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    Whaley is an idiot for cutting Fred

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    I haven't felt this way since I stopped supporting this team when Bruce was released.

     

    Except I didn't stop supporting this team when Bruce et al. were released.

     

    Those were sad days, but my feelings then were more about my memories of the 90s than the realities of the 00s. The team needed to move on then and as painful as it seems today, it needs to move on from Fred now.

    worst first round pick

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    Worst ever has to be a fairly high 1st round pick. With that, here's my Bottom 5.

    1. #4 Overall - Mike Williams: A complete and utter fail who was effectively out of the NFL after 4 miserable seasons.
    2. #12 Overall - Phil Dokes: Anyone over 45 remembers this unbelievable stiff, who was out of the NFL after 2 inept seasons.
    3. #11 Overall - Aaron Maybin: Despite Tabloid Timmy's effort to positively spin this bum, he sucked and was out of the NFL after 3 seasons.
    4. #1 Overall - Walt Patulski: He wasn't as bad as legend has it, but for a #1 overall pick he was terrible.
    5. #16 Overall - EJ Manuel: The idiocy to draft EJ 30 spots higher than his draft ranking doomed the Bills to QB purgatory.

    *Honorable mention: #1 overall Tom Cousineau. The fact he was traded to Cleveland for their top pick - which became Jim Kelly - made his bust extremely valuable. Without Tom there is no Jim.

     

     

    As a bit of a Walt defender (my first Bills autograph), I'm ok with this approach and the list. As has been said, the pick itself wasn't entirely wasted like Flowers and Maybin, as it turned into Joe Devlin, who served admirably for years. Also, Walt had a better Bills career than the three above him on your list, although he may not have lived up to #1 overall - but again, he got us a second after four years and might have done something in St. L but for the knee.

     

    Another tidbit I've mentioned before, the number two overall behind Walt was Sherm White, taken by the Bengals, later traded to Buff and who gave us several more years of adequate play. And the Dolphins first round pick that year, Walt's d-line teammate Mike Kadish, also ended up in Buffalo where he was a regular for years. Weird draft.

     

    And, although there were a few great players taken after Walt in 1972, the only HOFer was Franco, a position we would never have picked in 1972.

     

    And, as someone noted, we would still have picked Jim in 1983 irrespective of Tom. This is the old Ralph is cheap thing where he used his second first on the QB position to save money. If we only had one pick, it would have been a QB.

    When the dust of this off season settles...

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    when I see them considering a Percy Harvin while pro bowl quality Guards are being traded, I question the motive. Has the look and feel of a sales job...and that's what Rex does. Free agency is about filling needs

    I don't disagree with this, but since it appears that this Harvin deal will be for one year, that suggests that unlike Snyder, who liked to collect toys, the Bills are engaged in a thought-out plan of attack: don't risk a long-term investment with a guy like Harvin, but don't ignore what he can bring to the table should he be engaged.

    When the dust of this off season settles...

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    We're going to be no better off than the Redskins when Dan Snider bought them. Splashy signings, big named coach, but ignoring the most important aspects of a winning team, a great QB and Chemistry. I know I'm in the minority, but it's hard to get excited about the team with another journeyman QB signing an O-Line completely ignored and only one option considered at TE...which looks the part of a fools plan right now.

     

    I hope I am wrong, but if you really take a look at what's under the pretty McCoy paint job, it's still just a pedestrian F250 trying to compete with a field of Porsche's and Ferrari's...

    I don't think anyone can compare Pegs to Danny Boy, and certainly not at this point, unless you are suggesting that Pegs is letting the FO do it's job, as Snyder did his first year in Washington. And Danny was rewarded that first year as the Redskins won the division and a playoff game with Brad Johnson at QB (did someone say journeyman), a strong running game, and formidable defense. It wasn't until the following year that Danny buys Bruce for too much money, fires Norv with a winning record, and otherwise screws up the team.

    [closed]Charles Clay to Bills? - the sequel/trilogy

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    Jerks, but we'd be applauding OBD if the roles were reversed. This TE situation is really a mess. I wouldn't be surprised if Gresham was the next TE.

