Mr. WEO
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That was in New England, week 1. Takeo Spikes destroyed Tom Brady the first play of the season and London Fletcher scored a touchdown- that was pretty much the turning point of the season. It was all downhill from there. Do you remember Donte Whitner returned an interception for a TD that was called back on a phantom call in that game too? The Bills should've won that game.
Spikes and Fletch--just not good enough to keep on this team of stars.
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Yancy Thigpen
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Andre Smith has "bust" written all over him. Mike Williams part deux.
Sidbury shouldn't go until the second day; I'd like to be able to get him in round four but would be willing to grab in the third if the opportunity to do so is there and we don't have another need to fill (LG, TE, OLB).
Let's leave Smith for round 54 Full C.
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What can Erie County do? They are just the landlord.
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With the weapons Trent has, what kind of a season are we calling breakout. Just improvements, are mediocre numbers considered breakout considering his previous stats. I think with the WR core and RB tandem we have he needs to put up TOP numbers, being ranked 10-20th isnt going to cut, he needs to be easy top 10 in every category.
This is what I think his MINIMUMS are
YDS- 3700+
Comp %- 65
Yds/Game- 240+
TD- 24+
INTs- 14-
QB Rating- 90+
These numbers will put him in the top 8-10 QB's, which he needs to be atleast with the weapons available, anything short of TOP 10 play is easily unacceptable to me, and I think I am giving him a lot of wiggle room here, all things considered
The only "weapon" added has been TO.
And I assuming your acceptable level of performance is a joke. Jim Kelly didn't have a "breakout year" by your standards until 1991---and it was quickly downhill from that solitary peak, I guess.
This "cold weather" nonsense is getting old. Edwards is no worse in the cold than our last 3 or 4 QBs. Also, if you cared to look, after his awful 1st Q in Cleveland, he played nearly mistake free ball for rest of his games--i.e., he learned to protect the ball.
His main issue will be one of confidence. I bet he would feel more confident with a competent OC helping him through his development, instead of one who is trying to figure out how to be an OC.
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The very fact that he was never charged with a felony suggests the evidence didn't support a felony charge. Police reports are what they are. But, they don't constitute a formal charge.
I never said the search WAS dirty, or the charges fabricated. I suggested that happens. None of us here KNOWS what happened that night. If you are putting all of your beliefs in a police report, that's your issue, not mine.
I think the plea deal represents the DA didn't have enough to proceed with a felony charge (and the search would certainly be questioned if it ever went to trial), and Lynch and his attorneys decided a misdemeanor was something they could live with, to move on and avoid more publicity. Nothing here suggests a felony charge was looming.
I understand that the report is not a charge. The charge entered at his booking was a felony class. The DA probably handles hundreds of these cases a week. Looking at Lynch's sad gangsta wannabe case, he made the deal because it was probably the only non-actual gangster with a gun posession charge on the docket that day. AND the fact that the guy is a harmless celeb.
As for "putting all my beliefs in a police report"--I did nothing of the sort. I put my belief in the fact that a report made public was never disputed or contested by anyone with a direct stake in its veracity.
Certain people here simply tossing out there that evidence was fabricated and the report falsified are the ones stretching credibility in order to preserve their support for whatever trouble ML wishes to find himself in. It is the only way for them to justify their position. It's pathetic.
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It's hard to imagine, this long after, that anyone can be nostalgic about the tenure of Rob Johnson with the Bills. He was simply awful.
Flutie had a fraction of the physical tools that RJ had, but he was far more intellegent, he was far tougher (RJ was injured when he fell on the football!) and he was a fierce competitor. RJ was a big kitty.
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The reason the Wonderlic has lost much of its predictive ability is because players are trained to take the test. It doesn't test how smart you are anymore, just how well your agent prepared you.
Peters needs a new agent.
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The problem, as I see it here, is one of semantics. What the police write on the arresting report is often different than what the DA decides is the proper charge for the offense (BEFORE plea bargaining).
According to the info I see, Lynch was never charged with a felony (not even before a plea). It sounds more like the DA's office decided the correct charge (and the charge they could prosecute successfully) was a misdemeanor.
Other points:
As far as the pot goes, who the fuc# cares? They were never charged, so why does it matter?
The local constables have been known to "smell marijuana" when they have no other probable cause to do a search.
Arrest reports are only as honest as the men who write them. I was arrested once, and the report was half fiction. (Given the fact that it was dismissed the next day, suggests the fiction was fairly obvious.)
This case was not dismissed. NO ONE is challenging the police report in this case. If it was a dirty search, Lynch would have walked. He's not some poor kid from the hood anymore who has to rely on the overworked, underpaid Public Defender to challege the search--he's a millionaire with the most expensive representation at his call. They reviewed the report, his case, and gladly took the plea deal. Case closed, OJ.
