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I'm curious as to what posters think of the upcoming QB class and possible suitors for them. I see Barkley, Smith, and Jones as first rounders for sure and have seen a lot of talk about Bray as well. I'm not that convinced on Bray though. His performance against solid competition has been lackluster while he has only shined against poor/mediocre teams over his career. To me, that puts doubts in my mind over NFL success. Admittedly, I haven't watched him play and am basing that opinion on only his stat lines. I have, however, gone out of my way to watch numerous games of the other 3 and am very impressed with all of them. I really think Jones has recovered from a subpar performance last year and looks like the highly touted prospect of old. Obviously, like most, if not all of you, I want the Bills to address the QB situation early in the draft THIS YEAR, and I figure we'll pick in the middle of the pack...again. So who else is going to be looking for a QB and who will be drafting ahead of us? I only see one sure thing at this poing, the Chiefs but everyone else either A. Just drafted a QB high; B. Has an expensive QB starter already; C. May not be picking ahead of us. These teams include: Jets - I think they will give up on Sanchez if they can. Cleveland - Can they really draft QB first round two years in a row? Tennessee - Give up Locker already? Jags - I would definitely give up on Gabbert, he looks terrible. Oakland - Palmer is old and expensive, I could definitely see them drafting a QB. Philly - Vick has looked terrible, but probably pick after us. Minn. - Just picked Ponder, looks decent. Tampa - could be ready to move on from Freeman. Arizona - They could be one that snags one from us. St. Louis - Bradford certainly has not looked elite. What do you guys think?
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Start Fitz VS The Titans, Smith vs Houston & NE
Mark80 replied to BuffaloBaumer's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Start Brad Smith??? Ha ha ha ha ha ha. That's pretty funny. While Fitz is certainly not ever going to be an elite quarterback by any means, he's by far the best that we've got at this point. You say he can't beat the Pats? Well, he did beat the Pats last season. He had them beat this year except for a goaline fumble at the end of the half by Spiller and then a non-existent Defense in the second half. He also had them off to a 21-0 lead last season as well before the D collapsed, again. Fitz is what he is, the coaches just need to call better plays. I mean, how many times are they going to throw long on 3rd and short instead of using our strength in running the dang ball? The obvious wildcat disaster, the fact that they didn't even attempt to get a first down at the end of the game once it was second and long, the horrific defensive schemes in the Jets, Pats, SF games where they didn't blitz a single linebacker in any game. Put Fitz in a position where he is down big and needs to throw downfield into coverage defenses and he's going to struggle. Keep the game close, run the ball, call conservative 5-20 yard pass plays, get him to scramble some, and he is just fine. We should be petitioning for a coaching change over a QB change. -
How about Kevin Greene for Def. Coordinator?
Mark80 replied to peanuts's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Tyler Bray has had great games...against NC State, Akron, and Georgia State. Talk to me when he has great games against quality SEC defenses because against Florida and Georgia, he wasn't nearly as impressive. If your talking QBs in the first round, Smith and Barkley are the prize. -
Everyone needs to settle a bit
Mark80 replied to Logical Reasoning's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I'm just sick of reading week after week the same people post that they are fed up with this team. You're all just full of crap. If you were really so fed up I wouldn't have to read the same old posts over and over and over again. Move on, like another team, stop watching football, whatever, I don't care, stop posting the same thing every single week. Yes, the Bills have looked terrible in two games this year, yes they have stunk for over 10 years, yes it's going to, most likely, continue. Either get over it or move on. Your act is very, very tired. -
I'm betting Mr. Wilson made a phone call this morning
Mark80 replied to Mike in Syracuse's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Now that's funny. -
Stadium 75% empty with 5 minutes left to play
Mark80 replied to Beebes Bubble's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I left when Thigpen came in to drink more beers and cook burgers in the parking lot. However, I gave plenty of stading ovations when we scored the 5 touchdowns, had the sacks, stopped them on third down, Fitz dove head first when he obviously should have slid and on and on and on and on. I think they got the point of how thrilled the crowd was during the first 3 quarters of very loud support. -
Detailed Link https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmGJJZ8dMpEfdGdNNDdoWFpGSHVxNGEyZy1CR2R4RFE
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Bills Overall was an 80.
