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My bad. Thanks for the correction/education. Sheesh now I'm more worried. I might need to borrow Yolo's avatar.

IK might be a really big pick up if this is serious.

Hoping for the best. He's going to be very valuable.

I think there will be three big differences between PS1 game and the opener that will be in Darby's favor. 1) Pass rush: We didn't bring pressure and we will bring pressure week 1 2) Safety help: Coverage will be rolled his way for help on jump balls 3) Match up: He will not cover the taller AJ but will be on the faster TY Hilton That being said if Darby is getting roasted I think Ryan makes the easy transition of Graham to CB. Don't remember where, but the coaches said they were putting Graham exclusively at safety during OTAs and TC so he could learn the position. The assumption being that he could move back to CB quickly because its simpler (bump and run in this defense) and he's played the position before.

I think he will be maximized from the NT position and kept happy by using DL stunts that keep him moving yet maintaining gap responsibilities for the rest o f the defense. If he was stunting away from the double team I imagine the DT on his back side would slide across the guards face and cause all sorts of havoc for the LB to clean up. Additionally, I would expect Dareus to beat the C, and potentially have TFL utilizing his athleticism. If he is stunting towards the double then we've seen him blow double teams up before. He doesn't get pushed off the ball, and he can sometimes win!!! These stunts should help lower the effectiveness of the double team. This is how I think Ryan will maximize Dareus, but I do expect a NT to be brought in after this year. Can the link for the Dareus interview, in which he said he didn't like his role in the scheme, be reposted?

I think there's only one way he's done here. That is by trade; otherwise, he will be in a Bills jersey this fall.

I think he's saying that Rex didn't want to show anyone his blitzes so he didn't run many at all. The assumption being that in the regular season we will be blitzing more than then can block thus the QB will not have much time.

Also surprised you gave up after a week. If hes running with the 3's all next week, I'll be jumping ship.

I agree. How does this work? Every team that doesn't have a franchise QB should draft a QB per year? If we all agree there are >10 teams that need franchise quarterbacks and there are <10 QBs per draft then how does that work out? I think this would lead to QB HELL, and because the rest of your team sucks (related to spending so many draft picks on QBs) you don't have the talent for your QB to succeed. Thus, the QB you drafted will be evaluated as bad and you'll picking near the top again. Meanwhile the teams that do have franchise QBs will take advantage of the surplus of good players at positions that aren't QB.

QB on roster currently plus a first round pick.

Agreed. I think it will mostly be a counting game. Like 1, 2, ...,8 guys in the box "Let's throw to Sammy/Harvin/Woods", or 1, 2,...7 guys in the box "here you go McCoy." All of this is on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd and manageable downs.

You were saying that reporters have 0 stake in who wins the battle unlike some on the board. It's not clear to me why that's true because if they make a pick wouldn't they be accountable for that. I guess you argument is they have 0 stake because they aren't making a pick. I now understand this assertion if that's what you're saying.

sheesh. He won't be cut; all of his salary is guranteed. Why take the dead money hit? Traded maybe but I am also skeptical anyone would do that for anything better than a 7th round pick.

Why do reporters have less accountability than internet posters? I know there's not much punishment for making wrong picks but I have to imagine the person who's opinion is being paid for has more at stake than person who's opinion is not paid for.

I think its a game planning thing. He's getting the start this week; he should get the reps. It gives him a chance to show his planning abilities.

Sounds like EJ threw a near pick to Darby. I need to learn how to post tweets.

If the box is stacked a screen to the outside should be effective considering our multiple TE sets (I'm assuming they could motion to the outside/slot) and Watkins blocking ability.

I also am excited about all of the deception on both O and D. Heard a report the run game was going well again. But if its against the scout team then I'm not sure what to make of it.

I'm reading a lot of screens during 11 on 11 first session. EJ also took a sack.

Maybe the reporters are trying to network during practice and that causes them to miss the nuances of each play. Either way I haven't seen their level of access result in much information. Remember when Kromer was going to be fired 2 different times.

Agreed Agreed as well. We were 12th in Red Zone Attempts and 30th in TD%. If we could be average in TD % we would have 5 more TDs which is 20 more points.

I would call Michael Vick "meh" (or something worse) if the Bills signed, but he has had a more successful career than anyone mentioned in your posts. My "meh" with respect to both Vick and Cassel is because both guys haven't been too exciting as of late (past 3 seasons). I do think EJ could have seasons like Cassel's best (little bit of a reach to say he will). I also don't think EJ's out of the league if he doesn't make it here. I think he would be picked up as a back up that would likely get several opportunities to start (be it for poor play or injuries). His physical attributes and calm demeanor will serve him well as he ages. What I mean is he will work very hard until he fixes the gaps in his game, and at that point I don't think his arm will have started to fade. I think these two features are why the EJ "defenders" do not think he should be written off. On the flip side, I get the win now mentality because teams like this don't seem to last (I'm hoping Whaley is draft genius). EJ has definitely been underwhelming at times in his career, but I think he will good QB (albeit in probably in 3-4 more years).

I took your question to assume EJ would be starting no matter what. If you're asking me the odds he starts I say 40% and if he wins the competition, 90% he is better than Orton.

10% hes in as long as either 5% hes as good as Cassel's best (by which I assume you mean make a pro bowl) 70% hes better than Orton last year One of these questions is more important than the other two.

If he has a breaks out this year, doesn't he become not cheap? As in some other team would offer him good money and we would have to match. As corners (including nickel corners) are hard to find I would expect him to get a decent offer, at least from Pettine and the Browns.