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What a disaster. I feel bad for anyone that remembers this game. I was only 6 so I remember only vaguely...How can anyone forget Thurman Thomas losing his helmet before the game causing him to miss the first two plays, or Andre Reed throwing his helmet in pure frustration on a non pass interference call resulting in a personal foul? I guess these events epitomize what was Super Bowl XXVI
The Bills entered their second consecutive Super Bowl hungry to make amends for what happened the year before. The team was basically in tact but once again they were not good enough or not well coached enough to win the one that really matters.
The Bills had a remarkable year in 1991. The Bills finished 13-3 including a meaningless week 17 over time loss in which the Bills rested all their main players. They destroyed Kansas City 37-14 in the divisional playoffs and then thanks to Carlton Bailey's touchdown return on an interception of John Elway, they got past the Broncos 10-7 to reach Minneapolis. The Bills offense had perhaps their best season during this stretch of great seasons. Kelly threw for 33 touchdowns 3844 yards. Thurman Thomas had 2038 yards from scrimmage and 12 touchdowns on his way to MVP honors. Andre Reed had 81 catches for 1113 and 10 touchdowns. This allowed the Bills to put up 458 points and have the second highest ranked offense in the league.
The Bills were never able to carry this success into the Super Bowl. They were playing a great team in the Washington Redskins who had a great season under Mark Rypien. They finished 14-2. They had the highest ranked offense and 2nd ranked defense in the NFL. In all reality, the Redskins were the better team, but you wonder how. Look at the comparison position by position: Hall of famer Jim Kelly vs. Mark Rypien. Hall of famer Thurman Thomas vs. Earnest Byner. Yeah, they had Art Monk and Gary Clark and wide receiver, but it is tough to say they are better than Lofton and Reed. The Bills also boasted a great offensive line. Defensively, the Redskins had Darrell Green...and Charles Mann. The Bills had hall of famer Bruce Smith, all pros in Bennett and Odomes and another pro bowler in Talley. The Bills seemed more talented. The only problem was...the Bills were once again out classed on the side line. Levy couldn't get it done in big games, well either could Jim Kelly.
After a scoreless first, the Bills ran into a buzz saw in the second quarter. The skins jumped out to a 17-0 lead and the game was essentially over. The Bills turned one dimensional. Kelly attempted a record setting 59 passes in the loss. He was intercepted 4 times and the Bills laid the ball on the turf another 6 times. They may have recovered 5 of their own in this game but it started an alarming trend of fumble-itis in the Super Bowls. The Skins came out in the second half and put the nail in the coffin with another touchdown to make the score 24-0. A few late scores made it seem respectable but really, this game was a joke.
The Redskins had 417 to the Bills 283 yards of offense. The Bills turned it over 5 times to the Skins 1. The skins had the ball for 34 minutes to the Bills 26. All these numbers scream a blow out and that is exactly what happened. The NFL MVP in this game had 10 carries for 13 yards and lost his helmet. How does the NFL MVP put up a line like that. That might be the worst performance by an NFL MVP in Super Bowl history. The only sad thing for Bills fans after this game is that it wasn't even close to their most embarrassing defeat in a Super Bowl.
Super Bowl XXVII reflection coming soon, although it will not be pretty.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
Buffalo Rumors hear say and news
- Keith Ellison isn't good enough at linebacker and it appears the Bills will be looking to push him down the depth chart where he belongs.
- Take this with a grain of salt, but there is a rumor Golisano is in close talks or negotiations in regards to buying the Buffalo Bills. No he wouldn't have to sell the Sabres, no there are no deep rooted facts, just hope and a mild boner.
- Nathanial Hacket, signed as the Bills new offensive quality control coach, I guess can't be worse than the quality of our o last year. Plus good pedigree as the son of Buddy Hacket
- LOL @ the Falcons hiring Mularkey as o coordinator
- No link but, "St. Petersburg Times writer Rick Stroud reported on ESPN's First Take that the Lions will look to trade Shaun Rogers. The Detroit Free Press has confirmed via a source that Rogers will not be brought back in 2008." Hmm interesting, not sure if he would fit the scheme but would be worth exploring.
- What can the Bills get for Losman? I'd say no more than a 4th which probably isn't worth trading him.
- Ralph Wilson vilified. If the Broncos' owner is complaing, I think that tells you all you really need to know about how bad the CBA that only Ralph and Brown voted against was.
- Connolly
with a hip bone spur? Max with a partially torn groin? trade 'em... - Campbell with a goal and two assists in the all-star game? he will get even more jack, trade 'em...
