Captain Hindsight
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Trent did well against a team that is known for not being able to stop ANYONE... Big deal.. We'll see next week against a real playoff team if Trent has "Come of Age"
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On the FA Market he does, but we're saying the Pats* FRANCHISE him so that he doesn't walk for free...
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My Dad came up this idea while we watching football today.
He thinks that the Pats* will Franchise Matt Cassell during the offseason.
He then thinks that both Cassell AND Tom Brady will be on the Trading block and whichever QB gets the best offer will be traded.
My brother thinks that nobody is buying Cassell, and therefore that this cannot happen because the Pats* can't afford to pay Cassell that kind of money to do nothing. The rebuttle here is that the Pats* are really trying to move Brady for a rediculous offer i.e. 1st rd Pick for the next couple of years plus a premium player and probably some middle round picks too.
I think (and my Dad) that Belicheat is crazy enough to do it (trade brady) and thinks he can plug anybody into his system and get success. Cassel has won 10 games and has the pats* on the verge of a playoff trip when everyone counted them out. He has had back to back 400 yard games this year and he threw for 345 in the snow today. Somebody would make an offer for Cassel as well IMO. Plus the pats* have pulled of trades like this before (Deion Branch comes to mind)
Is Belicheat that arrogant and heartless to sell Brady after all that they have accomplished together?
Thoughts?
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No...it isn't wrong to hope for Peters' demise, but it doesn't help as you mentioned his "trade value" in the offseason. Peters is a locker room cancer for the Bills. Unfortunately, even though he isn't a legitimate Pro Bowl player, he still is the best player on the offensive line.
He is also young and still has a lot of potential despite his rightfully questionable work ethic. You just can't replace LT's very easily in the NFL. Peters reminds me of Willis McGahee and Travis Henry. All three are talented but all three have a lot of baggage. McGahee is flourishing with the Ravens. It shows what happens when a player goes to a franchise committed to winning with an above average offensive line. I would only trade Peters for a proven veteran that will start for the Bills and a 3rd or 4th round draft pick. The only other acceptable value in a trade would be a first round draft pick. If that happens though, expect the Bills O-line to be even more shaky than it currently is.
Hope that the Bills trade him. Hope that he plays well but that he doesn't appear on our roster next year.
Being the backup and getting 8 carries a game is flourishing?
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True...but here is my issue with Trent, who I was high on coming into the year and even bought his jersey and still wear it every Sunday.
His comeback wins were a little over rated. When you comeback and win, it over shadows the struggles earlier in the game. 2 of those comeback wins he was bailed out by amazing plays by other players. If we lose those games, people start talking about how Trent stuggled most of the game instead of how he led the game winning drive. Even the Hardy catch was in my mind a lucky break as Hardy has shown to drop a lot of easeier passes and that pass was not a great pass, Hardy just made a great play.
Still, something has to be said for making the comeback and getting us the win, but if you look at his overall body of work in those games, they were mostly marginal and against HORRID defenses and teams. Against Oakland he was terrible when pressured and it wasnt until Oakland stopped bringing as much pressure that he started to move the ball. In fact its also why he struggled against St. Louis too...
So, fast forward to post concussion. He not only continues to be marginal (exception KC) but also begins to just stink it up with turnovers, bad decisions, and a complete lack of confidence. Now, I am FINE with a young QB being marginal and stuggling as it is to be expected.
My REAL issue comes down to this...
He regressed even more when faced with pressure and adversity then became so gun shy that when we gave him tons of time to throw he still couldnt let the ball go, even when replays showed WR's open. The TRUE GREATS you listed above kept slinging the ball when they struggled...they kept pressing on and played through it. I did not see that from Trent.
So now we have a guy who has proven physically FRAGILE at every level of football he has played now showing he may potentially also have a FRAGILE mind set and ego. Thats not good when his biggest selling point was his alleged poise and confidence.
I want the kid to turn it around, but he has shown me something that really concerns me and something not a lot of players overcome...I hope hes the exception.
Well put my thoughts exactly
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I thought it was the sh!tty play calling and lack of a pass rush, oh and the fact that the secondary couldnt cover me.
Im liking the avatar tho
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Perhaps there's more to be said than you think...
Donahoe actually drafted quite a few good players during his time here:
Nate Clements - Pro Bowl CB
Aaron Schobel - Pro Bowl DE and 2nd in AFC in sacks since 2003
Travis Henry - Had 2 1300+ yard seasons in Buffalo and 1 in Tennessee
Jonas Jennings - Started at LT for 4 seasons in Buffalo and 3 in San Francisco
Josh Reed - Bills' only effective 3rd down target
Coy Wire - Looks fine starting at SS in Atlanta
Justin Bannan - Gets plenty of playing time on league's No. 2 overall defense in Baltimore
Willis McGahee - Had 2 solid seasons in Buffalo, currently being phased out in Baltimore.
