yungmack
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I like this except for Reed.
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At the moment it seems like Tyrod is set as starter & EJ is the backup so any QB taken later in the draft is slotted for 3rd string, with hopes he will somehow develop into a steal. Of all the non-"star" QBs likely to be around in, say, the 4th round, the one I hope is still available, and the one I hope the Bills choose, is Kevin Hogan. The two biggest knocks on him are arm strength and delivery. The latter can be corrected while the former is, IMO, overrated. On his plus side, he played a complicated pro-style offense at Stanford (in fact, he played Greg Roman's offense) against high-level competition and did so with success. He has size, toughness, intelligence and talent. Seems to me he would be very much worth a pick.
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Based off of who the Bills think is more valuable. What do you think of the Bills trading Glenn or Gilmore for a 1st rounder, Drafting a CB or LT to replace them and getting another 1 in return. This frees up even more cap room with their cheaper replacement. I just don't see how they can sign Taylor glenn gilmore, woods next year, and eventually Watkins.
It appears you undervalue what it takes to play at an NFL level. And in the case of Glenn and Gilmore, they play at a high level. You don't just cavalierly get rid of them and pick "a couple of guys" fresh out of college. And when it comes to the O line, the quality increases by playing together over a long period of time.
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Funny stuff.The good ole days. When on weekends after church everyone would look forward to a hangin' or a witch burning. Those were the things that brought community together. Now its all on the internet and no one gets to watch their neighbour confess to their sins and piss themselves from fear of dyin'
Nowadays you can hardly make decent plans for floggings. Family is going here all the darned time, and there and just not enough time for down home get togethers. I miss the old days.
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I called him delusional for the last paragraph, that the Bills fan are really in his corner and believe he's a great coach. He should check in here for a couple of hours.Would you prefer a coach who actually thinks he's mediocre and says so? If you don't have confidence in this league, you're never gonna win.
I know this year was disappointing, but I'm having a hard time understanding all of the hatred towards Rex. I really don't get the "buffoon" label. I thought he composed himself quite well this year. I don't understand what people are reacting to other than he had really high expectations and didn't meet them last season. Really, when was he a "clown" or "buffoon" this past season. What are the incidents that really bothered so many of you? Honestly, tell me...cause I just don't see what was sooooo wrong other than the 8-8 season.
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I would rather have AJ McCarron than Hogan, Hackenberg, Prescott, or Cook. If Cincy comes calling for #19 then see if they are willing to make the trade.
I suspect you haven't watched Hogan very much. Living in Los Angeles, I've seen him a ton of times. I don't regard him as a franchise QB but he's head and shoulders better than Hackenberg, Cook and McCarron. It's not even close. I haven't seen enough of Prescott to give an opinion.
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He was inconsistent over the middle, at best.
Completing 1 yard passes from the pocket didn't exactly prove much.
Save the "injuries" argument. Every QB deals with that.
Save the "first year starter" argument. Big deal. He's been in the league for five years.
There is one very good reason that Roman is so reluctant to "open it up." Because Roman knows what he's got in Taylor, which isn't much.
His good stats were fluff stats that resulted in moving the ball and scoring at insignificant times of the games. Hence the crappy record.
You want a bottom line? The bottom line is that Tyrod Taylor gets hype because he completes the occasional bomb that, unless it's caught in the end zone, usually leads to a FG attempt. He can't read a defense. He can't play with a shortened field. He can't consistently find/hit receivers over the middle. And once defenses consistently take the sidelines away from him, this offense will be a nightmare. It was proven as the season went on. It's an easy blueprint.
I believe many fans of a specific team suffer from "over focus." They watch everything about their team, keep up with what's going on, and in general know a great deal about their faves. However, relatively few fans devote much serious attention to other teams and form their opinions based largely upon the random highlights that show up in the media, or because their team plays them. This leads to a syndrome well-known around here where our guys are often seen as lacking this or that ability while a similar player from another team is over-valued in our opinions. The "grass is always greener" thing.
