Miyagi-Do Karate
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As we are debating this, in case anyone forgets, this is our current depth chart at LB.
SLB Chris Kelsay
MLB Andra Davis Akin Ayodele
WLB Paul Posluszny Keith Ellison Arthur Moats
JLB Reggie Torbor Aaron Maybin Antonio Coleman
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In Steelers country... I just get pity and some words of encouragement, although there are sad headshakes from my friends when I tell them that we're banking on Kraig Urbik to be our o-line savior.
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Maybin is quick and athletic. He's not a big stout defensive end that can bull rush offensive tackles and get to the QB that way. He needs to be standing up on the edge out wide where he can speed rush and work in space. See examples below.
Maybin in 4 point stance. Ends up hitting a wall when he runs into the offensive tackle. Gets pancaked...
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/8589/maybinstance.jpg
Example of Steelers OLB's in stand up 2 point stance...
http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/4089/steelersdefense2.jpg
Different angle of defensive alignment and the pressure it brings with OLBs out in open space...
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/261/steelersdefense.jpg
If we don't use our personnel the way they're supposed to be used, then we're wasting potential talent on the bench.
This is pretty much the best post I've ever read (with photographic evidence and everything!)
I totally agree.
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I would hope team scouting departments aren't depending on Kiper's rankings.
This is where Nix and Gailey silently slink away...
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How about a position change? The guy has the body to play TE. They need to think creatively here; you don't just dump a top-10 pick like that.
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Gailey mentioned in his presser today that it also had to do with Coleman and Moats making impressions at the outside backer position.
I saw that. But it doesn't make sense to me. The LB's on a whole stink and are injury prone. If Ellis isn't playing well now, then bench him and promote Moats. Do they really need to cut Ellis when there are about 20 scrubs on this roster that they could cut instead? How about cutting McCargo, or Klopfenstein (assuming he hasn't already been cut and re-signed six times this week)?
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I think the biggest mistake that we did in the last off season was getting rid of Fewell. We switched to an inexperienced Linebacker coach and a 3-4 with no linebackers and it has been the biggest issue this year. The offense actually hasn't looked too bad in the last few weeks and are actually scoring points. But we aren't the type of team that can keep up with the points the defense is allowing. The main issue with this team is bad defensive scheme, no linebackers, and horrible tackling and getting off blocks. If the defense doesn't fix themselves we will be 0 and 16, not cause of the QB, Offensive Line, Running backs, receivers, it will be the Defense.
I've said this before, but Jauron, Fewell, and co. are looking a lot better now. Those guys could take the pile of dung we have and squeeze out 7 wins.
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Technically he was hired by the University of Florida as DC under Urban Meyer, but left/turned it down to take the job in Buffalo.
Ahhh....so he has bad judgment, as well. Nice.
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Watching the OSU/Indiana game, impressed by OSU DE Cameron Heyward. Kid is 6-5, about 290, and is a legit pass rusher. Starting reading scouting reports on him, all have him best suited to play DE in a 3-4. Looks like he's a Top 10, if not Top 5, pick in the next draft.
If (big if) Fitz holds it together for the remainder of the season, anyone see a scenario where we draft Heyward (or possibly a different defensive stud, preferably a pass rushing DE or OLB) instead of a QB, and then either draft a QB in Rd 2 or 3 to sit behind Fitz for a year?
I think it's pretty rare to draft 3-4 DE's high; those guys typically just have to play strong, eat up linemen, and let the LB's get to the QB. I haven't see Heyward, but if he's as good as you say, wouldn't be surprised if he plays DE in a 4-3 scheme somewhere to give him more opportunities to get to the QB.
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92 years old. Lockout looming. Stadium lease expiring. And, the Bills decide to play 20 exhibition games to evaluate the players that got Dick Jauron fired.
Sounds like a plan to me.
Well said.
I don't think any of the new regime really spent much time studying the players they had in the off-season. It's like they're now learning about them on the fly, when they could have been looking at thousands of hours of film.
It also doesn't excuse why none of their draft picks are contributing.
Oh, but, let's stay the course....right to 2-14.
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I had him on my ff bench in case of a trade, but I was planning on waiting to see how he'll be used before I start him. Even if he's Seattle's #1 RB their offense isn't exactly going gangbusters, with so many injuries on the offensive line, so he may not be all that valuable.