- Bucky Gleason is an idiot.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Super Bowl Reflection Super Bowl 25
by Coast
With the Super Bowl looming, it is hard to believe that the Bills were once participating in this event. I can't even remember what it is like for the Bills to make the playoffs, let alone be playing in the Super Bowl for four consecutive years. This time of the year makes me reflect on those four games and what happened during them that caused the Bills to come out on the losing end in all four appearances.
Super Bowl XXV
The Bills were favored by 7 going into this game. They ranked first in offense and 6th in defense and had a league best point differential. The Giants on the other hand were without their starting quarterback Phil Simms. They did have the league's best defense but their offense was middle of the pack, ranked 15th in the league. The Bills went into the Meadowlands during the season and beat the Giants. They were coming off two easy playoff wins including a 51-3 destruction of the Raiders. Who really thought the Giants had a chance to win this game? They couldn't even find the end zone in their NFC championship game, there was no way their offense with their backup quarterback could keep up with the Bills.
The problem, besides the rumor that Buffalo's players were partiers and were out for all hours of the night before the game, was that there was a huge coaching mis match. The Giants head coach was Super Bowl Champion Bill Parcells, and even worse, their defensive coordinator was then little known Bill Belichick. Somehow they put together a game plan to hold the Bills offense under 20 points, a feat that was accomplished only 4 times out of 18 games, one of which in a meaningless week 17 game that Gail Gilbert played in. The Giants struck first with a Matt Barr field goal which was matched by Scott Norwood later in the first quarter. The middle two quarters were perhaps the most decisive. The Bills took the lead in the second quarter with their first touchdown from kick returner and 3rd string running back Don Smith on a running play near the goal line. Then, somehow the Bills managed to turn a safety into one of the two plays that cost them the game. After tripping over a lineman, Jeff Hostetler held the ball away from his body with one hand. Bruce Smith grabbed his arm but did not strip the ball en route to the tackle. This could have been a sure touchdown but instead was just a safety and a 12-3 lead. The Bills relinquished all the momentum after Hostetler hit Baker for a 17 yard touchdown pass to cut the lead to 12-10.
The third quarter is where the Giants put their stamp on this game. Ottis Anderson and the Giant offense embarked on an epic march that took 9 minutes and 29 seconds off the clock. The story of this drive was missed tackles by the Bills. On a critical 3rd and 13, Hostetler threw about a 7 yard pass to Ingram who was able to break about 5 tackles and somehow pick up 13 yards and a first down. That play broke the backs of this defense and allowed the Giants to punch it into the end zone a few plays later. The Bills were able to rally on a 31 yard touchdown run from Thurman Thomas, who was easily the best player on the field that day, to re take the lead 19-17 for the final time.
As the fourth quarter began, the Bills held the lead, but their defense was exhausted as the Giants held the ball almost the entire second half. Matt Barr's field goal half way through the 4th gave the Giants a 20-19 lead. The Bills had a great season, but in the end they came up short as usual in heart breaking cut wrenching style. The Bills got the ball back with 2 minutes and 16 seconds left from their own 10 yard line and only one time out. They managed to drive the ball 60 yards in 2 minutes and 8 seconds thanks to the running of Thurman Thomas. That set up Norwood. The rest is history. If the Bills played the Giants 10 times that season, they would have won 9 of them but they didn't win the one that mattered.
The Giants held the ball for 40 minutes and 33 seconds, compared to the 19 minutes and 27 seconds for the Bills. It is hard to believe that with this much of a disparity, the Bills even had a chance to win the game. The Bills converted only 1 out of their 8 third downs while the Giants converted 9 of 16. Ottis Anderson was the MVP but the best player was Thurman Thomas. Thomas had 20 touches for 190 yards and a touchdown. He was unstoppable in this game. A lot of this has to do with the defensive scheme the Giants ran. They played with only 2 down lineman much of the game which slowed down the Bills offense by taking away the passing attack. When it was all said and done, the Bills were out coached and out played by a team that they were clearly better than and they would never again be close to winning a Super Bowl.
Interesting Super Bowl fact: The Bills fumbled one time in Super Bowl XXV. The Bills added 6 in Super Bowl XXVI, 8 in Super Bowl XXVII and another 3 in Super Bowl XXVIII. That is 18 fumbles in 4 games. How does that happen?
Super Bowl XXVI recap coming soon.
With the Super Bowl looming, it is hard to believe that the Bills were once participating in this event. I can't even remember what it is like for the Bills to make the playoffs, let alone be playing in the Super Bowl for four consecutive years. This time of the year makes me reflect on those four games and what happened during them that caused the Bills to come out on the losing end in all four appearances.
