Bills Waive OT Meredith, Move OG Wrotto To Active Roster
by Brian Galliford on Oct 4, 2010 4:21 PM EDT
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PrintAfter two miserable performances in spot duty at left tackle during the Buffalo Bills' first two games of the season, left tackle Jamon Meredith has been waived by the club. He had been inactive for the past two weeks.
Taking Meredith's place on the active roster is Mansfield Wrotto, who was recruited by and played under Bills head coach Chan Gailey at Georgia Tech. The 6'3", 320-pound Wrotto adds some size to Buffalo's offensive line reserves.
Undrafted rookie free agent Cordaro Howard - another Georgia Tech alum - will now serve as Buffalo's primary backup at both tackle positions, which likely means that Cornell Green's starting right tackle job is safe for the time being. Kraig Urbik, who has seen playing time at right guard in each of the past two games, will be the primary backup at both guard spots, and Wrotto will get a chance to play inside as well. The ninth lineman on the team, rookie Ed Wang, has yet to see active duty this season.
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Apparently Buddy
Saw his approval numbers.
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
You called it – Sweeping changes..
I thought Meredith still had some upside… would have much rather seen Green waived… Probably didn’t want to admit his mistake? Can anyone else explain keeping Green over Meredith?
"...You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win, and I don't care if you don't have any wins. You go play to win. When you start tellin' me it doesn't matter, then retire. Get out! 'Cause it matters." ~ Herm Edwards
"Talk's cheap. We all know that. It's like I've always said: 'Don't tell me about the labor pains, just show me the baby.' " ~ Buddy Nix
by Jason from OH-IO on Oct 4, 2010 4:23 PM EDT reply actions
I can't
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by MtJulietTNBillsFan on Oct 4, 2010 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I disagree… Green has shown absolutely nothing… Atlease Meredith has the “potential” to get better…
"...You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win, and I don't care if you don't have any wins. You go play to win. When you start tellin' me it doesn't matter, then retire. Get out! 'Cause it matters." ~ Herm Edwards
"Talk's cheap. We all know that. It's like I've always said: 'Don't tell me about the labor pains, just show me the baby.' " ~ Buddy Nix
by Jason from OH-IO on Oct 4, 2010 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm with you on this one.
"It’s like I’ve always said, don’t tell me about the labor pains, just show me the baby. That’s what we’ve got to do. We’ve got to show you the baby, and the baby is winning." - Buddy Nix
Does it really matter?........opposite end of the same piece of crap
If all the stars align, pigs learn to fly, humanity achieves world peace, doctors discover a cure for cancer, scientists perfect cold fusion, and hell freezes over, the Bills might win the SB this year.
It Did Not Matter
The Bills have played with three bad tackles at this point; Bell, Green and Meredith.
Each one has been struggling. Meredith must have been under performing in practice to warrant being taken off the team. By the season ends though, Ed Wang will likely be starting as he shows the best upside of all the tackles, was actually slated to be a third round pick according to CBSports and has some of the best work ethic on the team. After bye week when he’s closer to 100%, Gailey will start swapping out Green for him. By next season, the Bills will also have drafted another player to replace Bell at left tackle provided he does not have a major turnaround.
by DynamicHero22 on Oct 4, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Hope you are right about Wang, but I haven't seen it
Wang looked horrible at the Sr Bowl and continued to look bad until he was injured.
If all the stars align, pigs learn to fly, humanity achieves world peace, doctors discover a cure for cancer, scientists perfect cold fusion, and hell freezes over, the Bills might win the SB this year.
this coach/Gm
seems to have no interest in develpoing youngs players, along with losing ways him and DJ have that in common. His BS speech about it taking time is a crock. Guys like mccargo, ellis, spiller, carrington should be playing now if it is going to take time. This team is much worse than i expected and will be lucky to win three versus my original guess of six. Time to play for next year. I am tired of seeing retread free agents lose for me. Trade lynch for whatever you can get at this point.
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by buffalobacker on Oct 5, 2010 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Can anyone else explain keeping Green over Meredith?
Not to your satisfaction.
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by UZ on Oct 4, 2010 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
The first
of many roster moves?
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by MtJulietTNBillsFan on Oct 4, 2010 4:23 PM EDT reply actions
Where have you been… Didn’t you know we released our captain and starting quarterback?