Me too--stashed him on my bench when the trade rumors started circulating in week 2. I was hoping for the Green Bay trade. A trade with Seattle is largely worthless fantasywise. I'd rank Lynch now in the same category as a Thomas Jones or a Ricky Williams-- at his best, good for 80 yards and a TD.
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I am also in favor of Maybin getting on the juice.
If he could add 25 pounds of muscle, he might stand a chance.
I want something hard like HGH, but even creatine or something not natural will suffice.
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Of course he brought it on himself.
However, he also greatly upgraded RB.
I'm not a fan of the Spiller pick, but it might turn out to be brilliant as the rebuild finishes up in around 2012 and our OL comes together.
Exactly right.
I'm not sure what people expect. This is a new front office; they want to do things their own way and they want their own guys. It's like when TD and GW came to town. We had a great 3-4 defense. They came in, cleaned house, drafted their own guys to play the ill-conceived 46 defense. It would bother me if Nix was making change for the sake of change and the prior regime was successful, but it wasn't. Prior regime was crap; he wants to clean house.
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Maybin needs to start abusing performace enhancing drugs. I'll take the four game suspension if he can get to the QB ONCE!!!!
Sadly, I've thought the same thing. Right now, he looks thinner than a WR.
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I was once a believer in the myth of Lee Evans. I am starting to see some holes in this myth, especially after that big drop when the game wasn't out of reach.
I too left the Lee Eavns camp.
Consider that the #1 excuse to why Evans isn't involved in the game is always: they shifted coverage to him, or they shifted a safety over the top to help out on him.
Seems to me that every team's #1 WR gets the same treatment. Teams aren't shifting a safety to help out on Andre Johnson or Miles Austin?...and these guys still catch 10+ balls per game. Either Evans can't get open or he's not running the right routes or the QB's can't throw it to him--it's probably all of the above.
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People should show up to the game and cheer for the opposing team.
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Talk 'bout your "coulda shoulda woulda" players! Harris, the prototypical 3-4 inside 'backer, was taken 13 picks after the Bills took Posluszny in the '07 draft. Of course, the Bills were still floundering w/ their smaller and quicker 4-3 front then.
Damn.
Didn't realize that. For some reason, I thought Harris was taken in the 1st round that year.
So, what you're saying is that we could have had Revis and Harris, but instead we have Lynch and Posluzny?
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Every time we've run the wilcat this year we've been successful.
Why not run it more?
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I wouldn't trade anyone for draft picks. Draft picks are worthless when your FO can't select anyone who is good.
Maybe we can trade Evans for a draft pick with the condition that the other team can draft the player for us since we can't do it.
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The sad thing is that I bet right after the team moves to LA, they win a Super Bowl. Such is the bad luck of being a fan of this team.
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Seriously, it is such a waste. We have two work horse RB's in lynch and Jackson that can carry the load all by themselves, now getting in some cases less than 5 carries. 2 backs total, one to complement Spiller and run with it. Jackson is obviously the more balanced back since he can do everything Lynch can plus run the wildcat, but do we utilize this, no! I'd like to see Lynch traded, but some move has to be made here with this position to build for the future.
WE DON'T NEED 3 STARTING RB'S WITH THE CURRENT STATE OF THIS TEAM!
Agreed; 3 RB's on a team that can't run...
As an aside, every time we run the wildcat, it works. Why do we only run it for 2 plays each game? It seems like it's effective and might be the only way to get all 3 RB's on the field at the same time.
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I think the Bills need to spend the $19.95 and get ESPN.com insider and Mel Kiper's full draft analysis. The problem that Modrak and co. are having is that by not paying for it, they are only seeing the small free teaser blurbs. The drafts will go much better with the full Kiper break-down of all the players.
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As bad as Sir Tweetsalot's whiff was I have to go with Robinson because his was against a moderately mobile QB.
haha
Agreed; it's not even close. I don't think I could get juked on a Pennington "dead leg" move like Robinson did.
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haha...good point.
"I'm not really sure how he played, but he sucks too"
Well, it's a pretty safe assumption that the guy sucked if he: (a) wore a Bills uniform; and (b) played defense today.
Is Poz a cornerstone?
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I wonder what Bill Bellichick would do with Poz??