Paul Posluszny: Insight From Buffalo Rumblings
In the wake of this morning's note about Buffalo linebacker Paul Posluszny expressing some interest in the New York Giants should he leave the Buffalo Bills as a free agent, I reached out to Buffalo Rumblings editor Brian Galliford for more insight into Posluszny.
Brian graciously, and quickly, responded with some thoughts on the four-year veteran out of Penn State. He bullet points below are quoted from Brian's response.
- He's good. He's not an impact player, and he can be beaten in coverage, but he's a solid, dependable starter.
- If he leaves Buffalo, I'd call it 50/50 between the Giants and the Browns. Just as the Giants have a coaching connection (Perry Fewell), so do the Browns (Dick Jauron), and both could use a linebacker. The Giants may get a slight edge there, but it'd be close.
- From everything I have seen and heard, Posluszny will be Buffalo's top re-signing priority once the lockout is lifted. They want him back.
- He played outside in college, and I think he could probably do it as a pro, but he's best in the middle. He's best playing inside, flowing to the ball versus the run and playing zone coverage. He'd do very well in a pure Tampa 2 system.
To be honest, I was especially curious to see if Galliford though Posluszny could play outside. Given a choice, I think the Giants would once again leave Jonathan Goff in the middle and replace Clint Sintim on the outside.
Thoughts?
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"He's good. He's not an impact player, and he can be beaten in coverage, but he's a solid, dependable starter"
When i say this exact same thing im wrong…..now maybe people will understand, the kid is good but not what u think you would be getting. Not better than Goff will be.
Also, if he is not seen as an impact player why move him to the outside, where you need to have an impact??
Why put him on the strong side if he cant shed blocks? why am i even asking, Paul wouldnt make sense IMHO.
Not downing him but dont put him on an that level. Not a LB i would break the bank for in our current situation. Maybe if he was in the draft and was in the second round but not in FA. He should stay where he is and continue to grow his name.
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But Eli Will Have The Rings!!!
"Not better than Goff will be."
At the least very Debatable..
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True
Paul is worth the debate for sure but we shall see.
Peyton May Have The Wins!!
But Eli Will Have The Rings!!!
Skydiving?Forgot your parachute? TUCK AND ROLLE! On fire? TUCK AND ROLLE Got shot? TUCK AND ROLLE Lost your car keys? TUCK AND ROLLE Failed that history test? TUCK AND ROLLE.
Replace Clint Sintim?
hell, he’s gotta start first before he can be replaced!
HEHEHEHEHHEHEHHEHEHE!!!
Yes, I am a Giants fan. Now that we got that out of the way....
IMPEACH DOLAN!!!!
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by wilddre22 on Jul 12, 2011 2:16 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Is it just me?
Everytime I think about free agency I think about resigning all our free agents other then Bulluck and I feel like everyone else we think about sign we have to think twice because we have SOOOOOO MUCH DANG TALENT! I cant understand how we under achieve sooooo much! I see teams winning with less.How many teams wished they had the names we have on the DL and secondary! How many teams wished they had Eli Manning,Bradshaw and the WR’s(when healthy) we have! I feel like we’re missing the tip of the iceberg! we have something solid going on but we’re missing the tip that sticks out of the water! I cant put my finger on it. I feel like our approach is so methodical and we’re missing a killer instinct and passion.We’re the opposite of the Jets. The Jets isnt a team that excutes much correctly,they actually look pretty bad and make people wonder how they win but when it comes to the playoffs and close games,thats exactly what they do They WIN! Us we look like one of the best teams most of the season until the end of the season,close games and the playoffs.We dont have that extra……ummmm something ,they’re just missing something!Why cant I put my finger on it, does anyone have an idea what it is? I feel like we’re missing a player or coach to give us that mentality that we had in the 2007 playoff run. Thats one of the reason I like Stephen Tulloch because he comes from leading a team that has that killer side. End this dang lockout!! I need it to end!
by gmen2thebowl on Jul 12, 2011 2:31 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Strahan was some serious gorilla glue.
by Last year in Sec 127 on Jul 12, 2011 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
The Giants are missing that rude mentality
and that is actually a default reaction of the way we typically FA shop and draft IMO…..The guys we usually draft / bring in are all very very nice individuals for the most part but also very very talented football players but we lack that sustained aggression of the Steelers and even Patriots, that "Over my dead damn body mother fu$%er type of recklessness, like Baltimore or even the Jets.
