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Why? Were you not aware of this when Jauron was hired? The guy was more beloved than a teacher who gives open book final exams.
The day will come when it becomes clear to you that the guy is a sweetheart of a guy but a weak HC.
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I sort of agree, but the simple fact of the matter is that NFL teams are all the same -- 10+ new guys get added every year, and 10+ guys from the previous year get dumped. The Bills go same the constant churn as every other team. Now they may *think* they're safer under Jauron, but really, they're not.
Statistically, that's probably about right. But I'm not talking about the fringe players and free agents you speak of. The tone is set by your stars. If they don't display qualities of greatness, then the team isn't going to. There is no greatness on this team. None. Teams like the Patriots have greatness in spades. Even if it's just someone like Kevin Faulk being a "great third down back", they have it. Jauron doesn't demand greatness and IMO, he's not capable of bringing it out of his players. He wants it to blossom from within, but even a guy like Whitner who is full of desire can't necessarily do it on his own.
I'm sure your going to ask me what I think "greatness" is. Great players consistently beat the opponent with extra and sometimes unexpected actions that come from having a greater understanding of how to play the game. The Bills best player is Lee Evans and while he's put up a ton of big plays, I've never seem him do anything great that wasn't all about him just being faster than his opponent.
The Bills are awash with talent, but I think this team has a lot of players capable of being great. Edwards, Lynch, Evans, Peters, Reed, Schobel, Jackson...there are plenty who are capable of being those guys who find ways to WIN. They don't have the proper leader to bring it out of them.
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Hearing that the players are "very upset with the situation in Buffalo" is kind of a relief. But, I wonder how close Thurman is to the current players, or he is just stating what should be obvious.
From the Wawrow article on the sharks circling Dick Jauron:
Though Lee Evans has questioned the offensive play-calling at times this season, the receiver defended Jauron.
``I don't think that it's valid,'' Evans said. ``We respect him. We can communicate with him and we love him as a coach. I guess criticism comes all the time. But it's nothing taken serious here.''
Jauron also has Whitner's support.
``He's done a great job around here. He's changed the culture around here from a losing attitude to guys believing that they can win,'' Whitner said. ``It's up to us to get it done. I don't feel like he should take any criticism at all.''
The Whitner comment really strikes me...maybe I missed it, but I don't remember, any time, in the last few years, fans so openly booing the team, and pelting the coaches and players with garbage...hardly the "winning culture" we were hoping for.
This is sad, because I really do like a lot about Jauron, but, in some ways, his stint has been worse than the Gregg Williams "era" (when the team was completely gutted), and the Mike Mularkey "era", which lasted all of one season...started out bad, got hot, and then, ultimately, came up short. I may be wrong, but I get the impression that Jauron has had more football decision making authority than Williams and Mularkey ever did.
Fans have been pretty patient with Jauron, IMO, especially considering Jaurons' so-so past record.
These are like word-for-word quotes of the Bears players when Jauron was taking heat in his last 3 losing seasons in Chicago.
We love him+We respect him+We communicate with him = We don't fear him
"It's up to us to get it done" = do not fire this guy and bring someone in who will work the hell out of us and make us feel like we are playing for our jobs everyday.
The bottom line is EVERYBODY wants to have to work as hard as THEY want to. Most don't deserve that privilege, let alone a bunch of young football players who don't understand what it takes to win and haven't had their appetite for victory whetted by sacrifice and success.
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I think Joe D. is right when he talked about the group of current not caring if they win or lose just give me my millions. I know it's been brought on the board before. As much as I like Trent Edwards and still think he has potential of being a very good QB I don't see a fire to win. I know we had some high priced players in the Kelly years but THEY CARED about winning and got angry when they didn't even if that meant some anger between players. I think we need some of that anger on this team.