    Maybe, but there is an element of machismo about Miami's actions that jives with a good business sense, unless they really intend to use both Cameron and Clay. But that's a lot of coin to invest in the TE position for a team that just took on the Suh contract and has to worry about next year's QB contract.

    Okayest QB

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    I like the Alex Smith as the current median example, but I actually think is he "just barely" ok. So, I would consider career "ok" QBs to be slightly better than Alex Smith, but not quite Matt Hasselbeck, who was actually a pretty good QB, but doesn't get as much credit. Brad Johnson is a solid choice here and may be the best choice. I think Phil Simms would have a better reputation if we didn't have to hear him bloviate every year, but if you consider him ok, I would like our chances this year with a Phil Simms at QB..

    Bilal Powell RB Jets- Leaning towards Buff

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    I think it would help if he would be more clear about what is his opinion and what is information.

     

    I think that is why Matter was treated better generally overall. He clearly stated what he heard, take it or leave it, and then clearly stated his opinion on that information.

    If I was high up in the front office, maybe even at the highest level, I might consider adopting a name befitting my status, maybe a regal name, and drop in on a popular team message board from time to time, dropping clues to possible front office moves to gage the water so to speak. What about Rex, hmmm, people seem pleased. EJ - rather quiet, depends what we bring in. Fred - whoa, better back off on that one.

     

    Of course, in the real world, I wouldn't do any such thing. But it's fun to speculate.

    Fred Jackson is the Derek Jeter of the Bills

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    I didn't say he was the Derek Jeter of the NFL.. just the Derek Jeter of the Bills. It's all relative.. Relative to anyone else who has played for the Bills in the last 20 years Freddy is arguably the most talented and most beloved Buffalo Bill for on and off the field reasons.

    Most Americans have trouble with metaphor as you've just discovered. Usually you are better off with simile, but in this case, even that would have blown up in your face.

     

    But I appreciate the gist of what you are saying and agree that Fred is special in a Kyle Williams sort of way....

    where were you guys

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    Thought the same thing. Everyone here that went stayed the whole game. But I will say, growing up in a family with a modest income and four kids, if my dad got us tickets to games, we stayed til the very end.

     

    For this game, I listened on my parents couch (I was 13).

    Most posters on here are pretty fanatical, so I wouldn't be surprised that none or very few left. And although many folks left at halftime, and some of those returned, the stadium was still more than half full in the second half. So that's at least 40k. Certainly the scores of posters on here that say they attended is a very small subset of 40k.

     

    I had an 8pm flight back to DC and my family home is an hour in the opposite direction from the airport, so even if I wanted to leave, I had no incentive to do so. But my group very clearly determined at halftime to see it through to the bitter end out of respect for all the joy (and heartache) the team had provided us up to that point.

     

    Yes, we didn't win a Super Bowl, but that game and 51-3 are two sporting moments I'll never forget.

    CJ has Jets "on his list" with Gailey there

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    Depends on what they do with CJ2K, plus Chan is going to do with Percy Harvin what he did with Spiller. Just in a slightly different way. If Chris a johanson stays there is no way they sign Spiller. But they may want to release Johnson and add Spiller who won't cost much more.

     

    If the Jets and Chan were smart, they would just let Harvin do all of that and keep Ivory on the field as much as possible. That guy is a beast. I'm not sure you could keep Harvin, Ivory and Spiller all happy even though I know of course that Harvin is mostly a WR.

    I rarely post on the board, as I've found that by the time I see something I want to respond to, someone has already made the point. Often it is you Kelly. When I saw the thread title, the first name that popped in my head is Harvin. The Jets have a lot of needs, but brought Harvin in to basically play the CJ role, or at least that is what the powers that be at the time promised him. So, to immediately assume the Jets would make a big money offer for CJ is to assume a lot. But, these are the Jets of course, so we can't rule it out.

    Match the coach with the team

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    Jets - Marrone

    Bears - Marrone

    49ers - Marrone

    Raiders - Marrone

    Falcons - Ryan, with Marrone as OC

    Bills - Bevell

     

    I realize this will create issues for the NFL schedulers, but I really think Marrone can handle all of these jobs at once.

     

    More importantly, Marrone thinks he can handle all of these jobs at once. :thumbsup:

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