Marshmallow
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So he's the one who's been hacking American interests from his bed!
hahaha
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We haven't been to the playoffs since Clinton was president. Oh, hey, wait a minute...
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Just say no to anyone who spells Jeff G-E-O-F-F.
Either spelling is stupid. There's absolutely no reason to have the last F. Just ask Gregg, Scott, and Matt. No reason.
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Knot Gonna Wind
High Motor White Guy
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A whole month each season?
Come on man
My sister died of breast cancer on April 17, 2011, at 5:35AM.
I watched her take her last breath.
She was only 42 and left behind a husband and 5-year-old daughter.
You = d-bag
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That might be the worst song I have ever heard.
Whoever wrote it…good for you. You may not have an ounce of taste or talent, but you've got balls.
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I know. That gets you a two bedroom condo in NYC, no joke. Why the eff do I live here?
Because it's NYC. I'd rather pay 2 mil for a 1100sq ft 2 bedroom in Manhattan than a mansion in orchard park.
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Hey, it's the offseason, and I saw this pic floating around and thought it was interesting. I kinda like the more detailed take on the logos.
What ya think?
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/552863_3611085828936_1196629750_n.jpg
There's a reason why NFL logos don't have a ton of detail.
Too much detail = a visually less powerful logo.
From a distance the logo wouldn't stand out enough from the helmet.
This designer clearly doesn't get that.
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Well, well, well, turns out Hank acknowledges he took things juuuusst a littttle tooooo far.
Sucks to be the son of a country music legend when the best song you ever wrote is "Are you ready for some football?" This man is an absolute embarrassment to his father's legacy. Hank III may be able to stop his granddad from spinning in his grave.
jw
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Scott, very sorry for your loss.
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Round 1 = DL
Round 2 = LB or OT
Round 3 = OT or LB
Round 4 is the earliest pick I would give up for Kolb.
Take it or leave it.
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Didn't Marino get a 16 and McNabb a 14?
They had decent careers.
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From Rotoworld:
Bills GM Buddy Nix likes Auburn QB Cam Newton "a great deal," according to NFL.com's Vic Carucci.
"The Bills might very well be inclined to take him in the No. 3 slot," adds Carucci. "I think QB will be prominently on the Bills' radar." Coach Chan Gailey has publicly supported Ryan Fitzpatrick as the 2011 starter, but he's more of a bridge to the future than a legit solution. ESPN's Trent Dilfer predicted Thursday that Newton wouldn't last past the third pick in the draft.
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I no it's not the best of work but i'm just showing everyone this to give you an idea, what does everyone think of Buffalo moving forward with this even though it is the sabre's logo but maybe we can twist it up a hair,opinions?
Though the execution is terrible, the "idea" to redesign their most valuable branding element is even worse.
You see, the Bills logo (Standing or Charging) is not the problem with their uniforms.
It's how they over-designed everything else.
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First one would be acceptable, the rest are horribly over designed.
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I'd be in favor of anything that helps the Bills and hurts the Dolphins. That is, if we're still running a 3-4. What do you guys think of him? I don't know a lot about him.
"The Dolphins reportedly have "zero" chance of re-signing NT Paul Soliai before the onset of free agency in March. Soliai wants to cash in on his breakout second half, which makes it nearly impossible for an extension with the "30 percent" rule in effect. Soliai's camp is expecting a "free-for-all" once he hits the open market. As a run-plugging 350-pounder, he'll be in high demand among teams running 3-4 schemes."
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I know the guy that designed the uniforms in 2002.
He sent me an email asking me what I thought.
I told him I hated them, and copy/pasted some similar comments from TBD in my email.
Never heard back from him.
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with all the money the school makes off these kids, I see no reason for them to get money. I'm not saying millions here ok. I know some get a free education but there should be a little more then that playing the game of football that violent.
College athletes should not get paid, period.
Nobody is forcing them to play a violent sport; they do it for the free education and the opportunity to make millions in the pros.
A better idea (in my opinion) would be to allow players on scholarships to borrow money against the value of the 100-200k education that they are getting for free.
If they choose to borrow 10k, 20k, 50k, that's up to them.
Those who make it to the pros will pay that off easily.
Those who don't will be saddled with student loans like every other college grad.
my 2 cents
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I need some herb.
Can this Herb fella play on the Dline?
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Can anybody say that the QB play has been bad since Fitzy took took over as the starting QB.I know I can't.If anybody can give me a good reaason right now, give me your opinion if you can give a legit reason. Our problem is on the defensive side of the ball right now. They can't stop the run.
Thank you, Mr. Obvious
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R's are liberals and progressives? Right.
You're a Libertarian spelled L-U-N-A-T-I-C.
The use of the word Lunatic only perpetuates prejudice and discrimination against people with mental illness. Maybe use Retard next time?
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How do I "Lean" to edit? Way to back up your post.
Took me 2 seconds to read your post and less to realize you are an idiot!
