VA Bills Fan Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Hear me now and believe me later.... Lynch will be our #1 back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kota Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 I personally don't like the Running Back by Committee approach. Switching backs all the time doesn't do anything for consistancy or rythme with the oline. I believe lynch will be starting by game one. Spiller will be a returner, 3rd down specialist and situational player. Jackson will be riding the pine. If this wasn't the case Lynch would have been traded. Lynch got away with murder under Jauron. Chan didn't put up with his attitude. Lynch eventually came in to OTA's and didn't sit out mini camp. Lynch needed some tough love and got it. I expect him to return to form. who knows he could be a 1300 yard back this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 I never stole my sig line off one of your posts. Saw it on a bumper sticker. Needed something to replace "In Trent we Trust" when the trust was broken. Accepted and my apology offered! There are memorable bumper stickers out there. One of my favorites was on an old, rusty read-wheel drive sled, that said "Love is Grand. Divorce is 10 Grand. Another on a vehicle stuffed with kids - "All men are idiots - I know, I married their King." stuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach55 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Accepted and my apology offered! There are memorable bumper stickers out there. One of my favorites was on an old, rusty read-wheel drive sled, that said "Love is Grand. Divorce is 10 Grand. Another on a vehicle stuffed with kids - "All men are idiots - I know, I married their King." stuck No worries. I did a post search and did see you used it the past. So my apologies for unitentionally stealing a post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hplarrm Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 I could see Gailey doing this: 1. Jackson as the RB getting the bulk of the carries 2. Lynch playing more of a hybrid RB/FB role who sees carries on 3rd-and-short and red zone packages 3. Spiller playing more of a hybrid RB/second WR role who sees carries on 3rd-and-long and various gadget/reverse plays. I'd go so far as to say that all 3 should be in the offense's base formation in the aforementioned roles. Wouldn't you rather see more of Lynch than McIntyre? More of Spiller than Johnson/Hardy/Parrish? I agree for the most part. While Graham's article does not guarantee that he is gonna pick 1 RB and run him into the ground (those who insist the past determines the future are the same folks who are running foreign policy based on fighting the last war rather than winning the new war) it does provide a reasonable indicator of what he tends to do. I doubt he goes the RB by committee route if he has Jackson/Spiller/Lynch because not only is that not his past tendency but on the face of it this type of committee approach is harder to do well than simply go with a stud (if you got a Emmit Smith then run him) or even divvy things up between two players playing the same position. Developing a feel for injury status, getting a player/team in a groove, and simply keeping everyone happy is a near impossible task when 3 players are sharing one position. This is a big part of why I not only endorse your division of roles but in fact will not be surprised if Gailey tries to fit the talented Spiller peg into the huge WR hole we have at #2 WR as a base O. The depth chart certainly does not reflect this now, will not reflect this for quite a while even if this is what we are doing (and well may not ever reflect this as Gailey is a master of misdirection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 No worries. I did a post search and did see you used it the past. So my apologies for unitentionally stealing a post That still leaves tenny. Now, how many people here quote long-dead Supreme Court justices? I just checked - he's on line. Fess up, tenny, and give me my due... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Barring injuries, I see Spiller getting 10-15 caries per game and EITHER Lynch or Jackson getting the rest (except for mop up duty). They will have to sort it out during camp and the pre-season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Hear me now and believe me later.... Lynch will be our #1 back. Willing to place a little friendly wager on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 What a waste of an article. Way to look up some simple numbers and spout off 1000 words on absolutely nothing, without any semblance of research or analysis. But thats par for the course for ESPN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cåblelady Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Yet - numerous folks here wax poetic about all this great speed and running a 3-wide set as a base attack etc. Yes - pixie dust can fall and turn this BUF OL into pass and run blockers never seen before. Our QBs will astound the opponents. How 'bout a 3-back set?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 "Gailey's track record shows an obvious preference for one back taking 300-plus handoffs." I know it's the off season, but this article is downright silly. The backups Chan had in prior stints were nowhere near as accomplished as what he has in Buffalo. TG obviously never took a logic course while he was getting that journalism degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hossage Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Hear me now and believe me later.... Lynch will be our #1 back. Pony up and put that as your signature if you are so sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 What a waste of an article. Way to look up some simple numbers and spout off 1000 words on absolutely nothing, without any semblance of research or analysis. But thats par for the course for ESPN. How DARE you defame Tim Graham, the greatest living sportswriter of our time? </sarcasm> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 How DARE you defame Tim Graham, the greatest living sportswriter of our time? </sarcasm> I wonder if he's going to come out of lurking and threaten to take his ball and go home...again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonInBuffalo Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 I agree for the most part. While Graham's article does not guarantee that he is gonna pick 1 RB and run him into the ground (those who insist the past determines the future are the same folks who are running foreign policy based on fighting the last war rather than winning the new war) it does provide a reasonable indicator of what he tends to do. I doubt he goes the RB by committee route if he has Jackson/Spiller/Lynch because not only is that not his past tendency but on the face of it this type of committee approach is harder to do well than simply go with a stud (if you got a Emmit Smith then run him) or even divvy things up between two players playing the same position. Developing a feel for injury status, getting a player/team in a groove, and simply keeping everyone happy is a near impossible task when 3 players are sharing one position. This is a big part of why I not only endorse your division of roles but in fact will not be surprised if Gailey tries to fit the talented Spiller peg into the huge WR hole we have at #2 WR as a base O. The depth chart certainly does not reflect this now, will not reflect this for quite a while even if this is what we are doing (and well may not ever reflect this as Gailey is a master of misdirection. I'm guessing we're going to see a wide variety of personnel combinations and formations. Depending on how the OL performs, we may see a lot of 2 TE sets with Matthews and Nelson. If you also have Jackson and Spiller on the field in the backfield, then you could split out either Nelson or Spiller. (or on occasion possibly both) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VA Bills Fan Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Willing to place a little friendly wager on that? Do you take paypal? haha -- I'm telling you, probably by week 3 or 4.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VA Bills Fan Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Pony up and put that as your signature if you are so sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hossage Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Thanks, VA, you're a classy guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Read the replies in the chat below. Lori made some interesting points in the whole discussion. I added that I cannot imagine Gailey just letting Jackson or Lynch sit on the bench with one getting all the carries. Both will get playing time, perhaps Freddy will just be a ST and can give a - dare I say it - Mark Pike/Steve Tasker play making ability. Sounds insane, but I think with our well rounded depth we'll have great special teams again and that will be our Bills highlight...again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Great thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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