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...there opinion means a lot more then you
Thanks for clearing that up Captain Obvious! All this time posting here, I thought my opinion really mattered to the powers that be at OBD.
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people can complain about it all they want, but kelsay will be a bill in '09........he's a good locker room guy who brings it all on sunday........is he the most talented player? nope, but he does his job and works hard..........yes, he was a big part of the long LJ run yesterday, but that is one play and he was far from the only one out of position - why aren't you pointing the finger at them?.........and i don't see how any evaluation of his game yesterday ignores the two tackles he made FOR LOSS
So he is a good locker room guy, who brings it all, does his job and works hard...and how does this equate to being a starting DE in the NFL?
PS The two plays he made were the exception not the rule for Kelsay and do these two plays make up for the fact that he is bringing NOTHING to the pass rush at a time when the Bills could really use some help in that regard(and no he is not being double teamed, so don't even bring that excuse to the table
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if your comparing Ellis to kelsey @ this time your insane.
All I was doing was stating my observations on the two. Did I say anywhere in my post that Ellis needs to replace Kelsay in the lineup? Maybe you are the one who is insane.
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Just a reminder...Kelsay's contract, 4 years 23 million!
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Brady was doing this long before Moss & Welker showed up...remember, he had Troy Brown, David Patten, & Deion Branch. Brown is now retired (I don't think he ever left NE*) and Patten & Branch haven't exactly lit things up in other places.
I'm leaning towards the system right now. Yes, the QB still has to make the throws, but when the QB has plenty of time and the receivers are WIDE open all day long, it's not that hard for an NFL QB to play well in that system.
I agree that Brady is good no matter who is out there. I was referring to a less talented QB like Cassel who does benefit from having talented WR's around him.
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I like Mitchell(I think he needs to show more against the run), but he had a couple of plays yesterday that were approaching Eddie Robinson-esqe levels.
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Considering his salary, Kelsay should be off the team next year. Not benched...OFF THE TEAM! Don't tell me about the two times he actually made a tackle yesterday. He is a joke of a player. Wasn't it Kelsay who was chasing after Thigpen while Johnson was running in a lane where Kelsay should have been, on his way to a 60+ yard gain? When he isn't taking himself out of position, he is getting locked up in a big way by whatever tackle he faces, good or bad. On the rare occasion, that Kelsay does get a shot at the QB, even QB's with little mobility can find a way to make him miss. Denney I can live with since the Bills aren't paying him a ton of money, but Kelsay is a joke and so are the Bills for giving him the contract he has.
Just one quick note on Ellis and why he may not be playing. There was a play yesterday(it may have been one of McKelvin's interceptions), where the RT knocked Ellis to the ground with what amounted to a straight arm to the shoulder. I mean send him flying backward right on his ass. Hopefully Ellis hits the weight room in the offseason and improves on his techniques.
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Does system=player talent? Forget about schemes or play-calling. Any QB who has Moss, Welker and friends instead of Berrian and bunch of nobodies is always going to look better.
That being said, I wouldn't call Cassel a scrub. He still has to make the throws regardless of the system and the talent level of the players around him. His play is getting better as the season progresses.
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WTF?
Greer is not better the Mcgee. Mcgee is one of the best CB's in the league. There is a reason why he is put on every elite WR when we play them. He shut down Moss, Braylon Edwards, etc...
You guys are nuts. Let Greer walk since Mcgee already has a contract and give Leodis Greer's spot.
You are forgetting one thing. McGee will be a UFA after next season. Who do you think will be easier and cheaper to re-sign Greer or McGee? Is McGee that much better than Greer, because he will be looking for the Brinks truck once he hits FA.
Or do the Bills let Greer and McGee walk and then spend another 1st round pick on a CB?
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If the Bills are smart....they sign Greer long term and let Mcgee walk when his contract is up.....
I posted this same thing last week.
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10) I never pay much attention to announcers, but Wilcotts said that Robert Royal is having a great season. He then went on to praise Denney and Kelsay. Hello?
This caught my attention also. WTF!
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SIX votes for "Yes" but not a single explanation? Step up and let us know why, please.
Or is someone just being an a-hole and clearing their cookies and voting over and over?
How is this for an explanation...I misread the poll question.
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The injuries are taking their toll. As much as I hate to admit this this not being his biggest fan, Schobel being out of the lineup without anyone capable of being anything more than a bit player taking his place is hurting the defense. The Reed injury is hurting the offense on the other side of the ball as Hardy isn't ready, Parrish is a kick returner who they still believe can be a WR and Royal is just a trainwreck.
