidelined for the next three to four weeks with a knee sprain during last week's 18-14 win over the San Francisco 49ers.
And strong safety Bob Sanders is out indefinitely after he injured his left elbow against the 49ers last weekend.
The Colts (7-0) host Houston (5-3) this Sunday
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See? That little part in bold, where it says the Colts, 7-0??? You picked them to try and defend a part of this pathetic Buffalo Bills staff?? Sorry. Very weak. Stupid, actually. Especially since Bob Sanders misses about 5-8 game every season due to the hell bent way he plays with passion back there at safety for the Colts. Now I like this kid Byrd, but while he learns the entire game including hitting, there is no Bob Sanders type player on the Bills as we speak. You can't count him, just like you can't count the times Troy Palamalu gets hurt in Pittsburgh. Nobody on the Bills hits like those guys, and yet there are always 10 - 15 Buffalo Bills going out on IR every year. Something is very wrong.
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3-5 at the bye week...
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So how do the Bills fix things and get this team into the playoffs?
Well gee now. Considering the Pats finished 11-5-0 last season and still missed the playoffs, all Dick needs to do is to motivate and coach his team to an 8-0-0 second half, and then hope to beat out another 11-5-0 team for the last wildcard, or, make the playoffs with the Patriots / Dolphins / Jets collectively finishing 10-6-0 or worse each, or by the other wild card team being 10-6-0 or worse.
That's it. No problem, right? The only thing working against Dick in that scenerio, unfortunately, is that it sure is awful hard to win a game in the NFL.
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...T.O. is clearly not the dominant force he was in the past; he's not a top-ten wideout and doesn't seperate from defenders like he used to....
I disagree 100%. I've watched the same games you have. We have both watched T.O. get seperation down the field countless times. I don't like the few he's dropped, but it seems that has always been a problem with him, despite his Hall of Fame numbers. But what I don't like much more then that, are the times neither Edwards nor Fitz has been able to get the ball down the field to him while he still had steps on the d-back! The man is in amazing physical shape, and he certainly had no trouble "seperating" himself from the Texans D on his TD reverse run, did he?
If Fat Van Pelt has even a pea sized brain, playing behind what I also agree is the worst line in the NFL today, and perhaps one of the very worst in NFL history, he should incorporate many two step drop and throws out to the sidelines or stand up and throw over the middles to both Evans and Owens, beginning with the very first offensive play from scrimmage at the Titans a week from Sunday! If both Rosenhaus and I are convinced Owens still has "seperation speed" and playmaking ability, then Van Pelt should just take a page out of that old Keyshawn Johnson book and "get T.O. the damn ball"! If Edwards is too scared to stand up and throw it, and Fitzy is too inaccurate to throw the ball near him, then Brandon should spend some of the money he saved by cutting Walker and sign Garcia for the second half of the season! Jeff could come in, shake hands with the diva, and they could make something special happen for 8 games - if I remember correctly that was all we got out of Drew Bledsoe's 3 years in Buffalo anyway!!
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Now that's real surprising. Harvin and Peterson have Brett Favre handing off and/or throwing them the ball, and the Vikings offensive line pass / run blocking for them. Lynch and T.O., or if you prefer, Jackson and Evans on the other hand, have Edwards / Fitzpatrick at QB and quite possibly the worst offensive line in NFL history "helping" them gain their yardage. What else would the writer like to point out, that Wayne Gretsky and his Edmonton Oilers scored more goals then the expansion Cleveland Barons in 1981?? Or that the New York Yankees hit more home runs then the Kansas City Royals this past season? Or how about this startling factoid: Joe Montana and his 49ers of the 80's won more SB's then Elway and his Broncos in the 80's. I love this ground breaking reporting in the world of sports today!! Oh and one more thing, the Cowboys won two straight SB's over the Buffalo Bills in '92-'93. I wonder if that meant that Irvin and Smith had better games then Reed and Thomas?? Gee, I'll have to ask the writer of that article.