I think what has happened with Jauron is that the team has accepted the mediocrity which Jauron himself tolerates. This happened in Chicago as well. I think it goes without saying that they WANT to win, but there is a difference between wanting to win and NEEDING to win. When you play for Parcells, you are either part of the solution or part of the problem, and even when you are winning he is not satisfied unless you are winning the right way. That instills a fear of failure and competitiveness which brings out the best performance in most athletes.
But even though a disciplined, demanding, competitive environment brings out the best in them, the majority of athletes still prefer playing in a forgiving, comfortable environment where they are afforded mistakes and therefore are better positioned to enjoy their everyday life outside of work. This is human nature.
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Why? The goal isn't to merely make the playoffs; it's to get to the SB. Marty will NEVER take a team to the SB, much less win it. That is pretty much guaranteed.
And in his 5 years with the Chargers, they made the playoffs twice, despite all that talent. So it would at best be 2-3 years of playoffs, never winning a playoff game, and then he's fired and the process starts over again.
You cite Marty's track record, yet defend Jauron in spite of his.
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For starters, saying that any part of the ST's isn't prepared is preposterous. Few teams spend as much time on ST's as the Bills. And even still, it doesn't explain Lindell missing 2-sub 40-yard FG's, when he previously made 53 of them in a row. And he's kicked a lot of FG's from the left hashmark. He needed to make those kicks, and didn't.
We all know Lindell should have made those kicks. But would a 10-9 loss or 12-9 victory have made you feel better about the gameplan, the playcalling, the game management, the preparedness? The way it ended up was just the insult on top of the injury. This team is poorly coached and most disburingly, they are regressing in year 3. Now they aren't even taking care of business against the dog teams they've padded their losing record against the past two years.
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Before we look at the coaches we need to look at the execution of the players. Missed field goals, bad penalties, and dropped balls fall at the feet of the guys on the field. Execution of less than 6 plays decided the outcome of the last two losses. Had we won those we would not be having this conversation.
No, before we look at the players, we need to look at the results of Dick Jauron's 8 year HC career. To avoid his 7th losing season in that span, he needs to win 2 games against teams with winning records in the final 4 weeks. Twice as many as he's won in the past 3 seasons combined.
There are times when it's wrong to blame a coach. This is not one of them.
Jauron is a bottom feeder. He gets his few wins at the expense of other bad teams by advocating a style of football that is effective against teams that are willing to take risks in the belief that it will make them better in the long run. Jauron's style is effective in that respect, but not conducive to improvement. That's why he can beat a GB and Jacksonville in 2006 while they are taking chances to get better, yet not even sniff the playoffs the next season when they are playing in their respective league championship games. Last year, they won a total of 5 games against Washington, Miami and NYJ. Where are THEY now.
The conversation may be new to you, but Jauron's utter lack of production is OLD news.
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The most embarrassing loss in the past decade was the NE game at home last year. Touchdowns allowed on 8 consecutive drives on a nationally televised night game. This nightmare was a TRIUMPH by comparison.
No, what's happening is the people who have been on the fence are finally getting fed up, the people who didn't know now do..
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1) Did you ever notice that Bills players often laugh after a penalty is called against them? McKelvin had just given up a TD, and had a s
t eating grin after getting flagged. The reason for this? Nervous laughter? I am going with Dick Jauron. There is nothing to fear from this emotionless eunuch. 2) WRT catching the punt of the 1 or 2 yard line, my guess is that if Roscoe Parrish had half of a brain, he would topple over sideways.
3) I guess that Lindell has oficially "caught the fever."
4) During the week, Ralph shoud offer Jason Peters a long term deal.
5) JP had decent fantasy numbers I suppose. That well describes him.....a fantasy quarterback. This is bad, but it's a huge step up from Jauron, who is a nightmare. He is a horror show; a slap in the face to each and every Bills Fan.
6) Until I caught myself and remembered it is only football, I was sitting there thinking that I actually hated our pass rush for allowing this nobody and a 75 year old receiver look like Joe Montana and Jerry Rice.
