Gugny
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This has the makings of an absolutely epic thread.
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I found this to be a very fair write-up. The only definites are that they addressed the run defense, added an offensive weapon and that the team is headed in the right direction. All very positive. Everything else is up in the air ... including a losing record. As PTR said ... that's why they play the games. You never know.
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Perhaps the funniest comment to come out of Saturday's telecast thanks to Ray Bentley: "CJ Spiller is hoping to avoid a sophomore slump".....did a double take with that one. If he has a slump this year then he'll be right up there with Maybin!
He would have to run backwards all season to have a slump. That said, I think his learning curve is just a little longer ... coupled with the fact that he was part of a terrible team last year. As the team improves, so will C.J. .... I think/hope.
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I loved the Hardy pick. Guy caught 36 TDs at Indiana and came into the NFL at 6'5". He was billed as a more physically gifted version of Plaxico Burress. And when he caught that game winner in the back of the end zone against Jacksonville, I thought he was going to do that every Sunday for years to come. The light never went on for him and he just couldn't put it together on the field. He had the talent but his lack of maturity and focus killed his career.
Exactly.
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I used "realfine" as a DH Gate seller (based on a tip from another TBD member). My jerseys are on the way (2 of them for $64). They have pics of their products on the website.
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Three words .... Let It Go.
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Didn't even bother reading through 4 pages of posts. The O.P ... you can go find another team to root for. You want to make judgment based on the first pre-season game? Get real. This sht is getting old to read on a daily basis. If you're too blind or stupid to see forward progress in the midst of a REBUILD, then go root for Green Bay or New England until they suck someday and you come running back to the bills. Blah.
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Funny how no one mentioned the word, "rebuilding." I actually like Mike and Mike. Let's be real, here ... how many (4-12) teams are ranked highly in the pre-season the following year? No talking head is going to come out and say a (4-12) team is going to double its wins. I, however, am.
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ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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"I don't care if USFL QBs keep their plays in their underwear, you're in NFL now ... put them on your wrist!"
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His heart might be in Buffalo, but his bags are headed to Cincy.
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Maybe I'm just in a bad mood today, but ... what a stupid friggin' post. Damned if they do; damned if they don't. Seems like more and more people have the sole purpose of coming on here and starting topics that do nothing but tell us how much the Bills stink, how much the front office stinks and how much Ralph Wilson stinks. Get a friggin' life or go root for a team that wins more. Not sure what else to tell you. And yes ... I know I don't have to read them. Save that crap, too.
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You must be using sarcasm. To read this site, the Bills fans would seem (in the majority) to be the most patient fans in the world. Witness endless threads about how we just need to buy into the latest "regime"'s efforts to turn things around (recall the same with Donohoe + G Williams/Mularkey and Levy Jauron. After turning a 5-3 team into a 3-5 team, we just needed to give Gregg "one more year". After successive losing seasons, Jauron started out 5-1 and guys here were actually predicting a "bidding war" for his services when his contract ended. Someone, recently, was even so inspired by this offseason that he started a thread singing the praises of Russ Brandon!
In fact, fans here who have lost patience are shouted down routinely and described as malcontents, frauds or even mentally ill. No, I would conclude the Bills have the most forgiving fans in the NFL.
I meant the fanbase lacks patience with the Nix/Gailey regime's rebuild plan. I should have been more specific.
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Really, the fan base lacks patience? When was the last time we made the playoffs? Oh wait, is it tied for the longest streak in the NFL. Yep! If anything the fan base has had an abundance of patience with Ralph and his inability to spend and/or hire competent people.
31 other teams.
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Fan base lacks patience.
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Does pull and pray count? That hasn't worked well with a couple running backs that came through Buffalo.
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Just the facts..
Scouts inc take - Poz - 82 (great hitter, works through traffic) and Barnett 76 (has some pop, gets through traffic, great in coverage)
Age: Poz will be 27 this season, Barnett 30. Both will be 33 at the end of their contracts, so we'd get poz at the same age as we have Barnett. Personally I'll take a guy with a better injury history, a SB ring, and the ability to cover a TE and RB.
