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WhitewalkerInPhilly

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  1. During his address to national media, Marrone spoke briefly about how things were coming along. While a lot of it was inevitable dancing around to make sure he didn't give too much away about what he thought about certain players in the draft, I took two points.

     

    1) According to Marrone, the playbook and schemes are 80% done. With a good month before free agency starts.

     

    2) The schemes of the coordinators he brought in are going to be very similar to what they did before they joined the Bills and this is the reason why they were brought on: to limit the time in transition.

     

    Maybe I'm drinking the Kool-Aid (I always am) but it seems like there is a plan in place for the first time in years.

     

    But of course, I'm just one Kool-Aid drinker...

  2. I only hope that we can get them on the cheap, if we get them at all.

     

    To all those people crying "6-10 rejects" I would like to point out that the Jets have had a top 10 defense for the entire time Rex/Pettine were in NY. Their offense has been atrocious, which has cancelled all of that out, but having people who immediately know the scheme is a plus in my book.

  3. In all fairness, Nassib has been slowly climbing the rankings on the list. In some cases, even higher than Tyler Wilson, who completely outperformed him during the Senior Bowl.

     

    Is it inflation? Is it all speculation leading up to the combine? Yes to both. Either way, he's still not worth a #8 pick, but maybe worth trading back for.

  4. I would be rather happy if we traded back with Saint Louis for their 16th and second round pick, since those seem to have roughly equivalent value. If anything, if we are planning on playing the waiting game to grab a QB in the 2nd round this gives us some maneuvering room to get a shot in on someone early.

     

    Of course, does anyone think that SL has any reason to want to trade up?

  5. I thought he looked a lot like Trent Edwards when he played. Poised, made some good throws, but when it got tough he got the deer in the headlights look and checked it down

     

    I'm living in Philly right now, so I got to see a bunch of games with him in it. You have an apt comparison. He isn't bad, but he's not the guy who goes out on Sunday and blows you away. Right now, I'm more excited that the Chiefs possibly taking him would take them out of the running for Geno Smith and help our QB chances down the line when it's our turn.

  6. I am excited to hear it. My one concern is that I fail to understand the appeal of competition where the losers still take up incredible amounts of cap space. Fitz is set to make 10 mil, even if most of his cap space is dead money now, and TJax got 4.5 million. That pretty much undoes all of the money we got back from Barnett, Wilson and McGee.

  7. Jackson and Thigpen are FAs, Smith is not a QB. In a month this team will have one QB under contract, Therefore, it's a good idea to get someone signed.

     

    I hope when you sober up you can look back on your posts and laugh.

    +1. This.

     

    I don't think ANYONE suspects that Corp is going to be a starter. From what the cap reports are saying, Fitz is likely too big of a hit to simply cut, and we're likely to take a QB in the draft. Jackson and Thigpen are gone, and Marrone has zero reason to try to keep them. This is picking up a dirt cheap third stringer.

  8. Exactly.

     

    We should create a paypal acct and put a simple wager among the TSW community: O/U on Geno's draft position at 10.5. I'd happily bet $500 that Geno goes top 10.

     

    Sounds like a sucker bet to me. I would be absolutely shocked if Geno Smith made it past 10, especially considering that even if the Chiefs, Cardinals and Eagles let him to drop to us, and then WE pass, I doubt the Jets would.

  9. I think we should be more worried about the Chiefs taking him. I don't think there's a chance in hell that he falls past the Chiefs, Raiders AND Cardinals (who have QB problems worse than ours). The Eagles MAY want to pick up a new QB as well. The only team which (as far as I know) isn't in desperate need are the Lions, who pick at 5 and anyone below us will have a lot better pick leverage. Remember the high cost of getting RGIII? If Smith falls to 8, great. If not, I think Wilson is a great choice.

  10. Thanks a great deal to Tim Graham! That's a great bit of research.

     

    I'm rather ok with transplanting a good chunk of our defense with the Jets players, even the ones they cut for cap space. Both Landry and Bell would be great additions, and Bart Scott would be a "junk for junk" swap with Barnett.

     

    If there is a single coach I have absolute faith it, it's Pettine, and I'm giddy to see what he can do.

  11. Merriman and Moore are both free agents

     

    True, but after the years of injuries, the Bills were the only ones willing to take a chance on him last year and Moore was brought in on the cheap. We could probably snap them both up with what we save on Kelsay. Better quality for the same cost.

  12. Don't understand the rush to cut a back up DE who is a solid all around player.

     

    I don't think that it's because Kelsay is bad. I think the problem is that he isn't great, and commands a high salary for a backup DE when we already have WIlliams, Anderson, Merriman and Moore. Marrone just showed his willingness to cut less cap impactful players in areas where we were already frighteningly thin so it seems somewhat mystifying that Kelsay isn't part of the movement.

  13. I've heard of him...F5!!!

     

    But seriously, it may be worth looking into. He's not the prototypical #1 wideout by any means, but we're so thin at WR, and we won't be bringing Jones back that he might be worth it, warts and all.

     

    EDIT: NOPE!!! I read the article, and they were talking about a $10 million per year to extend him. Considering the holes to fill all over, and his attitude, it's not worth it.

  14. I'd like to see FJax turn into a Sammy Morris type of player -- not starting but lots of reps, particularly on 3rd down. Screens, good blitz protector, etc. Could extend his career a couple of years.

     

    CJ needs to be the "workhorse" though.

     

    I agree. I think Spiller proved last season that he's the future at running back. Am I happy to have Freddy back? Hell yes, especially if he can return to form from two seasons ago. But he's going to be 32 by next season, and keeps getting hurt. He said he was ready to go last season as well, and it didn't appear to be true,

     

    Still, if Marrone and Hackett have half a brain between them (which apparently Chan didn't), they'll be spending the offseason drawing up plays where they can use both Spiller and Jackson well together.

  15. According to Chris Brown, this is the official NFL list:

     

    1. Cincinnati – $50.6M

    2. Cleveland – $45.6M

    3. Miami – $44M

    4. Indianapolis – $43.1M

    5. Tampa Bay – $30.1M

    6. Jacksonville – $23.8M

    7. Tennessee – $18.3M

    8. Buffalo – $16.7M

    9. New England - $15.8M

    10. Seattle – $15M

    11. Denver – $14.9M

    12. Kansas City – $13.3M

    13. Baltimore – $12.9M

    14. Minnesota – $12.3M

    15. Chicago – $10.3M

    16. San Diego – $6.3M

    17. Houston – $6.1M

    18. Green Bay – $5.8M

    19. Philadelphia – $5.7M

    20. Atlanta – $2.1M

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    21. San Francisco – $49K Over

    22. St. Louis – $2.3M Over

    23. Arizona – $3.3M Over

    24. Detroit – $5M Over

    25. Washington – $5.9M Over

    26. Oakland – $8.3M Over

    27. NY Giants – $10M Over

    28. Carolina – $13.7M Over

    29. Pittsburgh – $13.8M Over

    30. New Orleans – $20.6M Over

    31. Dallas – $21.1M Over

    32. NY Jets – $23M Over

     

    Eeek. That's a bit less than what we were expecting. Still, it does my heart good to see the Jets at the bottom of that list. Maybe we can peel off a couple of their defensive players..after we re-sign Byrd and Levitre.

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