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The Rochester Americans suffered one of the worst seasons in their long proud history last season. Their new owner made one big hire, and allowed that guy to work with the new GM, signing some expensive (in AHL standards) proven veterans and working better with their parent Florida Panthers and within the organization and the Rochester community.
Then the season started, and the worst team in the AHL last season has stared on a 9-1-1 tear. You might remember the person the new Amerks owner hired; a Mr. Ted Nolan. It seems the new owner of the Amerks is a fellow Canadian Indian like Ted, has known him for years and he thought Nolan could help. Now Ted might be the "Lou Saban" of hockey, and who knows if he will even stay this entire first season as an Amerks Consultant, but the man sure has a knack for turning teams he is associated with into winners quickly, doesn't he??
Yes, sometimes hiring just one person from outside the box, can turn everything around for a pro sports franchise. Wilson tried it once bringing in his old trusted friend Marv Levy, and it did not work. Well, now it's time to try it again. As soon as the Bills go quietly into the early January night, preparing to watch the playoffs in the comfort of their half a million dollar homes later this season for the 10th consecutive time, Ralph needs to bring in a proven winner from the NFL who brings in that passion for winning that has been absent here since the late John Butler and A.J. Smith headed west for San Diego.....10 years ago. Ironic, isn't it?? NOT!
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Fans in KC are petitioning to bench Johnson for using "fag" and generally being a PIA--the urgency of the benching is that he's about to become the team's all-time leading rusher passing Priest Holmes. Seems foolish but at least some fans are trying to hold their team accountable.
Too bad more fans like this aren't in Buffalo petitioning to remove a double-murdering woman-beater from the Wall. A friend of mine went to a game this season and was floored to see OJ's name still up. He mocked every fan around him for that blight, and of course, no one had anything to say.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4622503
Waiting for the hollow "It's for what he did on the field" arguments.
As soon as Simpson was found guilty of wrongfull death in the civil law suit, Wilson had every right to rip the name down off the wall, as if anyone would have argued if he would have ripped the name down without Simpson losing the civil case. Does any rational thinking human being think Simpson is innocent? I would really love to see Simpson's name replaced -taken down, and replaced in the exact same spot by placing Lou Saban's name on it instead. Now that would be a very cool classy half time ceremony. Wilson should replace the dishonered name that should have been gone for 15 years already, with the honorable name of the man who should have been on the wall for the past 25 years or so!!
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Finish "strong" with a record of 8-8-0 or better? I would not consider a 5-3-0 record the rest of the way a "strong" finish, unless they were already sitting at 5-3-0 right now, to finish 10-6-0.
10-6-0 is really the bench mark for having a good shot at the playoffs today. Sure, sometimes one of the Conferences is weak, and 9-7-0 is enough. But most of the time, you have an 11-5-0 team as the 5th seed or 6th seed, and maybe even an 11-5-0 team not making the playoffs at all, like the Pats last year! So to be in the thick of things by weeks 16 and 17, you really need to have a great shot at 10-6-0.
So I am rooting for the Bills to finish "strong" by going 7-1-0 the second half. I would settle for 6-2-0, if they are still in the hunt right down to week 17. Anything worse then that, and I officially don't care what their record is. As soon as they are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, I root for them win as I do every time the Bills play, but if they lose, I don't care because once the playoffs are history, every loss there after means a better draft pick in April.
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OK people, Ralph apparently stood in front of the fans during his ceremony today and stated that he wanted to give the fans a Superbowl winner and that the fans deserved it. I assume he will start tomorrow with a blank sheet of paper and begin to draft a plan. If anyone sees evidence of him executing such a plan, post it here. We should keep a close eye on this. Today he took the first step. He stated publically that he wanted to do this. Looking forward to his next move.