Super Bowl XXV
The Bills were favored by 7 going into this game. They ranked first in offense and 6th in defense and had a league best point differential. The Giants on the other hand were without their starting quarterback Phil Simms. They did have the league's best defense but their offense was middle of the pack, ranked 15th in the league. The Bills went into the Meadowlands during the season and beat the Giants. They were coming off two easy playoff wins including a 51-3 destruction of the Raiders. Who really thought the Giants had a chance to win this game? They couldn't even find the end zone in their NFC championship game, there was no way their offense with their backup quarterback could keep up with the Bills.
The problem, besides the rumor that Buffalo's players were partiers and were out for all hours of the night before the game, was that there was a huge coaching mis match. The Giants head coach was Super Bowl Champion Bill Parcells, and even worse, their defensive coordinator was then little known Bill Belichick. Somehow they put together a game plan to hold the Bills offense under 20 points, a feat that was accomplished only 4 times out of 18 games, one of which in a meaningless week 17 game that Gail Gilbert played in. The Giants struck first with a Matt Barr field goal which was matched by Scott Norwood later in the first quarter. The middle two quarters were perhaps the most decisive. The Bills took the lead in the second quarter with their first touchdown from kick returner and 3rd string running back Don Smith on a running play near the goal line. Then, somehow the Bills managed to turn a safety into one of the two plays that cost them the game. After tripping over a lineman, Jeff Hostetler held the ball away from his body with one hand. Bruce Smith grabbed his arm but did not strip the ball en route to the tackle. This could have been a sure touchdown but instead was just a safety and a 12-3 lead. The Bills relinquished all the momentum after Hostetler hit Baker for a 17 yard touchdown pass to cut the lead to 12-10.
The third quarter is where the Giants put their stamp on this game. Ottis Anderson and the Giant offense embarked on an epic march that took 9 minutes and 29 seconds off the clock. The story of this drive was missed tackles by the Bills. On a critical 3rd and 13, Hostetler threw about a 7 yard pass to Ingram who was able to break about 5 tackles and somehow pick up 13 yards and a first down. That play broke the backs of this defense and allowed the Giants to punch it into the end zone a few plays later. The Bills were able to rally on a 31 yard touchdown run from Thurman Thomas, who was easily the best player on the field that day, to re take the lead 19-17 for the final time.
As the fourth quarter began, the Bills held the lead, but their defense was exhausted as the Giants held the ball almost the entire second half. Matt Barr's field goal half way through the 4th gave the Giants a 20-19 lead. The Bills had a great season, but in the end they came up short as usual in heart breaking cut wrenching style. The Bills got the ball back with 2 minutes and 16 seconds left from their own 10 yard line and only one time out. They managed to drive the ball 60 yards in 2 minutes and 8 seconds thanks to the running of Thurman Thomas. That set up Norwood. The rest is history. If the Bills played the Giants 10 times that season, they would have won 9 of them but they didn't win the one that mattered.
The Giants held the ball for 40 minutes and 33 seconds, compared to the 19 minutes and 27 seconds for the Bills. It is hard to believe that with this much of a disparity, the Bills even had a chance to win the game. The Bills converted only 1 out of their 8 third downs while the Giants converted 9 of 16. Ottis Anderson was the MVP but the best player was Thurman Thomas. Thomas had 20 touches for 190 yards and a touchdown. He was unstoppable in this game. A lot of this has to do with the defensive scheme the Giants ran. They played with only 2 down lineman much of the game which slowed down the Bills offense by taking away the passing attack. When it was all said and done, the Bills were out coached and out played by a team that they were clearly better than and they would never again be close to winning a Super Bowl.
Interesting Super Bowl fact: The Bills fumbled one time in Super Bowl XXV. The Bills added 6 in Super Bowl XXVI, 8 in Super Bowl XXVII and another 3 in Super Bowl XXVIII. That is 18 fumbles in 4 games. How does that happen?
Super Bowl XXVI recap coming soon.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Reaction: Championship Sunday
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New England 21 San Diego 12
The Patriots are 18-0 after a 21-12 win over the Chargers. What a terrible game. How did the Colts lose to San Diego? Colts Patriots would have been so much better and Indianapolis might actually have had a chance to win. They didn't so it doesn't matter. Tom Brady was bad in this game. He threw for 209 yards 2 TDs and 3 INTs. Moss only had one catch for 18 yards. Brady is not a super hero like everyone on TV makes him out to be. He played the Bills, Jets and Dolphins 6 times this year. On top of that, he played the Browns and Bengals (awful defenses). So, in those 8 games, he faced defenses ranked 31, 31, 18, 18, 23, 23, 30 and 27. What above average player wouldn't put up huge numbers against these teams? Couple that with the four games against teams from the NFC, it is easy to see why he put up some huge numbers (I am not ripping the NFC, it is just a fact that the teams are weaker...the NFC champions trailed the Bills at the end of 3 quarters and if it wasn't for some adverse weather, who knows what would have happened? I am also not saying the Bills are better than the Giants because they are not, the point is, it was a game until Trent forgot what team he was on).
