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1. Special Teams are 1/3 of the game, McD likes him some special team players. (Matakevitch replacement) 2. Backup to both Edmunds and Milano. 3. Potentially changing to a 4-3 defense next year and getting away from the cover nobody passive defense that makes sure the opponent doesn't throw a 20 yard pass on 3rd and 5.

Problem is, he was a predator off the field as well.

It's possible Hyde will be back and I hope he is, but after having Vertebra fused in his neck, or whatever they did, I wouldn't go into the season expecting him to be the player he was, if he plays at all.

First off I'd make myself GM and give myself a seven digit salary. I'd keep Beane around for a year to learn what to do and not to do. McD gets at least one more year depending on what his defense looks like in the playoffs. If they can't play defense in the playoffs yet again, he's gone. Frazier gets the opportunity to retire or resign but he won't be back. If this was a week ago I'd have gone with the power of the Schwartz, but since he's gone I'd probably go with Wilks. The offense put up similar numbers going from Daboll to Dorsey and I think he'll get better after a year on the job. This year in free agency and the draft, it's all about protecting Josh better and getting him some more weapons.

There's the possibility that at this point we don't have any Safeties on our roster. Poyer likely gets more than we can afford to pay elsewhere. Though his injury filled season may lower his value on the market. Marlowe and Johnson are free agents Hyde and Hamlin may never play again because of medical conditions Neal was used at Safety before being moved to CB. He could be a candidate to move back.

We do need to up our collection of guys named Williams.

1. Broderick Jones - T - Georgia 2. Parker Washington - WR - Penn St 3. Steve Avila - G - TCU 4. Jarrett Patterson - C/G - Notre Dame 5. Owen Pappoe - LB - Auburn 5. Chamarri Conner - S - Virginia Tech

1. Buffalo - Allen, Diggs, Miller, Milano 2. QB White, very good defense, promising young receivers and a running game 3. Miami - Hill, Waddle, an occasionally concussed Tua, and Brady as both QB and small % owner 4. New England - Only our Defense makes McCorkle look good.

I'll call it "Meh" which seemed to be the attitude of the players, coaches and the game plans.

It's all about Special Teams ... Hines returns kicks quite well Singletary doesn't play ST's Cook will be the #1 RB next season,,, Having a tank in the RB room would be a good thing to have on the rare snow game days.

Dawkins and Morse had one thing in common that held their grades back ,,, They both line up next to Saffold. Saffold is the weakest link and needs to be replaced, preferably by a 1st or 2nd round rookie. Brown needs to have some serious competition for his starting job as well. Time to protect Josh and replace the turnstyles.

follow that up with trading back into the 1st round and taking John McCargo over Nick Mangold

All of their receivers had at least 5 yard cushions, we were playing the cover nobody defense.

Cincinnati was worse...With :13 seconds it was the end of the game and was just a few horrible plays. With Cincinnati the team never even showed up, it was 14-0 before the offense even got a first down. The Bills sucked from about :13 seconds into the game, until the clock mercifully expired. The Bengals wanted to win and did so with ease. It's a shame a number of players played so badly in their final game as a Buffalo Bill.

If I'm McBeane ... 1. Re-sign DC Frazier - He had the #2 defense ? in the league this year. 2. I'd make Edmunds a very wealthy man. 3. I'd sit tight during free agency for the first week or so to wait for quality guys that will sign cheap. 4. I'd draft the Safety from Texas A&M in the first round. We need to improve on our defense and we don't have any certainty for anyone currently on the roster. 5. In the 2nd round of the draft, I'd draft the best DE available. You can never have too many pass rushers. 6. I'll draft a slot receiver in the 3rd. 7. In the 4th I'll draft a project OT from a small school. 8. I'll let McDermott run day 3 of the draft. DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE. 9. I'll watch us hold off the Dolphins and Jests by a game to win our 4th straight AFC East crown. 10. I'll watch the team have a great season before losing to Cincinnati or Kansas City in the 2nd round of the playoffs

Somebody that can teach professional football players how to tackle would be a good hire. Tackling has been sub par for a couple seasons now. Somebody who doesn't run a passive defense that allows WR's to roam free. Somebody who is more creative than running the nickel defense on seemingly every play ... mix it up a little, especially against teams that run the ball well. If Somebody exists, hire him... Perfect timing for Frazier's contract to come to an end, time to go in another direction.

McD gets emotional and claps, Frazier stands there looking like Jauron.

Despite having an offensive line that would look like turnstyles blocking against four 80 year old women, they managed to score the 2nd most points in the league. Not so sure I'm firing the OC for that.

Wide Receivers don't play defense is the answer to the OP's question. So we heavily draft defense and then put them in a passive, nearly prevent style that doesn't work against good offenses. I got really tired of hearing the announcers say "he was wide open" or " there was nobody anywhere near the receiver" as i kept hearing Sunday.

Doesn't seem he's under contract for next year but would be open to coming back for a full season.

We do need a Safety (ducking for cover) we might not have any ... Poyer - A FA 30+ who will likely price himself out of the Bills range Hyde - I'll believe he'll play again after he tackles someone in preseason and gets up. Hamlin - I think his career is over as a football player Marlowe - FA that maybe we'll re-sign because he'll be cheap and knows the system Johnson - FA I wouldn't bring back for vet minimum.

Beasley isn't listed as a free agent on the site I'm looking at, either he signed for next year as well or was signed after this site came out with the list and didn't update. Same can be said with John Brown so maybe they never updated the list.

Brady will be hired as OC of the Jests. Someone will be promoted for no apparent reason. Daboll will hire a soon to be former assistant or two.

I'm guessing this game takes Dorsey and Frazier off of teams HC want lists.

I see that covering someone is frowned upon.