ET1062 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 23 carries, 123 yards rushing! Nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 23 carries, 123 yards rushing! Nice job! Great game. kids a gamer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Awesome game by Starks. Great to see UB represented! He and Namaan looking good from that class. Now I'm gonna throw out an opinion. I like Spiller's potential but this is what bothers me about picking a RB at #9. You see a kid like Starks...a 6th rounder who is literally under your nose at UB and you pass. Then you see a guy like Legarrett Blount for TB who is an UDFA and these are just two example of many RB's who you can get for practically nothing. Starks is an athletic downhill runner, not alot of wasted movement. He kinda reminds me of a faster Freddie Jackson...gets the ball, makes one cut at most and runs north-south.. I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 As a UB alum, I'm proud of our guy. Glad to see Starks and Naaman making contributions to their respective teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderswr80 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I like Spiller, but RB's are a dime a dozen anymore....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 (edited) Drew Willy, Namaan Roosevelt, James Starks…I wonder when we'll see another UB team as talented as the squad Turner Gill assembled. Seeing them make the NFL makes me both happy and sad. Reminds me of that old Bill Polian line… Edited January 10, 2011 by San Jose Bills Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 23 carries, 123 yards rushing! Nice job! Boobie did it big!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I like Spiller, but RB's are a dime a dozen anymore....... Yup. Starks - undrafted Fred Jackson - undrafted NFL rushing champ A. Foster - undrated Runner up: J. Charles - 3d round 2d runner up: M. Turner - 5th round Sure there are a number of first round RBs starting around the leauge, but the RB is the easiest piece to find to have a good running game. OL and a QB that has to be respected are far greater priorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Yup. Starks - undrafted Fred Jackson - undrafted NFL rushing champ A. Foster - undrated Runner up: J. Charles - 3d round 2d runner up: M. Turner - 5th round Sure there are a number of first round RBs starting around the leauge, but the RB is the easiest piece to find to have a good running game. OL and a QB that has to be respected are far greater priorities. FYI- Starks was a 6th rounder in 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 FYI- Starks was a 6th rounder in 2010 Right you are. But I think the point stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Right you are. But I think the point stands. Ya. i agree. I made the same point earlier in this thread. Productive RBs can be found all over the place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFITZ1 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Yup. Starks - undrafted Fred Jackson - undrafted NFL rushing champ A. Foster - undrated Runner up: J. Charles - 3d round 2d runner up: M. Turner - 5th round Sure there are a number of first round RBs starting around the leauge, but the RB is the easiest piece to find to have a good running game. OL and a QB that has to be respected are far greater priorities. Well said! It should be incredibly obvious to Bills fans (especially older ones) who saw OJ languish in mediocrity until a great OL and a decent QB in Fergy propel him to greatness (I won't bring up what brought him down). The RB does need to know how to find and hit the hole, plus have the moves and power for extra yards. However, if the OL is bad, everyone behind them looks that much worse as well. My theory - the team that controls the trenches, controls the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Right you are. But I think the point stands. And on top of that, think of this... Spiller is supposed to be like Reggie Bush v2. Reggie Bush was not getting it done in New Orleans and the Saints wanted to send a 3rd rounder for Lynch. Spiller is left to replace Lynch. Spiller < Lynch 4th rounder < Lynch Spiller < 4th rounder Of course, this is only this year, after one game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Lightning Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Kid had a nice game. I was happy for him and proud of UB. That doesn't translate to crapping on Spiller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 (edited) Drew Willy, Namaan Roosevelt, James Starks…I wonder when we'll see another UB team as talented as the squad Turner Gill assembled. Seeing them make the NFL makes me both happy and sad. Reminds me of that old Bill Polian line… To be accurate, prior coach Jim Hofher recruited all but Roosevelt. Here's a little trivia for you: There are 6 UB players signed to NFL teams right now... DE Trevor Scott - Oakland C Jamey Richard - Indianapolis S Mike Newton - Indianapolis WR Naaman Roosevelt - Buffalo RB James Starks - Green Bay QB Drew Willy - NY Jets (futures roster) CB Davonte Shannon has some NFL draft prospects as well. A golden age for UB football. PTR Edited January 10, 2011 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 To be accurate, prior coach Jim Hofher recruited all but Roosevelt. Here's a little trivia for you: There are 6 UB players signed to NFL teams right now... DE Trevor Scott - Oakland C Jamey Richard - Indianapolis S Mike Newton - Indianapolis WR Naaman Roosevelt - Buffalo RB James Starks - Green Bay QB Drew Willy - NY Jets (futures roster) CB Davonte Shannon has some NFL draft prospects as well. A golden age for UB football. PTR Is Spiller better than any of these players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Is Spiller better than any of these players? Yes, I made this list to slam Spiller. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 To be accurate, prior coach Jim Hofher recruited all but Roosevelt. Here's a little trivia for you: There are 6 UB players signed to NFL teams right now... DE Trevor Scott - Oakland C Jamey Richard - Indianapolis S Mike Newton - Indianapolis WR Naaman Roosevelt - Buffalo RB James Starks - Green Bay QB Drew Willy - NY Jets (futures roster) CB Davonte Shannon has some NFL draft prospects as well. A golden age for UB football. PTR Wow! They were recruited by Hofher? That's some good recruiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Wow! They were recruited by Hofher? That's some good recruiting. Great recruiter, bad coach. Current UB head coach Jeff Quinn had a dreadful year but he is having the best UB recruiting class ever. I hope he looks better in 2011 because he did some dumb crap last year. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Kid had a nice game. I was happy for him and proud of UB. That doesn't translate to crapping on Spiller. it does when Spiller was a wasted pick and has done nothing for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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