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I don't know if you can write off any SB winning QB as "mediocre." But one thing I've noticed is that "gunslinger" style QBs have won far fewer SBs than than less flamboyant "system" QBs.
Didn't you watch Dilfer win?
He was god aweful, just terrible.....
Jaworski was thinking of making a comeback during that game.....
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This is pure genius.
Why? Cuz there's 2 Bills and a Dareus on the line?
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I think leaving out Light's Out and Mr. Anderson is a great disservice to us all....
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You gotta love this defense. I think Mario is going to do more damage to Brady holding the line more than pass rushing (at least when it's a three step drop). The guy is just a monster. Brady throws a ton right over where Mario will be playing. Mario is big enough, strong enough, tough enough and can jump like a kangaroo to disrupt Brady's vision, his throws or just tip passes (hopefully to himself. I've read he has 10 ints. that's quite a stat). Both of our DTs are ideal for playing Brady as well. NE line is the best pass-blocking line I have ever seen and then some. But, I think the fact that we have not one, but two - primo penetrating DTs will give them some trouble. They are going to be a very tough assignment for any team as long as their healthy.... Having two makes them really special and unique. And of course we have two speed rushers as well in Mr. Anderson and Light's Out. Again, having two is Way better than one (unless that one is B.S.) So many times i have seen pass rushers get gassed playing passing teams. You simply can't rush hard every play....unless you have two of them.
I also think Kelsay is a pretty darn good backup at LDE. Mario doesn't have to hold back tossing people around, he can rest a series or two....
And that's just the D-line!
I love that whole defense, I'm telling you..... Sheppard has the tools to run that D. A very big and solid with B.S. type glutes. (B.S. Himself accredited his big glutes as the reason for his dominance). gym rat when he isn't watching film. He is a tough guy who will drop them on contact and yet is athletic enough to play pass defense. Barnett is one of our best players and will not leave the field. A former #1 because of his combination of toughnees and speed. Barnett will light up backs with their head down as he knives in between blockers and hits with nice explosion. He is one of the best three-down LBs in the league and what a great get for chixy and us fans. I really like Captain Kirk at SLB as well. Highly experienced and durable, he won't be fooled often. Has the size and the history to play that spot well. Both he and Barnett are former MLB that called their defense, can't think of a better place for Sheppard to grow than behindvour line and surrounded by coaches on the field. That said, by fall.the two impressive rookies ought to be able to help if needed. Mr. Scott is definitely going to play more than Captain Kirk in this show as more teams throw more every year. Scott McKillop has a chance to impress enough that we keep a seventh LB to back up Sheppard, but I see them giving the spot to someone else & sliding Morrison in the middle and giving Nigel the SLB job.
Well, I am finally getting tired but I could ramble on and on about this defense otherwise....you know I love our super heat seeking killer extra big CBs. Their job is to either catch poorly thrown balls, which will bevmore abundant this year, or lay the lumber. Something they both excell at and a great way to defend our middle. I may love our safties most of all... All around great players that hit harder then they look, have great hands and ofcourse, always watching film or working out..... Right now, we go a very respestable, six deep at CB. What's not to love?
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Brady has gone up against, and beaten, oodles of the leagues best defenses for over a decade now. There is a well established pattern of success in his corner. It's not like the Bills defense is going to be anything different than what Brady has routinely dissected numerous times throughout his career.
Further, in those Giants SB wins it was Manning and his offense that won it for them. As mentioned previously, it's all about QB play over the course of a season.
No, you re dead wrong. This defense can easily become special and give him whiny fitz.
Oh yeah, i remember everyone talking about how manning harrased Brady all game long. Of course the defense had a ton to do with the gents victory...,,
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Honestly sir. That is an excellent perspective and realistic. He has been on the field doing the work and no light days ( from what i have perceived and read )
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Isn't it great? Rates his health at 100%! Barnett sez Sheppard could be an all-time great. Fitzpatrick quote, "my accuracy is light year's ahead of last year at this time."
Everybody is coming together, as players and teamates. Donald Jones playing well, Easly fighting back. Stevie working to improve. Nelson working with tim brown. Dorian the H-back being talk of as if he already is a Bill. Hagan impressing. Graham coming on. As people talk about his speed. And that's just the WRs!
Ha-ha-ha!
Bills' fans gotta wear shades when looking to the future..... Blindfolds when looking back....
No jinxes! And knock on wood!
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I think the defence can be dominate without him..... With him, I think our defense may be compared to the best ever.
There is no player I do not like and a whole bunch that I think will be in the running for season ending awards. Including Shawn, who will be up for comeback player of the year and possibly the probowl...
