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That entire article is total garbage. LA had two teams, wound up being an epic fail. Once one team moves there, it also will fail, then they will not get another team.
Also, when you combine Buffalo, Rochester, and Southern Ontario, you have around 8 MILLION people. That's a larger market than most NFL teams have. Perahps in the top 5. When people say "the Buffalo market is small" they are looking only at the City of Buffalo. If the team moved to Niagara Falls, it could more easily tap into the 8 million Canadians (many of whom already attend Bills games, just try crossing into Canada after a Bills game). The Bills market is not "small." Buffalo is small because NYS politicians have taxed most employers out of the region. But the Buffalo area (Rochester, Buffalo, Southern Ontario) is larger than most NFL markets. Sullivan is a hack.
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With the young recievers we have on our squad (Nelson,Easely,Jones etc) it really feels as though we are missing a reliable veteran presence. I'm a 50/50 guy on Evans and I think we've seen the peak of his career already. It'd be nice to have 2 veteran recievers to help these guys. I'd love to see more 4 to 5 reciever sets this year so why not bring in a Free Agent that has some reliable hands and routes to help the younger guys. Since the Bills are never going to sign a huge namer like Braylon Edwards or Vincent Jackson or Sidney Rice etc. I think you go for someone who is going to be a positive locker room guy. With that being said who do you think would be the best fit? IMO I like any one of these: Lots of options for vets this year though...
Brian Finneran (ATL)
Donte' Stallworth (BAL)
TJ Houshmandzadeh (BAL)
Mike Sims-Walker (JAC)
Kevin Curtis (MIA)
Hank Baskett (MIN)
Greg Lewis (MIN)
Lance Moore (NO)
Johnnie Lee Higgins (OAK)
Mark Clayton (STL)
Maurice Stovall (TB)
I like the idea in theory, but I don't see anyone in this group that I would take, unless they are cheap and we can ship Evans off for something good in return. Unlikely.
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In the sideline and premium club sections at RWS they do the same thing. We get our ticket scanned anytime we enter and leave, to keep the riff raff out. Since security already scans tickets at the gate to get in the stadium, they could easily scan people out if they wanted to go to the lots to smoke.
They could, but that would ruin their Orwellian goal of forcing you to quit. If you want to quit (and you should) that is your personal decision.
I don't see how this stops you from inhaling cigarette smoke. People lit up in the stands all the time, even though it was banned. This will just make more people do it. These people use the most addictive substance on Earth, and they already flaunt the rules in great number. This just makes that guy who had the courtesy to actually go to the designated area smoke in the stands or bathroom.
The most ironic part, is that you will probably inhale more smoke after this rule than before.
A very good point. This is a counterproductive rule.
Got to agree with you Bill. Like I said I am not a smoker but smokers never bothered me in the stadium. They put it outside the concourse pretty much away from everything else. Sure you had 1 or 2 aholes smoking in the seats or outside the designated smoking area but guess what, when you get 70,000 people at one place your going to have that happen. My guess is it will still happen even with the new rules in place.
The lots opened at 8am last year for the poster that thought they opened at 9.
As other people have said, this will turn the bathrooms into smoking rooms. There is no way to enforce this. They could barley enforce the smoking area when only a few people were smoking in the seats. This will cause many problems for the Bills security staff, and actually increase the amount of 2nd hand smoke people are exposed to.
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I quit cold turkey last July, it was brutal but well worth it. I find that I enjoy sporting events much more when I am not rushing to the designated area to huff down a quick smoke. The only problem I have with open air stadiums banning it outright is that they can have a smoking area that does not interfere with non-smokers.
I completely agree. I have never smoked, but if you want to smoke I'm all for your right to do it so long as I’m not inhaling the second hand smoke. In a stadium like the Ralph, I have never had a problem with the designated smoking areas. This is more about people trying to force others to quit or adopt their habits (like Prohibition) than anything to do with second-hand smoke health concerns. Shame on the Bills.
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Great story, thanks for sharing. I hope there is a training camp because I really want to see all these new D players in action. They all seem like class acts off the field and absolute beasts on the field.
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A #1 wide receiver who does not require double covereage should not be the #1. He should hurt the other team every game.
Evans and Johnson played nearly every offensive down, but
Evans gave us only 578 yards, while
Johnson gave us 1078 yards,
Nelson gave us 353 yards,
Jones gave us 213 yards
Parrish gave us 400 yards in half a season.
EVANS PRODUCTION
2008 BUF 1,017 yards
2009 BUF 612 yards
2010 BUF 578 yards
2011 ???? 300 yards????
