RyanC883
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I think we are slightly better than our record this year. There is no reason a team with Spiller, Steve Johnson, our O-Line, Mario Williams and our D-line should not be able to get at least 10 wins. With better coaching we are a 10 win team.
How do you read that into 'this team can't beat decent teams?' To paraphrase Dennis Green 'they are what their record says they are.' We have a lower level mediocre franchise. It starts at the top and works it's way down from there.
Ralph...too many poor hiring decisions.
Buddy...ignoring the QB position. Buddy 'allowing' a talent devoid team to switch defensive schemes thereby creating additional holes to fill then switching back again thereby creating additional holes to fill in.
Gailey...I don't need to go into detail here. A list of his short comings is long, but he shares in the QB situation the team finds itself in and the flip flop flip on defensive schemes.
Who you can't 'blame' are the players. They are trying their best, I have no doubt about that, but the talent is still thin and they are not put into the best position to win by the GM & HC.
Hit the nail on the head!
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Agree with Mike. We would NEVER get the Pats off the field. Should be 4th and 30.
perfect video!!
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This is another example of the Bills organization setting up people for failure. (See Gailey as HC, Fitz as starting QB). The whole Bills organization is not putting people in positions where they can succeed We needed either someone who has been a GM, or someone to assist Nix with the draft. Passing up that many QB's when you are in dire need of a QB 2 straight years is ridiculous. This is a QB driven league, building around a "future" QB is nice, but taking a small, speedy WR last year who was projected to go in a later round instead of Wilson was a terrible move. Gailey is not a HC, he's an OC. He needs someone to reign in his pass-happy ways. Fitz is smart, can read D's, but does not have the necessary physical tools to make the passes required of a starting QB. He should be our backup. Hopefully Nix has learned and is ready for next years draft. I'm thinking it will be a good one. (LB,QB,QB,LB,OL, etc.).
Based on Nix's comment about "if you like a guy in the 3rd round you'd better that him in the 2nd", is this board going to blow up when they reach for a 2nd/3rd round rated guy like Landry Jones or Ryan Nassib and take him at 10th overall? Because I think this is exactly what they are going to do.based on what Buddy said. Having a new QB gives Buddy and Chan 2-3 more years of excuses for mediocrity.
Yes. But taking one of those guys at 10 should result in immediate termination.
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I don't feel sorry for Fitz. He's a grown man. He's a very rich young man with a Harvard degree. If this football thing doesn't work out, he can use his degree and football celebrity to get into a pretty sweet corporate gig somewhere. Or, just retire and live off the interest in his football money.
And, he's still got time. If Buffalo replaces him and the starter gets injured, he'll be there and if he does well and we get on a roll and the rook is struggling ...
Or he goes somewhere else and this happens. Worked for Hostettler and Earl Morrell.
He's going through a tuff stretch football wise, but he'll be alright. At the very worst, in 10 years he'll be like Marc Brunell and Todd Collins, being a good backup for a long time.
I agree. It's hard to feel bad for a guy that is a quality NFL caliber backup. I'd love him as our backup QB. The problem is that Nix and Gailey don't seem to be able to evaluate QB talent AT ALL.
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Typical Fox news. These numbers are BS. What is the sampling size? Are they factoring in Brady's entire career or just a few games where he didn't get hit? Brady would be at the top of this list if it weren't based on Fox's selective mathematics.
The great Fox News conspiracy to cook the numbers in Brady's favor. Really?!?!?
If you read the article, you'd see that they took "Statistics from the 2010 season, combined with the first three weeks of the 2011 season," into account. I'm sure they spent hours choosing those to make Brady look good. This is mostly because as much as we like to tout our new line it is quite average. Fitz is getting mauled a lot because he has less protection. Brady simply has more time.
A better stat would be percentage of contacts to qb are flagged
This is true. !
