BravinSeattle Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 ..of the season (provided everyone is healthy)? DE Marcel Dareus NT Kyle Williams DE Dwan Edwards OLB Shawn Merriman ILB Kelvin Shepard ILB Paul Posluszny (If re-signed) OLB Arthur Moats CB Leodis McKelvin CB Terrance McGee SS Aaron Williams FS Jarius Byrd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocwocka Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 DE Marcel Dareus in 3-4/ Merriman in Nickle/Dime NT Troup in 3-4/ Williams and Dareus in Nickle/Dime DE Dwan Edwards OLB Shawn Merriman ILB Kelvin Shepard ILB Paul Posluszny (If re-signed) OLB Arthur Moats CB Leodis McKelvin/Terrance McGee CB Aaron Williams SS Whitner (if re-signed) or Wilson or Scott FS Jarius Byrd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 (edited) ..of the season (provided everyone is healthy)? DE Marcel Dareus NT Kyle Williams DE Dwan Edwards OLB Shawn Merriman ILB Kelvin Shepard ILB Paul Posluszny (If re-signed) OLB Arthur Moats CB Leodis McKelvin CB Terrance McGee SS Aaron Williams FS Jarius Byrd Sounds about right although I think that Aaron Williams will be the Dime or Nickel back and Wilson will start at SS. Byrd needs a SS with experience next to him (Converted from Corner to FS than converted from Tampa 2 to 3-4 a lot of change the last 2 seasons). Wilson seems to up Byrds game. Florence will also the the Starting Corner instead of McGee (Who will play Nickel) if Florence is resigned. Also that's the lineup for the start of the season. The last month of the season who the hell knows Merriman won't last the year and Poz will miss 2-4 games minimum. Dwan Edwards is also hurt a lot and McGee gets banged up. Edited May 17, 2011 by billsfan89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufcomments Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 (edited) ..of the season (provided everyone is healthy)? DE Marcel Dareus NT Kyle Williams DE Dwan Edwards OLB Shawn Merriman ILB Kelvin Shepard ILB Paul Posluszny (If re-signed) OLB Arthur Moats CB Leodis McKelvin CB Terrance McGee SS Aaron Williams FS Jarius Byrd I like your D except I don't think Williams will start at SS SS will be Scott or Wilson Starting at the start of the season. Maybe Merriman will play mainly passing downs. Kelsey will man the end spot if the Bills play some 4-3 In the 4-3.. DE Kelsey DT Dareus DT Williams DE Edwards LB Poz LB Sheppard LB Moats or Merriman or Batten whoever is best against the run. CB McKelvin ( if they don't resign Florence) CB McGee CB(Nickle) Williams SS Scott or Searcy if he can learn fast enough FS Bryd Edited May 17, 2011 by Bufcomments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 (provided everyone is healthy) A big provision in a league where LBs can drop like flies. Now that we're carrying more of them and the 3-4 puts more emphasis on them, it really makes me nervous about the depth situation there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 ..of the season (provided everyone is healthy)? DE Marcel Dareus NT Kyle Williams DE Dwan Edwards OLB Shawn Merriman ILB Kelvin Shepard ILB Paul Posluszny (If re-signed) OLB Arthur Moats CB Leodis McKelvin CB Terrance McGee SS Aaron Williams FS Jarius Byrd I would say that while I'm pulling for Dwan Edwards, I probably would rather see Carrington win the job by season's end I think the Bills would feel the same way. Also, there was the suggestion that Troup could play end in some situations and this is of course not without precedence. Both BJ Raji and Haloti Ngata played 3-4 end more than nose tackle early in their careers. You could have two huge DEs in Dareus and Troup bookending Kyle Willians. That would be an atypical approach… but maybe a very effective one. I do think we'll see a lot of situation substitution as the staff works to get all the players involved and finding out what each player does best. And I'm talking about guys like Kelsay, Batten, maybe Andra Davis in goal line situations, obviously Wilson and Scott would get a lot of snaps… and you'd hope that Searcy or Chris White might contribute. As far as the back end, I'm still hopeful that Florence re-signs. I think everyone would like to see McKelvin become the player that he has the physical gifts to become. I agree with the earlier suggestion that McGee play in extra situations even if he's not necessarily covering the slot receiver. He would be a nice piece on passing downs. Byrd became a better run defender but almost a non-factor in coverage in his second year. Hopefully he improves. I'm pretty excited about this defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T master Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 ..of the season (provided everyone is healthy)? DE Marcel Dareus NT Kyle Williams DE Dwan Edwards OLB Shawn Merriman ILB Kelvin Shepard ILB Paul Posluszny (If re-signed) OLB Arthur Moats CB A. Williams CB D. Florence SS G. Wilson FS Jarius Byrd This is the only thing i would change !! I think Mcgee although a good player is hurt to much may be let go ?? Drayton Florence would be a good resign for a veteran presence . Wilson i think is starting material , he blew Donte out of the water 2 years ago when Donte was hurt George is the man !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 DE Marcel Dareus NT Kyle Williams DE Dwan EdwardsAlex Carrington OLB Shawn MerrimanDanny Batten ILB Kelvin Shepard ILB Paul Posluszny OLB Arthur Moats CB Leodis McKelvinDrayton Florence CB Terrance McGee SS Aaron WilliamsGeorge Wilson FS Jarius Byrd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 ..of the season (provided everyone is healthy)? DE Marcel Dareus NT Kyle Williams DE Dwan Edwards OLB Shawn Merriman ILB Kelvin Shepard ILB Paul Posluszny (If re-signed) OLB Arthur Moats CB Leodis McKelvin CB Terrance McGee SS Aaron Williams FS Jarius Byrd Nice...Last year we were playing people out of position for where they were drafted.....It was horrible...Marcus Stroud cannot be a DE in a 3-4 defense...Maybin has no clue being a OLB.... Could McGee move to FS to extend his career. If so I would like to move Williams to his natural position and put George Wilson at SS. Leodis gets burnt often...I just don't know if he has in it to become a Starting CB....Also don't forget Drayton Florence...I think he will be back in a Bills Uniform. I still don't know if our ILBs have the ability to stop the run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnyBacker Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 ..of the season (provided everyone is healthy)? DE Marcel Dareus NT Kyle Williams DE Dwan Edwards OLB Shawn Merriman ILB Kelvin Shepard ILB Paul Posluszny (If re-signed) OLB Arthur Moats CB Leodis McKelvin CB Terrance McGee SS Aaron Williams FS Jarius Byrd its amazing that most people will not put george wilson in the starting lineup if they had the chance, they would reather put in a rookie from college. seriously though, wilson could have 75 picks this year and still there would be a lot of people saying that he doesnt belong on the field. a good player is a good player irregardless if he was a undrafted wideout or a high pick saftey from a big school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreReed83 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 As long as Kyle isn't starting at NT, I'm down with Dareus, Troup, and Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
