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Unlike some of you I really liked what I saw from Gilmore last year. I'm not sure he'll ever be a Revis, but I do think he's got a real good shot at being a Pro Bowl caliber player.GroveDiesel said:
This must be the "crap we don't have a guard still, and the June 1st cuts didn't come like we thought, lets bring in Legursky and kick the tires"
I really liked Gilmore last year, and said so in the many Bills threads. He genuinely appeared to be getting better on a weekly basis, IMO. Is he a shut-down corner right now? Probably not. But I think he could certainly be the best Bills CB since Clements/Winfield, and could be talked about among the league's best sooner rather than later..
Assuming this is Mark Gaughan's article from this past Sunday's paper? Nice long newspaper read....I read that one this past weekend. Gaughan usually has some decent articles.
I've read a few things that lead me to believe otherwise, but all indications seem to be that Byrd will show up the week before Game 1 so he doesn't miss those sweet $400k game checks.
That makes a huge difference. The fact that they are throwing real defensive schemes at Kolb tells me they like where he's at.
Latest is that they are stepping up the pressure now - but no guarantees that Manuel can handle it, obviously.
I don't believe that to be the case. Kolb has received the lion's share of the reps so far, so he has been given far more opportunities to separate himself, but he doesn't appear to be doing so. They started throwing the exotic looks at Manuel in yesterday's practice and he responded just as well. He was able to side step the blitz rather than scramble out of the pocket (like Kolb) and was able to make quick, decisive throws. Kolb is still plagued by inconsistency and poor decision making. That has been his label for a while and it has not changed in this system. A quick tempo offense is not going to improve that. If anything, he needs a slow moving offense that gives him plenty of time to make a smart throw.
It's looking that way. They started Ron Brooks yesterday and he was completely schooled by T.Y. Hilton for a long TD. That was my first "Oh No Not Again" (ONNA) moment for the 2013 season.
I said it above, but again, Alonso was really impressive. He was quick to read plays, react to the run, and made a hell of a play to disrupt a catch in the end zone, saving a TD. I heard great things about him coming out of Oregon, and looks like he may be a legit find at MLB. He definitely has the coverage ability that Poz lacked.
I really hope not. Perennial preseason cocktease Marcus Easley better not trick the coaches into cutting Rogers instead of him. I could see him going to another team, developing over a couple years, and becoming a #1 threat for someone.
Mario's sack was a legit move against the Colts starting OT. He timed the snap perfectly and blew right by the OT untouched to level Luck. So there's that, at least. But again, the DTs got (inexplicably) pushed around by the Colts interior line. I just don't understand how those two can look so terrible against the run. They're both big, very athletic guys. It's too early to call Dareus a bust, but he's sliding toward being a disappointment. It's definitely a make or break season for him.
I saw the play and was thinking the same thing. Mario made a read and was waving and yelling at Dareus to move. He slightly moved to his left, but it was a very minor adjustment.
IDK if they treated him with kid gloves; I think he just took the checkdown on every throw.
I feel/worry I'll make this point 1,001 times in the next few years, but:
See, I'm still ultimately ok with letting Levitre go. But paying McKelvin all that money instead of bringing in a better veteran CB was foolish. They should have just let McKelvin walk, cut Brad Smith and used the money to bring in a better CB and lock up Byrd.
Not picking on your 2 week old opinion but it seems like Easley hasn't received any press from his game yesterday. I know he was playing against 2nd half players but catching 7 passes on 7 targets is still impressive. Have opinions on him changed in Buffalo?
He looked very good yesterday. He's looked good in preseason before though. But he's making less mental mistakes than Rogers right now. He may still be in the mix depending on how much the Bills decide they want to actually keep Brad Smith.
Sapp pointed that play out at half time. It's encouraging to see Williams on the ball, and making adjustments, but very discouraging to see the DTs not adjust similarly.
Maybe it's been mentioned in this thread, but I think I only heard it on the pre-game radio yesterday... Apparently in practice earlier last week Rogers was pulling a Randy Moss and not giving any effort to run block, and Eric Wood came onto the field from the sideline where he was watching and reamed him out. I'm starting to think he's going to need to do A LOT more than a routine goal line slant TD in these upcoming games to make the squad.
He'll get plenty of snaps. I'd expect him to be the #3 WR for at least this season. Stevie and Woods should hopefully start, but the Bills seem to be opening it up a lot more and I'd expect him to be on the field for the majority of the team's offensive plays. I haven't heard much talk about Goodwin, Rogers, whoever, passing him on the depth chart.
Actually, unless Kolb is an absolute disaster the next two weeks, I could see the Bills starting Kolb week 1 to let Manuel get reps in practice again, then giving him the start week 2 or 3.
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2013/08/18/refo-min-buf-preseason-wk-2/
If I was the GM/Coach, I'd seriously consider a page out of the 2012 Redskins playbook and keep 2 rookies while cutting Kolb. Save the salary and give Manuel and Tuel every opportunity possible to develop. If they plan on Manuel being the starter sooner rather than later, I don't see why doing that doesn't make sense.
Yes. I should have clarified that if Tuel makes the team and they keep Kolb, then Smith is toast. If they cut Kolb, then there is a spot for Smith.