"...You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win, and I don't care if you don't have any wins. You go play to win. When you start tellin' me it doesn't matter, then retire. Get out! 'Cause it matters." ~ Herm Edwards
"Talk's cheap. We all know that. It's like I've always said: 'Don't tell me about the labor pains, just show me the baby.' " ~ Buddy Nix
by Jason from OH-IO on Oct 4, 2010 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
To clear up my comment
I was commenting based on Chan Gailey post-game tirade that he was going to make some changes after the Jets debacle.
I’ve been here all along. Thanks for not noticing.
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by MtJulietTNBillsFan on Oct 4, 2010 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Was it really a tirade?
Just like the last quarter of the game, I couldn’t watch it. But I might have to if it really was a tirade….
I guess
it could have been a temper-tantrum. Lol
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by MtJulietTNBillsFan on Oct 4, 2010 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, it was not like he pulled a Denny Green or pulled his pants down like Mike S.
He just has a very big frown….kind of like when he found out that the internet had nothing to do with fishing.
If all the stars align, pigs learn to fly, humanity achieves world peace, doctors discover a cure for cancer, scientists perfect cold fusion, and hell freezes over, the Bills might win the SB this year.
NICE
keep em coming, this web site, and the fans busting on the coaches and players are the only thing keeping me interested in this team right now.
Yeah, I imagine we might see some more changes on the defensive side of the ball. At this point, would it really hurt to give Maybin more reps at outside linebacker? Could our run defense be any worse?? Also maybe we’ll see more of Troup and Carrington. Could Kyle Williams play 3-4 end? That would give us some beef up there, and Williams has good feet to apply pressure, maybe get to the QB once in a while.
Some day the Bills won't suck anymore. Or they'll be in someone else's city.
CHAMPIONSHIP...............
Lock it up.
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by norcaliangelsfan on Oct 4, 2010 4:25 PM EDT reply actions
Or equally
We’re DOOMED111111111111
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
Meredith was truly terrible. His kill rate was way higher than Greens. But Wrotto isn’t a tackle, so who is the backup tackle now?
Nevermind, I guess its Howard. It’s a real indictment of Meredith that he lost his job to an undrafted free agent guard.
He was referring to Howard
Who went undrafted.
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
Ahhh
Got ya.
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
Glad to see we did a good job of evaluating talent before the season began
oh wait…
Is this your homework, Larry?
Because nobody was released at all before the season began. NOBODY
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by UZ on Oct 4, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
That was more of a knock
At the bills releasing the starting qb, and team captain. Clearly they failed in that evaluation, so why wouldn’t we think they failed else where?
Is this your homework, Larry?
by Schooled You on Oct 4, 2010 6:39 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Even if the Bills made all the right decisions prior to the season starting, what were we, maybe a 6 win team? So does it really do anyone harm to give them real games to show their stuff? This way we don’t have to debate whether someone was released for no reason. We know every reason, with current game tape to back it up. Trent sucked himself out of town. Meredith sucked his way out of town. I just want to see some of the same kind of action on the defensive side of the ball. In some ways they’ve been worse than the offense. The offensive system is just as different as the switch from 3-4 to 4-3, but Chan isn’t making excuses on that side of the ball. He seems to know what he wants to dance with.
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Without them I’d never be able to properly pronounce the last name of the scrub of the week.
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
by mob16151 on Oct 4, 2010 4:31 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
picture
both people in the picture for this story are no longer on the bills. Kinda funny
by driscode7 on Oct 4, 2010 4:34 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I like the picture… Meredith holding a rushing defender.
Being deactivated the last two weeks wasn’t a good sign. Maybe the Packers know what they’re doing when they release a player they drafted?
they actually tried to keep brohm
they matched the bills offer, so maybe he has hope
Does this mean Wang is ready to come back from injury?
Does this mean the O-line will change to Bell, Levitre, Wood, Urbik and Green with Wang being the swing tackle and Hang being the top inside reserve?
Does this mean the O-line will change to Bell, Levitre, Wood, Urbik and Green with Wang being the swing tackle and Hang being the top inside reserve?
What, do we look psychic? ;)
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
Thank you
I’ll be here all week.
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
You & Brian
I’ll pay to see.
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by MtJulietTNBillsFan on Oct 4, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
no
i think the line is still
bell, levitre, hang, wood, green…. i hope urbik replaces green in a few games… y would he replace hang? when hang is probably the most consistent of all the linemen
This sounds like a bad movie title:
Hang, Urbik Wang
"Being a Bills Fan is a Tough Job for Tough People…" – Luther6
I think
that was a ’70’s porno.