We are more talented than all of those teams but because they don’t shy away from mean streaks in the draft or potentially problematic individuals like Jimmy Smith (sorry to say), then end up with that mean streak. We look for the super safe respectful guy, which is fine but we end up lacking aggression when it is needed. That’s why you cant put your finger on it because you cant really see it. Guys like Kehl who were super talented but for lack of better words, soft, are exactly who we tend to draft and bring in, I’m glad Goff can be a quiet calm guy who still plays super aggressive. Why do you think its such a shock to the average Giants fan to have a guy like Antrel around, who some of us compare to Shockey, you notice where they both played in college??, you notice how those guys are?, but Antrel is actually very needed, he has that aggression, that im going to start something with you first before you beat me to it mentality, that extra gear, that sustained aggression and slightly disrespectful twitch that is very welcomed by me. If you can control it like those teams above do, you have what you are looking for in a real football player.
Across the board that is the problem with the average Giants player, why do think Flozell didnt hesitate to push Tuck from the back, look at Tuck’s reaction, go head look, there really wasn’t really one, Kiwi and T.Thomas really did the reacting, and i love Tuck and think he is great and will also beat the living daylights out of most people if he had to but players like Ray Lewis, Terell Suggs, James Harrison, Woodley, or any of those guys would have taken the star off of Flozell’s head quicker than the Rooney’s did….. see Mendenhall when he ran his mouth to about beating Baltimore his rookie year!! and he didn’t even really say anything! lol. Agression, its the same reason McCoy thinks he can run his mouth, the Giants are seen as very good and very talented but they dont have that scary persona or person anymore like lets see hmmmmm Lawrence Taylor, Michael Strahan etc…. i AM NOT saying go out and get some knuckle heads with no regard, im just sayin GO OUT AND GET SOME KNUCKLE HEADS WITH NO REGARD!!, any real Giants fan would understand what i mean.
Peyton May Have The Wins!!
But Eli Will Have The Rings!!!
Skydiving?Forgot your parachute? TUCK AND ROLLE! On fire? TUCK AND ROLLE Got shot? TUCK AND ROLLE Lost your car keys? TUCK AND ROLLE Failed that history test? TUCK AND ROLLE.
Well said
I think that most of our O-Line has that kill ’em attitude as well as Jake. Hopefully Austin and Anvil can bring the nasty to the defense.
by Last year in Sec 127 on Jul 14, 2011 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Long Time Reader First Time Poster!!
The Things That Our Giants Are Missing Are Heart, Passion, And Leadership. We Need A Ray Lewis Type Of Leader To Take Us Over The Top
your not asking for much just a HOF MLB thats it,huh? lol
by gmen2thebowl on Jul 12, 2011 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd take a HOF at any position and see how we end up
Gimme a HOF DT, DE any position and I think this team is Super Bowl bound
lol of course.just HOF'er baby, Its all Reese's fault
He should know whos going to the HOF or not at the draft. I dont understand it!! lol
by gmen2thebowl on Jul 12, 2011 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
GBaby
You know we kid, all of us would like just one high end LB
Brilliant deduction 708
Just draft Hall of famer’s……sweeeet now that we got that solved, lets skip on over to world hunger and see what we can get done before the season starts.
Peyton May Have The Wins!!
But Eli Will Have The Rings!!!
Skydiving?Forgot your parachute? TUCK AND ROLLE! On fire? TUCK AND ROLLE Got shot? TUCK AND ROLLE Lost your car keys? TUCK AND ROLLE Failed that history test? TUCK AND ROLLE.
I think its not a player at all.
I think we have so much talent. We cant say we need more talent, we need a different mentality,we need a different approach. I just dont want to see another year go down the drain.When was the last time our Giants had this good of a squad? We can’t think our roster is always going to look like this, we need to take advantage!
by gmen2thebowl on Jul 12, 2011 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I think our team has all of that.
There are good leaders and there are great leaders. It is a combination of many things that has to come together at the right moment. They’re like a tremeandous dysfunctional family…that gets paid large quantities of cash. I think KB should be kept for at least this year if not next as well. Goff should stay in the middle…kid shows me shades of Carson. The other young lbs? Like Jones’ and Tracys’ motor’s and hopefully they will be a solid backups for now. I have big hopes J Williams. Is he our fastest lb right now…or Boley?
by Last year in Sec 127 on Jul 12, 2011 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Greg Jones
I have a funny feeling he will be in the MLB slot before long.
Not sure what that means for Goff and Sintim …..or Posluszny
Bring lawyers, guns and money to get me out of this one! Stand in the Fire.
Jones is going to have to prove it
Their is a reason we got him where we did, hopefully he steps up but we can’t count on potential right now we need players now.
by Late for Dinner on Jul 12, 2011 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Jones is at least
2yrs away from the field, in Tom Coughlin’s system.
Of course that is if there is a season.
No one is beatting out Goff
Physically a bigger prescence and intellectually too far gone to catch at this point in this scheme.
Peyton May Have The Wins!!
But Eli Will Have The Rings!!!
Skydiving?Forgot your parachute? TUCK AND ROLLE! On fire? TUCK AND ROLLE Got shot? TUCK AND ROLLE Lost your car keys? TUCK AND ROLLE Failed that history test? TUCK AND ROLLE.
