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2011 Bills Free Agents: Who will they bring back?
Like every team in the NFL, the Bills have a lot of decisions to make about players whose contracts have just expired. I do not have the full list, but according to walterfootball.com (the most up-to-date list I could find, which was last updated in July), that list includes:
Brian Brohm (RFA)
My question to you all is simple: Who do you expect the Bills to bring back? If you'd like, you may also tell me who you would like them to keep, but I'm more interested in predictions for the purposes of this post. Also, if you have more names to add to the list, please mention them as well.
I'll post my yes or no answers in the comments below.
Game Notes from Green Bay
I finally got around to watching this game yesterday, and I took some notes.
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What should I look for when I rewatch this game?
Hey gang. I bought NFL Game Rewind this year, so I'm going to watch our game again in the next few days. I was wondering if there was anything people would like me to focus on while I watch it. I think Ron will do his line stuff, and there will be more general reviews of each unit, but I was thinking I could watch a bunch of smaller things and report back.
Wondering how many times Troup got on the field? Or how Ellison fared after Poz got hurt? Or whether McGee pressed his man with any regularity? Anyway, I don't have anything off the top of my head, so I'd love it if you guys could tell me what you'd like me to look for, and then I'll write it up in a fan post later this week.
Thanks for your ideas!
I'm sure you guys have already seen this, but it's just so great.
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JPH
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Wow. I guess the market for problematic but talented offensive players is as bad as we've heard.
"His release might be a little low at this point, but a lot of people talked about Philip Rivers' delivery too before he was drafted, and look at what he's done. I've heard all the supposed [negatives]. But I watched [Tebow] on the field and his velocity is good enough, and so is his accuracy. As far as his learning, you don't have to tell him anything twice. And he's a student of the game. I recommended that he watch some tapes of Steve Young, and he said, 'Oh, I've already done that.' He wants to be good. He wants to succeed. And he will succeed."
Florida Gators QB Tim Tebow scores big with former NFL talent evaluator - ESPN
Former NFL GM Ken Herock really likes Tim Tebow. He added that Tebow's "by far the best [prospect] with whom I've ever worked."
How many pieces do we need? Examining the 07-08 Dolphins transition for clues.
There was a discussion recently about Terrell Owens, and whether or not the Bills should try to bring him back. For the most part, it seemed like the consensus was that, since the Bills had too many holes to fill (pre-emptive TWSS), they shouldn't bother giving TO the multi-year contract and millions he will likely demand when they could spend that on someone who...you know...isn't 36.
This got me wondering. I've always fallen on the "we need too many pieces" side of things, but I'm also usually wrong. So I decided to look at the most notable recent turnaround, the Miami Dolphins. The team went from 1-15 in 2007 to 11-5 in 2008 after blowing up their front office and coaching staff. Do we have more pieces in place than they did? How many pieces can a team possibly acquire in only 1 offseason?
Half-assed analysis after the jump.
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Let's talk Poz
My thoughts following this Jets football game.
Some of this is obvious. Some of this is totally subjective. But I needed to get it all off my chest and I didn't think I could do it by commenting on other people's posts. We'll be discussing 3 things or so.
It's all below the jump.
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Worries and Non-Worries
With two moves, the Bills have confused the hell out of their fanbase. For months, every indication was that the team wanted to win now. They have a coach who clearly must win this year or he's fired. They signed Terrell Owens. They drafted guys who they thought could play right away.
For a while, it certainly felt like they were doing everything they could to let Trent Edwards take this team to the playoffs this year.
Then, within the last week, we got some serious mixed signals. They fired the architect of their new, exciting No-pointsHuddle offense just days before the first game of the season. Then a few days later, they cut their only real veteran on the offensive line, a guy many felt was the best performer on the unit a year before. In his stead they stuck a 7th-rounder from a year ago. Demetrius Bell has not only never taken an NFL snap, the last meaningful game he played was in the Southland Conference. And we haven't even addressed the fact that he never played high school football.
This has been taken by many to be discouraging, a proverbial white flag. I've come up with a few reasons (after the jump), why these are good signs for the year ahead.
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Colts honor Harrison's request, release him after 13 seasons.
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Anyone else interested in him as #2 or is he too old?
Sign TO?
Cowboys coach Wade Phillips and owner Jerry Jones will discuss releasing wide receiver Terrell Owens as the team looks to improve chemistry in its locker room, EPSN.com is reporting.
This is not an article advocating that, if this were to happen, the Bills should go out and break the bank signing Terrell Owens. However if the price is right, I think the Bills should consider it.
I don't think that the "right price" even has to be bargain-basement low. It's got just got to be enough that we aren't prohibiting ourselves from spending to get a premiere defensive talent, like a Suggs or a Peppers or a (I hesitate to mention him in the same breath) Berry.
Without a doubt, TO is an aging, whiny, clubhouse cancer. He makes enemies everywhere he goes. He could very well send Trent Edwards up the wall. He is the anti-Chris Kelsay. His teammates hate him, he's not "good in the lockerroom" and he cares a heck of a lot more about TO than he does about his team.
I believe he's exactly what this team needs.
Obviously there are a lot of reasons not to do it. Spending on a 35 year old WR is rarely a good idea (though signing a 33 year old James Lofton certainly was). His intangibles (which I'm suggesting would help the Bills) are a main reason the Cowboys are thinking about dumping him. I think the fact that he could drive Edwards up the wall is a legitimate problem.
But at some point the Bills need to just go for it if they're going to be the team we all want them to be. We've had solid drafts, but we've fallen woefully short on finding impact talent. If it doesn't work out, you cut him, pay the signing bonus, and forget about it.
I think never taking a risk would be a much, much bigger mistake.
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