Players I'm High (and low) on.

[patmoran2006]

Players that I'm extremely high on going into this year.. I think they are going to have very good years:
Angelo Crowell (could be the best LB on this team by year's end)
Roscoe Parrish (say bye bye to Price by week six)
Lee Evans (ready to step up)
Robert Royal (underrated)
Kyle Williams (steal of draft)
Ko Simpson (he'll be starting before this year is over- I think he's THAT good)

Players I'm on the bubble about
TKO (how can you not be)
Kelsay/Denney (yawn)
Fowler and Reyes on the OL. (iffy man, I dunno)

Players I think are going to be extremely dissapointing
Chris Villarrial (he sucks)
Peerless Price (Sorry)
Tim Anderson (scrub)
Gandy (Just dont think he's good enough to be a consistent NFL LT)

[LtBillsFan66]

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I'm hoping Parrish replaces Reed, not Price.

[Jan Reimers]

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I'm hoping Parrish replaces Reed, not Price.

Ditto.

[Saratoga Slim]

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My only disagreement is that I don't think Anderson is going to be extremely disappointing. In order to be disappointed, one must have first had hieghtened expectations. I fully expect him to suck.

I have no expectations of stardom from Villarial and Gandy, but am assuming that they'll at least provide some average line play. Thus I'll only be mildly disappointed if they truly crap the bed.

I honestly don't know what to expect from Price. I'll be pleased but not surprised if he turns in a 60 catch, 800 yard season, and likewise not shocked if he doesn't do much at all.

[OpIv37]

Re: Players I'm High (and low) on.

Players that I'm extremely high on going into this year.. I think they are going to have very good years:
Angelo Crowell (could be the best LB on this team by year's end)
Roscoe Parrish (say bye bye to Price by week six)
Lee Evans (ready to step up)
Robert Royal (underrated)
Kyle Williams (steal of draft)
Ko Simpson (he'll be starting before this year is over- I think he's THAT good)

Players I'm on the bubble about
TKO (how can you not be)
Kelsay/Denney (yawn)
Fowler and Reyes on the OL. (iffy man, I dunno)

Players I think are going to be extremely dissapointing
Chris Villarrial (he sucks)
Peerless Price (Sorry)
Tim Anderson (scrub)
Gandy (Just dont think he's good enough to be a consistent NFL LT)

I think Crowell is good, but I don't quite share your confidence.
I'm still concerned about Parrish's size.
Lee Evans is the real deal and will have a breakout year.
Royal will contribute to the offense
I like Williams and think he will prove his worth early.
I'm not sold on Simpson yet.

I agree with your bubble players, but I would upgrade Gandy to bubble.

Villarial and Anderson SUCK and I hope we can get rid of them as soon as this season ends.
I have my doubts about Price but he started coming on late in preseason so I still have some hope for him.

I would add Losman as a guy who's going to have a breakout year. I think he's finally getting it.

[patmoran2006]

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Im' reserving any judgement on Losman until I see how he handles getting his teeth kicked in the first two weeks on the road and how he responds at home against a ****ty team like the Jets.. The first three weeks will tell a lot about Losman, not so much his numbers but how he handles himself and the decisions he makes.

As for Price, I dont know why, and I'd love to be wrong the more weapons the better.. I just have this feeling he's REALLY GOING TO fall off after the first couple of games.

And as for Crowell, this guy just flat out is a playmaker.

[LtBillsFan66]

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Losman is on the bubble as far as I'm concerned.

[THATHURMANATOR]

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JP all the way! Thats what I say!

[SABURZFAN]

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i think willis could have a good year if the OL can create holes for him.losman could benefit greatly too.the injury to TKO still has me a little worried because that was a bad injury.i'm still not sold on kelsay or denney.

[HHURRICANE]

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[quote=patmoran2006]

I think you have Parrish and Price backwards. I keep hearing how fast, quick and ellusive Parrish is but he's done squat so far. I think he's going to be done after this year.