They couldn't win a game in primetime against a bad football team with a QB making his 2nd start. Our QB is regressing over the last 4 weeks and there are no signs of coming out of the slide. I just don't know what happened to the Edwards from the first 6 games of the season to what he is now.
So, you want to know if the Bills can make the playoffs...not from where I stand.
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Why so cynical? Take a look at the rest of our schedule:
Week 12 - @Chefs - Just plain suck, d is a joke and offense is no better
Week 13 - 40 Whiners - Just plain suck, and traveling from west to east
Week 14 - Phish - Anything can happen in division games, and this one is almost home
Week 15 - @Jests - Anything can happen in division games and who knows which Favre shows up
Week 16 - @Ponies - Horrible defense, the O, especially the running game could put up huge #s
Week 17 - Patsies* - Anything can happen in division games, and this one is at home.
Are you going to consider how the Bills have played over the last four weeks when coming to the conclusion that all their remaining games are winnable or do you choose to ignore that fact?
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Has anyone else here noticed that THOUSANDS of Buffalo Bills fans at last night's game were waving white (surrender) towels?
When did they start doing this?
Why don't they stop?
Fans will wave anything they are given to wave.They're like zombies for the most part.
The Bills could hand them dirty underwear from somalia and they'd be waving it until their arms fell off.
I knew we were in trouble last night when I witnessed THOUSANDS of Bills fans waving the white surrender flags!what a waste of a post....what the Bills need is upfront...Blitzing all night long leaves the corners out to dry....YOU ALL FORGOT TO MENTION OUR NEWEST CORNERBACK WILL BE OUR FIRST ROUND PICK IN THE 2009 DRAFTHave I entered into some bizarro message board world?
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...only thing I can see talking about is re-signing Greer...if Bills re-sign Greer, they are set at secondary and dont need to worry about it next season..
This was the point of my post.
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Why? I think McGee played a good game last night. I discount the Ginn game as he was clearly hurt.
What is the basis for your decision to invest in Greer and not McGee?
Greer is a almost 2 years younger than McGee, will come a lot cheaper and IMO is just as good if not slightly better in pass defense and run support.
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Here is what I would like to see...
Re-sign Greer to a new 3 or 4 year contract ASAP
Keep McGee in 09 and then let him walk(see performances against Ginn and Braylon among others) after the year when his contract expires.
McKelvin
Youboty(If he stays healthy in 09, re-sign him to a multi-year deal).
Corner
If Youboty stays healthy, no need to take a day 1 CB in either 2009 or 2010 drafts.
In summary,
Invest in Greer, not in McGee
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It's not our method of building the line that's the problem, it's the evaluation of the talent of the players selected to be signed/drafted that is the problem.
John Guy and Tom Modrak please step forward to face the accusations!
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2. Put McKelvin on the field full time for the rest of the season, give him some experience.
In fact try him at wide receiver too, opposite Evans.
You want to take a DB who is struggling to succeed at CB and put him at another position.? Oh by the way, McKelvin had a reputation for having hands of stone in college. I don't think WR would be his ideal position.
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They got the choice to start the 2nd half and THEY chose the ball... WHY THEN DID WE NOT CHOOSE TO HAVE THE WIND IN THE 4TH FRIGGIN QUARTER?!?!?!?!?!?!
Inquiring minds want to know.
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That is just not true. It seemed like every time they showed the wide screen on replays, there was not a lot of separation.
You see WR's catching passes with the DB either all over them or very close by all the time? It's the QB's job to get the ball into tight spaces. Edwards confidence is shot and it is the coaches job to get him back to a level where he can succeed.
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Cry me a river - all these whiny Gen Xers coming on here saying how bad they had it in the 80's. Try growing up with the Bills in the 70's - that requires real fortitude....
I have almost 80 years of combined seasons of following the Bills and the Sabres with no championships to show for it. Boo Freakin' Hoo for the Millenial Generation.
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If I remember correctly, the 89' Bills were considered the "Bickering Bills", when Jim Kelly threw Howard Ballard under the bus and the rest of the team started pointing fingers at Kelly. Once the bickering was finished, the Bills had a great 1990 season. So maybe airing the dirty laundry and some bickering might be helpful at this point. There's a lot of blame to go around.
It would also help if you had talented players on this team like Kelly, Reed, Thomas, Smith, Hull, etc...
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