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Ciron Black and LSU Football

gatornation — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:01:42 -0000

Ciron Black and LSU Football

I may be a Florida Gator backer but you can't help but smile when you see a young man reach out to a sick child. I'll be rooting for Ciron Black for the rest of his career.

The NFL looking out for #1

gatornation — Tue, 12 May 2009 11:58:21 -0000

Interesting article about Masters of Sports Management students final project at NYU and Robert Boland's point of view regarding the NFL. Shows that the league's objectives and concerns are not necessarily aligned with the teams that play in the league.

Wendell Bryant tryout w/the Bills

gatornation — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:19:41 -0000

Wendell Bryant tryout w/the Bills

apparently Wendell Bryant, a DT and former 1st round pick of the Cardinals, recently had a tryout with the Bills.
Would he provide any improvement to the Dline if he were clean and in shape?

Top 5 Defensive Players by Position

gatornation — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:30:49 -0000

Top 5 Defensive Players by Position

The follow up to Wes Bunting's Top 5 Offensive Positions from yesterday. Interesting DE order to say the least.

Top 5 Offensive Position Rankings

gatornation — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:23:40 -0000

Top 5 Offensive Position Rankings

Another good Wes Bunting article on his top 5 offensive position rankings. A couple of surprises, including 1 in the TE department.

QB Completion Percentage Article

gatornation — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:40:09 -0000

QB Completion Percentage Article

Excellent article on the importance of a college QB's completion percentage and how that translates to the pro game.
The article also mentions Marc Trestman's four qualities that he looks for in a QB.
In comparing Trent Edwards to the qualities I see a need for improvement in the #3 areas, specifically the ability to sidestep pressure and throwing on the move.
There is also a JP Losman reference in the article.

Alex Marvez article: Achievement Metrics Seminar

gatornation — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:14:35 -0000

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Marvez has an interesting article today about an Achievement Metrics Seminar that was held at the Combine this week. I linked it because it mentions Marshawn Lynch as the "newest poster child for criminal behavior" and that he had a considerably higher risk of future arrests or suspensions than his peers.

Luckily for the Bills this type of data was not available for the teams during the 2007 draft. How likely was it to effect the Bills in making a determination on Lynch? I guess we'll never know.

Brett Favre to retire

gatornation — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:46:47 -0000

I know this is getting old but he has announced that he is retiring. Given that he resided in the Bills division it is a bit more relevent. This gives the Jets $13MM in cap space, which they desperately needed. They also have to give Green Bay a 3rd round pick this year while they get back a 7th rounder pick in 2010.

My question is was the Jets pickup of Brett Favre a complete failure and does this set that team back because they have no viable for a QB option for 2009? Does this better position the Bills within their division for 2009? I would have to think we are at least the Jets equal, maybe even better after FA and the Draft. I don't think the Jets, minus some restructuring of contracts and outright releases, will have the cap space to go after quality players.

Overall, I think this will prove to be a benefit for the Bills in 2009.