Last Guy on the Bench
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At least he was within 5 yards of him..And after seeing the replay he made a nice move inside and Ben was right there..Good play
Exactly. He got stuffed on his first move. But disengaged really well and then juked the OT. That let him fill the gap that Big Ben was trying to escape through. That was a well deserved sack. And why would anyone begrudge the guy a little dancing on his first sack in the NFL?
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Simon, what's your take on Nic Harris? Just curious, as you often don't see things the way the crowd sees them.
I'm with the crowd on this one. Seems to me like he has really good awareness, is decisive, and hits. I could live with with a few big rookie mistakes along the way if it's in the service of acclimating a guy who seems to know how to make things happen.
Would you start him?
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Interesting that they are letting the FB get the running back work here late
I think Omon got hurt a little, and then Hall took a whack right before he came out. I doubt they want to go back to one of their top three.
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Bills QBs are 23/26.
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Yep, he is excluded after next year.
I think it is just that past champions don't automatically qualify after 60. You can qualify at any age if you meet different criteria (e.g., 10 ten in British Open the previous year, major winner in previous 5 years, certain world rankings or money list rankings, etc.).
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DT concerns have been halted due to the drafting of Maybin and adulation of same, as the Difference Maker.
Words to the contrary must be dismissed as akin to a farm animal grunting displeasure about his rations for the day. Get with the program, Labatt, and blaspheme no more.
Where do these persecution complexes come from? There isn't one issue on this board that doesn't have a substantial number of people on both sides of it. That some people disagree with you (maybe even vociferously) doesn't mean the debate has been quashed.
In this thread alone, five people posted before you agreeing with the original poster's worry about DT. Do a poll and I'll bet you find lots of people would like to shore up that spot. How have these concerns been halted? Who is this imaginary mob that is defining the "program"?
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Quick, simple answer: He wasn't speaking to the media last night. Same with Jauron.
And no, I didn't give it "top story" billing, which is the only way I can put something on the front page.
Well, you should give it "top story" billing, because it is the most revealing piece on the Bills to come out in a while.
Thanks for writing it.
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Lori, I enjoyed your booster club piece. Tons of interesting info and well written, of course, as usual.
(BTW, am I blind or is it not linked on the TBD front page? I actually stumbled onto it from a link on BZone.)
I was amazed at how forthcoming and coherent Brandon was. He usually drives me crazy with his deadpan, say-nothing, man-in-the-gray-flannel-suit speak. Secrecy is a WAY overrated commodity in the NFL. Over the long run, I think you build a stronger organizational culture - and that culture includes fans and media, of course - by being relatively transparent, honest, and human. Don't need to give the gory details, but understanding and feeling like part of the team's process is important for coaches, players, reporters, and fans alike, each in their own ways.
Anyway, Brandon shocked me with his willingness to describe some the Bills' off-season high-jinks in detail. It was great. Was he drinking? Was his demeanor different than normal? What did you make of it? I'll be happy not to have a Robo-GM (sorry, Robo-COO).
[Edit: Whoops, just saw the long thread about Lori's article. Don't know how I missed it. Mods, feel free to merge this into that or close it or delete it or whatever.]
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I just took my own advice and emailed Simmons the following:
Bill,
Best burgeoning nickname for a 2009 NFL draft pick?
Easy. The Bills' new guard/center Eric Wood:
http://media.scout.com/media/image/57/578379.jpg
Soon to be known as, 'Bad Santa':
http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads...ld_actors_3.jpg
The only gift you'll get from him is a stack of pancakes and an ass whoopin'.
(Slogan courtesy of PromoTheRobot at twobillsdrive.com.)
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Bad Santa works for me. Wood will be known for giving a$$-kickings and pancakes to D-linemen. BAD SANTA!
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Nice. That's an even better description. Print it.
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Agreed. 'Bad Santa' is a fantastic nickname.
The visual comparison to the kid is phenomenal, so you have the good inside joke reference going.
Plus, it works on its own for a mean old offensive lineman - he's the opposite of jolly and instead of giving you stuff, he takes all your favorite sh*t away and leaves you weeping like a poor little Who from Whoville (I'm talking to you Kris Jenkins and Vince Wilfork).
Best nickname ever. Someone should send it with pics to Bill Simmons, and we can make it stick nationally
(Now let's hope he doesn't suck.)
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Will he start for the Bills is about my only question.
Clearly he'll start on defense (safety), offense (qb and rb), and special teams (punter).
We can probably go with a roster of only 20 or 30 guys this year as long as one of them is Byrd. Should save some money. Maybe the Bills will lower ticket prices. The Byrd effect.
What are you worried about?
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I know everyone in the NFL was good in High School, so it doesn't mean much, but this made me laugh:
"At Clayton High School, to merely hint that the Missouri 4A Offensive Player of the Year played a large role in leading the Greyhounds to the 2004 state championship would be a gross understatement. He willed the school to a 13-1 ledger as a quarterback, safety, wide receiver and on special teams to aid the march to the Suburban East Conference title.
"Byrd ranked fourth in the state in scoring (158 points), as he rushed for 1,480 yards (seventh in the state) while averaging 8.76 yards per carry and scoring 26 touchdowns his senior season. In addition, he passed for another 1,038 yards (65-128) and 13 scores.
"On defense, Byrd was afforded first-team All-State accolades as his team's second-leading tackler, posting 71 stops (60 solos) along with seven interceptions (fifth in the state), three sacks and two fumble recoveries. He completed his "total package" with six catches for 125 yards (20.8 avg), 10 kickoff returns (30.1 avg), 15 returned punts (13.3 avg), in addition to punting the football 18 times for a 37.6-yard clip."
