Bill from NYC
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Why Mark, why? He already took a team to the superbowl, (perhaps 2). Why is he all of as sudden an inadequate qb, given his incredible skills?
My answer is that the Bills Organization neglects the issue of blocking. He was destroyed because of the fat, slow, inept garbage that is supposed to protect him. Then, when they try to address it, we are looking at Mike Williams with a #4 pick.
Drew must go? Probably. How about if he packs TD in his suitcase?
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Great post Bill. I don't have a LOT of confidence with Bledsoe but our offensive line has sucked since 1994.
I bet if we got the stats from every team in the NFL since 1994 we would be in the bottom 5 in sacks allowed over that time span.
It's easy to blame Bledsoe when you see him on his back all the time........but that starts with the 2 seconds he gets to throw a lot of the time.
You can get a pass off in 2 seconds if your recievers get open, ours don't usually do that though either.
To clarify my stance, I too think that Drew is done. The thing is, I think it was the Bills OL that put the nails in his NFL coffin.
When he got here, he WAS coming off a major injury, and he still did well. In 2 years (and 2 games) he has been sacked approx. 110 times, and taken countless other brutal hits. Who could survive, let alone thrive?
I can never understand why one would downplay the role of the big, strong guys in such a brutal sport.
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When you have Orlando Pace and Willie Roaf protecting your blindside, what would you expect Bro?
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Kelly had limited mobility and was playing poorly. I have read multiple posters blaming the line for his supposed sudden retirement. I never bought into that. He had taken too many hits in the USFL, prior to even coming here. He was DONE when he retired. His play was declining rapidly. He couldn't move and was forcing/floating passes that last year.
RJ sucked everywhere,despite having footwork and couldn't make decisons, like another #11.
Do the Eagles have a great OL ? The Colts ? Look at those starters. They made some good plays and many bad ones.
It's the ability of their skill players. No question.
I suppose that we view football in a different manner. Some people look at the championship cowboys and see Aikman, Smith and Irvin.
Imo, they were winners because of Tunei, Erik Williams, Stepnowski, Newton, Allen, etc. Leon Lett tossing our blockers around didn't hurt either.
And to answer your question, both of those lines are better than ours. Tarik Glenn alone is better than our entire offensive front.
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Yeah, but "Mike Williams has better STATS".
I've looked at several Vikings boards & see no one who is unhappy at his performance last year or this year. To the contrary, Vikings fans like him & slam the hell out of RT Mike Rosenthal (or at least they used too... he got hurt in the Philly game & is out for the year.)
You DO know that we are torturing ourselves, right?
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Mark, you make sense as usual, but dont you wonder WHY Drew is screwed up and probably done? Or RJ was destroyed? Or Kelly retired a year or so early?
It IS because the OL sucks, and will continue to do so, unless a major commitment is made to it, which appears unlikely to impossible.
Henry is another story.
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Do you recall those posts about how McKinnie is not doing well, etc.?
I watched the vikes today in order to specifically watch McKinnie. Bottom line? He kicked ass!!! He protected the blindside all frickin day, and is on his way to being one of the best in the NFL.
Nice move TD.
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Flutie started many of his plays by rolling out because when he stayed in the pocket, many of his passes were blocked. Remember? This somewhat nullified the rush from the other side, and created a situation where the offensive linemen did not have to hold their blocks for more than a second or two, (not that they were able to).
Defenses beat Flutie by staying back and keeping him in the pocket. He did not have the arm to deliver downfield passes. That said, he WAS one of the most exciting players I ever saw.
My post is not a knock on Flutie. My quarrel with your post is your comment about the OL. It is killing any hope of bringing the Lombardi Trophy to Buffalo, and has been doing so for close to 10 years. TD is no better than Mr Butler in this regard, perhaps worse. At least on the only occasion that Mr Butler drafted an offensive lineman in the first round (Ruben Brown), he was good, unlike Bust Williams at #4.
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Give Kerry an 8 and 7 point lead. I lost the link, but read the article today on 1010wins.com, a NY news radio station. One month ago, Kerry had an 18 point lead. The article also spoke of a 48-48 tie in NJ., this no doubt partially due to the McGreevy saga. This is NOT a good sign for Kerry. If he is in trouble in his wacko liberal base, forget about middle America!
I am truly thinking that the Dems didn't want this election. If this sounds like a "conspiracy theory", so be it, but I have seen it before. Does anybody believe that the repubs thought that an old, boring pervert (Bob Dole) had a chance to beat a charismatic Bill Clinton? I do not.
