chris heff
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odd might not be the best word. it's definitely disappointing, though.
i can see missing a week or something, or missing one here or there. but not coming to any of them is very deliberate and disappointing. it's their right under the CBA, but it's probably not in their best long-term interests, nor in the team's best interest...
I guess the reason I used the word "odd" is that both these guys are new, as is all he couches and schemes. If these guys were vets that had been with the same team and coaches for years it would not be, well "odd".
I guess the reason I used the word "odd" is that both these guys are new, as is all he couches and schemes. If these guys were vets that had been with the same team and coaches for years it would not be, well "odd".
Coach not couch
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Does anyone else find it odd that Lawson and Branch or not at OTAs? They are on a new team with a new scheme. They are veterans that know what is expected of them at this time of year. I don't get it.
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Early April, if I recall.
Can you bench a guy that you cut?
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"The Bills also had issues on offense as Ryan Fitzpatrick fell from the starter of the future to benched."
When was Fitzpatrick benched?
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I don't know if the players are just blowing smoke. I don't think however, that what is going on with this franchise is the same old same old. The most significant event is Ralph Wilson giving up control. I am not trying to disparage Wilson. He played an important role in the formation and continuation of the NFL. Ralph Wilson was never considered to be a good owner, until Bill Polian came along and I'm not trying to toot Polian's horn. Polian did manage to get himself fired. He also managed to put together the right players and coaches to win. Ralph Wilson decisions pre Polian and post Polian were not good. It was a parade of bad hires. I've said this before, if Ralph were in charge Nix would still be the GM and Lovie Smith would be the coach, because that is his M. O.
I have no idea if Doug Whaley will be a good GM. I have no idea if Doug Marrone can be a good head coach in the NFL. I am however more optimistic about these guys and the rest of the staff than I ever was about Nix, Gailey or Levi, Jauron or Donahoe and anybody. I just think this is different, maybe the players do too.
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I am primarily a 2 and a 4. I am continually chastised by my wife for shouting F¥€K!
I use to have a pair of lucky Bills socks. My nephew gave them to me in the 1980s, awesome red, white and blue tube socks with Bills Logo.
I can throw in some 6, for example "why would you not go for two? I don't care if there is ten minutes left" or " why would you punt from the 32 indoors?"
I am a 17 and readily admit it. I only like to watch Bills games with other Bills fans, four max. I prefer that they are related to me. I hate watching with friends that are fans of other teams. I have a good friend that is a Jet fan. He always wants to watch Bills Jet games with me. I f¥€king hate it!
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Chuck Norris might want to stick to karate
I'm so glade you didn't say acting.
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Interesting that Pettine has not brought in any of his own players yet and that Marrone didn't bring in any former Syracuse players.
So far there's not too much to suggest that nepotism/patronage has superseded more important considerations.
That's a good thing.
Especially if you're a Buffalonian.
UDFA Zack Chibane, guard is from Syracuse.
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Nothing of any real substance has happened yet so of course it's "wait and see" time. Really it's "wait and see" until January.
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I have to disagree. I think since January a lot of substantial events have occurred. If this were the same old Bills, Buddy would still be the GM, Lovie Smith would be the coach. They would have drafted a CB or LB with the 8th pick and taken a QB in the 3rd round.
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Last time I was truly excited about a Bills off-season (other when Bledsoe was finally dumped in 2005) was in 2001, & there are some similarities. Ralph 'passed the torch' to another. Before getting the job, TD was a highly-respected & much sought-after NFL executive. Before getting the promotion, Brandon was a good marketing guy but a proven failure running a football team. Now, even though he was supposed to be out of the picture, Ralph ended up meddling and micro-managing TD, the major factor in TD's failure here IMO. Maybe this time, he really will stay away, but nevertheless, Littman & Overdorf have gone nowhere. Hopefully Brandon + Ralph not meddling compared to TD + Ralph meddling will be close to a wash. I am much more positive on the Marrone hiring than I was on the GW hiring, and I like what I am hearing about Whaley. I still think all the trash at the top of the organization needs to be gone once and for all, but it would be great if Marrone & Whaley prove themselves to be worthy of staying after the new ownership eventually takes over.
Tom Donahoe failed because of paranoia and arrogance. He lost a power struggle with Cower in Pittsburg. He was never going to have that happen again, so he hired two head coaches that were on no one's radar. They therefore owed him. Frankly Ralph should have fired him when he chastised the fans for him having to fire Williams.
