freester Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Everyone seems to think we can just move Crowell to MLB or to strong side LB. This is wrong. He and Ellison are both weak side LB. The strong side LB must cover the TE. I am not convinced that Crowell will successfull at MLB or strong side. Ellison is clearly too small to play anything other than weak side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 left feet Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 i dont see why crowell wouldnt be able to play strong. hes got tyhe size and speed to contend with 90% of te's, thge other 10% are elite. id be comfortable with: ellison willis crowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oneonta Buffalo Fan Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Patrick Willis, but I don't see Spikes leaving. We haven't heard anything about any teams wanting him. This whole thing was a bluff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 a. i think this entire thing is just posturing for when we ask Spikes to take a pay cut b. if Spikes was "fast enough" last year, Crowell could take his job easily. c. no way do we put Willis outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsVet Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 We don't need a SLB. We also don't need a MLB. We're going to go with the Crowell and Ellison as the two backers in the 5-2 defense. Nah, seriously. They'll draft a LB and expect him to step into start if Spikes is cut. If Spikes goes, you're top LB's are: Crowell Ellison or Rookie Haggan/Wire/Stamer/Later picks or UDFA's Not something that gets me excited when we go up against NE, NYJ, et al. Teams will be circling Buffalo on the schedules, especially the RB's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 a. i think this entire thing is just psturing for when we ask Spikes to take a pay cut b. if Spikes was "fast enough" last year, Crowell could take his job easily. c. no way do we put Willis outside. Not that I have a crystal ball, but I argued with people not so long ago that there wasn't much chance for McGahee to be on the Bills in 07. I feel very strongly that the same is the case for Spikes. The Bills have a) announced that he's on the trading block, b) wondered publicly about whether he's capable of coming back, and c) lamented the fact that they don't have attacking (as opposed to run-and-chase) LBs on their roster. Put 1 and 1 and 1 together, and you get ... an unceremonious exit before opening day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsVet Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I keep hearing about pursuing versus attacking LB's. My question is, how much of the LB's success depends on the DT's holding O lineman at the LOS? If they can't do that, LB's will be making a lot of tackles down-field. Ergo, attacking LB's become the pursuing version after the snap. You take away Tommie Harris and Tank Johnson and Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs don't seem as great as they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I keep hearing about pursuing versus attacking LB's. My question is, how much of the LB's success depends on the DT's holding O lineman at the LOS? If they can't do that, LB's will be making a lot of tackles down-field. Ergo, attacking LB's become the pursuing version after the snap. You take away Tommie Harris and Tank Johnson and Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs don't seem as great as they are. Spikes' game has always been his exceptional pass defense, not his ability to wreak havoc behind the LOS. Unless he fully recovers, he's not going to be great at coverage, and he's going to be even less effective at the other stuff. I'm not saying he can't come back -- it just doesn't look good, from what the team is saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Not that I have a crystal ball, but I argued with people not so long ago that there wasn't much chance for McGahee to be on the Bills in 07. I feel very strongly that the same is the case for Spikes. The Bills have a) announced that he's on the trading block, b) wondered publicly about whether he's capable of coming back, and c) lamented the fact that they don't have attacking (as opposed to run-and-chase) LBs on their roster. Put 1 and 1 and 1 together, and you get ... an unceremonious exit before opening day. i dont doubt that he'll be gone too. and im sure that if we got a good answer, we'd trade him right now. i just meant that this latest news, while probably true, at least serves in giving us some ammo if and when we ask him to re-negotiate. right before we trade him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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