mob16151 Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 We were beating the Pats last year. We lost in a closer game. We were all excited about how well they played NE. No different there. We've "watched" Spiller in 1 game, essentially. Gailey so far is the architect of the worst offense in the league. He just fired his personally tutored, hand picked (after exhaustive film study of '09 season and an entire off/preseason) QB. Nix's picks are injured or riding the pines on a bad team while he resigns other mediocrities that are "Buffalo good". I guess there's light at the end of every tunnel, you can say. You can't use hand picked there. Personally tutored maybe, but not hand picked. Seeing as Gailey had no input in him being drafted. I think you meant inherited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2003Contenders Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Yet another poor pick-up from the Levy/Brandon reign. I can't criticize this one because I thought it was a pretty good pick up at the time. But did that regime make ANY good roster moves... I mean ANY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 peace out dude. a lot of us called this on Monday that "Mitchell would be next". he was good his first year here, and would have been good LB depth, but he's a whiner and complainer and not worth his salary. NEXT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfaninvgs Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 So does this mean Rex will try to sign him too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardigital Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Good riddance, this is good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 You can't use hand picked there. Personally tutored maybe, but not hand picked. Seeing as Gailey had no input in him being drafted. I think you meant inherited. Nope. Hand picked. He had a choice of 4 QBs in camp (won't mention FAs/others) and he was convinced he could work some of that "Chan Gailey Magic" on him. But alas, there is no magic. Our passing offense is where "OC" Gailey's NFL passing games have always been---at or near the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 (edited) Nope. Hand picked. He had a choice of 4 QBs in camp (won't mention FAs/others) and he was convinced he could work some of that "Chan Gailey Magic" on him. But alas, there is no magic. Our passing offense is where "OC" Gailey's NFL passing games have always been---at or near the bottom. you can only polish a turd so much. none of the QBs on our roster are that good. he has to work with what he was given. and the goal this year is to find out exactly what he was given. saying Gailey "hand-picked" him is like saying "That's my hottest cousin". we've already moved on from one turd that sank to the bottom of the bowl. we'll evaluate the others and see if there is one worth keeping as a back-up next year. year one of the rebuild process = the tearing down process. Edited October 1, 2010 by DrDankenstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Are people seriously so sad in their own lives that they're trying to say this is some 'bad' thing that means the organization sucks? Seriously, find a new hobby. This obviously isn't making you any happier in your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 hewas just a warm LB body to get through transition anyway. He isnt in future plans and he is worthless now to this team anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson from Gamehendge Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 best play he's made since he's been here Mitchell appeared in 21 games for the Bills posting 117 tackles, four sacks, a pair of interceptions and two forced fumbles from 2008-2009. Better than 95% of the LB's we have dressed in 2-3 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Yet another poor pick-up from the Levy/Brandon reign. I can't criticize this one because I thought it was a pretty good pick up at the time. But did that regime make ANY good roster moves... I mean ANY? Why do you say that? He was a mid level, mid priced free agent. He performed at a good level. Seemed to be a team guy. Who lets a Pro Bowl player walk unless they have issues? What are you expecting? He and Poz are the only two LBs on this team that could even play on a decent defense in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsMagic1 Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Why do you say that? He was a mid level, mid priced free agent. He performed at a good level. Seemed to be a team guy. Who lets a Pro Bowl player walk unless they have issues? What are you expecting? He and Poz are the only two LBs on this team that could even play on a decent defense in the NFL. Truer words were never spoken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 His injury issues have tarnished his record somewhat, but back in the 4-3, when healthy, he was the best LB the Bills had, IMO. The bills obviously think he's not the same guy anymore. He will definitely be picked up by another team and then we can see if the injuries have hurt his abilities or if he's a good player that the Bills lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDHILL Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 They'll happily oblige because it'll save some cash. And this means he'll be ready to play this season, which makes IR'ing him even dumber. God I hate this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Big deal. At this point in his career he has lost about 3 steps. They probably weren't moving forward with him anyway Which means he'll end up in New England and probably play well for them for another 2-3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealityCheck Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Edwards, Hardy, and Mitchell are gone. I call that progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 you can only polish a turd so much. none of the QBs on our roster are that good. he has to work with what he was given. and the goal this year is to find out exactly what he was given. saying Gailey "hand-picked" him is like saying "That's my hottest cousin". we've already moved on from one turd that sank to the bottom of the bowl. we'll evaluate the others and see if there is one worth keeping as a back-up next year. year one of the rebuild process = the tearing down process. Nothing he could do about the QB roster?? That's a very interesting concept. It completely ignores the concept of the draft and free agency. Anyway. There were many months from the glorious news results of the exhaustive HC search (Nix: "15 calls a day") until kickoff week #1 for the keen offensive mind that is Chan Gailey's to figure out what many here had correctly predicted last year about unfortunate Trent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR8PRKN Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Why do you say that? He was a mid level, mid priced free agent. He performed at a good level. Seemed to be a team guy. Who lets a Pro Bowl player walk unless they have issues? What are you expecting? He and Poz are the only two LBs on this team that could even play on a decent defense in the NFL. Best post on this thread. He was a solid LB not an all pro but solid superbowl ring owner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Maybe the fans should ask to be released as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lv-Bills Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 I wonder that there are so many complaints about "the team's moves". Most of these "controversial" moves are common sense and steps forward for the organization. I can't say they're all what I would do, but I'm not on the inside. For the most part, I think we're adding by subtraction -- Schobel, Mitchell, Edwards, J Bell, C Simpson, D Jauron, Peters, . . . Are we really gonna say any one of these are damaging the future? And even, Jauron, Peters, etc. are ancient history -- different FO, different system. Those of us who can't sit back and watch this year, believing that this is the beginning of a new future are going to make themselves (and the rest of us) CRAZY. Have a beer and start looking at this long term. I know, "Ten years ... blah, blah, blah." Yeah, they've been mediocre for ten years and they've screwed the draft in the past, but this is a new group: Nix is better than the last guy, Gailey is better than the last guy, Fitz is better than the last guy, etc. Celebrate the little victories. (They're all we'll have for a while.) But, really, isn't this better today than it was a year ago?? I actually tried what you said, and then my brain actually kicked in and made my hand B word slap my mouth after I attempted to celebrate the Kelsay deal, from our "new" administration. Maybe the fans should ask to be released as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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