hondo in seattle
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If I'm not mistaken, the Pack is also carrying only 3 backup O Linemen. Given they won the SB, I think the Packers know what they're doing. Maybe 8 total linemen isn't such a horrible idea.
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Thanks to Flutie Flakes!
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Thanks for all the well-wishes.
Anything for a fellow Bills fan.
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The defense has taken a big big step up. It is now much better handled to run a 3-4 defense. Troup and Carrington are going to take a step up in their second years, Dareus is a monster along the line, Barnett and Merriman should help the LB core, Sheppard and Morrision help the depth at MLB, and getting Dwan Edwards back should round out the D-line.
The secondary is slightly better with addition by subtraction in losing Whitner and starting Wilson, and the addition of Williams adds some depth and talent to the corners. Although losing Whitner does hurt the depth at the back end (Searcy does remedy that a little). I still think that Wilson being on the field is a net positive and that Williams adds talent.
The offense will be about the same. The loss of Lee will hurt but I think that the whole offense will be better having played a full year in the system. Also I think Easley and Nelson could fill the void Lee left. Brad Smith should add a weapon for Gailey to use. On top of that not starting Turd Edwards for two games should help the offenses performance. Although this O-line (Barring any moves) is still very much a mess.
I think that overall this team is improved and will likely see a 7-9 season. But this team is still a good draft class away from being a playoff team.
Agree entirely with this but will add one more thing. The addition of Wannstedt to the coaching staff will help the linebacking corps and will also help Edwards develop as a DC. Also hoping CJ contributes more to the offense this year.
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Great story! I was in the Gulf at the same time on a ship. We were able to catch the entire game on Armed Forces Radio in the comm center. A bunch of Bills and Giants fans sitting around in the wee hours listening to the game. Oh the $&@% we took after the game. Great memories though! Remember Baghdad Betty as well as nightly calls from the "Filipino Monkey" on VHF marine channel 16.
I'm not sure which was worst - listening to the game with that heartbreaking ending and enduring the "$&@%" afterwards like you did, or missing it entirely like I did with my ear glued to a cheap shortwave radio set waiting for a sports update. I can only imagine the ribbing you must have received!
I guess either option is better than suffering through a decade long playoff drought. At least we were relevant in those days.
Funny. Even though we couldn't know at that time if we and our friends would get home okay, that night nothing was more important than the Super Bowl.
Baghdad Betty was always good for a laugh. Never heard the "Filipino Monkey" though.
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Martin is 6'4" and 220 lbs - a big target. Although Chan likes Roscoe, he does seem to generally prefer big targets.
While many of us wanted Naaman to make the squad, Martin got the last wideout slot and could be a competent role player for us.
From Chris Brown:
"Known as a solid route runner, Martin often uses his size and length to make plays on the ball and is adept at coming down with the ball in traffic. Though he does not have elite speed he has shown an ability to get behind defenses as evidenced by his career average of 15.5 yards per catch."
http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-sign-WR-Martin/7fe6830b-7f02-419b-b00e-24e84393063c
From Brewcity Cheesehead:
"Ruvell Martin used to be with the Packers a couple years ago (2008 was his last year here I think) and I'm not sure where he's been the last couple years... He's a reliable receiver, not going to blow anyone away with his speed, but he has good size and good hands. The Packers used him in their 5WR sets which they used quite often when he was around. Aaron Rodgers always used to joke that Martin was his favorite target when most of their practice reps were on the scout team as backups. The Packers cut him in 2009 in favor of Brett Swain who is probably a worse receiver, but was better on special teams. The cut was one of the surprise cuts that no one expected, as he contributed to the team quite a bit and was well liked."
http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/133585-ruvell-martin-wr/page__st__20
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Wake up, roll over and go back to sleep.
Yep. This funny and what I should have done years ago...
I was in Desert Storm when the Bills went to their first Super Bowl. A soldier, knowing I was a Bills fan, woke me up in the middle of the night to tell me he just heard on a BBC shortwave news broadcast that the Bills had won on a last second field goal. But he warned me there was a lot of static on the radio and maybe he understood wrong. I sprung out of my makeshift bunk and kept my ear inches from the radio waiting for confirmation.