Now, I don't mean to sound like a smart ass but I wonder if you watch the other QBs in this league with the attention to detail over the length of the entire season that you appear to give to TT Because I believe if you did that you'd find he is much better than many of them. Does he have flaws and are there areas for improvement? Absolutely. But then, can you name a single QB that can't be said about? For myself, I'd rather have Tyrod than about 25 of the other QBs in the league, and out of the other 7, at least 4 of them are aging out anyway.
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"I'm not going to let our fans down," he said. "I'm not going to do that. I know it's been 15 years [since Buffalo reached the playoffs]. Well, get ready. We're going."
"We are going to build a bully, and we're gonna see if you want to play it for 60 minutes,"
"Fourth in the league was probably a little disappointing," he said. "I know we'll lead the league in defense."
"I think [bills fans] realize that I'm not a mediocre coach," he said. "The record may say that, especially this year -- you mentioned we had two 8-8 [records] and a couple of losing seasons and lousy seasons and whatever -- but they understand the game a lot better than you give them credit for, apparently, because I'm not a mediocre coach and anybody that thinks so, I would challenge them with that."
Talk about delusional.
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I don't hear anything about the kid out of Oregon. If you're adding a QB to back up TT, someone like him would seem to make more sense than Hogan. If you take Hogan, who plays "pro style," then you're probably thinking about him as a future starter, and I don't believe he'd be much more than mediocre in the NFL.
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I'm not sure some people have been able to put what happened last season into proper perspective: the Broncos won the Super Bowl with LITERALLY the worst quarterback in all of football. Could you make the argument that you maybe would've taken him over a handful of starting QB's in the league in the playoffs due to his experience? Sure. Maybe a handful. But dude, to make this about Tyrod Taylor again? The Bills offense finished 13th/12th in total offense/scoring. If you don't think they could've WON THE SUPER BOWL (not saying they would've but they could've- they obviously would've made the playoffs) with the 2014 Jim Schwartz defense, then I really question your football acumen. Defense is kind of important.
The key phrase is "with the 2014 Jim Schwartz defense." The Wrex D of 2015 was abysmal. Will the 2016 D be better? Considering that Wrex seems to be stubbornly doubling down on his "my way or the highway" approach (which some commentators consider out of date in the current style of NFL play), plus bringing in brother Boob whose record ain't stellar, the departure of several D players in part because "they didn't fit the scheme" (some call that rebuilding tho it's weird to rebuild what was a top D before the Wrexer came to town), Wrex's strange ongoing negativity towards Preston Brown who, only a year prior, was considered such a smart, talented player that the Bills traded Kiko and handed the D quarterbacking to him, and uncertainty about how he intends to use Dareus and Kyle.
I went to the first Bills training camp at Seymour Knox's polo field in 1960 and have been following the Bills ever since. This team is far from the worst of all time; in fact, it's one of the better ones from the front office thru scouting to personnel. The fly in the ointment remains the big mouthed head coach who reminds me of no one as much as Joel Collier, a previous "genius" who, having OJ as his top pick, proceeded to use him as decoy! That bullheadedness led to his firing and to the return of Lou Saban (still the greatest coach in Bills history). So there's hope.
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Short answer: Yes.
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Thanks for all you've contributed. I really looked forward to your postgame posts. All the best to you going forward.
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And that, mi amgo, is the one lessn that truly matters.I wonder if Señor Pegs has learned any lessons.
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Care to mention a couple of those "violations"?Look into chip Kelly and Pete carroll's cheating in college. Only reason they weren't handed a show cause is because they wisely skipped out to the league when discovered.
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Except it's not. Population continues to grow, as do new business start-ups, state budget is running a surplus and there seems to be no problem signing athletes, executives, researchers, scientists, professors, actors, or anyone else. I wish your mistake was correct; life might be a whole lot nicer if a few miillion people moved out.State tax rate in CA above $526,444...12.3% http://www.bankrate.com/finance/taxes/state-taxes-california.aspx
State tax rate in MO above $9001...6.0% http://www.bankrate.com/finance/taxes/state-taxes-missouri.aspx
And people wonder why CA is losing the earning population to other states.