Ha! Busted. You got me.
I love when people criticize and then make mistakes.
But seriously...you could have easily just said this.
Our Oline sucks.
Our WRs are pathetic.
Trent looks good in preseason when the bullets aren't flying as fast.
But in regular season, he doesn't process what's happening in front of him fast enough to play behind this line.
And he doesn't throw to receivers unless they are wide open.
Fitz's sees the play develop faster.
Because he's willing to throw the ball deep, it may help open up our running game.
And his mobility may allow him to extend plays where Trent would get sacked.
However, he's inaccurate, and some of the risks he takes backfire, so there's a good chance his positives will be neutralized, and the net effect of the QB switch will be nil.
But it should be more exciting to watch.
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Listening to WGR today and looking at a lot of posts and blogs around, I think people are making more of the QB switch than what needs to be made of it.
It is fairly easy to understand, so I will do my best not to make it harder than it is. What this all boils down to is that Trent Edwards has a bi-polar way of playing football. What I mean by this is that he is 1 guy in shorts and in practice and another on Gameday. I have watched Trent Edwards very closely since he has been here. I'll be the first to admit I was very excited about him when he first got here and I saw him practice for the first time. I have been to many practices and let me tell you, he was head and shoulders above the other 2 guys in the just about every practice drill they ran. Whether it was an accuracy drill, a throwing target drill, the fade drill in to the bucket, etc.......you name it, Trent was better, by a lot. He is also very good in live practice drills as well. 7-7....11-11, etc.....he was better. So, I can easily understand why Gailey and the rest of the Bills organization picked Edwards in the "QB competition" this year. He was the best QB in practice and the drills, by far.
Then comes the Preseason. At this time Trent is the leader in the clubhouse due to his strong practices and strong Training Camp. He has earned the right to play with the Starters. There is no disputing that because, to this point, he is well ahead of the other guys. Edwards comes out in Preseason and looks pretty good overall, even though you can start to see glimpses of the issues he will have to come. He makes a couple of throws to Parrish down the field. He hits a wide-open Evans in the Indy game. Spiller tears it up in the preseason which moves the ball down the field and the offense is pretty productive (except for the first Preseason game in Washington). So, Edwards makes a few good throws in the Preseason and, since he is the only guy that got any reps with the rest of the starters, looks the best overall. There was no way the other 2 QBs were going to pass him in the Preseason. It was almost impossible.
BUT HERE IS WHERE THE PROBLEMS START.......THE REGULAR SEASON......WHEN THE GAMES COUNT AND ACTUALLY MATTER!!!!!!!!
Here is where the bi-polar Trent takes over. The other Trent Edwards. For whatever reason, when the lights come on bright in the regular season, the light in Trent Edwards head goes out. He is simply not the QB he is in practice, drills, Training Camp, etc. He starts playing scared. He tries so hard to to make mistakes, he forgets what he needs to do to win football games. All of a sudden, he does not throw the balls that he does in practice. He doesn't take the same chances he does when the games count. The reason for this is because somewhere along the way, he got too scared to make a mistake. He has said it himself that he is a perfectionist. He can't stand to make mistakes. This includes interceptions and incomplete passes. This is why he holds the ball so long and it is almost like pulling teeth to get him to throw the ball away. I mean, the 4th down play at the end of last weeks game is the perfect example of this. It's 4th and long......down by 27 points......nothing to lose.......and he runs out of bounds without throwing the ball down the field. He didn't even want to take a chance at an incomplete pass or int on a play that means nothing in the grand scheme of things. And this is not new......he has been doing it pretty much since he was given the Starting job a couple years ago. He can't stand to throw the ball away and take the incomplete pass. That is why he always takes the safe, short throw 5 yards or less down the field. He just doesn't want incompletions or picks.
Now, I am not saying he is intentionally doing it. I just think that the things he does is what his body and brain are telling him to do. Some QBs in the league have the complete opposite mentality and care too little about the results of a play. They just like to chuck it up there and see what happens. Losman was a great example of this. He used to ignore everything underneath and just throw it long. He held the ball too long at times too, but it was for different reasons. He kept wanting to hit the big play and he ignored the underneath stuff that defenses gave him. So, he took his share of sacks as well, but it was because he was too focused on the big play. The key to playing QB is to have that "IT" factor. That "IT" factor is actually a lot of little things put together, but it mainly includes the ability to adjust to every situation, every defense, make the throws that the defense is giving you, and have the ability to lead your team when things are not going well. There are a lot of QBs in the NFL.....not many have that "IT" factor to be great. It is not easy to find a QB that has all of these qualities. The key is finding a QB with the most of these qualities as possible. Edwards, and Losman for that matter didn't have enough of these traits to be a great NFL QB.