If Light's Out plays, I see him rotating with Mr. Anderson, slowly at first with a gradual increase depending on many factors. I really hope they can hold him back a little, increasing his odds of being healthy for the playoffs.
What I like about having him is he will lay people out and intimidate opponents (for real) within the rules.... I see him taking a major leadership role with regards to player and team tpughness (and I think we need that). I think he will also keep our team's eyes on the prize....
Don't forget, he really was maybe the best defender in football three years ago and is only 28. I think he is more excited than any of us and is just dying to show everyone he can do it, and play at a probowl level without roids....
It is very exciting! I love the offense too.... Scrappy, tough and effiecient. With a great running game to keep defenses guessing and an intelligent and effective passing game that will be able to capitolize on good field position or make a good defense pay that can take away our running game....
Every single game will be special to me. Every week we need to get a little better. A little more confident, a little more demanding of themselves...
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Trent Edwards looked great in shorts
Nice comment, Alice.
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yes i think they are
Ha, ha, ha!
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Fitzy (obi won) is number two on the QBR at ESPN so far this year.....amazing.
I didn't think he ever could be this good until after the Cincy game myself.
Now, I don't see why not. So much of the game is dependent on brain power.. he can read with the best of them and he can also see the field post snap with the best. Not that he is without athleticism....I'm just sayin'
He is using the force.....
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It is good to see that Donald Jones is finding ways to help the team win even though the Evans trade put him into shock (he wasn't ready mentally). Now that Parrish is down, and it looks like the Bills need him to come up big, I think he answers the bell this week at home against the hated cheaters.
go bills!
now if we can get Merriman to play lights out.....
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offense # Pos.
Demetrius Bell 77 OL
Colin Brown 74 OL
Scott Chandler 84 TE
Marcus Easley 81 WR
Ryan Fitzpatrick 14 QB
Chris Hairston 75 OT
Fred Jackson 22 RB
Steve Johnson 13 WR
Donald Jones 19 WR
Andy Levitre 67 OL
David Martin 80 TE
Ruvell Martin 83 WR
Corey McIntyre 38 FB
David Nelson 86 WR
Roscoe Parrish 11 WR
Erik Pears 79 OL
Zack Pianalto 87 TE
Chad Rinehart 76 OL
Brad Smith 16 QB
C.J. Spiller 28 RB
Tyler Thigpen 4 QB
Kraig Urbik 60 OL
Johnny White 35 RB
Eric Wood 70 OL
defense # Pos.
Nick Barnett 50 LB
Danny Batten 57 LB
Jairus Byrd 31 S
Alex Carrington 92 DE
Marcell Dareus 99 DT
Andra Davis 54 LB
Robert Eddins 48 LB
Dwan Edwards 98 DE
Drayton Florence 29 CB
Kellen Heard 72 DT
Spencer Johnson 91 DE
Chris Kelsay 90 LB
Terrence McGee 24 CB
Leodis McKelvin 21 CB
Shawne Merriman 56 LB
Arthur Moats 52 LB
Kirk Morrison 58 LB
Justin Rogers 42 CB
Bryan Scott 43 S
Da'Norris Searcy 25 DB
Kelvin Sheppard 55 LB
Torell Troup 96 NT
Chris White 94 LB
Kyle Williams 95 NT
Aaron Williams 23 DB
George Wilson 37 S
specialists # Pos.
Rian Lindell 9 K
Brian Moorman 8 P
Garrison Sanborn 65 LS
That's right.....they are all going to show up.
wahooo!
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Don't know about you but I was looking at our new 53 man roster and here is what I come up with.
QB's - Do be honest with you Thigpen is no better than Edwards, and Smith may be an upgrade on Brown: Slight Upgrade
OL - I see no improvement here: No Change
TE: - I see no improvement here: NO Change
RB's - I see no Improvement here: No Change
WR's - We got worse with the Evans trade: Downgrade
Overall the offense is not really any better than last year on paper.
DL: With Dareas we have an upgrade.
LB's: If Merriman and Bennett can stay healthy this is an upgrade.
DB's: Slight upgrade with Aaron Williams.
ST's: With kick offs basically eliminating kick returns this may be a downgrade. We have some good returners but they no longer mean anything with the new rules. However, we struggled last year tackling: No Change
Overall Defense should improve with the upgrades at DL and LB. Depth is better overall. Problem is I don't see the defense staying healthy throughout the year with all these fragile upgrades. We sit here on pins and needles just waiting for Merriman and Bennett to get hurt. Offensively, I see no real improvement on paper unless the offensive line improves. With the lack of a WR that can stretch the field with the loss of Evans, I don't see this offense improving on last year. The addition of Brad Smith offsets the loss of Evans.
