Bob in STL

Two Hall of Fame players! Plus Riech who won many keys games for us in the glory years. Other Players of note: Derrick Burroughs was developing into a very good corner until he got injured. He was better than Kirby Jackson and would have been an excellent tandem with Odomes. Hal Garner was an excellent special teams player and a good backup LB. Better than what we have today. Chris Burkett was a good reciever. He did not get along with Jim Kelly and was shipped out. He had a very good career for the Jets after that.

Please recalled that he Bills under Tom Donohoe and Marv/Brandon tried the same model you reference above. It didn't work. Polian has a knack for finding good players in all rounds, including undrafted rookies and low priced free agents. Hope Buddy can do the same.

2b) Do not forget that Ronnie Jones had a connection to Wade's kid, who was playing QB at a college that Ronnie was involved with. His hiring was payback for a favor. I say NO to Ted Cotrell. I do not see that happening.

I agree. Talk to people around the US and you will fing the Pats are hated. The arrogance of Belicheck and Kraft. The obnoxious fans with their horrible accents. The spygate stuff. The strange calls that always go their way. The Pats* are more hated than any team in recent history. More than the Cowboys because the Cowboys are also loved by lemmings all over the country.

you bet I will never understand the lack of respect for Schobel.

I agree with trading down if, when we get to #9, there are reasons to trade down. For example, if we have several players graded the same and it is likley that we will get one of them on a trade down, then why not do it and collect another pick? Can't remeber the last trade down? Trading to move 1 or 2 pots is usually costly. We traded up for Losman and McCargo, both times reaching to fill positions of need. Both times we struck out.

How did you dream up this scenario? Nevermind.

You just summed up the problem that we have had for 10 years. Donohoe, Levy, Brandon and Jauron have all had a hand in this.

Where do you come up with this? Did you ever think that our run defense was so poor because of the linebackers? After offensive tackle, LB is our weakest postion. Take the best on the board, if it is McClain then take him, we need LBs very badly. McClain looks like an impact player. I would not complain if we got him at #9.

Recognized on the All Time Bills Team. None are All Time AFL or NFL. James and Butler might have been had injuries not shortened their careeers.

Cribbs better than Therman? what a laugh. Best Bills ever: 1. OJ - Voted Best Football Player of the 70's by SI. 2. Kelly - HoF 3. Bruce - HoF 4. Therman - HoF 5. Cookie - Insane talent, size and speed. 6. Andre - Future HoF 7. Billy Shaw - HoF and All Time AFL Team 8. Joe D - HoF 9. Tom Sestak - All time AFL Team

Safe list also add Evans, Hangartner, Moorman, Lindell, Poz and Mitchel. I am not so sure that Whitner or Lynch will be gone.

You must be joking. Our special teams have been tops in the league overall for 3 of the past 5 years. I like DeHaven, hoping he can keep it up. He has huge shoes to fill in Bobby April.

Why not. He liked it here. He needs a job. We have good Special Teams now and most likely the new HC will give him players to work with, unlike Wade, who treated special teams as a lesser evil.

I associate the hiring of Gregg Williams as the start of the decline of the Biulls. He was, and still is, a very smug SOB. He bragged about his #1 defense in Tennessee that still never won anything. He, with the help of TD, dismantled our team and changed the image for the worse. The TD era was a disaster and Greggo is a big part of that. He was a very poor HC. Worse than Jauron in my opinion. I seriously hope that Manning rips Greggo's Defense to shreds.

Agree. Age today is much different that 20 years ago. Working is good for you. People retire and go back to work, many at least part time. I am 51 -- I run three times a week, and I lift 3 times a week. I can still bench 225 for 3 sets of 5. I weigh the same as I did when I got married at 28. To all the young hotsots posters -- You better take care of your body and your mind because today's medicine and health care is extending vibrant life expectacy.

Line is first. Give the QB a chance. See 2009-10 Jets and Sanchez for one of many examples.

On paper Buffalo's OL looks pretty bad, on par with that of KC. Yet, Pittsburgh hired our OL coach. Piittsburgh is known as a first rate organization.

Our biggest needs are LT, QB and LB. If McClain is there and he has the highest grades you takes him, no doubt. A stud MLB will make our defense better. This guy has Pro Bowl, Impact Player written all over him. I would take McClain over Bulaga .. and I really do want to upgrade the OT position. I don't really care for any of thr QBs that are projected in the first round. Of course, if we can land a couple of free agents prior to the draft that could change things.

I new a thread like this would be coming soon. KC is bad so these coaches all must be bad too. DOOOOMMMED!!!!!

Not so fast. They have created jobs for Chuck in the past.

What does this mean?

You could do the same analysis on EVERY SINGLE Team. Especially over a ten year period, no matter who you drafted you can always go back and find an optimum solution after the fact. Sullivan is a tool. He brings no insight and he has no connection to what is really going on. That is why he only writes about what already happened.

My neighbor goes 6'3' 325. Can he get a shot too?

BS. He got his start here. He NEVER got the shaft. He was released because he did not do a good job. He was released by the man who hired him ... TD. So where are the thanks for getting a chance? He was an unknown, darkhorse candidate. What did he accomplish? Nothing. His teams were lousy and boring. He dismantled the #2 defense in the league; replaced good players with scrubs. He was arrogant prick and he helped to change the culture at OBD for the worse. He had no respect for the winning tradition that we had until he arrived. Gregg Williams is my least favorite Bills coach EVER. Had he drafted Brees he would have probably ruined his career because his offensive game was just so poor. Greg was not ready to be a head coach then, or now. So it is the City of Buffalo's fault that TD would not listen to his prodigy coach? I hope The Colts destroy his weak defense. The Aints were lucky last week, but I don't see them getting lucky again. They will need more help from the NFL just to keep it close.