zazie Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 This question was posed on another thread by gfland1 Interesting quesiotn I can think of 4 sure fire and one maybe: TO Evans Mcgee Stroud Wood if he is as good as he seems Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 This question was posed on another thread by gfland1 Interesting quesiotn I can think of 4 sure fire and one maybe: TO Evans Mcgee Stroud Wood if he is as good as he seems Anyone else? For the ProBowl or for a playoff team? If you think every playoff team is stacked with talent, you might want to take a closer look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zazie Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 For the ProBowl or for a playoff team? If you think every playoff team is stacked with talent, you might want to take a closer look. No, just a player that would be starting for sure for a playoff team of last year, say Pitt or Tennessee. Not probowl or anything, a solid starter is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Almost all could start for the right contending team, depending on that team's situation. Player personnel-wise, IMO the main difference between contending teams & the Bills is that contending teams have a number of high impact difference makers, while the Bills have hardly any, especially on D where I don't see any right now. And the difference between championship teams & contending teams (again, player-personnel wise) is that not only are their impact players better/more of, but they don't have any truly suck players starting. So if the Bills want to make a run at a championship, they have to add more impact players & eliminate the starters who suck, the average players like Mitchell & McGee can hold their own... new coaches and new D-scheme would help too lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 22 of them. We are a contending team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Add Schobel, Lynch, Whitner to the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF Bills Fan Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Many players could be plugged into a good system and thrive. You could take a bunch of the Bills and put them in NE or Pitt and they would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Many players could be plugged into a good system and thrive. You could take a bunch of the Bills and put them in NE or Pitt and they would be great. Yeah. Poz, Langston Walker (at RT, not LT) and Brad Butler (at RG, not RT). Marshawn. Josh Reed. And that's not counting guys who haven't proved it yet, but are very young but look like there's a possibility that they could very quickly reach that level. Trent, McKelvin, Wood, Freddy Jackson ... And one other I can think of who might be good enough, but we haven't seen enough to be sure. Hangartner. I agree that it's about impact guys. IMHO Stroud is the only one on defense, but we won't see it until we have another. You have to hope that Maybin can become another. T.O. looks like one and Lee too, but they're the only ones on offense and with recievers you have to have the line give the QB time enough to get them the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Gun10 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Umm Greer at this point last year was crap everyone was saying now starting in NO PEOPLE WE HAVE STARTERS ON OUR TEAM, we just have to learn to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Lynch for sure. Schobel for sure. Kawiki Mitchell was starting on the team that won the Super Bowl a year ago so him for sure. Poz is highly likely. Whitner is highly likely. Walker is a decent bet. Wood is even a decent bet. Surely it matters if, say, a team has three good LBs already not Poz and Mitchell would start, but if those same teams had weaknesses other places, other Bills may enter the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABills08 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 This question was posed on another thread by gfland1 Interesting quesiotn I can think of 4 sure fire and one maybe: TO Evans Mcgee Stroud Wood if he is as good as he seems Anyone else? Edwards could easily start on a playoff team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Yeah. Poz, Langston Walker (at RT, not LT) and Brad Butler (at RG, not RT). Marshawn. Josh Reed. And that's not counting guys who haven't proved it yet, but are very young but look like there's a possibility that they could very quickly reach that level. Trent, McKelvin, Wood, Freddy Jackson ... And one other I can think of who might be good enough, but we haven't seen enough to be sure. Hangartner. I agree that it's about impact guys. IMHO Stroud is the only one on defense, but we won't see it until we have another. You have to hope that Maybin can become another. T.O. looks like one and Lee too, but they're the only ones on offense and with recievers you have to have the line give the QB time enough to get them the ball. Stroud can be one on a good day, but he wasn't consistent last year, more on than off though. I chalk some of it up to some of the garbage he was surrounded by. T.O. is definitely one, and I think Lee & Marshawn (& maybe even Trent & Freddy) can be as well. I, like everyone else, am really looking forward to seeing what Wood can do this year; if things pan out, you can add him to the impact player list before too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 How many Steelers would start on a playoff team if you removed them from Pittsburgh's system? Big Ben, Holmes, Ward, and Polamulu. And don't gimme Harrison. He was so impressive he was undrafted and cut by teh Steelers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Every one of our starters could start on a contender. Even some of our backups could start for other contenders. Remember Jim Leonhard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 How many Steelers would start on a playoff team if you removed them from Pittsburgh's system? Big Ben, Holmes, Ward, and Polamulu. And don't gimme Harrison. He was so impressive he was undrafted and cut by teh Steelers.If you don't think Harrison could start on many playoff teams, you need to stop reading draft reviews and start watching games. Try it, you may learn something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans4e64 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Add Schobel, Lynch, Whitner to the list I'd make an exception for Lynch, but I don't think Whitner would make it in, and I definitely don't think Schobel would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Every one of our starters could start on a contender. Even some of our backups could start for other contenders. Remember Jim Leonhard? Excellent point. That's why, without looking at every playoff team and breaking them down by position, can the question be answered. Honestly, if this question were posed when he was on our squad, who would have listed Leonhard? GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 If you don't think Harrison could start on many playoff teams, you need to stop reading draft reviews and start watching games. Try it, you may learn something. Stop. He was a nobody before the last 2 seasons. Every team in the league could have had him and no one wanted him. Sure now after he played and produced he would be valued. But he wasn't before. LeBeau's system makes average players good and good ones great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans4e64 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 How many Steelers would start on a playoff team if you removed them from Pittsburgh's system? Big Ben, Holmes, Ward, and Polamulu. And don't gimme Harrison. He was so impressive he was undrafted and cut by teh Steelers. Yeah, Tom Brady wouldn't start either, he was just a 6th rounder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Stop. He was a nobody before the last 2 seasons. Every team in the league could have had him and no one wanted him. Sure now after he played and produced he would be valued. But he wasn't before. LeBeau's system makes average players good and good ones great.Stop. Johnny Unitas was drafted by the Steelers and got cut. Everybody in the league could have had him and nobody wanted him. Sure now after he played and produced he was valued. But he wasn't before. Weeb Eubank's system made average players good and good ones great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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