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this list says lindell had a 27% touchback ratio (still bad): http://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/kickoff-touchback-pct

GB, SF, DEN, TEN, MIA, NYJ & CAR could all use an upgrade at kicker.

this is interesting.... most teams attempt 30-40 FG's per season, assuming a 10% dropoff that's 3-4 more FG's missed. are there any stats to show your points saved by starting field position ? and speaking of field position, the penalty for a missed 50+ yard FG is pretty severe as the opposing team takes possession at the spot of the FG attempt.

which kicker is better ? kicker "A" - 90% FG and 30% touchbacks. kicker "B" - 80% FG and 60% touchbacks

last year Lindell FG% was 87.5% kicking mostly OUTDOORS. there is a pretty good chance who ever replaces him will do worse.

or that your player of the decade (2000's) was your punter.

if it came down to you could only keep one, i'm keeping tuel. in fact, I would rather use B. Smith's roster spot on a second kicker (one for FG's and one for Kickoffs). Brad smith is the 4th QB, the 8th WR, the 5th RB and the 10th best KR on this team. now that the wildcat is gone, he's unlikely to see the field.

in addition, he is highly motivated to get to the later years of his contract. last season he played hurt prior to his wrist surgery and his play dramatically improved immediately after the surgery. I fully expect him to have an even greater impact in this years attacking defensive scheme.

I would carry TWO kickers, one for accuracy(FG's) and one for distance (kickoff touchbacks).

EJ surgery complete, chance to be ready Week 1 http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-2/EJ-surgery-complete-chance-to-be-ready-Week-1/fa0af8f5-883c-46b1-9113-c72e395dd821

Bills release four (Sinkfield), WR Elliott to I-R http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-2/Bills-release-four-WR-Elliott-to-I-R/58fa2111-e835-4e65-ba12-a25939d61f24

don't wait call or text 8

EJ's injury is just a speed bump. he will be the starter as soon as he's healthy, hopefully week #1. this does give Kolb a very good chance to save his roster spot.

TOP 7 in order: 13 Stevie Johnson WR 27 6-2 207 6 Kentucky 10 Robert Woods WR 21 6-1 190 R USC 88 Marquise Goodwin WR 22 5-9 179 R Texas 19 DeMarco Sampson WR 27 6-2 204 2 San Diego State 81 Marcus Easley WR 25 6-2 217 2 Connecticut 11 T.J. Graham WR 24 5-11 188 2 North Carolina State 15 Chris Hogan WR 24 6-1 220 1 Monmouth (N.J.) PRACTICE SQUAD: 17 Da'Rick Rogers WR 22 6-3 205 R Tennessee Tech CUT: 82 Dorin Dickerson WR 25 6-1 226 3 Pittsburgh 14 Brandon Kaufman WR 22 6-5 215 R Eastern Washington 86 Terrell Sinkfield WR 22 6-1 192 R Northern Iowa 16 Brad Smith WR 29 6-2 213 8 Missouri 18 Kevin Elliott WR 24 6-3 205 2 Florida A&M

jack of all trades, master at none. B. Smith is the WORST QB on the team. B. Smith is the WORST RB on the team. B. Smith is the WORST WR on the team. B. Smith is the WORST KR on the team. keep Tuel, cut B. Smith

with the Steelers

Kolb missed badly on many throws. I was shocked by how poorly he played. I was expecting so much more. I reject the notion that he was rusty. he essentially got to rest his arm for one week after having thrown balls for months during camp and OTA's. he had plenty of time this week to get ready.

relax, they are NOT defining "loyalty" like we are.... The analysis begins with a model of box office revenue based on variables that correspond to market potential (capacity and market population), team quality (winning percentage) and entertainment value (number of all stars, payroll). The insight or theory that drives the analysis is that this model can be used to predict the revenue that is due to quality and market potential. Any difference between this predicted value and actual value is due to “fan loyalty.” For example, when I speak to classes about what loyalty means, the first answer I get is that loyal customers engage in repeat buying of a brand. I will then throw out the example of the local cable company. The key to this example is that cable companies have very high repeat buying rates but they also frequently have fairly unhappy customers. When asked if a company can have loyal but unhappy customers students quickly realize that it is difficult to cleanly measure loyalty.

DeMarco Sampson made a fantastic catch on EJ's only bad throw. saw demarco being carted out of the stadium, don't have any info on his injury.

I am very concerned about Dareus stopping the run. on running plays he was getting pushed around. he looks fat and out of shape. on passing plays he looked ok. obviously he over powered the RB on his sack coming off the edge unblocked.

this is what i've been saying since before preseason started Pre-game#1- EJ (1st half), Tuel (2nd half), Kolb (out). Pre-game#2- Kolb (1st half), EJ (3rd qtr), Tuel (4th qtr). Pre-game#3- EJ(1st half), Kolb(2nd half), Tuel(out). Pre-game#4- EJ (1st qtr), Kolb (2nd qtr), Tuel(2nd half). Reg-game#1- EJ

and the ones he didn't shank had horrible hang time....he's done.

EJ will be the week #1 starter

I would guess scapled tickets going anywhere for $10-20 around the parking lots prior to the game.

this is like a pimple on an elephants butt. just a minor speed bump for the buffalo faithful.