NO ones talking about the biggest surprise in Bills preseason

[justasportsfan]

Ryan Lindell

Hope he can win games for us like Christie used to.

Disscuss.

[alohabillsfan]

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Becuase it's like bragging that your punter is your only pro bowler! Sorry just can't get excited over non-pressure pre-season field goals.

P.S. he is most improved and do hope he makes a couple of game winners for us!

[bigbub2352]

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Dont jynx him, i hope he will stay consistent

[ICE74129]

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Ryan Lindell

Hope he can win games for us like Christie used to.

Disscuss.

We better pray. I feel JP is going to move us into FG position a ton this year. If lindell can deliver, we will steal a couple we normally wouldn't have

[Jan Reimers]

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Lindell has been great, but he was pretty good last year, too.

I think you have the wrong "surprise" Ryan - it's Denney.

[BillsNick]

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I'll talk about him when he actually kicks a game winner for us.

[justasportsfan]

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Lindell has been great, but he was pretty good last year, too.

I think you have the wrong "surprise" Ryan - it's Denney.

Lindell wasn't making 50+ fg's last year was he?

[Saratoga Slim]

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We better pray. I feel JP is going to move us into FG position a ton this year. If lindell can deliver, we will steal a couple we normally wouldn't have

I agree that Lindell should have a big season. A lot of Neil Rackers' success last year was because the Cards moved the ball pretty well up the field through the air but had a tough time getting into the endzone. Thus Rackers got 42 FG chances. Granted he made 40 of them, including 6/7 from beyond 50 yds.

[Jan Reimers]

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Lindell wasn't making 50+ fg's last year was he?

I was thinking he was 2-3 from 50 or beyond, but my old memory might be failing me - again.

[Jan Reimers]

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Whoops, he was 3-3 from 50 plus, and 7-10 from 40-49. My memory IS failing.

[TigerJ]

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Actually, I'm not terribly surprised. Lindell actually had a very good season in 2005, including several long field goals. I'm glad Lindell continues being accruate on his field goals, and has maybe even improved his consistency (I think he's perfect in preseason, isn't he) but I'm actually a little disappointed in his kickoffs. They've been a bit short in preseason and he kicked one out of bounds. It was Setta who was booming them. Hopefully Lindell can get that part of his game straightened out a bit.

[Coach Sal]

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NO ones talking about the biggest surprise in Bills preseason

Actually, I mentioned this last week on The Stampede.

He has had a very quiet, but excellent preseason. But like a previous poster stated, things are much different in those pressure situations.

He had a decent 2004, but missed maybe the two most important FG tries of that season: late at home in the opener against Jacksonville and the finale against Pittsburgh's second stringers.

I'm happy. But I want to wait until the wind starts whippin' at The Ralph and/or he makes one we absolutely need when it counts.

[justasportsfan]

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My memory IS failing.

if it's failing , mine must be fried.

[HAMMER]

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The poor guy missed a couple of makeable FG's in 2004 and has been labeled suspect since, even after a stellar 2005 campaign.

[OpIv37]

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Actually, I'm not terribly surprised. Lindell actually had a very good season in 2005, including several long field goals. I'm glad Lindell continues being accruate on his field goals, and has maybe even improved his consistency (I think he's perfect in preseason, isn't he) but I'm actually a little disappointed in his kickoffs. They've been a bit short in preseason and he kicked one out of bounds. It was Setta who was booming them. Hopefully Lindell can get that part of his game straightened out a bit.

I agree completely- Lindell's FG kicking has improved tremendously and I have a lot more confidence in him, but kickoffs to the 12 and out of bounds are disappointing.

Opponents are still getting good drive starts despite good kickoff coverage because of his short kicks.