7) Kudos to Duke Preston for finding new, innovative ways to help us lose. Ouch, does he suck, and yes...he is better than Fowler. What a freaking mess.
8) A timeout before a San Francisco punt with 1:52 remaining in the half? Really? Jauron should jump off of a f
ing bridge. I take that back....it's only football.9) Marshawn needs to catch the football before he starts running with it. He is real good, but he has been dropping too many passes this season. Maybe he needs a coach.
10) Why can't our receivers (other than Josh reed) get open? Could someone explain this to me?
11) Here is the question.....are we really any better than we were before the Levy/Jauron Era began? Considering where we drafted and how many first day picks we had, it is sad to have to even ask.
12) After all that.....GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They may be losers, but they are our losers.
With regard to #11, not really. Main reason being that almost all of the early picks of the past 3 seasons were made to replace players that were cut or lost in free agency since Levy arrived. Milloy, Adams replaced by Whitner and McCargo. Marshawn and Poz to replace McGahee and Fletcher. McKelvin to replace Clements. Add in a simialarly bad head coach, and it's no surprise that the team they have now greatly resembles Mularkey's last team.
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Awesome. I stumbled upon a circle jerk of "fans" who live to bash the Bills. Awesome. You guys are probably so happy to be proven right. Great fans.
Here's the thing. All front offices make mistakes. There is nothing easier than looking back and saying they should have done the other thing. Most Bills fans would point to many great decisions Levy made when he was in charge (Lynch, Edwards, Butler, Williams, Walker, etc.) Instead, you knuckleheads love dwelling on the negative. What a bunch of losers.
Here's the facts:
- Levy inherited a huge mess that TD left
- We are in great shape cap-wise and have every major player locked up
- We are one of the top 5 youngest teams in the league
- We are a game out of the playoffs
- We have rising stars at many positions
So instead of being a whiner, perhaps you should realize that the Bilsl are in a lort better shape because of Marv Levy. This team is set up for a very bright future.
Why the personal attacks on this board are tolerated in the name of "being positive" is beyond me. We're here to discuss the Bills.
I'll help you out, here's a guideline to follow: if you wouldn't say it to their face, don't say it. Would you say all that to these people at the TBD tailgate? I doubt it, because you'd clearly be an unwelcome dick if you did. How is it any different here?
It's OK to be negative about the team, they are paid millions with fan dollars to compete and win. It's not alright to attack other fans just because you have a dissenting opinion about the team. Is this really that hard to understand?
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Most people in Jacksonville would be glad to be rid of him.
I initially thought Del Rio was just a meathead. Now, I still think he's a meathead, but there is something more there. Still, his inconsistent handling of the Jags doesn't make me long for him in Buffalo.
Del Rio is a meathead. The Jags won last year because they had the biggest and most physical personnel in the NFL. This year, their OL came apart and when they needed some coaching to get themselve thru it, Del Rio wasn't up to the task. He was also arrogant letting big Stroud go. Stroud and Henderson were the key to that defense and any success the team had for the past 5 years, and because they got by without him much of last season, they didn't think they needed him. Thanks to injuries, now both of their lines are mediocre and that's made them mediocre. Between age, attrition and self inflicted wounds I think the Jags are actually in need of quite a bit of new personnel next season. I hope they keep Del Rio though, he is a meathead who even a Dick Jauron can beat.
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Sorry, Cower does not = Marty, although you did nail their similarities. But, unlike Marty, Cower didn't go into a shell in every playoff game. Also, can you see Marty going through the Kordell Stewart phase? I certainly don't recall the rampant use of trick plays on any team coached by Marty, either.
Cower may be from Marty's tree, but his sphincter isn't as tightly closed. Cower is a far better overall coach, than Marty S, IMO.
