Crowell Visited OBD Tuesday
The team finally confirmed UFA Angelo Crowell visited today (not Monday as was initially reported last week).
BB.com's Chris Brown also did a write-up on his blog about how tough it must be for Crowell to go from team to team 19 days into free agency and still not have a deal.
Buffalo has also hosted free agent linebackers Cato June, Freddie Keiaho and Jamie Winborn this offseason, not yet signing any.
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yay
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by Kurupt on Mar 17, 2009 9:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I can't tell if that is sarcasm or not....
I am completely neutral on this issue. I liked Crowell as a player but is he healed? Can they really put everything to the side and work towards a common goal? I really could go either way on this.
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by MattRichWarren on Mar 17, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please sign him! I was excited about the LB trio of Poz, Mitchell, and Crowell last year. And I would be excited about those 3 this year, provided we upgrade DE in the draft.
by Posluszny Pollocks on Mar 17, 2009 9:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Don’t hold your breath. Chances are extremely low that he’ll actually be signed.
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 17, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Question.
I’m going to bed to so I’ll read your reply tomorrow. Anyway, do you think the TO signing might make Crowell feel like playing in Buffalo could be better than for some other teams offering the same money?
by jj24 on Mar 17, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know that 19 days into free agency he has a lot of choice in the matter.
It’s more a matter of if the Bills want him, not the other way around.
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by MattRichWarren on Mar 17, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not certain that’s terribly relevant. I think Crowell’s interest in re-signing in Buffalo is based solely around the idea that he knows he’s not held in high regard here, but also knows the Bills are having trouble finding a replacement. He probably thinks he can finagle a one-year deal, get healthy and hit the big time when he’s 28 next off-season. I don’t think the Bills are that desperate.
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 17, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is Buffalo having a hard time finding a replacement for Crowell?
Or has OBD decided to draft their highest rated LB at #11 and make that guy the starter?
by Ron From NM on Mar 17, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just posted a similar thought below Ron. I was thinking maybe they are targeting a very specific type of player they don’t see in FA ?
by south123 on Mar 17, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is there a LB draft candidate who would also be great at the blitz, addressing two birds with one stone?
by south123 on Mar 17, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clay Matthews
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by Kurupt on Mar 17, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, A+B+C=Matthews......if you remember gernonimo's post.
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by Joe P. on Mar 17, 2009 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well I don’t remember the specifics of it, but I do remember him or Brian, or someone on the coaching staff talking about getting a LB that can rush the passer. With Matthews ability to get after the QB, it makes sense. If he were drafted, it wouldn’t surprise me if he lined up at DE in certain situations. Right now, he might be the only non-DE I’d be totally content with at #11….haha
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by Kurupt on Mar 17, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here it is
Outside of Modrak and his people, for whom this is a full-time job, the other folks at OBD are just now turning away from FA and starting to focus on the Draft. Much is uncertain and things will go back and forth in the next 5-6 weeks. There will be LOTS of discussion. However, here is what i think may be going on. A) I strongly sense that they would like #11 to be a defensive playmaker. B) I sense that they are not impressed enough with Brown, Orakpo or Maybin to make any of them their # 11. C) Of the three USC LB’s I think they like Mathews the best. D) They may like Pettigrew more than you think. E) They may well draft 2, or even 3 O-Lineman.
If you were to ask me—If I could somehow get Matthews at 11 and hope Duke Robertson slide to us in the second. I’d do cartwheels all the way home.
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by Joe P. on Mar 17, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking more about the type of LB the team will be looking for, more than Matthews specifically, but that comment works too.
Personally, I think any LB they look at in the draft will have to have some pass rush skills. Matthews fits that, as does Cushing. Others would include Clint Sintim (I think), Connor Barwin (maybe), Cody Brown and Zack Follett. Assuming all of those guys could play the OLB position in a 4-3 scheme, they would fit well because of their ability to rush the passer….
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by Kurupt on Mar 18, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn’t he have a mullet?
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Mar 17, 2009 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hope so
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by Kurupt on Mar 17, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hope not.......shows a serious lack of judgement :-)
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by Joe P. on Mar 17, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
or a serious possession of cajones
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by Kurupt on Mar 17, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Every time I see a mullet,
I hear, “Don’t tell my heart….my achey breaky heart….” And I want to throw up !!!!
