billsfan89

Craptacular

Sad to see Fitz go out like this. He wasn't having the best year but he came off a 5 TD game and due to Malllet's injury he was going to play out the stretch for a team with slim playoff hopes. To see that chance get taken away from him is sad. Say what you will about his play the guy always represented the team well and played his ass off.

For some reason I thought he was a free agent. Still not sure if Hughes would be worth the franchise tag. His "fair" value is 7-8 million, good intense speed rusher. But the guy is big liability against the run and is mainly a speed rusher who has limitations in the pass rush because of that. But teams always scramble and overpay in free agency. I think if you want a good shot at keeping him 9-10 million will be what it takes. Some team desperate for help in pass rush will be willing to go over fair value.

Dareus should get the franchise tag, I think Dareus is more important to the defense and is younger too. The team should then open up the bank for Hughes. Keeping both is key to keeping this defense at a top level. Kiko is coming back next year, he could be a really good addition to the front 7. The offense could be improved with draft choices (Could find a good guard in the 2nd or 3rd) and mid level signings. If you keep the defense together and Orton is your QB you can play to your strengths and try to have him be a game manager and improve your run game.

Lets take a look at what the overall consensus among people who draft is. Kiper is just one guy and a very mediocre draft "expert" at that. If the other guys who are much more respected at their calling are saying the same thing, then you know it might actually be the thought process. But without a 1st round pick this year Buffalo is better off sticking with Orton one more year and then spending the second rounder on a guard.

Sammy is really really good, has the talent to be a stud number 1 receiver. But the team needs to surround him with a good QB and a number two passing option. Woods to me could be one of the best slot receivers in the game and could develop into a solid number 2 guy. But Chandler and Hogan aren't anything more than a good number 2 tight end and a decent number 4 WR. The team needs a tight end that is a true threat in the passing game, or another outside WR. QB we all know is an issue and the team is probably stuck with Orton for another year. Really want to see how Sammy does without the nagging injuries and a full year under his belt.

Once the team lost both the KC and Miami games it was hard to see them making the playoffs. Unless they pull off an upset against Green Bay its hard to see the Raiders game meaning much other than the team trying to get to .500 (Let alone the Pats* game meaning something).

Sammy played well, and considering how quiet he has been the past couple of weeks it was good he showed up. The guy is a stud can't wait to see how much better he will be with a year under his belt and some time to get healthy. The team still needs to find him a QB and a legit tight end and number two WR (Woods and Hogan are slot guys, Mike Williams not the answer).

You reasonably have to split the next two games. All a loss to the Broncos does is make the Green Bay game a must win. Sucks the Bills didn't get the KC or Miami game, would be much better to go into these next two games 8-4.

I just want the team to be playing relevant games deep into December. So far the next two weeks the Bills will be playing relevant games. Not that bad but they need to take one of the next two to be playing relevant beyond the next two weeks.

The Bills need to pay Hughes and Dareus. Rework Mario and some other contracts, dump some fat on the roster, do whatever you have to do in order to keep the D-line together.

This is basically the Bills scenario. Denver and Green Bay you are going to have to win one of those two games. A split puts you at 8-6. If you are at 8-6 you then have to win against Oakland (Very manageable) to move to 9-6, at 9-6 you have a chance to make the playoffs. Beating New England isn't going to be easy but there is a possibility that they won't need the game and they might rest starters. Either way you have to split next two which is a tall task. 9-7 will likely be not enough to make the playoffs. Still the team will be playing relevant games in December not too bad.

I am in the camp of keeping it an outdoor stadium, it builds character and a home field advantage. The Giants/Jets and the Vikings all built new outdoor stadiums, so its not a trend either way to go dome or outdoors.

Thursday's game is one that will determine if the Bills will be playing meaningful games in December or going for 8-8 at best. KC was a tough loss but the next two games are very winable. Win the next two and see what happens down the stretch. Lose either of the next two games and its hard to see the team doing anything meaningful. Really could have used a win against KC.

If you play sloppy enough where you make a few bad calls matter then you are making a huge gamble that the refs might screw you.

Bingo again. Marrone needs to realize he is dealing with professionals who won't respond to that college stuff on a certain level. Being a disciplinarian can be good but that is different on the NFL level.

Not a good week, but the season still has some life in it. Lets see how the year ends before examining everyone.

Plus too didn't Cyrus come in as a RT during camp? Seems like he would need at least a few weeks to learn the playbook and start to grasp the nuances of the position. Not surprising they needed sometime to work him and get him up to speed. It is an indictment on the staff that they waited the first few weeks of the season to start to transition him to guard.

Was a top 10 receiver for a good period of his career. 4 thousand yard seasons, one 100 reception season. And he did all that with no QB's (Maybe Bledsoe for half a year). Flutie, RJ, Van Pelt, Bledose past his prime, and Losman. Not exactly a murders row of QB's.

How much of a down grade could Cyrus be over Pears? I would rather toss Cyrus out there for a game or two to just see what he has and give him a chance to improve and be better than Pears. Pears is one of the worst guards in the NFL currently, Cyrus even if he is just as bad stands the chance to improve. If Urbik can just be solid at guard and Cyrus a little better than Pears than our guard situation will have improved a lot.

They are on a hot streak, lets see how they look over the next few weeks before things get crazy.

He has played really well this year and the parts are in place to have a good run with him.

Destiny is in this teams hands. You beat KC you got the tie breaker over them, you beat Miami again you have the tie breaker over them, and if you beat Cleveland you have the tie breaker over them. at 5-3 the time is now to start to really string some wins together. We could see what this team really is made of, you want to make the playoffs you got to win. To be the man you gotta beat the man.

My only hope for the O-line is that Urbik gives them solid play at guard and the coaching staff is able to really game plan to work around their weaknesses. Hopefully coming off of a bye the staff is able to come up with a gameplan to protect Orton and get the ground game going.

Byrd played pretty good when he was here. The Saints payed top dollar for him and he struggled early and then got hurt. Good for him that he has some guaranteed money next season.