Kellyto83TD

'Marrone and Whaley also are said to be highly interested in changing the Bills' this-is-the-way-we've-always-done-it culture.' Well if this is really Brandons team and he said its a 'New Era' Then he needs to listen to Marrone and Whaley and start with the Training staff. I am sure there is much more that needs to be changed as well. What is the definition of insanity? I would say Brandon aka he still answers to Ralph although he says he doesn't, Jeffery Littman the money man for Ralph Wilson etal. I am also willing to bet Whaley wants to handle Contracts now. That would put our long time capologist out of work. That would REALLY upset the apple cart

Trade down take one of the two. If both are gone then so be it. This team wont be made by one single WR and the talent this year is DEEP.

When you say 'better players' on a team that is pretty much always under .500 you really aren't talking about losing great players. That said Stevie is NOT a great player by any means. He is an above average WR that is a true #2 WR. We drafted a #2 last year in woods. We have a couple #3's etc. As for as Byrd, love the kid, not his dumb ass agent or him listening to the agent. But hey if all Byrd wants is money so be it. Again franchise and trade Byrd, that is another pick odds are 2nd or most likely 3rd round. WR, draft OT Draft OG, Draft and add one in FA BUT Seems our coaches like our guards for some reason so I think we only add one TE is a maybe, depends I can see a draft pick here LB Draft DE, CB, Draft and FA If Byrd is gone, draft another one. I trade down from #9, maybe twice but definitely once so that is another pick we have. So lets say with trade down we have a first, two 2nds, two 3rds that is what 9 picks? and in a VERY deep draft where damn good talent will be found in the 4th round and talent in rounds 2-3 are pretty much the same, there is possibly 5 starters right off the bat. I would say WR, LB, G, OT would definitely be starters. And that isn't addressing any needs in FA. Mike Mayock was saying something about this OL class being the deepest he has seen and that its possible to get starters late in the 2nd round maybe even top 3rd. ( If I heard him right). So trade down, take LB first round. WR and OT 2nd round and TE / Guard in the 3rd. Believe it or not quality talent that would be upgrades will be there then. Chris Brown I think was wrong. LB, Guard, WR are dire needs. Beyond that he is right, we are at a point we have 'stopped the bleeding' so to speak talent wise, its now time to replace some of what we have with better talent. I still believe it is possible with just this FA period and this draft if done right, to flip it around to a 10+ win season this year.

Load up on the D. Address LB, DE, CB upgrade all of them. Give Jim S more talent to work with. get more quality depth in here in case of injuries. Address both Guard positions, one FA one Draft pick. Upgrade both spots. RT in the draft possibly. Franchise Byrd. I dont' give a damn it it pisses him off again or not, this is business. He will accept a reasonable contract that still pays him well or he stays with the tag. If someone wants him like Cleveland, then trade for him. they have like 5 picks in the first 3 rounds, pony up some if you want him that badly. Trade Stevie. We have a butt load of #2's and he is just another one that is vastly overpaid. Woods is ready to replace him, address WR in the draft in the first or 2nd round and maybe a FA. Upgrade TE? Maybe, but Chandler if now 100% can still be really effective if used right. I like hearing Whaley say we could even go RB. Spiller to me is Percy Harvin and we need a Beast mode to take the meat of the snaps. Marrone can talk 2 RB's all he wants, I say we need a big, strong back to pound the ball and allow us better play action. History has shown us neither of our Backs can stay healthy an entire year even splitting snaps. Lets get a beast in here for the next 5 years that can and must be dealt with in the running game. I love the Seattle / San Fran Model. It thrilled me to see that 'old school' 'Back to basic fundamentals football' Win a championship again and do it in huge fashion. We did the 'exciting' High flying BS back in the KGun days and it was damn fun... until the superbowl. Even with the push for higher scoring, 5000 yard passers when it gets to playoff time being able to play great D, really good Special teams, run the ball and just smart, quality QB play wins games. If we can shore up the D, solidify the OL a little more, run the ball then EJ may just work out just fine as for a QB goes and honestly my suggestions aren't that hard to implement between just a couple quality FA moves and a damn good draft. The Bills are sitting at that point, those few things and they come together this season and we flip 6-10 to 10-6. But then again this all makes way too much sense.

