Bill from NYC
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1) He cannot/will not block. ...not a factor for a team without a statue QB
2) He cant even figure out simple pass patterns. ...he's a runningback
3) He has been known to cough up the football. ...that was now 3 years ago
4) No breakaway speed....he breaks heads not speed.
5) Headcase, or at the very least severely intellectually challenged. ...he plays in the NFL, duh
6) Terrible season in 05 where he had the job and lost it due to poor play. ...lost it to a betterback, good point though.
7) Bad hands. ...he's a runningback
8) New habit of slipping on his ass on key plays, in front of truck sized holes. ...see #6
9) RBs tend to NOT be the hardest players to find in the draft. ...then why are there so many teams looking for starting backs?
10) Superior free agent rbs out there. ...true, but look at Henry's salary cap hit for 2006.
We'll find out shortly which one of us is right.
Believe me, I hope it is you that is correct. Call me shallow, but I would love to see the Bills get something that could get us back into round 1 on draft day, but I just dont see it.
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MRW. i agree whole heartledly(speeling) with your post. I also find it somewhat amazing that of the 4 teams left, three caoches who have almost total control. Conventional
wisdom says one needs a strong GM and coach, not one doing both jobs, and I tend to agree with that. However, these teams seem to defy that logic. The real kicker is that the Pats and the Eagles, the two most consistant teams over the last four years, seem to never have any cap issues. I may be wrong, but I think the Eagles are like $20M under the cap for next year and have a plethora of picks.
I guess that was my original point, that I am more convinced that ever that football is the ultimate team game, and overpaying for one or two players just guts your team. Reid and Belichek seem better than others at spotting talant early in their career, and locking them up early. How often have you seen a Pat or Eagle worth a big contract come up for FA in yr 4 or 5. I am sure there are examples, but overall they restructure those rookie contracts in the 2nd or third year, tying the guy up until he is in his late 20's and , like I said, in peak EARNING years, not peak playing years. I believe Philly redid both of their starting cornerbacks this year in mid year, while the players were only in the 2nd year of 4 yr deals. Now, that is what I want to see out of TD
I want to see TD start locking down guys like McGee and WM now, not wait till their contract year. If we need to cut some vetereans to get this done , so be it. Tell ya this, we better be drafting some safetys, as those boys back there are getting old. I know, I know, they played great down the stretch, but thats where a GREAT gm comes in. Remeber those guys were CUT by the two teams favored to go the Bowl, and they seem to be doing just fine without them.
I am not sure when Mike Williams is a FA, I am guessing after 2006. Why not look at tying him up now, before he continues to mature and continues to get better as he did this year.
Another good post!
I think that part of what happened on the Bills was due to the mess that TD inherited. Other than Moulds, I am hard pressed to recall much if any real talent on that team. To make matters worse, it cost as I recall nearly 11 million dollars in dead cap space to rid the team of Fina and Ostroski, two virtual if not in fact scrubs. Sam Rogers was being paid 3 mil per season. It was a mess.
It IS frustrating to watch NE. Vrabel, a good but not great player looks like a pro bowler in that system, as does Bruschi. With the Bills, I agree that it is time to look for safeties, a position at which we are aging. Also, imo there is never a bad time to stock up on big ugly men who can block.
To his credit, TD HAS brought in some young defensive linemen.
In short, I guess this philosophy comes down to whether or not one believes that the Bills are only a few players away from big things.
I happen to think that they are.
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I've never understood why people here were scoffing at the idea of getting a #2 pick for Travis. Round 2 picks are no where near sure things (and we as Bills fans should know that by now). So why wouldn't teams start lining up for a deal that would get them a proven runningback that runs like a bull, has a chip on his shoulder and costs dirt cheap.
1) He cannot/will not block.
2) He cant even figure out simple pass patterns.
3) He has been known to cough up the football.
4) No breakaway speed.
5) Headcase, or at the very least severely intellectually challenged.
6) Terrible season in 05 where he had the job and lost it due to poor play.
7) Bad hands.
8) New habit of slipping on his ass on key plays, in front of truck sized holes.
9) RBs tend to NOT be the hardest players to find in the draft.
10) Superior free agent rbs out there.
Does this help?
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He also repeated that Travis is a starter and wants something of value for him.
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1) Stated that he will make decisions at qb and rb within the next FEW WEEKS.
2) Said the veterans not wanting a rookie was a concern, but that veterans wanted Travis before Willis performed.
3) Thinks highly of Drew and JP.
4) team beat itself vs Pitt.
All in all, it didn't sound that great for Drew. At least that was my spin.
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I'm not so sure. Maybe he is smart enough to let his agent bring the details to him and decide what to do instead of mouthing off like a jackass to the media across America.
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Linehan had two things in Minnesota that he won't have in Miami, at least in the immediate future. He had a WR who is a freak of nature even though he's an attitude problem waiting to happen. Randy Moss at 6'4" is arguably the fastest WR in the league. Meanwhile, there is no QB in the league who combines size, strength, and running ability like Culpepper. Chris Chambers is pretty good, but he's not in the same league as Moss. And Feeley sure isn't a Daunte Culpepper. Linehan may be a good coordinator, but It'll take him a while to build an offence out of the shambles that are left on the Dolphins now.
Make that 3 things. He had a decent OL in Minny. The phish OL is among the worst in the league. They dont seem to have a ton of cap space to fix it either.
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You would be better served to watch re-runs of Barney Miller.
