John from Riverside Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I have thought that too. We would be an easy playoff team with him too-- he is a notch above Cassel. I have heard people say this is true...and I have heard people say it isnt true I guess we will see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I have heard people say this is true...and I have heard people say it isnt true I guess we will see There's no accounting for a fully functioning set of testicles, something Orton lacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Am I the only one that is not enamoured with this signing? Yep. You a big gragg guy or something ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) There's no accounting for a fully functioning set of testicles, something Orton lacked. I'm not so much concerned Orton lacked testicular functionality so much as confidence in the playcalling designed to get him killed. He was more than happy to stand in the pocket to make throws in the beginning, but then something stopped, and I saw less desire to stand tall and more desire to lay down so he could live to collect his money. Edited March 19, 2015 by LABillzFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Am I the only one that is not enamoured with this signing? No you are not. I'm getting a Larry Triplett-Derrick Dockery kind of feeling on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Man, I don't know. Orton looked pretty bad toward the end of the season. He was flat out awful in the Miami game IIRC. Given his good start, I wonder if he just lost his arm. Good time for him to hang it up. I feel like Marrone coached him down to play like garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemac2001 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I feel like Marrone coached him down to play like garbage. Thats how I felt and why he retired and started to play bad He was over playing for a coach who just wanted him to keep the game close Feel like he did that to ej and he was so confused with what to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I'm not so much concerned Orton lacked testicular functionality so much as confidence in the playcalling designed to get him killed. He was more than happy to stand in the pocket to make throws in the beginning, but then something stopped, and I saw less desire to stand tall and more desire to lay down so he could live to collect his money. I still contend that he got Marrone'd, which neutered him, and he lost a lot of fire. I started saying it a little after halfway through the season, and it got worse and worse as the season went on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpperDeck Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Bills have officially announced it. Done deal! WOOHOO! This calls for another Clay thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountryCletus Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 "Got Marroned" I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerme1 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 No you are not. I'm getting a Larry Triplett-Derrick Dockery kind of feeling on this one. That's the worst thing I've read all day that isn't Sabres related. I also think it's flat out wrong. This guy can and will play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 That's the worst thing I've read all day that isn't Sabres related. I also think it's flat out wrong. This guy can and will play. the Sabres-related thing I keep seeing is clay = Ville Leino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerme1 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 the Sabres-related thing I keep seeing is clay = Ville Leino Congrats Yolo. That IS the worst thing I've read all day lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I still contend that he got Marrone'd, which neutered him, and he lost a lot of fire. I started saying it a little after halfway through the season, and it got worse and worse as the season went on. I'm increasingly curious how much of Marrone's personality neutered players. Noone ever gave me a reason for holding out Hughes at one point. Or the whole Mike Williams thing. Stuff that just never made immediate sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I still contend that he got Marrone'd, which neutered him, and he lost a lot of fire. I started saying it a little after halfway through the season, and it got worse and worse as the season went on. This is a fact. Orton played much differently out of the gate. Much more of a gunslinger. You could see his whole game and dynamic change as the season progressed. In the end, he was playing basically not to throw interceptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 This is a fact. Orton played much differently out of the gate. Much more of a gunslinger. You could see his whole game and dynamic change as the season progressed. In the end, he was playing basically not to throw interceptions. So'd EJ, for that matter. Both of them started out decently, then turtled fairly rapidly. The big difference is that it took EJ about three games to really fear for his life, whereas Orton lasted 5 or six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 This is a fact. Orton played much differently out of the gate. Much more of a gunslinger. You could see his whole game and dynamic change as the season progressed. In the end, he was playing basically not to throw interceptions. I thought this was highlighted in the Raiders game. After we were down by a chunk, the metaphoric shackles seemed to come off and Orton had a string of plays where he ran around, avoided sacks and made plays. I remember thinking....where was this the last 8 games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 i was searching through zillow as i sometimes do and i found a nice house for Clay. i wonder if this is one of the ones he looked at when he was here: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/30-Brownstone-Ct-East-Amherst-NY-14051/84096675_zpid/ looks like it either is or was Eric Moulds' house. i'm guessing someone bought it and is trying to flip it. it shows it was bought it 2013 for just under $1 mil and now they have the "make me move" set to $2 mil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Wow only $2M for that kind a house? Last bought for $990K? Wow CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 i was searching through zillow as i sometimes do and i found a nice house for Clay. i wonder if this is one of the ones he looked at when he was here: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/30-Brownstone-Ct-East-Amherst-NY-14051/84096675_zpid/ looks like it