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I thought this board just made him up in order to pin the Bills problem on him.

If the run defense can hold up I think the Bills have a good chance. Brady doesn't have great weapons and the team seems to be able to handle tight ends.

Orton would only be able to win anything meaningful if he had a great team around him. The team would have to be so good to overcome mid-level QB play to win meaningful games in the playoffs. Hopefully he is good enough to win games and get this team to the playoffs. Next year the team could reassess EJ or draft a QB and develop him behind Orton.

The Jets wouldn't give up a third round pick for CJ and EJ. Geno and EJ is pretty much a wash and Spiller would be a one year rental not worth that much. Troll thread.

Spiller is like Reggie Bush, you have to use him as a weapon getting him out in space and work parts of the offense around him. Chan did a good job doing that in 2012 and Spiller's production showed. Last season and so far this year they haven't been able to use him very well.

You are aware Spiller is both a free agent and under preforming right? Why on Earth would the Broncos make that deal. At best you could maybe get a 4th which you might take but don't get crazy.

Aren't you innocent until proven guilty? Why should a man not be allowed to go to work and do what he loves because there is an accusation against him? The way we are so quick to sell out others civil liberties just because they are inconvenient is stupid and caving to pressure from groups who only care to further their agendas. If this guy is proven guilty then he deserves the full penalty of the law and he should be given additional sever punishments by the NFL if he ever wants to continue his pro-career. But until the man gets convicted he should be allowed to resume his life. Anyone can accuse anyone of anything. Until you are proven guilty you are innocent. Yes it might mean the possibility of a guilty person playing in the NFL a few weeks longer, but do we really want to live in a society where accusations could cost a man valuable years of his career simply because its bad PR? As fans we should really care about the rights of the accused players when looking at a very nuanced issue and not just how things look for the league.

I think the defense has preformed OK to above average not sure if it would be better or worse under Pettine. Schwartz defense is a lot better against the run but its not that great at getting pressure on the QB and the secondary doesn't seem to be playing as well (Byrd not being there could also be a factor). Pettine's defenses were much more aggressive towards rushing the passer but they weren't as disciplined against the run, and it showed in how they got gashed in the run game a lot. Schwartz defense seems to rely on the front 4 holding their rush lanes and rushing the passer, but he doesn't blitz much and the secondary doesn't seem to be doing as well with less pressure on the QB. Overall I think the defenses accomplish different things (Pettine much better pass rush, Schwartz much better against the run), but their effectiveness isn't much better or worse.

A young QB didn't react well to pressure? EJ is still developing but any QB with a lot of pressure generally has a hard time.

The injury to Williams should give Richardson playing time at LG, which is a good thing. Not sure Richardson will be any good but we know Williams stink. Pears isn't very good but he seems to be a good veteran presence for Henderson. Might be a good thing to let Pears play there for a little while longer to help out Henderson. Maybe Urbik at RG would be better as he is still a pretty experienced guy. Eventually I think they could try Cyrus at RG towards the end of the season.

It's possible Seattle is sick at home and just a good but not great team on the road? No doubt Seattle is a good team, but parts of their roster took a hit in free agency and even last year they had a lot of close games on the road. So take a team that maybe isn't as good as they were last year and put them on the road where they are more human against a team that has talent and it resulted in a close loss?

Worried about Dwight Freeney? What is this 2004?

Its more impressive when you factor in who he has throwing to him and how much this team runs the ball. EJ is still a young developing QB who is playing a conservative game plan. A lot of those other recievers have more established QB's throwing to them.

Its for fun, no one really takes them seriously. Just fun to see what others think the perception of the team is. I don't honestly think people take them as anything else.

Second round picks are expected to come in and contribute right away. But not everyone develops at the same rate. Some guys need to adjust to being a pro. I think Cyrus is an example of a guy that isn't developing as quickly as expected but that doesn't mean he can't craft out a good career. I think if he got kicked inside to guard (Where the team could use him) he could develop into a dam good guard. With Henderson and Glenn as the tackles we seem to be set at tackle if Henderson keeps it up. But at guard we are a bit older and might be able to use an upgrade.

I think whatever equity Jim would get sold as a pseudo ceremonial gesture would be a fraction of a percent. In the context of billions of dollars its hardly anything that would have serious finical consequences. For me I would like to see it happen something about Kelly having a direct link to the team however small and relatively meaningless is a good story.

I would say that EJ is being used is in a conservative game managing manner. But I don't think that's bad. The guy is a young QB with a good amount of talent around him. Ask for him to play in a context that helps him develop and the team win. Its a lot easier to ask the guy to be a conservative type player now and then slowly open up what he is doing later on in the season and his career, then to lean on him too much and collapse his confidence.

2008 and 2011 have to damper your spirits somewhat. But those teams had a smoke and mirrors feel to them. This team feels a little different from those two teams. Seems like this team is deeper and more solid. But overall the past two failures after fast starts make you concerned. I basically won't be a believer until I see the little x next to their name in the standings that indicates they will be in the playoffs. One week at a time so to speak.

Garbage stats don't really exist in the first 3 quarters. Any play could result in a big play that helps to turn the momentum in a game. I think if one team has a big lead the last offensive drive or two (Depending on the size of the lead) is garbage time. Outside of those last couple drives in a blowout garbage time is overblown.

The guys was said to have first two round talent but was a huge question mark off the field. My only question was how did the guy last til the 7th round if that was true? I mean Aaron Hernandez was drafted in the 4th round with a similar scouting report. Makes me think that the Aaron Hernandez situation has scared off a lot of teams from taking these types of on field talent off field headache players. I would really like to see Cyrus kicked into guard. If he can hit at guard the O-line has a 4-5 year window to be stellar. If Spikes is willing to be a running down specialist I could see him having a nice role on this team. But I am not sure that after this season (When the team will have Kiko coming back) if he is going to want to stay with a team that will only be using him as a prominent role player. I think the Bills would offer him solid money (2.5ish million a year) for multiple years to do that role. But another team with a huge need at LB might offer him more.

Who cares about what the experts say. Just take it one week at a time. Squish the Fish and move on to the next team.

Short term its a huge PR hit and it might cost Goodell his career. But long term, people still love football and no one is going to boycott it as long as Goodell and Rice fall on the sword. The NFL will blame Goodell and maybe one or two other mid management types and chalk it up as a failed incident. They will then hire a new comish and everyone will forget how much they hate Goodell and just go back to enjoying football. Revenues won't even go down this year.

The coaching staff and front office will be fired or kept on the strength of this season. If the team is showing good progress and finishes with 8 or more wins I think they earned one more year. IF they make the playoffs or get 10 wins its hard to see how they don't get another two years. They are far from safe but this season will make or break their jobs.

I don't know why but this season has me in such a pessimistic mood. When the Bills went three and out and then Chicago cut up the defense with just a few plays I already thought the game was lost. The team bounced back and showed resiliency. But even after a week 1 win and some great news about the ownership of the team I can't help but feel pessimistic. Don't know why maybe all the years of optimism lead me to think that if I am pessimistic one year it will all work out.

Move on as good as Polian was at the age of 71 I don't think he has it in him any more. But if the Bills put together a successful season this year its clear that the Whaley regime deserves another year or two to continue to build. If it all falls apart this year then the team needs to bring in a fresh new regime that can rebuild. Its just not 1990 anymore.