The punting is my favorite part. He can join Dick Jauron in the All-World High School Hall of Fame.
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Ahhhhh, Antoine....I miss you everyday 
In this clusterfck of a decade, few things genuinely made me smile more than watching 'Toine drop 260 lb. TEs with ease.
I think that was absolutely my favorite Bills sight of the last ten years. He was an outrageously consistent tackler, and yet it still sort of caught me by surprise every single time he came up and knocked one of those big suckers down with such nonchalant authority.
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Pro Football Weekly had Darius Butler the 2nd rated cornerback. Butler was drafted by New England.
Jairus and Darius do sound alike though. The devil is in the details.
http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/NFLDr...Cornerbacks.htm
I'm staring right now at the PFW draft mag, and Jairus Byrd is rated 2nd. They may have changed their rankings later online, but in the mag, Darius Butler is rated 8th.
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Pro Football Weekly has him rated 2nd at CB behind Jenkins:
"Could bring great value as a short-area, press-zone corner, but is tough, smart and athletic enough to project to safety and could eventually develop into a ballhawk on the back end. Intriguing versatility and pedigree add to his value. He should develop into a solid No. 2 corner or potential free safety and could bring additional value as a returner."
He's only a Junior and he has 17 freaking picks.
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you dont roll the dice with the 11th pick especially a team like the Bills who are not one or two players away
its not even close, QB is the worst position to try and figure out in the first round
i hate this
OK, I'll give you QB is harder to predict.
But I think you either take a REALLY safe solid guy (e.g., Pettigrew) with the 11th pick, or you take someone who has an all-pro upside but a few question marks. I don't see that upside with Orakpo, and I think he's pretty risky too. But what the hell do I know? Maybe he'll be a hall of famer.
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Love it. He's the only one with the athleticism to have a chance at being a special player.
Rak is strong, but lumbering, and I think NFL tackles will eat him up.
Maybin may take some time to develop, but he's a good roll of the dice. And he's not a one-year wonder. A guy that did nothing during his career and then had a great senior year is a one-year wonder. A guy who puts up the numbers Maybin did (in the way he did) early in his college career is a POTENTIAL a-list player.
DE is the worst position to try to figure out in the first round, but I like this.
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PFW has him ranked #1 over Robinson, Urbik, and Johnson.
"Converted left tackle who lacks the size and arm length desired on the outside and projects to the left guard spot at the next level. Is very smart, quick and strong-handed and his best pro position might be at center. However, Levitre has never played the position in college and could take some time to get adjusted to snapping and stepping. Possess the toughness and versatility so highly desired by teams and should be able to start at any of three interior line positions from Day One, although a move to center could require a longer adjustment period."
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Here are some more scout comments. These rankings are quite a bit different than many of the mocks. I got this link off a post on the bb.com message board.
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I ws reading through the draft guides tonight and it ws surprising the lack of production of the some of the rookies from last year. Long, Dorsey, Gholston, and Harvey did not exactly dominate the league. I hope whomever we go after has big upside and will be able to help us more 2-3 years down the road. So much of it seems to be a crapshoot. You never know how a player is going to perform against better competition especially after signing a big rookie contract.
And those guys are all DL (Gholston was). DL is a total roll of the dice in the draft. That's why as much as I'd like to see us grab a pass rusher in the 1st, I think it might be wiser to go for Pettigrew or one of the offensive linemen. Safer picks. Then maybe take a run at a pass rusher in the 2nd.
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PFW just hasn't been nearly the same since Joel Buschbaum has gone IMO.
These quotes aren't from PFW staff (i.e., Nawrocki). They're from scouts. (Doesn't make them true, though, and I totally agree that Mayock seems to be the most reliable guy overall when you look at eventual pro performance. If Ralph hired him tomorrow to run the team, I'd be happy.)
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First off I would like to thank you for making the time and effort to share these insights with us. Based on some of these overviews it makes me think that Maybin is the pick for us. If the Bills have any reservations about him then I'd be satisfied if we got Brian Cushing. We need a good LB, especially with speed. I guess Tyson Jackson would be a good solid pick also. I could see him being an alternative for us if we didn't take Maybin. Thanks again.
No problem. I don't follow college ball, so I love reading pre-draft stuff (even if most of it turns out to be horseshite) and always appreciate it when people post it on the board.
Maybin is scary but intriguing for sure. Cushing and Jackson don't excite me too much, but it seems as though they are likely to be pretty solid players, so I wouldn't complain if either of them were the pick.
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Singular anonymous quotes from singular anonymous scouts are interesting, but that's about the extent of it. It's one guy's opinion and there are several hundred scouts looking at these guys. We as fans have no idea if that opinion is consensus or outlier or anywhere in between. Guys like Ayers who have recently been shooting up draft charts are going to have all kinds of differing and even contradictory opinions on him.
For sure. And even if the comments were consensus, that wouldn't make them right, as evidenced by all the busts and mis-drafts there are every year.
Just some stuff to add to the mix.
Myself, I'm increasingly sold on Pettigrew. Seems to have very low bust potential and will strengthen the offensive line and the intermediate passing game.
The comment about Maybin intrigued me, because it was so strong. Comments about him seem to be all over the place, so who knows?
The Raji comment was also strong (negatively). A lot of his positive hype seems to be coming from senior bowl practices. Anyone here watch a lot of BC during the year? If so, do you agree with the comment that he never dominated in actual games?
OFFICIAL GAME THREAD: BILLS VS STEELERS 8/29/2009
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Fair enough.