thebandit27

My bad dude.

Gaines was their #3 CB...Trumaine Johnson is their CB1, and Kayvon Webster won the CB2 job in camp.

I'm dying to hear how this makes the team better I merely responded to another person's post; I didn't say I expected it to happen

Now that would really be something.

It's clear that they had absolutely no plans to re-sign Sammy, which by itself is an indictment of their team-building philosophy. The only way that's not true is if there's far more going on behind the scenes than we know about.

Um, EJ Gaines is not tall (he's 5'10"); he's smaller than Darby. He also has extremely short arms. I don't see how he's a better fit at all.

I'm here...but I'm pissed. Agree--I'm going to be ill

I am going to be ill

It wasn't good, but I do agree that he started to look slightly more comfortable as the game progressed.

He better improve--looks atrocious right now

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I really want to see the starting LB group of Humber-Brown-LorAx and see how they handle themselves Okay, you get points for referencing one of the finest motion pictures made in the last 30 years

I was very excited to see that they brought him in during the offseason; I really felt like he should've been drafted.

Problem is that it's not that simple. When you press their WRs, they bunch them up and back two of them off the LOS and run their rub routes like crazy. Unless your safeties and LBs tackle really well you get picked to death. Even then, when you creep your LBs and safeties up to deal with the WRs, they hit you with a heavy run attack and passes out of the backfield.

Not that this is news to you, but the truth is that when you face NE, you don't game plan for Gronk/Edelman/Cooks/etc; you game plan to try to limit how badly Brady can scorch you. If I were running Buffalo's defense, it would be 100% about disrupting timing and forcing Brady to hold the ball longer than he likes. You can do some of that with CB play at the line, but you also need your LBs to be able to jam and get depth in their zones--not easy, but guys like Hodges and Milano/Vallejo were brought in because they have those skill sets. But again, that's only half the battle, as the front 4 needs to create consistent pressure, otherwise Tommy will pick your zone apart. The other part of the equations is that you absolutely must tackle well. NE is a team that thrives on simplicity in their attack. They know that tackling is a lost art, so if they can beat you with quick passes and take advantage of a missed tackle every play to gain 5-6 yards, they'll do it over and over.

I have never heard a single person say that. ^Also a relevant point.

I agree that keeping the best players is what's important, but my point is simply that I doubt keeping Andre Holmes vs. Rod Streater will be the difference between 8-8 and 10-6 for this team, so why not make the more prudent move in terms of draft pick capitol if you can?

I would also be in favor of pursuing a wink-nod agreement to release and re-sign Ryan Davis after week 1 if it meant gaining the 3rd round comp pick. As for Holmes and Ducasse, well, I didn't want either in the first place, so please, by all means, bring on Streater and Mudge/Ola/etc

That makes 3 of us... And I've already likened Mason Rudolph to Lynch

In fairness, many of us have been saying that since mid-2015; it's a very small minority that don't believe it to be the case.

Hmmm...there's something familiar about this phrasing

Take a serious look at the two players through 3 seasons, then tell me in what way(s) are they dissimilar?

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You don't know 3rd yet Relax, he's just having some fun with a fellow long-time poster who knows as much

Except that you alluded to a lack of talent, which is what John took issue against