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paup wasn't exactly a big signing when we brought him in. he was a vet free agent LB who turned around and had a big season (defensive player of the year) due in large part to bruce smith (the following season's DPOTY)
his big payday came when he left buffalo for jacksonville, where he faded into obscurity due in part to injury
Well, as I recall, he got 7.6 mil for 3 years. This was a big contract back then when taking into consideration that he was something of a situational player at GB.
Bro, do you remember how great he was before the groin injury?! He was NFL Defensive Player of the Year, and well deserved. He was smart, fierce, strong, and had those long arms!
Imagine Takeo, Fletcher and Paup!
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d wag...Kendall was said to be very small. This even scared me after watching Ruben, who probably weighed around 270, getting pushed around.
That said, Kendall had a good year, but imo it was a tough call.
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Agree on the Kendall thing, but I don't think they didn't look at him for cap reasons, but I think these guys, outside of a notable few(Belicheck,Reid) are scared to bring in someone who has just been cut or is considered to be a problem child. Remember, the prevailing thought was that he was not buying into Dennys system, and nobody wants a problem child on their team. As I said in my earlier post, I tend to agree with that. This dude was cut right at the beginning of training camp by the Cards for christs sake. THE STINKIN CARDS cut him, gotta be a loser.
However, when a strong team ethic prevails, these problem children seem to fall in line ,ala TO and Dillon. Guess I am just envious of teams like the Pats and Eagles that seem to know when to let go of the BIG Name guys like Milloy, Douglas, Trotter, Woody when they are at the peak of earning power, but on the downward side of their playmaking ability, and can bring in guys that hate to lose more than they love to make money.
Big name signings can also work, ala Paup, Speilman, Kearse, Takeo, and more.
Btw, please post more often.
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the report regarding drew has not been backed up by TD -- it could very well be false or even a bluff........
the bills are working to EXTEND moulds.......they have not asked him to take a pay cut.......
i stated that prioleau's cap savings would be 1.5 million........he is making 1 million in salary, his cap hit is 1.75, and his dead money if cut before june 1 is 250K........
i think it is way to early to cut reed and i can't see it happening.......
hopefully there is some money earmarked to extend nate this off-season - letting him play out 2005 under his rookie deal would be a HUGE mistake........TD needs to cough up cash this off-season.......
there is no doubt there will be money to spend -- just a matter of whether 'tight ass' TD is willing to spend the bucks or not........he could have spent more last off-season and didn't, and i wouldn't be surprised if he took the cheap route again.......
Any contract workings with Moulds will certainly involve cap relief for the Bills. He is slated to count more than 8 million dollars next season, and that will never happen.
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Have we learned NOTHING from the Pats. One big signing doesn't get it done. The only big name that the Pats have signed from outside in the last four years has been Colvin. Hurt all of last year, never hear his name this year, but, and this is the key, you DO NOT hear him whinig about PT and demanding to be traded!(th) We do not need one big name, we need TEAM players at several postitions, guys who have a burning desire to win at all costs. I am convinced that is why the Pats dusted the Colts, to many friggin big name, big contract guys who have lost thier hatred of losing among all the big money.
Okay, done with my rant.
Rant? That was a very good post!
I counter it with the contention that Pace and Ogden led their teams to superbowls. It CAN work either way.
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that TD has his eye on one particular VERY expensive free agent.
He wants Moulds and Drew to accept pay cuts. A poster stated that Priouleaux is slated to earn 1.5 mil. We will pick up approx. 1.2 mil for dumping Henry. Josh Reed is all but sure to be dumped. I am sure there will be others, and we are already under the cap!
The above adds up to a lot of cap space. Might we see another "Takeo type" signing? A big name/huge impact player? Pace? Jones? Thomas?
One could only hope, but imo, TD has already plotted a course. We shall see.
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Thanks for raising interesting possibilities in your initial post. I must disagree with two points that you raised:
1) DEs are VERY hard to get, especially good pass rushers. Teams will not trade one for a rb with issues galore (Henry)and a bad wideout (Reed).
2) Kyle Turley was said to have lost a lot of weight (roids related?) and threatened to assault his headcoach. He is also not a better RT than Williams, who makes a trillion dollars. Bad fit.
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>>>>>I also do not think he'll have any effect on our attempts to deal Travis... Because Travis is more a proven commodity - though one who also proved he has problems (off field issues, running the mouthitis, fumblitis, and injury prone)... <<<<<
Jason, I think that you just answered your own question.
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I saw that kid on the nfl channel college show, and have been touting him since. R.Rich and Jokeman like him, and I am waiting to hear what Badolbilz thinks about him.
From what I saw, he runs like Travis with speed (although admittedly not as strong).
He is mentioned on the TBD college boards, which I hope people show interest in this year.
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I agree, they will not pay him 1.5 mil. Perhaps a renogation would be in order.
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I think so Tom. In fact, imo they need 2.
If a LG is available via free agency who can play a comparable game to CV at RG, the Bills OL would be vastly improved. I like Tucker, and he could be a great backup, or perhaps even a center if Teague is moved to LT.
I would also want to draft another one. The steelers keep putting forth these monsters, and imo, they make Staley and an old Bettis appear to be better than they would perhaps be under other conditions.
Whadda ya think?
PS: Not that it matters, but the Bills did pretty well with the last UFA they signed from the packers.
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Fading to grey
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Maybe I can help......
It is "evil" to fly planes into buildings and kill innocent people.
It is "good" to kill those that would do so.
Good start?