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35 total yards? Yeah that should do the trick.
I don't know what you're referencing. Do better. Their O-line doesn't block anyone.
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Whatever your opinion is on Lynch and Jackson (and granted, I don't think many opinions one way or another are worth much given the offense they play in), there is no way Lynch should be getting less than 5 carries a game. Absolutely no way. Fewell is a joke.
Yes agreed. Lynch is too talented not to see touches. Jackson 25 touches. Lynch 20 touches. Done.
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Teams had almost zero film on the guy entering this season. I wouldn't draw any conclusions good or bad after 3 quarters of play.
Film? Dude you're reaching.
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You know it's bad when the opposing team has gone into Prevent D with 4 minutes to go in the third. Brohm looks like a champ...almost.
What are ya'll talking about. Prevent D is two high safeties deep. I see a lot of BASE D with a true SS. Brohm looks pretty good for not playing in an NFL game before, not being with this team in training camp, and having this terrible O-Line. A lot of positives.
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Maybe it's not scheduled because NBC wants to flex the best game. They have the right to do so with 6 days warning on the last week of the season.
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No. The Sunday Night Crew only does 16 games, not 17 games. They dont do the last Sunday of the season.
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1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Ndamakung Suh / DT / Nebraska
2. St. Louis Rams - Jimmy Clausen / QB / Notre Dame
3. Detroit Lions - Russel Okung / OT / Oklahoma St.
4. Cleveland Browns - Sam Bradford / QB / Oklahoma
5. Kansas City Chiefs - Terrence Cody / DT / Alabama
6. Washington Redskins - Bruce Campbell / OT / Maryland
7. Oakland Raiders - Eric Berry / S / Tennessee
8. Buffalo Bills - Rolando McClain / LB / Alabama
9. Denver Broncos - Gerald McCoy / DT / Oklahoma
10. Seattle Seahawks - Bryan Bulaga / OT / Iowa
No way Cody goes before McCoy. Cody is not an everydown player. He should go in the 20's. I want to see the Bills get McClain or McCoy. Or the OLB from TCU. Also the DE from GaTech is a freak athlete pass rusher. Hes huge fast and has rush moves.
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Our #8 overall pick is a marginal player who is not even 3rd best SAFETY on his team.
That spells bust to me.
Yes agreed- saying he will never be ed reed, troy, or sanders means that he is a bust given that he was selected #8 overall. You need to revisit your definition of a bust.
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I finally got around to watching the game and was expecting to see a horrible play by Whitner. You guys are friggin nuts. The whole defense was up close to the line of scrimmage, the RB broke through and had a wide open field to make any move he wanted. He cut right and Whitner followed (had he not followed the whole right side of the field was open), then he cut back left and took off. How in the hell does that equal taking a bad angle on a run?
It's like you people make up plays in your head and then get pissed about them.
Are you serious? Right the Chiefs 2nd (or even 3rd) string RB makes one devastating move and blows right past Whitner (pulls away actually) and its OK? Dude Troy Polamalu or Bob Sanders makes that tackle 10/10 times. Sorry when my team picks a S w/ the #8 pick those are my expectations. He has to come upfield alot faster (watch when he makes open field tackles he just stands still moving his feet up and down) and just be able to be athletic enough to not get juked and then get outran (poorly). I think you see Drayton Florence (whos big and physical and is not fast) catch up to both of them - so I have a good measuring stick for comparison. Whitner is slow - not good enough of a ball hawk to play FS (and not good enough open field tackler) and too small to play SS (cant cover TEs and gets run over by RBs too much).
Lets be honest - George Wilson makes wayyyyy more plays than Whitner. Scott makes way morrre plays. And of course Byrd. He is not a nickel cover guy either. He is a backup. A lot of Bills players (defense) are backups.
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In no way was he better than Butler before he was injured. Not even close.
Yes by far the Buffalo Bills best offensive lineman is Brad Butler. Solid and consistent. How many holding penalties or false starts. How many sacks given up?
