IMO the Bills have made talent upgrades this season. The draft class of '11 is very promising, the OL is finally stable and the addition of Nick Barnett saved whatever defense we have.
I have great hope for 2012 except for the Head Coach. We really don't have a true Head Coach. He specializes in running the offense and appears to ignore the effects of their short comings as it impacts the defense and special teams. So many three-and-outs after an incomplete pass, a running play for 4 yards and then another incomplete pass. It's so predictable. We put our struggling defense on the field much, much too often.
We have 2 excellent, possible All-Pro backs behind a solid and big offensive line. Fred and CJ have totaled 1435 yards over 15 games averaging 5.4 yards per carry. Yet, we run the ball less than 5 times per quarter over the season!!!
When crunch time comes against good teams and late in the season a team has to RUN THE BALL. We have shown we can but apparently our coach likes the pass more. Unfortunately, we don't have the talent throwing or receiving to win big games that way. If this type of play calling continues the Bills will keep losing and Chan will find himself of the NFL.