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I agree with this. I like our OL group. I would spend any free agent budget we have on keeping Byrd and Levitre and then possibly signing an Impact WR or LB or a #2 CB
I agree. In an ideal world I would love to add Long as our RT. But, we need to address the above. Any good FA LB's next year?
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Frankly, teams are often an extension of their coach. Schwartz is a pos. Stay classy, Detroit.
Exactly. Schwartz should be canned at the end of this season. His players are out of control. How do they know he was in the wrong spot on purpose? He's an idiot if he did it and then admitted to it!
This is one side of the story.
It doesn't make any sense.
I've never heard of a WR lining up on purpose to sabotage their team in the history of the NFL.
Its almost unbelievable. There has got to be more to that story.
I know. Beyond bizzare. I want to know why they think he did it on purpose? Is someone deflecting blame to him? Did he have a bad day and line up at the wrong spot multiple times, thinking he was where he was suppossed to be and the WR coach telling him its somewhere else?!?!?!
i cant imagine him being brought back - if he is, its a sign that the lions front office is worse than i thought (and i didnt give them much credit)
you absolutely cant waste years of stafford and johnsons career with this.
Perhaps Stafford and Johnson would like to come to Buffalo?!?!?
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I was going to say the rumors reminded me of Vince Young ... then I see the VY excuse.
Did Vince Young play for the Raiders? No. So your comparison between VY and McClain is invalid.
Or perhaps he's lazy and just not a team player. And no he's not supposed to flick off the camera but to look happy and excited when you're being arrested is dumb.
I didn't get the "happy and excited" look out of his face. But perhaps everyone on here is a physic. Our D is so good that we don't need to take a risk on and ILB. We can play the "perhaps" and "he looks happy" getting arrested game all we want. If he is waived, we should bring him in here to find out.
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Nix is good at retaining players. I.e. Jackson, Johnson, Chandler. I think we'll be able to keep both. But Nix should explain to Byrd what he is doing to build a winner. If I'm Byrd, I'm telling Nix either Chanpatrick goes or I go. You pick.
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I had a discussion with another poster in the Shoutbox last night regarding Fitzpatrick.
This is what the poster said:
"Is Fitz elite? No way. Is he reasonable? No. Is he as good as the average NFL QB? Probably"
So, my questions are this:
1. How would you categorize Fitz as a starting QB? Elite? Above-average? Average? Below-average?
2. What other current starting QBs is he comparable to?
3. If you feel that he is above-average, which QBs are better?
4. If you feel that he is average, which QBs are worse?
Bottom 5 QB in the league. The others are Vick, Rivers, and 2 others to be named later
The reason for that is not mental, but he cannot make the throws required of a starter on a weekly basis. He would be a FANTASTIC backup. You simply cannot miss wide-open WR's at the rate he does and be a starter.Where are all the Colin Kapernick is so awesome and so much better than Fitz comparisons today?? Oh yeah, they saw him play the vaunted St Louis Rams defense and light them up for 13 points in 75 minutes of football .......oh yeah, did you see the nice safety he gave them by running 20 yards backwards?
He must be an elite QB and better than Fitz because he's not on our team. Sanchez is awesome too. Same with Skelton, Christian Ponder too. Sam Bradford has really turned the Rams around. Tannehill and Gabbert are awesome and their teams have more wins than the Bills....wait a second. Wow, it seems the more I talk about other QBs the more I see this league has a bunch of average to below average QBs.
What a shocker! Fitz is the 2nd best QB in AFC East folks....that is how it is. Yeah, Tebow is better than Fitz yet cannot even get on the field with Sanchez as the QB. Maybe we should have drafted Matt Leinhart too! People on this board probably think he's better than Fitz too even though he can't make an NFL roster
I think Kapernick is currently undefeated and beat the Bears in his first 1/2 season as a starter. Think Fitzy could beat the Bears. hahaahahah. NO! Comparing Fitz to Sanchez and Tannehil is also rediculous. Wow, they are terrible, so Fitz is not a backup caliber QB?!?!?
