The Jokeman
-
Posts
13,986 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Gallery
Profiles
Forums
Events
Posts posted by The Jokeman
-
-
The defense is giving up 18.25 per game this year opposed to 17.43 last year.
The offense is giving scoring 12.75 this year opposed to 15.19 last year.
Yes, the defense might not be as good as the points they gave up last year and has had trouble stopping teams in the last few minutes of games. Yet to squarely place the blame on the defense is irresponsible. You cite the Bills having a horrible pass defense, according to Yahoo! it ranks 17th best in the NFL, which is middle of the pack. FYI Baltimore, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Minnesota are a few teams that rank lower, true some like Philly and Minny are skewed because their offenses are forcing their opponents to pass more since behind a lot (see Minny's game against Houston yesterday) but Atlanta and Baltimore's offense haven't been puting up tons of points this year but they have put up enough to give each a winning record. Look at the NFL Standings, almost every team that has a record above .500 has averaged more then 18 points a game, I said it in the preseason and still maintain if the Bills offense could put up 17 points a game there's no reason they couldn't win every game on the schedule this true which holds true minus the Patriots game.
I was Guest here too, *note to self check to see if logged in first*
-
I was the Guest.
-
Lee Evans was the 13th pick in the 2004 draft. The pick we gave up for Bledsoe was also the 13th overall pick.
-
(WELCOME BACK KOTTER THEME)
Another sack, The playoffs again look in doubt.
Another sack, Jonas Jennings is out.
The names seem to change yet Drew still has defenders all around,
Three steps back and soon he'll be on the ground.
Who's gonna play on the line now? (Who's gonna play on the line now?)
Maybe we should try a snow plow! (Maybe we should try a snow plow)
Yeah we complain a lot cause it's a real weak spot, another sack,
Another sack, another sack, another sack.
-
I think the biggest problem with the offense right now is a lack of a legitimate receiving threat outside Eric Moulds. Evans played well yesterday and may develop into that player until Drew shows some confidence in someone else we might not score much then the 10 we are averaging to date. As Moulds is averaging a little over 6 catches per game, Lee Evans is second on the team with a little more then 2 a game which is horrible tells just how bad our passing game is. I mean look at the end of the game stats, it seemed like Drew locked on Moulds and no one else. True Moulds is a guy you want to perform in the clutch but he can't do it alone as we've seen thus far.
-
Michael Munoz would've been very good had he not had a serious knee injury. He's a decent lt. I would love to get alex barron cj brooks or david baas. In the hypothetical scenario we trade travis henry for a 2nd rd pick. I say we take a guard and tackle in the 2nd rd forget about trading into the 1st. We can get some pretty good guard tackles in the early 2nd round. And It would fill one of our biggest needs. WOW Imagine that drafting for need
LG/LT(If Jennings leaves, which is highly likely)
The question remains, who is going to trade for Henry? The only teams I could foresee needing a RB are Arizona, Miami, Oakland, Tampa Bay and possibly Philadelphia. At the same time McGahee has yet to show that he's ready to unseat Travis as our feature back. Granted he still could before the season's done but the way the team seems to be showcasing Henry he might never do it and think it foolish to trade a somewhat proven guy in Henry when have a question mark behind him unless you plan on also drafting a RB next year with the pick we get for Henry or possibly a 3rd rounder for security purposes.
-
I think he develops better as a contributor to the Bills over his career and as an nfl qb if he is simply our disaster qb and never plays at all this year
If he somehow shows in practice with MM and the Bills braintrust that even as a rookie he is the greatest rookie QB since Marino you obvously play him but given the shortcomings already seen in the game of someonw with Tulane level experience i think the following experience is our guide
A Clearly you learn stuff playing against pro players you do not learn in the classroom but JP seems like he has the most to learn from the classroom and pressbox side than on the field side of the ball I think he learns more and better being next to wyche in the pressbox than learning the scout team as a back_up He needs to worry more about the Xs and Os.
B The Vick Pennington model seems to offer him more than starting his first year
C As Boller said during the draft his injury after starting last year demonstrated to him that there are simply tjomgs a player learns sitting and studying that he cannot learn on the field
jp starting will do a lot for us fans who think Bledsoe cannot do it but I think it will likely be less helpful for development of JP who needs to learn to anticipate NFL play and improve his own mechanics rather than how to be a leader or how to play at NFL speeds
You think because he's injured he's not already at Wyche's hip taking everything in he can right now?
I'll be honest, I am really torn on how I feel between letting him sit all season or letting him get some action late in the season to see what he has to offer. As a cop out I say give JP time in last 5 games on the schedule to develop/play if our record going into that game in Miami if our record isn't above .500. Though I would start him off slowly maybe the parts of and eventually the whole 4th quarter in the first few games. I could see starting him in the finale against Pittsburgh, as it could also be a good comparison vs Roethesburger, who will likely be starting the rest of the season for the Steelers.
-
As an Athletics fan I think the Astros could surprise a few people and possibly take it all but it will be a tough series against the Cardinals. If the Angels can get timely hitting like they did a few years ago could beat out the Yankees for the AL pennant. Yet as a a Yankee hater I still can't deny that the Yankees could still take it all if their starting pitching holds up. Right now my gut is saying Astros over Angels in 6 to take the series.
-
Add a pass rush and you probably can make Izell Reese or Lawyer Milloy a play making Safeties. I said in the preseason our defense is good, had we added a guy like Will Smith or Kenechi Udeze it might be great now.
-
I hate using hindsight but still think the choice of Evans over a pass rushing DE like Will Smith or Kenechi Udeze was foolish. Especially when consider both have 1 more sack then Aaron Schobel, Chris Kelsay and Ryan Denney combined this year. Which is also more career sacks then Chris Kelsay has to date. I know Evans had a good day today but still maintain that we have plenty of good WRs on this roster in form of Moulds, Reed, Shaw or Aiken.