All that a team has to do is pressure Brady and play physical with his receivers and that is what the Chargers did. They have a great secondary with Jammer and Chromartie (the best defensive back in the NFL right now) and they have play makers in their front 7. Brady was also inaccurate all day. He overthrew a wide open Randy Moss by about 8 yards. He got lucky Kevin Faulk made a great catch in the fourth quarter to convert a third down, the pass was not accurate. The funny thing is, the ESPN "experts" are buying into this joke ankle injury he may or may not have and using that as an excuse as to why he was inaccurate. Give me a break. Convenient, the guy throws 3 picks and all of a sudden has an ankle injury that people use as an excuse for his poor play. Give me a break.
Another story in this game was the disappearance of Tomlinson. What a girl. His quarterback is out there with a torn ligament in his knee after having arthroscopic surgery on Monday playing his ass off while you got the franchise back sitting on the bench with his parka and helmet on with some minor injury after saying he was 90% 3 days before. That was a gutless performance by him in my opinion. This is the AFC Championship game. Was Tomlinson just intimidated and scared? Maybe he was, after all, earlier in the week he made the comment that he hoped they just didn't get blown out. That is a good attitude to have if you are the leader of your team. Let's hope we don't get blown out guys, who cares if we win. A good point was made on some talk show that Tomlinson actually left after the first drive and paid a body double to sit on the bench with his helmet on the whole game. I don't know, maybe it was too cold for him. Either way, he should be embarrassed and cost his team a chance to win.
Giants 23 Packers 20
What can I say, I ripped Eli Manning for 4 years saying he was a bust and didn't even care about football, etc. etc. Now, he has orchestrated three straight road wins in the playoffs without turning the football over once and the New York Giants are going to the Super Bowl. Yeah, I woke up Monday morning and thought I had a dream that the G men actually won the NFC Championship, but they actually did. A friend of mine made a comment after the Giants lost to the Patriots and said rematch Feb. 3. I think I laughed at him and told him to be serious. Obviously I underestimated how good the G men are or underestimated how mediocre the NFC is. I don't really know, I guess we will find out.
All that said, the Packers played a bad football game. What Brett Favre was doing on that interception in over time is beyond me. You have been in the league for how long and you making that throw? That ball needs to be put where only your guy can catch it. You cannot make the mistake and throw that ball inside the receiver and give the corner a shot at it. Awful mistake. Wow, Favre has thrown some bad interceptions in playoff games...that ball he just threw up to Dawkins in Philly comes to mind.
Where was Ryan Grant in this game? The Packers didn't even attempt to establish the run. Ryan Grant carried the ball only 13 times in a game where the temperate was below zero. Were the Packers afraid of him being tackled because it was so cold and it would hurt? The Packers were so blatantly one dimensional that they made it really easy for the Giants to defend them in the second half. The Packers offensive in the fourth quarter was atrocious.
Who else thought that RW McQuarters had money on the Packers? The dude intercepts a pass and gets touched and fumbles. Then on a punt, he gets barely touched again and fumbles again. On the fumble on the punt, I don't know who made a worse play, him for fumbling or the dude on the Packers for trying to pick up the ball and return it. What a mistake, one of many for Green Bay. Then you got Lawrence Tynes. Two missed kicks in the fourth quarter including one from 37 yards at the buzzer. He missed the second one by about 30 yards. What a choke job. At least he was bailed out by Favre who choked even worse.
Regardless, the Giants were able to get the win in the more exciting game of the day by far ruining any hopes of a story book super bowl match up between Brett Favre and Tom Brady. Yeah, I wouldn't have minded seeing this only because I thought Green Bay matched up better against New England, but I guess I am wrong about that. The Giants have the defensive ends to get pressure on Brady, but other than that, they are probably worse at every single position except maybe running back. The Patriots receivers vs. the Giants secondary could be a huge huge mis match. I don't care, I am a Giants fan for the next 2 weeks and I don't even like the Giants. They beat the Bills in the Super Bowl because they got lucky and are probably in my top 10 hated teams in the NFL. Eli, who has all of a sudden learned how to play quarterback in the NFL, needs to have the game of his life...again. Strahan needs to be in Brady's grill all day and maybe take a couple shots at his "injured" ankle. Upset of the century? Probably not, but I hope so. Go G Men.
