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didn't washington already trade their first rounder?
No, that was two years ago when they traded their 2006 first rounder for the opportunity to get QB Jason Campbell. Coincidentally, Sporting New's mock draft has Washington drafting DT Frank Okam, the player I want to draft.
Washington trading for Clements is not a reach...according to the Washington Post, he's the one they're targeting the most in Free Agency.
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1) Fine
2) Not Fine. (Copied from another thread). Julian Peterson set a career high in sacks with one game to play. Above average year in tackles, passes defended. Year two off an Achilles tendon tear. Why are so many people looking to get rid of TKO? Peterson was 28 this year; Spikes will be 31 in the second year of his recovery. Does the body's ability to recover wilt at the age of 30? TKO is the gold standard of who we want on this football team. If we let him go now we might as well have let him go when he tore it last year. No LB is going to return to form the first year from an Achilles.
3) Fine if 4) is true.
5) If you cut TKO it has to come with a cap hit. His original contract was also signed under the old collective bargaining agreement. So it wouldn't be a clean swap. Briggs will demand much more then what Spikes is making.
6) Fine so long as he is a run stuffer.
7) I hope so. If not Marv really fouled up by promising not to franchise Nate. Why would you give the chips back to the player when you’re already holding them? He was never going to hold out and could have easily gotten us a 1st round pick.
8) Fine
9) Fine
10) Whose going to rush the passer at DT? Even if he's not the best he is the best fit for being a pass rush specialist at DT.
11) This would help solve our running problems because every down would turn into a passing situation. He has a good top gear but he doesn't have the lateral speed or acceleration to play OLB.
12) (Kelsey) Fine
I'm not hard over on cutting Spikes IF he shows he can return to full health in the off-season.
As for who will rush the passer at DT, I'd use Triplett as a pass rush specialist at DT, plus McCargo and whatever rookie we draft (hopefully Okam...he can really collapse the pocket).
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1) Cut Tim Anderson
2) Cut Takeo Spikes
3) Let London Fletcher walk
4) Sign Adalius Thomas, LB, Baltimore Ravens, to replace Fletcher 6'2", 270 lbs, runs a 4.53 forty, replaced Ray Lewis last year at MLB when he was injured and played sensationally. 20 sacks, 165+ tackles over the last two seasons. He's a beast. Wouldn't cost much more than it would take to re-sign Fletcher.
5) Sign Lance Briggs, LB, Chicago Bears Wouldn't cost much more than we're paying Spikes.
6) Sign Ian Scott, DT, Chicago Bears The best run-stuffing DT on the market.
7) Franchise Nate Clements, trade him and our first round pick to Washington for their first and second round picks. I know about the alleged "promise" Marv made -- I think it's a bunch of BS. He probably promised not to use the "exclusive rights" franchise tag, but not the "non-exclusive rights" franchise tag that TD used to trade Peerless to the Falcons. See Wikapedia for more on the franchise tag: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franchise_Tag
8) Use Washington's first round pick to draft Frank Okam, DT, Texas 6'5", 315 lbs, an immoveable force inside. The next Kevin Williams.
9) Use the off-season program to bulk up John McCargo
10) Move Larry Triplett to backup DE and situational pass rusher
11) Move Anthony Hargrove to outside LB -- 6'3", 273 lbs, runs a 4.63 forty, plays very well in space.
I'd also re-sign Chris Kelsay if he doesn't cost too much. I've got no issues with our DE's.
With this plan, we'd have one of the most intimidating defenses in the league. Get 'r done Marv!
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As long as it's on day 2, I don't care.
I predict late in the 7th round with a supplemental pick.
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Ed McCarthy OT Yale - 6'5" 302, has played every position on the offensive line for Jauron's alma mater
http://yalebulldogs.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120806aac.html
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You could put pads on a Rhino, call it a fullback and he still wouldn't get drafted in the first round. I think Leonard will go Day 1 but late 1st-early 2nd is a stretch.