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by Joe P. on Mar 17, 2009 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
His daughter is kinda cute though.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Mar 17, 2009 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Mar 17, 2009 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Step away from the jail bait.....just turn and walk away :-)
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by Joe P. on Mar 17, 2009 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
just be patient
just too more years before she’s old enough, and screwed up enough, to pose for playboy :-P
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 17, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What? I said she was kinda cute. Not, "I want to do things that would get me sent to jail. "
I would expect that from Joe, but the rest of you guys disappoint me.
Besides there are more pictures of her in her underwear on the internet….
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by sireric on Mar 17, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not helping your case, dude!!!!
Besides there are more pictures of her in her underwear on the internet…
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by Joe P. on Mar 17, 2009 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah and he says we're the sick ones
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 17, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I only saved a few….
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by sireric on Mar 17, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LMAO
should we be calling the FBI eric?
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 17, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
His wife is definitely asleep right now :-)
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by Joe P. on Mar 17, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
She isn’t actually. watching a dvr’d Law and Order.
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by sireric on Mar 17, 2009 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just googled her to double check her age and like 50 of them showed up.
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by sireric on Mar 17, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah....sure....I believe you (wink wink, nudge nudge)
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by Joe P. on Mar 17, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no dude it's true
actually google, like 8 of the first 10 sites are of exactly that
it’s hilarious
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 17, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was gonna type, popped up, but I figured you would have a field day with that.
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by sireric on Mar 17, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL!!!! now I have to google her and see this
Hannah Montanna, right?
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by Joe P. on Mar 17, 2009 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
type in Miley Cyrus.
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by sireric on Mar 17, 2009 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Daddy must be proud.
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by Joe P. on Mar 17, 2009 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
are you kidding me?
he loves it! She’s his cash cow, so whatever brings her attention!
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 17, 2009 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
His mullet isn’t earning him cash anymore.
She has brought him back out into the spotlight.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Mar 17, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pimping your daughter is not cool
He was a pseudo country music star. He should have enough money to keep him in Wrangler jeans and cowboy hats for the rest of his life.
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by Joe P. on Mar 17, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Since when are country music stars exactly known for good finacial planning
or any music star for that matter?
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 18, 2009 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't worry eric
it’s still a possibilty, it’s not too late
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 17, 2009 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha.
Half the comments on this thread are about Miley CYrus…. The other half about Matthews’ Mullet.
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by MattRichWarren on Mar 18, 2009 7:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For a minute there, I thought he was talking about Clay Matthews’ daughter…
by thefourwinds on Mar 18, 2009 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pay attention guys
we were bringing lite to eric’s crush on Miley Cirus :-D
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 18, 2009 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is the weirdest thread ever.
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 18, 2009 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it’s not the weirdest it is pretty close.
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by sireric on Mar 18, 2009 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and to think
all because of an innocent, coment that eric did lol
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 18, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not entirely sure “innocent” is the right word.
Man, this is tiny.
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 18, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well I wanted to add pedo-like comment, but wasn’t sure if i should cross that line
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 18, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
guess i just did...
man if these win dows get any smaller i’ll need a magnifying glass
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 18, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was actually setting you up for a “that’s what she said”, which you whiffed badly on.
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 18, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn
you know i never got that joke.. it from a tv show?
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 18, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Aw shucks. I’m just a simple Canadian.” I don’t buy it.
by jj24 on Mar 18, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you had better start watching the Office, and Lost or we will ban you.
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by sireric on Mar 18, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or is it spelled Offiec up there?
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by sireric on Mar 18, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
ah the office. Sorry Lost is just about the only network tv show I watch, I’ve always prefered HBO and Showtime.
But I can’t wait for tonight’s new episode of Lost!!!
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 18, 2009 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The L Word is quality entertainment.
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by sireric on Mar 18, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
of corse you’d go for that. I’m partial to Oz and Dexter myself
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 18, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
On what night does The Office play anyways
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 18, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oz???
I watched that for a while until is started to resemble the L Word, just for the opposite sex.
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by sireric on Mar 18, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
yeah that was a… strange choice of directions for the show.