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For those of you interested, here are the complete Bills players rakings on the new Madden Game. George Wilson gets no respect! First Name Last Name Position Overall Mario Williams LE 97 Kyle Williams DT 90 Andy Levitre LG 90 Stevie Johnson WR 89 Fred Jackson HB 89 Nick Barnett ROLB 89 Brian Moorman P 88 Jairus Byrd FS 87 Marcell Dareus DT 86 Eric Wood C 86 Rian Lindell K 85 Terrence McGee CB 82 Ryan Fitzpatrick QB 82 George Wilson SS 81 Mark Anderson RE 81 Chris Kelsay LE 81 Chad Rinehart RG 81 C.J. Spiller HB 80 Erik Pears RT 80 Kirk Morrison LOLB 79 Dwan Edwards DT 79 Kraig Urbik RG 79 Shawne Merriman RE 78 Scott Chandler TE 78 Stephon Gilmore CB 77 Bryan Scott FS 77 Kelvin Sheppard MLB 76 Leodis McKelvin CB 75 Brad Smith WR 75 Vince Young QB 75 Corey McIntyre FB 74 Donald Jones WR 73 David Nelson WR 72 Tashard Choice HB 72 Aaron Williams CB 72 Cordy Glenn LT 72 Spencer Johnson RE 72 Alex Carrington DT 71 Derek Hagan WR 70 Da'Norris Searcy SS 70 Ruvell Martin WR 69 Arthur Moats LOLB 69 Tyler Thigpen QB 69 Kyle Moore RE 69 Lee Smith TE 69 Chris Hairston LT 69 Sam Young RT 69 Scott McKillop MLB 68 Ron Brooks CB 67 Danny Batten LE 67 Marcus Easley WR 66 Naaman Roosevelt WR 66 Johnny White HB 66 Zebrie Sanders RT 66 Torell Troup DT 66 Kellen Heard DT 65 David Clowney WR 64 Joshua Nesbitt SS 64 T.J. Graham WR 64 Justin Rogers CB 63 Nigel Bradham LOLB 63 Tank Carder MLB 63 Kevin Brock TE 62 Jarron Gilbert DT 62 Mark Asper RG 61 Keith Williams LG 61 John Potter K 60 Mike Caussin TE 59 Lionel Dotson DT 59 Prince Miller CB 57 Chris White ROLB 57 Garrison Sanborn C 57 Colin Brown C 54 Michael Jasper LG 53 Guess you can't cut and paste excel on here, sorry.
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Bills fan makes ESPN Hall of Fan Top 10, needs our votes
Mark80 replied to Juice_32's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I got chills when the picture of Beebe chasing down Lett came up with the note "Don't ever give up." That's awesome. Go Bills! That's in poor taste my friend. -
That's because the human brain mostly only reads the first and last letter of a word and makes assumptions on the rest of the letters. Check out this paragraph from a Cambridge study, I think it's pretty amazing: I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg was ipmorantt!
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You do realize that we had 15 players on IR last year, and not just crap players, but a lot of quality guys. Not to mention Fitz playing with broken ribs. That's the reason we went cold after a 5-2 start, not because teams figured out Chan. Chan's been running that type of offense his whole coaching career, it was no secret the first 7 games of the season.
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Perhaps your name should be Bandwagon Circler. You have cleary jumped off and no one is going to miss you opening day. I'm sure you'll be jumping right back on after week 2 or 3. And guess what, we'll welcome you back with open arms, cause that's how we do.
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Woman sues Dallas Cowboys because...
Mark80 replied to \GoBillsInDallas/'s topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
To add to this, they also have over 700, yes 700, previous complaints regarding the hot coffee and settled many of them with payouts in the thousands and still refused to change their policy. That's why the jury decided on such heavy punitive damages in the case. -
Woman sues Dallas Cowboys because...
Mark80 replied to \GoBillsInDallas/'s topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Thanks for the tort lesson, buddy, but I'm pretty sure I learned it in the first year of law school. As a property owner, the Cowboys do have a duty to keep guests on their property safe. They must take reasonable steps to make sure their property is safe for the guests (including checking for dangers that guests may run into while on the property). As a person would not expect to get scolded to the point of 3rd degree burns on any color bench, that duty was breached by not providing ample warning of the risks of burns in hot temperatures. Proximate cause and damages are pretty obvious here. Now, I don't know all the details of the case by any means, but, as I said originally, I believe the case has some merit and certainly should not be just whimsically thrown out without exploration. -
Woman sues Dallas Cowboys because...
