Random Musings of Cinga

by Cinga on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 PM EDT

I know a lot of people around here think that now with the trade of McNabb to the Skins, Buffalo has a great shot at Clausen, and seem to agree that he will be our pick... While it's apparent that Chix went hard after McNabb, or at least as hard as a couple Ga "good ole boys" can, I see things a little differently....

Look, if Chix was sold on the pickle, and planned to draft him, why McNabb??? A second rd pick, and probably more, for a stop gap of a year or 2 till Clausen was ready just doesn't make sense. Especially if he is so NFL ready as many think.... And now the rumors are swirling that the Bills are interested in Campbell too...

When the news of the McNabb trade hit, the last thing I expected to hear was interest in Campbell quite frankly... I don't know that anyone will dispute that our 2 greatest needs on offense are OT and QB... I wasn't sold on the new Staff wanting a QB yet until the McNabb deal however admittedly... If we had gotten him, I would have expected an OT in the first... Likewise, if we are truly interested in the pickle, I would expect an OT in the second or third... Or, what I really expected to follow the McNabb misfire, us now using that second he would cost in another trade for Gaither...

But now, with the apparent interest in Campbell.... Why??? If we're really enamored with Clausen, by most pundits, the most NFL ready of this years crop??? Well, I can only come up with 2 reasons.....

1) Buffalo has it's sights on someone else at 9... Someone not related to a Vlasic.....

2) It's that time of year.... Smoke screens abound... And Buddy knows the game... All our QB chasing is to make people think we don't want Clausen... But I'm not buying that one, cause literally everyone now thinks that's exactly who we want!!! So I refer you back to #1.....

I think Buddy wants everyone to think it's Clausen we want, but it's all a smoke screen... Again, why would we chase other QBs if he were gonna be our pick right along... Buddy has his sights on someone else that he's afraid someone will try to leapfrog us to take.... Dan Williams???? I don't know, I'm just musing after all... Randomly at that... :)

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Interesting theory

with regards to us not wanting Clausen. Maybe they thought they didn’t have a chance on Clausen, because they thought Washington was going to take him. Or maybe they want Tebow, but figure Campbell could be the QB for the next 2-3 years while Tebow learns. I think most of the info that comes out now is questionable at best with regards to its validity.

by The Irishman on Apr 5, 2010 10:40 PM EDT reply actions

It is a fluid situation

While draft boards are set, they are fluid. Let’s say they are targeting Clausen at #9. McNabb becomes available. If the Bills got him…great (this is CHIX talking), change of plan…who is next on the Big Board. Bills missed McNabb, but Campbell is available and better than who we got now. Time for plan C….take a shot at Campbell if the price is right, and they can still take Clausen, or now they have a stop gap which gives them time to develop Tebow if they want him. Add to that the fact that they don’t know who the other 8 teams ahead of them will take, and CHIX might have only a slightly better idea who they will be drafting at #9 than we do .

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by Joe P. on Apr 5, 2010 10:42 PM EDT reply actions

But my point was...

that it does not make sense to be willing to give up a second plus (for McNabb), and a first this year, for pickle… Way too much to pay for one position period…. If anything, I think you might have an argument if you think Clausen is plan “C” or “D”…

by Cinga on Apr 6, 2010 8:31 AM EDT up reply actions

ill repeat good thoughts

I think CHIX is doing due diligence to fill multiple holes with whats available.

WE need a QB, so rumors are we are now interested in Campbell. I’m not sure this is true. I think our interest in Campbell is only speculative because we need a QB so bad.

Let the offseason begin

by Rudy916 on Apr 5, 2010 10:43 PM EDT reply actions

isn't it all a moot point now that McNabb is gone?