Deep in the Arabian Desert we could only get one or two English language stations. Once in a while, the Iraqis broadcasted "Baghdad Betty" who played American music interspersed with propaganda messages like, "American Soldier in the desert, did you know that moving sand dunes hundreds of feet high can bury you while you sleep? Go back to your girlfriends and wives in America where you are safe." I didn't think Betty was likely to give me the Super Bowl results.
The other English-language radio broadcast was the BBC's version of Voice of America. A propaganda tool for the Brits, the BBC provided periodic news updates. The Super Bowl was not high on their priority list and I waited that night in a dimly lit tent in an endless field of sand for hours only to be crushed when the actual result was announced.
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https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/aFauB8KNc_k8rGiuOHLTig?feat=directlink
Always liked Lucas Oil Stadium and was wondering what it would look like in downtown Niagara Falls. Slapped together using http://www.splashup.com/ a great photoshop alternative online.
Good job. Something like that would indeed be impressive. Kind of reminds me of Candlestick Park or Husky Stadium with dramatic views of the water. But this is even more dramatic.
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I watched KC third pre-season game and it was kind of ugly for them. They got dominated on both sides of the football, their trenches looked bad. B word Haley is calling the plays now, lots of short passes and screens. Palko played a series with the ones and I thought he looked better than Cassell, who is and always will be just a game manager.
I wonder about Haley. Fired Gailey. Weis jumped ship. Chiefs went from 4-12 to the playoffs in one year. Wonder if last year was a bit of a fluke. Seems there are reasons to think the Bills can win this game.
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Glad to hear he's doing well. I remember liking his hustle.
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I think KC was something like 30th in passing yards last year. They only asked Cassell to manage the game while they ran the ball down peoples' throats. Obviously it means something when the starting QB is hurt, but is less meaningful on a team that doesn't ask the QB to do a lot. (Assuming the philosophy is the same this year as last).
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Who did the Jets cut to accomodate these guys being on the roster?
They cut Maybin, traded a guy, put a guy on IR and not sure what else.
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The Jets just claimed four off waivers...
"The Jets also claimed backup quarterback Kevin O'Connell off waivers from Miami, Mardy Gilyard from St. Louis, offensive lineman Colin Baxter from San Diego, and safety Andrew Sendejo from Dallas."
Wonder why we didn't give Baxter a look?
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The KC Chiefs have trimmed down to the 53-man roster limit and it includes only SEVEN linemen.
The five projected starters from left to right include: Branden Albert, Ryan Lilja, Casey Wiegmann, Jon Asamoah and Barry Richardson.
Jared Gaitheris pushing for play-time at tackle and second-round draft pick Rodney Hudson rounds out the group as an interior swing player.
We are talking about lack of depth on the Bills. Many other teams have the same problem. OL is just hard to fill. We are not going to find any players in the waiver wire.
LT Brandon Albert - 3rd year pro. Has started 29 games at LT. 15th Overall selection in 2008
LG Ryan Lilja - 7yr pro. back in KC after playing with the Colts. Solid player
C Casey Wigeman - 18th season as the Center. Has played for several teams, 2nd stint with KC.
RG Jon Asamoha - 3rd Rd pick in 2010 draft. Started one game last season
RT Barry Richardson - 3rd year player, drafted in the 6th round. Was a 16 game starter last year.
Now Casey and Ryan have experience, but the Chiefs have an euqally vulnerable right side. Can the Bills defense put pressure on this offensive front. Can Merriman and Dareus create some havoc.
My question is: How the hell did this same OL allow the Chiefs to run the ball so effectively against us. I just have to believe coaching makes this team better.
Not sure how "vulnerable" this line is. I don't follow KC and don't know if it's the same line as last year. But they did lead the NFL in rushing in 2010.
This will be a good test of our revamped front 7. While KC was #1 in rushing yards, our defense was #32 in defending the rush.
I wonder, though, if KC's offense will take a step backwards with Charlie Weis.
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The Bills cut Pianalto (TE) to make room for TE Lee Smith ("We are Marshall")from the Pats.