The notion that the weed was fabricated is itself pure fabrication. There is simply no reason, in THIS case (NOT the ones you watch on TV shows), to believe otherwise. Unless you can back that up?
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That is one of the dumbest things I ever heard, Billy B. knows the only way he looks like a good coach is if Tom Brady is his QB and would never let him go.
Really? He didn't look too bad when Brady was replaced with a high school QB last year.
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Ans if they fail...I believe they leave. The business model of the NFL in WNY does not work due to the escelating costs to run and own a team and the stagnant population and economy in Upstate NY... To all those hating on the Canadians - embrace your destiny and hope they are happy with a 3 game annual package....
This is a fallacy that has kept Ralph in WNY's good graces for the past ten years. This truth is that owning the Bills has been VERY lucrative for Ralph----he has no stadium debt, no loan debt. "His" stadium sells out nearly all it's games. This business had an operating margin of over $100 million between '04-'07. He just pocketed over $70 million form a dying Rogers last year.
Escalating costs?? Those only exist if you are spending to the cap or have a large debt to service. Neither is true with Ralph. The only thing that can hurt him is if fans stop coming to games, but even then, the sheer mass of guaranteed money form the NFL TV rights would keep him in the black.
The next guy who owns the Bills will be strapped for sure. But Ralph has the absolute best financial situation in the League. He's printing money while he goes out to congress and to the other owners with his hand in his hat.
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...and two of the Bills receivers, for all three years had... :blink:This thread would have been unimaginable if the Bills had not aquired TO. The author is essentially comparing TO and Moss.
By the way, all three of the Bills recievers still have....
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Geez, didn't those people SEE that game vs. Miami last season? And they still want to shell out at least $100 a game?
My guess is the questionnaire gets crumpled and tossed or deleted by the vast majority of those receiving it.
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This is completely false. TO has outperformed Moss in EVERY receiving statistic over the past 3 years:
Total Yards, receptions, Yards per reception, TDs, YAC, 1st downs...
Here is the comparison from another thread I started with TO vs Moss numbers with Evans tossed in for comparison
Total Yards:
Owens 3459
Evans 3158
Moss 3053
Receptions:
Owens 235
Moss 209
Evans 200
Touchdowns:
Owens 38---the ONLY player in the NFL to have 3 double digit TD seasons in a row the past 3 years
Moss 37--he had 23!!! in one year!!
Evans 16
Yards per Reception:
Evans 15.7
Owens 15.2
Moss 14.5
Yards After Catch:
Owens 4.4
Evans 4.1
Moss 3.7
1st Down Catches:
Owens 169
Moss 146
Evans 137
TO >>>>> Moss and its not close, IMHO. The stats don't lie...especially not when they are this one-sided
They may seem one sided, when you select the stats to fit your argument. You can't really compare 2006 when Moss had two awful QBs throwing the ball in Oakland (just over 50% completions and 6 TDs between the two of them).
You also can't assume TOs numbers will be like they were with Romo throwing, now that Trent is his QB. You CAN, however, assume that Moss's numbers will be better than last year, now that Brady's back.
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The Bills were not looking at a TRADE for a WR. While I'd love to see Boldin in a Bills uni, he would have cost players and/or draft picks, either of which could cause as many problems as the addition of a WR might fix.
But, again, that would be criticizing the TO trade for what it isn't, instead of for what it is. The Bills were actively looking for a veteran WR to function for a short while, while they developed their draftees from last year. How is TO a bad choice to implement that strategy?
Yeah, I know, but why not plan for the future (TO's horizon is about 2 more seasons, max--he will be 36 this season)? I would venture that Boldin would be far more valuable then a LB or DE as #11 pick. In fact you could put the league's best LB on the Bills right now (pick one) and not much is going to change--certainly not for the offense. Since 1999, 7 of our 11 first round draft picks don't even play for the team anymore (I'm throwing in McCargo) and 2 of the remaining 4 are DB's. Really, is our 1st rounder really going to have that much more impact than our 2nd round pick? Wouldn't you take Boldin for our first round pick and then some? If a great WR veteran is what this offense needs, don't they need him for more than 1 year?
Boldin and Evans are both 28. Together for the next 4, 5 years? No?
How is TO a good choice to help develop the rookies from last year? Is he going to run patterns to draw coverage away from Hardy? Come on! When has this guy ever thought about someone else's touches--let alone some spastic rook, before his own?
If TO was truly worried about his financial future he would have acted like a man; he would still be on the Cowboys--not in Buffalo "auditioning" for a new contract next year.
Trading for Boldin would have been a bold move forward. Picking up TO is "what it is"--a desperate stab at.......something--hoping that a flash in the pan year will soothe the angry mob for a little while.
