Web Rumblings: Buffalo Bills Links, 3/9
by MattRichWarren on Mar 9, 2010 7:01 AM EST
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PrintBills legend wants Edwards at QB - AFC East Blog - ESPN
"They've got to stop messing with the quarterback," Reed said. "Put the quarterback in there, let him make mistakes, do what you got to do. Don't start pulling him and doing this and doing that. I think they need to put Trent back in regardless."
1-on-1 interview with Green – Inside The Bills
"Primarily I’m a right tackle, but whatever I’m called upon to do and wherever I’m needed I’m ready to do what I have to do to get this team over the hump and get it back to the playoffs and give this town what they expect out of the Bills organization," said Green.
Cornell Green: Swapping Coasts - Silver And Black Pride
"Let me be the first to say good luck Buffalo. I'll take Langston Walker over Cornell Green any day of the week, especially on Sundays. Wasn't their G.M. the same guy who bashed the Raiders a little while ago? What kind of drugs is that guy on? Somebody in Buffalo failed to do their homework." More comments from Raiders fans here.
Cornell Smith signs with Buffalo
Bills find a tackle | ProFootballTalk.com
"Buffalo needs warm bodies on the offensive line, but Green didn't seem like a player that was going to get much more than the veteran's minimum. Of course, he may have to start in Buffalo."
Bills Focus: Exclusive 1-on-1 with Cornell Green (3:30) - BuffaloBills.com
The newest Bills lineman sits down for an exclusive chat with BuffaloBills.com
BillBoard: Bills sign O-tackle
"Green is not an exciting signing, and at 33 (he'll turn 34 in August), who knows how much he has left. But the Bills had to do something. With Brad Butler's sudden retirement, the Bills were left with Demetrius Bell, Kirk Chambers, Jamon Meredith and Andre Ramsey at tackle. Green is certainly a step up from that. He immediately becomes the favorite to start at right tackle. The starter on the left side will likely come in the first round of the draft."
Veteran tackle signs with Bills : Buffalo Bills : The Buffalo News
"The Raiders chose not to re-sign Green because of his age (he'll be 34 in August) and his uneven play (he committed 12 penalties in 12 games last season). Also, he was arrested in Florida a year ago this month on a domestic violence charge." He had this to say about the charge, "Last year the issue I went through was unfortunate," Green said. "I learned and grew from that and I just moved past that. My girl and I are together now and we're just looking forward to the future and being a part of the Buffalo Bills."
OL Green signs with Bills - BuffaloBills.com
"He’s a first class guy," said Green of Gailey. "He wants to change the environment here and make it family so the locker room is good and have people that are accountable to what he wants to do. He wants all of us to come up and work out and make it a positive climate. I’m very excited to work with coach. He gave me a lot of good insight and told me what direction he wanted to go in and I want to do everything in my power to help him do that."
OL Green visiting One Bills Drive - BuffaloBills.com
"The experienced lineman has appeared in 89 games and made 46 starts in his NFL career."
Buffalo Bills sign offensive lineman Cornell Green | Democrat and Chronicle
"I'm real happy that coach (Chan Gailey) emphasized a lot on the run game and I love to run block."
Not much sizzle, but Bills order a tackle - AFC East Blog - ESPN
Green sounded impressed with new Bills coach Chan Gailey. "No. 1, he wants to change the vibe in here," Green said. "He holds people accountable. He wants to get all of us to come up and workout and just change the climate to make it positive. He's going to ask a lot of us to work hard and be productive in the community. We're professionals, and it's what we do."
Green signs with Bills | WIVB.com
"Right now, the offensive line is kinda young," he said. "They're looking to me for my leadership and experience."
Bills ink OT Cornell Green to deal - Silver And Black Pride
So yeah, fan response from the Raiders is sheer jubilation.
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"According to an NFL source, Buffalobills.com has learned that free agent OL Wade Smith will be making his third free agent visit in four days. Smith will be making the third stop on his free agent tour in Arizona to meet with the Cardinals on Tuesday. He has already visited Buffalo and Houston."
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Sullivan: Bills fail to provide sign of hope : Sports Columns : The Buffalo News
"Something tells me Bills fans won't turn any ankles dashing off to purchase their tickets. By the way, the first payment for season tickets is due Friday."
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"It’s going to remind me of the pain that I endured when it happened after not ever really being hurt in my life, and to know that I overcame that," he said. "More importantly I will remember the appreciation and the patience from the organization and the trainers. It makes me want to work that much harder to help this team. This offseason I can be anywhere in the world, but I’m here in Buffalo to do my part."
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Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford will not be in attendance at Oklahoma’s pro day on Tuesday. That according to NFL.com’s Gil Brandt. Bradford has his own pro day scheduled for March 25th when he will throw for NFL talent evaluators, but it was uncertain as to whether he would at least be on hand to watch his fellow Sooners
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Tebow will work out for Bills, Seahawks | ProFootballTalk.com
"Gil Brandt of NFL.com reports that Tebow also will work out for the Seahawks and the Bills the day after his Pro Day session. In Buffalo, the man who made Kordell Stewart into an NFL quarterback would be charged with turning Tebow into a pro-caliber passer. Then again, there's also a chance that either team is considering Tebow for a role other than quarterback."