US of Tara is pretty good too
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 18, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lost….Lost is on tonight! Oh my goodness, today just got a lot better!
by jj24 on Mar 18, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
With all the SciFi fans here,
I can’t believe there are not more BattleStar Galactica fans here. Best show ever put on TV, IMO.
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by Joe P. on Mar 18, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nerd
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by sireric on Mar 18, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it didn't air in Canada until it's 3rd season
So I’m finding it hard to get into it.
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 18, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is this the tiniest a box can be?
I watch too much TV, but have never seen an episode of Galactica. Dwight Schrute would hate me.
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 18, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty sure they don't get any smaller
Otherwise we’d be reading vertically.
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 18, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rent the pilot and
start from the beginning. So good it could have been on the big screen!!!!
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by Joe P. on Mar 18, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, I think it was called the
mini series.
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by Joe P. on Mar 18, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Le Office
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by Kurupt on Mar 18, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Totally different aninal
BSG challenges you on every level. What you think about government, religious beliefs, who the “bad” guys are….most of the time you are emotionally spent after the show is over.
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by Joe P. on Mar 18, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
making fun of my language k?
I’ll have you know that if we choose to go to that level i’ll start butchering the english language… oh wait
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 18, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guarentee you BSG is
more manly than Lost :-)
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by Joe P. on Mar 18, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah but how many times
do you see Evangeline Lilly sunbathing in her undies on the beach?
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 18, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
excellent question.
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by sireric on Mar 18, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
To me that alone tips the scales in the direction of Lost :-P
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 18, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Click on the pic of the legs
but not at work.
http://www.comicbookhotties.com/models/tricia-helfer.asp?i=75
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by Joe P. on Mar 18, 2009 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know
This girl’s got second comming of Britney Spears written all over her.
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 17, 2009 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tricia Helfer from BSG
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by Joe P. on Mar 18, 2009 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ewwww
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by Kurupt on Mar 18, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve never claimed to be very picky.
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by sireric on Mar 18, 2009 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would be delightfully ’80’s trash. Then all we’d need is a guy with David Lee Roth hair and we’d be full retro… I think I,m gonna puke.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Mar 17, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL.... we are the vomit brothers!!!!
Not sure that came out right :-)
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by Joe P. on Mar 17, 2009 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LMAO
that picture is pretty kick a** though
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 17, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like an East German cheerleader!!!!
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by Joe P. on Mar 17, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
His pedigree is undeniable though.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Mar 17, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the Bills are smart they sign him to a longer deal
With incentives and escalator clauses for year 2 & 3
You know that maybe the bills placing him on IR was strategic? If not he could have come back and made an impression in the final 3-4 games and instead now every team has doubts – which keeps his value low and keeps him more desparate. Could it be that this whole thing was just a brilliant negotiation tactic on the part of the Bills?
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by keysh67 on Mar 18, 2009 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brilliant negotiation tactic on the part of the Bills. Never heard of it. ; )
by jj24 on Mar 18, 2009 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm. Maybe Jauron’s “win now” philosophy he has going into this year will allow him to forgive Crowell for a season. They’re probably looking at the the other FA’s and assessing the draft before they decide on making an offer, right?
by jj24 on Mar 18, 2009 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think they’re waiting to see what happens with Peters and along the offensive line, to be honest. That’s a bigger priority right now. There’s enough depth at LB in FA/draft and DE in the draft that they can be patient at those positions while they figure out their offensive front.
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 18, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see. Assuming they can re-sign Peters, do you think they would be happy filling in the opening on OL with a rookie or unproven commodity like Butler? Or do you imagine they’ll want to get a veteran to start?
by jj24 on Mar 18, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think they’d peruse vets in that event, but I honestly think they’d be OK starting a rookie inside.
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 18, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But...chances were extremely high that he would sign with Tampa Bay last weekend?
:)
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by Fort Worth on Mar 17, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They’re still in the mix, friend.
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 17, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man you hate this guy!
I bet you are hoping they don’t re-sign him and frankly it’s hard to figure out why?
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by keysh67 on Mar 18, 2009 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think Brian hates him, he just has a little insight as to how the coaching staff feels about Crowell. I don’t think they hate him either being that he has come in for a “visit”.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Mar 18, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It just seems that way I guess
While most rumblers seem to agree that we should be re-signing this guy.