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by MtJulietTNBillsFan on Oct 4, 2010 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
bozo moves
when are these dopes at OBD going to realize it is our starters who suck. reshuffling the bench means nothing.
No. I covered everything in the article.
by Brian Galliford on Oct 4, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Senator Palpatine advised Lord Vader to hire Boba Fett to hunt down Mansfield Wrotto and return him to the Republic of Buffalo for active duty.
Meredith earned his way out of town just like Trent. The good news is at least the Bills will cut bait with under-performing personnel. The bad news is they can’t cut 20 players at once. Green is definitely on notice though. I bet he doesn’t finish the season in the starting line-up.
I'd like for him
To not finish the season gainfully employed.
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
The good news is at least the Bills will cut bait with under-performing personnel.
except in some cases, where they give them contract extensions.
by quantumuprising on Oct 5, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I remember when Meredith was GB’s LT prospect. Then he was on their practice squad and he became a tackle prospect for us. Then he became nothing. If you are a tackle and you can’t make it in Buffalo, you are not long for this league.
by greysquirrel on Oct 4, 2010 4:39 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Hello Wrotto
What we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.
by fansince60 on Oct 4, 2010 4:41 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Augh, I have the song stuck in my head now
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by UZ on Oct 4, 2010 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
oh hai wrotto
(bonus points for those that can guess this movie reference)
by silverstreak3k on Oct 4, 2010 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
nope
its a very obscure movie, and not a jackie chan movie. It is a great movie for unintentional humor.
by silverstreak3k on Oct 4, 2010 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Domo arigato Mr. Wrobotto
~K
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Kansas? damn I’m stumped!
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by buffalobacker on Oct 5, 2010 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Where Styx, is a river and not just a band, though they'll play our reception if all goes as planned
anyone know this one?
abayarde- "Sunday the Whagon BLASTER IS taking of and the GODZILLA IS IN IT . EVERY BODY AND EVERYTHING IN THE WAY will be CRUSH, VANISH , NON EXISTENCE, PULLVERISE, DESINTEGRADED, The Force is stronger than EVER . THE JEDI IS READY, TO FACE the Dark side."
Styx
Thk-you, thats what my gf thought.
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by buffalobacker on Oct 5, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
He has been suspended all season….
You can't have CHANGE without CHAN.
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by MattRichWarren on Oct 4, 2010 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
i know
that was him last year and will be this year
"Hold ya chin up...nuh nuh nuh...gone" -Marshawn Lynch-
Cordaro Howard in the starting lineup I hope.
You can't have CHANGE without CHAN.
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by MattRichWarren on Oct 7, 2010 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions
One team's trash is another team's...what?
Recycling?
Merideth lasted less than a year with us, i think. I don’t see where he can go from here but to retirement. Let’s hope for better luck with Urbik and Wrotto.
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by Backup to Farve's Backup on Oct 4, 2010 4:53 PM EDT reply actions
So someone please explain to me why we didn't keep Incognito?
if we were going to be signing a bunch of interior linemen like Howard and Wrotto?
if we were going to be signing a bunch of interior linemen like Howard and Wrotto?
It’s complicated. How much do you know about astrology?
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
by mob16151 on Oct 4, 2010 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
Ha
Seriously……..there have been some funny things said today.
But this takes the cake……..
And you guys know how much I love cake.
"Oh man, moral victories and pulling confidence from losses, that's crap" -Marcus Stroud
by norcaliangelsfan on Oct 4, 2010 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
but this was a triumph!
i’m making a note here, huge success.
by quantumuprising on Oct 5, 2010 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
the benefits of working overnights.
YOU ARE OUT of you kuku fufu mine craker laker Flaber baber FUNKI chunki brain. WE want to winn every year -- abayarde
He is a guard…. Seems like we are a team of guards forcing them to play out of position… Here is a thought… DRAFT an f’in TACKLE!
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"Talk's cheap. We all know that. It's like I've always said: 'Don't tell me about the labor pains, just show me the baby.' " ~ Buddy Nix
by Jason from OH-IO on Oct 4, 2010 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Waiting for the afternoon video on BB.com of Gailey's presser to see...
how they are going to spin this last lost and what they will do going forward. If I have to hear how they are going to continue to just “work hard” and hope for the best again… I am going to be sick. Of course they can’t really say anything else can they?
