Lothar
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oops, sorry - didn't see the original post ... please delete.
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p.s. per TG's latest comments, while I'm no fan of Favre I've lost all respect for Bruschi ... just flappin' his jaws to be heard. Didn't Favre have the same doubts last year? What's your point TB? I think he just doesn't like someone surpassing his own 'God-like' status.
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Schobel's situation came up in a conversation I had with Taylor on Saturday morning. Nobody terrorized AFC East quarterbacks more over the past decade than they did. Taylor is the NFL's active sacks leader with all but 3.5 of his 127.5 career sacks occurring with the Miami Dolphins. Schobel's 74 career sacks -- all with the Bills -- are second in the division.
Schobel also tops the list of sacks on Patriots quarterback Tom Brady with 12. Taylor is next with 9.5 sacks.
Despite Schobel's production and two Pro Bowl selections, Buffalo had only one winning season since it drafted him in 2001.
"That's sad," Taylor said. "As a competitor and as an athlete, you understand what they go through. Nobody likes to be on the losing end of things.
"He's such a good player, plays the game so hard and always laid it on the line. He's one of those guys that we around the league look at and respect the way the kid works. Everybody has a boiling point. I guess he hit his."
That's when I mentioned to Taylor that as bleak as the Bills' outlook was for 2010, they also lost running backs Fred Jackson and Marshawn Lynch to injuries on the opening drive of Friday night's preseason opener.
"Yikes," said Taylor, his eyes bulging at the news. "You never count anybody out in this league, though, but goodness gracious."
Well, the Bills aren't thought of too highly among our division foes ... only way to go is up.
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No he wasn't cut, and Green Bay matched our offer in an effort to keep him. I know facts are a problem, but at least try to get them straight.
Actually, he had to have been cut to be placed on the practice squad. And any team could have picked him up while he was on there - it's not surprising that the Bills took a flyer on a guy with an impressive college resume. I still think if the line was more solid that Trent would be the better QB but thus far I'm not sold on his mental makeup ... I guess I was hoping Chan would bring the confidence out. I'm all for giving him another shot but if he regresses this week, I'd take my chances with Brohm in week 3 because Fitz is a more competent backup when everything falls apart on the line (which almost seems to be fore-ordained.)
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per Chris Brown ... precautionary.
DT Kyle Williams left the practice field early on Thursday with a hand injury, but head coach Chan Gailey has been led to believe it’s not a major injury.
“They just took him off as a precaution,” said Gailey. ”They’re checking on him. They’ll make sure nothing is really wrong. It was one where he got banged a little bit and we’ll see what turns up with it, but we don’t think there’s anything bad at all.”
As we reported earlier, Williams did not appear all that concerned about it when it happened, but team medical officials will probably take a closer look via x-ray or MRI to be sure.
Didn't mean to steal thunder, John. I appreciate the heads up, just glad it's not a serious injury.
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Depth move potentially since we need more OL. Stiil, he's recovering from microfracture surgery so no guarantees.
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Can't really argue with the assessment. I'd feel a lot better if I knew our OL was upgraded entering the season. Still, maybe it's good that expectations are at a rock bottom for us around the league.
FWIW, he says things look worse for us because our AFC East rivals have had 3 of the best 5 offseasons.
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And yet the Bills somehow finished 30th against the run? How about that stat?
I'm pretty sure these stats must include number of plays as one parameter. Let's say the Jets' D forces a 3 and out. But our D gives up 11 plays and 60 yards before giving up a FG - chances are much greater that Stroud or Williams will cause a negative play than one of the Jets D linemen. I still like Williams and Stroud but stats like these are pretty meaningless.
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Sorry, can't let this slide as I detest people putting words in my mouth.
1.) Nobody is blaming the offense for anything. It's just a simple fact that the defense was on the field for many more plays than our offense given the type of offense we ran. Our defense, contrary to what many suggest, was very good at stopping people as their stats during those years indicate.
2.) Our defense in SB 25 wasn't "bend, don't break." It was flat BROKE! Our defense sucked that day and is the reason we lost the game. Period. Damn right if the defense made a play or two we would have won that game. The Giants could't stop us. Unless 19 points in 19 minutes is stopping someone.
My post wasn't about SB 25. It was about our defense during the SB years and, as I said, it was a very good defense even though the total yards given up would suggest otherwise. The total yards given up was a direct reflection of the sheer number of plays they were on the field during those seasons. But when it came to the stats that matter most, YPP and YPRA, the Bills' defense ranked well above average.
GO BILLS!!!
I couldn't disagree more. When you have an offense that can score quickly, the worst approach you can have on defense is to be "bend but don't break". We may have completely broken in SBXV but this is more an issue of approach to the game. Take chances, who cares if you give up a big score - I'll bet that my offense will outscore yours. And it's not like we didn't have playmakers - Bruce, Cornelius, Conlan, etc. Playing a standard vanilla defense allowed us to be good enough to dominate during the regular season but man, coaching sure showed up in the playoffs. Parcells and the other NFC coaches sure knew our weakness and they came up with gameplans to outfox our talent advantage. To this day, I sorta blame Marv and especially blame Corey for their inability to change the style of our defense to fit what was the most dynamic offense in the game.
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i hope your right.....