What I see on the roster by description is:
Evans: long patterns, primary deep receiver, seldom short or over the middle. Limited flexibility,
37 receptions avg 15.6yards 3 for 40+ two fumbles 4 TD
Steve Johnson: best numbers on the team, Evan’s replacement. Dangerous all over the field
82 receptions, avg 13.1 yards 2 for 40+ zero fumbles 10 TD
Nelson: used as a possession/red zone, 3rd wideout (since Evans and Johnson already on the field). Ready to step up as #2.
31 receptions avg 11.4 yards 3 TD
Easley: missed last year but looked good late bloomer in college and 2010 training camp. At least quality depth and and likely to move into starting mix in 2011.
Parrish: slot receiver with speed
33 receptions avg 12.2 2 TD
Donald Jones: bigger slot receiver alternate to Parrish as slot receiver.
As a rookie, part time player, gave the Bills 37% of the yards that Evans got and 25% of the TD’s. Think about it.
18 receptions, avg 11.8 yards 1 TD
Spiller: A wild card in the mix. Gailey drafted him because of the potential to get him into space with the ball and even last year he drew attention when he was on the field. Whether he lines up in the backfield and then splits out wide for a GO route, or goes in motion wide or does the ThurmanThomas little slip out pass,,, he will help the passing game. While it is true that help will work whether or not Evans is on the roster or not, it provides an option to replacd whatever Evans was bringing to the table.
Roosevelt(local guy), Huggins(speedy guy who was hurt and cleared waivers), Hubbard (6-2 225),
What I think is that Evans has a limited tool set and teams have found that they can neutralize him with soft deep single coverage without a safety over the top AND this is easier because he is not likely to break over the middle and get loose. We would be just as well off by putting a burner who can run a fly pattern OR a crossing route out there in his place. This would mean that we would be developing a young player, who is not going to be further over the hill 2 years from now, and would have an extra draft pick to stock up on LB or OL. The Pasties have made a meal ticket in the draft by trading off still-good players with some milage on their tires, in order to get the ammo to restock. You have to give up something to play that game and I think it is time to unload Evans while he still has some perceived worth.
Great post. Thanks. I agree. We need to unload him before his value approaches zero. He has one route, which could be valuable to another team, Arizona comes to mind as Fitzgerald is begging for another WR. They need someone to take pressure off Larry or he will never re-sign. Seems like a good trading partner.
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100% correct. defensive players have a smaller learning curve than those on offense. I bet Nix took this, and the fact that this was a loaded D class into account when drafting.
I hope you are right. The picks from Nix's 1st draft could not get on the field consistently and couldn't contribute on a 4-12 team (for various reasons, that have already been hashed out here on TBD). Only time will tell if the picks from this season will go the same way or have a much better impact on this team and also if those rookies from last season can blossom into starters this season.
Fitz is just another version of Holcomb and is not a pro-bowl caliber QB. The key to our success on offense is going to trigger that anemic run game that failed to score TDs.
I am also not sold on Edwards as our DC. He is an average LB coach and he can't even get them to play as the best unit on his team.
One of the big problems this young team faced last year was the attempt to change to a 3-4 defense during training camp and then abandoning it for a 4-3 during the regular season...It is almost like wasting your off season.
WOW. Lets not compare Fitz to Holcomb, who couldn't throw the ball more than 10 yards. On the other hand, I agree with you that Edwards is not a D-coordinator. I fully expect him and Wanny to switch positions by the middle of the season unless the D gets its act in order.
Also, I think Nix took into account the looming lockout and the loaded D class and made the smart move to go heavy on D, where there is a smaller learning curve.
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I found this Q&A very interesting...
I have a few problems with those issues in bold...
1) You can no longer hit a QB who's in the act of throwing the football?! Seriously?! This is how fumbles occur. These are exciting times for the defense and to take away the ability to hit a player while he is passing is absolutely absurd. Possibly the worst amendment to hit the rulebook. Ever.
2) A well timed hit after a receiver catches the ball, thereby dislodging the ball from the receiver, is no longer legal. The receiver must be given time to ward off the contact. Terrible.
3) A runner whose forward progress has been stopped? This is so subjective that it's ridiculous. How many times have we seen a player get hit, forward progress stopped, no whistle, get hit again, and break through those tackles to daylight...? If a player is hit and no longer moving forward, but the whistle has yet to blow, another defender should absolutely have the right to hit that player again. This is the NFL, players break tackles ALL the time. Hence the phrase, "I just kept my feet moving".