His drafts were bizarre. It was like he was after a head line not players. Did the Bills really have the luxury of using a first round pick on a guy, McGahee, that couldn't play for a year? Or the panic the lead to trading up for Losman?
"Much sought after", he was working at ESPN when Ralph hired him.
No one pays $800m for something and then does not bring their own people in. It all gets blown up when Ralph passes.
Unless of course they are winning.
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Talk is Ralph.
Ralph is cheap. Talk is cheap. Therefore Ralph is talk. Deductive reasoning, nicly done.
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Not to be pessimistic, but an NFL players attitude and conduct is hard to gauge before the get their hands on $$. Once they have the money, their character flaws and strengths will reveal themselves.
First of all even without a contract he has access to plenty of money. What ever agency he is with will lend him what ever he wants until the contract is signed.
This kid is an Academic All American who has already earned his degree and is working on a masters. I find it highly unlikely that he will blow a million dollars over a weekend or make in rain in some strip club.
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I don't care if they hire the janitor to be the next GM, I just want wins. But until then, yes I'll be cynical. Have you not been watching for the last 13 years?
I've been watching for the last fifty years and you have the right to be cynical. The problem with the Bills was always Ralph Wilson. This is not meant to disparage the man or his contribution to the NFL. I've met him. His eyes light up when he talks about the Bills. He truly loves the team. That being said he made a lot of bad management and coaching decisions over the years. Through the mid 1980s Ralph was considered to be a bad owner. Only after Polian and Levy did he become revered.
A few years ago, after a monumental collapse against the Dolphins (Travis Henry halfback pass), I told my nephew, another avid Bills fan, that nothing would change until ownership changed. I could be wrong but Ralph giving total control to Brandon is close. What has gone on over the last few months has a decidedly different feel to it. I hope I am right, we'll see.
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A year from now he will be begging to get back into league.
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CJ is becoming the face of the franchise!
This guy needs the ball 20 times per game this year!
He'll get winded.
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Why the intrigue? What purpose could it serve?
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What?
GO BILLS!!!
Yeah I didn't get that either.
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Brady hemet cam view week 1....
Hmm, I don't tink that is Brady. Those are not Armani jeans and those shoes, please.
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Can Buffalo afford this?
Yes, they duck taped Ralph's out Kodak 8mm to a helmet.
Old noy out
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I want to se the scores of the first three games before I drop my skeptical approach. The Bills haven't done anything to convince me that they are different from the past decade +. Talk is cheap in May.
Tremendous grasp of the obvious.
Tremendous grasp of the obvious.
Who started at LG?
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It was not an overnight re-define but the upper management has transitioned in the last couple of years.
The question is whether people think the organization can really re-define itself when the owner and his right hand man are still the same.
I believe it is possible but I completely understand the skepticism of others.
The real question is if Brandon will run the team differently than when Ralph was running it?
The recent hires and moves certainly feel different.
I feel the same. Some thing about this feels different. A few years ago when the Bills blew a game against the Dolphins, I turned to my nephew and said that nothing would change until ownership changed. Maybe giving Russ complete control is enough.
Same old Bills would be if Lovie Smith were the coach, they take Geno with the eighth pick and the rest all from the SEC and ACC.
It is at least going to be interesting
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I'm surprised that you say that because it seems to me that there's a lot more Brad Smith hate than there is Brad Smith love.
The Bills believe he has potential as a wide receiver. It's been explained numerous times in this forum and I thought you were a regular reader here.
I don't hate Brad Smith. I think he is over paid based on production but I don't really care about Ralph's money. This thread is about Cap casualty. Smith would be a savings of $2.75M. I know we don't have a Cap issue but again the point of this thread is conjecture. Earlier in this thread I listed the people close to Smith in Cap savings. Looking at those names who would you cut?
As to Smith's potential. He had been in the league for seven years, he turns 30 this year.
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I don't understand all the Brad Smith love. What has he ever done to warrant this? Is he a viable back up QB? No, we have all seen him throw. A serviceable WR? Look at his attached stats. Great special teamer? He would have too be, but is he? Somebody please explain it too me.
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Great link. He owned Trufant. He has the size we need at WR, and seems to have Larry Fitzgerald type hands where he catches anything within his reach. He should make the team. I'm thinking our WR's are: SJ, Woods, Rogers, Goodwin, Graham, Kaufman. Easley on Practise squad. Imagine lining 5 of those guys up 5 wide, Spiller or Freddie in the backfield, and having to account for Chandler as well.
Can Easley go to the practice squad?
Krazy for Kiko!!!
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