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uhhhhh.... no.
Losman's contract runs in 2008. Just throwin that in there ...Could be a Brees/Rivers thing going on ...How about that for hype!
Week 1: vs. 13th defenseWeek 2: vs. 9th defenseWeek 3: vs. 6th defenseWeek 4: vs. 20th defenseWeek 5: vs. 12th defenseWeek 6: BYEWeek 7: vs. 1st defenseWeek 8: vs. 20th defenseWeek 9: vs. 30th defenseWeek 10: vs 4th defenseWeek 11: vs. 6th defenseWeek 12: vs. 2nd defenseWeek 13: vs. 31st defenseWeek 14: vs. 4th defenseWeek 15: vs. 27th defenseWeek 16: vs. 25th defense
I hope you really mean smacks on the butt, as oppose to real money.Dallas 3,800 passing yards 26 tds with 239.8 passing yards a gameBuffalo 2,700 passing yards 19 tds with 169.9 passing yards a gameTO, Glenn, Crayton, JJ, Barber, Witten.vsEvans, Lynch... .... .... ......................Now I agree Losman has come around. And the Bills are on the upswing. But the Cowboys have a lethal offense, with tons of weapons. A guy running the 30th ranked offense, will out perform the guy running the 5th best offense. On a side note, every FBG staff member projects more yards/tds for Romo. Like I said, I hope it's smacks on the butt, and I hope you made the bet with a female.
what are those rankings based on?
Just the NFL defense from last year, which uses total yards.
i don't think that necessarily tells us too much for year n+1.
21st QB based on ADP? You've got to be kidding me son! Losman, Lynch and Evans are the new Kelly, Thomas, Reed. Get some while he's still cheap.
Especially when you see mediocrity like Kitna and Romo at QB9 and QB10. Ohhhhhh lawdy, Losman is the play this year!
PURE VALUE HERE FOLKS!
Points per game:#1 San Diego 30.8 #2 Indianapolis 26.7 #3 Chicago 26.7 #4 Dallas 26.6 Only a .2 pt difference seperates Dallas from being #2, this is damn good company.Good luck with that bet, you'll need it.
for his career, he's thrown 1 INT for every 29 pass attempts. not too bad for a young QB.he's had a bigger problem with fumbling than throwing picks.
Its the most telling stat at this point in time. Just cause it's not perfect, doesn't mean it's useless.
I think just throwing the teams out there is telling too..... Sun. 9/9 DENVER BRONCOS CBS 1:00 PMSun. 9/16 @ Pittsburgh Steelers CBS 1:00 PMSun. 9/23 @ New England Patriots CBS 1:00 PMSun. 9/30 NEW YORK JETS CBS 1:00 PMMon. 10/8 DALLAS COWBOYS ESPN 8:30 PMBYE 10/14 BYE BYESun. 10/21 BALTIMORE RAVENS CBS 1:00 PMSun. 10/28 @ New York Jets CBS 4:05 PMSun. 11/4 CINCINNATI BENGALS CBS 1:00 PMSun. 11/11 @ Miami Dolphins CBS 1:00 PMSun. 11/18 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS CBS 1:00 PMSun. 11/25 @ Jacksonville Jaguars CBS 1:00 PMSun. 12/2 @ Washington Redskins CBS 1:00 PMSun. 12/9 MIAMI DOLPHINS CBS 1:00 PMSun. 12/16 @ Cleveland Browns CBS 1:00 PMSun. 12/23 NEW YORK GIANTS FOX 1:00 PMSun. 12/30 @ Philadelphia Eagles CBS 1:00 PM
Could be...Sun. 9/9 DENVER BRONCOS CBS 1:00 PM - 300 2/0Sun. 9/16 @ Pittsburgh Steelers CBS 1:00 PM - 275 2/0Sun. 9/23 @ New England Patriots CBS 1:00 PM 325 3/1Sun. 9/30 NEW YORK JETS CBS 1:00 PM 250 1/0Mon. 10/8 DALLAS COWBOYS ESPN 8:30 PM 300 3/0BYE 10/14 BYE BYESun. 10/21 BALTIMORE RAVENS CBS 1:00 PM 225 1/2Sun. 10/28 @ New York Jets CBS 4:05 PM 275 2/1Sun. 11/4 CINCINNATI BENGALS CBS 1:00 PM 250 2/0Sun. 11/11 @ Miami Dolphins CBS 1:00 PM 250 2/1Sun. 11/18 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS CBS 1:00 PM 300 4/0Sun. 11/25 @ Jacksonville Jaguars CBS 1:00 PM 225 1/1Sun. 12/2 @ Washington Redskins CBS 1:00 PM 250 2/1Sun. 12/9 MIAMI DOLPHINS CBS 1:00 PM 250 2/0Sun. 12/16 @ Cleveland Browns CBS 1:00 PM 275 2/1Sun. 12/23 NEW YORK GIANTS FOX 1:00 PM 275 1/0Sun. 12/30 @ Philadelphia Eagles CBS 1:00 PM 325 3/1For a total of: 4350 33/9You heard it here first...