With that said, I agree that Marty would give this team an identity, and would probably be a surer bet to the playoffs most years. (I actually think the team might be developing that identity already...just at a painfully slow pace. It would likely speed up under Marty.) I just hate the fact that, once they reached the playoffs, Marty would still be the coach. It reminds me of the Chuck Knox days. Chuck Knox could take any team and build them into a contender. The problem was, that's what the team would likely remain, until a new coach took over.
I don't disagree that it would be better to hire someone who can get one shot at a SB and win it, but short of hiring a young genius coach and getting lucky, Belichick, Parcells and Gruden appear to be set where they are.
As for Marty and Cowher, trick plays aside, both are conservative coaches and Cowher is no better than Marty.
Ah, how easy it is to forget that Cowher has had 5 AFC Championship games at home and lost 4 of them. Also coughed up homefield advantage in a home loss to the Bills in the divisional round of the playoffs in 1993. He had the clear path to the SB 6 times and only got there once in those 6 homefield opps, and was outcoached and his team outplayed in the one they did win against the Colts.
At the very end of his career, he caught the breaks he needed by drawing a Dungy team in the divisional round, Jake Plummer in the championship and most importantly avoiding the Patriots in the playoffs and getting a gimme SB win against an overmatched NFC opponent(with help from some horrible officiating). Didn't hurt that maybe the best DC of this generation returned to work for the Steelers at the end of Cowhers run, either. My guess is he won't be coming to Cowhers next stop.
Second tier coaches like Cowher, Marty and Dungy need to catch a break. In an evenly matched big game you're better off with a schemer like Belichick or Gruden, but over the long haul Marty, Cowher and Dungy get you a lot of chances. Also in defense of Marty, he turned around 3 different franchises including an impressive short stint in Washington. I think he would come right in here and win. Which would also stick it in AJ Smiths craw, which I'm sure Ralph would enjoy.
Cowher, maybe. But he has only done it in one place. He's also probably a $10M per year hire and will have his pick of a number of more attractive places to work, so it's really hard for me to imagine that working out. However, it's worth noting that whomever comes here doesn't have a personnel man for a GM, which means additional say in personnel issues, which should be attractive.
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My vote is for Cowher.
That is the kind of coach you want. A player's coach and motivator who gets the best out of his guys. Hard-nosed football, he's all about power running and mean defense. I love that kind of football. Bill Cowher would make a great coach for us. He'd fit in pretty easily in our blue collar city too.
Cowher = Marty
Cowher is the same style of coach as Marty. That's not surprising because he's part of Marty's tree having been an assistant for Marty until his hiring in Pittsburgh. Both have lost a ton of big games where they were favored because of their often conservative style, but the key is they get there A LOT. Cowher BARELY beat an Indy team that BARELY made the playoffs to get to his first SB, and needed a ton of good fortune and favorable matchups to win his SB. Same thing with Tony Dungy, who has lost a TON of big games, except for that one SB run. The problem is, there aren't enough Belichick's to go around. If you are a perennial loser like the Bills and can get a guy who routinely wins divisions and gets to the playoffs, you need to take it.
I'd take Marty or Cowher. Marty is in less demand and cheaper, but not a lesser coach.
As for the guy who said Marty ball is boring, he missed Marty's run with the Chargers. Bring in Marty and get an identity. Run the ball and use play action, bring back the 3-4 and stock and develop talent.
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How about the other 2006 UFAs: Larry Tripplett (5 yrs 18.5M) Melvin Fowler (3 yrs 7M) Tutan Reyes (2 yrs 5M) Matt Bowen, Kiwaukee Thomas, Anthony Thomas, Andre Davis, and Craig Nall.
I sincerely believe that DJ guided Marv more than many around here realize. Because Marv had only recently re-entered the NFL after nine seasons away, he had to have relied on DJ.
Dawgg, I agree that Edwards will become a solid if not excellent starting NFL QB. But whiffing in the 2006 FA, overpaying Dockery, Walker, Kelsay, and Schobel will hamstring this organization for a long time.