BillBoard: Bills working out Tebow
"The Bills have been vague about their quarterback situation. They have hinted at going into the season with the guys on the roster, with Trent Edwards getting one more chance to be the starter. But the team also pointed out that it was keeping its options open.The Bills probably wouldn't draft Tebow with the ninth overall pick, but the fact that they want to work him out privately suggests there is interest in the former Heisman Trophy winner and two-time national champion. "
BULLDOG: Why I Love Tim Tebow - WGR 550 SportsRadio
"The Bills have tried lots of guys at quarterback since Jim Kelly. Many of them have or had strong arms and the desired passing motion. If memory serves, exactly none of them were thought of as the best leader in college football. I am ready to try that on."
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reading the comments on the Raiders blog
is hilarious. the way they talk it seems they are now contenders for the Super Bowl with Green being gone. If there is 1 team that has been more inept than the Bills the last few years it’s been the Raiders.
Nobody on this site things Green is the answer. He is depth at a position that is relatively thin, that’s it.
Many of them are thanking their stars they aren’t Bills fans FWIW.
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by MattRichWarren on Mar 9, 2010 10:14 AM EST up reply actions
Possible depth
Depth, spot starter and that’s if he even makes the team. Wouldn’t shock me if the Bills just signed him to motivate Bell and Meredith and Green gets released at the end of camp.
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Yes, I’m sure the Bills paid him millions in a signing bonus to cut him in training camp so they can ‘motivate’ their current players.
Do we know he got a signing bonus?
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by MattRichWarren on Mar 9, 2010 10:15 AM EST up reply actions
the fact that
he has 2 working legs might motivate the other O linemen….something to aspire to.
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Let’s hope and pray that Green gets cut in August, signing bonus or not. He is the kind of player that moves your team backwards on offense. Bell, Meredith, and even Andre Ramsey are much better OT’s despite their inexperience.
What?
Bell, Meredith, and even Andre Ramsey are much better OT’s despite their inexperience.
How can you even possibly knows this? Andre Ramsey took what, one snap, last year?
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No, it’s something a long time Bills fan who has watched so many of these foolish signings over the years would say in sheer exasperation. And as for Ramsey, he played the better part of one game, replacing someone who was injured (can’t remember who at this point — there were so many of them), and did reasonably well under the conditions.
I remember one false start. He’s more penalty-prone than Cornell Green!
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by MattRichWarren on Mar 9, 2010 1:46 PM EST up reply actions
I'm still dealing with this Cornell Green signing.
Not sure what to think. When Nix was in San Diego, the chargers had to face him twice a year. When Gailey was in Kansas City, they too had to face him twice a year. Yet the only thing he brings to the table is that he has been in the league (and I mean all over it) for a long time. Yet the penalties, the domestic violence charge and the fact that the Raiders were the only team to really provide him with quality playing time doesn’t add up to 3 years and $9M dollars. What we do know is that we need tackles. I am convinced that D. Bell is our starting LT in 2010 until we bring someone else in that can flat out beat him for the spot. Brad Butler’s retirement left a huge hole at RT which we had to use J. Scott, J. Meredith, K. Chambers and Ramsey in that position. This tells me that the FO believes that Green is the best option at RT going into camp, unless anyone of the three above can beat him out. I do believe that we will draft a tackle early in the 2010 draft but how early is debatable. This person also will compete for one of the two tackle spots. We also know that Gailey wants to run the ball, I assume he means like a 2:1 ratio. Green likes to run block and is noted for his run blocking over his pass protection, yet after all this analysis I am still a little confused why we would spend so much money on some one so do I dare say “mediocre”. What are we not seeing here?
This is like dumping a new puzzle from it's box. Now let's start putting the peices together. I guess this is what we all asked for.
I'd Quess
That they do indeed draft a LT, maybe with #9. If said player is good enough he’ll start. Bell would spell RT. Not knowledgable on salaries so can’t explain the high salary paid to Green. I too thought of fact that he run blocks good. Don’t forget Buffalo has to overpay in most cases due to desirability factor.
by buffalobacker on Mar 9, 2010 10:59 PM EST up reply actions
And sorry, Aaron, but I don’t buy it. There’s no way you gain six pounds of muscle in a week. Thats a physical impossibility.
“It’s not that hard to put 35 pounds of muscle on over the summer IF you hit the gym real hard.” Signed, the coach from The Program.
Bill Polian and AJ Smith are gone, so there's not the usual balance between "sane" and "others." Ralph has mentally checked out since 1994. It's a very dangerous time. The coalition for reason is extremely weak.
6lbs in a week yes.....
not 6 lbs of muscle……
heck you can put on 5 lbs of water weight in a day!
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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2010 10:03 AM EST up reply actions
yes of course.....
but thats a TON of chocolate cake……..
