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In the NFL, a team should be able to go from bad to mediocre or mediocre to good in just a season. Yet outside the 2001 to 2002 improvement, the Bills have never made such a leap that other teams have done time and time again. It is not just bad drafting or bad coaching. It is creating new holes unnecessarily. Almost every offseason the Bills dig themselves a new hole. Instead of focusing on addressing their existing weaknesses, they do something that creates a new weakness.
1. There was blowing up the 3rd ranked 3-4 defense and implementing an entirely new scheme (the 46).
2. There was trading away McGahee and letting Spikes and Fletcher go only to have to spend the first two draft picks in 2007 on a running back and a LB.
3. There was blowing up a mediocre offensive line only to create a league-worst OL.
4. There is forcing a switch to the 3-4 when the defense merely needed some reinforcements for run defense.
These are just a few examples. I am sure others can come up with more.
Instead, why didn't the Bills just keep the players they had and the schemes they had and just looked for how they could add depth and competition. Anytime there is any progress, there is this strange desire to blow something new up. I wonder if the Bills had just held tight and sought steady improvement each year that we might have a solid team today.
They have no long term plan. Every year we hear about how they like the guys they picked up in FA or the draft they just had....while everyone else is left scratching their heads at the silly decisions they see the Bill's FO playing out. We've had 10 yrs of JP Losman-type decisions, hence the drought.
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Lee Evans is not a good NFL-caliber receiver.
Look what happened last year when a street free agent (Owens) came in for a 1-year deal, not knowing the quarterbacks, etc. He performed better.
Lee Evans is a mediocre free-agent #3 receiver. I know it hurts to admit that your best player or favorite player just isn't good enough.
But he isn't.
These posts crack me up...what is a guy supposed to do, block for the QB, and throw the ball to himself.
Evans, Moulds, Owens, they all look average on this team....put him on a team with a QB and an O-line, and a few opportunities, and people would be making these posts.
This team will only go as far as the O/D line takes them....and right now, that is nowhere
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Everyone,
I found this on the web and thought Bill's fans might like it.
http://www.suddenurge2000.com/The%20Spiller!.mp3
Enjoy
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I'm seeing that some of the Bills' rosters list Butler as an OT this year:
60 Butler, Brad T 6-7 315 09/18/1983 4 Virginia
Does that tell you anything?
He's got all the tools and that would put us in fat city for G and T.
As I do every year, I scratch my head at least once...Hopefully this year the Bills FO is right about the O-line.
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Easily would've been an A if the Bills grabbed a tackle...considering it is their second biggest need...second to some pass rushing.
I cannot disagree with the grade of a C...simply on the premise that the FO shoulda addressed tackle.
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Byrd is typically ranked right around where we took him. i doubt he would have been there later. If he becomes the starting FS by the end of the season, I don't think anyone will complain. Just because we have taken DBs in all the drafts does not mean that the position does not lack someone with playmaking ability.
OK...even if he's gone after round 2...still coulda used a tackle more than another DB.
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How is it a fact any of these guys will be better than Bell? Based on a week of senior bowl practices both Wood and Levitre are now guards. Bell has practiced with NFL players for a year. His knock outta college was size and experience. Now he has a year under his belt in this offense(also trainers and strength people). Plus the staff seems high on him. As a prospect who would you want- Bell or some 2nd rounder from UCONN?
The point is, they are throwing a lot of eggs in Bell's basket. If they draft a tackle instead of a DB (of which we already have starters in place), then you have more depth/competition/probability of getting the right guy.
As for the staff being high on him, that means nothing. They've published articles on Bills.com on how they were high on Whittle too...
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So you're mad the Bills don't draft the players that you think are good? Isn't your argument assuming that you are a legitimate talent scout? Because I'd be willing to bet that you're not.
I never said I was....but, logic says if you have a glaring need, which I would argue the Bills do at tackle, you do things to increase the probability that you address that need.
The Bills lost 60% of their starting O-line. They drafted a center/guard, and another guard. If they don't address their LT in FA, they are counting on either Bell or Walker for that position. I think that is risky....and you don't need to be a pro scout to figure that out.
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Bell wouldn't cause TE to get hurt. He just won't get great push in the running game (unless he's gotten a lot stronger, which is likely). The one thing Bell does well is pass block.
He's completely unproven...and I don't get a good feeling when I hear the Bills FO saying they are high on somebody because____(fill in the blank). We hear it every year on guys like Dockery, whittle, Robert Royal, Tim Anderson, etc....only to see them fall by the wayside. It's pretty risky taking an already thinned out O-line and not getting a tackle, in a draft that had a lot of them to offer.
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Here's why the glut of DBs DOESN't make sense:
1. They will not help protect our QB...as we are retooling 60% of our oline.
2. They will not help the piss poor pass rush...Maybin will only do so much
3. We passed on some pretty talented rushers and tackles with both our 2nd round picks.
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This horse has been beat, but I'm going to take another whack:
What the heck were the Bills thinking?...3 good tackles went off the board AFTER the Bill's 2nd 2nd-round pick. Loadholt, Beatty, and Vollmer.....and don't tell me Demetrius Bell is the answer...because that joke will get old when TE gets hurt coming out the gate against the Patriots.
Every year, I tell myself the Bill's front office might know something I don't (or the draftniks for that matter), but every year its the same 'ol same 'ol. Examples where I've been left shaking my head in the past, but gave the Bills the benefit of the doubt are: John McCargo, JP Losman, and an injured Willis McGahee. Jarius Byrd would've been there later, and is a DB for that matter...