Sure Ralph wants to give us a SB winner. And sure, we deserve one after not having a SB winner to celebrate in our city for all of the 43 year history of SB's. But even at 91 years of age, Wilson can still recite a "speech." Did he promise the fans a SB winner before he dies? Did he guarantee the fans he would spend every last dollar, and leave no stone unturned, until he brought the Lombardi trophy to OBD? Of course not. The man won't even fire Dick freakin' Jauron for badness' sake! He won't fire a coach that cannot defeat a football team with a winning record. He won't fire a coach that is over 20 games under .500 for his NFL head coaching career. He won't fire a coach that has somehow managed to assemble the worst offensive line the NFL has seen this century...at least! (At this pace, it could be considered the worst line in NFL history).
So if he won't even fire that idiot, how can you start this thread with a straight face??
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That is correct.
The funny thing is, if you look at Maybin's body langauage, he acts like he still thinks he's good!
He acts like he still thinks he is good, because he is good. The kid missed almost the entire training camp, and is locked to the bench because his coaches are too stupid and stubborn to let him play every down like Houston allows Cushing to play. Do you really think Cushing would make so many plays if his coaches only put him on the field about 10 to 15 plays a game??
I loved the one play Ryan Denny, our big tall slow DE that plays ahead of Maybin, made in today's game. Schaub dropped back and didn't see what he was looking for, so he ran back a few more steps. There was "big" Ryan Denny attempting to run him down. Schaub cut away from Denny, and instead of gracefully following him in the direction Schaub cut, Denny.......fell down. Yep. Our 8 year veteran DE, the one that is first on the field after Schobel and Kelsay. Just fell right down on his tall skinny butt. Now please tell me that you think Maybin would not have done better then that???
Maybin might over-persue some plays (who on Perry's defense doesn't?? ), and he obviously needs a lot of work "bull rushing" big tackles. But after watching Kelsay and Denny all these years, I love the kids pure speed. I predict he will be the most improved defensive player the second half of this lost season, if, and I mean if, Fewell lets him play.
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At 6-4 and 250 lbs Aaron Maybin has showed very little promise so far at the DE position....
Please stop this piling on of young inexperienced Aaron Maybin. Your definition of "so far" is about 5 to 10 plays per game in seven lousy games. Bruce Smith was over-weight and shell shocked by the speed of the NFL during his first seven games in his rookie year. Would you have decided he showed "very little promose" too? Bruce was the Bills' number one pick (as well as the number one pick of the entire 1985 draft), and he needed all of his rookie season to realize he needed to work 10 times harder then he ever had before to live up to those standards. So let's compare your quick assesment of Maybin. Bruce was too heavy, and a number one pick of the Bills. Maybin is, in everyone's opinion, too light, and also a number one pick of the Bills (although certainly not of the entire draft). It was OK for Bruce to struggle during his rookie season, even though he played every down of every game. But Maybin, while Fewell has decided to use him way too sparingly as a number one pick, must excell during his few defensive snaps a game??
This argument is laughable. If Maybin had replaced Kelsay as starting DE opposite Schobel since game one, and was really struggling, I could agree with you. But the kid has not even been given the chance to succeed. I have recently gained a little respect for Fewell, although I still despise his 2-gap defense, based on the way his defense kept the Browns, Jets and Panthers out of the end zone. I am now willing to give Fewell the benefit of the doubt, and think that he has decided Maybin needs to be brought along slowly. As a DE. In his defense.
Hey, you may be 100% right about Maybin really being a future Pro Bowl OLB. But why even bring it up, when Fewell helped the Bills' deep thinkers draft the kid as a DE for his 4-3? Bottom line, in my humble opinion, no rookie deserves to be judged so negatively so quickly, after playing so little. Let's hope Fewell decides the kid deserves some starts after the bye week, and then we can see if he might be special or not, during this first season.
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Wow...that is good stuff. Better to be more on than more off.
