Dan

Exactly! It's precisely this attitude that gets tiring and needs to be given a long overdue rest The Bills and Buffalo can never do anything positive or good without constantly being reminded of a past mistake or problem. Ever positive move is grounded in the firm cement of past failures. Let it go people. You can never move forward if you're continually living in the past; especially when you preferentially dwell in all the mistakes of the past. It's kinda like that article in the other thread. We signed TO, people are excited, the City is excited, the national media is talking positively of Buffalo. But, wait, lets bring up how bad it is in Buffalo and why we shouldn't celebrate and be happy. I'm sorry but its a loser's mentality. Yes, the Bills made mistakes. But they've also had successes. As others have stated, Ngata's success is largely a function of his current teammates. There's absolutely no assurance that he'd be the same player had the Bills selected him. Besides, draft a Safety at 8, sign a DT FA or draft a DT at 8, sign a S FA - what's the difference?

I'll contend that Trent clearly has the entire season on his shoulders. Yes, if/when he goes down it will get interesting. But, it's amazing.. Brady went down and people thought the Pats* were screwed. Young went down and the Titans were supposed to be screwed. Point is... you never know. Trent is no doubt the key to our success. If he can read the defense properly and make the right decision, he shouldn't need more than a few seconds from the line. You've got Evans, TO, a slot WR and/or RB/TE on each pass play. If he makes the proper presnap read and gets the ball out, how much time does he need back there? If he's dropping back expecting 5-7 seconds to scan the field and see an open receiver, we're screwed. If Evans is double covered, drop back and toss it to TO and vice versa. If both are doubled, hit your outlet receiver/TE/RB. He should be able to do that by now.

Thank you! I read the first post and as soon as I saw Ngata, I wondered how long it would take for someone to say we should have drafted him and we suck for not drafting him and the FO blows. It took 3 posts. Wow. Get over it people. We didn't draft him. It's done. No more validation of your GM smarts are required. Ngata would have been a good pick. We all get it. The problem is too many poeple think there's only one way to draft or build a team. And you refuse to believe anything to the contrary.

The article had a very clear tone of the old man standing on his front porch yelling at kids playing on lawn. wahh... wahhh. You young kids with all your hoopla and enthusiasm need to settle down out there. We don't do exciting things here. We just sit back and drink beer quietly in our back yard. Wahh.. wahhh.. no leave me alone and let me wallow in my misery in peace. I have to be at work at 9 in the morning. Sad in a way.

It seems fairly simple to me as well. You're an outdoor team, playing in a city notorious for its bad weather and tricky winds - you have to practice outside to become accustomed to that. But, you'd want to have some practices indoors to work on the details of your game plan. Seems, easy. Mix it up. You get the best of both worlds; more experience playing in the elements and the benefit of finely tuning your game plans in a controlled environment.

Accept the Chroise and all will be forgiven.

But no one would say that.. niggardly sounds so gay. Maybe our RB needs to be less thug or g. But then, someone would call me a poser. Crap, on second thought, maybe it's better to be gay.

In general, plantar fasciitis is a self-limiting condition. Unfortunately, the time until resolution is often six to 18 months, which can lead to frustration for [fans] and [internet posters]. Although the great majority of people heal in about 2 months. Maybe he's out dancin every night.. ya know shakin his... nevermind.

True with much of all you're saying. But, don't you think he's had a pretty good year? I'll give him one rather glaring backstep - not replacing Jauron. However, maybe that was a decision made for him if you know what I mean. Otherwise, I'd say he's done a pretty good job of at least addressing all of the team's weaknesses. Will all the moves work? Who knows yet. Could he have gotten Henderson? Perhaps, but Henderson doesn't seem to be going anywhere. So maybe the reports of him being on the trade block were about as serious as Roscoe being on the trade block. But, for the most part, this team had several huge problems at the end of last season. Brandon has addressed most of them with what should be solid upgrades. Experienced or not, that's all you can reasonably expect. In a year or 2 we'll see how good his judgment is, i.e did he bring in the right players. Until then, I'd say the lack of experience argument is weak at best. It's like saying a guy that just graduated college can't do the job because he has no experience. But he can't prove he can do the job until you hire him and give him some experience.