New England 21 San Diego 12
The Patriots are 18-0 after a 21-12 win over the Chargers. What a terrible game. How did the Colts lose to San Diego? Colts Patriots would have been so much better and Indianapolis might actually have had a chance to win. They didn't so it doesn't matter. Tom Brady was bad in this game. He threw for 209 yards 2 TDs and 3 INTs. Moss only had one catch for 18 yards. Brady is not a super hero like everyone on TV makes him out to be. He played the Bills, Jets and Dolphins 6 times this year. On top of that, he played the Browns and Bengals (awful defenses). So, in those 8 games, he faced defenses ranked 31, 31, 18, 18, 23, 23, 30 and 27. What above average player wouldn't put up huge numbers against these teams? Couple that with the four games against teams from the NFC, it is easy to see why he put up some huge numbers (I am not ripping the NFC, it is just a fact that the teams are weaker...the NFC champions trailed the Bills at the end of 3 quarters and if it wasn't for some adverse weather, who knows what would have happened? I am also not saying the Bills are better than the Giants because they are not, the point is, it was a game until Trent forgot what team he was on).
All that a team has to do is pressure Brady and play physical with his receivers and that is what the Chargers did. They have a great secondary with Jammer and Chromartie (the best defensive back in the NFL right now) and they have play makers in their front 7. Brady was also inaccurate all day. He overthrew a wide open Randy Moss by about 8 yards. He got lucky Kevin Faulk made a great catch in the fourth quarter to convert a third down, the pass was not accurate. The funny thing is, the ESPN "experts" are buying into this joke ankle injury he may or may not have and using that as an excuse as to why he was inaccurate. Give me a break. Convenient, the guy throws 3 picks and all of a sudden has an ankle injury that people use as an excuse for his poor play. Give me a break.
Another story in this game was the disappearance of Tomlinson. What a girl. His quarterback is out there with a torn ligament in his knee after having arthroscopic surgery on Monday playing his ass off while you got the franchise back sitting on the bench with his parka and helmet on with some minor injury after saying he was 90% 3 days before. That was a gutless performance by him in my opinion. This is the AFC Championship game. Was Tomlinson just intimidated and scared? Maybe he was, after all, earlier in the week he made the comment that he hoped they just didn't get blown out. That is a good attitude to have if you are the leader of your team. Let's hope we don't get blown out guys, who cares if we win. A good point was made on some talk show that Tomlinson actually left after the first drive and paid a body double to sit on the bench with his helmet on the whole game. I don't know, maybe it was too cold for him. Either way, he should be embarrassed and cost his team a chance to win.
Giants 23 Packers 20
What can I say, I ripped Eli Manning for 4 years saying he was a bust and didn't even care about football, etc. etc. Now, he has orchestrated three straight road wins in the playoffs without turning the football over once and the New York Giants are going to the Super Bowl. Yeah, I woke up Monday morning and thought I had a dream that the G men actually won the NFC Championship, but they actually did. A friend of mine made a comment after the Giants lost to the Patriots and said rematch Feb. 3. I think I laughed at him and told him to be serious. Obviously I underestimated how good the G men are or underestimated how mediocre the NFC is. I don't really know, I guess we will find out.
All that said, the Packers played a bad football game. What Brett Favre was doing on that interception in over time is beyond me. You have been in the league for how long and you making that throw? That ball needs to be put where only your guy can catch it. You cannot make the mistake and throw that ball inside the receiver and give the corner a shot at it. Awful mistake. Wow, Favre has thrown some bad interceptions in playoff games...that ball he just threw up to Dawkins in Philly comes to mind.
Where was Ryan Grant in this game? The Packers didn't even attempt to establish the run. Ryan Grant carried the ball only 13 times in a game where the temperate was below zero. Were the Packers afraid of him being tackled because it was so cold and it would hurt? The Packers were so blatantly one dimensional that they made it really easy for the Giants to defend them in the second half. The Packers offensive in the fourth quarter was atrocious.
Who else thought that RW McQuarters had money on the Packers? The dude intercepts a pass and gets touched and fumbles. Then on a punt, he gets barely touched again and fumbles again. On the fumble on the punt, I don't know who made a worse play, him for fumbling or the dude on the Packers for trying to pick up the ball and return it. What a mistake, one of many for Green Bay. Then you got Lawrence Tynes. Two missed kicks in the fourth quarter including one from 37 yards at the buzzer. He missed the second one by about 30 yards. What a choke job. At least he was bailed out by Favre who choked even worse.
