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[quote=tryfuhl;653466]This is true, but could he really be much worse than Batiste or Jones?[/quote]

I would have kept him over Batiste for sure. I didn't have a problem with Jones as our LT once Samuels went down. Bridges should have been starting at RT over Heyer, in my opinion.

Still, as serviceable as I think Bridges could have been with us I do believe Warner is making him look much much better than he is.

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[quote=SmootSmack;653467]I would have kept him over Batiste for sure. I didn't have a problem with Jones as our LT once Samuels went down. Bridges should have been starting at RT over Heyer, in my opinion.

Still, as serviceable as I think Bridges could have been with us I do believe Warner is making him look much much better than he is.[/quote]yeah that's true.. jones was a street pick up, I neglected that.. I probably would've kept bridges over williams and def a possibility over heyer

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[quote=SmootSmack;653467]I would have kept him over Batiste for sure. I didn't have a problem with Jones as our LT once Samuels went down. Bridges should have been starting at RT over Heyer, in my opinion.

[B]Still, as serviceable as I think Bridges could have been with us I do believe Warner is making him look much much better than he is.[/B][/quote]

I understand the argument that Warner makes him look better. Still, where was Bridges while we went through a nightmare of trying to plug in nobodies? We really could have used Bridges.

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[quote=12thMan;653465]Well said. I think people forget that sometimes. We look players released from our team, see them performing well elsewhere and assume the Skins made a bad personnel move.[/quote]

For some reason guys like Ryan Clark & Antonio Pierce come to mind.

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[quote=Longtimefan;653473]For some reason guys like Ryan Clark & Antonio Pierce come to mind.[/quote]

Pierce has had some good years in NY for sure, but he's been MIA this year and wasn't all that great last year.

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[quote=SmootSmack;653467]I would have kept him over Batiste for sure. I didn't have a problem with Jones as our LT once Samuels went down. Bridges should have been starting at RT over Heyer, in my opinion.

Still, as serviceable as I think Bridges could have been with us I do believe Warner is making him look much much better than he is.[/quote]
I did not really notice his play but they could also be providing him a little help.

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Looks like the Bills are wanting to interview everyone....

Grimm:
[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/01/11/bills-want-to-interview-russ-grimm/]Bills want to interview Russ Grimm | ProFootballTalk.com[/url]

Schottenheimer:
[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/01/11/bills-ask-to-talk-to-brian-schottenheimer/]Bills ask to talk to Brian Schottenheimer | ProFootballTalk.com[/url]

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I think B Schott has been the leading candidate for a while now, and he called a great game on Saturday which I doubt went unrecognized by the Bills. Both he and Grimm would be strong choices

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[quote=SmootSmack;653485]I think B Schott has been the leading candidate for a while now, and he called a great game on Saturday which I doubt went unrecognized by the Bills. Both he and Grimm would be strong choices[/quote]

I think Shottenheimer is a no brainer. I even wanted the same situation here with the Shottenheimer's like we are getting with the Shanahan's. I guess now that I'm hearing more either family would have been decent. I was just hoping one of the dads would HC for a short while leading into their sons taking over.

Grimm I would wonder about. He's definitly one of the best OL coach's. I, as an owner, would want to know more about whether he's calling the plays or not. I guess it's not a requirement to call the plays and he could pick up an excellent OC to do that.

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[quote=12thMan;653476]Pierce has had some good years in NY for sure, but he's been MIA this year and wasn't all that great last year.[/quote]
so that's a number of good and serviceable years.. we've kept linebackers past their day before

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[quote=SmootSmack;653462]There's also a big difference between Bridges blocking for Kurt Warner and Bridges blocking for Jason Campbell. And this really isn't a knock on Campbell as much as it is praise for Warner. Dude is just redonkulous. His pocket awareness and ability to get rid of the ball at just the right moment is uncanny. He can make even the most routine of linemen look like all-pros.[/quote]

You brought up the part people dont acknowledge, the QB makes the line better and the line makes the QB better. People want to blame all JC's problems on the line but if JC had better pocket presence and got the ball out faster he'd make the line look a lot better and they'd make him look better too.

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[quote=irish;653583]You brought up the part people dont acknowledge, the QB makes the line better and the line makes the QB better. People want to blame all JC's problems on the line but if JC had better pocket presence and got the ball out faster he'd make the line look a lot better and they'd make him look better too.[/quote]

True, but we still have to acknowledge our OL was one of the worst in the league. When your QB gets blasted on a 3 step drop semi-regularly, that's a problem that is out of his control.

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[quote=SmootSmack;653462]There's also a big difference between Bridges blocking for Kurt Warner and Bridges blocking for Jason Campbell. And this really isn't a knock on Campbell as much as it is praise for Warner. Dude is just redonkulous. His pocket awareness and ability to get rid of the ball at just the right moment is uncanny. He can make even the most routine of linemen look like all-pros.[/quote]

Yeah I'm def going to have to agree w/ you. And it's a knock on JC cause he can't feel the rush like Warner can. The great QB's just have that knack. Warner just showed why he is a HOF QB. He just ripped apart a damn good GB secondary. The guy is just a true stud and I can't believe he's even thinking about quitting.

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One thing about "pocket presence", if you have the same line every down, you develop a knowledge of how each OL guy is going to handle their responsibilities. One of the big problems with the shuffling that we did is that Campbell, and the backs who had to pick up blitzers could not comfortably develop an idea of who would pick up which defender. Cohesion along the OL is as important as the quality of any individual player. Campbell certainly missed opportunities, and stepped up when he should have rolled out etc etc, but the OL flux we had this year would have given the best quarterbacks difficulties.

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[quote=skinsfan69;653592]Yeah I'm def going to have to agree w/ you. And it's a knock on JC cause he can't feel the rush like Warner can. The great QB's just have that knack. Warner just showed why he is a HOF QB. He just ripped apart a damn good GB secondary. The guy is just a true stud and I can't believe he's even thinking about quitting.[/quote]

5 TDs and 4 incompletions is just mind-boggling. Especially when a) he didn't have Boldin and b) the Packers have Charles Woodson. And I don't think Leinart is a bad QB but the gap between him and Warner is staggering.

It's crazy to think we may have never witnessed any of this if Trent Green hadn't gotten hurt and forced Warner into action. Just makes you wonder about all the 3rd string/practice squad QBs over the years that might have been in the same boat