Yeah, there haven't been a lot of moves by the Marv/Dick regime that leave you saying "that was a great move" in retrospect. What's more, most of the moves looked bad and had the league scratching their heads at the time when they were made. Edwards is the ONLY hope for success from what this regime has put together.
Comparing Donahoe/Levy:
Coaching Hires....Advantage Levy, but not by a lot. Jauron is a proven loser and is a horrendous gameday coach, but his conservative style is a good fit for a stripped down young team that isn't all that talented.
Free Agency Incoming...Huge Advantage Donahoe. Added stars and playmakers. Levy has overpaid for a lot of BAD players.
Free Agency Outgoing...Levy by a slim margin. Losing Williams undermined Gray's defense, losing Clements undermined Fewell's defense. The organization has a policy of letting good players walk because they think they have replacements at a time when most teams realize they are flush with cap space and can afford to keep their players. That's why the Bills have had a lot of guys at or near the top of the coveted free agent lists in recent years. The difference, IMO would be Donahoe unnecessarily cutting Ted Washington, which was a gigantic blow for the organization. He went on to anchor many other good defenses, including a SB winner in NE. Levy cut too deep when he got here too, but not to that extent.
Drafting and UDFA....Donahoe. He couldn't find a QB but most of the other key players are Donahoe draftees and a lot of Donahoe's picks went on to play well elsewhere or are still contributing in the NFL many years later. Found a lot of star players, including a big time LT(Peters), RDE(Schobel), CB(Clements) and WR(Evans) which are big $ positions.
Trades....Levy. Trading for Bledsoe and then trading Price undermined the first deal. Trading Henry looks good where Henry is now, but it removed the motivation from McGahee and showed they didn't understand the future of the game was two back systems. Levy got picks for McGahee and Moulds and acquired Williams, Edwards and Stroud with the chips they got in return. Spikes trade was subtraction by subtraction. Stroud was worth the picks.
Quarterback....This needs it's own category and the advantage goes to Levy. Donahoe couldn't find the one or support the ones he had. Edwards is the only reason this team is even close to .500 because the rest of the team is lacking. If he doesn't progress or a top QB doesn't fall in their laps, Levy/Dick will be a disaster because they don't coach, draft or work free agency well enough to be consistently competitive.
OL.......Another area that deserves it's own category, IMO. Even. Levy at least made an honest attempt to bolster the OL by a lot, but it appears to have been more of a "one time" concession to a decade of neglect than the organizational policy it should be. The players signed were grossly overpaid and are too fat and slow to run block, but they have been a significant improvement in pass protection. Donahoe hit on Jennings and Peters, but taking Mike Williams over McKinnie was a bad move the moment it was made and swapping out Ruben Brown for a broken down Chris Villarial was another big mistake.
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And there were no DL worth the 11th overall pick, and I didn't hear of the Bills getting any offers about a trade down. As for OL, again they were happy with their O-line (although they could have used a center, which again wasn't worth near the 11th overall pick) and weren't going to use a 1st rounder on one.
How about the two picked right after McKelvin? Clady has had a great rookie season with Denver and Albert has been good for KC. Both should be All-Pro type tackles for the next decade or so.
If you want to show your ignorance on the draft, just say something like "there was nobody worthy of being picked". That was the big excuse for picking Willis McGahee, yet as in all drafts it turns out that there were lots of better options that were taken later in that draft. For the past 15 years the Bills have been all about "flash" on draft day and the result is a completely lackluster product on the field.
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In fact, if you have been defending the Bills for the past 8 years, your points have most likely been completely wrong.
Great point.
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By the way...anyone notice the Niners/Cowboys game highlights where TO burned Nate for a long TD and Nate did not even try to tackle him but rather just tried to puch the ball out? Nice doggin it Nate!!
Not Clements finest moment, but turnovers decide more games than dragging somebody down inside the 5 after a long play. That's football in the passing era.