The hypocritical political correctness part...yeah, there is a reason that liberals run the country, and that is people like you are conservatives. I don't want to try to sway you, but I will tell you that Democrats do not want to take your guns, and that unless you make the kind of money that LJ does, you know...the "1,000 times more then average fan," you would not be affected by the tax increases that uneducated right-wingers fear.
Ignorant is lacking knowledge or awareness. This would render an inanimate object, such as the word fag, unable to possess the ability to be ignorant. Johnson, himself, could be ignorant, which is probably the case. I am not sure he comes from the same aristocratic background as yourself, and maybe he is not aware of the implications for saying, as you so eloquently put it, "ignorant stupid things."
I am sure you have a long day of blocking same sex marriages, and going to town hall meetings and sharing your profound opinion on health care, polishing your gun collection, and whatever else goes into the day of a proud, patriotic conservative like yourself. I may recommend that you word on a little reading comprehension, because there wasn't really any defense of LJ using the "ignorant stupid" word, rather just a little debate over the ramifications and possible consequences, but it was nice of you to drop in and take a dig at the liberals that are trying to did the country out of the "1,000 times more" deep hole that the conservatives put us in. At least they did it straight forward and honestly, no hypocrisy or "ignorant stupid things."
I guess my "stupid ignorant" liberal closing statement would be something like: Larry Johnson made a very poor decision. Whether Mr. Johnson was, or was not, aware of the severity of his comments and the damage they could cause, is a moot point. Mr. Johnson was wrong and is to be punished. The severity of the punishment is yet to be determined, but hopefully he is punished in a matter deemed, by both his labor union, his employer, and the league. It would be nice to see this young man, who has enjoyed a successful career on the field, to pick himself up and dust himself and provide an exemplary model for aspiring youth to be proud to emulate.
XOXO,
Bleeding Heart
In reality, President Obama and his liberal democratic majority are running this country because for millions of Americans he represented a refreshing new hope for the future of America. Time wil tell if he lives up to those expectations. I however, don't think I deserved your anti-conservative rant just because I made one comment, that liberals love to be politically correct. Of course that is true, and it was just one of my reasons for thinking Johnson was so stupid to say what he said. And as far as this comment of yours:
"I may recommend that you word on a little reading comprehension, because there wasn't really any defense of LJ using the "ignorant stupid" word,..."[/i]
Oh really? Nobody defended his use of the word? Well please "word" me on what you comprehend this statement to mean: "Is Larry Johnson being unfairly singled out? He very well could be." ...a quote taken from the original thread poster, Albany. Oh and by the way, he called this thread; " What did Larry Johnson do that was so wrong?" ... if both of those statments are not meant to defend Johnson's words, then what in the world has this 4 plus page thread been discussing in the first place?
As a liberal, you should not be so insecure. You have all the majority votes to make any changes you want, and at least another year to make them. I hope that's not too politcally correct of me to say!
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I've never been a fan of political correctness & now the NFL is all over Larry Johnson for using the word fag....
Let me guess, you watch re-runs of "All in the Family" every night and laugh at every word "Archie Bunker" says, right?
Number one, liberals are in charge of the country, and all they care about is hypocrital political correctness. They live for that stuff.
But beyond that, isn't it about time for every single person living in the USA, conservative (which I am), liberal or in between, to stop making racial slurs once and for all? If you are defending Johnson for using the ignorant word "fag" more then once, then you must be homophobic yourself.
Finally, when you are an elite athlete or entertainer earning about 1,000 times more then the average fan rooting for you or paying money to watch you perform, then you should not be saying ignorant stupid things in the first place.
Larry Johnson is a moron, and deserves any punishment KC decides to hand down.
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Nobody has less repsect for Perry "Fool" Fewell then me. I absolutely hate his 2 Gap 4-3 defense. But if only for this one game, out of these looooong 3 plus seasons of him coordinating the Bills D, I have to give him and his defense high profs. At times the Panthers ran some, and at times they passed some. But not once this entire game did I ever think the Bills could not keep the Panthers out of the end zone. They made big stops both against the run and the pass, and Fewell actually called some excellent blitzes at the right times.
