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DanInSouthBuffalo

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  1. "pedestrian speed and not a great route runner...", and yet the Bills management deemed him worthy of a second round pick.

     

    Yep, this is the year we were pegged as NEEDING a receiver with SIZE. Eleven receivers taken in RD#2 (none in RD#1) and the only real home-run picks were the smaller guys; DeSean Jackson, Eddie Royal, and Donnie Avery.

  2. Yeah, not sure Urbik has the footwork to be a RT in this league. Once Wang gets healthy, they should start this line:

     

    Bell - Levitre - Wood - Urbik - Wang

     

     

    Yeah, I think that's the rap on Urbik--not quick enough on his feet. That lineup you have looks pretty good. Too bad the Bills weren't able to try that out during camp.

  3. Yeah, lets get the #1 pick so we can refuse to pay the guy $50 million guaranteed! I'm being sarcastic there. Who knows maybe a new agreement between owners and players will work out in favor of teams like the Bills in not having to pay top rookies that much.

     

    Back to the article. I'm not so sure I agree that hitting bottom is any sort of answer. In fact it felt like we hit bottom last year; ditching a starting OT and an offensive coordinator just before the season started, the number of players on IR, converting players from other positions to play LB, etc. That was a joke!

  4. The Steelers were also working out Urbik at center. Here's an interesting post too:

     

    "Urbik, the 79th overall pick in the 2009 draft, was slow to pick up blocking schemes in Pittsburgh, but fits Buffalo's system based on power potential.

    The Bills are currently light on the interior, especially at left guard."

     

     

    http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=nfl&id=5326

  5. I have to say that I am a bit surprised though. It sounded like Gailey wanted to work with Brown as a project.

     

    However, logic sets in and I can see the reason being that they Bills have three QB's, and Brohm will probably get a lot of work in that "scout" QB position. There's not enough work to go around for four QB's.

  6. 1.Keith Ellison-useless as an LB in the new scheme. But a good special teams player. Gotta keep Moats & Coleman. CUT

     

    2.Chad Simpson-has looked good but with the top three plus Joique Bell. Tough decision. Bell might not make it to the PS. CUT

     

    3.Derek Schouman-a perennial injury waiting to happen. Would love to see more from Foschi and Andrew George. Cut or keep until Nelson is back.

     

    4.James Hardy-the injuries and the dropsies don't help his case. Paraphrasing Gil Brandt: "Better basketball player than football. Runs poor routes". SEE YA!!! CUT

     

    5.John McCargo-has looked better this pre-season. How many more chances does he get? The four DE's will be Stroud, Carrington, Edwards, and Johnson. CUT

     

    6.Reggie Corner-on the bubble? Really?

     

    7.Naaman Roosevelt-has some upside, definite practice squad material, CUT

     

    8.Cary Harris-unless he's a special teams ace, can't keep five safeties. CUT

     

    9.Ryan Fitzpatrick & 10.Brian Brohm-Fitz is more equipped to be a #2, Brohm has more upside, if we had a salary cap Fitz would be gone. FLIP A COIN!

  7. Here's the OL that are left. I bolded what I think are the current starters or players that will definitely be retained on the 53-man. I think Cordaro Howard has a real shot to be the backup guard. Keeping Wang even though untested vs. Chambers. Thoughts on that?

     

     

    75 Allen, Sean OL 6-3 305 22 R East Carolina

    77 Bell, Demetrius OL 6-5 307 26 2 Northwestern State

    73 Chambers, Kirk OL 6-7 315 31 6 Stanford

    61 Gaddis, Christian OL 6-1 300 25 2 Villanova

    74 Green, Cornell OL 6-6 315 34 9 Central Florida

    63 Hangartner, Geoff OL 6-5 301 28 6 Texas A&M

    79 Hennessey, Nick OL 6-5 291 24 1 Colgate

    68 Howard, Cordaro OL 6-4 314 23 R Georgia Tech

    67 Levitre, Andy OL 6-2 305 24 2 Oregon State

    69 Meredith, Jamon OL 6-5 304 24 2 South Carolina

    76 Ramsey, Andre OL 6-5 322 23 2 Ball State

    71 Wang, Ed OL 6-5 301 23 R Virginia Tech

    66 Watkins, Jason OL 6-6 325 25 1 Florida

    70 Wood, Eric OL 6-4 315 24 2 Louisville

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