Shiny Chicken
09-18-2003, 10:13 PM
I think it was Patrick I saw say that it's obvious we have the better team just by comparing the roster. So I went to each team's website and got the roster... hey, I'm a little bored... thought I'd compare every position... so here we go...
Buffalo players in Blue
Miami players in beautiful :snicker: Hot Pink
Offense
QB
1.Drew Bledsoe 2.Alex Van Pelt
1.Jay Fiedler 2.Sage Rosenfels 3.Brian Griese
Comparison: Only the most homeristic Phin Fan will say they'd rather have Jay Fiedler than Drew Bledsoe. Bledsoe is just a much more refined passer... has a much better long ball... can throw any pass in the game and is extremely accurate. The same cannot be said about Fiedler. In terms of depth... Miami, with 2 backups rather than three has an advantage. However, with Griese down to third string with a nagging injury, I'd much rather have AVP's experience in my backup role rather than Rosenfels... who may have good upside... but nothing near the experience of AVP.
Advantage: Buffalo
WR
LWR: 1.Eric Moulds 2.Clarence Coleman 3.Sam Aiken
RWR: 1.Josh Reed 2.Bobby Shaw 3.Antonio Brown
LWR: 1.Derrius Thompson 2.J.R. Tolver
RWR: 1.Chris Chambers 2.James McKnight 3.Sam Simmons
Comparison: Chris Chambers is good.... Eric Moulds is one of the best athletes in the game and Shaw and Reed both have shown a lot in the first two games... well not the first game for Reed... but the second game showed he can be counted on. Thompson and McKnight are very good receivers... I just don't think they have the playmaking ability of Shaw and Reed.
Advantage: Buffalo
OL
LT: 1.Jonas Jennings 2.Marcus Price
LG: 1.Ruben Brown 2.Ben Sobieski
C: 1.Trey Teague 2.Ross Tucker
RG: 1.Mike Pucillo 2.Marques Sullivan 3.Ross Tucker
RT: 1.Mike Williams 2.Marcus Price
LT: 1.Wade Smith 2.Mark Dixon
LG: 1.Jamie Nails B2.illy Yates
C: 1.Tim Ruddy 2.Seth McKinney
RG: 1.Todd Perry 2.Taylor Whitley
RT: 1.Todd Wade 2.Greg Jerman
Comparison: Buffalo's O-Line is becoming one of the best in the league. The only question marks are that Ruben may be starting to get a little old... and Teague has a bad snap every once in awhile. Other than that, Drew's been protected extraordinarily well. they do need to start opening some holes for Henry... but I believe they will. Miami's O-Line is average. A great back like Ricki Williams make them look better than they really are. They do a decent job.
Advantage: Buffalo
TE
1.Dave Moore 2.Mark Campbell 3.Ryan Neufeld
1.Randy McMichael 2.Donald Lee 3.Sean McDermott
Comparison: Solid groups on both teams. McMichael could be awesome in time. Campbell and Moore have made some great catches in the first two weeks.
Advantage: Even
Backfield
HB: 1.Travis Henry 2.Sammy Morris 3.Joe Burns
FB: 1.Sam Gash 2.Phil Crosby
HB: 1.Ricky Williams 2.Travis Minor 3.Charlie Rogers 4.Leonard Henry
FB: 1.Rob Konrad 2.Obafemi Ayanbadejo
Comparison: This all comes down to Ricki vs. Travis. As good as Travis is, Ricki is the superior back. Not by much... but definitely has an edge.
Advantage: Miami
Defense
DL
LE: 1.Ryan Denney 2.Chris Kelsay
LT: 1.Sam Adams 2.Ron Edwards 3.Lauvale Sape
RT: 1.Pat Williams 2.Justin Bannan
RE: 1.Aaron Schobel 2.Keith McKenzie
LE: 1.Adewale Ogunleye 2.Jay Williams
LT: 1.Tim Bowens 2.Jeff Zgonina
RT: 1.Larry Chester 2.Dario Romero
RE: 1.Jason Taylor 2.Rob Burnett 3.Otis Grigsby
Comparison: Buffalo has two great DTs in Sam and Pat... but Schobel and Denney are a clear step down from those two. Chester and Bowens are solid... they're no Sam and Pat, though. Jason Taylor makes this line scary... even if he does always get shut down by Jennings:snicker:
Advantage: Slightly to Miami
LB
SLB: 1.Jeff Posey 2.DaShon Polk 3.Josh Stamer
MLB: 1.London Fletcher 2.Angelo Crowell
WLB: 1.Takeo Spikes 2.Dominique Stevenson
SLB: 1.Morlon Greenwood 2.Brendon Ayanbadejo
MLB: 1.Zach Thomas 2.Tommy Hendricks
WLB: 1.Junior Seau 2.Corey Jenkins
Comparison: Posey, Fletcher, and Spikes are amazing. Three fast ball hawks... great tacklers... just a great group of LB's. Spikes was the most important off-season acquisition for the Bills and it shows. Beyond Thomas, Miami doesn't have much to show. Seau was great once, but he's slowed down.