I get it, you guys don't think Nate is any good because he gets burned by guys like Randy Moss and TO. Of course, if you watch the NFL you'd see that other top corners get burned by great receivers too. All the time. I've read at least a dozen times on this board about how great Champ Bailey is compared to Nate, but given time to throw a guy like Moss can't be covered. And he proved that again this year against Bailey. Not to mention the abuse that "good" corners like McGee and Greer have taken at the hands of Moss the past two seasons.
Bottom line is the guy can cover, hits like a ton of bricks, registers a ton of tackles, makes plays on the ball and can take it to the house and is out there every single week. That last part is important for a team like the Bills whose corners can't stay healthy.
Is he overpaid? Sure, but not as overpaid as guys like Kelsay, Dockery or Walker. That's free agency. There are plenty of players out there who don't do squat until a year or two before they hit FA then cash in. Clements hit the ground running as a rookie and was a bargain for several years, those are the kinds of players who you should feel OK about having to overpay.
In other news, congrats to London Fletcher if indeed his 130 game consecutive playing streak comes to an end this week. It probably won't, but he's listed as doubtful.
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from John Madden on Sunday night. He basically said, LT isn't the same player that he was and I kind of think he's right.
I think they could get some things done with Darren Sproles and Jacob Hester and there's no shame in that.
LT has always seemed to struggle against the better teams. At least once or twice a year he has a terrible game.
The guy's been great and he can score at will, but he's fallen off the last two years.
The thing that always stood out about LT was his explosiveness. It's gone. They are blaming it on his toe, but we've seen this before, when the switch goes off it usually stays off. Thurman lost it at about the same time, but the difference was that IMO Thurman wasn't as reliant on his physical gifits. LT looks like a fish out of water without his burst.
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Nate Clements will be returning to Buffalo this weekend....how will you greet him if his name is announced?
Boo? Indifferent? Doesn't matter he's on another team now. The Bills blew it letting him go, but that's their fault. The guy is a young, outstanding man corner who plays the run and is out there every week. Should have locked him up and not have had to worry about the corner position for about 6-7 years. Sh*t, McKelvin will be gone in free agency and Clements will still be playing corner at a high level somewhere. I know Marv's regime can do no wrong for a lot of you guys, but we sure do miss the durability of some of the key players that were allowed to walk from this team. Who can this team count on to be out there EVERY week? Chris Kelsay? Good grief.
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Agree he'd be a very valuable player on other teams. I think Roscoe is the most underutilized player on the Bills and IMO it's ridiculous that after almost 3 seasons this staff hasn't figured out how use his talent as a receiver. Welker has similar skills and size and he's a staple in the Pats offense. Roscoe if he gets the ball in just a bit of space or on the move makes people miss. He makes plays when he's given the ball. Imagine a defense that had to prepare to play against Lee Evans, a more experienced Hardy and Roscoe as a 3rd guy. That would create some tough matchups for the opposition. Hardy is still learning. Shame on this coaching staff if in '09 (if they're still around) they can't make something special out of the combination of these 3 players.
Roscoe and Welker aren't anything alike. Welker is a tough, durable, instinctive receiver. Roscoe is dangerous but fragile and struggles to get open. Not that Roscoe is bad, but that's the difference between a guy who can catch 100 passes in a season and a guy who'd be lucky to average a couple grabs per game and not end up on IR. If you just look at the games played, it doesn't tell the story, injuries have really held Roscoe back in the passing game since he came to Buffalo, even if he has been able to still field punts.
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Not likely to get a day one pick .. kinda like buying a new car .. value drops as soon as you drive it off the lot. If he is not an impact plaer in Buffalo then not likely to be somewhere else just because the scenery changes.
I agree that trading Roscoe is worth a good look. And I do actually think they could get a second round pick for him from the right team. He is arguably the top PR in the AFC and makes big plays on special teams and occasionally at WR, and if some team thinks they can make him into a starting wide receiver they'd pay the price for him. Personally, I don't think he can take the pounding stay healthy enough to be a highly productive #2 or slot receiver. If they keep Greer(and they should because they are flush with cap space) they would have depth at corner which might allow them to use McKelvin there, making Roscoe a bit more expendable.