Butler at RT, Hang (w/ Levitre and wood at g's he is more than avg) at C. Wood RG, Levitre at LG. You pick up a LT in 1st round or FA. You have Meredith (who I think has more potential than Bell - b/c i dont think Bell will pan out), Bell, and Scott as backups --> not too bad backup crew I think. I would still draft OL later in the draft b/c these guys get hurt so much during the season.
Absolutely can not have Fitz as your starting QB beginning next season. I don't think they will be able to get Locker or Clausen - maybe Bradford. You go out and try and find a legit starting QB in FA - knowing that your real "starter" whom you will groom until the starter sucks or the rookie is ready is the guy you draft.
i am thinking about Vick - 2 yr contract, 8 mill. Done. he is wayyyy better than anything we have (hes not a franchise QB) but you have two good RBs, good enough WRs - I would sign TO 1 yr 5-6 mill too, and presumably a good OL. Offense should be good enough to take run at the playoffs - plus we have bradford or pike learning.
The D- we need LBs and DTs. And we need playmakers at those positions. Mcclain ILB from bama. Mccoy DT from Oklahoma. Or the OLB from TCU who is a great pass rusher. These guys are top ten picks - so LT may have to wait. i say if OKung is off the board you go d-fense (assuming clausen, locker are off the board).
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Thanks...I was going to tell Thoner that our schedule is quite a bit easier than before the season...
Mmmm there is no way the bills are getting a really good (on paper) QB.
Rams and Browns will def pick before the bills and def will get locker or clausen.
Bucs will absolutely pick Suh. I believe they went back to their tampa-2/43 defense.
You are not going to reach (hopefully they wont reach) for McCoy,Bradford, Mallet, TEBOW in the 1st round.
Bills will be looking at OL/DL/LB I think where they will pick around 6-11.
Mcclain LB from bama, Okung T from Okstate or the T from Oklahoma, and the DL Cody from bama or DL kid from Oklahoma.
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Personally I thought that it was the best in game coaching we have seen in over 3 years. He was aggressive enough to actually put points on the board in the last 2 minutes of the half, and used his timeouts.
I'll take more games where the players show up for their coach, as opposed to what we have watched for the previous 16 games.
They appeared tougher in one week under Fewell with contact in practices.
Hopefully, this interim changed turns out to be able to provide a few more W's
Well he showed emotion - got in refs faces all good things. But very Jauron like time-management and missed challenge. That was a fumble and it could have won the game for the team. Sorry he doesnt get a pass just because its nice not to look at DJ
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Wow i thought he did a great job for getting his first head coaching job 5 days ago
I don't give coaches a buffer just because its his first game. OP is right. Uhh what about the non-challenge of that fumble by Holt? OMGGGGGG even if you don't win it (you have 3 TOs) it has to be made. It was a fumble by the way. Its the final drive of the 4th quarter and a big play. Your players thought enough to pick it up. Refs were super quick to say its down (which tells me its iffy). HAVE TO HAVE TO challenge. The bills get the ball. And run out the clock. Maybe Jax has 10 secs for a hail mary. But yea his 1st half clock management. terrible
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I want the guy who is going to "LEAD" the team. Yeah...I want the guy who has a big arm...and the guy who is accurate...and the guy who can make every throw in the play book....BUT...more importantly I want a guy that can step in an lead the team.
I want the guy that is going to fight to stay in the lineup even if he is hurt.
When an OLmen misses a block, I want him to get in the guys face. When a guy drops an easy ball....or even a not so easy ball....when a guy runs the wrong pattern...I want the QB that is going to go to that player and let him know he screwed up.
I don't care about his computer print out = as a model size and model this or that.
Enough with these west coast mamby-pamby types....bring me a freakin' football player who is willing to go out there, and do whatever it takes to win -and punch somebody in the mouth.
Case Keenum. QB from Houston. Best pro prospect. Fiery, athletic, looks like Jim Kelly to me. I didn't even look at his stats until now:
http://espn.go.com/college-football/statis.../_/stat/passing
Just watch him play. Enough said. Oh hes 6'2" 210
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I wonder if they're switching to Nic Harris when the D gets in the redzone.
That way his rookie mistakes won't hurt as much, so they play Draft until then.
I hope they are...I think Harris is a playmaker like Byrd.
