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Perhaps the best draft philosophy this year for the Bills is "Stop the Run". Except for the "D" secondary the Bills have so many weaknesses, that the draft will not get them out of the AFC East cellar. They need to focus on one area so that it becomes an area of stength.
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ESPN insider is reporting this. As earlier posted on this board, the Bills seem to want a scatback, so this would seem to further prove that theory. Anyone know what round Dexter McCluster is projected to go?
His college stats: http://espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=191216
Seen him play a few times this season. No doubt he is an exciting back. But I would prefere the Bills to use the early rounds to build two dominating lines with depth. It's been a long time since we had lines that could knock people off the ball.
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I'm not going to pretend to watch old DVD's of Bills games focusing on the line of scrimmage, but it seems like common sense would point to Marcus Stroud being an underperforming player. Since he has been a Bill, our run defense has continued to be terrible. Yet, every expert/film-watcher talks about how underrated and under appreciated Kyle Williams is. Simple math tells me if you have two very good DT's, it would be hard to have such a bad run D, even if your linebackers are street free agents.
What do you suggest the Bills do with Stroud? Should they just release him? Should they trade him? If they trade him, what do you feel just compensation for Stroud to be?
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May I suggest to you to change the subject of your post to: "Marcus Stroud should be traded."
Why do you want to trade Stroud? What do think is fair value for Stroud?
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I love kyle williams. He is a force in the tampa 2. Too small to play NT, and not fast enough to play DE. I think the Colts could realy use him and were willing to part with a 4th (?) for McCargo back in '08. This would be a very important piece of the defensive puzzle for the Colts and a fair trade if we swap a few latter round picks. Williams, our 3rd and a 6th for Colts 1st and third. Colts get a great player for their system, and we get an excellent draft pick to use on a NT or maybe LB.
Sometimes as the saying goes"its not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog". Jeff Wright was a small NT, but played the position extremely well. Williams will be a fine NT in a rotation. Hopefully the analyists are correct about Dan Williams, NT from Tennessee. He and Kyle could be the Bills version of the Williames.
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The signing of 3 solid veterans Green, Davis and Edwards shows intelligence from our Front office. This is how you build a team, solid FA with good drafts. Nothing flashy but sound
It's nice to see us getting some size back on defense.
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Nolan Nawrocki's 2nd mock draft (updated from a month ago). Not surprised to see Trent Williams as the #1 OT taken, although there's been a lot of talk about Okung, I've heard many NFL Scouts have Williams rated #1. This Bills pick would make the fans flip out (in a bad way), but it wouldn't be shocking. Here it is:
http://www.profootballweekly.com/2010/03/1...ld-make-history
Spiller is a great back, but the Bills need to on one tract both in free agency and the draft;" BUILD TWO DOMINATE LINES!!!!"
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The two above quotes are totally in line with my sentiments. As I've posted recently, last year everyone was clamoring for a pass rusher.
In addition, most everyone agrees that the NFL is a quarterback-driven, passing league.
We already have a respectable collection of defensive backs. Imagine how much more effective they would be (ints, defensive 3rd down percentage) if we had a good pass rush.
Now one year after a consensus existed for drafting a pass rusher, Aaron Schobel is thinking about retirement and Aaron Maybin has not shown conclusively that he will be a legitimate pass rush threat. In other words, the pass rush has not been addressed.
This draft looks to me like there are numerous excellent pass rushers who could man the outside linebacker position for the Bills...which also happens to be a position of need. Everyone is clamoring for a nose tackle (understandable) but the buzz over Rolando McClain is a bit odd to me. Reminds me a bit of the buzz over Rey Maualuga last year.
Meanwhile draft experts agree that this class is loaded with edge rushers like Sergio Kindle, Brandon Graham (watch the exhaustive video of him on YouTube), Derrick Morgan, and Jerry Hughes, just to name a few.
I'm not saying we take a pass rusher at #9...but it seems to me that OLB is a position of much greater need than ILB, firstly because we have no proven talent at OLB where we do at ILB, and secondly because pass rushers are hard to come by and at a great premium in the NFL.
Interested to hear all of your opinions.
If we go defense with the #9, I would be thrilled if the Bills selected Dan Williams, DT from Tennessee. Could be the NT answer for the next 8 years.
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For those of us who aren't as familiar with Edwards, please explain the "risk"
Had a neck injury and sat out most of 2008. Came back in 2009, started for the Ravens and played extremely well. Great against the run.
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No thanks Edwards is too much of a risk
You did not see him play last year. If you did you wouldn't say he to much of a risk. He's a monster against the run.
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If the Bills play their cards right they could put a very respectable group of players on the field on defense for 2010.
That's because guys like McKelvin, McGee, Whitner, Poz, Mitchell, and others missed so much time that they really weren't able to make much of an impact.
