Cheddar's Dad

You're saying Williams can't play NT in a 3/4? Please explain cause I thought he did really well last year and this year until his spur demanded attention. In fact, wasn't he a pro bowl selection at nose. I recall his play against, what's his name, Pittsburg's left guard, making that lineman look horrible. With a healthy and trouble free ankle, I would't bet against him at the RB position. He is a player and will be where ever you put him.

Let see,....Chan Gailey, Chan Gailey, Chan Gailey, Chan gailey, and of course, not to be left out, Chan Gailey.

I think you're way off base with your posting. If you look at the number of players placed on injured reserve and the status of those players and add to the list players that have lost games due to injury, you can come to understand the "reality" of what all of the injuries have meant to team chemistry and continuity. Jackson, the teams best offensive player, Wood, the teams best O-lineman, Williams, the team's best defensive player. Troup, Chris White, Donald Easley, Roscoe parrish, Lee Smith, Terrance McGee, #2 WR Donald Jones. Ryan Lyndell. Buffalo may have beated Miami last week if it had the services of Lindell. Consider left tackle and the fact that both left tackles were out for multiple games forcing the shift of our LG to center, then to tackle. How many of the receivers that started last Sunday were on the active roster at the start of the season? Do you know? Can you imagine how badly putting less talented receivers that have minimal time practicing with Fitzpatrick can screw up the timing and production of your passing attack? I know you're angry. But taking the position that Buffalo should keep on winning despite the changes the team has been forced to make is completely "unrealistic". Other teams such as Jacksonville and St. Louis have also been hit hard by injuries. It is no coincidence that those teams also have losing records. That it the Reality of pro football.

Just curious, anyone know what it would take to move up from 10 to 6?

Walker was working on a $43,000.000 contract. There is no team in this or any other league that I know of that would pay any player that kind of money to be a back up. It is obvious to me that many who post here have never been in the position of having to run a household or any other enterprise where decisions have to be made regarding how to allocate your budget.

Aaaah...,Mr. DefenseWins, didn't C.J. start yesterday?

I gave him a B. Our receiving corp at the start of the season was made up mostly of UFAs. Buddy brought them here. His drafts have been above average (for Bills drafts). He brought in TE Chandler using the trick of going for another player on Dallas' practice squad, forcing Dallas to activate that player and moving Chandler off it's active roster to it's practice squad. (I think I have that right.) There have been some mis-steps to be sure. He signed Fits to a big money deal when Fits was flying very high for Fits. But many would have done the same including Jerry Sullivan ("Just pay the man".) Yes he traded Marshaun for a 4th rd. pick. Most here demanded Buffalo get rid of him. Now those that demanded his departure are looking at Seattle with really strong second thoughts. Buddy need more time, obviously. And he should get it. Buffalo can't afford to be changing GMs and coaches every two years. With Buffalo's record, hiring quality GMs and coaches has been difficult. A stint here can be a career killer. I think Buddy knows what he's doing. He will make some mistakes. All of them do that, even Belicheat. (I bet he still kicks himself for trading Seymour. His defense hasn't been the same since).

Were the Bills a bad team in those first 5 games of 2011? That's the team that I would spend my "hard earned sports dollar" to see. How did they get to the team they are today? Injuries. Pro football Weekly has an article ranking Buffalo as the team that suffered the most injuries to key people this year. Check it out. With a healthy Fred, Kyle, and Eric back next year, would you bet against Buffalo being a good team next year?

I must say that I absolutely loved every one of those games that you mentioned, JimBob2232. Sure, it was a downer at the end. But I remember every one of those games. There have been a lot of wins that I have forgotton. Even if it ends in a loss, give me the game that forces me to the liquor cabinet for a double scotch to quell my nerves any day. Tebow is a current day flash who, I think, will not last. I have the Sunday Ticket and have tried to watch Denver with Tebow at QB and find myself switching channels looking for something more exciting. I could not care less if he manages to pull out a win. His games are just not very entertaining.

Say no to Tebow. 58 Minutes of extreme boredom followed by 2 minutes of excitement is not how I want to spend my hard earned sports dollar.

Zazie says this team has a dearth of talent and of coaching. I'd like to respectfully disagree with you, Zazie. The Bills team that opened the season had plenty of talent. Recall the comeback wins vs Oakland and New England and the dismanteling of Kansas City. That doesn't happen with teams that have a dearth of talent or bad coaching. The team was very good back then and well coached. Today, many of Buffalo's best players are on Injured Reserve. It's as simple as that. It bothers me that Bills fans seem to look back at previous seasons or at the fact that the Bills, this year, seem to be in nearly the same position they were in last year and the year before, etc. I think I saw the end of the tunnel at the start of this year. The tunnel had a gaping hole with rays of bright sunlight. With Kyle, Eric, Fred and the others back on the field next year, this team will be fine. In the meantime, we fans can look forward to another high first round pick to make this team even better.

I think that it is possible to move to the 5th overall pick in Rd#1 if Buffalo loses out and certain teams currently above Buffalo win a game or two. If that happened Buffalo will be in a position to draft either the kid from SO. CA. if he declares or RD3. Buffalo may have to trade up a pick or two and spend a second rounder but, if so, I think they should do it. This is a QB driven league. The best teams in it have the best QBs; Patriots, Saints, Steelers, Colts (with Manning) Giants, etc. This doesn't appear to be a good year for top flight outside LBs, certainly none that at the moment, would appear to qualify as a top ten pick. It could be argued that there are no OLBs that merit an early 2nd rd. pick. If Buffalo Picks 5 this year, we may not be in this position again for many years. Buffalo could stand pat with Fitz and try to build around him but to do so, I think, would make Buffalo a team that may become good enough to make the playoffs but not quite good enough to win the SB. I think Buddy should seize the opportunity if available at #5 and get that franchise QB.