Joe Delamielleure loves this guy and says Buffalo should draft him. He will probably go in the 3rd round simply because he is a "tweener." Here is what Ourlads has to say about him:
"The superman of Rutgers is fullback Brian Leonard. He is what one would call a complete “BEAST.” It is possible that Leonard could revolutionize the fullback position in the NFL, as he is one of the best fullback prospects ever. He can block, run hard and catch the ball out of the backfield. He has the athleticism to literally leap over defenders and the power to run over them."
Speaking of leaping over defenders, check out this run against Illinois:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXJRmKMHTsE
I could definitely see him in a Bills uniform.
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Thanks...appreciate the feedback.
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I watched the game at a Bills Bar and didn't get a chance to watch Pennington much. Anyone have any idea how he did today?
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Comparison of Safeties taken in Round 1:
NAME TOT SOLO AST SACK TLOSS FF BK INT YDS AVG LNG TD PD
Michael Huff 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Donte Whitner 15 7 8 0 0 0 0 1 10 10 10 0 1
Jason Allen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oh yeah, and just for comparison, our 4th round pick:
Ko Simpson 11 5 6 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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"There was one improvement between week 1 and week 2. Nick Saban was able to throw the white towel, er, red hanky further out onto the field this time around. Apart from that, the Miami Dolphins franchise is pure garbage and Nick Saban is the biggest fraud to hit South Florida since Sheik Mohammed Al-Fassi. Absolutely nothing was done to improve the two biggest weaknesses on the team (offensive line and secondary - oh, and Saban's friggin' background is the SECONDARY, so what does this tell you?). Six wins at the end of last season against bad teams, teams that had given up or teams that were resting for the playoffs - and even then, we were nip-and-tuck in many of those games. No six-game streaks this year; this team will be lucky to win 5 games all year - with an EASY schedule. God. I used to love football season. Now, I dread when September appears on my calendar because I know it's the beginning of four months of sheer misery. Saban's a fraud. Mularkey is aptly named.
This is the worst sports weekend, ever. Ever. God. I hate this. I hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate this. And don't give me this crap about basketball season because I hate the NBA.
I want to die."
Posted by: Rick | September 17, 2006 at 04:57 PM
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This is the guy I want in the 7th round of the 2006 Supplemental Draft:
David Dixon, LB, Hutchinson (Kansas) Community College
Dixon was one of the top rated JUCO players in the country failed to qualify academically at Kansas State this fall and rather than spending another year in limbo decided to test his hand in the draft.
Dixon has been clocked in the 4.4 range in the 40 yard dash, has leaped 44 inches in the vertical jump and can bench press close to 500lbs. His 10 blocked kicks in two years at Hutchinson also looks nice on his resume with his 43 tackles for a loss. At 6'2 and 245lbs, Dixon is the ideal outside linebacker in the NFL. Questions will arise about his lack of experience and level of play, but Dixon is a natural athlete that with some time and seasoning could be a steal.
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http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/09/31/48/image_1848319.jpg
www.fanball.com/buzz/article.cfm?id=5202
Martin Nance is THE MAN! Just ask Ben Rothlisberger (or Mark May in the attached article). He will be a Pro Bowler in the future. Aiken and Wilson will be selling insurance.
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I'm a little late to this thread, but just wanted to say I love the separation Nance was getting during mini-camp.
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Where's Josh Reed? Everyone knows he drops more passes than anyone in the league!
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I give your Running Bills Draft Guide final grades an F.