There could be no better news for Hillary. Certainly, she is wishing for a Bush victory, so she can make her move in 08. I also doubt that she wants Teresa around for 8 years as a vocal, prominent First Hag.
As much as the President is not a great speaker, he will destroy Ketchup Kerry in the debates. It will resemble an episode of the "Munsters," starring John Kerry as Herman.
Kerry is toast.
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>>> enter Flutie, and voila, our OL becomes much more than adequate...in fact i'd go as far as to say a team strength.<<<
It was not a team strength. They sucked, but Flutie was elusive, and thrived on broken plays. To be sure, there were lots of them with the stench that we had up front.
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1) I hope that the Bills put Losman in the second he is healthy, and am willing to concede that Drew is probably through. Chalk up another career ruined by the Bills OL and management. He was great for the first 8 games, then the brutality of having no blocking caught up with him.
As much as I hope to be proven wrong, my guess is that he will be injured badly even before Losman returns.
2) I am now in the corner of those who want TD to be fired. Greg Williams, Mike Williams, Denney, and Gilbride are more than I can excuse, as are his lousy overall draft record and neglect of the OL.
I hope they let him finish out the season, and dump him.
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The Bills say they have no choice but to play Drew Bledose because there are no other options. Are they saying that if Shane Matthews were to start, the offense would be ineffective and the Bills would lose? As opposed to what we get with Drew Bledsoe now?
I worry this is all about TD saving face, rather than winning football games in Buffalo right now. If the Bills were to start winning with a junkheap QB like Shane Matthews, TD would look like an even bigger fool.
Sorry, after 22 some weeks of "we have to get better..." they 'aint gettin' better. I wish the Bills would stop insulting the fans with these BS post-game quotes.
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Promo, do notice a trend here? You were here a few years ago calling Alex Van Pelt a good and credible QB. You were wrong then, and you are wrong now.
Bledsoe is a victim of the Bills poor management. He is not, despite the fact that he is probably toast, the cause of the Bills problems. He came to town as a very good qb and got his brains mashed due to a weak bunch of sissy busts on the OL. Losman will be next, just watch.
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Imo, it is hard to compare how many sacks Drew has suffered in the past as to now. Remember, since Drew came to the Bills, his circumstances were as follows:
1) Every offensive lineman who he has ever had the misfortune to lie up behind has been either...
a) A stoned bust. (Mike Williams), OR.....
B) Injury prone (Jennings).
c) Washed up (Ruben)
d) Undersized (Teague).
e) Flat out sucks (Pucillo, Tucker, and #75).
2) He has played for rookie headcoaches.
3) The assistants sucked.
4) His premier running back, Travis Gump, offers ZERO blocking, cannot catch, and lays the football on the carpet to the pleasure of our opponents.
Make sense?
Two last points.....by the above, I am NOT stating that Drew is not done. Who knows, he may very well have had his 'football brains" beaten in. In all probability, Losman will be the next to have his career ruined due to the Bills Organization neglecting the fundamental need of blocking. Also, stating the above does not make me less of a Bills fan than anybody here.
I love this team and WNY. I will be attending my 11th consecutive annual game next month. My support for the Bills will never diminish, but the team needs help in the front office, and in all probability, in the owner's box.
Sorry, but this is all too true.
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I hope that you continue to feel OK.
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Our entire offensive philosophy, including the OL, is hindered by the Bledsoe Factor.
Our run game is poor because other teams are free to blitz to stop the run on every play. This is worse than team's playing eight in the box because they are shooting the gaps to blow up runs behind the line.
If a play happens to be a pass, then the blitzer continues up the middle where he knows he will find Drew.
Our OL is fighting an uphill battle when we run and pass the ball.
Our run game will improve dramatically as soon as our QB makes some plays, scores some points and forces the defense to call off the constant blitzing.
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Don't you see what you are doing? You frequently cite the "Bledsoe Excuse Makers," but you are now doing the same for an inept collection of garbage that we have called an offensive line for 10 years or so. Personally, I think that they have sucked since the departure of Wolford.
Look, Drew may very well be done. I reluctantly admit this. If this is so, WHY???
Why is this once great qb done? The same reason that RJ is out of football, and the same reason Kelly retired early! The Buffalo Bills Football Team Cannot Block!!!
