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ShipUPride

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  1. If players like Spiller and TJ Graham (who coming out of college are considered above average intelligence) and players that have NFL experience (Young and Jackson) are not able to pick up the offense in 4 months, is it possible that the offense is just too complicated?

     

    It appears more and more that Gailey's offense may be perfect, if you had a Harvard Grad with exceptional position skills at every position on offense.. but that isn't the reality of the NFL these days. You have injuries, you have academic morons coming out of college, you have off-season trades that happen. If you can't get a guy up to speed in 4 weeks of practice... your offense is too complicated!

  2. Agreed. A big reason I am so passionate for our Bills is due to the type of character that our team continues to bring in. It must be hard to be an Eagles fan rooting for Dog Killer (Vick), the Bengals with those idiots and countless other idiots on other teams. I'm proud to be a Bills fan, not only for the team itself, but the type of character our team continues to bring in.

  3. I agree that if your starters can play, they should... however I agree Mr. Weo, at some point you have to re-evaluate that plan during a 7 game losing stretch. We went from playoff bound to missing the playoffs and many could argue the play of the QB played a major role in that.

     

    If it is a lack of confidence in Thigpen... why is he still here? That makes me question personnel decisions. It isn't as if he was a rookie and they had to give him time to develop... Thigpen has started in the NFL and played well under Gailey.

  4. Admittedly I don't post here often, but I do read quite a bit. Something I have not noticed (and if I missed it, I apologize) is that we aren't spending a lot of time talking about our backup QB situation, or more importantly, the decision not to go to our backup QB last year when Fitz was suffering from broken ribs.

     

    I understand that Chan Gailey (and the BBills) have not officially announced that Fitz was injured during the Skins game. I also know that it is illegal to not name a player on the injury report when he is injured. So to get confirmation is probably never going to happen beyond players stating the obvious.

     

    All of that said, what was behind the decision to keep an injured Fitz on the field, rather than giving him 2-3 weeks off and letting Thigpen take over? If Thigpen sucks, #1, why was he ever allowed to be our backup. #2, why is he still on the team today?

     

    If I could get Chan good and drunk, this would be the single question I would want him to answer honestly to me. Why keep a guy on your roster that wasn't better than a guy with broken ribs? Could he really have done much worse than Fitz looked the 2nd half of the season? Or was this more about chemistry and allowing Fitz to remain the unquestioned starter all season regardless of his injury and poor play?

     

    I'd love to hear some feedback from my Bills Faithful on this.

  5. The only way you bring in Tebow is if you expect him to start. Not that any of it is his fault, but his fans will demand that he plays, even if the first string QB is playing above average (like Fitz most likely will). Tebow is a cult fan favorite, if he doesn't start, it may divide a locker room and fan base (a la Doug Flutie).

  6. The pats* drafting strategy is a mirage, because they never actually use both of their 1st round picks. They'll use one, and trade the other one for a 1st in the following year. And while their trading down is nice, at some point you get diminishing returns.

     

    Let me know when that diminishing return starts to happen...

  7. I keep hearing it put down by the announcers. Aikman was particularly harsh... but I think it works when it needs to. Brad Smith got another first down and he threw a nice pass out of it that turned into a pass interference penalty.

     

    I think its doing what it needs to do given particular situations. It will never dominate a game the way that the Dolphins beat the Patriots the first time it was used a few weeks ago. But if its used strategically, then they should keep doing that.

     

    It's automatic on 3rd and less than 2. Beyond that, I wish they would never run it.

  8. I like The Ralph, it needs major improvements, but overall, I like the stadium.

     

    If we aren't getting a new one, I am glad they would upgrade the old one. Also, if they spend 50 Mill on upgrades (even the taxpayers) the team should be locked into a long term deal (10 years or more).

     

    Now... on the other hand, if I was a Jets fan living in WNY, I would be PISSSSSSED!

  9. I am a Kelsay hater as well, however last season, I too noticed his marked improvement in the 2nd half of the season (especially the last 4 games). He went from awful to average. Hopefully a full year of this defense he'll go from average to above average, but I will never expect average to good or even great. If he can be an above average OLB, that should be enough... for now. His replacement should already be on the roster, or should be drafted next year.

     

    We don't need studs at every position. We need 8 solid players, and 3 studs. Last year, we had 8 weak players, 2 solid players, and 1 stud.

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