Angelo Crowell - Looked like he was becoming a very solid 4-3 OLB before being marooned on IR this year
Terrence McGee - Pro Bowl kick returner, certainly not a No. 1 CB but serviceable as a No. 2
Sam Aiken - One of the league's top special teamers
Lee Evans - Since 2001, no player has more TD catches of over 40 yards
Roscoe Parrish - Outstanding kick returner, could be utilized as a weapon if the Bills had a decent QB and offensive coordinator
He also signed Jason Peters and Jabari Greer as UDFAs.
Drafting wasn't Donahoe's problem (except maybe at QB). His downfall was that he couldn't pick a coach.
The problem with that list is there are two offensive lineman and only one defensive lineman on the list. He ignored the lines and let a defense get old while he picked the sexy pick of mcgahee and roscoe and kevin everett when those picks should have been used in multiple other places
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Just throwin it out there, but i hope the people who are badmouthing pacman and TO realize that their team is 9-5 and just got done beating the giants and were missing their qb for a month or so. TO has also had one of his teams in the SB...
That was mcnabb good sir
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Yeah we may have finished last in the division and out of the playoffs. Good thing TE didn't get hurt in week 1.
We mighta finished 6-10 imagine that!
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I don't know much about the machines. I prefer to use free weights. I pick them up and then sort of swing and twirl around the room, jerking the weights back and forth as erratically as possible. The good thing about this program is that I don't have to do it very often as I am quite frequently injured.
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I asked my wife. She didn't laugh. Go Bills.
Thats ok i did
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Jauron's contract is a bigger secret than the SEARCH button on TBD.
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If Schefter's report is correct then Jauron will be the coach in 2009 even if the Bills drop their remaining games because Ralph is waaaay to cheap to eat a 3 year deal. They will probably restructure their coaching staff and it wouldn't surprise me if the Bills can DC Perry Fewell and hire Lions coach Rod Marinelli as their new def coordinator...he knows the stupid Tampa 2 scheme that we run and would be an improvement over Fewell.
If it were up to me I'd blow the whole thing up and ditch our defensive scheme altogether.
No thank you I hate starting over again. I like fewell actually if he could find a way to get more pressure we would have a pretty good defense and much better than when we started last year. With all the injuries he does a good job IMO.
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I picked Miami because i hate Brett favre and i think it would be funny if after all that money they spent they missed the playoffs. New England going undefeated in the regular season last year and not making the playoffs would be mildly entertaining. I hate the dolfags too but i had to pick one
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Hmmm Jonah Hill has a somewhat similar rant in Superbad. Is that it?
Actually it was family guy Stewie says it to olivia after she uses the joke you are the weakest link goodbye
close tho it was a little vague
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OK, let me get this straight:
So Edwards has sucked for the last 2 months because of a concussion. We also hear that a "buddy" still has blackouts and migraines following concussions years later. A blackout would explain his many interceptions and bad games. So, if Trent is going to suck everytime he gets hit, we better cut him now and move on. This is the NFL, and the QB is going to get hit. And hit hard. Every year. If Trent doesn't have the toughness to get up, he is no use to us on the bench.
Look at his career at Stanford. And now he is missing game after game in the NFL, just like in college. Does anyone see a pattern here ?? He stands to miss 4-6 games every season. That doesn't = a competitive football team.
Why are you apologizing for Trent's awful play ? Making excuses ? Compared to bad play, it is more concerning to me if these excuses are true, and that he isn't able to bounce back from injury. Then it doesn't matter how much he might improve, it doesn't matter how good he is if he's sitting on the bench.
Best post ive read all week
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Of that list i like Luke MCcown and thats not saying much maybe Charlie batch as he is one of the better backups in the league
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This is my way of taking back any nice thing I ever said about JP Losman and his abilities related to playing the game of Football. It has become so depressing to watch this guy I'm having a hard time even thinking about the game this weekend.
Yet I know deep down that I will watch it anyhow.
God your so funny This is a such a refereshing change of a post. Really i dont think anyone else has tried something like this. nope your the first. JP sucks! What a cleaver person you must be to come up with a post like this all on your own. God your so funny!
Beer to who can ever name the reference
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JP is too stupid and Trent has a head problem the excuses begin...
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Indeed. The 6-7 record is inflated by a very easy schedule and some uncharacteristically good luck at the beginning of the season. This team is probably the worst team we have had since that 3-13 disaster back in 2001. Wait until next year when the Bills have to face the NFC South and AFC South teams instead of the West.
ugh i dread it
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I don't mind getting up at 5 am for the long treck to the Ralph. Going to the Ralph includes Tailagting with some great people it's not just about the game.
You can stay home, sit in the corner and suck your thumb.
I'm in.
Its not about the game its the expierence. If i can afford them im in
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ahah very nice
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I expect JP to play pretty well and throw a lot of underneith stuff with one long pass late in the 3rd quarter to give us the lead.
JMO
Brady or Cassel?
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Would the Pats trade Brady? Thats the big debate we're having... My dad and I think that Belicheck is arrogant enough to trade Tom Brady and move forward with Matt Cassell... Digest that and get back to me...