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All of the local news stations here in Boston are reporting that Julius Peppers has stated neither he or his agent have had any talks with the Patsies. He does confirm that they are on his list of teams he would agree to be traded to, but is surprised by the speculation he will be a patriot. It seems as if the national media is about as rational as TSW when it comes to trade rumors.
Flame Away TSWers.
He is shocked, SHOCKED by speculation that he will be a Patriot.
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So your criticizing the TO move for what it isn't?
The Bills were in the market for a vet WR. They looked at Coles (who wouldn't take $6 mil) and Galloway. Would you feel better with one of them, instead of TO?
This deal is what it is. Feel free to complain about what the Bills have yet to accomplish, this offseason, but I'm not sure why you choose to blame the TO deal for those shortcomings.
Boldin
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Do we have anyone on the OL to blockk? Do we have anyone that can pressure the QB of the opposing team?
Why, yes we do. His name is TO. In addition to improving the passing game, the running game AND the DBs (simply by practicing against his greatness), TO will assure us a solid O-line and an aggressive pass rushing D.
I read it all here.
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Naw, they should just dismiss is as a "terrible accident."
And he reportedly had blood drawn twice, an hour apart. The 0.14 was probably the first and the 0.12 the second. If that's true, he obviously lied about his alcohol intake. Which is odd because people who talk immediately ALWAYS tell the truth. Right Mr. WEO?
I would be a fool to agree to that straw man argument, chief. I said a while back that if he broke no law then this would be a terrible accident. Obviously he broke the law and will suffer the consequences. Pretty simple when you think about it.
Oh.
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"The Bills have the edge at WR"? You can't mean last year. And this year--who knows?
Reed as a #2 had only 56 catches. He'll have less next year. Gaffney as a #3 had 38---and that was with Cassel throwing the ball. With Brady, they had 4 WRs (and 2 others) with at least 35 catches in '07. Brady's back--you guys know this, right?
Roscoe Parrish? Johnson's 10 catches? "Throw in Hardy's development and we dominate their WR corps"? Can "Hardy's development" run a pattern and catch passes?
I'm looking forward to having a big passing game this year, but do we really have to speculate that we are better than the Pats at WR--right now, in March?
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It's not semantics. Lynch was never charged with felony gun possession, period. He was arrested and booked on suspicion of felony gun charges, but was never formally charged with a felony. And you're right that they don't offer 2 plea deals. It was just the three misdemeanors down to one, as Lori just pointed-out to me.
When profootballtalk broke the story, they described him as having been arrested on a charge of felony gun possession. In the LA County Sheriff's Department website, the record of the arrest describes "Charge Level: F (Felony)".
Anyway, why do you keep bringing up the fact that he never tested positive for drugs? It has nothing to do with this case's adjudication. And since you can't articulate out why Lynch took a deal (on trumped up charges) instead of is day in court, tell us why Lynch would agree to go into "Step One" of the league's substance abuse program.
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I don't think there was any BAL. I think the cops should do a DNA analysis on the blood AND the alcohol.
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Is this what it has come to?
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OK Mr smart @$$, maybe you are missing the point! I never said that he would be great but you never know as he hasn't really played much whether it be due to injury or coaches decision. But as someone pointed out (you know the reason why this topic got started in the first place!) is that he did show flashes the year before when given the opportunity to play! How do you that the reason he hasn't played has more to do with politics (his grudge with Koller), injuries, than his actual play? That is why I said that he MAY be a good player on a different team that utilizes his strengths PLUS give him PLAYING TIME! Then you come back with some comment acting like he can never be any good; do you have any inside information or watch any game tape? All i know is that the guy has shown flashes when he is in the game but has hardly played. You say he can't beat out Tripplett, Anderson; maybe they were using him in the wrong way; we don't know? Just like the person who wrote this tread pointed out they wanted to see how he would play next to a true stoud DT like Stroud but it never happened; maybe his back injury had something to do with it; YOU and I don't know! There are those who want to throw Hardy under the bus after one season. Maybe he isn't up to speed with reading the D and finding soft spots in the zone but I'll bet you that better coaching staffs would have found a way to simplify the game for him and put him in better positions to make plays. I know for damn sure they'd have a 6'5 WR in on goaline situations a lot more! I know somebody you will point out all the times he mistimed his jump or dropped balls; he didn't make much of the few opportunities that he had but he should have had a lot more and guess what: players can get better you know!
It's fans like you who like to bash players but can't take it in return. Like I said earlier: if you don't think scheme or change of scenery can make a difference in a players performance then you don't know the game. If you didn't notice any of the good plays McCargo made at the end of the 2007 season then you don't know the Bills as good as you think you do.
Maybe we aren't using McCargo correctly. Perhaps he can be the guy who holds the ball for kickoffs on really windy days.
I would like to throw Hardy under the bus.
Lynch won't be suspended in my view
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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"He wasn't doing anything at the time of his arrest"? You think they got the wrong "Marshawn Lynch"?