Price on the other hand dominated when he was on the field during the Lions game and caught a TD the week before. He's going to be an excellent addition with Evans on the other side.

Plus Price can block while Parrish gets thrown around like a rag doll.

[R. Rich]

Re: Players I'm High (and low) on.

Players that I'm extremely high on going into this year.. I think they are going to have very good years:
Angelo Crowell (could be the best LB on this team by year's end)
Roscoe Parrish (say bye bye to Price by week six)
Lee Evans (ready to step up)
Robert Royal (underrated)
Kyle Williams (steal of draft)
Ko Simpson (he'll be starting before this year is over- I think he's THAT good)

Players I'm on the bubble about
TKO (how can you not be)
Kelsay/Denney (yawn)
Fowler and Reyes on the OL. (iffy man, I dunno)

Players I think are going to be extremely dissapointing
Chris Villarrial (he sucks)
Peerless Price (Sorry)
Tim Anderson (scrub)
Gandy (Just dont think he's good enough to be a consistent NFL LT)

Kyle Williams was a steal. I think in the long run though, Pittsburgh may have gotten the true steal of the draft w/ Anthony Smith. The guy just looked awesome in camp/preseason. He reminded me of Hines Ward (before he was made the starter and developed into the All Pro he is today) in that whenever he got a chance to show what he could do, he usually put on quite a nice show.

[Kelly The Dog]

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I think that's a pretty good list. My feeling is that:
1. Parrish will never replace Price or Reed and will likely always be a third down receiver or 3rd receiver. But that doesn't mean he won't be just as valuable in the passing game. I am not sure his size would allow him to play every down, or be a solid blocker. He can be extremely valuable for years to come however. And I also see him being very good this year.
2. Crowell benefitted from playing in Takeo's position in the Bills defensive scheme last year. And he made a ton of tackles seven yards into the defensive backfield. So his numbers were pretty skewed. if he played instead of Posey last year, Had Jeff been injured, he probably would have put up only slightly bigger numbers than Posey. That's the way the defense was set up, for the MLB and the WLB (as well as the SS) to make the vast majority of the tackles. He did play well though, and this year's defense is much different. He could have a far better year than last year and still not make half the tackles he did.
3. I doubt very much that Ko starts this year unless a significant injury to Vincent keeps him out. Next year he should be ready as he's still too raw. He got beat, or gambled and lost a lot in pre-season. I love his future but he/we would be killed if he had to play right now.
4. Royal really impressed me, and even more so, Fairchild really impressed me. I think both Royal and Everett will be major components of our passing game.
5. Evans is a stud. I agree with you on that.

[G. Host]

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I'm hoping Parrish replaces Reed, not Price.

I am hoping replaces Wilson not Reed because Wilson show that you can be fast AND take a hit.

[BILLSROCK1212]

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I expect good years out of....

Willis McGahee because of his lost weight
Larry Tripplet because this guy has the most experience out of all our DTs and made some big plays in Indy
Angelo Crowell because he had 100 tackles when he didn't start every game and had very little experience
Robert Royal because he is a big red zone target
Donte Whitner because he was a top 10 draft pick
Kyle Williams because he looks like the steal of the draft being drafted in the 5th round pick and is starting on our D-line
JP Losman because he has a huge arm and this is his second full year in the league
Lee Evans because he has a great connection with Losman

Players who I think are on the bubble are....

Peerless Price because he had his best years in Buffalo and has something to prove
Tutan Reyes because he started on one of the best O-lines in the league last year but didnt start before that
Kevin Everett because he hasn't proved much other than being injury prone
Rian Lindell because he has been close to the top 10 in points but he hasn't been clutch

Players who I think are going to be disappointing this year are....

Chris Villarial because he is old and rusty
London Fletcher-Baker because he's aging and won't be good forever
Roscoe Parrish because he has the potential to at least be a number three reciever but won't be that this year

[YardRat]

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I think Kelsay/Denney are going to have a decent year in the new defense.