I know hes expensive
but the Bengals arent even activating Andre Smith. He could come in here and immediately start. Hes young with upside even if he has a weight problem. They might take a 5th or 6th rounder just to get rid of his contract.
"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly"
by poz on Oct 4, 2010 5:11 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Stay far FAR away from that guy… Doesn’t he just scream Mike WIlliams to you (or worse actually)?
"...You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win, and I don't care if you don't have any wins. You go play to win. When you start tellin' me it doesn't matter, then retire. Get out! 'Cause it matters." ~ Herm Edwards
"Talk's cheap. We all know that. It's like I've always said: 'Don't tell me about the labor pains, just show me the baby.' " ~ Buddy Nix
by Jason from OH-IO on Oct 4, 2010 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Getting Mike Williams
For a 5th or 6th would be a totally different dynamic though.Doubt the Bengals do it though. It just wouldn’t make sense.
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
to be honest
I dont know, Im not arguing for or against the idea, just sort of tossing it out there. Its going to be a long rebuild and it would be nice to be able to speed it up wherever shortcuts present themselves to be gambled on. Im not sure if Smith is worth the gamble but if they arent using him why not make a call?
"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly"
by poz on Oct 4, 2010 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd take him in a heartbeat for a 5th
What the heck, why not. A fifth might have a 20% chance of contributing in a meaningful manner. Smith still probably has a 20% chance of becoming dominant.
by WhatGoesAround on Oct 4, 2010 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Alabama
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
hes 23 from Alabama. Went in last years draft.
"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly"
by poz on Oct 4, 2010 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
You're thinking of Jason Smith
The Rams took him number 2 overall in 09.
"Oh man, moral victories and pulling confidence from losses, that's crap" -Marcus Stroud
by norcaliangelsfan on Oct 4, 2010 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
ahh
Thats the one Im thinking of.
Andre Smith… did he break his foot before the draft or something? I know there was something about him… unless its Jason Im still thinking about…
Buffal Bills. We have no 'O'
hes fat
and lazy. a lot of rumblers wanted him, but thankfully cincy beat them to the punch.
by silverstreak3k on Oct 4, 2010 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
would
Andre Smith be having a bigger impact here than Aaron Maybin? I think he might be…..
"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly"
by poz on Oct 4, 2010 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
While I still have hope for Maybin
There’s breezes that have had more effect on the Bills while hes been here.
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
I still have hope for Maybin too
but like you said, breezes haha
"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly"
by poz on Oct 4, 2010 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions
eh
theres the tradeoff i guess. maybin has actually played, i dont think smith has played all that much. i was an orakpo guy myself
by silverstreak3k on Oct 4, 2010 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions
hahaha
no no I know, I was too. Im not trying to start a this guy v this guy debate. Just pointing out its not like we did much better. Actually if you look at those picks from Maybin up a lot of minimal impact thus far — Jason Smith, Tyson Jackson, Darius Heyward Bey, Andre Smith, Aaron Maybin. Thats rough
"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly"
by poz on Oct 4, 2010 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions
rough year
although i thought the first smith was doing well? is he not?
by silverstreak3k on Oct 4, 2010 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions
he was taken
no.2 overall in 2009 to be their left tackle and Roger Saffold came in and immediately sent him over to the right side by taking his job. Its rough when your paying a guy no.2 pick in the draft money to be your RT.
"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly"
by poz on Oct 4, 2010 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
We wanted Saffold
WIsh we did a major reach and took him at #9 (or traded back), instead of taking our 3rd string rb.
I would have loved to keep Spiller and trade up from our second to be honest. By the time the Rams saw Saffold available at the start of the second and already had their franchise QB, they must have been salivating. A rookie from 09 and a rookie from 10 to be their bookend tackles as well as Bradford….good haul for the Rams in 2010.
"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly"
by poz on Oct 4, 2010 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions
ah
i see. well at least he should be a really good RT! haha
by silverstreak3k on Oct 4, 2010 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions
hahaha
i think hes been a hurt a bit too but your right, at the very least they have Bradford protected for a long time on both edges.