Mark80 replied to \GoBillsInDallas/'s topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Dude, when you have burns that are so serious that they require skin graffs it is very serious and excruciatingly painful. You are just making assumptions about this without any knowledge of the case whatsoever. Sort of like the woman who spilled the McDonalds coffee on her lap years back, everyone rushed to judge her, but until you see the photos of the burns she suffered (I'm sure you can google them, but they are grotesque), you really have no idea how serious it actually was. I've sat on plenty of benches in 100 degree heat and never once contemplated that they could cause 3rd degree burns through my clothes by doing so. I think this case may have some merit. -
I know he's not a football player, but I think LeBron has to be considered (as much as I hate him). He's huge and has ungodly speed. I'm sure he'd be a quick learn too. He is the biggest athletic freak of nature in the world in my opinion.
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How did some of the new Bills look?
Mark80 replied to raleighbillsfan78's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Mario almost took the handoff on one of those early running plays and Merriman blew up another one in the backfield that they had to hold him on. For a first pre-season game where you really aren't scheming at all, I think they looked fantastic. -
I know the OP was joking around, but are the rest of you serious? Pre-season, didn't even run the ball once, it means nothing!
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QB will be the reason we still can't get it done
Mark80 replied to Toshiero's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Since when does an offensive performance in pre-season mean anything? The FACT is that Fitz looked great in the beginning of last year before he broke his ribs and our WR/OLine/Freddy were cut down by injuries. Your pessimism is pretty annoying, but I'm sure you'll jump right back on the wagon without hesitation when this TEAM is successful. Your use of "we" is actually insulting. You're nothing but a troll, please leave this site to knowledgeable Bills fans. -
Toronto, Buffalo discuss making joint bid for 2024 Olympic Games
Mark80 replied to JÂy RÛßeÒ's topic in Off the Wall Archives
Seems like a perfect launching pad to getting the Bills a new stadium though, doesn't it? -
Mario Williams: Officially a Buffalo Bill
Mark80 replied to buffalo_bills's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I know they are not consecutive but they are close enough...AFC Championship Gameday, Superbowl Gameday, Day after the Superbowl. The question is, what year? -
Mario Williams: Officially a Buffalo Bill
Mark80 replied to buffalo_bills's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Man, I love this thread, everything it represents, and the first few days it was open. Its a good memory in my life and hopefully will carry much more meaning with it being one of the final pieces of a SB title. -
[closed]Hey fat Rex, we aren't worried but you should be.
Mark80 replied to Toshiero's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
We've beaten the Jets with Rex/Sanchez 1 time and that was the first game we played them in 2009 and it was in OT. Obviously, I think we're a much improved team this year and it's great to see them in disarray, but they still have a pretty good D and I certainly wouldn't count my chickens before they are hatched. Week 1 is going to be a tough game. -
Andy Reid's son found dead at Eagles training camp
Mark80 replied to Golden Wheels's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I'm going to preface this by saying that I'm making a lot of assumptions in this post and fully expect to get hammered for this and I apologize if anyone takes offense, but here goes. I don't understand why everyone gets so bent out of shape over things like this. The fact of the matter is that this kid lived a priveleged life and chose to become a drug user and drug dealer. He would actually travel to rough parts of Philly (from the lush Villanova area) to sell drugs to the poor because he got a thrill out of it and liked being the rich/important drug dealer in the poor neighborhood (via a coversation with his probation officer stated in court hearings). I'm sorry, but this kid had a pretty plush life and threw it away and I'm supposed to feel bad for him? Maybe he really cleaned up his life and was truly turning it around, and in that case, yeah, it would suck if some medical issue killed him after he straightened out. But most likely, it was not. Plenty of good people with good families setting good examples die every day and no one gives two craps, but because this kid is the son of an NFL coach I'm supposed to feel extra sorry for him? Sorry, I don't. As far as Andy Reid goes, he has had both of his sons in trouble with drug related issues and addictions, but instead of quitting coaching and mentoring his boys who clearly needed help, he chose to keep coaching instead. Whaveter his reason for doing so was, obviously, not worth it in the long run. Coaches at the NFL level invariably spend ungodly hours at the facility and away from their families and I have to believe that his absence in this kids life must have at least a little to do with this situation. When you chose coaching over family (especially when your children have obvious issues) I don't really feel sorry for you when something like this happens. Again, I made a lot of assumptions in this post and could be completely off base in my comments, but on its face I'm not going to feel bad for Andy or his kid here. You reap what you sow.