garbag3man

Isn't it basically the same surgery Drew Brees had, that scared the Dolphins away from him?

Correct, Incognito is ours if we want him (he has not had 6 years in the league, so is an RFA.) I would like to see us go LT in the 1st Round and start a: Rookie LT -- Levitre LG -- Wood C -- Incognito RG -- Butler/Bell/Meredith RT. Levitre and Wood were beasts last year, and if we get a 1st rounder at LT our left side of the line is solid for years to come. Incognito is young, and played very well for someone just coming onto the team. I think that whether we go with Fitz, Edwards, Brohm, or a rookie, at least they will have a chance to succeed behind that line. Off Topic question, now that we have a coach who embraces the spread offense and did wonders with Tyler Thigpen, would anyone be open to picking up Graham Harrell from Saskatchewan? Kid had a monster college career, and could have been a promising QB.

I think the question was a reflection on how Archie Manning would be torn. In that case, Peyton already has a ring and will have his chance at a few more.

Nah, you are right, it is pretty inept to point out the fact that if the guy hates on the city, and hates on the team, that there is a pretty good chance that it might be the reason we didn't call him.

You know, I agree, we haven't even won a game since he has been Head Coach. This guy is awful, I know cause I heard Teddy Bruschi, Tony Kornheiser, and all the guys on ESPN say it. I know he made the playoffs in almost every place he has been, but obviously he had nothing to do with it. I know that Bill Cowher wanted him to be HC of Pitt after he left, but come on, what does Bill Cowher know. I think we all need to just calm down here. We have a coach, who has a history of winning everywhere he has been. Sure we need to fill some holes, but lets see what he can do before we start calling for his head.

That is actually kind of a dumb thing to say when you consider that the Steelers interviewed him for their HC job after Cowher retired. Also, I am guessing that Billick not getting called had something to do with him ripping the city and the team with his "who would want to go coach in Buffalo" comment. We got a guy who will turn our offense around (made the best out of Tomzcak, Kordell, and Thigpen), lets see what he can do with the team instead of just whining about it.

Come on Sully doesn't have friends...

I have to say I am always looking forward to the next draft. I don't think we will be eliminated until late in the season, as we have some decent talent on this team.

Terrance Cody? Sounds like we have a perfect trade back opportunity. Trade back, get two seconds, grab an OT in the 2nd, and Cody in the late first. Fill two holes for the price of the one.

Would like to throw out that, while they aren't Kelly, Reed, Thomas), we do have a solid RB combo, a great speed WR in Evans, and an underrated possession receiver in Reed. We also, have Levitre, Wood, Incognito which is the makings of a very good OL in a year or two, if we get a solid LT I think we could be a team that is at least playing games that are worth watching in December.

Touche. Well I am thankful for the fact that you are not, in fact, a smart ass.

Wow, methinks Mike Lombardi needs to take a few English lessons. Certainly, former Steelers head coach Bill Cowher’s ringing endorsement of Gailey will carry some clout, but will it all of western New York rest easy? Recently, my fundamental problem with the Bills organizational is that they hate change

He is Buddy Nix. Created on Dec. 25th this year, right before they made the announcement. Also, thanks Nevergiveup, much appreciated for the scoop.

I think, I am not sure, but I think that making the playoffs both years that he has been a HC is considered a winner.

I am thinking 9-7, a winning season, and at least in playoff contention till the end. (This is all assuming we fill the OT/QB holes in the draft, and he pulls in a decent DC). I like the hire, I like seeing that he is a winner, and I like that we have someone who has playoff experience as a HC. He isn't the big name, but he wins, and that is what we need. Go Bills! Now go get LeFevour and lets start rolling.

that sounds like in the playoff hunt with four games left to me.

Bye

Sorry that was more what I was getting at, just mis-spoke. Meant more that we have a huge fan base at home, and so many transplants that are huge fans as well. Its more of a culture than with most teams. Where even when we all move away, the Bills are still part of our lives.

You also have to add to that, that we have one of the biggest traveling fan bases. I have lived in Vegas and now DC, and been quite a few other places, and we have some huge contingencies seemingly across the country, more than most teams. GO BILLS!

other than McFaddens down here, the wings blow.

This is the problem that I see with this argument. If we were a fanbase, and a team that actually believed that developing a QB over time was something we should be doing, this would be a good argument. But all I see is how bad we have gotten. They listed Trent's record over the first 30 games as 14-16, while you just listed Kelly's WL over the first 28 as 10-18. All I see this proving is that we, as a fan base, and as a team, don't have the patience to let a QB develop. I am in no way saying that I think Trent is Jim Kelly, or even will be a great QB, but if we were like this when Kelly was 10-18, we would have been running him out of town, and bringing in Reich as soon as possible. And if he had won one single game, we would have appointed him QB and made sure Kelly never started again. I think we need to start anew (LeFevour please?) however if we get a real HC that wants to put Edwards in at QB, I am not going to argue with him, as we haven't actually developed a QB since Kelly. This is why we spend 15 years searching for the next JK, because we don't have the patience to see how good the QB's we actually have are.

Frazier also played in the league, and also we know that he can at least shuffle

Right, but even if Schottenheimer was the #1 guy that we wanted, this is the first week that we can interview him. So while we are going down the list, of Shotty Jr. was the #1 guy (which he wasn't, i hope), we still couldn't have interviewed him till this weekend.

Right, but we still have to wait until coaches are done with their season, or we can actually interview them. So we can't just interview our favorite candidate if we didn't have permission or if we weren't able to by rule.

The best part is the guy with the huge beard and HIT THAT HOLE shirt on.