Another 7-9-0 this season? His fourth consecutive one in charge of the D? Who knows? It certainly seems plausable. Especially if Fat Van Pelts' "pop gun" play calling and the abysmal play of the offensive line continue to do their damnest to wear out Brian Moorman's right leg.
But I am starting to like the effort and speed of Perry Fools footballers, (although I could still do with less over-persuing)and of course who doesn't love the amazing job Byrd and Wilson are doing backing up the starting safeties?
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Link from this mornings' D & C:
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/articl...240312/1007/tbd
Excerpt from the article (simply amazing):
...So Perry Fewell, were you embarrassed by the way your defense played last week?
"Hell no," came the response, coupled by a fiery look that the easy-going Bills' defensive coordinator rarely shows, at least in his dealings with the media. "You know what?" Fewell continued. "They beat us on two plays. We screwed up on two plays (Jones had back-to-back runs of 64 and 71 yards). By the time we got that corrected, we were fine. We had two plays. Am I embarrassed? No. Hey, I thought our guys continued to fight. Did I want to give up 300 yards? No. We did, but you know what? We imposed our will and we won the football game, bottom line."
I know the Titans' defense would love to have Fool representing them in the Nashville papers right about now.
Week after week after week, DJ's entire staff makes illogical, cocky, arrogant, 100% false comments like that about every bad thing the Bills do. But if you read between the lines, with every comment, they are throwing the players under the bus. Fool goes out of his way to tell us that the linebackers are not playing their "proper gaps", and the d-backs are not "supporting correctly." It's always the players, never Fool, or now it's never Fat Van Pelt on the other side.
No wonder the Bills have not won, and will not win with these coaches. Perry Fools' defense is on pace to set the all time Bills and possibly all time NFL record for most rushing yards allowed in one season. But he will tell you his "system" is just fine and dandy. If those damn players could just run to their correct gaps, they will turn it all around. The funny thing is, week after week they don't run to the proper gaps, do they?? What is going on with Fools' practices?
Don't bother asking Perry. He will just tell you his guys had a "great week of practice", before they allow the next 200 yard rushing back, and this week, they could very well allow two backs 200 yards each, if they had another "great week of practice" preparing for the Panthers running game!
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Is that you Al Davis?
Ha, what a funny guy. Al Davis can only dream of drafting or trading for a player who can make plays like the one you should take a look at from last year. And remember this is the same player all of you experts have decided is worthless to the "dynamic Buffalo Bills offense."
Parrish running back a kick:
Yeah this guy is useless, right??? Let's get a 7th round pick for him.
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anyway...The cover 2 will yield poorer rushing results....
Thank you professor, and P-Fool's cover 2 certainly proves your theory beyond expectations, doesn't it??
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He wasn't traded, he was a healthy scratch last week, he doesn't seem to want to be here, and the coaching staff has lost confidence in him. I was hoping he would be moved for a 5th or something instead of ending up being cut. Do you guys think that the FO was asking too much for him or is it just the matter of his contract, which seems to be too much for services rendered? Does he see the field again in a Bills' uni?
I would tell Fat Van Pelt to spend a few of his 96 hours per week to figure out how to implement this guy into our regular offense! He just wants to play wide receiver. Fine. Get him out there and let him play. His route running sucks? Then tell the WR coach to earn his freakin' money and teach the guy to run them! He has less then perfect hands? Then make the guy spend extra hours on the jugs machine day after day after day!
Roscoe Parrish has an asset, it is called speed. What do the Bills pay all those damn coaches for, if they cannot figure out how to coach up a talented football player to be able to contribute to the damn footbll team, after the front office decided to pay him good money?
