Thurmal34

I was at that Jax loss. That sucked, but this was far worse. This game was embarrassing in all phases of the game. We got our asses kicked. They clowned us. Fitz was horrible, the game plan sucked, and our defense gave up 3rd down after 3rd down just like always. What a cruel joke.

Buddy commented on how he was going to move inside shortly after adding Williams and Anderson (or at least before OTAs) so I suspect they like him in a "slimmed down" rush 4 package on longer downs. We'll see. Hopefully he is able to outquick interior OLs and knife inside, because he sure isn't going to bull ppl over a la Kyle and Marcell.

Gut feeling is we can sneak by the first three weeks with 4 corners (SG, AW, LM, JR) as we will face three run heavy (or at least pass weak) teams in NYJ, KC, and CLE. Hopefully McGee will be ready by week 4 when NE comes to town. We'll see how it shakes out, but we may not need to add another corner until late Sept.

Kind of a stretch from your earlier claim in this very thread that "his drafts have been horrible", no? Let me guess, you are a binge and purge type of guy. As far as stress in my life, thanks for your concern. I've got two youngsters, so sure, there's some. I'm glad that as well as infallible NFL draft critic, you are also able to add zen master to your impressive resume. I'll be sure to lean on you when the kids are especially challenging!

It would be far more useful to compare "Buddy's" 2010 results that you are so critical of to the results of other GMs that had been on the job for such a short period of time prior to the draft. What was it, 3 months? With much of the old staff in place? You are criticizing the 2010 draft in a vacuum. Context is your friend. WRT the 2011 draft, there hasnt been enough time to to truly assess the class. That said, are you suggesting that you are better at evaluating college talent than an NFL FO? You do understand that it's not just Nxx making these picks, correct? You criticize him for not filling backup QB and completely ignore the insane run on QBs that occured last year. Ponder 12 overall? Idiot. Now in 2012 you B word about an R6 getting cut? Even if the pick was a mistake, as you claim, it's nice to see A.) marginal talent not making the team and B.) a GM admit the player picked wasnt a fit and move on. Would you prefer the FO cling to "their guy" just because they picked him? If so, Tom Donahoe says hi. Grow up and stop acting like you know better. You don't.

Incorrect. Either you missed the last six games of 2011 or you have chosen to ignore them. Spiller's production over that span was elite level.

Koppen is horrid. I'd be happier had they kept him.

Hagan cut per Joe B. Roosevelt, Martin, and Aiken as well.

Easley's been cut per Joe B's twitter.

One general spot please.

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Agreed. I remember thinking at the end of last season, before Mario and Anderson were even possibilities, that KW's return was going to give us one of the best interior combos in football. Now that MW and MA are here, it only makes MD and KW that much more dangerous. Prior to the outside guys arriving MD and KW were, on paper, a top 10 interior combo. Now, with outside pressure, they very well may be the best in all of football. Is there a G/C/G combo in football that can take those two out of the game now that we have DEs that need to be accounted for on every play?

Not happy about that either! Just had higher hopes for Young as a backup. Admittedly, I'm prolly being reactionary but I expected him to at least be an upgrade over Thiggy. Sounds like that's far from the case.

Congrats on your retirement and thank you for your service to our country! It's because of you and your comrades who stand tall in dark places that my family and I can sleep comfortably in our warm beds at night. /respect On to the Bills. Thx for the eyes on report. Young has me worried. Sounds like he is clueless out there. If Fitz goes down...'shudder'.

To me, that's the trick. If our front four can require six blockers on a regular basis (and ATM I dont see how it can't), then we can defend 4 with 7 on the reg. If there is a team that can block our 4 with their 5 then more power to them. Just not sure who that is right now. Do any of our division opponents have the kind of OL that can limit this DL to say 1-2 sacks a game with just 5 blockers?

We'll see. To me that looks like advantage Buffalo, but then that's why they play the games.

If you are comfortable with the Pats' interior 3 containing Kyle Williams and Marcell Dareus then so am I.

Conversely, they were three missed kicks from losing the 01, 03, and 04 SBs. The one team they beat last year that had a winning record, Baltimore, coughed the game away. Not exactly fear inspiring stuff.

Pretty sure he was SEC All-Academic at least one of his years and also carried about a 3.3 GPA thru his time at USC. I could be wrong, if so feel free to refute. The kid has it upstairs IMO. Moreso, i think he has the drive, the smarts, and the family influence to be truly great.

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This thread has spiraled out of control with Kirwan's TJ comment. Let's get back to the meat of his tweet, FredEx and CJ. How will they be used together? What kind of mismatches can be created? How many formations do we have with them both on the field that either guy can get the rock and the D not know which guy to key on? These two elite backs are clearly the strength of our offense. How can we utilize them best to win games?

Well done, keep up the good work!

Good God. McNabb is cooked. Cooked! No thanks!