Bills Fan of St Augustine

Damn - thanks for the memories! Juice was the best I ever saw, TT not close as a pure RB. Barry Sanders was the only other back I ever watched who might have been a match. Walter was close...I never really saw Jim Brown...IMO the juice was lights out the best ever!....Truly a shame the way it ended...

I don't disagree with you, but the premise made during the segment was that they have a very good OL returning. They may evolve into a good line, but as you say they need time to evolve and gel. I think abandoning the zone blocking scheme and having TEs to block will help a great deal. Time will tell!

Very good OL? Sorry, they lose all credibility with that one! I'm really hoping for low average which represents a dramatic improvement but still hardly qualifies as very good..

My favorite was letting Pears go...Simple math...Addition by subtraction.

Cassel - serviceable veteran backup to EJ.

I don't think the talent level at OL is as bad as it looked in 2014. It can't be. Moving away from zone blocking to a N/S gap scheme will help our guys. You need athletes to play a zone scheme and we don't have them. That said, a dominant OL can block straight ahead as long as they are big, strong and use good technique and understand leverage (get low). I'd like them to add another FA OL for competition and then figure out who the best five are to start. Clay at TE and RI at OG are instant upgrades. We might not be in as bad a shape as many believe. 11 wins is possible with an average to good OL. Our D improves just by having a better OL. Our RB and QB play too.

yup

With Miami signing Cameron, Clay seems more likely to sign. Any cap space left after Harvin?

Why is that Johnny? Maybe you could expound on your thoughts?

It may be time to move on from FJ. Watching him last year was painful. He has lost at least a step and probably more. Loved him his whole career here, but at some point it is just time to move on. I wouldn't be disappointed keeping him as a luxury and as a leader for the young guys, but he adds less value each year as a viable RB. I know it sucks, but we all get old.

Other than the Pro Bowl appearances...?

Yes, I'd sign him at a reasonable price, but someone is going to over pay him and regret it!

What's really impressive to me is how far we have moved since the passing of Ralph (GRHS). Complete paranoia about a pop star buying and moving our team to where we are now. Thanks again Terry!

@buffalobills swap their 1st 2015 5th-round pick for @Vikings 2015 6th-rounder and give Min a 2016 7th-rounder for Matt Cassel @NFLonFOX

4.5 Mil/Yr would have been too much IMO. His new team should buy him a compass so he can figure out N/S vs E/W.

3rd seems kinda steep to me. I hope not!

At this point I say Buffalo wins big time. We had a great D last year without Kiko. Our O sucked in a big way. Spiller runs side to side and FJ has slowed down. BB fumbles too often for my taste and Dixon isn't an every down back. Huge upgrade in a position of need while giving up a solid player in a position of strength. I think as this settles in and we all get over our man crush on Kiko (self included) we'll come to realize how good a trade this is. We now have to upgrade our OL one way or another. I hope the youngsters develop under new O philosophy and we sign another OL in FA.

Murray is a better argument than Peterson. That said, I am happy with Shady. Not dull being a Bills fan these days is it?

No way FJ out gains McCoy next year barring injury. Fred has slowed down but will be on the roster next year. It will likely be his last. He has lost a step or two and RB is a young man's position in a young man's league. From a leadership and serviceable change up perspective, he gets another year.

Me too! And in the ugly colors to boot. I don't feel good about wearing it and can't bring myself to burn it... Well at least it was a gift...

I really hope we can resign Hughes now.... Initially, I was really shocked and my visceral reaction was to question the trade because I absolutely loved Kiko as a BB. I really wanted to see our stellar D with him on the field. Moving to a 3-4 would argue we need to have talent at LB now more than ever. That said, getting McCoy is a huge upgrade over the RBs we have on the roster, Spiller included. It brings a quality top end talent to a position of relative weakness. We give up a lot to get a lot. I like it more and more, but I am really disappointed and saddened to lose Kiko.

WTF?! I hope we get more the just a half used up RB for our best LB! We better find him an OL quick!

I really like Hughes but someone will overpay him and I'm hoping it's not us. We need to go sign a couple more OL who can play the game plus address QB, RB, S and TE either through FA or the draft. It's the Levitre question all over again. We shouldn't overpay a player even if he is better than average.

Sanchez

I like the Bills WRs at four deep. Too many other areas of need to worry about than WR! OL, QB, TE, S and RB are all more attention worthy than WR.