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    What I don't understand about us...

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    So, there is a persistent and staunchly held belief that the Bills have been in "Cap Hell" or "Cap Jail" for infinity years... (yeah... that was intentionally bad grammar, reflective of the intelligence quotient of the aforementioned belief-holders) due to Whaley/Brandon/Terry/Fill-in-the-blank... There has been so much finger-pointing (in a variety of directions) that you would think we are the Kansas City Chiefs...

     

    Let's take a step back, Bills fans. The ONLY reason we have to be excited about the POTENTIAL to sign Jeremy Maclin is that THE CHIEFS (a.k.a. NOT THE BILLS) are in ACTUAL CAP JAIL / HELL / PRISON. They cut Maclin NOT because of injury or lack of production, but because they COULD NOT SIGN THEIR DRAFT CLASS, due to their gross cap mismanagement.

     

    The Chiefs aren't a laughingstock, like the Browns and Jets; in fact, posters on this very message board have looked up to the Chiefs as a well-run organization.

     

    In light of this, I have three serious questions, Bills "fans":

     

    Question #1: If the Chiefs are such a well-run organization, HOW did they let themselves get into the situation that led to Maclin's cut?

     

    Question #2: If the Bills are such a poorly run organization, HOW do we have nearly $16 million in cap space, JUST in time for them to sign Maclin?

     

    Question #3: If the Ravens--people say they're much better run than us lowly Bills--only have about $2 million in cap space, and are one of the main rivals in the Maclin race, HOW are they better-run than we are?

     

    Maybe we, as Bills fans, need to recognize that we aren't always a poorly run organization.

     

    Maybe we, as Bills fans, need to realize that other teams make foolish mistakes, AND we--as an organization--can capitalize on those mistakes, as in the case of Maclin.

     

    Maybe we, as Bills fans, should curtail the ragging on our front office / coaches / owners, and realize that NOT everything they do is THE WORST THING EVER...

     

    It's sunny outside... Have a beer on your porch and f%#^&$ SMILE for once! We aren't the worst organization ever, and we are working on signing a very good WR because OTHER TEAMS make mistakes, too!

     

    --END RANT--

     

     

     

     

     

    Oh my............so much material here for me to work with and so little interest on my part to even jump on it.

     

    A half decently run franchise would have made it to the playoffs even just once over the past 17 years.

    And so, my work is finished here.

     

    Move along..........nothing to see here.

    Summary: Players lost/gained in 2017.

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted

    Here's a list of the player lost and gained in 2017 thus far.

     

    Players Lost:

     

    Defense:

    CB Gilmore

    CB White

    CB Robey-Coleman

    S A. Williams

    S C. Graham

    LB Z. Brown

    DE L. McCray

     

    Offense:

    QB EJ Manuel

    RB Gillislee

    FB J. Felton

    WR Woods

    WR Goodwin

    OT Kouandjio

     

    ST:

    Carpenter

    Sanborn

     

    Players Added:

     

    Defense:

    DE Sh. Lawson (R1) - Missed most of last year

    MLB R. Ragland (R2) - Missed all of last year

    OLB G. Hodges

    OLB M. Milano (R5)

    OLB Vallejo (R6)

    CB T. White (R1)

    CB L. Coleman

    CB Sh. Wright

    S M. Hyde

    S Poyer

     

    Offense:

    QB TJ Yates

    QB N. Peterman (R5)

    RB Tolbert

    FB DiMarco

    TE Saxton

    WR Z. Jones (R2)

    WR Holmes

    WR Streater

    WR C. Brown

    WR Butler

    WR Listenbee - Missed all of last year

    OT D. Dawkins (R2)

    OG/OT Ducasse

     

    ST:

    K Hauschka

    P Rehkow

    LS Ferguson

    S Anderson - Missed all of last year

     

    My take:

     

    Defense: CB Gilmore and LB Z. Brown were significant losses although Gilmore was very inconsistent last year and is not generally regarded as a good tackler. The Bills played most of the year without S A. Williams, which was a big loss for them.

     

    Lawson, Ragland, Hodges, Hyde, and White are all significant adds. Expect Hughes and Dareus to be a much better player in McD's system where they won't be expected to drop into coverage. Alexander may struggle as a 4-3 OLB, but should thrive as a designated pass rusher.

     

    Offense: WR Woods was a good player, but was often out due to injury. WR Goodwin was good at times, but also often out due to injury.

     

    DiMarco, Z. Jones, Holmes, and Dawkins are all significant adds. Peterman is an upgrade at QB. Tolbert gives the Bills the big back they need to move the chains in short yardage situations and could be a force near the goal line. WR Listenbee could surprise with his speed to get deep down the field. The biggest difference that I see on offense is that the Bills appear to be better equipped to convert on short yardage situations, which could go a long way towards extending drives and ultimately putting points on the board.

     

    ST: Hauschka looks like a big upgrade over Carpenter, whose consistency had fallen way off. Hauschka will be a real weapon in close games since he is capable of kicking 55-60 yd FGs. Rehkow looks like he could unseat Schmidt since he has a stronger leg, can kick EPs/FGs in a pinch, and can also kick deep on KOs.

     

    Overall: The Bills' talent appears to be better than last year, greatly helped by the fact that they essentially were handed extra R1 and R2 picks this year in Lawson and Ragland respectively. I believe that Denver has the best blocking scheme in the league and now the Bills will be utilizing that scheme under OC Dennison. QB Taylor has a chance to be a more productive player due to the nuances of this offense, which stresses the run game and a lot of play action. If studs like Watkins and Clay can finally stay healthy for the majority of the year this could be a much improved unit. But that remains a big "IF" at this point. I'd still would like to see a quality TE like G. Barnidge added to this group for more balance and unpredictability.

     

    The 4-3 is a much better fit for the Bills' defensive players, especially for DE J. Hughes. Having DT M. Dareus for the entire year will go a long way. Having Ragland, Hodges, Alexander, and P. Brown at LB is an improvement over last year. Expect Alexander to be moved around like a chess piece to wreck havoc on the opposing offense. Hyde is a difference-maker at safety, but the Bills could sure use a guy like S J. Byrd to balance things out. The Bills have capable, but not great CBs. They will depend upon rookie CB T. White and second year CB K. Seymour to do a lot of the heavy lifting along with CB Darby, who had a down year last year. CBs Sh. Wright and L. Coleman add some nice depth.

     

    I believe the Bills will be much improved at K and P, having added Hauschka, the third most accurate K in NFL history, as well as rookie P Rehkow, who was the best punter available in this year's draft. Expect LS Ferguson to be adequate regarding the long-snapping duties.

     

    The Bills have a plethora of possible solid PRs and KRs on the roster. At PR, they have B. Tate, C. Brown, Hyde, Poyer, and White. At KR, they have Tate, C. Brown, J. Williams, and Listenbee.

     

    S Anderson and LB Alexander are both standout ST players.

     

     

     

     

    How can you say that Lawson and Ragland were added this year?..............they've always been here, albeit, doing NOTHING and yet another fine example of the Rex and Whaley duo, but they weren't really added to the line-up since they were a part of the team anyways.

     

    Move along...........nothing to see here.

    This is not a rebuild, folks...

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted

    I feel bad for Shady... The team let him down by not building a team to be more competitive this yr.

     

    With the tough schedule this team, gonna be lucky to be 8-8 this yr. With Tyrod on only a 1yr deal.. next year we will be bringing in a young QB so it is definitely gonna be rebuilding time then.

     

    The playoff drought is going to continue until we get a real QB..

     

     

     

     

     

    Said every Bills fan since Kelly and no FO staff said ever.

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