vincec

I mentioned this in one of the other posts on the same subject: Lindell's numbers are dead average. His overall FG% as well as his percentage for 40 and 50 yd kicks is dead on the league average. He is an average kicker. Even in clutch situations, sometimes he makes 'em sometimes he doesn't. Average. No problem though, you don't need a HOF kicker to win the Super Bowl.

Exactly. Protect your son. What if this wacko has a knife or something and incapacitates you in a tussle? Who's going to protect your 8 year old son then? Get him out of there and take revenge later if you can.

The statistics clearly indicate that Lindell is dead average. He is not "one of the best kickers in the league" as has been stated in other posts, or even above average. Do you dispute this? If so, state your case. Should he be replaced? Yes, if and when someone better is available at a reasonable price. Until then the Bills will live with mediocrity, which is the case in many positions. I completely agree that other positions should be a higher focus.

In today's NFL, kickers are a dime a dozen, including Lindell. Consider: The NFL average FG percentage in 2010: 81% Average over 50 yds: 53% Ryan Lindell Career average: 81% Lindell Average over 50 yds: 54%

Exactly. Kelsay is a solid rotational DE. Maybe we should stop blaming him for not being able to play LB and start blaming Edwards for asking him to.

Interesting. I was at the Pacquiao - Margarito fight Saturday in Dallas and my friends and I were amazed at how lax the security was. Just a token pat down and a question or two. Couldv'e easily smuggled in any small weapon or worse.

or I don't know which. Maybe both.

Maybe it's crazy but I trace some of this back to Polian. Small, fast defense geared towards stopping the pass. Sound familiar? Bills, Panthers and Colts all fit this while under his watch. Interestingly, the Colts Tampa 2 D was Dungy's creation, but his Ds in Minnesota and Tampa had a bigger more physical front 4 than he ended up with in Indy. Also, although I agree that Corey didn't get the most out of the defensive personnel he had, SB XXV was not his fault. The Bills should've won that game- just needed to make the kick. If Vinatieri misses is Belichick's a hack?

I've seen this exact same trick play used before (I think, because we don't see what would've happened after the snap). I'm sure it's on U-Tube somewhere. There was no flag then. I think that the refs are just butt heads. It sounds like they told the coach not to run it before the game and he did anyway so they ejected him and the player who did it. However, I would like to know what is illegal.

Yeah, you're right. He's probably actually going to be really good.

Um... no. I watched him frequently and he got worked. I remember one run in particular where the Bills had it blocked up perfectly and I had visions of a big gainer, only to see Urlacher toss Wrotto aside like a rag doll and stuff the running back cold in the hold for no gain. Green to Howard to Wrotto to ???. Whose next on the carousel?

The only thing I would like is to eliminate the ridiculous ability for a coach on the sideline to call a timeout. Only players on the field should be able to call timeout.

Since the Bills are playing a 4-3 most of the time anyway, he should be playing DE. It's the only position he has played in the NFL and the only one he has even a modicum of competency at. Why the Bills insist on playing Stroud at DE and Kelsay at OLB in a 4-3 defense is beyond me.

Cute.

If the Bills put the correct combination of numbers on Merriman's contract offer, he will re-sign. Trust me. Don't underestimate the power of money. Let's start by seeing if he can still play well, however.

If the Bills draft a QB #1 overall, he will play at least partially next season and full time the season after that. There will be way too much pressure to play him given his draft slot and probable salary to have his sitting the bench for 2-3 years. If he's sitting the bench that long, he will be a major, major bust. The best way to not throw a rookie QB into the fire is to have a strong OL and running game for him to rely on while he's learning.

Maybe people are worried that he'll take away practice time from Maybin, who is the Bill's real future at the position.

I wonder how Bell and Howard are going to do against Peppers and Idonije. Sounds a little worrisome to me.

Winning the coin toss did seem like a big play at the time.

I think Johnson should be getting more PT in place of Stroud, who has not shown anything at DE, IMO. Moat's injury set him back or he would be out there more already.

I'm not sure how you can say that Carrington is one of our most talented linemen when he can't even get on the field.

If you think the Bills had trouble "setting the edge" and defending stretch plays now, imagine if Carrington and Williams were playing DE! They would also have absolutely no pass rush, but I guess it would be no big loss since they don't have one now.

If that happens, there should be an investigation.

LOL! You are the best troll on this board.