4) Are kickers and punters not football players? Are they not allowed to tackle the returner? Anybody on that field is fair game to be hit.
5) A player who receives a blindside hit from a player moving toward his own endzone... This is obviously the, "Hines Ward Rule". Now you can't block a player unless he looks at you. Great.
Roger Goodell, how long will it be until your league is comparable to flag football, or two hand touch? You are taking away much of the game's physicality and some of these amendments are absolutely unnecessary. The game is getting worse ladies and gentlemen, not better.
I understand the need to reduce concussions, but most of these rules appear to do very little to reduce concussions, etc. Eliminating head to head hits, and other such "cheap shots" with long suspensions and fines will do it. But not hitting a WR right after he catches the ball, and not hitting a RB after his forward progress is allegedly stopped. These are terrible changes.
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I could not disagree more. We can argue all day about whether or not college athletes should or should not be paid. But the fact of the matter is right now they are not, and Pryor has been behaving in a manner that is blatently opposite the current rules.
When Pryor showed up to work out after Tressel stepped down in another new "loaner' car, that told me all I needed to know: He's not capable of being a starting QB in the NFL. Don't wast a pick.
The new "loaner car" Prior allegedly drove after Tressell was fired was a USED Nissan Z that, after trading in a car of his own, he paid around 10K for.
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Same thing I said for Poz. It all depends on the salary. Donte is a good safety. He is not #9 overall good but he is a solid player. If people could forget where he was drafted and just focus on him being a lunch pail type player he would be just another one of the guys.
As usual with Bufrfalo fans we will try to run a solid player out of town just because he wasn't an all star safety because he was drafted at the #9 spot. It's not his fault our developmentally disabled front office picked Donte at #9.
I agree. He is a good safety, and as long as he is seeking money equivilant to his value, I would definetly re-sign him. He can also help the younger DB's.
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I like the idea of adding Pryor. His record speaks for itself, and while he has had some maturity issues, he is only 21 and was treated as a rock-star since the time he was 7. I think he has probably learned a lot and become more humble through his recent experiences. Also, some of his “maturity” issues are not really “maturity” issues at all. I like the fact that he cried on the sideline after loosing to PSU his freshman year. I like the fact that he cared that much about winning that loosing hurt that much. Heinz Ward did the same thing after the Steelers lost their 3rd AFC Championship game. They then went on to win two Super Bowls. This is the type of attitude we need on this team. I like the fact that he said OSU would beat Wisconsin 9/10 times after loosing to them. Sour gapes….no, confidence that you and your team can win. As for his other “maturity” issues, I will argue that people change, esp. 21 year olds. The only question is cost. I would give up a 3rd round or later for him, but I'd be hesitant to give up a 1st or 2nd.
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Manning is WAY better than Brady and is WAY more valuable to his team. New England finished with an 11-5 record WITHOUT Brady in 2008. I'd LOVE to see the Colts have that kinda success without Manning.
I'd even say that Brady isn't even the 2nd or 3rd best QB in the league. Manning, Brees and Rodgers before Brady. I'd even say Philip Rivers is a better QB than Brady.
100% agree. Your point about Indy and NE success w/o Manning or Brady is all you need to know about their value to their teams. I'd also take Rodgers and perhaps Brees before Brady. Brady would be killed playing behind the line Rodgers played behind last year.
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Thanks for posting.
Is this a backhand to the defensive staff?
The defensive staff STINKS. Edwards was way over his head last year. Hopefully by mid season the positions are flipped and Wanny is the D coordinator and Edwards is the LB coach. Say whatever you want about Wanny, but he has had great defenses everwhere he has been.
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let Maybin try out for TE
I 100% agree. He has a TE body, not an OLB body. It will prob not work, but why not try?
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No. Unfortunately, NFL teams are actually increasing some revenues and decreasing expenses as we speak.
Because there was no salary cap (ceiling or floor last year) at least ten teams spent under the cap floor and several teams spent as much as $30 million below the floor… giving themselves an increased war chest as the lockout approached.
Also, as the NFL recently announced, league-wide, season ticket sales are ahead of last year's pace.
On top of this, teams are not spending money on the added costs of organized team activities and minicamps this offseason. So they are saving money in that regard as well.
Yet another area where the owners are saving money is in the area of workout bonuses which some players have in their contracts. While this is not typically a huge expense, it can in some cases be quite substantial. D'Brickashaw Ferguson will not be paid his $750,000 workout bonus. Vince Wilfork has weight and workout bonuses totaling $215,000.
At this moment, the owners have saved in expenses compared to a typical offseason and increased some revenues.