Regardless, the Giants were able to get the win in the more exciting game of the day by far ruining any hopes of a story book super bowl match up between Brett Favre and Tom Brady. Yeah, I wouldn't have minded seeing this only because I thought Green Bay matched up better against New England, but I guess I am wrong about that. The Giants have the defensive ends to get pressure on Brady, but other than that, they are probably worse at every single position except maybe running back. The Patriots receivers vs. the Giants secondary could be a huge huge mis match. I don't care, I am a Giants fan for the next 2 weeks and I don't even like the Giants. They beat the Bills in the Super Bowl because they got lucky and are probably in my top 10 hated teams in the NFL. Eli, who has all of a sudden learned how to play quarterback in the NFL, needs to have the game of his life...again. Strahan needs to be in Brady's grill all day and maybe take a couple shots at his "injured" ankle. Upset of the century? Probably not, but I hope so. Go G Men.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Peace out Hargrove
by Steve
Just what the Bills needed, another hole to fill. It was widely rumored for nearly a week that D-end Anthony Hargrove failed another drug test, meaning he would miss an entire season, it didn't become fact until last night/earlier today. LINK
Two failed drug tests, beating up Rochester Cops, damn what a wild ride it was for Hargrove since the Bills got him for a fifth round pick from the Rams last season. The dude is obviously a dumb ass, how do you fail that many drug tests? You are a millionaire athlete you have the rest of your life to smoke up and get high, you can't stop for a few years and play professional sports??! What an ass hole.
Enough about him, whom hopefully will never be playing for the Bills ever again, what does the suspension mean to the Bills defense? Well, lets see, he was a high motor guy who played special teams, spelled the $75 million two headed monster that is Kelsay and Schobel, and sometimes lined up as a d-end but in the tackle spot. So really, who knows. The Bills are too heavily invested at the position to really look d-end in the first three rounds of the draft, unless of course they find something really special that has dropped, which I am all for. Especially since Schobel and Kelsay are about as close to being called busts as two over payed underachievers can get.
So if something is there late in the 2nd round that is wayyy to good to pass up or a value pick in the third, grab him, other wise wait til later in day two. That is, unless you can trade one of those two bums and get fair value! Which is unrealistic and not going to happen.
There in lies the problem. They have to immovable objects that can't move an Offensive tackle and are making a shit load of money. The young player that still had some upside and brought energy to the team is gone. Maybe this loss is bigger than even I imagine.
Here are the defensive ends still on the roster, Denney, Al Wallace, Copeland Bryan, long snapper Ryan Neill, and Corey Mace. I don't know who those dudes are besides Ryan Denney, and I don't wanna know who those dudes are. The Bills need to scour free agency and find a lower second tier d-end that make some plays, produces against the run, and isn't a white underside douche that runs 10 yards past any QB/RB/FB on the field, we already have three of those.
The way I see, we have a major need at Linebacker, Wide Receiver, Tight End, Defensive Tackle and now Defensive End probably in that order. Hopefully a tall possession receiver can be taken care of early in free agency and with all the picks the Bills have ,a potential impact D-end could be found early on day 2.
All I know is this, Hargrove's weed smoking habits have made the offseason that much more important and interesting.
God help us all.
Just what the Bills needed, another hole to fill. It was widely rumored for nearly a week that D-end Anthony Hargrove failed another drug test, meaning he would miss an entire season, it didn't become fact until last night/earlier today. LINK
Two failed drug tests, beating up Rochester Cops, damn what a wild ride it was for Hargrove since the Bills got him for a fifth round pick from the Rams last season. The dude is obviously a dumb ass, how do you fail that many drug tests? You are a millionaire athlete you have the rest of your life to smoke up and get high, you can't stop for a few years and play professional sports??! What an ass hole.Enough about him, whom hopefully will never be playing for the Bills ever again, what does the suspension mean to the Bills defense? Well, lets see, he was a high motor guy who played special teams, spelled the $75 million two headed monster that is Kelsay and Schobel, and sometimes lined up as a d-end but in the tackle spot. So really, who knows. The Bills are too heavily invested at the position to really look d-end in the first three rounds of the draft, unless of course they find something really special that has dropped, which I am all for. Especially since Schobel and Kelsay are about as close to being called busts as two over payed underachievers can get.
So if something is there late in the 2nd round that is wayyy to good to pass up or a value pick in the third, grab him, other wise wait til later in day two. That is, unless you can trade one of those two bums and get fair value! Which is unrealistic and not going to happen.
