Good Start for the New (Old) Regime

[Jan Reimers]

We signed a bruising fullback and a well-respected 20 year veteran as assistant O-line coach. A solid day at OBD.

[DraftBoy]

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We signed a bruising fullback and a well-respected 20 year veteran as assistant O-line coach. A solid day at OBD.

Guy has been cut 3-4 times, and cant stick with any team but he's a bruising full back? Only Bills fans...

[83evans]

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Guy has been cut 3-4 times, and cant stick with any team but he's a bruising full back? Only Bills fans...

You realize that some of the teams he played for dont use FBs that often anymore. Also he got that from chris browns blog and all of the write ups about him.

[Jan Reimers]

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Guy has been cut 3-4 times, and cant stick with any team but he's a bruising full back? Only Bills fans...

Pardon me for giving the guy a chance.

I should have known HE SUCKS. Since the cheap, stupid bastards at OBD signed him, HE MUST SUCK.

[Jan Reimers]

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Actually, I started this thread to see how many negmeisters would crawl up my butt for being optimistic. And I'm not disappointed.

[Dr. Lecter]

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Nice to see them say "we are changing" and start doing so the next day.

What FB's are UFA's?

[The Jokeman]

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Guy has been cut 3-4 times, and cant stick with any team but he's a bruising full back? Only Bills fans...

Well to put a positive spin on it, he's better then any of the FBs we had on our 2007 roster.

Nice to see them say "we are changing" and start doing so the next day.

What FB's are UFA's?

Here's a list courtesy of http://www.theredzone.org/2008/freea...sp?Position=FB

Alstott, Mike UFA Buccaneers
Bradley, Jon UFA Lions
Bronson, John RFA Cardinals
Broughton, Nehemiah RFA Redskins
Cramer, Casey RFA Titans
Green, Justin RFA Ravens
Grigsby, Boomer RFA Chiefs
Hoover, Brad UFA Panthers
Johnson, Bryan UFA Bears
Kreider, Dan UFA Steelers
Neal, Lorenzo UFA Chargers
Neufeld, Ryan UFA Bills
Richardson, Tony UFA Vikings
Sapp, Cecil UFA Broncos
Schurman, Nate RFA Saints
Sellers, Mike UFA Redskins
Tapeh, Thomas UFA Eagles
Weaver, Leonard RFA Seahawks
Wilson, Kris UFA Chiefs

A quick run down is most are overaged and probably a one or year two option with the exceptions being Bryan Johnson, Dan Kreider and Kris Wilson.

[Philagape]

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It's just as presumptuous to be positive about these things as it is to be negative. There's no more reason to think they're good than there is to think they're bad.

[Mitchy moo]

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Actually, I started this thread to see how many negmeisters would crawl up my butt for being optimistic.

It's one of the reasons I have been avoiding coming here as often.

[Jan Reimers]

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If you go to www.scout.com, and then to NFL and Free Agent Rankings, you can get some information on Barnes (who is rated #9 amongst FA fullbacks.) Injuries in 2003 and 2005 affected his career. And he was very higly respected in Miami, having beaten out Fred Beasly for the job. In 2006, he started 6 games and played in all 16, but didn't play as much because Mularkey often went with sets that didn't include a fullback.

Nick Saban loved him, and he was known as a good blocker, good special teamer, and good locker room presence.

Sometimes it's just not enough to say the guy has played for 4 teams in 6 years, so he must suck.

[Jan Reimers]

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It's just as presumptuous to be positive about these things as it is to be negative. There's no more reason to think they're good than there is to think they're bad.

You're right, as usual. But as a fan, I choose to be optimistic. And optimism really bothers some of you.

I also believe, in every phase of life, that it's better to give people a chance rather than predict failure at the outset.

[RoanokeVABillsFan]

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Thanks for the information. I certainly had no idea who he was but I'm glad we're bringing in some competition for the position right away.

If you go to www.scout.com, and then to NFL and Free Agent Rankings, you can get some information on Barnes (who is rated #9 amongst FA fullbacks.) Injuries in 2003 and 2005 affected his career. And he was very higly respected in Miami, having beaten out Fred Beasly for the job. In 2006, he started 6 games and played in all 16, but didn't play as much because Mularkey often went with sets that didn't include a fullback.

Nick Saban loved him, and he was known as a good blocker, good special teamer, and good locker room presence.

Sometimes it's just not enough to say the guy has played for 4 teams in 6 years, so he must suck.

[DraftBoy]

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Pardon me for giving the guy a chance.

I should have known HE SUCKS. Since the cheap, stupid bastards at OBD signed him, HE MUST SUCK.

Oh jesus cry to somebody who cares, you didnt say you were giving him a chance, you said that he's a "bruising FB" even though you have nothing to base that off of, other than second hand and that he's been cut by every other team he's been on. And yes its possible he could be an All-Pro and I will get on my knees and thank god if he does, but excuse me for not having blind faith in the three headed cluster**** that currently is the Buffalo Bills GM, bc god knows they have shown enough in the past 5 years for me to have confidence in their ability.

[Mitchy moo]

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Oh jesus cry to somebody who cares, you didnt say you were giving him a chance, you said that he's a "bruising FB" even though you have nothing to base that off of, other than second hand and that he's been cut by every other team he's been on. And yes its possible he could be an All-Pro and I will get on my knees and thank god if he does, but excuse me for not having blind faith in the three headed cluster**** that currently is the Buffalo Bills GM, bc god knows they have shown enough in the past 5 years for me to have confidence in their ability.

Mods pisssing in our soup, way to keep our heads up.

[DraftBoy]

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Mods pisssing in our soup, way to keep our heads up.

Ill alert you to when my job title becomes Daily Pickerupper