The fact that several owners have not reduced the compensation to coaches and other non-football staff tells you that not all owners treat their employees the same.
The article totally contridicts itself with this point:
"On top of this, teams are not spending money on the added costs of organized team activities and minicamps this offseason. So they are saving money in that regard as well." The article also cites "reduced operation" costs as a reason the owners are saving money. The reason they are saving this money is in part because the staff people who run these events, etc. are taking pay cuts or being furloughed. If you are not working, you should expect a pay cut or furlough. That's the way business works.
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I'd still come up for games.
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You are correct. Everyone talks about how he is this offensive genius, and quarterback guru, but he really hasn't done anything here yet, or in the NFL period for that matter to be ranked very high. He took over the same team pretty much as the year before, except healthier and won less games? That isn't going to shoot you up the list of coaches rankings.
But, we lost a great Defensive coordinator (Fewell) and the D went down as a result. If Edward's can't get this D together the first few games (i.e. if the Pats explode on us) then it's time to demote Edwards to LB coach where he belongs and promote Wanny.
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I think we need to quit flaming on the person who posted this. Ok, “final piece to the puzzle” is a little over the top. The final piece would be signing James Harrison or Woodley from the Steelers. But, we are not "set" by any measure at WR, unless that measure is mediocrity. There is not a single pro bowl caliber WR on this team. (Johnson had one good year, if he repeats then we have one). Evans can only run one route, and as his speed decreases, his value goes down the drain. All the other WR's that everyone seems sold on are purely "potentially great" WR's. Plex is a 1000/year WR. He could help the young guys learn the game. Even if he is a one and done, he will provide great value to this team assuming his head is in the right place. Even if we don't sign him, I don't share the thought that we are "set" at WR...not until we see repeat performances from Johnson, etc. I'm excited about the potential of this group, but that's all it is at this point.
Also, I should add that (someone can check this i'm not 100% sure) that Gailey was the OC at Pittsburgh while Plex was there. So if the Bills do sign him, don't panic because Gailey will know what he's getting.
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Chinese jerseys are perfectly fine, no difference at all in them. My last order I also got the brand new 3rd jersey from the Sabres, those go for $200 bucks or more, and this was only $36. Got a brand new Blue Jays jersey too, it was perfect, was only $18. My Jim Kelly jersey is of great quality, and it was $16. Great for Christmas shopping too!
Where do you get these "chinese jerseys?"
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I like the idea of Dennis Dixon or Charlie Batch from the Steelers. They have 4 QB's currently, one will have to go.
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There are new people incharge of Pro personnel and they report to Doug Whaley who comes from the 'Burgh so no FO witch hunt is needed.
Don't forget Harrison was cut a few times by the 'Burgh before he became somebody. I don't think Maybin is a case of the Bills not developing him sometimes its up to the individual (and HGH.)
Good point about Harrison. I like Maybin's chances. Wanny is a great coach, and the upgraded front 7 could open holes for him. If he is unblocked and can get a clear shot at at QB, watch out. He needs to get bigger though to shed blocks, which he should since he is now 23.
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Now that makes good sense.
How 'bout we just grab Giants' FA OG/OT Kevin Boothe to fill a need, add some OL depth, and to...
REVERSE THE CURSE!!!!
Yeah, if we are giving up picks we need to add to the O line big time. We can get Jackson from the Vikings (I think he's a free agent) or perhaps Dennis Dixon from the Steelers, or Leftwich, or Charlie Batch to backup Fitz. All serve what the Bills are looking for: someone who won't challange Fitz, but could step in if Fitz gets injured and handle playing in the NFL with some degree of competency. (depending on the player we get).
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It's a freaking privilege, just like anything else that is not guaranteed in the constitution as a right. Glad to see the poll results show that readers of this blog are sane. No person has a "right" to work at any particular job. Do I have a "right" to work for the Bills or Penguins just because I would love to. No.
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Anyone know what he's up to these days? Seems like he just wanted the money and ran. I rip on Maybin a lot, but the kid really really wants to be a good NFL player. He may lack the talent or ability to play LB, but with Russell it seems like he got his pay day and was like, "thanks, i'm out."
Tony Washington signs with Calgary
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100% agree. Or committed DUI's, or hit people with their car. But utter the word "sex offender" and everyone gets crazy, even if the underlying offense was public urination. No one takes the time to find out what actually happened when someone has that label. If you read his story, he was treated unfairly and I don't the term "sex offender", as originally intended, fits what he did. Best of luck to him, and I hope to see him in a Bills uniform someday.