Bill from NYC
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>>>>>The good news (and actually real world testimony of how good an athlete MW really is), he did finally get his act together and become recognized by his peers as one of the best performing linemen on the Bills (he was awarded a gameball for one performance).<<<<<
That was the Arizona game, and he was fully dominant.
Btw, very good post, as usual.
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Will do Cindy. I will let you know when the schedule comes out which game we will attend.
Please bring Mary, and wish her our best.
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I think that your post represents the problem. Assuming you are right and the Bills do think that he is a "pretty good player," this, imo, is FAR less than enough production from perhaps the highest paid RT in the NFL history (please note the word "perhaps").
Imo, he played well in the Arizona game and most games after that, except the Pitt debacle, in which CV was hurt. This, after almost 2 1/2 years of average to sub-par play. Sorry, I expect more from a 9.17 million dollare per season #4 pick, and I believe that you join me in this.
Despite all this, IF Big Mike has a break out season this year, I would be satisfied. Admittedly, I expect pro bowl greatness for a player such as MW. What frustrates me is that I am thinking him to be capable of such greatness if he cared just a little bit more.
In any event, to the original poster, imo it would cost far too much cap space to cut him (accelerated signing bonus) before 6/1/06.
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You know, I will give him all of those compliments, but "toughness of a linebacker?"
The guy was hospitalized when he brushed up against a defensive back. Does anyone proof read these articles?
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True, but this was before Paul Allen, Dan Snyder, Blank, etc. owned football teams. Ralph is a starving Ethiopian compared to these guys, and it would be all but impossible to compete with them.
Are you anti-salary cap in the NFL?
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Point taken, but teams with poor corners will never go the distance. They never have.
New rules notwithstanding, there will always be a need for corners who can cover, make plays and pick off passes.
I would be the happiest poster here if TD selects a blocker with our first pick, but I make the case that imo, it is just not going to happen.
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todd, I am guessing that part of the reason you are such an avid footballfan is because of the strong labor/managenent relationship between NFL management and the NFLPA. You know why?
Because the Bills have a comparatively "poor" owner, play in a cold, small market, yet we are still able to compete.
You seem unable to understand the fact that there IS such a thing as a good working relationship between unions and management. Your view is hard for me to understand because I have always thought you to be a smart guy.
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Stressing "abstinence" in sex education is just setting up kids for sexual neurosis later on down the line. To deny a person's "sexuality" (particularly a womens) is weird and isn't much different from living in a one of those Islamic states we purportedly went to war for.
But that in a nutshell is the weird dichotomy of the right these days; do we spread our "sexual" culture and "freedom" abroad for fun a nd profit......
....or.....
...do we wipe out any vestiges of Janet Jackson's saggy boob at home.
Why can't the Right have both?
Hey, welcome back.
Are you going to start all over about how much you love freedom, and then come out (like a dictatorial liberal) FOR the smoking ban in bars, or will you ever NOT parrot the stance of every leftist yuppie?
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May God bless you and your family.
Please keep us informed as to how everyone is doing.
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Well, since you offered, can you tell us a bit about the OT from Alabama?
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Actually, I was looking at the Bills overall more than just TD. Wrt Willis, that is a good point. I would think that he was more of a "best player available" pick, with an element of "need" as well.
Need Picks:
!. Moulds (Kelly was screaming for another receiver)
2. M. Williams (Fina and Ostroski were cut and the OL was shot)
3. Flowers (Bruce retired)
4. Winfield (Losses at cb due to free agency and injury)
5. Evans (Moulds aging, and no other good receiver on roster)
Some players do fall into both categories. For example, when TD drafted Clements, we did need a corner, but that was far from the only need. Same with Burress. Levy had a thing for the CB position, and LOVED to draft them.
My best example of a bpa pick is actually Sam Cowart. We were stocked with lbs. Our OL was awful at best, and we needed a TE. Oddly enough, there were huge injuries at lb, and Cowart turned out to be an ideal fit and a simply wonderful selection.
I am not making a case on what TD "should" do. Obviously, he is the expert; he is the pro, not I. My initial post was all about my opinion, and what I think will happen on draft day.
The Bills, as a franchise, love to draft corners with the first pick. H. Jones (drafted as a cb), T. Smith, Burress, Winfield and Clements are examples. Note that 3 of the last 4 played out their options and got the big bucks from another team and that Clements has 1 year left to be a ufa.
This is why I think that in all probability, Clements will be gone and the Bills will draft a corner first.
The above in no way makes me correct. Again, jmo and speculation. I have no "exact" knowledge of what will occur and am just having fun.
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He just knows, that's all, and as he says, his knowledge is exact.
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Imho of course.
Throughout this decade and the nineties, the Bills have shown to be a bit more prone to drafting by position than best player available with their top pick. If Alaska Darin reads this he is sure to disagree. Again, this is just my opinion.
With a pair of solid guards, some depth, a RT who cannot go anywhere due to his contract, and a versatile player in Teague, I think that the odds of TD selecting an offensive lineman with the first pick are slim; Shelton or not.
This is not to try to convince anybody that the Bills OL will be exceptionally good. I just think that CB will be the way TD will go with the first pick.
To me, it is quite simple. Of our 2 starting corners, one is a ufa in a year, and they both return kicks, further exposing themselves to injury. The Bills are just too thin at CB, and I am strongly thinking that this will be addressed as soon as we pick.
What COULD change this would be if T. Law was to come to Buffalo for a small, but incentive laden contract, a possibility which I do not dismiss.
We shall see.
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Nothing. At this point, I view him as the leading candidate.
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so, badol, do you think it's a better idea to simply draft a left tackle in the second round with the hope of him becoming a solid starter by, say, week 6? if there is such a guy, i'd do it. donohoe, for all of his flaws, has been pretty solid at getting LT's. I'm admittedly a bigger jennings fan than most, but i think everyone has to admit he was a damn good pick for a late 3rd rounder. there's also john jackson, one of the better 6th round LT's of the past 15 years. he's one of the few guys who could shut bruce down.
The thing is, Jennings played RT for at least a full season.
I know that he is old, but did the titans decide to keep Hopkins? He was rumored to be a possible cap cut.
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I am asserting that TH is a bad football player. As much as I have air hammered this claim, I make the case that you spent more time blasting Bledsoe.
So, how about we compare their won/loss records as Buffalo Bills starters? Next, let us take a peek at each of their career stats? Will Travis ever be in the top ten for total yards? No possible way. Agreed? Will he be in the NFL in 2 years? I doubt it big time. How about you?
Now, blast away at Drew, who is already gone. And dont let me stop you from extolling the virtues of Travis Henry, but get out of the way!
I would hate to see you knocked down from all the substantial trade offers that keep rolling in for his services.
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May God rest his soul, and comfort you in this time of sorrow.
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Will our first pick be a need pick or BPA
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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I posted things about this in a different thread that I started.
Assuming for the sake of this conversation that our draft order does not change, I too believe that TD will go "need," however I believe that his choice will be to draft a corner. Sadly, imo, there is little choice. The Bills are paper thin at this position, both starters return kicks (increasing the odds of injury), and Clements will be a ufa in 06.
Again, I truly hope to see Ty Law sign an incentive laden contract. This could change things, but as for now, I just dont see the Bills going in any other direction with their first pick.
PS: Yes, Clements was a "need" pick, but remember, the Bills passed on Hutchinson when they traded with TB, and the OL was even worse than it is now, so there was also a certain amount of BPA going on with that pick/trade.