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Antwan Odom, Derrick Harvey and Justin Smith ahead of Schobel? No Way...
Mckelvin ahead of Ike Taylor is nonsensical at this point. Maybe this year he shows consistently what he showed in flashes last season, but going off of last year, Ike Taylor is way better.
I also dont understand Backus, Duane Brown, Andrew Whitworth, Alex Barron and Joe Staley ahead of Walker.
I agree with the premise but Walker at #31? I'm as concerned about this OL as anyone but that seems way too low.
I dunno about #31, but there's no way Walker (as a LT) can crack the top 20 on that list.
I'm not familiar with some of the names listed (Donald Penn, Duane Brown, Andrew Whitworth), so I can't directly compare them to Walker. But either way, I'm afraid Walker will be very unsuccessful at the LT position.
I dunno about #31, but there's no way Walker (as a LT) can crack the top 20 on that list.
I'm not familiar with some of the names listed (Donald Penn, Duane Brown, Andrew Whitworth), so I can't directly compare them to Walker. But either way, I'm afraid Walker will be very unsuccessful at the LT position.
very unsuccessful may be overstating it a bit, but I agree with your ranking. I just don't see Walker being in the top 20 LT's in the league.
Yep, scientific proof positive that we are going to suck in the worst possible way this season. I'll probably cancel my NFL Sunday Ticket and sell my season tix.
There's really no hope in going on when a fantasy football guru, in his infinite wisdom, rates you're team this low.
I'm done.
Should have known, way back in 1960 when we drafted Richie Lucas Number 1, that this would be a long, hard ride. But who could have known it would be THIS bad?
Yep, scientific proof positive that we are going to suck in the worst possible way this season. I'll probably cancel my NFL Sunday Ticket and sell my season tix.
There's really no hope in going on when a fantasy football guru, in his infinite wisdom, rates you're team this low.
I'm done.
yes, because clearly this team has no other holes or flaws and no other indications that this team will struggle- this guy is just the lone voice crying in the wilderness while every other indication is that the Bills are going 13-3 and winning the SB .
I just don't believe in giving up in June, and I lack the prescience of you that know with certainty that every offseason move will fail.
Should have known, way back in 1960 when we drafted Richie Lucas Number 1, that this would be a long, hard ride. But who could have known it would be THIS bad?
i hate ranking. i always feel like as a team and as players the bills are usually undercredited, with the acception of jason peters, whom i just never saw what the big deal was.
imo, langston is the best tackle we've had in a long time. i'm only going to judge him since he's been in a bills uniform because being in oakland has a horrible effect on players.
i honestly think lynch is a top 10 if not top 5 back, and until he stops performing, TO is a top 5 wide receiver.
our questions marks are obvious, but i also feel mcgee has always been underrespected. i think he's an extremely solid corner, solid tackler and fantastic playmaker when he gets the ball in his hands.
schobel has a lot to prove after doing nothing last year. kelsay, ah. we'll see. maybin, we'll see. i think stroud is top 10 and i think mckelvin and poz have the potential to be top 10 type guys at their positions this year.
i think overall the bills are probably around 19th. they rarely are blown out and lose close games. i think the addition of TO puts them around the 11-12 range which would be a wild card. that is if all of our players from last year are exactly the same.
i think schobel could do well. i think trent and our rookie line could do well.
I just don't believe in giving up in June, and I lack the prescience of you that know with certainty that every offseason move will fail.
There's no way to know what will happen with certainty, and I never claimed to.
But let's look at this realistically.
Our QB is unproven and somewhat inexperienced.
Our star RB is suspended for three games, including the opener on the road, at night, against the best team in the division (maybe best in the league).
TE is still a question mark.
WR looks solid, but we do have a headcase who could be great or could be a big problem.
Our OL is a mess, with two rookie starters and EVERY SINGLE PLAYER in a different position.
Our DL is the same as last year, save for one undersized rookie.
Our LB's are the same as last year, save a rookie and Bowen, who will probably just be depth. Ellison is still a starter- uggh.
CB is looking pretty good, although Florence is a slight downgrade from Greer.
S- we have mediocrity in Whitner, a rookie, a journeyman in Scott, and a bunch of bums in Simpson, Wendling and Wilson.
The schedule is more difficult.
We still have the same stalwart of mediocrity calling the shots. We still have the same tripod of incompetence in the FO.
I just don't see how anyone can look at that objectively and still expect a good season. It just defies logic.
There's no way to know what will happen with certainty, and I never claimed to.
But let's look at this realistically.
Our QB is unproven and somewhat inexperienced.
Our star RB is suspended for three games, including the opener on the road, at night, against the best team in the division (maybe best in the league).
TE is still a question mark.
WR looks solid, but we do have a headcase who could be great or could be a big problem.
Our OL is a mess, with two rookie starters and EVERY SINGLE PLAYER in a different position.
Our DL is the same as last year, save for one undersized rookie.
Our LB's are the same as last year, save a rookie and Bowen, who will probably just be depth. Ellison is still a starter- uggh.
CB is looking pretty good, although Florence is a slight downgrade from Greer.
S- we have mediocrity in Whitner, a rookie, a journeyman in Scott, and a bunch of bums in Simpson, Wendling and Wilson.
The schedule is more difficult.
We still have the same stalwart of mediocrity calling the shots. We still have the same tripod of incompetence in the FO.
I just don't see how anyone can look at that objectively and still expect a good season. It just defies logic.
i think of it the same way. and this doesn't mean i know that the bills will be 3-13, but it helps manage expectations. what made last year so horrible was after going 5-1, i looked at the schedule and convinced myself that i couldn't see how the team could lose more than 3 more games. then they lost 8 of the next 10. That sucked so badly.
Jan, you're right, they have to play the game and anything can happen, but if you and odds guy or like to try to predict stuff based on historic norms, 2009 does not look good for the bills on paper. perhaps on the field they'll surprise us. and that's why we dedicate most of our days to this team. for 3-3.5 hours of hoping.
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