3rdnlng
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Dude I live in NE Pete Carrol was the head coach of NE you think Jauron is Bad Petey is not madef or the NFL he took a team who was a playoff caliber team and detriatiated them each year he was there. What do you think he does to team thats not even playoff ready???
NO keep petey in College thank you I want to improve this team notmake it worse!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ouch! That is just too painful to read to not respond. There are keys right of the letter "m" on your keyboard that help organize thoughts. You might consider using them. Detriatiated? Good one. You had me stumbling like the AFLAC duck over that.
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What is Royal's Injury?
Pain in the butt.
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Is there any better proof that the NFL has become a league of ego-maniac coaches then Leodis McKelvin's performance yesterday? All we heard up until the kid was forced to start due to injuries, was that he just wasn't ready to play in the complicated Perry Fewell schemes. He was not smart enough to know where to line up or read what was happening. He needed another 7 million hours of film study to be worthy to play in Fewell's defense. So all the kid does in the first game he starts is make two interceptions and run one of them back for a TD.
Or how about this for proof: Edwards telling CBS after the game that the biggest reason he played so well was that Schonert went vanilla and dumbed-down his schemes and formations because of the short week! All Edwards does is throw for two TD's and run for two more.
Let me understand this. Not only does Dick Jauron do nothing but screw up on gameday, he also allows his coordinators to wipe out his playmakers ability to make plays with their talent and instincts by over-complicating their formations and schemes. Yes sir, Dick Jauron really runs a great NFL team. Here's the ironic part. For him to keep his job, he obviously needs to tell his coordinators not to work so hard during the week, and just let his talented players play. I wonder if Dick can even manage to do that much right for the next 5 weeks?
How to rain on a parade. Do you wake up this miserable every day?
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Perry Fewell has been given a lot of talent this season with the addition of such guys as Marcus Stroud and Kawika Mitchell. If this defense continues to struggle, especially on the road, and we end up missing the playoffs, I think Teddy Cottrell should be brought back in as defensive coordinator. San Diego had to find a mid-season scape goat, and it turned out to be him. Listen, the guy lost his best defensive player for the season and I thought the Charger defense played well until that London shootout game. If the Chargers had won the shootout, they wouldn't have fired him. Same thing is going on in Dallas. Is it Wade's fault the Cowboys lost Tony Romo for a few weeks? Now theres talk of him getting the ax? Memo to Jerry Jones...YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE SUPERBOWL IN THIRTEEN YEARS! Change is not good! Its clear Brad Johnson's not the answer, but dont blame Wade for an injury.
WTF?
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ok, not to draw the subject away from the riveting racism conversation, but where is this bonnie bernstein picture?
Go back to the original link and it should be on that page. If not, search "Bernstein".
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How doth one run for 167 years?
Ask Forrest Gump.
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All great teams have depth.
The Giants' depth was so good on defense last year that the team countered the retirement of Strahan and the loss of Osi, an up-and-coming defensive star. This team still remains a top 5 team in the league even after trading Jeremy Shockey and the loss of Plaxico Burress for a game due to suspension. It is all about depth.
The same can be said for all good teams in all sports. The Jordan-led Chicago Bulls come to mind. So do the early 2000 Lakers teams. The same could be said for any dominating franchise, including the great Bills era between 1989-1994.
Buffalo will make the playoffs this year barring significant injury, but the team still has depth issues that need to be overcome if a championship is a possibility in the next 3-5 years. Obviously, free agency and the draft is the best way to build depth, so what positions need more depth on the Bills roster?
In my opinion, Buffalo has 12 dispensable players on their active roster of 53 players. I do think the organization will keep or resign some of these players, but replacing these 12 players with better talent and/or youth in the draft and free agency will launch Buffalo into the upper echelon of the AFC. Here is my ranking of the 12 most dispensable players on the current roster:
Appreciate the effort, but a self colonoscopy is ill advised.
Note: Rankings go from 12-1. 12 is the first guy to go and 1 would be my last guy to let go. Lastly, I know it is cruel to say these are the 12 most dispensable players. After all, they are in the NFL and have more talent than you or me. Still, any good organization (football or whatever business) needs to keep stockpiling depth.
12. Corey McIntyre (FB) Buffalo doesn't use or need a fullback. And, if the Club wants one...draft one in round 6-7
11. Copeland Bryan (DE) He is just warming a spot for Ellis. Nice hustle...but a fringe player
10. Jason Whittle (OG) Blue-collar worker...he's either injured or not in game. also near end of career
9. Ryan Neill (LS/DE) One roster spot for a long snapper? Preston is the backup...teach him & Neill doesn't play DE
8. Justin Jenkins (WR) Admire his effort and ST play but he won't move into the top 4 in the next 2-3 years
7. Jon Corto (LB/S) Effort guy but he is our #6 LB and probably our #6 safety. A 2009 OLB in round 1-3 will replace him
6. John Wendling (SS) Special teamers dream but how often does the 3rd string SS get in the game. Him or Scott will go
5. Duke Preston (OG/OC) If you can't beat out Fowler, you must be bad. But, he does have long snapping capabilities
4. Melvin Fowler (OC) You can't let Fowler and Preston go, so keep one. Draft Mack or Luigs in round 1-2..future starter
3. John McCargo (DT) Yes...he is a 1st round bust...but he's 26. Just keep in perspective he is 3-5 DT on your team.
2. Derek Schouman (TE) I like Derek. It's just Royal, Schouman and Fine are not true starters. Bills need to find one
1. Ryan Denney (DE) A career backup player. I let Bryan and Neill go first but Denney is not a long-term help
So, with these thoughts...What should Buffalo look for this offseason and in free agency?
1. A veteran backup quarterback (think: Ferrotte, Warner, Garcia, etc.)
2. Offensive Lineman (Select Mack or Luigs at OC, resign Fowler or Preston to be a backup, find a veteran backup OG)
3. Defensive End (Draft DE in Round 1-2, let Bryan and Neill go (Preston can long-snap), Ellis more playing time)
4. OLB (Draft an OLB round 1-3, this will push Corto out and give the Bills Bowen, Ellison, and Digorgio as backups)
5. TE (Draft a TE to pressure Schouman and Fine...competition brings out depth)
6. WR (Find a true #2 wide receiver. If necessary trade a 1st round draft pick to get one)
7. Depth-Depth-Depth
I welcome other thoughts...you are a GM, what realistic strategy do you take to take a potential 9-7/10-6 Buffalo team and help them move to the 11-13 win team via free agency and the 2009 draft?
--Nightcrawler
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It is true what they say
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My mistake, I knew that but for some reason I typed it. My point was just that the top players salaries for each position goes up every year. If we lock Peters up now, we avoid having to match or come close to whatever absurd number it is for top LT's or lineman in the league in the future.
The Bills "locked" him up a year ago. If he is "locked up" again at a price that is not absurd, what prevents him from doing this all over again?
Campaign thread to force Ralph out as owner
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Yes.