stuckincincy Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Stuck In Cincy is a proponent of Justin Smith. He has been decent, not 4th overall phenomenal, but he has been productive and he is one of the few that hasn't been incarcerated for burglarly or buying alcohol for minors. *knocks on wood* 866731[/snapback] Well, the facts...no one has been incarcerated for burglary, and the minor that Henry was accused of selling to got indicted for a false rape charge, and then she was subsequently indicted for a murder. Cute kid... 4th round FSU LB Nicholson has pending charges along with a buddy for stealing a stereo when he matriculated. #3 pick, USC DE Frostee Rucker (on IR since week 3 IIRC) was an odd pick. I guess they planned on Smith leaving. But he has an assault charge. Jail for him if convicted. No defense of B'gals player picadellos implied, of course. But suspended MLB Odell Thurmann might be a player the Bills might want to consider. A year without pay may have caused a certain adjustment in attitude. I'm thinking he's persona non grata here... Smith will likely get a fat contract from somebody. Given owner Brown's congenital cheapness and the fact that that they are on the hook for Palmer's huge guaranteed contract, the B'gals wave goodbye to him. Agreed, he's not 4th pick phenomenal - like Mike Williams... ... but Smith does play a complete game. B'gals DL has actually played pretty well. 4th round MI rookie Domato Peko is a gritty kid. He's the one with the long ponytail. DT Sam Adams evidently had an actual injury. But is now doing his tie-up-two-OL thing. He and HC Lewis go back a long time...perhaps that helped. The D started out fine, but then lost the entire starting LB's as well as FA SS Dexter Jackson for 4 games. When CFL rookie Rashad Jeanty, Jackson and Brian Simmons came back, they ran off 4 wins, scoring 101 and giving up 33. 2003 4th rounder DE, Geathers, seems to be a real deal. This franchise, setting a standard for 10 years of idiocy, has been dripping with good luck as to players performing well. Iffy for the playoffs, though. Got jobbed in their ATL and TB games, and shot themselves in the foot against NE, BAL #1, and SD. PGH #1 gave 'em a gift with two dead ball personal fouls and a ST fumble. Cowher must have been a sight to see in the locker room after that game. .. Finish up with 2 road games against IND and SD and home against PGH. IIRC, they have a game edge on BUF in conf. record - not sure. Sorry about running on about CIN...but the Bills are still alive and CIN is one of our competitors, so I thought some local view about them might be worthwhile reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Mike1 Posted December 14, 2006 Author Share Posted December 14, 2006 bryan thomas just signed a 5 yr-25 mil contract w/ the jets... justin smith is basically chris kelsay with a higher contract # terdell sands from oakland looks like he could be had for extremely cheap and could stiffen up the interior of our DL 866703[/snapback] Chris Kelsay will never have 40 sacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Chris Kelsay will never have 40 sacks. 866872[/snapback] Nobody can get 40 sacks. Unless you let me play and arm me with a revolver... The thing is, while sacks are surely nice, a DE who may not rack up those numbers and doesn't get his name up on lights may well be the player who stretches out this or that run, ties up this or that OT letting a LB put pressure for a qb hurry or a 1 yard stop on a RB. And shame on a team that doesn't get the best LB's they can afford. Great if they are pass defense or rush mavens, but it's a 10 yard world you need to control for much of any game. LB's and DT's are always in the picture around the LOS. When you see an S or a DE who shows up consistently in that same picture moments after an offense gets its play underway, you are seeing a player with a nose for the action, a player who beat out his offensive watchdog if only by a step, even if they don't get the tackle or the assist. The ball carrier does good, squirts through, and then - kayo. 6 yard gai n becomes 5. 11 yard pass becomes 9. It's a 60 minute game, and little things add up. There are 3 field generals - Qb's - and they come and go. And Centers and MLB's. Your club is unlikely to go far - IMO - in the NFL unless you acquire that smart pair. They may or may not be exceptional physical specimens. But what you want to purchase is grey matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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