either is or was Eric Moulds' house. i'm guessing someone bought it and is trying to flip it. it shows it was bought it 2013 for just under $1 mil and now they have the "make me move" set to $2 mil O__O Kind of far from stadium but wowza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 i was searching through zillow as i sometimes do and i found a nice house for Clay. i wonder if this is one of the ones he looked at when he was here: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/30-Brownstone-Ct-East-Amherst-NY-14051/84096675_zpid/ looks like it either is or was Eric Moulds' house. i'm guessing someone bought it and is trying to flip it. it shows it was bought it 2013 for just under $1 mil and now they have the "make me move" set to $2 mil Meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 (edited) some more Clay highlights. this one from BB dot com. not sure if it's been posted but it certainly got me fired up for some football: http://www.buffalobills.com/video/videos/Watch-Charles-Clay-Highlights/a66e5596-0c5d-4958-9dc7-4bac903c5aa0 some things that will stick out in that video vs Chandler: - Clay doesn't go down right away, he fights for extra yards. it was always disappointing to me how easily Chandler went down - he's much faster (obviously) - i'd like to see him use his hands to catch the ball more and catch it at its highest point. that's something Chandler was actually pretty good at, he would keep the ball high vs the shorter dbacks let's play some football already! i can't wait to see how they use Clay. the suspense is killing me! Edited March 20, 2015 by kdiggz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 F5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 billsequipment@billsequipment1 min1 minute ago .@C42Clay will wear jersey #85 for the @buffalobills Go #Bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 billsequipment@billsequipment1 min1 minute ago .@C42Clay will wear jersey #85 for the @buffalobills Go #Bills Isn't there a rule prohibiting players to wear a number Not between 20 - 40 and still be a running back? I know there was such a rule -or close to it -and I think it likely that's why MIA gave him #42. Clarification? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 (edited) Isn't there a rule prohibiting players to wear a number Not between 20 - 40 and still be a running back? I know there was such a rule -or close to it -and I think it likely that's why MIA gave him #42. Clarification? Clay is a TE that they will use in the backfield. Not a running back they will use at TE. Edited March 20, 2015 by The Wiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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YoloinOhio Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Isn't there a rule prohibiting players to wear a number Not between 20 - 40 and still be a running back? I know there was such a rule -or close to it -and I think it likely that's why MIA gave him #42. Clarification? i don't know about the rule but think he had 42 there because he started out as a FB. But marQuies Gray wears 48 here and he's listed as a TE so not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 i don't know about the rule but think he had 42 there because he started out as a FB. But marQuies Gray wears 48 here and he's listed as a TE so not sure. If he's listed as a RB or FB, he wears a number between 20 and 49; if he's listed as a HB, or TE, he can wear any number in the 80's or 40's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwalter Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 where'd you get this picture? this isn't what our jerseys look like anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 (edited) If he's listed as a RB or FB, he wears a number between 20 and 49; if he's listed as a HB, or TE, he can wear any number in the 80's or 40's. And truly, neither makes a difference on Sunday - correct? Ultimately no rules govern tight end vs rb differently Edited March 20, 2015 by NoSaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 And truly, neither makes a difference on Sunday - correct? Ultimately no rules govern tight end vs rb differently Correct. Anyone can line up in the backfield and take a handoff regardless of the jersey number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 where'd you get this picture? this isn't what our jerseys look like anymore. some shady looking website called buffalobills.com...probably not legit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwalter Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 some shady looking website called buffalobills.com...probably not legit hahaha, nice. didn't we get rid of those collars in 2014? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 hahaha, nice. didn't we get rid of those collars in 2014? i think you are right but we spent all of our money on Charles Clay so we can't afford to update the website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt in KC Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 (edited) There's a nice grid of numbers by position here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_number_%28American_football%29 (Can anyone tell me how to insert the table here?) Edited March 20, 2015 by Matt in KC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg F Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 There's a nice grid of numbers by position here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_number_(American_football) (Can anyone tell me how to insert the table here?) Last time I checked you couldn't insert a table. Can insert a image though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Thanks, fellas. Sounds about right. William 'the Fridge' played a little FB too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 According to an NFL source, the Bills also were giving serious thought to signing Jermaine Gresham before he underwent surgery Thursday to repair a herniated disc. They were, the source said, willing to add Gresham in addition to Clay. http://bills.buffalonews.com/2015/03/20/bills-had-gresham-in-their-sights-before-surgery/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 According to an NFL source, the Bills also were giving serious thought to signing Jermaine Gresham before he underwent surgery Thursday to repair a herniated disc. They were, the source said, willing to add Gresham in addition to Clay. http://bills.buffalonews.com/2015/03/20/bills-had-gresham-in-their-sights-before-surgery/ Still could, later. Might be a perk to see our young guys before having to decide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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