These DBs aren't going to giv TE any more time and definitely aren't going to make our total lack of pass rush any better. It would be nice to see a draft that doesn't look like the Bills are trying to outthink everybody, but rather simply looks solid on paper.
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Technical difficulties at ESPN result in the feed from Mort's camera broadcasting a comprimising moment between Mort, Tom Donahoe, a riding crop, and a orange ball, and a small furry mammal
The secret behind Mel Kiper's hair is finally revealed. It is a landing platform for an alien spaceship. Kiper is himself an alien, sent to hype fellow aliens in the NFL draft so that they get tons of money and thus prepare the invasion.
John Madden proposes to Brett Favre and asks him to move to Massachusettes and live in Barney Franks basement.
Tom Brady is heartbroken
The Conficker virus infects the FOX Sports robot. The bloody aftermath leaves millions dead. Cletus is only stopped by MSNBC sports prototype Olberbot, which bores Cletus to deactivate
Bill Parcells eats Wayne Huizenga
LOL! Who needs any other form of entertainment when you have this stuff...
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Now, now, girls. Let's keep this on the FO. I determine "success" by the end result. They could make all kinds of super-awesome moves, but as far as I can tell, it's gotten them nowhere. 7-9, 8-8, 6-10, etc...
And THAT's the bottom line...wins and losses.
If the Bills have a good draft, I could care less about what JP does in Philly. This, hopefully, will translate into the W/L column.
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Glass half full point of view on the Peters trade: OBD flipped an undrafted dude for a first rounder and 2 extra picks...It was their way of buying low and selling high. Imagine if Peters does bad again this year and his value goes way down.
I didn't want to see him leave, but I think this should work out for all involved.
I also think the Bills should try and get more value out of their 11th pick...trade down, not up, and get into the 20's. You improve your draft chances better with the more picks you have, not how high you pick.
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the article is on the front page:
http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/billsnfl/story/606369.html
"However, a source familiar with talks said Peters' first offer was in excess of the $11.5 million-a-year deal signed by Miami's Jake Long, who was the first pick in the draft last year. Long's deal was for five years and $57.5 million. "
"It's believed Peters wants to be the highest-paid left tackle in the NFL. "
"The top contract signed by a veteran left tackle went to Carolina's Jordan Gross just three weeks ago. A week before he was about to become an unrestricted free agent, he signed a six-year contract worth about $60 million, with $30.5 million in the first three years of the deal. "
They should pay him a high average with one of those faux contracts....the ones where he gets a decent average the first 4-5 years, then year 6 or 7 contains a crazy amount that the team cannot afford. At that point they cut him for cap purposes or they get him to renegotiate. The contract is inflated enough to make him look like the highest paid LT in football, but he get's something a little more manageable.
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I was thinking round 4 or 5 also. The thing you have to factor in is if they have too many bodies at the position, who do you let go?
We just re-signed Jenkins as one of our gunners. Johnson and Hardy will justly be given another year of development. Owens, Evans, and Reed are untouchables IMO. If we keep Roscoe active each week, that means Hardy or Johnson are inactives each week. With Hardy's injury recovery this might actually work out for a few weeks. Oh well, we'll see.
I think you release Reed. He's average at best. His strongest suit is run blocking. That's important, but if you're going to eat a WR position for a run blocker, then it's no wonder the Bills have lacked playmaking ability for so many years.
The other option is to trade Roscoe....but he's like a car that's been paid off. We won't get sufficient value in return. Serving primarily as a punt returner, he's a luxury to have. Not many teams are willing to eat a roster spot on a guy who simply serves as a punt returner.
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One thing people fail to realize is Texas and Florida don't have state income taxes....that's alluring when you're making big bucks and want to keep as much as possible.
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Round one - RB
A Running Back to replace our gangster RB Mashawn Lynch.
Typical Bills fandom... Are we gonna start runnign him outta town too?
From eveyrthing we know, he's a good person, and probably just made a mistake.
Look on the brightside, he didn't shoot himslef in the leg.
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if the Bills took Raji at 11, do you think they could use Spencer Johnson at DE?
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Garcia would cost money...I'm not so sure RW would spend good money on a backup
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Call it the WNY (current Sponsor)_(current sponsor product)....and charge advertising fees.
For example:
The WNY Vlasic Dill Pickles or
The WNY Starbucks Lattes
whaddaya think?
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I think one thing that's positive is the fact they aren't turning over the offensive scheme as well. I predict a drastic jump in offensive productivity in 2009 for this simple and under-appreciated fact.
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wow....this is depressing but true.
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As far as I am concerned, Jason Peters is already getting paid his real worth. One good season and so many people on this board act like he is the second coming of Anthony Munoz. Not only will he never be Munoz on the field, he never will when it comes to being a team player either.
Peters definitely hurt his worth, with his lack of production this year and his holdout.
signing him to big money IS a risk. The fact is, he does have the potential to be a top end LT in this league. Eventually, the Bills will have to take that leap of faith some time if they ever want to be better than a 7-9 team. If it doesn't work out, cut him. They lose the guarenteed money, but at least we know they took the chance. The Bills have wasted money on worse things.
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Rewind a couple of years, and you will remember people complaining about London Fletcher making tackles down field and how we needed an attacking LB like Poz....Our LBs will only look as good as the horses they have up front eating up blocks. I like Kyle Williams, but we need a hoss like Haloti Ngata to eat up more than 1 blocker.