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and that plan should be to acquire players to beat the New England Patriots. Until that team shows signs of disintegration - the AFC east title goes through them. The Bills only have 3 out of 6 chances to make the playoffs. Two of those don't include a home field playoff game. The AFC east title is really the only playoff spot we should desire (Pitts current year aside).
Winning this division MUST be the single focus of this team in the months/years to come. That means scouting our division and "game planning" these guys like we were playing them next week.
I have no idea what this entails as I type this, but certainly we need to address Tom Brady and we need to address guys like Seymore and McGinnest.
not just the pats -- the phins are going to be very good, and they have the makings of a powerhouse running offense. their line played pretty well near the end of the season, and the running backs are really good.
i'm in agreement though - there has to be a plan. i'd expand it to 2 teams though and include the phins. basically, i think it comes down to offensive line, defensive line, and qb. the qb solution may already be on the team, but if so, we'll need to see some signs of it.
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http://www.draftdaddy.com/prospects/halotiNgata.cfm
'in an interview with the Register-Guard this season Ngata’s defensive line coach Steve Greatwood calls him the most intelligent athlete he’s ever coached.'
'As true fans of the NFL draft know, every year the “planet theory” comes into play – this theory, postulated by George Young and endorsed by Bill Parcells is as follows: there are only so many big, fat men _on the planet Earth_ who can move with agility, quickness and speed, and when a team gets a chance to take one in the draft, they will leap at that chance.'
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they've got an excellent staff and are coming off a 6 game winning streak. they also have a *lot* of talented players. if they get the qb position solved, look out.
the pats will be very good next year too - they aren't losing anyone except possibly the underrated givens, and they'll have a ton of guys back from injury. i'm sure they'll draft well too.
next year will be a rebuilding season for the jets, i've gotta conclude. guys are leaving and they don't have a qb. they'll also have a novice at coach and a new staff.
where's ty law going to end up? will mangini keep him? if not, would he be a good (and cheaper) replacement for clements? i thought he was one of the best cbs in the league this year. how about abraham and mawae?
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Jauron's OC in Chicago may be off the market as a potential OC in Buffalo. Read the last sentence about his comments on Jauron.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...i-sportsnew-hed
Silver and black a Shoop attack?
Ex-Bears assistant has shot to become Raiders' head coach
By John Mullin
Tribune staff reporter
Published January 25, 2006
MOBILE, Ala. -- Sure, he has changed some, evolved a bit, from his days with the Bears.
But the intense gaze, reflective pause before he answers questions and the sincere passion for his job are still unmistakable. John Shoop, even in Oakland Raiders garb, always will be John Shoop.
And that wardrobe could become a little deeper shade of Raiders silver and black.
Shoop, often vilified as Bears offensive coordinator under Dick Jauron from 2000-03, lasted one season as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback coach and joined the Raiders to coach that position before this past season.
Soon, he could become the latest in this off-season's wave of first-time NFL head coaches. Shoop interviewed with Oakland owner Al Davis late last week for the head-coaching vacancy created by the firing of Norv Turner.
Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Pete Whisenhut is considered the front-runner and Hall of Fame receiver James Lofton also interviewed. But it was telling Shoop's contract was not terminated after Turner's dismissal, and he has an excellent relationship with Davis, the key to becoming a member of the Raiders' family.
"It's a great organization and I really enjoy working for Mr. Davis and the Raiders," Shoop said Tuesday, in Mobile for workouts leading up to Saturday's Senior Bowl. "I feel great about [the interview] and about working for the Raiders in whatever role."
Shoop and his wife, a Presbyterian minister with a congregation in Oakland, live in Oakland. If there is any bitterness over his stormy final two years in Chicago following the 13-3 run in 2001, it is impossible to see.
"There are tough times in every job, but don't forget, we were 13-3 and bringing it," Shoop said. "I really respect the Bears' management and where they're going, but we weren't on the same page, especially at the quarterback position. … That's the way things go."
Shoop was among the Bears assistants who wanted to sign quarterback Jake Delhomme instead of Kordell Stewart in 2003 to replace the injured Jim Miller. Shoop's quarterbacks for the final two Bears seasons included Miller, Stewart, Chris Chandler, Henry Burris, Cory Sauter and rookie Rex Grossman.
If he could relive that experience, he would be more flexible in his game plans and more resolute in pushing for personnel choices.
Bears players liked that he stuck to a game plan, unlike his predecessor Gary Crowton, but they also thought he was too dogmatic in staying with it too long.
His offensive style has loosened up since leaving Chicago from working with Turner in Oakland and Jon Gruden in Tampa Bay.
"I was always a high-percentage-completion guy and I learned from Jon and Norv," Shoop said. "Norv really helped me with the down-the-field vertical game. He helped me with a lot of things and I recognize that some of those were my weaknesses.
"I also recognize that [judging] personnel could have been a weakness and working with a Hall of Famer like Al Davis has strengthened that. I really have strong convictions about coaching [quarterbacks] and who should be playing. If I could do it all over again [with the Bears], I'd fight harder for those."
Shoop was delighted at the news this week that Marv Levy hired Jauron to coach the Buffalo Bills. Jauron elevated Shoop from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator when Crowton left for Brigham Young late in the 2000 season.
Jauron was unable to lure an established coach for the position because of a prevailing belief around the NFL that, with the hiring of Jerry Angelo as general manager, Jauron would be out of job after one more lackluster season.
Jauron turned to Shoop and his conservative offensive philosophy meshed with a league-leading defense to produce the 13-3 record. Jauron and Shoop had their contracts extended two more years.