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by keysh67 on Mar 18, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, you’re putting words in my mouth. I do not hate Angelo Crowell, and have no reason to.
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 18, 2009 6:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sign him….he knows our system and he does a decent job. I would sign him over Cato or the other FA LBs. If we draft a LB it doesn’t mean they will be ready to play…SIGN HIM!!!!
by copperbillzfn on Mar 17, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
At first I’d say Crowell is definitely not a downgrade from our current LB corp, as I recall he won the starting job last preseason, didn’t he? I wouldn’t think that it would be that big a risk to sign him back. We could certainly use the depth, and we go through LB’s like they’re disposable once the season starts.
But I wonder…
The very deliberate, slow pace that they are taking at addressing the OLB position has me thinking that they must be looking for a very particular type of player, and they don’t feel that any of the free agents fit the mold, so even if they’re good, they don’t fit the scheme of this defense and so are not really going to have the intended impact.
So if does that put OLB maybe higher in the draft than I thought before? Maybe even the first or second pick if that unique OLB player is available?
Or am I reading too much into the tea leaves?
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"The very deliberate, slow pace that they are taking at addressing the..."
fill in the blank. You name it. Game situations, playcalling, timeouts, offensive coordinator vacancy, free agency…
Such is the standard operating procedure of the Inner Circle at OBD.
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by Fort Worth on Mar 17, 2009 10:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"The Cagey Dick Jauron."
Baby steps. Baby steps.
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by Fort Worth on Mar 17, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
New nick name, I like it. Its like a superhero name. For project managers.
by south123 on Mar 17, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I must give credit where credit is due.
The name is from Rich Eisen of NFL Network.
The quote is from the movie “What About Bob?”
Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.
by Fort Worth on Mar 17, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The fact that he came and went just tells me that he's not signing with Buffalo
OBD doesn’t really like him, and he can probably get a better offer frp, another team. I’d love to re-sign him, but I just don’t think it’s going to happen.
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 17, 2009 10:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What happened to your Canadians tonight?
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by sireric on Mar 17, 2009 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they sunked down to a standard of play usually reserved for the Now York Rangers.
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 17, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAHA
sour grapes?
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by sireric on Mar 17, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A little bit
gonna to admit my Habs have been desasterous latly. We started the year so well to, what the heck happened?
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 17, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know what you mean
The Rangers came out of the gate of fire, now they are battling for the play-offs.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Mar 17, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly
why can’t we just go back to the good old days when the original six kicked sabre butt?
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 17, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the decision at LB is being held up by other factors
I think some other issue indirectly related to LB is holding up the decision. Something like the draft board or trade issues or whether or not they feel they can sign Peters. Sort of a domino effect. For example, If we decide to draft a DE, then we sign a FA LB. If we don’t think we can get a DE, then we draft a LB. Or just the opposite. Just a hunch.
by south123 on Mar 17, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If we trade for Jay Cutler, then…
Just kidding.
Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.
by Fort Worth on Mar 17, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Poor Crow
A guy who at one point was rapidly being recognized as approaching elite LB status lost a season and now is going to get a minimum contract.
Ouch.
"Gooood…..let the apathy take root…" - Ron from NM
by poz on Mar 17, 2009 11:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Who ever considered Crowell as close to an elite LB??!?!?!?
He was a good, solid LB at one point, but never close to elite. Why do you think that Poz?
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by Kurupt on Mar 17, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well after he spent two seasons watching and learning from elite guys like London Fletcher and Takeo Spikes, Crowell’s first three starting seasons in Buffalo made him seem poised to follow in their mold. At 23 years old he put up 119 tackles, 3 sacks, and 2 interceptions while only starting 13 games filling in after we lost Takeo. At age 24 he came right back with 82 tackles, 2 sacks and 2 interceptions while only starting 12 games. At age 25 he had a third straight solid year, this time starting 16 games, and posting 126 tackles, 2 sacks and 1 interceptions. During that three year span Crow registered 16 passes defended, 4 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, and 1 safety as well. Keep in mind by the time Crowell had only reached the age of Trent Edwards and Jay Cutler he was putting up these numbers.
If that doesn’t seem like a guy ready to bust through and become elite I don’t know what does. He was developing into a fine linebacker. So long as he’s had playing time he’s played well. Then at age 26 he was put on IR. Now he’s 27 and can’t find a job. I’d be lying if I said that didn’t upset me a bit to think that a guy we developed and molded into a pretty fine backer can’t get a fair shake.