1. Donte Whitner = D1. John McCargo = C-
3. Ashton Youboty = B-
4. Ko Simpson = B
5. Kyle Williams = C
5. Brad Butler = F
6. Keith Ellison = Incomplete, no opinion
7. Terrance Pennington = Incomplete, no opinion
7. Aaaron Merz = Incomplete, no opinion
Overall Grade: D+
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2006 PICKS
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---DONTE WHITNER:
Surprise! The Bills must've watched the playoffs and saw how Troy Polamalu could affect a game and decided to get one of their own. I have nothing personal against Donte Whitner. In fact, I like him as a player A LOT. Here's a link to a post I made TWO WEEKS AGO praising a mock draft in which the Bills trade down and select Whitner at #17 overall: http://www.stadiumwall.com/index.php?showt...5195&hl=Whitner . The key there, though, is TRADE DOWN for value. Remember, Ed Reed was picked #24 overall while Polamalu was picked at #16 overall, and now Whitner has gone #8 overall. Look, Whitner is going to become a very good safety if healthy but he needs to become an All-Pro like Polamalu to justify this pick at #8 overall with no trade downs. With Philly and Denver both trying to trade up, we should've went ahead and accepted even a third rounder to trade down and still pick up Whitner for less salary; also, not that he has a great history of being right, but John Clayton reports that we could've gotten an extra second-rounder out of the trade from one of these teams...I would've loved to have picked up an extra second in a deep draft. Furthermore, Whitner had a knee injury his sophomore year that required a scope and kept him out of a couple of games. If you want to draft a slightly undersized safety in the top 10, I would want him to have a 100% perfect bill of health. After initially grading this pick an F, I've decided that it's too harsh a grade; an "F" should mean bad positioning AND player. Whitner is a very good player (but again, needs to become an All-Pro) that anyone who watched OSU saw was all over the field making plays, BUT the Bills didn't leverage the value of their draft position. Still, the huge positive out of this pick is that we should never have to see Matt Bowen or Coy Wire as a starting safety in our lineup. Whitner is also allegedly a great leader and hard-working person with much character, something that we need in the locker room and can't be assessed by just watching games.
---JOHN MCCARGO:
McCargo has pretty good upside and fits the Cover 2 well with his quickness. This wasn't a reach; I think the first round is where most teams that use small defenses have him slotted. I have nothing against John McCargo but again, I have a problem with the strategy we used on this pick. I hate that we traded away a third rounder in a deep draft to move up and get him. If it were up to me, I would've kept that pick and let the draft come to me at #42 overall; if McCargo didn't fall to 42, take offensive line help instead and then use both third rounders on the defensive line. There are other good DTs out there that fit our defense. I like Jonathan Lewis a lot... Jesse Mahelona... we didn't NEED McCargo enough right then and there to trade up for him when you balance that choice against our MULTIPLE roster holes and a deep draft. When a draft is deep and you have multiple holes, you want to preserve and gain as many picks as possible, and I think the Bills did a poor job with that with both the Whitner and McCargo picks. Furthermore, as with Whitner, McCargo does not have a clean bill of health and it remains to be seen if he can be durable in the NFL at his position. Note also that McCargo likely will not start but rather rotate with Tripplett at the 3-tech/undertackle position. We still need to find ourselves a more stout 1-tech/overtackle/nose type DT from this draft. Because McCargo does address the lines, and because we're not screwing up with a top 10 pick, this second round grade is a bit higher than the first round grade.
---ASHTON YOUBOTY
This pick was pretty good value because of Youboty's upside. He has the good size/speed/athleticism that people look for in a CB and is a good hitter but at the same time, let's not overrate this kid. He's boom or bust--good upside, but he could become a complete flop as well (unlike Whitner, who will at least be good). He really isn't a first round value based on game play and it'll probably be awhile before he can be trusted to make good reads in a cover 2 zone scheme. OSU fans can attest that he had a much better sophomore year than junior year, and actually, some teams in '05 (i.e. Minnesota) specifically picked on him all game long for big plays. He's a project, which is fine because he comes from a good lineage (OSU DBs), and because we have time to develop him behind Clements, McGee, and King. I don't like ignoring the offensive line the first day, though. Cornerback is the deepest position in this draft and we could've gotten a good prospect in the second day especially since it's not a pressing concern for us like the lines are. That needs to be taken into account when you grade this pick.
