Mister Defense

Ridiculous. Open your eyes.

Nope. Gore is the backup only.

Come on!! No way.

Yup. So lacking in objectivity, as people too often just rely on the past rather than see what is so clear right in front of their eyes..

Pretty clear that it is Singletary, as Gore is a back up at 36. I

Thanks. I am using the NFL.com page and no mention of that, although they just added Shady. Surprised and hope they sign him to the practice squad.

A good thing probably, as this means Marcus Murphy will be on the roster, a player with a lot more juice and one just getting started. So, it looks like this is how things break down in this order: Singletary as the main back, Gore/Murphy, Yeldon, third down back. With it unlikely that either McCoy and Gore as Bills next year, the Bills are doing the right thing. But this is not a move just for the future, but this year. If the Bills thought that McCoy would be more productive than Murphy than this would not have been done. But very surprising that there was NO interest in McCoy! So much for Beane the magician on this one. Maybe his personal conduct the last few years has raised too many questions?

The Bills get a 6th round pick for a player to be cut tomorrow. Great move, getting something for nothing. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001045773/article/patriots-trading-for-bills-center-russell-bodine

Is this post supposed to be a joke of some kind? He was suspended for two games to start the season months ago!!!! I have never asked for a thread to be closed, but this extremely misleading (and confusing) OP should be stopped right now to avoid more from receiving this extremely misleading information.

Funny, and I wonder how common dislike for him is? I am not a fan either. He reminds me a little of McNab, seemingly much more interested in his commercials, endorsements, than his job, what should be his passion. I think I started disliking him as his awful insurance commercials proliferated. And because the national media seems to worship him. The good thing is that I don't think he will ever be back in a Super Bowl. Personally, he doesn't seem to have the passion or drive to lead a team deep into the playoffs. Favre was a much better representative for the Packers and Green Bay, in my opinion.

Yes, many things are worse. But when it comes to sports talk, nothing is more boring and tedious.

Wow, I would very embarrassed if I was #5, going down so easily. His parents should be equally ashamed. They need to toughen that kid up.

yeah, but I think he was a defensive player in college, at Notre Dame. And the Giants converted him from defensive to offensive tackle. He only started playing offense a few years ago. Thanks. But I wonder if that was for his ability as a defensive player rather than offensive?

But PFF graded Ryan Bates? So stats are available, I assume. So, are those kinds of stats available for all players?

I tried looking up preseason stats but cannot find any (I didn't look too hard).

Same here and I assume many are thinking this. It is because there are so many good players on the team compared to previous years. And because the Bills are viewed as a team on the rise, much improved, and we all want to see them take a big step forward this year. The right or wrong move now could make a big difference. I think this year the 4th preseason game may be significant. I know I am looking forward to it, which is not often the case.

It would need to be an all time blaze for that to happen. Too late, even for the practice squad for Sills.

Yes, one of those plays I did not catch because no mention of the block/blocker by either announcer. And it seemed to be the impetus for the touchdown, integral. Great to see and I think the tight ends will be dramatically more productive this year.

Good point and example. So they were not just silent when it came to the specifics of the game, they were inaccurate too. I caught the reference to Williams as well, a first year player. What a shame Green was so unprepared and lazy. Williams was the best receiver in the CFL last year and is now trying to show that he could do great things in the NFL as well. And last night was another step ahead for Williams. What an interesting story and they were sitting right in the middle of it. But neither man knew anything about him. That is really bad preparation. If Gumbel and Green had knowledge like that themselves, they would they have been able to share it with the audience and engage them more. More importantly, that kind of knowledge could have made both of them more interested and engaged in the game.

Just checked, and surprised that Gumbel is 73! But that is no excuse. Even if he has lost it a bit, he could easily have information in front of him to guide him. And the things we are talking about in this thread don't require a lot of mental acumen. I agree with those that say his voice sounds good, easy to listen to. But it was clear had done almost no work, just sat down and (and extremely poorly) did the play by play in the broadest sense of that. But ditto for Green as well. And the director and producer as well.

I agree, with both Williams and McKenzie making the team. Look at the off season focus on offense. Hard to imagine the Bills risk losing 1-2 receivers who could make a difference this year as these two might. Nice to see the Bills this year having to make so many of these tough decisions on their final roster, a good sign of a much improved front office and organization.

Yes, once he got going McCoy looked pretty good, like an NFL running back again. I hope this continues.

No, it was not overkill. THREE to FOUR mentions of who made the defensive plays in the entire second half when the Bills were on defense! 3-4! And almost zero mention of ANY preseason Bills information. Those are abysmal statistics.

Yes. I always wondered why he and Simms stopped working together. But now it seems likely a football guy like Simms couldn't work with someone who seems to know and care so little. I have never heard of this, but will see if this is possible on my tv. A great idea, as during the year I can do that and listen to the Bills radio broadcasts when weak and careless broadcasters are doing on TV.

Yes, I think after last night, Williams may be on the roster. He offers the size and physicality that are not apparent often in other Bills receivers. If it is a decent throw and near Williams, he will grab it. He will also make the catch on most contested catches. His production in the CFL is just more evidence that the Bills will use to decide that Williams is needed.