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I agree....if they tell the unblocked DE to just gun it for the QB and ignore the RB then teams will have to change. But I do think the play would still be called as an element of surprise. If teams use this as their bread and butter defenses will key in on it and shut it down. The idea of a mobile QB is nothing new. If the QB is a serious threat to run the defense has to game plan to help contain him. the issues isnt as much getting tackled---its getting hit. RG3 and others need to be smart in running and limit the impact shots they take. No issue in letting them use their mobility. Russell doesnt have the size that Cam, RG3, or Kaepernick have. He seriously needs to protect himself on getting torpedoed by defnses on running plays.

The other factor is how much reach their was in drafting the player. I lessen the idea of a player being a bus if they were the concessous pick by many if they were in the same draft position. An example would be the OT Williams Buffalo picked at #4. another factor--if it was overall a weak draft. If your pick was a bust but so worse the players picked right behind that pick were also busts---that lessens the sting. Something else seem to forget----in the NFL--especially when it comes to defense---a player needs to be able to fit the system the team plays. Sometimes a player sucks because they area mismatch in the system. I have a different perspective on this... If the player was someone everyone agreed should be picked there and was a bust it lessens it than if they player may have been a reach by a team. There is just that random chance a player busts. With Curry alot of it had to do with injuries. With Maybin ---many teams didnt have him that high--- compunded by the fact of the players passed over picked right after playing in a similar position have had much more success.

Remember--where did Miami's QB come from--A&M---college station is picking up the Miami game. austin is home of Univ of Texas.....Goodwin came from there. Houston is picking up Oakalnd/Indy because Indy is a division rival and Houston plays Okalnd later in the year.

Last year under Wandsted the front line philosphy was very different than the year before, and this year. His philosphy was to use the DL to contain the blockers and rely on the LBs to make plays. Bills LBs werent all pro--thus problems. heir strength was and still is in the front 4---you need to utilize those plays to the max.

The problem isnt with CBS---but with FOX. Alot of the stations are undecided. s of now much of the nation is getting CIN @ CHI OAK-IND traditional OAK and IND areas along with Houston NE-BUF NY and NE TEN-PIT---much of the east coast and south through Miss KC-JAX traditional KC and JAX markets MIA-CLE is south FL and N Ohio. Right now the panhandle is also for this game but I could see Tallahassee flipping to the Buffalo game Their are so many 1pm games because CBS airs the mens final of the US Open at 4:30. Thus, exclusivity rules are lifted in some markets. Starting in 2015 CBS doesnt have the US open finals---ESPN has excluive rights and they may contract out some coverage to CBS. ESPN also may have the tournament change its start time so the finals weekend doesnt happen the same weekend as NFL season kicks off. As of FOX coverage right now....early game. DET-MIN most of the great lakes and midwest SEA-CAR...carolinas and much of the western US. ATL-NO...LA, Vegas, parts of northern california, much of the SE US. TX, OK, NM, CO, ME, RI TB-Jets....much of FL, NY, NE and scranton PA. Outside of traditional markets (primary, secondary, and tertiary) stations usually dont decide until Tuesday or Wedensay morning the week before the game. This week FOX has been the hangup.

chandler has been fine----its a matter of coaches and play calling. The offense Buffalo has operated tended to not use the TE much during most of the drive but then using the TE much more when inside the opponents 25. Finding a good offensive TE tends to be very difficult to do. Maybe 1 TE per year comes from the draft class as a good receiving TE. Other facotrs that skew the statistics..... 1. The QB---better QBs tend to distribute the ball to their receivers. So on some teams the TE operates as the escape hatch while on other teams its the RB that does this. You really need to split the numbers based on design routes vs dumping offs to avoid a sack. 2. The style of offense---some offensenses dont rely on the TE much. I think Mike Martz didnt even use a TE as a receiver. 3. How do tthe team uses there TE. For example NE uses there TE's more as slot receivers than actually blocking TE's as part of the line.

still wish they went out and got Bernard Pollard.....

The players they cut were PS eligible. They knew they needed space to fill other positions of DB and OL. As others said---why make the players all excited only to then cut them in a few days when they needed to add players.

Buffalo put on their PS 3 players they had in camp and a 4th was a player they drafted last year that they wanted to go on their PS last year but he got claimed. He was the potential steal of the draft. He was on the top 3 list of UDFA post draft and Buffalo got him. Its a bigtime bonus to get a starting player who was undrafted. With Easiey ---this was his 4th camp. year 1 IR, year 2 he came out earing the 2nd WR spot but the heart ailment came up, year 3 he wasnt used much in the preseason and got on the PS then activated later in the year, year 4 now I think they were targeting Kauffman for the PS. But they liked Streeter better. I still see them signing Kauffman later on if he isnt picked up.

Remember buffalo odds were stacked against him going in. SJ, TJ, Woods, and Goodwin were locks. Thus 1 maybe 2 spots up for grabs....this was a battle among 8 receivers going into camp. They can still pluck him off their PS if injuries occur. Similar thing happened this week. Seattle cut its 4th round pick, a WR , and signed him to their PS. San Francisco took him off SEA PS and brought him on their 53 man roster because of injuries they have to their WRs.

What the read option is doing is just utilizing the mobility of your quarterback....nothing new here. Teams that had a mobile QB who could run would have an advantage. The defense has to account for him running somehow.

I think they need Hopkins to get a date too......

It has everything to do with new team/new blood. In Carolina...after Cam Newton...none of the 2011 picks are left on Carolinas roster.

Trufant......he was cut by Jacksonville whose head coach was his DC the past couple of years in Seattle. what does that say to you about trufant?

From his report date it was for two weeks---thus expiring on tuesday--those are the usual rules

Blatnick can go PS Thad Lewis cant go PS

Thread is elsewhere and will get closed. vince Young got cut be GB

Brady quin got vut from Seattle..... Meacham from San Diego... Winfield is reportedly going to retire

in season you can be activated after 6 weeks on it and 3 weeks working out before activation. Preseason IR you are done for the year.

Is that count including Byrd or not?? Riht now Byrd doesnt count against the roster count officially.. Legurski likely goes on in season IR thus open spot for Byrd to take. they would be looking for a Guard, CB, and 3rd QB with other additions to try and improve the backups.

Tebow is available...... Vince Young is available.....

I saw one former Bill get cut.....

With the Us open going on now, not sure how many of you have heard that ESPN takes over the entire US Open in 2015 including the finals. They may subcontract some of the match coverage to CBS. This change would likely effect how the NFL is broadcast. This is my speculation....... NFL will go to dual doubleheaders for week 1, week 17, and another week (either week 16 or a week in November sweeps). then the other 14 weeks would be single network DH. Another option they add another bye week to make it 18 weeks...then only 2 dual DH weeks (first and last)

Banks is a PS candidate....... I would look at the TE Ballard.

The roster I see.... 3 QB 3 RB 6 WR 3 TE 1 WR/TE/FB slot 8 OL 1 BPA 25 offense 8 DL 7 LB 9 DB 1 BPA 25 Defense 3 ST (P, K, LS) this is the final roster---they keep Kolb then put him on the in season IR, then activate Byrd to the roster.