I'm hoping to see the Chroise as the #2 QB starting the season. If he gets in the game... look out!

I think alot of posters here are over reacting. This is all nothing but good for Buffalo and the Bills. The City and team are getting national exposure - positive national exposure. You've got an established player talking about the making playoffs and Super Bowl. You got excitement to spare. How can any of this be bad for the City? As an outsider, looking in, I'd say it looks like a breath of fresh air blowing into what was a stagnant franchise. The Bills, especially the young players, need exactly this kind of exposure and expectations placed on them. The City needs this kind of exposure. Again, how is it bad? Sure, it may all blow up in 6 months or a year, but worry about that when it happens I say. Until then enjoy the ride and hope TO can deliver on his 10 touchdowns. One thing you can bet on.... you know he won't settle for Jauron's mediocre well at least we tried speech.

And people said TO wouldn't be happy going to a small market team because he wouldn't get enough attention.

Of that I have no doubt.

Didn't we play SF a year or so after that and beat them in the game with no punts? Didn't we play the Giants in 1990 and beat them in the regular season?

Unless I'm mistaken, the Bills during the early 90's were undefeated (but maybe 1 or 3 losses) to the NFC teams they played each year. Essentially, the kicked every one's ass for quite a few years. With one notable exception - in the Super Bowl. For what ever reason, and perhaps several, the Bills just couldn't win that game. But, during the regular season and playoffs they were never beaten; they just ran out of time a few times. I consider it a life lesson. Life is not meant to be fair or just. If it was, that team would have won a Super Bowl they were more than good enough.

It's called being a fan of a team. I'm sure you have a tough time understanding that concept. I imagine its a little strange for you to see lots of people really liking a team and following that team all through the season and off season. Coming to a message board to talk about their team and the players they sign is something dedicated fans do. I can only guess you're here because there are just a few Pats* fans out there able to talk about their off season moves. I imagine it gets old discussing whether or not Brady should get highlights or is he perfect the way he is. Hence, we see you here grasping for semblance of real football talk.

I thought I read that Lynch called Jackson, Head, because Jackson had a big head. Literally. In other words, his helmet was bigger than Lynch's. Not that Jackson or Lynch thought he was all cocky and full of himself. Nor has there been any interview by Lynch or any of his teammates to ever suggest that Lynch thinks he's above the law or that he has a cocky attitude.

I fell your pain... I really do. But, honestly, what more would you have the Bills' FO do this offseason? Name one team that has brought in 3, 4 or 5 game changing, playmaking FAs in a single offseason and went on to great success the following season. Sure it would have sounded nice to bring in Burk at center, Hayneworth at DT, Taylor at DE, Cassell at QB, re-sign Peters (or force him to play at his current contract), and TO at WR. But, ya know what? It probably would have done little to actually improve our record next year. If that were the sound way to build a team the Redskins would have won 2 Super Bowls in the last 5 years.

Not really. As I see it, you're rooting for a team you like to win. I'm rooting for a team from Buffalo to win. If the Bills move, they're no longer a team from Buffalo. Therefore, watching them win would be about as fulfilling for me as watching the Browns or Cardinals win.

So you would be all for the LA Bills or the Fargo Bills as long as they're winning? So, why not become a Steelers fan? They just won the Superbowl. I guess it comes down to what's more important - cheering for a winning team or cheering for a Buffalo team?