"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly"
by poz on Oct 4, 2010 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Jason Smith (their #2 pick last year) isn’t a bust, but he has been a disappointment. They had him at LT last year and at one point they benched him, even though he was healthy. They now have Saffold and he has been starting as a rookie at LT and doing a terrific job. I continue to believe that he may turn out to be the best OT in the 2010 draft along with Okung. Why we didn’t maneuver to get him is a mystery.
a ship without a rudder can't maneuver to save its life.
If all the stars align, pigs learn to fly, humanity achieves world peace, doctors discover a cure for cancer, scientists perfect cold fusion, and hell freezes over, the Bills might win the SB this year.
was Jason Smith
the consensus top LT prospect predraft in 09? I dont remember
"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly"
so
every week a new player gone? we have 12 playing weeks left, whos everyones bet for next weeks cut?
certainly not Chris Kelsay
hes the only guy on the roster who doesnt feel an impending cut or trade as likely in their near future. sigh……
"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly"
by poz on Oct 4, 2010 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions
DEATH POOL
Can we set a week on gailey too? Ralph please talk to Cowher.
He Did
Cowher said no thk-you. Next.
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by buffalobacker on Oct 5, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
man, i wasn’t gonna take a turn to negative town with everyone else but our tackle situation just went from pathetic to vomit inducing. Good lord. An undrafted GUARD is our only active swing tackle!?!?!? WT…f…f…fbluahggpppfff… (spits)….(spits)
Enjoying my annual three months of optimism.
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What we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.
by fansince60 on Oct 4, 2010 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
whoa whoa
im all for complaining, but cutting meredith was what put you over the top? color me confused…..cuz i actually think wrotto or any other interior lineman would play the pants off of meredith.
by silverstreak3k on Oct 4, 2010 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha, fair point. There are definitely more important and worse things to criticize right now, and I agree that anyone on our team could outperform Meredith on the edge. However, this one put me over the edge not because its a bad move, but because it’s indicative of just how bad our line depth is and how little was done to address it. I like how Nix drafted – but if our o line depth is a proverbial baby, it has 13 fingers, crossed-eyes, a deformed leg, chicken wing arms and two dead fetuses fused to its lumpy head. You simply cannot allow a situation this ugly to arise. No excuses; especially when you can’t even chalk it up to injuries.
Our o-line has been blessed with speedy recoveries and good health thus far, yet we’re absolutely f’ed for depth. I understand that Meredith warranted a chance, I thought he would develop into an average swing tackle myself after his alledgedly solid offseason. But if there was any doubt in Chix’s mind, they should have had a backup plan in place outside of Cordero Howard. This is comparable to the Edwards situation, but with Edwards, we had a capable, proven backup in Fitz; not an undrafted rookie that plays a different position.
I guess I have no patience for the front office failing to produce when it comes to things that they can control. You can’t control the outcome of games, you can’t completely control players failing to perform or live up to their potential, but you can control the QUANTITY of personnel you employ at a given position. Right now we are only employing two healthy tackles and a third that didn’t even play in training camp or the preseason.
Enjoying my annual three months of optimism.
No, it didn’t. Our OT situation went from awful to awful.
by Brian Galliford on Oct 4, 2010 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
ahem, from awful to just as freaking awful
thankyewverymuch
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At one point this summer people thought he could be the LT of the future.
And I don’t mean a washed up runningback who has the game of his last three seasons running against the Bills.
I seen the writing on the wall for Mrerdith....
and i think more moves will be made before trading deadline.
Nope
They’re not interested!
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by buffalobacker on Oct 5, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Brian.....
iknow that my article should have been posted on the fan post or the other category but
i have to be honest with you i only write when there is something to write about and right now today there isn’t much to write about except we really,really,really are bad at playing football and i thought by giving some hope to the fans it would be a positive thing. if there
is a system,tv show or software program that gives you 10,000 sitimulations and gave us a chance to win i thought i share that with you,the readers and everyone else that’s reading. Not everyone reads fan posts but everyone reads your articles it still amazes me how you come up with your work based on such a bad team, kudos to you buddy but as for me i’m done as a bills fan and writing in your comments section. i got your warning but i don’t think you should worry about losing fans as much as the bills do here goes another one of the wagon that i’ve been on for 25 years.so good luck to you and the bills this is my last comment. I promise.
by frustrated bills fan on Oct 4, 2010 6:15 PM EDT reply actions
if you have been a fan for 25 years
i find it hard to believe that now is when you would want to jump ship. It wasn’t a warning either, just an informational thingy. More people read those posts/shots than you think. Just because someone is not commenting doesn’t mean it wasn’t read.
by silverstreak3k on Oct 4, 2010 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea dude
I don’t ever get huge numbers of responses to my fan posts. But I’m still confident there read.