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2010 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, the math’s not right to me. I know wrestlers have really unhealthy methods to add or cut weight. I doubt Maybin’s using any of them.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Mar 9, 2010 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
Its disheartening to see what raider fans think of Green. I must be honest, if raider fans think the team can be better without someone, its an issue.
But on the bright side, Tom Cable liked him….. oof
Cornell Green is a very average RT, who’s a very solid run-blocker but average to below-average pass-blocker with a propensity to commit a ton of falsestarts. However, what he has going for him is his experience. Ideally, Demetrius Bell locks down the job as RT and Green is only depth, but I still think we would be OK with Cornell Green for a season, though no more than that.
"The one commonality in both places (Oakland and Buffalo) is an aging owner who keeps interfering too much. Ralph Wilson continually butts his nose in the football operation and tells the team who to draft"
by BillsfanfromDenmark on Mar 9, 2010 9:02 AM EST up reply actions
From the Reed write....
“They’ve got to stop messing with the quarterback,” Reed said. “Put the quarterback in there, let him make mistakes, do what you got to do. Don’t start pulling him and doing this and doing that.”
“They don’t have a guy who tells the coaches [after a locker-room meeting] they’ve got to go, ’We’re going to sit here and talk among ourselves and figure out what we’ve got to do.’ That’s what we did. Thurman and Bruce [Smith] and Jim, all those guys were vocal. If we lost two games in a row, we’re talking. Somebody’s got to get right.
“I don’t see that much of a pulse. Accountability was prevalent. ‘Hey, man, I’m counting on you. If you don’t do it, then we’ve got to find somebody else.’ "
Two of the main things we’ve been discussing for years now.. The QB killer, DJ is gone, quit messing with their heads, pick one, put him in, let him play… Period….
And accountability… What more needs to be added to Reed’s remarks??? A locker room take charge presence.. Someone who’s willing to take a team mate by the scruff of the neck, and tell him he messed up.. But I like the last part even more… A willingness to go to the coaches and say, “this guy doesn’t fit, get rid of him”…..
Who do we have that’s going to say things like that? There are no bruce smiths, jim kellys, andre reeds, or thurman thomases in that locker room. You’re telling me that aaron schobel is going to go to the coaching staff and say, we need a new qb? We simply don’t have a player or group of players for that.
by quantumuprising on Mar 9, 2010 9:33 AM EST up reply actions
Maybe it is time to draft Tebow :-)
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I don’t hate the Green signing as much as I did yesterday. I still think it’s an overpay, but it’s only money, right? Worst case they’re cutting him in a year. It’s a stop gap solution so it’s not really worth getting worked up over.
Looking at Pro Football Focus Green was the 48th rated (out of 77) tackle last year. And if you look closer, he was actually slightly above average in run blocking, pass blocking, and screens. What killed his ranking is all of those penalties. How much of that is correctable at this point in his career? Probably not a lot, but if you cut it in half he probably moves up to the low 30s, making him a passable, though below-average, starting tackle.
And with OL not getting much attention, except when they make an obvious bad move (penalty or blown assignment) it’s not hard to see why Raider fans won’t miss him. It’d be like the Bills missing Bell’s production from this year.
Somebody's delusional...
…I’m ready to do what I have to do to get this team over the hump and get it back to the playoffs and give this town what they expect out of the Bills organization," said Green.
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I say hes just optomistic...
nothing wrong with that. Better than saying “Well Im here to see that we’re mediocre for the next decade as well” lol
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- by Jsz on Mar 3, 2010 6:25 PM PST
haha!
nice
The only cure for a bad today is tomorrow.
by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2010 11:15 AM EST up reply actions
or
“I’m ready to do what I have to do to justify this contract and not kill numerous drives per game and give this town what they expect out of the Bills organization”
a.k.a. Undee
Haha there ya go
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- by Jsz on Mar 3, 2010 6:25 PM PST
Sullivan: Bills fail to provide sign of hope : Sports Columns : The Buffalo News
“Something tells me Bills fans won’t turn any ankles dashing off to purchase their tickets. By the way, the first payment for season tickets is due Friday.”
So we might expect something slightly exciting this week?
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I wouldn’t expect anything exciting until draft day, to be honest.
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by UZ on Mar 9, 2010 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
Sullivan: Bills fail to provide sign of hope
LOL. Luckily, that’s not in Buddy Nix’s job description.
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by Brian Galliford on Mar 9, 2010 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
he said Bills though.......
not Buddy Nix.
The Bills are more than just Buddy Nix.
The only cure for a bad today is tomorrow.
by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2010 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
semantics
Buddy is running the show
We got the tools, We got the talent
by J2 on Mar 9, 2010 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
lol is he really?
It sounds good on paper………..
But its still Ralph’s baby.
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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2010 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
And somebody has to try
to make the fans want to buy tickets. Remember what T.O. was for?
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Bingo
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by norcaliangelsfan on Mar 9, 2010 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
A 98 yard TD baby
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by SouthBuffaloNDgrad on Mar 10, 2010 1:08 AM EST up reply actions
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