You have taken a very hard and honest look at the Bills and it is difficult to say otherwise, but I will try....
I think, last year, we made a ton of mental errors on defense which resulted in a ton of big plays against and I am hoping that we make less this year as it is our second year in the system and our LBs are a veteran group. I wish they had a normal offseason and practiced together more.
I guess I would add two things to your list. One, we are in the second year of our new coach, systems etc. and that should really help.
And two, last year's draft class will be much improved... I say will be and not should be as I am confident they are much better and ready to help.
I can see anywhere between 10 wins and 4 wins. Basically on the bounce of the football, winning and losing are both contagious and more importantly injuries. Merriman in particular, but there are other key guys of course.
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I was miffed they let Joique go too.....I have been following him. Led N.O. In rushing and receiving this summer..
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All right! Patriots blow!
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Last year, Kyle Williams absolutely crushed his opponent across from him in his game against the chefs. I was really enjoying his dominance because the announcers said he was a probowler last year, I'm pretty sure it was Waters.
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Different defense
Four new starters, nine new spots
Different outcome
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sounds like merriman gave you the pre game speech for the ages. If he stays healthy im with you 100%. could be a nasty front 7. i think one of the biggest beneficiaries of a healthy merriman and kyle williams and dareus will be dwan edwards... seriously tho. im not expecting him to be a pro bowler but he will look much more improved.
I see what your saying about Edwards, and I think a lot of players on our D are good enough to take advantage of the havoc the big 3 can provide. what about Byrd?
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Shawn Merriman's value to the Buffalo Bills this year cannot be overstated. With a healthy Merriman the sky is the limit for our D this year. He is, without a doubt, one of the top 5 defensive players overall in the NFL if he is healthy. With him, our other top players Marcel Dareus and Kyle Williams become that much more effective because running backs will choose to chip Merriman instead of watching the interior at times and Merriman will force QBs to step-up into Dareus/Williams country. In return, Marcel and Kyle will make Merriman's job that much easier. Something happens to a defense when you become excellent in two areas; you get more than twice as good; you can become great.
Our defense needs a leader, someone to show them how it is done. Someone who will demand accountability on the field ala Ray Lewis. Only Merriman can command that much respect from other NFL players. Merriam will get our D to believe it can play with and beat anyone. Merriman will get everybody on the D throwing their body around and working hard as they can to be not a good defense, but a great one.
I will go on to say that with a healthy Merriman, our young offense would improve as well. In the NFL, if you make a mistake, there is a good chance that it is going to snowball. With a stout defense, our young receivers and backs will get more second chances to gain that all-important confidence that you need to succeed in the big league. Our quarterback, Ryan Fitzpatrick is a bonafide starter for the first time entering a season in his NFL career. He too could benefit from having more chances to establish himself. I have seen a lot of players over the years that I think would have succeeded had they more opportunity. I cannot stress this enough.
You never know what twist and turns a NFL team will encounter throughout a full season. Football prognosticators are horribly mistaken each and every year about several teams. There are great things and not so good things that happen every year that were unforeseen by everybody. Shawn Merriman is a force of nature; he hedges our chances greatly that good things are going to happen to us. I hope he can get back to 100% and lead us into the playoffs.
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19 & 0 F$&@ko!
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There are some guys that are you expect to play at a high level, but I've noticed a few unheralded guys that have really stepped up and impressed me this pre-season...
Spencer Johnson - This guy has been around for a while, but he has never looked like this. He has wowed me all 3 games so far, even against starters. He seems to be involved in every play, either providing pressure, making tackles down field, or batting down passes. Where has this guy been? He definitely deserves his playing time on the line, this is great because it frees up Carrington to make a run at the LB position. Dareus looks great, but he is big and won't be on the field every down.
Erik Pears - I'll admit I was very skeptical about Pears early in camp (still am a little). No other team has wanted to keep this guy on their roster, even as a backup. However, he is the ONLY guy on the line who hasn't really been beat badly and has been the most consistent guy on the OL. If he continues this play in the regular season, I will be happy to admit I was wrong. Bell is definitely the scarier of the two...
Batten - I'm not ready to crown him a star yet, but he has looked very solid so far. So if/when Merriman goes down with an injury, I would feel very comfortable with him stepping in.
Carrington - He's big, he's athletic, he's making an impact. He could make a run at the starting OLB spot for all the Kelsey haters...
Heard - It seems like he is a on the outside looking in to make the team...Too bad, this guy is huge, he plays strong and aggressive. He really stands out when he is on the field. I hope he makes it.
Who else should be on this list? I didn't mention guys like Dareus, KW, Merriman,... because they were expected to be good.
