2020 Our Year For Sure

Was Cleveland screwed last year with a rookie protecting Anderson's blind side? Just playing :devil:s advocate. Your post is spot-on. There were other positions that needed to be addressed this year, but next year's offseason will be devoid of excuses...whether its free agency or the draft, we MUST bring in some depth/competition on the O-line.

Right...but the talent level of a Brad Butler or a Melvin Fowler or a Langston Walker can nearly be matched by a backup, so that there isn't much drop in performance in the case of an injury. Unfortunately, on this team, that isn't the case. Its definitely a concern.

I've always found Denney to be a better pass rusher.

Yes. He's getting more than 80 million a year. I don't know why I read through your drivel, sometimes.

I'm a huge Whitner fan (considering dropping some cash for a jersey, actually), but I can't begin to understand the argument that he's an elite NFL safety. You can't just be solid, you need to be seen making an IMPACT on a game to be classed up there. He doesn't really need to be an "elite" safety to be a good pick and a great player, though, so who cares. Oh well, he's not Ed Reed...

Guys like Ross Tucker, Mike Gandy, Marcus Price, Terrence Pennington, etc. Need that o-line depth. Is Dusty Zeigler still around?

God I hope not.

Really good points from both of you. I'm on the Freddy Jackson bandwagon. The split in carries should be about 65-35, keeping Lynch fresh and letting him do what he does best, keeping his legs churning, and pounding away on the defense. Freddy has alot to offer this offense if we're willing to give him a shot. He's quick, and he runs with a chip on his shoulder. We shouldn't be afraid to acknowledge there might be two good backs on this team. Whoever said Spencer Johnson, thats another good one. Getting 3.5 sacks playing behind two of the best in the league at his position is impressive, and he should see more snaps here. It would be great to have a good penetrating DT, as something tells me Stroud will be great against the run, but may not be the pass rusher he once was. There's room for an explosive pass rushing tackle.

Seriously, I'm a big fan of the WR screen, and Roscoe is PERFECT for it. I hope Turk finds a way to make it work. Roscoe can do some damage on that play if you set it up right.

One hundred and twenty-six days, 12 hours.

You should've said the Mets leant him their batting gloves to pick up trash, figuring they didn't need them anymore. But your attempt was kinda cute, I guess.

Maybe its different Bills fans.

Honestly, when is the last time a true fullback went in the 2nd round? As someone has pointed out recently (maybe it was in this thread for all I can remember) there just isn't a premium on one-dimensional lead blockers in today's game. I wouldn't be schocked to see a couple good ones pop up here or there that went undrafted.

I thought I remembered Schonert actually coming out and saying we were going to use a true fullback this year?

The X-Men series and Batman Begins were also pretty good, I thought. Nice to hear a good review of this one. Thanks.

Well played...

Yeah, thats exactly what I said. This is a bit of a silly argument, so I'm done with it. We've both stated our case and there's nothing left to say. The idea is to get the ball to everyone. Both quarterbacks did a fine job of that.

Good stuff. "The way it handles corners."

You're too kind, Tip. You flatter me. Its certainly nothing compared to your latest thread...I've just never read or heard or seen anything like that. Every Bills fan should read this!

Amazing! Regarding that last paragraph, my father could say the same about me...the Bills are much more than a distant group of rich athletes, they're another member of our family. Its something thats been passed down through the family, and this team will always be important to me. Its amazing the way the team can link generations together. I can't imagine a championship meaning as much to any group of fans as it will to my fellow Bills fans. We've held this team so close, and endured more than most along the way. Its hard to say what it will be like when it happens. Remarkable post, Tip. Thank you. EDIT: Is there any way we could get this pinned? This would be the perfect representation of our board, and the more Bills fans who read the honesty and passion found in this post, the better.

Because the guy running our offense had a mental defficiency.

Nobody keyed on Lynch or Jackson in the passing game. Thats a crock-o'-sh*t. It absolutely can be the wrong decision. Under normal circumstances, I want the ball in the hands of someone who can do something with it. On a 1st and 10, if I've got a decision between Robert Royal open 5 yards downfield and nobody on Lynch in the flat...I'm dumping it down, and yelling at Royal to get a hat on somebody! If its a third down, and their positions on the field are the difference between punting and moving the chains, then I can see your point. But oftentimes yards after catch is where your chunks of yardage come from, and for that reason I'd much rather have the ball in the hands of a playmaker, even if it means sacrificing 5 or 6 yards at first. There's no upside to hitting Robert Royal over the middle...what you see is what you get. This is the wrong argument, anyway, as I doubt quarterbacks go through all this before they throw the ball. They just hit the first open man they see.

Thanks, Astro! Absolutely. If the plan isn't to re-sign McKelvin when it becomes necessary, its tough to call this a successful pick. It may not be a 'bad' pick in the sense that the scouting department made a mistake, or their value board was set up poorly, or they took a guy who couldn't fit the system...the problem would lie more in strategy and foresight. We'll see if this regime has a new take on the 1st round free agent corner dilemma, as they hopefully realize we can't just continue burning 1st round picks on cornerbacks every 5 or 6 years. Been there, done that, and it just hasn't worked.

As long as it isn't AVP, I'm happy.