We don't get points for Ws, either.
I admire consistency in a person
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The same guys that did last year plus Lynch? Price and Reed both had very good catch percentages last season. Losman had a very nice completion percentage last year. The Bills just didn't throw the ball much. That was for a variety of reasons, including a terrible run defense that kept the offense off the field a lot and a poor third down conversion rate that killed too many drives. IMO, the two things that need to improve for Losman to have a big year are his third down conversion rate and his fumbling. He fumbled the ball a LOT last year and killed quite a few big drives.It would also help if DBs would stop interfering with Evans so much. There were probably 4 or 5 plays last year where Evans would have had 60+ yard TDs if the DB didn't just knock Evans down when he got beat.
Is that Monopoly money?
I was/am concerned with the ultra conservative playcalling of the Bills offense, they ran on many 3rd downs. It seemed to me that they kept a leash on Losman to play the field position game, and I wish he would have had more chances on 3rd downs.
None of this has changed. Most would say the run D has gotten worse. They have some nice parts on D, but they're very young. Why wouldn't opposing O's just run all day long again like last year, keeping Losman and Evans off the field? Also a terrible run D usually means you have to throw the ball because you're playing catch up doesn't it? Everett may help, there may be marginal improvement on the Oline and who knows about the rook Lynch, but I don't see why you wouldn't double Evans all day long and force someone else to beat you--maybe that happened last year too?
Well, the thing about a bad run defense is that it allows the other team to control the game and eat up clock but doesn't necessarily give them a big lead. Plus, the Buffalo defense did a lot of bending but not breaking. They were 10th in the league last year in scoring defense. So they were actually able to keep games close. And honestly, I think the passing defense would take a hit this season before the rushing defense. The D-line will be intact from last season and McCargo will be back healthy. The question then becomes how the LBers will do. Personally, I think that they'll actually be better than last season against the run. Crowell is better than Spikes. I know I'll lose a lot of people right there but Crowell is a pretty good LBer, Spikes has the name. And while Fletcher is a good LBer and racks up a ton of tackles, he didn't attack the ball carrier at the line of scrimmage very well. Most of his tackles were 4+ yards past the line of scrimmage. I think Poz could be better than him, it just depends on how quickly he picks up the defensive reads. And I guess I just disagree with you regarding the offense. The left side of the line should be terrific this year. Peters is one of the best LTs in the league and lining up Dockery next to him should be a huge boost to that side of the line. The biggest question is how the right side will pan out, specifically Langston Walker. But if he's not panning out, the Bills can go back to Terrance Pennington who did a pretty nice job at the end of last season. People keep saying that the Bills have Evans and then nobody else. But that couldn't be farther from the truth. They don't have that stud #2 guy but most teams don't. What they do have is a pretty good all around WR in Price, a great possession guy in Reed and an excellent field stretcher in Price. Mix in a pass catching RB like Lynch that forces teams to account for him either with a LB or a S and it should provide Losman with a lot of open looks.
I'm guessing you mean Parrish here. Guy will get his share of HR balls.
I would think Clements loss would hurt both the run and pass D as he was a solid run support guy. Your premise of the run D actually improving is based on how the young guys gel and evolve. Would you say the D as a whole is improved, about the same or worse off? I think a case can be made for all three because no one can account for how the young guys will emerge (or not). Can we agree that they will be a middle of the pack D at best like last year? I think Price and Reed are marginal receivers at best and the passing O stands to improve because of continuity and execution. Parrish and Lynch may help, but are largely unproven. The line should improve as we agreed, but with an ineffective run game and conservative play calling, D's can make the Bills one dimensional. Maybe Lynch > Mcghaee as a pass catching RB, but who knows as a runner at this point.
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True, a large part of my belief that the run defense will be better is that the young guys will step up. McCargo is really the biggest question mark. He started to improve right before he got hurt last season. He still isn't a big run clogging DT though. The Bills are really going to count on their linebackers to read plays quickly, shed blockers and make tackles at the line of scrimmage. Ellison and Crowell have both already proven themselves at the LB position over the past 2 seasons. Like I said, Fletcher and Spikes have the name recognition, but Crowell and Ellison have been better LBers the past two seasons IMO. The big question mark at the LB position is MLB. I'm pretty confident in Poz though. He may not be great in pass coverage at first but his run defense is excellent. He'll attack plays rather than let them come to him like Fletcher does.I definitely think the Bills will take a step back in passing defense though. Fletcher was pretty good against the pass and I think they'll definitely be losing something at the MLB position against the pass. And obviously Clements is a pretty good sized loss. McGee was pretty inconsistent last year. If he plays more like he did in 2005 than 2006 he'll be ok as the #1 CB though. I think the other spot will probably be a rotation of Thomas, Webster and Youboty at the end of the season. The #2CB spot will be pretty mediocre. But I definitely have high hopes for Whitner and Simpson at the safety positions. They played really well there last year.
The depth behind Evans seems
I agree David. Marginal improvements due to Oline, continuity and execution are possible, but there is only so much you can extract from this group.
