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Being a UCLA fan I've seen just about all their games, including today's debacle. Every single back in the country looks like a superstar against the UCLA run "defense". And while he did run between the tackles the holes were so big it was just like running in the open field. I wouldn’t call anybody’s success against UCLA proof that they’ll be able to do it in the pros. There’s a reason that UCLA is dead last in Div. 1 against the run this year.

Count me among the few that aren't so certain of Bush's NFL megastardom. The guy is unbelievable in the open field. A freak of nature who can stop and start on a dime and get to full speed in a few steps. I’m in awe of his physical capabilities. That being said, he's not that great in traffic running between the tackles. He's improved this year but the holes that the USC OL creates wouldn't really be considered "running in traffic" most of the time. They give their backs huge gaps to work with. There's a reason that White gets lots of carries and just about all of the short yardage stuff. It's because Bush isn't that great in traffic. Once in the NFL Bush won't be able to hit the corner as easily as he does in college and is going to have to get better at picking small gaps and hitting them hard…and he better start running much lower than he does currently otherwise he’s going to get tattooed in the NFL. His ball handling leaves something to be desired too. I have never seen the guy switch hands, even on the sideline. I'm not saying the guy will be a bust, far from it, I think he'll be a quality back. I just don't think he's going to be the next mega superstar or the next LT unless he gets much better between the tackles. I’ve seen plenty of great open field runners in college get eaten alive once they get to the NFL. The speed of the game has a way of slowing them down.

This was a pretty big story here in NYC a few weeks back but Edwards came out last week and said that he wouldn't be leaving the Jets for any other coaching spot. Of course, things could change…

If TD gets the axe you can pretty much assume that MM will as well. I can't imagine a new GM coming in here and not wanting to hire his own head coach.

This post would have been a classic if you'd finished it with " and once we get into the playoffs anything can happen!"

He's also allegedly one of the chief culprits of the "love boat" incident. The media blew that out of proportion, but the guy isn't a model citizen by any means.

Personally I think it's a big mistake taking away YAC when figuring out the ratings. By taking away YAC you're forgetting the importance of accuracy. You're saying it's the same thing to throw a pass 2 yards behind a WR on a slant where he has to stop and catch the ball as it is to throw it perfectly while the WR is in stride thereby allowing him to continue on and gain extra yards.

Bly is right in one respect, the Lions did fire the wrong guy. I have no clue how Matt Millan still has a job GMing in this league. I'm curious as to which WR they're going to take with their top 10 pick this year!

It's not that I disagree with the premise of what Sullivan is saying. The thing that gets me is that every single article is about Tom Donahoe and how he sucks and how he needs to leave. Sullivan never writes about anything else. It gets tiresome after awhile. How about talking about Losman and how he looks? Or about Crowell and how he’s filling in for Spikes? Or how about the job MM is doing…or Gray…or Clements? How about writing a few articles that don’t have the basic theme, “TD needs to go!”?

Check out that Indy SOS.

They declined the Moulds penalty and accepted the Willis chop block penalty. If Moulds doesn't step out of bounds it doesn't make any difference at all.

Without Sam the D played one of its better games against the run. Sam is a one gap guy that gets out of position all the time...not having him in there didn't hurt the D much, if any.

I doubt the Chargers will get a high #1 for Rivers, much less a quality player and a high #1. The Jets are one of the favorites for the Reggie Bush lotto, there's no way they give up a top 3 pick for Rivers.

That D was nowhere near as good as this one. This D is one of the best the league has seen in years, head and shoulders above anyone else in the league this year.

Not that I disagree with you in principle, but this has been the same line of thought that has defended this defense for years. At some point the D needs to come up big at the end of games even if they've shut the team out until that point. Unfortunately they come up small most of the time.

I'd like to see the Bear D go against the Colt O.

They have the best single unit in the NFL with their D and they can run the ball on just about anybody even if they stack the line. That's a combination for wins in the playoffs. If Orton doesn't make the big mistakes I'd say they're likely to beat anybody in the NFC come playoff time.

That's my line of thought as well. One can't place all the blame on Wire when Posey was just as much at fault. If Wire's responsibility was the sideline (which it might have been given the fact that he drifted that way at the snap) I'd say it was primarily Posey's mistake, though Wire didn't help the team out by picking up the slack. It’s pretty sad but I’m sure everybody just knew that somebody on that D was going to make a mistake or two that cost them the game late. They’ve been doing it for years. They love to cap off a good game with a bad drive that costs the team a game.

Yeah, I have noticed how Losman throws chop blocks and blocks like sh-- for the running game to end drives in FGs. I wish he'd cut it out, he's killing us out there.

After the KC game both Holcomb and JP had played 4 full games and half of another (actually JP had played slightly more than Holcomb). At that time both had been sacked 11 times. It's not me that needs to take a math course. While you're at it, try a reading comprehension course as well.

His insults of Donahoe are tame compared to what others say about the man. The fact that his favorite team isn't the Bills doesn't mean much to me. Honestly, I don't consider him a "guest" here anymore than anyone else is. He's a regular poster here that contributes to the football talk. If SDS (whose house it is) had a problem with him he'd handle it by making him change his user name. Also, the guy isn't "fooling" me. I understand his position perfectly and I also understand the manner in which he makes his opinion known. I just don't have a problem with it. I don't think its akin to coming into my home and ripping on my wife's cooking (it’s actually more passive aggressive than that). I simply look at it as an opposing fan giving me a different point of view...or in the case of TD, the same point of view that the majority of the Bills fans here express on a daily basis. This isn't a war where all Bills fans have to buckle down and not let the enemy drive a wedge between us because the war effort depends on it. This is a football discussion board, that's it. Anyhow, Bills fans are perfectly capable of creating their own wedges and don't need any help. Btw, if you really consider him a troll you'd best be served by ignoring him. The fact that you get all riled up just plays right into the hands of a troll...

I have yet to see a rule that says a poster must be a fan of the Bills to post on this board. I’m sure if that was SDS’s intention he would have made such a rule by now. Personally I think he (and anyone else who comes here) is deserving of civility until they demonstrate that they aren't civil to others. HD doesn't insult posters here and generally discusses things in a civil manner. What exactly is the problem other than you don’t like his team? Every time the guy says anything you rip into him as if he just insulted your mother. I don't know why you reduce yourself to these types of posts as your football related posts (with the exception of anything to do with the Patriots) are very good.

You need to chill.

Are you sure you're not Holcomb's wife? Brother? Cousin? I can't imagine anybody this connected to a journeyman QB unless they're actually related to the guy.

Don't let the fact that, before Sunday, Holcomb and Losman had been sacked the same number of times while playing pretty much the same amount of time get in the way of your "reality".