So Modell moved for more money, but Ralph is the bloodsucker? Why? Because he decided to turn down more lucrative offers to move the team and has kept the ticket prices at or near the lowest in the league? I don't follow that line of logic. And, no, I don't decide who's acting immature and who's not - I'm merely pointing out what's fairly obvious. Ordering a hamburger and getting just a bun is not even in the same realm of reality for an analogy. Ralph owns a football team and for 50 seasons has put a football team on the field. Now, you don't like the football team on the field and want to whine about it. Yes, that's your right. But, ever hear of the expression, don't bite the hand that feeds you? Back to your analogy, would you complain and gripe because you order a hamburger and they gave you a hamburger, but it didn't taste like a Burger King hamburger? No, you'd go to Burger King. Ralph has fielded an NFL team in Buffalo for 50 years. You're pissing because he's not fielded a winning team or a good enough team. Well, if you want to win every year, follow the Pats* or Cowboys or whatever the latest greatest team is. But ya know what... for all the great moves the Cowboys have made each year in fielding a great team; they've won just as many playoff games as Buffalo this decade.

So is that why Modell moved the Browns? He lacked fan support in Cleveland. Or how about Irsay, I supposed he moved the Colts because Baltimore didn't want the team anymore. It all makes sense now. All I have to say is for all the people that want a new owner of the Bills, just be a little more patient. You will get your wish soon enough. And hopefully, you won't get exactly what you deserve. I, for one, will be at the HOF Ceremony and I'll do all I can to make sure my cheers drown out any potential boos from completely classless and immature individuals that can't comprehend all that Ralph has done for Buffalo, the NFL, and for most all of us here on this board. I'm sorry but all this pissing and moaning about Ralph is akin to an immature child whining because Mommy and Daddy bought him/her a used Mercedes for their birthday and not a brand new one. Whaa.. whhaaa I want everything and if you don't give me everything then I don't like you.. whaaa whaaa.

Come to think of it... there was a report of him visiting Buffalo, but no report of him leaving Buffalo. Could it be? nahh.. Well, maybe, just maybe, Brandon kidnapped him and they're waterboarding him until he signs a contract?

got his groin pulled while gettin a bj-- whaaaat?

No doubt bolstered by signing TO followed by an O-Line draft, this board has become decidedly optimistic about the upcoming season. So far, we have a very positive outlook: 0-16 1-15 2-14 3-13-> (1 for 1.3%) 4-12 5-11-> (1 for 1.3%) 6-10-----> (5 for 6.4%) 7-9---------> (9 for 11.4%) 8-8---------> (9 for 11.4%) 9-7------------> (12 for 15.2%) 10-6--------------------> (20 for 25.3%) 11-5----------> (10 for 12.7%) 12-4---> (3 for 3.8%) 13-3-> (1 for 1.3%) 14-2--> (2 for 2.5%) 15-1 16-0------> (6 for 7.6%) (DC TOM - You missed one of your W's on the Carolina game or so I assumed. Might wanna go check it.) ================================================================ Here's my stab in the dark: Week 1 Mon, Sep 14 @ New England Patriots* -W Week 2 Sun, Sep 20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers -W Week 3 Sun, Sep 27 New Orleans Saints -L Week 4 Sun, Oct 04 @ Miami Dolphins -W Week 5 Sun, Oct 11 Cleveland Browns -W Week 6 Sun, Oct 18 @ New York Jets -L Week 7 Sun, Oct 25 @ Carolina Panthers -L Week 8 Sun, Nov 01 Houston Texans -W Week 9 Sun, Nov 08 BYE Week 10 Sun, Nov 15 @ Tennessee Titans -L Week 11 Sun, Nov 22 @ Jacksonville Jaguars -L Week 12 Sun, Nov 29 Miami Dolphins -L Week 13 Thu, Dec 03 New York Jets (Toronto) -L Week 14 Sun, Dec 13 @ Kansas City Chiefs -W Week 15 Sun, Dec 20 New England Patriots* -L Week 16 Sun, Dec 27 @ Atlanta Falcons -L Week 17 Sun, Jan 03 Indianapolis Colts -L 6-10 Unfortunately, I cannot yet share in the optimism. I would love to be so terribly wrong, but our coaching staff is still entirely too huge of a question mark for me.