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
Dude,
I’ve done three or four and got Nada… It ain’t you, some folks just see no reson to comment.
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ciest la vie
The player I would like least at #9 would be my sister’s cat, Captain Creamsicle. She does have a great work ethic and agility, but I’m really concerned that at 9 lbs., she’s too small to play safety in the NFL. She also bites way too often on play action and is easily distracted by someone waving string in the crowd. Lastly, her wonderlic score was pretty awful, answering "meow meow meow" for most of the questions- Dr. Brackish Okun
Hell I write like a three year old
Whats impressed me the most is when the community interprets what I am trying to say and they are right. Cuz when I reread it I can’t remember what I was trying to say. Jump if you want, more wings for us. God Bless
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Uh, first, it wasn’t me. Second, we explicitly said it was NOT a warning. So… OK. If it’s your last comment, then enjoy your misery. :(
by Brian Galliford on Oct 4, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Howard might be starting by the bye week if this thing keeps up.
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It makes more sense to put Howard at LG and move Levitre to RT… At least Levitre has played a significant amount at tackle.
I don’t like this idea though… I hope Gailey leaves these guys (Levitre, Wood, Howard, Urbick, etc.) at the positions that they can play best and not force them into positions where they won’t suceed…
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by Jason from OH-IO on Oct 4, 2010 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Levitre played at left tackle though. That would be a big switch to RT IMO. I still think he would be a liability in pass blocking as well with his short arms. I like Howard at OT or OG from what I have seen. If he gets his chance and fails we can go back to the drawing board.
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by MattRichWarren on Oct 7, 2010 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
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good point
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by buffalobacker on Oct 5, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
i want to see a 5-2-4 defensive formation
since the linebackers cannot hold the edge, why not
have three massive defensive linemen attacking the
front of the offensive line instead of one or two?
we do not have any linebackers that can tackle besides
poz and ellison. and both those guys are decent in coverage.
grasping for straws, but why not just do a new defense
Im sorry but what does this have to do with this article?
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by norcaliangelsfan on Oct 4, 2010 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
thinking about are lack of a pass rush makes me think of merdith's
inability to defend the pass rush…
sorry…
lots of impressive online material on the 5-2-4….
right now, bills defense is worse than offense..
unbelievable
Can't say the mad didn't get a chance.
Obviously, seattle didn’t want to add Wrotto to their active roster or they would of brought him back. Also, Meredit could return to our practice squad. Jarmon had his chance maybe Wroto can due better maybe not. Howard going to swing tackle has more interest.
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To Meredith & Trent....
So long, farewell, Auf wiedersehen, good night,
So long, farewell, Auf wiedersehen, adieu,
Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu.
So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye,
Goodbye,
Goodbye,
Goodbye!
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by Goose22 on Oct 5, 2010 8:20 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
this fanbase is collectively cracking hahaha
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Finally
I hope that this can finally put a silence to all those Meredith supporters who in the off season went as far to say that Meredith had the tools to be a franchise left tackle. Meredith got so hyped up in the offseason on how he was a better tackle than Demetrius Bell and how athletic he was that you would have thought he was headed to the pro bowl after this season. I constantly disagreed with those supporters and never thought he showed anything watching him last year. In fact after last season he was #1 on my list of Bills players that should be cut. he was and still is absolutely awful. Forget being able to make it through the rigors of a full football game, Meredith sucked in spot duty. He shows no ability at all and i am very confused why all these people thought so highly of him. I think athleticism can be overrated at times when it comes to offensive lineman. Theres a difference between being athletic and being a good athlete. Meredith maybe was athletic but was a very poor athlete. He didnt look athletic at all in pass protection as he was beaten regularly. Meredith is just overwhelmed by the NFL game and he just does not have the ability to be a player at this level.
Meredith
OK so it safe to say you don’t think Meredith was any good:)
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by buffalobacker on Oct 5, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I wrote a post saying he had the inside track to the starting job. He did when Bell was out and Meredith was getting every rep with the first team.
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by MattRichWarren on Oct 7, 2010 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions
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