I think this would be a disappointing move. Ted rode Wade's coattails and our D slowly got worse. He was also let go from San Diego despite inheriting a talented defense. While I'm ok with Gailey's hiring for his offensive prowess, the selection of Cotrell would be a signal we're settling for mediocrity again.
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Ditka ... or maybe da Bears Bus.
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Maybe he can play both ways!
Seriously, the guy can play.
Well when he played in high school here in Portland, he did play both ways and was the team's punter as well. Local newscasts were showing highlights from his days at Grant. It's amazing to see this pudgy big kid become the dominant player in college ball in just 4 years.
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Look, he just got let go by Portland State here in Oregon. He took over a winning program in a 3rd tier Division 1 school and basically turned 'em into a loser in 3 years. I dunno, just because he rode Mouse Davis' run-and-shoot to some early success in the pros and gives good press conferences doesn't make him a good candidate.
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I'd give strong consideration to Cody from Alabama - he's a game changer in the middle of the D-line. The next few rounds would have to go OL. If I were a new coach, I'd look for a FA QB to compete with Fitzy, rely on a running game.
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oh will you people stop jumping into these crayonz threads like he makes sense or something. This is Hogboy's latest, albeit not nearly as interesting, creation. Or at least a Hogboy disciple.
Kudos for stringing the bait, you've pulled in some big fish today.
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http://buffalonews.typepad.com/billboard/
ya whatever ... I actually think this offense can be passable with TO - which is a big step up from 'putrid' ... hell, I'll settle for 'entertainingly bad' at this point.
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Watch some of the early 2nd half action. Wood gets deposited in Trent's lap on a couple plays by the Steelers backup DT. I still think you let Bell grow at LT and keep Levitre on the bench and not have 5 new starters - that's just a recipe for disaster. I'll know the coaching staff is getting desperate enough when they pull the trigger and put Bell on the 1st string, dump Kelsay and take chances with Harris and Byrd and Stupar. At least I'll have some hope for the future. Right now this team looks as unwatchable as any I have ever seen (and I'm counting the strike years.)
I still don't understand why this team didn't hire a 3-4 consultant - or at least an experienced backup QB who played against multiple defenses in the offseason to try and address this team's ridiculous inability to compete against. It's like "we know Trent has to figure things out" but jeez, at least try to help the guy. What is AVP doing?
Glad I'm not paying for Sunday ticket this year ... don't need another miserable way to end my weekend.
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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/...-toe-is-healed/
"Yessss!! My toe is healed!!," Owens wrote. "I'm sittin n charlotte airport on layover headed 2 dallas @ CPK! Tht's california pizza kitchen if u dn't kno!" (We know.)
After breaking down his love for the barbeque chicken pizza, Owens joked that he was on his way to Dallas to help out the Cowboys until Roy Williams gets better.
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Look for the Patriots to send his Owens' old nemesis Shawn Springs his way, to give him the press coverage that T.O. struggled with throughout the '08 campaign.
-Springs his nemesis? Seems as though I've watched Springs abused by his fair share of receivers the last couple years ... maybe it's a matchup thing.
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http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-3...7d-537a5693c6e3
The adrenaline apparently had been building for quite a while as Bills top pick Aaron Maybin
waited for his contract to be completed. Lined up for his first rep in 11-on-11 on Monday, Maybin looked like he was shot out of a cannon as he got around the offensive tackle to swoop in for what would have been a sack on Ryan Fitzpatrick.“I’ve been doing a lot of work with my trainer back home and then out here we’ve got Joe Kim back with us working out,” said Maybin. “So I feel good about where I’m at. I’ve got a lot of catching up to do. I’m still trying to catch up as far as the playbook goes, but for where I’m at right now I feel like I’m making pretty good progress.”
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I'm pretty sure he's been cut.
GO BILLS!!!
Aaron Schobel has an elbow injury according to head coach Dick Jauron.
“Aaron has an elbow and it may keep him out for a little while here,” said Jauron. “We don’t think it will be a problem long, long term, but it could be a week or so, maybe more than that.”
That would rule Schobel out for Saturday’s preseason game in Pittsburgh, and possibly the preseason finale against Detroit the following Thursday. More on this story on the home page later this afternoon.
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Let's hope this isn't serious ...
Bills OT Demetrius Bell has been carted off the field.
He didn’t appear to be in any serious discomfort, but he’s been taken to the training room.
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the difference between the Pack and Bills is both their first team offense and defense is significantly better than their backups. On the good side, if all teams somehow lost their top 22 players, I think we'd be competitive in the league.
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Yikes - a half dozen blurbs about the Bills and training camp and the only thing positive he has to say is watching McKelvin will be enjoyable because he'll be toasted as much as he makes plays. The realist in me says he's not far off in his assessment but still ... I'd have liked a little bit more optimism.
http://php.democratandchronicle.com/blog/sports1/
It seemed as if the Bills did less and less in practice as the days passed and practices became even more boring than they usually are. Then again, maybe that's just the beat writer in me, unimpressed by no-pad, no-contact practices. Folks, training camp is a snooze. - Trent Edwards is learning how to operate the no-huddle offense, but we can only hope he breaks out of his Captain Checkdown mold. Edwards is about as boring a player as the Bills' practices, which I guess goes hand in hand.
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Jarvis Green cut
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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The Broncos had just signed him away from the Pats* for 20 mil this offseason. Pretty crazy.
http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/hot-news-and-rumors.html