patmoran2006
12-15-2009, 12:05 PM
I love Brian's comments about Poz, and he's got some other good stuff here too.
Paul Posluszny needs to move outside. He also needs to come off the field on obvious passing downs. Posluszny is another defender who takes either way too much abuse or way too much praise, which is indicative of what he ideally brings to a football team – he’s not an every-down defender or the cornerstone player for a defense, but he’s not exactly a guy you just kick to the curb, either, because he can play.
I’m going to get a bit more into this once the season has closed and things (i.e. the coaching search and front office re-organization) have settled, but I firmly believe that the Bills are one major piece away from fielding a pretty excellent defense. That piece is a middle linebacker. No offense to Posluszny, who I think definitely has and deserves a place on this team, but he doesn’t possess the block-shedding ability to be elite at his current position. Moving Posluszny outside, getting a healthy Kawika Mitchell back and inserting a talented middle linebacker that can shed blocks would do wonders for this defense. (Yes, I’m aware that a little depth at all positions wouldn’t hurt, either. I said “major” piece.)
FULL STORY (http://www.buffalosportsdaily.com/2009/12/bills-16-chiefs-10-week-14-film-session/)
Paul Posluszny needs to move outside. He also needs to come off the field on obvious passing downs. Posluszny is another defender who takes either way too much abuse or way too much praise, which is indicative of what he ideally brings to a football team – he’s not an every-down defender or the cornerstone player for a defense, but he’s not exactly a guy you just kick to the curb, either, because he can play.
I’m going to get a bit more into this once the season has closed and things (i.e. the coaching search and front office re-organization) have settled, but I firmly believe that the Bills are one major piece away from fielding a pretty excellent defense. That piece is a middle linebacker. No offense to Posluszny, who I think definitely has and deserves a place on this team, but he doesn’t possess the block-shedding ability to be elite at his current position. Moving Posluszny outside, getting a healthy Kawika Mitchell back and inserting a talented middle linebacker that can shed blocks would do wonders for this defense. (Yes, I’m aware that a little depth at all positions wouldn’t hurt, either. I said “major” piece.)
FULL STORY (http://www.buffalosportsdaily.com/2009/12/bills-16-chiefs-10-week-14-film-session/)