"The best coach I've ever been around," Shoop said of Jauron. "The best. Being in Chicago was a wonderful experience."
fascinating! i really wonder whether jauron wanted delhomme too - i bet he did given that i suspect he deferred to his offensive staff. that was obviously a terrible move by angelo.
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http://www.cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/9185854
That's one thing about the NFL and good teams: Their offensive lines are usually pretty dominant.
For that to be the case, it usually takes premium picks to be successful. The Indianapolis Colts' line was dominated by the Steelers are few weeks back. Do you know how many first-, second- or third-round picks are on that Colts line? One.
The Steelers have three former first-round picks, a second-round pick (Smith) and a third-round pick (Starks). The front office has made drafting big bodies a priority, although Hartings was signed as a free agent from Detroit.
"This is a team that uses high picks on linemen," Starks said. "When they drafted us, they expected us to be successful. And right now that's apparent."
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Marv would never allow it, not after the Love Boat fiasco. Lack of character, although a pretty decent QB. You won't find people like Culpepper on Marv's team, if they ever embarrass their team, they are gone. Wish the Vikes would impose such restrictions. They have absolutely no class.
cornelius bennett *never* did stuff like that. or bruce smith. or jim "drunken drink thrower" kelly. or andre "that was your girlfriend, jim?" reed.
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come on, scott. i agree that he's lacking in the experience dept, but this stuff is hardly rocket science. in fact, it's slightly less complicated than 4th grade arithmetic.
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One problem with Ted besides his age and health regarding coming back - his agent Wright who has been nothing but trouble for Bills. Ralph is like an elephant - long memory and a nose to long with a tendancy for getting into things - and unless he has a personal relationship with him like some of the players may say no.
actually, it was tom donohoe who had the problem with wright.
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Tipster, Jay Riemersma was one those really, really overrated fan favorites. He was a big, dumb white guy, with hands of stone, and a nice Buffalo kind of name. TD was right to let him walk. He should really be thankful that he lasted as long as he did, and made some nice money along the way. The fact that the Bills have not had a better TE since, is anohter matter...
Tipster, I am in complete agreement with you. I have been posting in this very subject, off and on, for as long as I have been a member of TSW. When everyone assumed (self included) we were headed in the right direction, my posts were normally greeted with comments like "the guy was a loser, his best days are past, buh-bye, don't let the door hit you on the way out."
Going all the way back to his handling of the Flutie/Johnson situtaion, all the way up to letting Pat Williams walk, TD has shown a propensity to speak out of both sides of his mouth. He lectured Bills fans about the crappy way they treated Gregg Williams, upon his firing, but then, months later, all smug and clever, he takes thinly veiled shots at his former head coach.
He let Drew Bledsoe go, and tells us he is grateful for what Drew did for the Bills. A few months later, in SI, he tells them that people shouldn't get too excited about Drews' quick start in Dallas, because all the teams he is beating will get a chance to face him again.
Pat Williams tells us that he wanted to stay in Buffalo, TD tells us Williams did not want to stay in Buffalo. Rob Johnson wanted out of Buffalo, TD wanted him to take a pay-cut, but stay on. When RJ forced his release, TD took shots at him too, never mentioned that he was trying to re-sign him. The list is pretty long. The franchise's all-time leading scorer, Steve Christie, was hauled to the trash heap with very little fanfare.
TD always seemed to have an insatiable need to get the last word, and take unnecessary cheap shots at former players. Almost like he had to reassure himself that he didn't make a mistake in letting them go.
Players are suppoesed to be emotional. When they get cut from a team, they tend to say stupid things. Exectuives, like TD, should take the high road. TD never could, he always got his clever, subtle digs in at his ex-employees. I think his treatment of some of these guys (and I am not talking about just cutting guys, that is part of the game) speaks volumes about TD's character.
I don't even hate TD, and in fact, I might be sleeping in my flannel Bills bed sheets a little easier tonight, if he was still the Bills GM. However, I never liked the image he was building of the Bills franchise. I looked the other way though, because I thought that was just the way things had to be done today in the NFL, and TD was building us a winner.
I have known someone who has worked at One Bills Drive for about 20 years. For the last 3 or 4 years, this person has told me repeatedly, that the morale in the Bills front office has never been lower. Most, if not all, of the bad vibes were attributed to TD. Amongst his various executive skills, it seems, TD had a knack for making people feel small...he was apparently "stunned" that he was fired, he never thought it would happen. Karma?
great post - i'm in total agreement.
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he did, but the reason a lot of people know his statistics for drops that year is because right after the season, donohoe told lenny p about the precise number and lenny p duly reported it. that was totally bush league by donohoe.
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Seattle has the cap room to sign both Hutch and Alexander. So we won't get Hutch.
Backus, I love. He should our LT next year. I would love a run at Bentley.
Perhaps...
LT - Backus
LG - 2nd Round Draft Pick
C - Bentley
RG - Villarial
RT - Peters
MW gets cut and we save the 5mil and give it to Bentley.
the problem is that there are *so* many teams with bad offensive lines and lots of cap room: houston and miami come to mind. the bills are going to lose on the attractive destination factor to a lot of these guys.
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usually, good players make bad coaches (and vice versa, some o' the time ...).
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i'm not saying we're doomed (and i'm actually ok with the jauron hire after first being skeptical). i'm just wondering what possible coordinators are out there. to my untrained eye, the pickings are getting pretty slim.
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ted had 47 tackles this year, the most he's had since 2000 (his last year with the bills).
http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/4472
he can still bring it.
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the phins next year
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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i think the point is that they have a lot of talent, and they actually improved over the course of the season. moreover, you can't tell me that saban isn't an excellent coach. they beat the teams they were supposed to beat, and they improved. sometimes, you know, that's a predictor of further improvement, and not an indicator that they'll be 5-11 next year.