Ghost of Rob Johnson
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27 starting QB have a 3:1 TD:Int ratio or better.
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So, it kinda looks like not turning the ball over isn't necessarily an indicator of a solid NFL starter.
It looks like it's a quality just about EVERY qb has.
Late to the discussion but worth noting, the OP is out of context and important details are incorrect.
The comment from White was a response to an email touting teams desire to have a QB with a 60% comp percentage and a 2:1 TD:INT ratio. White then noted that this was nothing special and that 25 QBs are at 2:1 or better.
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I wasn't a big fan of Polian coming in except as a consultant, but I did follow the story close and I don't recall any report whatsoever that said he was going to bring Chris in.
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Pretty sure the Bills took care of that themselvesremind people how inept the Bill's are
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I assume that comes from Buddy's comments this past offseason regarding the defense needing to play nickel packages roughly 50% of the time due to offenses moving towards a lot of spread formations.Where did you get the gouge about the Bills playing most downs with less than 3 LB on the field? That's not what I've seen in the film clips that have allowed us to see the defenders.
It would be highly unusual - the OLB have big contain and coverage responsibilities in a 4-3 and I don't recall seeing 4-3 teams take this approach, it would be a "gambling" D.
I would be anxious to be educated.
Can anyone who has been at camp comment?
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I thought Morrison started at MLB for Oakland
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I believe they're changing it daily based on that days practice.
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Mind that they are Toddler, Childs, or Youth jerseys.
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They both play LG, he probably graded out better than Levitre during the preseason game which earned him the 1st team reps. Good for him.
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Does anybody know how much of a cap hit the Bills will take for waiving Maybin, if any?
WGR was reporting $9M during their sports updates yesterday. I wonder if that is included in the $26M figure or if it is now $17M.
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Watching the Jets game last night, the vast majority of the game was played (pretty well, after a rough start) by their #2-McElroy. The Bills won't carry 4 QBs; why did we have to see so much Levi Brown (straight to PS) when Thigpen could clearly use the work?
McElroy is their #3. Brunell, their #2, is out with an injured finger.
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Are we really gonna take Merriman off the field every time we go into the nickel? Would it be better to line him up at DE?
I believe I saw Merriman playing DE in a few instances, likely when they were in nickel.
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The report also comes from a site called Fan Nation. I'd hazard to guess that's a few steps beneath Bleacher Report on the reliability scale. I'll believe it when I see it.
It's actually lifted from Dan Pompei at National Football Post. Here's a story on Yahoo about it:
One day before this story came out by my guy Mike Reiss, one NFL executive familiar with the Patriots ways told me he believes one or both of the big name acquisitions will be cut before the season starts. The front office man thinks coach Bill Belichick will use the controversial players to help control and send a message to his locker room.Reiss, who's as strong on the Patriots' beat as anyone, referred to the restructured contracts signed by the two players as evidence that there would be little financial impact in releasing either of them. Haynesworth, who got a $21 million bonus for just showing up (and doing little else) in 2010 as part of his felonious $100 million contract, is set to earn a base salary of $1.5 million before any incentives kick in. Given the new $120 million salary cap, and the fact that no future cap charges would fold into a Haynesworth release, the risk is minimal. Actually, since contracts aren't guaranteed until the first week of the season, the Pats would be in better shape if they cut Haynesworth sooner than later. Haynesworth, who did pass his conditioning test last week, hasn't done much with his new team to date.
As for Ochocinco, he has a base salary of $1 million and he also earned a $4.5 million signing bonus when he accepted the post-trade restructure. Of the two players, Ochocinco seems the far less likely cut — he's just the kind of dynamic downfield receiver the Patriots needed in 2010 with their new tight end-heavy offense, he still works very hard despite all the ancillary drama, and Belichick has been a fan of the player for a number of years. He seems to have gone out of his way to fit in and become a target of value for Tom Brady(notes).
TJ Housh visiting the Pats tomorrow also.
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Thigpen was unable to practice until Aug 4th due to the CBA. He's behind, give him some time.
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The Botton line is he better than Wang or Cordoro, because eone of those jokers is going to make the team.
The answer to that question may be no, he's been cut by two tackle needy teams, he also worked out for the Bills last year after being cut by Indy and was not signed.
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spiller wanted 28, said he's worn it since high school
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than what is?
so he ran a 4.48 and a 4.54 at his pro day (accorsing to draftscout) but he is a 4.65 guy? okay buddy.