Advantage: Buffalo
DB
LCB: 1.Antoine Winfield 2.Kevin Thomas 3.Terrence McGee
SS: 1.Lawyer Milloy 2.Coy Wire 3.Izell Reese
FS: 1.Pierson Prioleau 2.Izell Reese
RCB: 1.Nate Clements 2.Dainon Sidney
LCB: 1.Patrick Surtain 2.Jamar Fletcher
SS: 1.Sammy Knight 2.Arturo Freeman 3.Trent Gamble
FS: 1.Brock Marion 2.Shawn Wooden
RCB: 1.Sam Madison 2.Terrell Buckley
Comparison:
These two units match up well. The only place the Dolphins have a slight advantage is Marion over Prioleau.
Advantage: Miami
Special Teams
K: Rian Lindell
P: Brian Moorman
LS: 1.Jon Dorenbos 2.Dave Moore 3.Trey Teague
H: 1.Brian Moorman 2.Alex Van Pelt
KR: 1.Antonio Brown 2.Sammy Morris 3.Terrence McGee
PR: 1.Antonio Brown 2.Clarence Coleman 3.Bobby Shaw 4.Nate Clements
K: Olindo Mare
P: Mark Royals
LS: 1.Shawn McDermott 2.Jeff Zgonina
H: 1.Mark Royals 2.Sage Rosenfels
KR: 1.Charlie Rogers 2.Travis Minor 3.Sam Simmons
PR: 1.Charlie Rogers 2.Sam Simmons 3.Terrell Buckley
Comparison On the kickers here, we're split. I haven't seen much to judge Lindell by yet, since he hasn't had many kicks at all, not to mention any kicks that mattered. Mare has experience and has been a good clutch kicker. But Moorman should be a pro-bowler this year. No one in the league is booming the ball down the field like he is. Royals has nothing on him. Brown has potential, but hasn't shown much in regular season play yet. Rogers is washed up.
Advantage: Even
Altogether, Buffalo wins the matchups 4-3 in my book... and the ones where they don't... they're very close to even. I'm trying my best to be unbiased here... but it seems clear that Buffalo has the more talented roster.
Buffalo players in Blue
Miami players in beautiful :snicker: Hot Pink
Offense
QB
1.Drew Bledsoe 2.Alex Van Pelt
1.Jay Fiedler 2.Sage Rosenfels 3.Brian Griese
Comparison: Only the most homeristic Phin Fan will say they'd rather have Jay Fiedler than Drew Bledsoe. Bledsoe is just a much more refined passer... has a much better long ball... can throw any pass in the game and is extremely accurate. The same cannot be said about Fiedler. In terms of depth... Miami, with 2 backups rather than three has an advantage. However, with Griese down to third string with a nagging injury, I'd much rather have AVP's experience in my backup role rather than Rosenfels... who may have good upside... but nothing near the experience of AVP.
Advantage: Buffalo
WR
LWR: 1.Eric Moulds 2.Clarence Coleman 3.Sam Aiken
RWR: 1.Josh Reed 2.Bobby Shaw 3.Antonio Brown
LWR: 1.Derrius Thompson 2.J.R. Tolver
RWR: 1.Chris Chambers 2.James McKnight 3.Sam Simmons
Comparison: Chris Chambers is good.... Eric Moulds is one of the best athletes in the game and Shaw and Reed both have shown a lot in the first two games... well not the first game for Reed... but the second game showed he can be counted on. Thompson and McKnight are very good receivers... I just don't think they have the playmaking ability of Shaw and Reed.
Advantage: Buffalo
OL
LT: 1.Jonas Jennings 2.Marcus Price
LG: 1.Ruben Brown 2.Ben Sobieski
C: 1.Trey Teague 2.Ross Tucker
RG: 1.Mike Pucillo 2.Marques Sullivan 3.Ross Tucker
RT: 1.Mike Williams 2.Marcus Price
LT: 1.Wade Smith 2.Mark Dixon
LG: 1.Jamie Nails B2.illy Yates
C: 1.Tim Ruddy 2.Seth McKinney
RG: 1.Todd Perry 2.Taylor Whitley
RT: 1.Todd Wade 2.Greg Jerman
Comparison: Buffalo's O-Line is becoming one of the best in the league. The only question marks are that Ruben may be starting to get a little old... and Teague has a bad snap every once in awhile. Other than that, Drew's been protected extraordinarily well. they do need to start opening some holes for Henry... but I believe they will. Miami's O-Line is average. A great back like Ricki Williams make them look better than they really are. They do a decent job.