What are you talking about? Ellison got hurt he plays strong side. Draft plays weak side. Now to fill in for Ellison, Nic Harris is in. The Bills play a lot of nickel so they only have two LBs in (poz and prob draft/harris)
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Because Joh Runyan costs too much.
Uhhh that was a terribly inaccurate pass to TO - and he is blowing by DB's and our QBs cant throw him an accurate pass. Our OL is bad too- but its the QBs
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i want to see him after a weeks worth of practice and studying
I think we need to keep in mind that our D had 6 INT's. I think a healthy Edwards we put up more points (not saying more TDs) and win in regulation. Just to contrast, though Fitz made a point to get the ball the WRs.
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Long ball??
Anyway--nice pass and catch.
one thing is clear - fitz is making an effort to get the ball out fast and to his WRs ! how many times has he targeted evans and TO? Striking difference from edwards. fitz isnt that good - im just saying its nice
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Just watching ESPN gameday. Finally someone highlighted the outstanding play of the most dominant defensive player in CFB. Suh from Nebraska. Freak DT/DE. He is a top 5 overall pick. Bills need to grab him - I also want Spikes (LB from FL). Alas there line is a mess so hopefully they can get some good FA's for once.
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You're right, let's keep drafting QB's and filling up the line with retreads and no-names until we hit one that takes us to the top!
I'm not excusing TE's play at all. He's played very poorly, and would probably be only slightly better behind a better line.
Right! OL and DL first last and always. I would tend to always stack my team with DL - giants, pats, titans, ravens, vikings all have great drafts and signings w/ DL and it pays off. But the post was about who are good QB prospects. I loved the edwards pick - but he was a calculated gamble - did not see enough of him in college (injured). Believe it or not JP is like a shorter Flacco, I guarantee if the current Ravens drafted JP they would be as good. Bills organization is not good.
The Bills just have too many holes - really need DE help last year- and they still do. Still could use another DT. Def need stud strong side LB. I don't like whitner at free safety i am sorry but he does not stop TE down the pipe to help out the LBs. And we know they need OL. God help thim if they get another injury at T or even G/C. Mckinney is real bad. I like this GB kid though. But all these players are so raw.
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If you are a scout, you surely know what you are looking at more clearly than I. However, there is nothing about Clausen's tools or progression that is inferior to Brady Quinn's IMO. They were both tossed into bad situations as true freshmen and both struggled. The difference is Clausen was starting to put it all together last year until Floyd got hurt and we blew UNC. He lost his handle on everything for the rest of the season until putting it together in the bowl game. Since then, he has been nothing but brilliant.
Brady had a weak sophomore year and if Weis never came around, he might not even be in the NFL. He stuggled for the first part of his JR year as well before putting it together around the USC game. But a lot of his success was on jump balls to 6'5" WRs (Samardzija and Stovall) and he always struggled on the short balls.
In my fan opinion, Jimmy is on a way higher path than Brady ever was...and that's not a knock on Brady. He was great for almost two full years at ND, but I had doubts about his pro-potential. I agree that the results thus far are not very fair for him, but I don't see an All-Pro future. I think Clausen could achieve that in the right system.
On another note, Michael Floyd is sure thing. SURE THING. His only red flag is his injury history...but he's another Larry Fitz.
Floyd is sure thing. I see the fitz comparison. I like there TEs. Really sure about Clausen - thats his #1 throw the 35-40 yd jump ball fade.? I didn't see the ND v wash game. His umich and mich st. games were good. Inconsistent. His last drive against Purdue makes you move him up your board significantly. He is definitely progressing - but his elbow worries me - it drops some times and his balls float - i remember having elbow injuries early - loses velocity. Jay Cutler and Rodgers absolutely have the best "form" for throwing a football.
Unrelated - I think the Bills had a sweet & sour draft. OMG wood is a freakishly good talent (everyone wanted him) and levitre too. But Maybin at #11 wasn't the pick - he is good athlete, he is like Derrick Thomas LB/DE speed rusher. Not a good rusher in terms of hands, techniques. Really undersized. He is a rookie tho and DEs get better in the NFL after rookie years. Byrd was a reach - but will be good (his tackling sucks right now - its due to him being rookie and missing camp - b/c he tackled well in college). But their Mckelvin pick at 11 last year was again the wrong pick haha. Talib all day. Their reasoning was that Mckelvin could return kicks too so his deficiency in covering tech/hands would overcome Talib's superior skills. Pick the guy who will be the better player at their position in first round - can't justify for his return abilities.