None of this is really relevant, but:
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/56416603/18/2010 - PRO DAY RESULTS: Scouts from all 32 teams also saw a number of Gators workout on grass in a slight drizzle at Florida's pro day: Wide receiver David Nelson (6-5 1/4, 217) ran 4.63 and 4.57 in the 40, had a 38-inch vertical leap, a 10-4 broad jump, 4.13 short shuttle, 6.79 three-cone drill and did position drills. - Gil Brandt, NFL.com
Craig Davis is probably the fastest remaining with a 4.41 at the combine.Sub 4.4 as in "less than a 4.4".
Used in a sentence: The Bills just traded away there only receiver who could run a sub 4.4 40.
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PFT Article, sorry if posted:
Bills made smart, decisive move to dump Evans
First, Evans had the worst season statistically of his career in 2010, which also happened to be the first season featuring Ryan Fitzpatrick as the full-time starter. If those two simply don’t click like they should, there’s no reason to keep Evans around.Second, Steve Johnson has emerged as the No. 1 wideout. That changing of the guard can create awkwardness and discomfort in the locker room. It makes sense to remove that dynamic before it gets in the way of what could be a better season than expected.
Third, with Johnson drawing double coverage based on his breakout performance in 2010, the Bills can plug in cheaper options at No. 2 and enjoy similar production.
Fourth, while Evans was one of the best players throughout a bad stretch for the Bills, he has only two 1,000-yard years in seven NFL seasons, and he’s a zero-time Pro Bowler.
Fifth, and perhaps most importantly, coach Chan Gailey has had a full year to study Evans, and Gailey has decided that, for whatever reason, Evans no longer justified the $3.3 million he was due to earn each of the next two years.
Right or wrong, the Bills seem to be a no-nonsense bunch under G.M. Buddy Nix. Sure, some of their decisions will end up being wrong (and every team that makes decisions will make some bad decisions from time to time), but the Bills are trying to get better, even if to the casual fan a trade of one of the few widely-recognizable names on the team looks like the opposite.
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They look a little stagnant leading to mass hysteria and multiple bridge jumpers. At least 2 threads on Sunday morning denouncing fanhood.
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I still have yet to hear a bad report on Pears from camp.
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This needed a new thread, there are like 4 Evans threads going right now.
I think if they could have traded him out of conference they would have.
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Check your math - 2010 counts as a year, so a 3-year rebuild should bear fruit in 2012. Of course Wilson said that it may take 3 years to rebuild in October 2010, when the season was basically toast. So, if you add that season as a wash, was he hinting that the rebuild would actually take place over 4 years? And in that time, Bills will continue to dump contributing veterans in the hope that the youngre guys can bring change?
Of course, we herd about the massive rebuild that started in 2006 following the rebuild in 2004 which was needed because the 2000 team was in such bad shape.
Check yours, three seasons go by- 2010, 2011, 2012; they should be ready to compete in 2013.
I'm frustrated that those rebuilds failed, but there isn't much I can do about bringing new management in and them wanting to start fresh. I can't put decisions made in 2004 or 2006 on Nix, Whaley or Gailey.
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Yes, if they dump Evans for such low consideration is an indication of continuing rebuilding that's been in place since 2000. If this team's focus is now 2013, what does that say about 2009's proclamation that the rebuilding will take about 2 years?
I guess the Bills are again on a perpetual 2-yr rebuilding cycle.
When did they say that in 2009? Who said it? Nix took over prior to the 2010 season and Ralph claimed it was a 3 year rebuild. That'd be 2013.
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So, you'd take 4th round pick (that's the best we'll get) for Evans? Just to get this straight. Did you peruse the list of 4th round picks from 2008 I posted? Maybe 2-3 out of about 40 picks were any good. I suspect that fully 30% are no longer in the League 4 years later.....
I hope it would be more than just a 4th, as the report on ESPN claimed "Buffalo would only trade the receiver if it was able to get "something substantial" in return." link I hope they're not viewing a 4th round pick as substantial.
There's also more than what is coming back from the other team involved in the trade. There are also opportunity costs since you can only keep so many WRs. So not trading Evans will cost you a WR on your roster currently that you value, likely 2 of Easley, Roosevelt & Davis. So add their value into the return.
Finally, why cherry pick 2008? Is 2-3 players the norm for a 4th round pick? 2006 garnered 15+ players including Eric Smith, Owen Daniels, Brad Smith, Jahri Evans, Stephen Tulloch, Leon Washington, Stephen Gostkowski, Brandon Marshall, Damato Peko, Barry Cofield, Elvis Dumervil, Ray Edwards, Ryan Sims & Willie Colon among others. Not that this list is also typical, but let's not pick a bad year and call it the norm.
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