---KO SIMPSON
Well, it's quite obvious that the Bills are unhappy with how Vincent and Bowen/Wire project long-term to being Cover 2 safeties (as they should be). Simpson is a good value pick, period, even though this isn't an immediate need for the Bills. Very good upside and ball skills, but as with Youboty, his impact will probably be a couple of seasons down the line after he gets used to zone concepts.
---KYLE WILLIAMS
Blah. They just drafted Tim Anderson again, which isn't terrible. Anderson's not a BAD player and neither is Kyle Williams. Great motor, durability, and intangibles. I was just hoping to get somebody with good upside.
---BRAD BUTLER
Yuck. No upside whatsoever.
---KEITH ELLISON
No opinion
---TERRANCE PENNINGTON
No opinion
---AARON MERZ
No opinion
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Actually I think this ocurrence leads to the opposite conclusion.
It seemed to me the Bills reached up for McCargo out of fear that someone else would take him before they picked in the 2nd and that there was no other DT available in the draft with their 2nd round pick.
The fact that no other team judged a DT worthy of a 2nd round pick confirms that they were correct in reaching up for McCargo (as long as he merits a shot at starting immediately for us as we expect from any 1st round choice). Since clearly the top 2 DT choices Ngata and Bunkley were not available for our #2 would have either been a stretch for a player not even picked in the 2nd or else leave our starting DT slot to a player who merited a 3rd round choice at best.
Good point. McCargo definitely wouldn't have been there with our 2nd round pick.
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Now we know why Marv reached for McCargo...the rest of the DT were way overrated.
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I totalled up the "mistakes" for last years starting line vs. this years.
Last year's starting line:
Gandy
Anderson
Teague
Villarrial
M. Williams
In 67 total starts between them, they totalled:
- 24 penalties for 176 yards lost
- 21.5 sacks for 177.5 yards lost
This year's starting line:
Gandy
Reyes
Fowler
Villarrial
Peters
In 66 total starts between them, they totalled:
- 17 penalties for 134 yards lost
- 14.5 sacks for 113.5 yards lost
Not a bad improvement at all. Considering Gandy had 7 penalties and 7 sacks himself, we could really be cooking if we found a replacement for him.
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per V-Coach
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http://www.armchairgm.com/mwiki/index.php?...hat_Need_to_Die
I didnt think billy buffalo was that bad of a mascot. Apparently people disagree. (sorry if a repost)
I used to call up Chuck Dickerson's show and rail about Billy Buffalo. I can't stand him. I'd much rather have "Keggy the Keg" as our mascot.
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http://www.wgr550.com/ondemand.php?pageNum..._AudioVault=356
WGR Audio vault discussion of Dick Jauron with Hub Arkush of Pro Football Weekly.
"I believe Dick Jauron will win a Super Bowl someday..."
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If I was Mularkey, I would refer to that guy as the "soon to punched out substitute teacher."
He said that he talked to Mularkey about how it is impossible not to take fans criticism personally, especially when it affects your family. He said that his 11 year old son came home from school recently and was upset. He said "Dad for some reason everyone in school hates you now."As far as Mularkey goes, he said that Mularkey told him that he has a child in elementary school in Buffalo. I guess about a week ago they had a substitute teacher in class who was taking role call and when he got to Mularkey, he said "as in the soon to be ex-coach of the Bills?" I don't know if the teacher knew that this was actually Mularkey's kid or not but Mularkey was pretty upset by this...can't say I blame him.
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Al Saunders of the Kansas City Chiefs. He won't be their next head coach, and will probably asked to be released from his current contract rather than have to work for somebody other than Dick Vermeil.
My plan to fix our run defense
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Actually, he's played all over the field, including Middle Linebacker. Check out this SI link:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/the_bonus/11/21/thomas/index.html
You may be right on how much it would cost to sign him, but he'd be worth every penny.