There in lies the problem. They have to immovable objects that can't move an Offensive tackle and are making a shit load of money. The young player that still had some upside and brought energy to the team is gone. Maybe this loss is bigger than even I imagine.
Here are the defensive ends still on the roster, Denney, Al Wallace, Copeland Bryan, long snapper Ryan Neill, and Corey Mace. I don't know who those dudes are besides Ryan Denney, and I don't wanna know who those dudes are. The Bills need to scour free agency and find a lower second tier d-end that make some plays, produces against the run, and isn't a white underside douche that runs 10 yards past any QB/RB/FB on the field, we already have three of those.
The way I see, we have a major need at Linebacker, Wide Receiver, Tight End, Defensive Tackle and now Defensive End probably in that order. Hopefully a tall possession receiver can be taken care of early in free agency and with all the picks the Bills have ,a potential impact D-end could be found early on day 2.
All I know is this, Hargrove's weed smoking habits have made the offseason that much more important and interesting.
God help us all.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Championship Sunday
Chargers at Patriots (-14)
San Diego has absolutely no chance of winning. Zero. LDT is hurt, Bill Riviera is hurt, and sucks, the Patriots are more than a juggernaut and it makes me physically ill. It is gonna take me a lot of beers to watch this game, holy shit I hate Tom Brady. They are smoke and mirrors they have a mediocre running back that looks good cause they have a sick passing game and steal running yards because of that. It still boggles my mind as to how the Cheaters haven't lost a game yet. Look at their line backing corps its old as fuck. Their secondary is average. I guess it is all coaching.
Wait, how did the Colts lose last week? God damn this would have been a 10 times better game had the colts won last week instead of Norv and co. That sucks wtf, ahh Billy Volek?!?! I guess it wouldn't have mattered though, if the Colts defense would have played like that against the Patriots they would have been romped any ways. Lets all hope for a miracle, the cold weather to slow down moss and the receivers, and Tom Brady gets injured. That is the only chance the Bolts have of winning after flying cross country in 20 degree weather and up ending the 17-0 Cheaters that cheat and cheat to win and should have lost that opening day game cause they cheated. Why doesn't the NFL take away their other first round pick to and fine the 49ers for being so stupid and trading with them in the first place.
Giants vs. Packers -7.5
Wait a second it is cold in Milwaukee? That is news to me, Jesus I have never heard so much hype and bs about the weather in my life. We get it, it is January, its cold in the north. oh and did you know Brett "Farve" used to be good? Congrats, you play in the NFC North against Grossman, Tavaris, and Kitna. We are suppose to be surprised that the Packers were as "good" as they were this season? Mike McCarthy is a genius? Haha hilarious absolutely hilarious. This team is smoking and mirrors too and I am predicting a Giants victory.
I don't know if people realize but NYC is cold too, err NJ but either way it is cold there too. Eli can play in the cold. The problem is he can't play in big games, buttt some how he has won 2 games on the road in the playoffs. Figure that out. WAit I have, the Cowboys have Wade as their coach, (The great franchise with all these great coaches the past few years yet they can't win ap layoff game pushing, 14 years, and we're suppose to be surprised they are losing ? What I am surprised by is that the Cowboys keep losing assistants... Wow big tuna was good in 1990 congrats. STFU Parcels and everyone from Dallas you suck your org. sucks give it up. The Giants are a decently good team, can run the ball, and if Eli doesn't f up they could pull out the W and miraculously be in the Super Bowl. This sux
Patriogs v Giants in the S bowlllll
Wait, how did the Colts lose last week? God damn this would have been a 10 times better game had the colts won last week instead of Norv and co. That sucks wtf, ahh Billy Volek?!?! I guess it wouldn't have mattered though, if the Colts defense would have played like that against the Patriots they would have been romped any ways. Lets all hope for a miracle, the cold weather to slow down moss and the receivers, and Tom Brady gets injured. That is the only chance the Bolts have of winning after flying cross country in 20 degree weather and up ending the 17-0 Cheaters that cheat and cheat to win and should have lost that opening day game cause they cheated. Why doesn't the NFL take away their other first round pick to and fine the 49ers for being so stupid and trading with them in the first place.
Giants vs. Packers -7.5
Wait a second it is cold in Milwaukee? That is news to me, Jesus I have never heard so much hype and bs about the weather in my life. We get it, it is January, its cold in the north. oh and did you know Brett "Farve" used to be good? Congrats, you play in the NFC North against Grossman, Tavaris, and Kitna. We are suppose to be surprised that the Packers were as "good" as they were this season? Mike McCarthy is a genius? Haha hilarious absolutely hilarious. This team is smoking and mirrors too and I am predicting a Giants victory.
