Bob in STL

Players win, not schemes.

Our offense played great against New England so lets defer and kick so our suspect defense can get rolled on the first series. Deferring is for pussies. Unless the weather is a major factor give me the damm ball first.

I came home from the Dolphins game feeling ripped off. I came home from the Cleveland last year game feeling ripped off. Spending money .. tickets, hotels, airfare, food ... and getting nothing.

Ralph did not want Shottenheimer because Marty has a reputation for wanting things done his way. Ralph will not have that.

You cannot cut them. Like it or not they are two of the better players on the team. Evans really showed nothing today. How many balls hit hit hands? Look like he quit. Whitner is what he is. An average safety that unfortunately was drafted #8 overall.

Mine too. Had we kept Greer we would not have needed to sign McKelvion. Would have been nice to draft an OL, DL or LB with that pick.

The defense is horrible and does not have the right talent to run a 3-4. When Nix and Gailey decided to make the switch they more than doubled the workload on this rebuild. Should we go back? I say no. Why start over again when this season is lost. Keep playing the 3-4 and maybe a few of the young guys will start to develop. We need to draft better players on the front 7. It will take years for this defense to come together. Sorry, but unless they are going to spend money bringing in talented veterans there is no fast solution. Even spending big money on free agents is no gaurantee.

Hard to say for sure but it is close.

Wrong. Did you see our defense last week? Running is good for them too. We want "weak armed Sanchez" to throw, don't we?

"NATURALLY root for" ???? What are you smokin'? Toronto is NOT Buffalo and the guy who worked the Toronto deal with Ralph is already dead. Where ever they move to you can expect a total change in uniforms, logos and team name. His legacy is the BUFFALO Bills and the Stadium with his name on it sitting out in OP. Ralph has time right now to maintain a team in Buffalo by working with a consortium of ownners with the same vested interest. He can also be working with the County and the State. Who knows? He may be doing this right now. Moving to Toronto is not good enough. The team can stay in Buffalo with some careful thought and planning. Just settling for a team in Toronto is unacceptable.

He played to seasons as a DB and a punt returner. Had 9 picks and 1 TD. I seem to remember him as a position coach but cannot place it?

You make some very good points. One more point ... there still are many fans that do not want to see excessive showboating. There was a time when quarterbacks did get "crushed into the ground" and the guy who did the "crushing" just got up and walked away. There was a time when a special teams reserve player made a tackle and did not celebrate like he just freed the Western World. The great Packer teams of Vince Lombardi never did the "Lambeau Leap". Some fans actually prefer sportmanship and a grace. Performance without one-ups-manship. I appears that we are becoming a minority.

An impact player at LT or DE/ LB. Really depends on who is else is there but if Bell looks good for the remainder of the season I would look for a player that could help our front 7.

Well at least there was 1 play off and three winning seasons in that 13 year span to eleviate the pain. We also had OJ and some better players than now. I personally think the past 10 year is the worst. Maybe its the excessive media coverage or the internet?

Sounds good. We are due and maybe they are overconfident? We can do it if we get a big game from the defense.

Good call. Two weeks and two bone headed plays later ... let's see him score again and not get a penalty.

I gave it a listen and it was not good. There is very little rap/hip- hop that I like. I am no youngster but I thought "beast mode" came from video games?

Maybe it will help? The Jets could be content to just run the ball. If we can stop the run and force Sanchez into mistakes passing that will help us a lot.

I don't know Dean, the past few years have been very frustrating for me. This is the longest period without a playoff team and it is also a period with the fewest good players. At least the 70's had OJ and the Saban II anf Knox era's. The 80's sarted ok and ended good and on the upswing. The 2000 - 09 era had nothing. Below average teams, boring teams, poor cochaes, revolving door of players, very few star players. The league is set up to favor the poor teams and enable their improvement and Buffalo has not been able to take advantage. We have ZERO wall of Fame players from this era. Ok ... Maybe Moorman.

You can lament about who we could of and should have drafted and it won't help a thing. You can blame the signing of Kelsey as if it is some kind of eternal sign ... the truth is if we had better players we wouldn't need Kelsey. This team will not progress until it gets proper leadership starting at the top. Great leaders have the ability to look forward and make the right decisions. To work a plan forward and not dwell on the past. What would help greatly is a clearly defined organization with set goals. Since TD was fired the organization has been a mystery. Who is in charge? Who does what? Who cut Edwards? Who made that draft pick? Who signed that free agent? This is just crazy and this is the thing that frustrates me than anything else about the team. It would be nice if Buddy Nix would come out of hiding and explain what is going on and what the real plan is for this team. I guess we will hve to wait until the end of the season for that. I will not root against them but my frustration level is very high.

Don't let reality get in the way, his next stop is Honolulu. You sure? We just released a guy that was playing inside? I will agree that he looks like an OLB in a 3-4 and I sure hope he develops into something. He need to find a late round gem to speed up the rebuild.

Only show in town? What about the Sabres? The Bulls? The Bandits?

+ 1 Decent guy but ... he is an average 4-3 DE.

Wait, I thought we hated him too?

Did you just buy a magazine?