Cant you see this? Panos, Crafts, Nails, Ostroski, Fina, Farris, Spriggs, Mike Williams with a #4 pick? Who was that 3rd round RT from Stanford? This is a partial list of the stevestojan that has plagued the Bills OL. There are many more. The above is a partial list of the weak junk that we put out to block for a cold weather football team from a blue collar town. It has not mattered who was headcoach nor GM. it was as if blocking was an afterthought to all of them.
So, is Drew finished? He probably is. Feel better? I hope so, but guess what...
Losman will be the next one mauled behind this sack of stevestojan line (and let us not forget the fan favorite running back who might be the worst blocking back in NFL history). We have no 1st round pick in 05 to get protection for him, and Jennings will be long gone. Sounds good?
In the direction you are going, you will be calling for the head of another qb every couple of years.
Enjoy the continuity.
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The Orthepedic Surgeon (the one who warned of a "mass") called, and the above is the diagnosis.
Millie is still in servere pain, and will take more physical therapy. I am cool with that.
My family was not ready for bad news at this point. My daughters, who are under enough pressure, were not coping well with her illness. It would have been truly bad.
TBD is, and has been special for years. We quarrell, and then we pull together for those with a problem. I want to thank each and every one of you who prayed, posted well wishes, sent me an IM, or even thought something nice for even a second.
Believe me, I am here for anybody who I might be able to help. Count on that.
The bottom line is that my wife does not now appear to have cancer. My daughters are crying tears of joy. I extend my thanks again, and again. I am a little too serious, but I will never, ever forget the kindness extended to my family from you great people.
To those who will be at RWS on Halloween, please stop by 1/6 so I can thank you in person.
I am not trying to waste bandwith here, so there is no need to respond. Just know how much I thank you, how much I believe in what happened, and that I am one that you can count on as well.
God Bless You.
BfNYC
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That would be a great trade. Bledsoe and Henry have a laundry list of limitations, which is maddening. They do NOT have well rounded games. I'm not directly BLAMING them for 2 losses. That's silly.
Losman and MaGahee have more well rounded games and do NOT limit the playbook. They can ENERGIZE the offense, along with Evans, Euhus, maybe Aiken. They couldn't possibly generate as many negative plays as our PROVEN Losers...er..
I mean Veterans...
Well, I did not make up the part about the jests. It is on 1010 WINS News, the biggest news station in the metropolitan area.
We shall see.
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Hindsight being 20/20, I have no problem with drafting both Evans and Losman, trading away next years #1 to do so. This is the Cap age and a solid FA signing in March can trump any draft pick.
The future is Losman at QB, Evans at WR, MaGahee at RB and Euhus at TE. I'm not impressed with the current so-called stars not playing anywhere near their abilities. Tired of living in the past and LOSING. Good Defensive efforts continued to be flushed down the drain. Everyone gets a year older while waiting for the offense to wake up.
Turn the page and energize this team in 2005.
So what do you think of my dream trade?
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I don't think it's a good idea because here's why:
1) I highly doubt the Raiders would offer a #1 pick for Travis and a #3. To put things in perspective, the Patriots were able to get Corey Dillon from the Pats for a #2. I would argue that Dillon and Henry are approximately the same caliber.
2) Travis is a team leader. Granted he might not be the best RB for the future of this team, EVERYONE on the team loves this guy because they have seen the pain he is willing to play through and his work habits. While he may not be an outspoken member of the team, he leads by example. Trading Henry would have very bad lockerroom implications and would make us a much worse team
3) One could argue that becoming a much worse team isn't a bad thing due to draft compensation. Think again. In his latest brilliant move, TD shipped next year's #1 pick to Bill Parcells. A disastrous season would only help Bill Parcells and the Cowboys, not us.
4) Willis is not there yet. We have the luxury of letting Travis take all the pounding behind a horrible O-line at a VERY VERY cheap price. 1400 yard backs don't come cheap in this league unless their name is Travis Henry. We have him sniged through next season at a bargain-basement price. The value there is tremendous.
>>>1) I highly doubt the Raiders would offer a #1 pick for Travis and a #3. To put things in perspective, the Patriots were able to get Corey Dillon from the Pats for a #2. I would argue that Dillon and Henry are approximately the same caliber. <<<
Truthfully, if pressed, I would trade TH and a #2.
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Screaming " It's The Offensive Lines' Fault "
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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>>>We don't even have 3 TOILET BOWLERS on this line now......... <<<
I beg to differ.