Advantage: Buffalo
TE
1.Dave Moore 2.Mark Campbell 3.Ryan Neufeld
1.Randy McMichael 2.Donald Lee 3.Sean McDermott
Comparison: Solid groups on both teams. McMichael could be awesome in time. Campbell and Moore have made some great catches in the first two weeks.
Advantage: Even
Backfield
HB: 1.Travis Henry 2.Sammy Morris 3.Joe Burns
FB: 1.Sam Gash 2.Phil Crosby
HB: 1.Ricky Williams 2.Travis Minor 3.Charlie Rogers 4.Leonard Henry
FB: 1.Rob Konrad 2.Obafemi Ayanbadejo
Comparison: This all comes down to Ricki vs. Travis. As good as Travis is, Ricki is the superior back. Not by much... but definitely has an edge.
Advantage: Miami
Defense
DL
LE: 1.Ryan Denney 2.Chris Kelsay
LT: 1.Sam Adams 2.Ron Edwards 3.Lauvale Sape
RT: 1.Pat Williams 2.Justin Bannan
RE: 1.Aaron Schobel 2.Keith McKenzie
LE: 1.Adewale Ogunleye 2.Jay Williams
LT: 1.Tim Bowens 2.Jeff Zgonina
RT: 1.Larry Chester 2.Dario Romero
RE: 1.Jason Taylor 2.Rob Burnett 3.Otis Grigsby
Comparison: Buffalo has two great DTs in Sam and Pat... but Schobel and Denney are a clear step down from those two. Chester and Bowens are solid... they're no Sam and Pat, though. Jason Taylor makes this line scary... even if he does always get shut down by Jennings:snicker:
Advantage: Slightly to Miami
LB
SLB: 1.Jeff Posey 2.DaShon Polk 3.Josh Stamer
MLB: 1.London Fletcher 2.Angelo Crowell
WLB: 1.Takeo Spikes 2.Dominique Stevenson
SLB: 1.Morlon Greenwood 2.Brendon Ayanbadejo
MLB: 1.Zach Thomas 2.Tommy Hendricks
WLB: 1.Junior Seau 2.Corey Jenkins
Comparison: Posey, Fletcher, and Spikes are amazing. Three fast ball hawks... great tacklers... just a great group of LB's. Spikes was the most important off-season acquisition for the Bills and it shows. Beyond Thomas, Miami doesn't have much to show. Seau was great once, but he's slowed down.
Advantage: Buffalo
DB
LCB: 1.Antoine Winfield 2.Kevin Thomas 3.Terrence McGee
SS: 1.Lawyer Milloy 2.Coy Wire 3.Izell Reese
FS: 1.Pierson Prioleau 2.Izell Reese
RCB: 1.Nate Clements 2.Dainon Sidney
LCB: 1.Patrick Surtain 2.Jamar Fletcher
SS: 1.Sammy Knight 2.Arturo Freeman 3.Trent Gamble
FS: 1.Brock Marion 2.Shawn Wooden
RCB: 1.Sam Madison 2.Terrell Buckley
Comparison:
These two units match up well. The only place the Dolphins have a slight advantage is Marion over Prioleau.
Advantage: Miami
Special Teams
K: Rian Lindell
P: Brian Moorman
LS: 1.Jon Dorenbos 2.Dave Moore 3.Trey Teague
H: 1.Brian Moorman 2.Alex Van Pelt
KR: 1.Antonio Brown 2.Sammy Morris 3.Terrence McGee
PR: 1.Antonio Brown 2.Clarence Coleman 3.Bobby Shaw 4.Nate Clements
K: Olindo Mare
P: Mark Royals
LS: 1.Shawn McDermott 2.Jeff Zgonina
H: 1.Mark Royals 2.Sage Rosenfels
KR: 1.Charlie Rogers 2.Travis Minor 3.Sam Simmons
PR: 1.Charlie Rogers 2.Sam Simmons 3.Terrell Buckley
Comparison On the kickers here, we're split. I haven't seen much to judge Lindell by yet, since he hasn't had many kicks at all, not to mention any kicks that mattered. Mare has experience and has been a good clutch kicker. But Moorman should be a pro-bowler this year. No one in the league is booming the ball down the field like he is. Royals has nothing on him. Brown has potential, but hasn't shown much in regular season play yet. Rogers is washed up.
Advantage: Even
Altogether, Buffalo wins the matchups 4-3 in my book... and the ones where they don't... they're very close to even. I'm trying my best to be unbiased here... but it seems clear that Buffalo has the more talented roster.