And please, anyone who thinks the Bills should bury Roscoe on the bench because of his "bad attitude", grow up! Brandon Mashall got "punished" (in the preseason, when nothing counted) for his "bad attitude", but his talent demanded the rookie head coach to make sure he was on the football field for the opening regular season game for the Broncos.
So the Bills have "punished" Parrish for losing his focus on punt returns by sitting him out a week. Great, he learned his lesson, now get the guy back into the plans and figure out how to use him as a weapon on one of the most pathetic offenses in NFL history!!
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This may be old news, but I just noticed this at the LA Stadium site under the FAQ section.
Team
Don’t take my Raiders or Chargers.
It is our understanding that the National Football League has no intention of expanding, but they do want to be in Los Angeles. State-of-the-art stadiums are required for teams to stay competitive in today’s NFL. We do not control what team will play in the new Los Angeles Stadium, but we do know it will be an existing team that needs to move because they cannot build a new stadium or financially they are not successful in their current market. We can not disclose which teams we are talking with.
I would assume that the Bills and Jacksonville are on the target list, even though Ralph says that the team will not be sold while he is alive (of course he also says that the team will be more competitive next year).
Wilson will own the Bills until he dies. Period. I have no reason to doubt his word. Unless he goes senile and cannot function while he is living, and then I have no idea what happens. I suppose the family goes ahead and sells the team to the highest bidder if Ralph no longer can function mentally, same as when he dies.
So unless Wilson dies or comes down with Alzheimers or dementia before Los Angeles chooses their new team, it will not be the Buffalo Bills. These posts spreading rumors that Ralph is dealing secretly to sell out now to L.A. are getting boring.
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Ok, let's take a lookie here, all thoughts are randomly placed...
* The players may be willing to run through walls for Jauron but they aren't conditioned to and Jauron and his staff couldn't design plays to get them near the wall...
That is the best one sentence description of the DJ coached Buffalo Bills I have ever heard or read!! Outstanding take!! :
The prisoners are escaping
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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I want Vick to be out of football entirely, "more then anything." Just like Donte Stallworth, and when he gets out of prison, Plaxico Burress should also never play another down of football in the NFL.
Where does it end? First allow me to ask, do you now or have you ever owned a dog? If you have, why on earth would you want this scum bag to wear a Buffalo Bills uniform?? And how do you feel about Stallworth, running over a man and killing him while he was under the influence? And what if Burress would have shot someone other then his ignorant self - would you still think he deserved a chance to come back to the NFL and earn millions after "he pays his debts to society."??
To me it is a simple solution for Commissioner Goodell. Pay for your high priced lawyers with your millions of dollars. Work our liberal justice system to the max. Like with our own thugs, Lynch and Whitner, keep yourself out of jail, and you will always be considered eligible to continue playing after probable suspensions. BUT, if your high priced lawyers can't keep your pathetic, ignorant stupid criminal butt out of serving even just one day in jail after sentencing, say goodbye to the NFL for life.
Now I'm not even saying getting arrested and thrown into jail before the trial counts. Everyone deserves the right to a trial and is considered innocent until proven guilty. What I am saying, to be clear, is that after the judge or jury passes sentencing, if there is still even one more day of time in prison left to serve, then you have now become inelligible to play football in the NFL. Cut and dried. Simple rule to follow. Men, keep your butts out of prison, and you can play in the NFL.
Goodell had the chance to write that rule in and use it on Mike Vick. Sure there may have been legal battles, but then Goodell could have called out every company in the United States that won't hire convicted felons themselves, (including most likely, the company you work for, Mr. Revenge!), and I think in the end the NFL could have won that battle. And despite the war raged by the liberals and players union, the NFL could have forged one black and white rule to follow. Go to prison and retire from the NFL. And maybe, just maybe, a confused diva-type NFL player would stop himself from doing the stupid things they are now doing to remain in the NFL. Vick may never have gotten involved in dog fighting if that rule had been in place years ago. And wouldn't Vick be a better man right now??