Sintim
Remember the high hopes for this number 2 pick? The inflated draft grades everyone gave him?
He can be replaced by virtually any available free agent OLB and it would be a step up.
unfortunatly draft grades 40 times and all the other BS can't determine the size of a players Heart
Sintum has all the physical tools to be good, it’s starting to look like his drive is in question, I always like to give a player 3 to 4 years to show me if he can play and this is a big year for him. So I’m not prepared to write him off yet. However NONE of our LINEBACKERS have should be able to go into camp without competition for their job. I would not be upset to so Pos addedd to the mix and let the best man win.
by Late for Dinner on Jul 12, 2011 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Science of the Draft
is somewhat of a joke. Each year we see killer workouts at the combine on to bust as a player. Why do scouts put so much into so much BS? Let the play on the field dictate a players worth.
Sintim was a beast in a 3-4 D
and was drafted by a 4-3 team.
It’s not all on him. The Giants coaching staff is also to blame if they couldn’t make something of him.
The draft is a bet. You bet that this guy is going to be a great player based on his potential. But if you can’t coach him, then he’ll bust.
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Laughable Giff
tell me off top, rioughly, how many Snaps did he play, how did he look in those snaps,….. you dont really know do you??, was he really given a chance?, were the coaches really going to put ANYBODY else in front of an already pissed of Bulluck?? did he play much better than u think Clint could have….. Did he look good on special teams, did he blitz well in his very limited snaps?, is this not his 3rd position change for a guy who needs the action not the books in order to really get it??
Clint was basically the obvious fall guy IMHO and it seems as if Reese thinks so too, him and Beatty suffered from unfair vet treatment in my assessment but it is what it is. Not making excuses, just sayin give them a chance before you push him off a bridge. If he gets out there and cant do it, you win Giff but until then thats all nonsense.
Peyton May Have The Wins!!
But Eli Will Have The Rings!!!
Skydiving?Forgot your parachute? TUCK AND ROLLE! On fire? TUCK AND ROLLE Got shot? TUCK AND ROLLE Lost your car keys? TUCK AND ROLLE Failed that history test? TUCK AND ROLLE.
Agree with this.
The football team in my school, they were tough! After they sacked the quarterback they went after his family.
by Handsome Stranger on Jul 13, 2011 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll take him.....
even if we have to slide him or Goff to OLB you can’t dispute his talent. And this way there’s not as much pressure on Greg Jones as a rookie.
Another thing I worry about
Adding guys that seem good in a bad D. They seem to disappoint more than others. It reminds me of Barrett Green (I’m not comparing talent)
Poz is probably better than any LB on our roster right now
But for the money he’ll command, I’d rather just keep Goff. It doesn’t sound like the difference between Goff and Poz is enough to justify the jump from $500k to $5M for our MLB’s salary.
The NFL and NFLPA? They can kiss my ass, OK? They can line up and kiss my ass.
There IS a missing element...the hunger to FINISH.
There’s no deep down anger. When winning, this team EASILY goes into soft mode. There is NO KILLER instinct. When we won the SB that year…STRAHAN was the leader everyone followed. There was no slacking off…or jacking off. This team NEEDS a leader to rally around and it’s usually found on the defensive side of the ball. Eli is by no means that person…he’s more ahhhhh shucks. Even TC isn’t leader quality…no fire to motivate. Tuck doesn’t seem to want it.
I hate to admit this but Osi would be that person…but he whines too much…BUT he has that personality to make others listen.
I think everyone on the team looks at someone else…instead of looking into the mirror.
Why is Strahan all of a sudden the leader everyone followed?
it clicked for one year. Other then that his leadership was no better or different then Justin Tuck.
Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows
by Rorschach44 on Jul 13, 2011 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions
It's the stomp you out effect ^^
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oh...
so after he was retiring he was our leader. Nice
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by Rorschach44 on Jul 13, 2011 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Is he Ray Lewis? Hell No!
Can he (and yes hes young) Become an absolute stand out in a talented Defense? Hell Yes! Do we pay top $? Hell NO!
If he would like to get out of Siberia and team up with fuel again at a reasonable price, sign me up, but Im not for paying top $.
Note to the rest of the world .. He plays with 1 other player(Kyle Williams) that is considered better then avg.
I may not be the most noble of men but in a town of lepers, im the one with the most fingers.
Sex is like math. Add the bed, Subtract the clothes, divide the legs ... And pray to god you don't multiply!!
We need speed
that has been said over and over and I don’t want to see Paul at OLB.
Please get Phil Simms in the Hall of Fame
He's an inside LB
why do fans continue to try to fit a square peg into a round hole? Just because someone is good doesn’t mean they’ll fit well into every scheme.

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