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I think Jake Locker is looking like the answer. He has impressed me every time I see him. He can make all the throws that are required to make in the NFL, he is smart, and he actually throws the ball. If I were the FO, I would make any move necessary to draft this guy.
The above poster is right. Head to head is nice. In Locker I see a lot of similarities to a Jamarcus Russell (Jake runs though). Not good enough accuracy.
Clausen last two years - I would have said no way. Over hyped in hs. Remember Paulis was Gatorade PLayer of the Year (hype) but he took a Duke bball scholarship to sit on the bench his junior and senior yr b/c he was not getting the offers from the schools that merrit attention for the Gatorade Player of the Year. And he is not good.
But Clausen is getting better - really like the Purdue last drive - really good. But he is a weaker Brady Quinn - not to say Quinn is no good (more of Browsn organizational issues). And Quinn was hyped so much in college- deservedly so. I wouldn't recommend Clausen (maybe 6th round).
Everyone knew Matt Ryan was going to be good. Flacco is a bit of a surprise, but he is doing in Balt exactly what he did at Del. Steady, steady, steady. Big arm. He is just starting to look off guys, and pump fake and fine tune his accuracy.
Case Keenum is for real.
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Shouldnt you be out scouting then? I mean it is football season
Well I am a college scout. Worked with guys that did NFL.
You get assigned to a region - and certain set of schools. You don't scout practices (until senior bowl, pro days, combine) which today tuesday being a practice day. We actually rarely go to a lot of games physically (unless it is close and their are a lot of players there). Most tapes, film, TV.
Cold weather is a factor - (back in the day the big ten was awesoeme - brees at purdue, brady at umich, harbaugh at umich)
But there isnt a lot of weight to it. No one could predict that Favre would be so good in cold weather if you just looked at he was a missippii kid that went to SM. If the guy is just fiery and psychologically on point he could throw a lubed up football in -20 degree weather. Aikmen was at OU ad UCLA from that area. And Brady is from CA high school. It really doesnt matter. It is the player.
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I can't believe no one has mentioned this kid from Houston - Case Keenum (pronounced casey). QB is ticky scouting assignment. Everyone here is naming big school popular QBs. Look at the guy and see if A)he can make NFL throws, B)good pocket presence, C)moves the ball up and down the field, D)is he good or product of the system?, E)just makes plays, F)wins G)size, H)good knowledge of time (internal clock, knows D&D, TOs, etc).
That is how you scout for NFL QBs.
Tebow - are you kidding me? he is not an NFL QB (fails A, C, D). He is not at all fast enough to be a wildcat QB either.
Snead- hes OK - not franchise. hyped too much
Mccoy - hes average, hyped too much
Forcier - kind of like Tebow, he will be a great college player but not an NFL arm. too small
in general the big ten is a joke - and ND plays lots of the big ten so I don't look at good performance from QBs that play these teams.
Pike - I really like him, but I think he is like Harrell, Daniels - product of the spread. I think he is better than those two though
Bradford - hes better than OK, dont know if hes franchise - kind of like deer in headlights, has really good players around him big 12 teams don't play defense
Keenum - just watch him, A-H, not to mention he is fiery and a great leader. Also he is very athletic, can run well. Runs a spread like offense, but he is not a product of the system - as a frosh everyone at houston was like OMG we have a steal.
*Yes I am a scout
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If Edwards and the offense can manage 2 actual drives (not fluke plays, but sustained drives) that end up in the endzone, I call the game a huge success.
Yea my expectations are low to quite low. I like this little stat from nfl.com:
Lee Evans at Patriots (Mon.): 25 catches, 372 yards (37.2 YPG), no TDs in 10 career games vs. New England.
That is just horrendous for your #1 receiver.
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Dude are you watching the game? Their kicker and punter are hurt. They are using a D-lineman to kickoff.