Hopefully, with bigger stronger players overall in the front seven the defense will hold up better and the starters will make it through to game 16 (and even the playoffs) unscathed.
I'm hoping that Nix is evaluating all available FAs and looking to sign the ones that fit what we plan to do on offense and defense the best.
DT/NT J. Kennedy may not be a big name, but he may fit the 3-4 scheme very well and should compete for a starting DT position. He was the #12 player overall several years back so the talent is certainly there. From what I've read it sounds like he is going to play for Buffalo.
Right now I see the Bills starting Stroud and Sp. Johnson at DT and K. Williams at NT. If they sign Kennedy then he may start ahead of Johnson. I expect the Bills to draft a high quality NT in either R1 or R2 and that player will then compete with Williams for the starting NT spot.
Our starting defense would shape up as follows if we sign Kennedy, draft a NT in R1 or R2, and maybe even sign a vet OLB like J. Porter (all are very realistic):
Potential Defensive starters:
DT/NT/DT - Stroud/R1 or R2 pick/Kennedy (Subs: K. Williams, Sp. Johnson, McCargo, Kelsay)
OLB/ILB/ILB/OLB - Porter/Mitchell/Poz/Schobel (Subs: Maybin, C. Ellis, Draft, N. Harris, mid round draft pick)
CB/SS/FS/CB - McGee/Whitner/Byrd/McKelvin (Subs: Florence, Youboty, Corner, B. Scott, Wilson)
That's not a bad group really. If we can get a really good NT in the draft the defense mentioned above could do very well in 2010.
Your thoughts??
This group could not stop anybody last year. If I'm not mistaken we were ranked 29th last year. Besides wishful thinking, what makes you think this group will vault to a respectable ( top 15 defense) in 2010? Do you think Kennedy is that good?
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Those are very nice comments. My only concern, is Kennedy an upgrade to our "D" Line? If yes, sign him, and release the player who he replaces.Having been his teammate for the past season and a half, Bills free agent visitor Jimmy Kennedy is very tight with Pat Williams.Kennedy said when he told Williams he was coming to visit with the Bills that the former Bills DT couldn’t say enough good things about Buffalo.
“Pat loved this place,” said Kennedy. ”I’m quite sure if he had an opportunity to come back here he would be here. He speaks highly of Buffalo and he loves the fans here. When I told him I was coming out here he told me to go up there and have fun and if you sign there good luck.”
Kennedy has a deep respect for Williams’ game and even indicated that he would wear Williams old number 93 if it was available and he signed here.
“If I come here and his old number is available I’ll consider changing to that number,” said Kennedy. ”That’s how much respect I have for Pat. He’s like a father for the most part. Thirteen years at that nose guard spot, to get the recognition that he gets right now and to be 38 years old. He’s a beast and I love him to death.”
Number 93 however, is currently worn by Chris Ellis.
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Only the most ardent fan has thoughts of the Bills making the playoffs next year. Most football anaylists will probably have us finishing in the AFC East cellar next year. That being said, I would hope the brain trust of the Bills forget about splashy free agent signings or high profile draft picks,ala Tebow, and focus their attentions and dollars on building two dominant lines.
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I'm usually negative about the Bills, because they are awful. However! I see a ray of light in the 3-4 if we can get Kennedy and draft a Fat NT.
Here's my dream:
ROLB Schobel
LOLB Maybin
MLB Mitchell
MLB Poz
DE Stroud
DE Kennedy
DT Fat Draftee (Cody?)
That set up could be killer. Seriously.
I'm affraid that lineup would be mediocre at best.
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Just curious what people think about Nix. When he introduced Gailey he was a bumbling fool that didn't even know how many coaches the Bills have had. A 70 year old goofball. So progressive! Typical Bills.
I think he's a breath of fresh air. For the last 10 years we just got the "politically correct" BS out of OBD. So he made a mistake "BIG DEAL". I hope he keeps talking his feelings instead of the OBD PR BS.
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He has HC exsperience. He's an offensive minded coach. He knows alot of assistant coaches around the league. He won't demand a huge salary, so ticket prices can still be the lowest in the NFL. He won't demand changes to the front office, so all the current executives can continue doing what ever they have been doing the last 10 years. And he's at an age, such that ,when he get's fired he can probably retire.
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Let's face it, the odds of being a successful HC with the Bills are probably 200 to 1 against you. First, the same management that has been failing year in and year out is still there and solidly intrenched. Second,the same scouting personnel that has failed over the years is still there. Third, your in a division that is made up of teams from much larger markets that are committed to winning. Their ownership has brought in competent football minded people to direct their operations. Forth, you don't have a QB to work with. Fifth, you have to build an OL. Sixth, you have one of the worst defensive front seven in the league. Seventh, you have to take the approach that after three or four years being frustrated by One through Six, you had better have saved your salary, because your reputation as a head coach will be that you can't put a winning team on the field. Therefore you career as a head coach is shot. Maybe someone you met along the way might give you an assistants job.