Size: Poz 6'1 238 Barnett 6'2 236.... failing to see where Poz is so much bigger
Best seasons the past 4 years: Poz 2009 - (in just 12 games, very impressive) 12 110tck 87solo 23asst 1.0sack 3ff 0 0 3int
Poz 2010 - (in just 14 games, very impressive) 14 151tck 103solo 48asst 2.0sack 0ff 0 0 0int
Barnett 2007 (16 games) - 16 131tck 102solo 29asst 3.5sack 0 1fr 0 2int
Barnett 2009 (16 games) - 16 105tck 82solo 23asst 4.0sack 0ff 0fr 0 0int
*** Football Outsides commented on the bills assigning tackles at a higher rate than other teams.
Last year, the Bills game trackers gave out an average of 1.5 tackles per eligible tackle play (i.e., plays that could be credited with a tackle, such as completed passes, rushing plays, etc.). That total was third-highest in the league and is in complete contrast with the 1.3 tackles per play credited to the Jaguars defenders (tied for the lowest total in the league). That is about a 13 percent difference in tackle volume between the teams, but even if we factor Posluszny's numbers at the Jaguars rate, he would still end up with around 131 tackles, a total that would still have been a top-10 figure.
and the most important one...
Injuries: Last 4 years total games played --> Poz 45 (1 recurrent injury, broken arm)
--> Barnett 45 ( 2 unrelated injuries, ACL and wrist)
We got better losing Poz and gaining Barnett. Avoid the analysts opinions and look at the numbers and injury history. LBs can play quite well from 30 on (just ask Fletcher, Spikes, Ray Lewis,Brian Urlacher).
Great post. All excellent points and the conclusion you draw is irrefutable.
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Here's my prediction. A lot of a-holes are going to make a lot of predictions that end up being way off. Eff 'em all. Go Bills!
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Week 1 - Buffalo at KC - WIN
Week 2 - Oakland at Buffalo - WIN
Week 3 - New England* at Buffalo - LOSS
Week 4 - Buffalo at Cincinnati - WIN
Week 5 - Philadelphia at Buffalo - WIN
Week 6 - Buffalo at NY Giants - LOSS
Week 8 - Washington at Buffalo - WIN
Week 9 - NYJ at Buffalo - WIN
Week 10 - Buffalo at Dallas - LOSS
Week 11 - Buffalo at Miami - LOSS
Week 12 - Buffalo at NYJ - LOSS
Week 13 - Tennessee at Buffalo - WIN
Week 14 - Buffalo at San Diego
Week 15 - Miami at Buffalo - LOSS
Week 16 - Denver at Buffalo - WIN
Week 17- Buffalo at NE* - LOSS
(8-8) ... "No one can call us losers anymore ..."
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What a way to build a team... Not being able to resign players ... Having them leave when they are at the height of their careers and getting better. Buddy Nix is out of date with the rest of the NFL teams. Others are filling rosters with quality players while Nix looks to add to the team with players other teams are willing to let go.
How many quality players have the Bills seen go to other teams when their contracts were up?
Why is the front office so dysfunctional when it comes to re-signing quality players who management wants to keep?
Losing is becoming a tradition with the Bills and the fans are really tired of it....
But lets feel better and listen to the spin doctors tell us things will get better.....We have been hearing that for over 11 years now......
Don't you love when they tell us how they will make the team better and then see them fail at it? Ouch
Another Year down the drain.......
Only some dramatic moves on Nix's part now will change my mind... Moves that will show they want improvement now and not wait ........ PS... They have the money to do it.... I just want to see them start winning and stop being the leagues laughing stock...
You owe me the one minute of my life that I spent reading this crap and will never get back. If you promise to never write another post again, we can call it even.
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For the last time, Maybin's problems aren't because of lack of effort. Gailey has said that he is a very hard worker and I can't remember ever hearing that he is lazy. Of course, being a hard worker won't make you a good NFL player. Some players have "it", other's don't. Maybin is the latter.
I agree with this assessment. He had no business being picked as early as he was. That wasn't his fault.
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So seems most people want to wash their hands of a few bills, fine who would you rather have at these positions
MLB - replacing poz
Ss - replacing whitner
Olb/de - replacing kelsay
Te - replacing Nelson
Rt - replacing whomever
I say there is nobody out there better at MLB and ss right now and rt seems pears might be okay but kelsay could be replaced with a tackling dummy and Nelson with a
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I actually like both Kelsay and Nelson. A lot.
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Yeah, but maybe he says that out of respect.
Goodell should not suspend him, but should force him to play without a helmet. Harrison can play the wants to--you know, not like a pu***y, Goodell gets rid of a league embarrassment after a season (or even a few games!) and that doc in Boston gets another brain to confirm yet another case of NFL induced CTE---everyone wins!
I agree, WEO. Everyone knows it's better to be pissed off, than to be pissed on. So he pissed him off by calling him names, but showed respect by saying he'd never go so far as to piss on him. Poor guy is misunderstood.
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Depends on what he's asking for. I doubt he'll find a lot of suitors for top-dollar demands.
Ditto. I'm fine if he stays ... as long as the Bills don't overpay. He's an average LB and should get average (NFL) money.
How about that Evans
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Maybin got a sack this preseason, too.