"Gooood…..let the apathy take root…" - Ron from NM
by poz on Mar 17, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure the stats looked nice, but I never considered him elite, or even close to it when watching him play.
However, I’d happily take those numbers again, and a good OLB…
~K
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by Kurupt on Mar 18, 2009 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and I will agree that it would be nice to give him another fair shot. I guess that doesn’t seem to be in the cards though.
~K
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by Kurupt on Mar 18, 2009 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
His stats were very good
over his last three season before his injury his stats were very good for a SLB
average of 110 tackles/per season
average of 5.3 PD
over 2 sacks per season
1.7 INT per season.
1-2 FF per season
In comparison: Keith Ellison
73 tackles
2 PD
0 sacks
0 INT
0 FF
Your ability to control the LOS is directly linked to your ability to win football games!
FEED the BEAST!
by keysh67 on Mar 18, 2009 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rather draft a younging......
Crow burned his bridges here………..he’s reaping what he sowed last year
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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 17, 2009 11:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Or is he?
Is he reaping what he sewed last year? Or did the coaches tell him to hold off on surgery? Does anyone know the real story? Brian? I know he had a workout problem that Mitchell jumped down his throat about goofing off in the training room. Other than this I have no idea. Does anyone really know that Cro opted to have surgery so late and the team punished him for it? Is this a FACT?
The time to deliver is now and if you fail to do so you will no doubt witness the consequences first hand.
by Cutter3636 on Mar 18, 2009 1:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe in the saying......"There is some truth to every rumor"
so I billeve….that Crow did something to get in the doghouse of the management.
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12/19/08 - Thank you KLJ for coming into my life.
by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 18, 2009 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 18, 2009 6:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Couldn't we sign Crowell
And draft a rookie? Isn’t that how you build depth on your team? We could bump off one of the ST specialists.
by syrbillsfan on Mar 18, 2009 9:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
New comments are being made and I can’t see them. What’s going on?
by jj24 on Mar 18, 2009 11:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Press Z.
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 18, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Z isn’t working. Obviously since I typed z the key is working. However, it’s not taking me to any new comments. Is the previous thread down to microscopic size? I feel there’s Lost comments I can’t read and I really wanna read ’em.
by jj24 on Mar 18, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lost comments will be all over the blog tomorrow…new episode tonight and all…
~K
"I’m Kurupt with Buffalo Rumblings. I am worth hundreds!"
by Kurupt on Mar 18, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was weird. I picked CanadianBillsFans’ name below one of his comments, picked his most recent comment, and then it updated all the comments I missed on this page. Weird.
by jj24 on Mar 18, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm
Glad to know I can fix glitches without trying :D
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 18, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’re the Merlin of our blog, conjuring magic with your mystical Canadian language. : )
by jj24 on Mar 18, 2009 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ROFL
good one.
I can make every see the colours of the centre of the univers!… or at least teach you all how to spell correctly
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 18, 2009 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think we have a better chance of reprogramming you, than the other way around. : )
by jj24 on Mar 18, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
only because of strength in numbers
by CanadianBillsFan on Mar 18, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are Blind!
I don’t know, are you in narrow or wide view?
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Mar 18, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is a box in the upper right, just below the site search bar. The option is at the bottom of that box, just above the advertisement.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Mar 18, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
home page...top left side
Why do you have to 'put your two cents in'... but it's only a 'penny for your thoughts'? Where's that extra penny going to?
by Joe P. on Mar 18, 2009 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Homer: “Mmmmm 64 slices of american cheese. 64….63…(hours later)…2…….1……..”
Marge: “Homer, have you been up all night eating cheese?”
Homer: “I think I’m blind.”
by jj24 on Mar 18, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yup one of the best
"Gooood…..let the apathy take root…" - Ron from NM
by poz on Mar 18, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And the whole time Smithers and Burns are suction cupped to the ceiling.
:-) Try to steal bobo the bear.
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by MattRichWarren on Mar 18, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAHAHAHAhAhahAAH!!!!!!!
thats right!
"Gooood…..let the apathy take root…" - Ron from NM
by poz on Mar 18, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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