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Ralph Wilson: Born in 1918! That’s the end of World War I.
Look at it from the bright side. If the Bills had a young agressive owner he'd probably want to make more money and have a fancy new stadium. That certainly could not happened in Buffalo. So instead of looking for a new coach, all us Bills fans would be looking for a team to root for.
How many successful businesses are owned and run by a 90+ year old?
Answer: None.
Here are some of the older owners in this league and what they’ve done to make their teams successful…
William Clay Ford (81) of the Detroit Lions, has given decision making privelages to his son William, and has a young football guy in Martin Mayhew running the show. Martin was able to trade Roy Williams for a ton of high draft picks, and hire a good young coach in Jim Schwartz. They’ve got a solid young QB in place and appear to be headed in the right direction.
Dan Rooney (77) of the Steelers, has given the majority of football decisions to his son Art II. As well as a young football guy in Kevin Colbert as GM.
Bill Bidwill (78) of the Cardinals has given decision making power to his sons Michael Bidwell, President and Bill Bidwell Jr., VP. And on top of that, have a good GM in place in Rod Graves.
In contrast, the Raiders seem to be stuck in the same situation as the Bills...
Al Davis (80) of the Raiders, is too old to run things on his own. And he’s 10 years younger than Ralph! The most powerful executive on staff is Amy Trask (Chief Executive) and she started with the team as an intern. It’s safe to say that she has no former NFL experience. John Herrera, Senior Executive, started with the Raiders as a ball boy, and joined the team officially in 1978 in PR. Their pro personnel guy was most recently a tight ends coach for the Falcons. The only reason he was hired to the personnel department is because he formerly coached the Raiders o-line in the late 90’s. Davis is just as clueless as Ralph at this point in his life. And their image and performance on the field reflect their poor management.
Bottom line… The stadium lease ends in 2012. Los Angeles wants a team there at the same time, ironically. Unless Ralph sells this team now, this team is as good as gone. He doesn’t know many people in the league any more, he probably doesn’t even own a cell phone or know what the internet is at this point. Seriously. You MUST evolve as a business. And you have to know when to let go and pass your power on to someone capable and motivated to make your business successful. Unfortunately, Ralph doesn’t have a son to hand down decision making power to. But, his time is up. His legacy will remain extremely positive if he sells the team now.
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Cowher is probably the only HC candidate that can command in his contract the ability to bypass Brandon on spending for players. Unless the new HC has that ability, the CEO will probaby have the final say on football player signings and salaries.
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I don't want to a pessimist about the new head coach. But the same people who have been making the key stategic decisions for the last 10 years will be the ones to have the final say on the new head coach. Sure, Nix is preparing the list of candidates, but Wilson and Brandon will have the last say. I don't know about you, but I'm hoping being lucky rather than good, is the rule of the day when they make their decission.
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I'm a little concerned that some of the high profiled coaches may have lost some of the "fire in the belly" with their exsposure to the more cushy and glamorous network jobs. Haslett, I believe, has a chip on his shoulder to prove he is a winning NFL head coach. No doubt he feels he built the Saints and was unjustly let go. He is a defensive minded coach but has demonstrated he knows the value of building a well rounded team. He has head coaching exsperience. He also has the personality that will fit well into WNY.
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With Brandon as CEO, and Nix reporting to him , Modrake head of scouting and Guy in charge of Free Agent evaluations, it dosn't appear we have much of a strategic change at OBD. It bothers me a little when Brandon has to bring in Kelley and Thomas to sell his decision. I hope I'm wrong, but I feel the same old PR con job coming out of OBD.
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Pehaps the bills haven't had the worst performance in the last 10 drafts and free agency. But it is safe to say that they have failed miserably in their attempt to evaluate players. Any compentent GM, that has a strong desire to succeed, would realize that 10 years of failure in this area is not acceptable. A good sign for Bills fans will be Nix making personnel changes in those key departments. If he doesn't then, I'm inclined to agree with many who say "same old, same old sorry Bills".
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Like a lot of people on this site I have been very interested in the Brian Brohm signing. Given the likelihood he will not play this season, I looked at some draft articles about him to get an idea what scouts thought of him and their assessment of how he might perform as a pro quarterback. The linked article has good background on him. Who knows how this guy will play out in Buffalo but this is the season of hope right?! Enjoy.
http://www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/o...31008bigc2.html
I wonder how good Brohm could be, since in two years he couldn't make the Packers 53 man team.
Best draft plan for Bills
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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It's not as important that I know the conference cellar they are in, as it is for the Bills Brass too know how to get out of the cellar.