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by dzil on Apr 5, 2010 10:51 PM EDT reply actions

actually I think all the posturing is a testament to how much Chan and Buddy hate the Bills current emo prodigy QB

"the true is we havent had SQUAT, SQUISHY,SAQUASUM SAQGUANDO, DIDLY DORI BING TURY CRAP" - abayarde

by dzil on Apr 5, 2010 10:53 PM EDT reply actions

I think you are right

by The Irishman on Apr 5, 2010 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions

McNabb doesn’t do anything but say, The Eagles put McNabb on the block for any team… Nix, much like Shanahan obviously, wanted to go the vet QB route because of the uncertainty at the QB position after Sam Bradford. Shanahan, whom the Bills also courted as their head coach. knew that the Bills (and any other team frankly) either wanted to get a vet QB or draft a QB like say Clausen… the Bills maybe wanted to draft Tebow, and Shanahan is not a Tebow fan and wanted to go the vet QB route. The smoke screen may be that the Bills were as interested as it says, but it might not have been to that extent, knowing that the Redskins were poised to grab him, and the Eagles, may have had nowhere to turn.
Either way, I have know idea what is going to happen, but whatever does, then I’ll understand why… sort of

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by killascript on Apr 5, 2010 11:01 PM EDT reply actions

im just gonna toss this out there, if you dont like it feel free to toss it right back: Why would Shanahan give a two craps about the Bills QB situation? He had[has] draft position and a owner with a loose wallet; barring a ridiculous trade no one would guess, I don’t think him knowing what the Bills want to do has any effect on his moves.

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by uPitt_BillsFan on Apr 5, 2010 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions

I was going to go somewhere with that, but it didn’t go right, and I should have deleted soem of that. Not a complete thought. My thinking, simply, was that the Redskins and Shanny, either have the same desires, or don’t, but both teams need a QB I guess. Something like that. Either way, we know nothing

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by killascript on Apr 6, 2010 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions

ok

ill bite. why is he called the pickle?

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by silverstreak3k on Apr 5, 2010 11:22 PM EDT reply actions

You never heard of

http://brands.kraftfoods.com/claussen

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by Joe P. on Apr 5, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions

ha!

i thought it was deeper than that….got it now.

Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones

by silverstreak3k on Apr 6, 2010 1:11 AM EDT up reply actions

seriously?

"the true is we havent had SQUAT, SQUISHY,SAQUASUM SAQGUANDO, DIDLY DORI BING TURY CRAP" - abayarde

by dzil on Apr 6, 2010 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions

Again, I’m going to say the same thing again.

The Bills went after a few Offensive linemen this offseason, therefore by the logic of this argument they will not draft a lineman in the first round.

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by UZ on Apr 5, 2010 11:42 PM EDT reply actions

you lost me

"the true is we havent had SQUAT, SQUISHY,SAQUASUM SAQGUANDO, DIDLY DORI BING TURY CRAP" - abayarde

by dzil on Apr 6, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions

5 starting lineman

not including backups. only 1 starting qb….i think theres a bit of a difference

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by silverstreak3k on Apr 6, 2010 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions

I think

The reason Nix doesn’t want Clausen, is he is very similar to Trent and a minuscule upgrade.

Clausen and Trent, both accurate on short passes and pretty accurate on intermediate routes.

Neither are very good on deep routes, Clausen underthrows deep balls for a jump ball and Trent overthrows them (Jauron coaching “Only let your WR have a chance, your WR catches it or no one does”)

Jimmy has a slight edge on Trent in pre NFL coaching and perceived toughness (He played through that nasty toe ligament damage, but I question how painful a hurt toe is to play though )

I see them as very similar prospects with only a slight edge to Clausen.

There's not a wide receiver who is fast enough, that J.P. Losman can't overthrow him on a fly pattern.

by The Buffalo Kid on Apr 6, 2010 1:23 AM EDT reply actions

I don't necessarily agree

with your assessment of Clausen, but I do agree that something about him has popped up a warning flag on him at OBD…. Otherwise, we simply wouldn’t be chasing other QBs…
My main argument on the McNabb thing is biggest… To assume, as some have, that we were going to use #9 for Clausen, and #41 (plus) for McNabb to fill a need at a single position is preposterous, plain and simple… Now with our apparent interest in Campbell only highlights that I don’t think the Bills have any interest in the pickle

by Cinga on Apr 6, 2010 8:45 AM EDT up reply actions