Sisyphean Bills

You can't expect them to tip their hand on Jasper so early in the season.

Spiller was exciting at Clemson as the second option in a 2-back system. He'd rip off tackle runs for huge chunks of yardage. As a pro, he's the new Lee Evans.

It's OK. Chan doesn't use the TE position in his offense.

Some injuries, like penalties, are related to not having good enough players, players that aren't fundamentally sound, aren't executing, don't have a clue what they are doing, or are trying to do too much. For example, if a play is well blocked, the runner will run past his lineman, deliver a blow to a defensive player, and drive him backwards. On a bad team that can't execute, a defender may come crashing down the line of scrimmage, smear the running back, and drive him awkwardly into the back of a lineman's legs, blowing the lineman's knees out. Another example, would be an upback in punt formation that forgets that his primary job is to block the punt rush, and instead sprints away from the rusher giving the punt rusher a free release and a direct beeline to annihilate the punter and/or block the kick. If blocked properly, the punter doesn't have to worry about having his plant leg ripped out from under him like a dry stick.

Say someone has the guts to go in and say, "We made a mistake and we need to go in a new direction at QB." This after selling the money people that Fitz was worth locking up long term at nearly $10M a year because his stock was rising. How long would it take to have the Photoshop hack rearrange a photo and have said person removed from the team photo? The wagon (or anchor) is firmly attached at this point. It's all water under the bridge.

The Bills aren't mathematically out of the playoff chase yet.

Sanchez could throw Byrd the ball 18 times.

Tebow doesn't need to throw the ball accurately. Brrr and ouch.

"Another" good draft?

Call 'em Rebuilditis

Brad Smith with the fine block there... now we know why Buddy paid him $3M/year.

Wow.

She's standing outside your front door with the keys to your car now...

Out of curiosity, what offense do you think he should run? Some sort of power running game? How confident are you that the current OL is going to be gashing holes in NFL defenses? Chan has been smoke-and-mirroring it all season by hiding glaring weaknesses in his offense. These haven't gone away, but have only gotten more acute.

What does the spreadsheet say?

It was an oft cited defense of the incredible job Jauron was doing that the Bills weren't mathematically out of the playoff hunt until after the 13th game or whatever. Of course, 29 other teams were still "alive" as well.

Where did the trust in the secret magic of building through the draft go?

Those timeouts worked the trick just like Oklahoma yesterday.

Let's talk about playoff chances... we're not mathematically out of that yet.

Matt Moore for the Pro Bowl. 10 of 13 for 3 TDs? Ugh.

Well, at least Buddy got his franchise QB locked up for the long-term.

I don't see your point at all. Are all those sacks on Hangartner? When was the last time Hangartner scored points? My point is pretty obvious. The front office dumps veterans every year that could be serviceable depth rather than pay them. The Bills routinely go into seasons with the apparent "team building" thought process that being 0 to 1 players deep at a position is "getting 'er done". Then, every year, like clockwork, players go down with injuries and the homers trot out the "whoa is us, if we didn't have an injury this year" excuses. Connect the dots: instead of striving to be $30M under the cap, a team can spend some money wisely on depth that isn't green as freshly mowed grass in springtime. Do they had out trophies for having the most street free agents and UDFAs on a team? Having competition on the roster is, in fact, not a bad thing at all assuming your aim is to win championships. Think the Green Bay Packers lamented not cutting a few veterans, say AJ Hawk, last year to make their bottom line look a little better?

OK. So ask yourself why Geoff Hangartner is depth for the Panthers.

Blaine Gabbert has a very nice throwing motion.

Because, he's a bust. Seriously though, why not try to get a top 10 draft pick the ball somehow? Many people thought Tim Tebow was a total waste of time, but the Broncos bit the bullet and trotted him on the field anyway...