-
Continually forcing the defense/special teams to make plays for the offense is what is costing us games. The offense is not good enough. Whether it's Drew or the O-line or Travis or a lack of a consistant target outside of Moulds in the passing game etc, it's hard to pinpoint on one sole reason. As I could argue the play of the game was later in the 3rd quarter when we driving on offense. The play(s) in my mind either the 2nd and 6 that Bledsoe missed Neufeld on or when he was sacked on 3rd and 6 at our 43. Granted I was at work and didn't get to see the game but that drive seemed to be going well as followed it off/on from NFL.com. As had the Bills been able to make a few more plays on this drive we might have taken the lead and perhaps the D could of stood tall or changed how NE played their final offensive drive that they took the lead with. Of course the Bills three and out after that drive was also turning point as we started it on our 42.
-
-
-
-
Definately Stecker and Westbrook until the Bills offense shows it can score more then 10 points a game.
-
Many good titles mentioned. I'm surprised no one recommended "Ghost World" yet, a very dark comedy. Another dark movie is "Bully". I also liked "Elephant" but recommend that you watch it but do so without reading a review or the DVD/VHS package beforehand. If don't mind subtitles another good foriegn film is "Amores perros".
-
If want to do some math can try this site.
-
you've got to be kidding me....the Chargers absolutely suck.
The Falcons are 3-0.
If the Chargers had Vick I have no doubts that they would be in the Falcons shoes.
LT is great....but QB's are difference makers. Would the Colts have won that game yesterday if Drew Brees was starting even though they have a great back in Edge James in the back field. No.
A draft is about getting the best collection of players not only getting the best player. Case in point, the Chragers could have kept the top pick and used it on Vick and used a later round pick on a RB like Kevan Barlow or Rudi Johnson. Now it's hard to exactly how good a Vick/Barlow or Johnson combination would be but it could be argued it's better then the Brees/Thomlinson combination has been thus far in San Diego.
-
I honestly can not remember yet I've been online since 1996/1997. Like many have said I started out posting for the longest time at Hyper Bills at the Rochester D&C website. I usually ended up fighting with John P and Neeraj on who the Bills should draft or sign in free agency.
Of course I also ran the infamous Flutie Haters (under the name Buffmaniac) website and put up the message board over there soon after (the site was made hours after Doug signed with the Bills in 1998). Yet our message board came sometime later. I'm pretty sure it was still in 1998 but I could be wrong. All I remember from that board was telling people the (I think they were all Flutie Flakes minus one or two haters) what an egocentric P.O.S Doug was but at the time no one seemed to care or thought I was nuts.
Yet I remember posting here and at the Sabres board under Trader Jack for I don't know how long. The first post I can remember posting at the Wall was predicting the Bills would sign Travis Brown after he was cut by Seattle though I know I've been on The Wall for more then 3 years. Maybe it's just I remember that post as I especially remember giving out detailed info on Brown when no one else had a clue on who he was and then someone complimenting my prediction.
-
But if you look at NFL.com it looks like he's excelling as he's leading the Vikes in total tackles (tackles + assists). Truth be told is Winfield is a guy who plays it safe CB (ie bend but don't break). As he'd rather see a guy catch the ball and then tackle him afterwards.
-
I keep reading how Mike is a bust, we blew that pick and we need to fix the offensive line. In hindsight who would you select?
I responded to a post like this awhile ago. I stand by my thoughts then and now. I felt back in 2002 and now that McKinnie would have been the better pick. However in retrospect, one guy that I feel might have been worthy of our selection was DT John Henderson. As he might be as good if not better then Sam Adams is now. Of course it still give us a hole on the O-line unless we took someone like LeCharles Bentley with our 2nd Round pick to play C and could of let Teague play at LT. The question would remain if we would still trade up would we still take Denney or possibly a WR like A. Bryant, A. Randle El, D. Branch? Or possibly not traded up and end up with a WR Cliff Russell in Round 3 and a DE like Alex Brown in Round 4.
-
Tell me who is the man who has yet to punch it in from the 3, 2 and 1 yard line? Who's the man who let a very catchable ball go through his hands for an interception? Who can't keep his balance to save his life?
Shaft! err I mean Travis.
I'm all for seeing Willis getting more looks specifically near the goal line. He excelled in the role all preseason but I still can't understand why Mularkely and co. haven't put him there yet this regular season.
-
I am a fan of Josh Reed. I like how he plays but unfortunately teams aren't afraid of him.
The two biggest plays of the game on offense came when Evans was in the game. The first one was where he drew the safety's away by going deep. This lead to a 36 yard pass to moulds. The 2nd play was the 60 yard bomb at the end of the game.
Evans can go over the middle, make the short passes and is a threat deep. Every team we faced probably scouted this guy this past draft. So they know what he can do.
The offense is struggling it is time for a change. Smash mouth football won't win you a championship.
Didn't the Giants beat us in Super Bowl XXV playing smash mouth football?
The truth is that Bledsoe has to find a reliable target outside of Moulds whether it be Reed or Evans or even Bobby Shaw.
-
Is that one of those fake helmets that someone earlier this year saw on e-bay?
Trade Henry to the Cowboys!
in The Stadium Wall Archives
Posted
Maybe that trade won't happen but maybe can convince Tuna to take Bledsoe instead. As Bledsoe might be a good stop gap if Vinny T doesn't stick around (since he is over 40) and Henson might not be ready to start for a year or two. I don't see him trading for Henry with EGeorge there and Julius Jones still in the fold. Granted if the pick turns into a top 10 (which might not be the case as still think we have a legitimate chance to turn things around to be at least 9-7) there's no way we'd get it back.