As for Hardy, people shouldn't be so down on him. Despite his great production, he was a very raw receiver at Indiana. All he had to do to succeed in the Big Ten was out jump the cornerback, and if you saw him play, that's really all he did. He has the size and athleticism to be a very good NFL receiver, but he's not so good that he can just post-up NFL corners. He now has to learn things about being a WR that a less imposing college player like Steve Johnson had to learn just to make it at that level.
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Personally, I'd like to see them go fter Haynesworth...
If they can find it, offensive line help and a tight end. At the very least they should be the focus of their draft. There are obvious needs elsewhere, but sustained success is all about QB play and what the Bills have now is not going to develop into the kind of dominant line needed to make a championship run. They need a center, and they need competition for Dockery and Walker, both of whom show too little athleticism and power in such a physical division. The jury is also out on whether Brad Butler can stay healthy. I like the potential of Demetrius Bell, but he's a finesse tackle and not a great matchup versus physical 3-4 ends. Good OL make boring draft picks, but they make for exciting offenses.
I don't see any need for Housmanzadeh. That is the kind of misappropriation of funds that we're used to from the Bills. The Bills have plenty of WR, and while Reed is no TJ he does fill the posession role for a fraction of the cost. What the Bills need is a big time TE who can consistently exploit the weak middle of the cover 2 and open up the sidelines for Evans. The Bills actually have more talent at WR than they've had since the Moulds/Price/Reed year and I expect either Hardy or Johnson to become a quality #2 next season.
I know as well as anyone else that the Bills have no pass rush and need help there, but the team needs to choose an identity and if they have any faith at all in Edwards they should try to build around him instead of trying to build another top ranked defense that folds under pressure because the offense can't score or take control of a game. Besides that, I'd make the argument that it's easier to keep dominant offenses together longer, which provides the opportunity to build a dominant defense as well. And as we've seen from time to time, nothing makes a bunch of high motor stiffs look like pass rushers like playing with a lead.
Realistically, the Bills best chance to fill a gaping hole in FA with a quality veteran might be finding a good run-and-hit OLB. They aren't that coveted however, so the Bills will probably use a #1 pick on one so they can once again defy the critics who keep successfully predicting failure for the Bills.
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Posluszny was okay, but again, nothing special in this one
I posted in the GDT that I really don't understand the fascination (in some cases, worship) of Posluszny. Kid plays hard, but he seems slow and stiff.
Thoughts?
Poz is a good player, but not a game changing player. Like everyone else in the back 7, he'd look a lot better with some kind of pass rush.
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Honestly, if I had to pick one difference today versus the previous 4 games it would be Duke Preston not being abused by a NT.
Not only didn't he have to man up against a NT, he didn't have to play against a MONSTER NT like Wilfork/Jenkins/Rogers. When he did have to go one-on-one it was against journeyman scrub Alphonso Boone(who did take whip Preston and nail Edwards once). The Bills were able to put those slow developing play action plays into the gameplan because for the first time in a month they could feel safe letting Edwards turn his back to the defense without fear of getting flattened before he got his head around. Preston is an awful player, and at this point it's safe to say he's not going to get better. I know fans want pass rushers and LB's this offseason, but first and foremost they need to find a center and get some stiff competition for other spots.
It also helped Edwards that Tamba Hali sucks.
Anyone else get flashbacks when Edwards dove in at the end of the half of Rob Johnson diving in to win the game at Arrowhead as time expired back in 2000? Who said Rojo wasn't tough?
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The stage you are in is denial. You think the football isn't that bad, it's that the media says it is. 9 seasons without a playoff appearance puts you in the bottom 10% of the league in that category, which is bad whether you listen to sports talk radio or not.