Or, he wants to finish his career for a team perceived as a contender.
I think that's the major driver for a lot of the "name" players, truthfully, and who can blame them? They made their money, now they want their ring.
The current depth chart shows Batten backing up Merriman.
Not that the depth chart means everything, but I think the guys listed as 3rd string (Chris White, Kellen Heard, Justin Rogers, and yes, Moats) would go before Batten.
Batten has played very well this spring. White and Rogers are PS eligible.
Good points.
Maybe we should have have guessed that Pianalto would be the first to go after getting down to 53.
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I think Batten may be cut when the Bills sign a lineman.
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I think our offense will be very offensive and people on TBD will become very defensive.
This is really negative, but very funny and possibly very true.
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Last year the Bills Offense was ranked #25 in Yards Gained and the Defense #24 in Yards Allowed.
What do you predict for this season?
Here are my predictions.
Offense #20
Pros: 2nd year in Gailey's system. Fitz prepared as a #1 for the first time in his career. More out of CJ.
Cons: The line doesn't look any better. Loss of Lee Evans may hurt.
Defense #16
Pros: Dareus. Front Seven is much, much better. Wannstedt. 2nd year in new system. Edwards learning how to be a DC.
Cons: Secondary veterans not as good as last year's stats indicate. Losing Whitner(?).
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I seriously disagree with the notion that the Bills are looking at signing ANY veteran players. Contrary to the idea put out there by Mr. Negativity at The News, it has nothing to do with bean-counters. Whether you like it or not, this team is committed to Buddy's philosophy. Buddy is going to "stay the course" as he has said many times, and the entire football operation will either succeed or go down with the ship based on that sole philosophy.
Wake-up and smell the coffee, guys. Stop being disappointed that the Bills aren't signing [insert name here.]
I certainly never meant to agree with Sully and imply the Bean Counters are in charge. It's fairly normal at this point in the season to sign a player or two who have been cut by someone else. Nix said they'll be checking the waiver wire to see if there's anyone out there who could help the team. With the Bills so thin on the Offensive Line, maybe someone like Andre Gurode is better than our worst player.
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It seems likely - especially since the Bills retained only 8 Off Linemen - that we will sign at least one or two players who have been cut by other teams.
To make room for any new additions, the Bills will have to make a couple more cuts.
Who do you see being cut next?
What available players do you think we might sign?
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Anyone know of anything in Seattle???
It seems the two locations noted on the national Bills Backers map are no longer Bills sites.
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I'm surprised that so many are surprised that we kept Ruvell Martin instead of Roosevelt.
I like Naaman, too. But he's not very fast. Pack fans say Martin is a good team player and good backup WR - and he has better speed than NR. Roosevelt had steep competition for that last roster spot.
I'm hoping Roosevelt and Jasper both find homes on our Practice Squad.
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Why should we be surprized, it's pretty clear with the Hangartner cut, they're more interested in salary dump than actually assembling some form of a competent line. You would think even though he was 2.5m/yr they would keep a guy who gave them some insurance and experience. I guess Ralph can buy some more artwork or something. I doubt they are going to go out and overpay for some tackle now.
The Salary Dump Doomsday Soothsayers were predicting we would cut McGee and Bryan Scott. We did not. Some of the "Salary Dump" extremists were even saying we'd cut Freddy and Fitz. Of all their predictions, just about the only cut the SDDS's got right was Hangartner. Their unsuccessful record of prognistications pretty much disproves the Salary Dump theory.
Look at how much we're paying for inside linebackers - even for the second-string. And the Bills, for another example, kept Martin even though he's a more expensive backup WR than Roosevelt who got cut. Gailey kept the guys he felt could help the team.
Having said all that, I have to admit I'm a little puzzled by Hangartner's release. The Bills are thin on the OL, especially at Center, and Geoff's better than nothing.
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This team is weak. Another year of bad football is in store.
I wouldn't call the Bills "weak." The defensive front seven looks much improved. The secondary is okay. Special teams are okay. The skill positions on offense are okay.
The O Line is scary.
I know the Bills have options with the O-line
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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And besides, the linemen we cut weren't good. Why waste roster spots on untalented players?