I don't know if people realize but NYC is cold too, err NJ but either way it is cold there too. Eli can play in the cold. The problem is he can't play in big games, buttt some how he has won 2 games on the road in the playoffs. Figure that out. WAit I have, the Cowboys have Wade as their coach, (The great franchise with all these great coaches the past few years yet they can't win ap layoff game pushing, 14 years, and we're suppose to be surprised they are losing ? What I am surprised by is that the Cowboys keep losing assistants... Wow big tuna was good in 1990 congrats. STFU Parcels and everyone from Dallas you suck your org. sucks give it up. The Giants are a decently good team, can run the ball, and if Eli doesn't f up they could pull out the W and miraculously be in the Super Bowl. This sux
Patriogs v Giants in the S bowlllll
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Turk Schonert?
By Coast
Turk Schonert? Does Ralph Wilson realize the Bills finished 30th in the NFL in offense in each of the past 2 seasons? They had 22 offensive touchdowns in a 16 game season for Christ sake. Well the players like him and it will preserve continuity among the offense. There will be much of the same terminology that was in place a year ago. ..
This my friends, is a JOKE. The offense can't get worse than it was the past two years. Mike Martz WAS on the market. Norm Chow just got fired because he was severely handicapped with Vince Young. There were guys we could bring in with some credibility. I don't give a shit about keeping the same terminology and having continuity when we produced 22 touchdowns on offense for an entire God Damn season.
Turk Schonert has shown that he is a good coach though. I mean look what he did with first round pick JP Losman who had all the physical talent in the world. At least Edwards improved as the season went on this year in losing his last 3 games and looking inept at the position.
Oh yeah, Schonert was on staff under Wade Phillips from 1998-2000. What a job he did with Rob Johnson who also had great physical talent. Is it the players in Losman and Johnson who are too dumb or is the coach? What credibility does this guy even have? He is going to be running our offense, oh my God I feel sick to my stomach. He was QB coach in New Orleans in 2005 which ironically is the same year Aaron Brooks fell off the face of the Earth. In 2003 he was the QB coach of the Giants. Kerry Collins had a quarterback rating of 70.7 and the team won 4 games all year.
Don't worry, it gets better. In 2001 he was the QB coach of the 1-15 Carolina Panthers. Heisman Trophy Winner Chris Weinke had a 62 rating. He also had a stint with the Bucs from 1992-1995 in which the passing game ranked 15, 20, 17 and 26. These rankings actually sound good compared to what we are used to.
The point is...this guy has no history of success. He has been around bad football teams every year in this league. He has never ran an offense. Wow the more I think about this, the worse it seems. The Bills are going to be bad on offense and probably as a team for the foreseeable future.
Turk Schonert? Does Ralph Wilson realize the Bills finished 30th in the NFL in offense in each of the past 2 seasons? They had 22 offensive touchdowns in a 16 game season for Christ sake. Well the players like him and it will preserve continuity among the offense. There will be much of the same terminology that was in place a year ago. ..
This my friends, is a JOKE. The offense can't get worse than it was the past two years. Mike Martz WAS on the market. Norm Chow just got fired because he was severely handicapped with Vince Young. There were guys we could bring in with some credibility. I don't give a shit about keeping the same terminology and having continuity when we produced 22 touchdowns on offense for an entire God Damn season.
Turk Schonert has shown that he is a good coach though. I mean look what he did with first round pick JP Losman who had all the physical talent in the world. At least Edwards improved as the season went on this year in losing his last 3 games and looking inept at the position.
Oh yeah, Schonert was on staff under Wade Phillips from 1998-2000. What a job he did with Rob Johnson who also had great physical talent. Is it the players in Losman and Johnson who are too dumb or is the coach? What credibility does this guy even have? He is going to be running our offense, oh my God I feel sick to my stomach. He was QB coach in New Orleans in 2005 which ironically is the same year Aaron Brooks fell off the face of the Earth. In 2003 he was the QB coach of the Giants. Kerry Collins had a quarterback rating of 70.7 and the team won 4 games all year.
Don't worry, it gets better. In 2001 he was the QB coach of the 1-15 Carolina Panthers. Heisman Trophy Winner Chris Weinke had a 62 rating. He also had a stint with the Bucs from 1992-1995 in which the passing game ranked 15, 20, 17 and 26. These rankings actually sound good compared to what we are used to.
The point is...this guy has no history of success. He has been around bad football teams every year in this league. He has never ran an offense. Wow the more I think about this, the worse it seems. The Bills are going to be bad on offense and probably as a team for the foreseeable future.
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