947 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 OLB Shawn MerrimanDanny Batten ILB Kelvin Shepard ILB Paul Posluszny OLB Arthur Moats I take it you are predicting injury to Merriman? Batten has never played an NFL down. I think we're getting WAY ahead of ourselves penciling him in as anything other than Special Teams at this point. I think he has good potential, but he's not even a lock to make the roster, yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metzelaars_lives Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 As long as Kyle isn't starting at NT, I'm down with Dareus, Troup, and Williams. I know. Williams was terrible in the middle last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Grid Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Watching Byrd last year, particularly the way he really wasn't tracking the ball well in the air, but was delivering the lumber on hits, I got the feeling he might work well at SS with Wilson filing his slot at FS. Is this crazy? I know Byrd is supposedly a ballhawk / centerfied, but it seems that when they played him closer to the line he excelled last year, and that when he was plaing deep center he took awful angles and never really kept his head up to locate the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 DT- Troup DE- Williams DE- Dareus OLB- Merriman ILB- Shepard ILB- Poz OLB- Moats CB- Williams/McKelvin CB- Florence SS- Searcy/Williams FA- Byrd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cincinnati Kid Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 DE Marcel Dareus NT Kyle Williams DE Dwan EdwardsAlex Carrington OLB Shawn MerrimanDanny Batten ILB Kelvin Shepard ILB Paul Posluszny OLB Arthur Moats CB Leodis McKelvinDrayton Florence CB Terrance McGee SS Aaron WilliamsGeorge Wilson FS Jarius Byrd This is exactly what I think. I think Coleman/White will be depth inside as Batten will be depth outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 To start the season: DE's - Dareus, Edwards DT - Williams OLB's - Moats, Merriman ILB's - Davis, Puz CB's - McGee, McKelvin FS - Byrd SS - Scott By the end of the season: DE's - Dareus, Carrington DT - Williams OLB's - Moats, Batten ILB's - Sheppard, Puz CB's - Williams, McKelvin FS - Byrd SS - Searcy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djrocks Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I would say that while I'm pulling for Dwan Edwards, I probably would rather see Carrington win the job by season's end I think the Bills would feel the same way. Also, there was the suggestion that Troup could play end in some situations and this is of course not without precedence. Both BJ Raji and Haloti Ngata played 3-4 end more than nose tackle early in their careers. You could have two huge DEs in Dareus and Troup bookending Kyle Willians. That would be an atypical approach… but maybe a very effective one. I do think we'll see a lot of situation substitution as the staff works to get all the players involved and finding out what each player does best. And I'm talking about guys like Kelsay, Batten, maybe Andra Davis in goal line situations, obviously Wilson and Scott would get a lot of snaps… and you'd hope that Searcy or Chris White might contribute. As far as the back end, I'm still hopeful that Florence re-signs. I think everyone would like to see McKelvin become the player that he has the physical gifts to become. I agree with the earlier suggestion that McGee play in extra situations even if he's not necessarily covering the slot receiver. He would be a nice piece on passing downs. Byrd became a better run defender but almost a non-factor in coverage in his second year. Hopefully he improves. I'm pretty excited about this defense. they did not sign edwards to sit him on rush situations i see carrington rushing from one of the OLB positions. i love our DE situation now with edwards,darius and carrington and i also love our interior of troup/willams and darius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 they did not sign edwards to sit him on rush situations i see carrington rushing from one of the OLB positions. i love our DE situation now with edwards,darius and carrington and i also love our interior of troup/willams and darius. I don't agree DJ. I think Edwards is at best, a two-down player… run downs. As for Carrington, he's a bit stiff and robotic and I don't see him ever playing OLB… JMO. Speaking only to nickel and dime situations (assuming a 4-man line) , I think you'll see (and it will vary of course) Williams and Dareus as inside rushers, probably Kelsay at one end and either Merriman, Moats, Coleman, or Batten playing the other end spot with one or two of the other three playing linebacker. One problem I'm starting to see as we develop this discussion is that it looks to me like the Bills don't have an obvious fit for a nickel/dime coverage linebacker. We know Poz and Davis are not coverage players and Sheppard and White both appear to be run-down players. Regardless, I don't see Carrington or Edwards on the field on obvious passing downs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I take it you are predicting injury to Merriman? Batten has never played an NFL down. I think we're getting WAY ahead of ourselves penciling him in as anything other than Special Teams at this point. I think he has good potential, but he's not even a lock to make the roster, yet. I don't see Merriman making it through the season. I just have a hunch about Batten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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