Just for good measure I have to include a few guys who are under acheiving. Torrell Troup has been invisible on the football field, and opposing 2nd string o-lines push him around at will **edit** as some have mentioned he is playing with an injury, so judging him on this preseason is a little unfair. He looked the same last year though, luckily we are deep on the DL. McKelvin struggles as a starter, it's as simple as that.
Spencer Johnson - Had a hell of a year last year until he got hurt.
Pears - I was wrong about him too, although what if he gets hurt?
Batten - has energy and is athletic, but lights out is way too dominant to replace....if merriman can play, it'll be a fun year.
carrington - looks awesome just standing there! I wish he showed a little more quicks, but I'm excited about him fer sure.
Heard - someone please correct me if I am wrong, but Heard had that outstanding game against da bears where he looked like he should be starting and then, sadly, was injured right after that, probably monday,and hasn't played since. I haven't even read what he injured but someone put a light on this for me please.
I thought Hairston's first game was a huge success, after hearing he was having a bad camp especially. He looks tough and mean to me, and I love that.
It is too bad about Troup, I wanted to watch him closely this year to see if he really improved after all the offseason hype, as he looked pretty poor his rookie year.
Spiller - he looks improved to me, he maybe needs to run lower still, as to not let anyone get under his pads. I think that is how he gets into trouble with ball security and injuries. He's gunna break a few this year! Plus, have less negative plays.
As far as anyone else... nope, maybe the FA LBs, but I get them mixed up, one will make the practice squad i do believe. I have to watch the bills-jags game more, but I think you nailed the camp risers list.
nice positive post! I like it!
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Last year, when Nix and his regime took over, the Bills were essentially an expansion caliber team. In another year or two most of the Jauron/Levy/Modrak/Brandon era players will be moved out. The Bills are not going to be a competitive team for the next couple of years until a new nucleus of players is brought in.
Could there be an accelerataton of the rebuilding process? It could if the Bills were a normal organization. This is a Ralph Wilson owned franchise. What incentive does he have to invest in the team when the 92 yr old owner has aleady made arrangements to auction off the franchise after his departure.
The Bills are very much under their own imposed cash to cap payroll structure. They have been under the that miniscule line for the previous few years and they will follow that stringent policy next year because under the terms of the CBA they will be allowed to get away with that scam.
If the owner was a serious owner (clearly he is not) the rebuilding process could be augmented with the addition of more mid-level free agents. That is not going to happen. If there are complaints about the caliber of our starting offensive linemen then what happens when injuries occur? That is a frightening thought. Wang at LT? Are you laughing or crying? Bringing in some serviceable OL backups would have been the right thing to do.
It is easy to lament about a particular draft pick or the philosophy of drafting. It is a futile exercise. That isn't the main problem. The truth of the matter is that the real issue is the caliber of ownership and the peculiar way he has staffed and structured this organization. Until there is change at the ownership level then it is like dogs chansing after their own tails.
The best way to judge this season is certainly not from a won/lost perspecitve. The most sane way to judge a successful season is to note whether Nix's drafted players (last year's) improve and make a contribution. This year's draft class can be more fairly evaluated next year.
When you have a aged, out of town owner who states the obvious that the team lacks talent, then chuckles about it--why would anyone be surprised with the continuation of the status quo. This garbage has been going on for half a century. What do you really expect? Dramatic change? Urgency? Let's get real here.
He is a serious owner, serious about taking every plumb nickel he can out of western New York. Serious about never having enough money. That's frightfully serious.
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I never cease to be amazed on how low expectations give you a healthy outlook. I once watched a game that I was told the Bills were horrible in and I didn't think it was that bad either....I have the broncos game taped but didn't watch it yet. I am hoping I get a similar opinion to yours.
Whenever someone tells me a movie is awesome or I think it is going to awesome, the movie is destined to disappoint.
Expectations are so important, if you want to be happier in life, try to keep them low....
A word about the debacle....if I was a coach who was trying to turn around a team that has been losing for forever, I don't know if I would put my team in a position to look terrible, there are other ways to see your units. It all sounds suspicious, but on the other hand, I can't believe we are that bad....
ramblin' on.....
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Levitre is average sized at best. Bell is small and weak.
Yes. McKelvin is an absolute bust for a #11. Seriously, what would even raise this question. Do you have any doubt at all that he is a bust, and a stupid draft selection?
Mckelvin.....
I thought he looked like we finally got one right after his rookie year, then he blew out his knee, then the fumble happened and then last year he just played like a nancy.
Such are the fortunes of players drafted by the cursed Bills.
Nix Is Building An Old School Team In A New Era
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Well, we do have Levitre and wood....