Should be used for both

I will see your trade up and raise you... to take a quarterback.

Well I start with he isn't worth the money he is asking, no safety is. We can talk about keeping our own talent all we want but its stupid fiscal policy to overpay for lesser positions. The Bills nor any other team can keep a player from being stupid and listening to their idiot agents whom are known !@#$s. Byrd has priced himself out of the Bills market and I pray Whaley is smart enough NOT to pay him and take a large cap dent for just a single safety. BTW What has our record been with him here? So apparently he wouldn't be greatly missed when he departs. Now I do franchise his ass again since the cap went up and get what I can trade wise for him

Defense. Stock up the D, address the OL and TE in FA if you have to. Trade Stevie and get a bigger, less headache, talent in here to go with Woods and Goodwin. I would personally prefer a bigger RB like that kid in Seattle......... But I digress.

Wow, Way to spend big there....Ralph...

Loved that movie

Funny how you guys are taking sarcastic shots at the writer for pointing out the obvious. Guess what? The Brass at OBD STILL Dont' get it!!!! So apparently it needs to be repeated until they pull their heads out of their asses and actually do something about it.

Geno and EJ both suck at this point and there is no way around it. Now I get because the Buffalo Bills reached for a guy in the first that could have been there in the second, Homers...errr fans... MUST have EJ work out. I mean its not like the fanbase has ever made extreme and ridiculous excuses for below average QB talent before JUST Because the QB was on the Bills ....right?

Because Brandon and Whaley aren't going to over pay for a Safety and nor should they.

Should they be paid more hell yes. The rest of it... tough ****. You are there for a reason to attract Male fans and get them pumped up. No one is objectifying anyone, no one forces these women to do this. But if you are going to do so then look the part. Sorry to the women libers out there, no one wants to see a saggy cheerleader.

Uh how about that 18.4 mill owed to Mario? No way in hell is he worth 18 mill in a season.

It was on the ESPN Scroll thingy yesterday

Does Ralph Wilson still own the team? Is his younger personal clone running the team? Then no we have no hopes of duplicating what Seattle has done. Reaching in round 1 for a QB that should have still been on the board a lot longer than that should have been the first clue

Yes. Winning 4 in a row? There is no discussion. Right now you have Montana, Bradshaw, Brady and Aikman with 3-4 wins each. Next tier is Elway, Kelly, Manning etc. Sure you can say Rothlesburger won 2 superbowls but clearly he wasn't the main reason and his regular season stats suck.

Well for about 20 years the Bills have played like Bantha poo doo...

Build up the Defense and OL. Run the damn ball and have efficient passing and you can win a superbowl. All this madden Bull crap the NFL has tried to become so its 'exciting' gets its asses beat in Superbowls

BF4E Can't disagree that might be part of it lol

Yes halfway decent. Houston didn't make him an offer for a reason and it wasn't because he didn't fit their schemes. He sucked year one and was 'good' year 2. Now I know this is blasphemy because as soon as we sign someone they are afforded the most ridiculous excuses in history being on the Bills by the fanbase, but that doesn't change reality. Reality is he isn't worth 100 million period. The contract was another stupid move by this franchise. Now if the guy can start putting up 20+ sacks per year from here on out, sure he is worth 100 mill Still ignored is the fact it took 100 mill to get him to Sign here in Buffalo

Bottom line Lynch hated Buffalo (the City and area) and wanted out of it and the organization. So lamenting over his loss is moot. Hell even TJax who sucks hated it here and bashed us this last week or so. Its going to take a lot to change the perception of Buffalo to players. And we can't keep handing out 100 mill contracts to lure halfway decent players here or keep our own.

We have to take what little wins we can. As long as Ralph owns the team we aren't winning anything.

LMAO I damn near spit coffee, good one