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You're forgetting bro Bob...God, 2017 can't get here fast enough.i don't get this. at all.
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...Just his recent history...No surprise. It takes a year or two to match personnel with scheme. I still think we bring in a few depth players and draft 1-2 guys that will step in as better scheme fits. Nothing here says Rex can't coach d.
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Losing him doesn't make us worse either. Bad system fit.
It makes sense that he and Leo would go to Schwartz. Good fit there.
"Bad system fit" is another way of saying Rex sux.
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Ray Guy too.didnt the raiders draft (name escapes me) in R1!? Janikowski--just saw it being discussed in shout box
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Did you notice the dateline? Dunne actually went to Phoenix and spent time with RI. Imagine that. Sullivan, et al, are said to be stunned. They thought their job was just to go to press conferences then pontificate. And never, ever spend actual one on one time with players.Ty Dunne tweeted no deal has been reached yet (though not sure he saw recent report) but has great article on incognito
Is Richie incognito a Driven Man? Bank on it.
http://bills.buffalonews.com/2016/03/05/richie-incognito-a-driven-man-bank-on-it/
And from his trainer:EXOS' Eric Dannenberg on Incognito... 'I dont see him slowing down. I only see him gearing up'
True. But they can announce they've come to terms. Teams were doing it all last week.Yes, they do. They've rolled their remaining cap space from 2015 forward to the 2016 league year and we are in a designated dead period. Bandit is correct about what can be done:
Teams and players can agree to terms, but a team cannot re-sign a pending free agent until 4 pm on March 9th.
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Franchising Glenn will take a lot of dough and I think that's what's impacting RI's negotiations, considering the entire cap situation the Bills are in. If OBD can get Glenn into a long term contract, that should free up enough money for RI so long as he and his agents remain rational.
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But I do like clowns. I mean, I like you. (cue the seltzer bottle). Now why not go massage your toes, Mrs. Ryan.Then just don't post then 2017 unless you like clowns.
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Did you watch the interview? The guy belongs with Ringling Brothers.I didn't see any clowns...
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What's the right price for a malcontented quitter?
HE should pay for the privilege.
G9 BILLS!!!
And get off your lawn while he's at it?
Cover1.net has great Bills-specific draft analysis
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Second: If Joseph is picked at 19, I think the fans are going to go nuts. And the talking heads are going to beat the hell out of Whaley. I think he will bring back memories of Donte Whitner, a perfectly fine player who was vilified for being picked too soon, at least according to a vocal contingent of Bills fans.
Finally, you kept saying "Rex really likes..." or similar as if he is making the picks. I really don't think Whaley is going to put his future and his reputation on the line by ceding that power to Rex like they did in NY because - beside Rex being nuts - I believe Whaley is looking beyond this season and is ambivalent about Rex after this season. Someone I trust says the atmosphere around OBD has grown noticeably chilly where Rex is concerned in the wake of his highly publicized backing of Trump. It seems to have escaped Rex's notice that Trump is notoriously anti-immigrant, anti-women and fairly sketchy about non-whites. Had he used his brain, Rex mght have noticed that one of the Bills owners is an immigrant woman of Korean descent and that the other owner is her husband. I'm told that was something of a last straw and that he is on the thinnest of ice. He has been strangely MIA since the Trump rally. No interviews with Chris Brown/John Murphy, no appearances on the networks, no pressers with the local media, at least that I'm aware of. And he's a guy who's an addict for attention. Who knows? Maybe it's all off-season nonsense.
BTW,my source about this is not with the Bills and isn't even a resident of New York. Not even much of a football fan. Might be buying a place on Canandaigua Lake though, near the Wegmans.