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Look, even with a bad season the Bills still have more fans at games than the Jags.
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would Tressel come as the OC? He could then be the HC after another dismal year with Chan. Or Chan can just sit there and let Tressel call all the plays, then Nix can finally tell Chan he has to go. I know, wishful thinking.
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Another epic fail by Buddy to draft a QB. I was shocked he was available when we had a chance in the 3rd round, and almost broke my TV when the Bills took a WR who would have been available next round. I wonder how they mess up this years draft....
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The only think I can think of is that Buddy told him he needs to: (1) run the ball more; (2) stop acting like Fitz is Manning; and (3) let the most accurate kicker in Bills history attempt 50 yarders or he will be looking for a job next year.
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Mario being healthy is certainly a drastic improvement. But I don't' think you can win in the NFL when you rarely bring any more than the front 4 in pressure. You need a really good front 4. We still need that "other" DE opposite Williams, and K. Williams is getting up there in age, so drafting another DT wouldn't be terrible either IMO.
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Hey, he can play his players in the NFL, and they can get all the tattoos they want for free. Would be a good move for him.
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Yes, the Steelers 3rd String QB is better than our 1st string QB.
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Yes, but inconsistent beyond belief. Still- his teammates respect him which is a big component. Sanchise on the other hand...this should be fun to watch this week if the back up sparks a three way QB controversy: Tebow, Sanchise or McElroy (or whatever his name is)
Jets drama=never gets old!!! Wonder who is cut at the end of the year. I'm guessing Sanchez, but really do that want a QB tandem of Tebow and McElroy?!?!?!
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Must be amazing to be in an organization where a head coach with a .600 winning percentage is on the bubble.
haha. I was thinking the same thing. In most organizations besides the Bills and Pirates that is unacceptable
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Would like to see the Bills address depth in the FA market, and then get some studs in the draft. Just don't overpay for the depth. I think we also need to resign our TE!
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Sobering to see the schedule for next season besides the AFC East. Home - Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Carolina AFC West equal standing (Oakland as of today). Away - Cleveland, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, AFC South (Tennessee as of today). At best I can see 8-8 season without substantial infussion of talent at QB, WR and ILB. Depending how the games are scheduled we can be out of playoff talk by midseason.,,,again.
Thanks for posting. Brutal schedule. Quick question: Anyone know if the Bills box office sells tickets to away games. I'm thinking of hitting the ones in CLE and PIT, and perhaps TPA as well.
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Trade up for Gino Smith. Then LB, LB, Center somewhere, LB.
Romo and luck are far above average IMO. Qb's not defenses win in today's nfl Brady to the bowl w no defense, Brees, Rogers, Peyton, none of these guys need a d. Rogers sure doesn't
Buffalo has whiffed on many attainable qb options in draft over the years. No interest in McCoy, claussen, kaepernick, wilson,dalton. All of these guys fell and were attainable, not saying any of them necessarily is the answer. (cue colt McCoy jokes) But its time to grab one
You are correct. And as I see none in this draft other than Smith worth taking in the 1st, I think we draft Smith. Perhaps Nassib a bit later. In between, LB's.
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Perhaps the Giants or Jets as I lived in Buffalo then Binghamton when I started watching football. But I may not have been as obsessed with those teams as I am with the Bills because I prob would not have gone to any games growing up, so I most likely would be a Steelers fan today. (moved to Pgh when 12).
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I think its time to draft a new Center and switch Wood to another spot on the line. Perhaps he will be less injury prone if he is not in the middle of every play. The problem is, are there any good centers available in the 3rd round? We still need a OLB (Jones) a QB (another Jones!) and then a Center as we still have Wood while he is healthy, we do not have appropriate OLB or QB play even when those guys are healthy.
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coaching is a major issue there. But the player turnover has been pretty drastic as well.