http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/bi...essed-20140722
Good for him. Opportunity knocks.
http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/bi...essed-20140722
Good for him. Opportunity knocks.
Time to step up
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A 4th round pick in 2012. Hasn't shown too much to date. I was a big fan of the pick. But, honestly, he has under-produced so far. Maybe Schwartz can make something out of him. If he just holds his own, I'll be happy.
He went from Wannstedt -> Pettine -> Schwartz.
Scumbag College (07-23-2014)
nobody can replace kiko.
Why ? Kiko never played 1 down for us at weakside LB.Originally Posted by Typ0
better days (07-23-2014),tampabay25690 (07-24-2014)
There might be some cuts elsewhere that help us in this transition but I am doubtful its Bradham.
I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?"
"Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet.
You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times."
It was all true what he was saying. And yet, I thought something is brewing inside the head of this Coach.
He sees something in me, some kind of raw talent that he can mold. But that's when I felt the handcuffs go on.
In other news, Arthur Brown replaced Ray Lewis last year.
It will be interesting to see what he can do. I've always liked his ability and the way he plays. I think Bradham's development suffered from playing in a Pettine scheme that preferred using safeties more than LB's.
coastal (07-23-2014)
Nick Barnett is a FA. Suffered a MCL strain with the 'Skins last year.
Fiat justitia ruat caelum. Noli timere. Laus Deo.
Marrone has praised Bradham all offseason talking about his commitment to playing football this year.
Bradham has size & is very athletic. No he is not Kiko, but he may well have a breakout year, not like Kiko's of course.
Barnett was too slow before last year. Bradham is a much better option.
tampabay25690 (07-24-2014)
Just a thought.
Alright, I'll bite, but he wasn't playing under Pettine in 2012, he was under Wannstedt, who's more similar to the Schwartz. And if you recall all that we heard about him by our team was that he shoulda been a 1st or 2nd rounder and how we got a real steal.
So what happened in his rookie season?
He's had two seasons to show us something and he's failed. That steal doesn't appear to have materialized.
Having said that, if the third time's the charm, we can sure use a LB with above average pass D skills. Again, poor planning to have only Kiko on board with above average pass D skills.
We have nothing close. The quality of our LB group revolved largely around him.
Come on, haven't you learned by now.
If the praise of our GMs and coaches meant more than the words they use then we'd be favorites to win another Super Bowl this season as returning champions.
Seriously man ... the guy chased plays down from anywhere on the field. That's something special above and beyond a positional player we don't have to replace on this squad.
Last edited by Typ0; 07-23-2014 at 10:59 AM.
Agreed. The closest we've had in recent years was Posluszny. He tried to run side-to-side, running down plays. His failure was that he always got pushed out of the way, blocked or knocked down. LOL. Alonso too hard to replace. Like I said, we'll all be lucky if Bradham just holds his own.
Last edited by swiper; 07-23-2014 at 11:13 AM.
Fletch (07-23-2014)
Poz is prospering elsewhere.
http://www.nfl.com/player/paulposluszny/2495712/profile
Show me his TFL stats. That was always his problem.
The last buffalo fan (07-23-2014)
Same as London Fletcher.
The word "linebacker" means "backing the line." If you feel that tackles for loss is the key, forget having a MLB that scans the field to sniff out what the offense might be up to, flows to where help is needed, polices the edge, picks up receivers (Poz has 25 passed defended in his 3 years with JAX - that's a fine number).
Just have him blitz blitz. You will get your TFL numbers.
The last buffalo fan (07-23-2014)
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