But anyway, I know this is getting lengthy. Much longer than I thought it would. But to sum up, I can easily see where Gailey and the Front Office got taken by Edwards. Sure, they had his old film, but that was from another coaching staff. So, Gailey went in with a clean slate (as he should) hoping he could take Edwards and make him into a QB (because he does have talent). Gailey started working with Edwards and all of the other QBs and saw the exact thing that many of us saw.....Edwards was head and shoulders above the other 2 in the practice setting and the Preseason games........when things didn't count. Unfortunately, this is all Gailey had to go by under his reign here. But then, the REAL games came along and things started to COUNT and Edwards reverted back to the scared QB he has been for a long time. Gailey was probably pretty shocked to be honest with you. Edwards all of a sudden was not the guy he had seen the entire offseason. Edwards became the guy Gailey saw on old film and Gailey quickly realized this (and didn't believe it was going to get better) and decided to make the move sooner than later. I can't blame Gailey at all for going with Edwards based on what he saw in practice because Edwards is the best practice QB they have.
Look......this team has a lot of problems. The QB, though, is the biggest problem. The O-Line has it's share of issues which is adding tot he problems of the QB. But, couple a bad O-Line with a scared Trent Edwards and it is not going to end well. And here we are.....Fitz is in.....Trent is out. I doubt it will make a difference in the wins and losses, but don't be surprised if it looks better. Don't be surprised if the O-Line looks better along with that. If Fitz gets the ball out on time, the O-Line will look better. The one thing I know about Fitz is that he is not scared to throw incompletions or picks. He is not an accurate QB by any means, but just seeing the ball come out more than 3-4 yards on a regular basis will make it more interesting to watch.
How long did it take you to write this?
Took me 2 seconds to realize it wasn't worth reading.
Lean to edit for chrissake.
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This is an easy one: Rob Johnson all the way. If you gave him time in the pocket, he could and did eat defenses alive. His career stats are 7.2 yards per pass attempt, a QB rating of 83.6, and 30 TDs to 23 INTs (a 1.3 to 1 ratio). By way of contrast, Jim Kelly had 7.4 yards per pass attempt, a QB rating of 84.4, and 237 TDs to 175 INTs (a 1.4 to 1 ratio).
Rob Johnson's downfall was that he took too much time to throw, and therefore took too many sacks. But if you put him on a Super Bowl caliber team (presumably with a first-rate offensive line), then most of those sacks, hits, and injuries don't happen. (The line he had in Buffalo was third-rate, as one generally expects from post-Super Bowl era Bills teams.)
Rob Johnson is #1 on this list, because he's the guy most able to benefit from good offensive line play. Back when he had Tony Boselli blocking his left side (with the Jaguars), he looked like the guy at QB.
#2 on the list would probably be Todd Collins, if only by default. He has decent career stats--6.6 yards per pass attempt, a QB rating of 76.0, and a TD/INT ratio of 1.2. Trent Dilfer's career stats are 6.5 yards per pass attempt, a QB rating of 70.2, and a TD/INT ratio of 0.9. Todd Collins could have been someone's Trent Dilfer.
Third on the list is Trent Edwards; who has the skill set to be a good backup QB. Unfortunately, he is deeply flawed, as others on this thread have mentioned.
Fourth is Alex van Pelt. He played with a lot of heart, but didn't have the talent to back it up. He'd sometimes give you more than you'd expect, just based on his understanding of the game. But it's hard to imagine him having a sparkling career as an NFL QB under almost any circumstances.
Last is Losman, who had all the physical tools one would hope for from a QB. Of all the QBs on this list, only Rob Johnson had comparable physical traits. But Losman lacked Johnson's accuracy and his touch on throws. Moreover, Losman's understanding of the game was by far the weakest of any of the QBs on this list. A quarterback with a million dollar body and a ten cent brain is destined to fail even under positive circumstances, as Kordell Stewart found in Pittsburgh. (Incidentally, the same GM who chose Kordell also chose you know who.)
Rob Johnson? Ha!
He had a 2 second brain in a 1 second game.
And he was fragile. Not just injury prone, fragile.
That combination immediately removes him from this conversation.
Because even QB’s on good teams get sacked and hit (see below)
If I remember correctly, during that big game he had for Jacksonville (with Boselli protecting him), he sprained his ankle.
He would never have made it through a season no matter how good his surrounding cast.
I know, I know. Guys on this board just can't stop saying "what if" when it comes to Rob.
Time to let it go.
2010 Playoff QBs, Sacks
Aaron Rodgers – 50
Joe Flacco – 36
Donovan McNabb – 35
Brett Favre – 34
Tony Romo – 34
Mark Sanchez 26
Carson Palmer – 26
Philip Rivers - 25
Kurt Warner – 24
Drew Brees – 20
Tom Brady – 16
Peyton Manning – 10
Theory: Belichick will start Edelman to humiliate Rex
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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It would be the ultimate f-u Rex, I own you, kiss my rings. Sitting at 3-0, with Brady coming back next week, would Belichick go out of his way to humiliate Rex?