johnnychemo

Seems to me that going into the 4th tied or ahead that many times and winding up doing as poorly as they did points to conditioning (physical AND mental) as much as anything. Maybe the new regime will toughen these guys up. From what has been reported, things look to be going in that direction. If nothing else, considering the similarity in roster from last year to this year, we'll get a better indication of how much coaching plays a role in a team's success!

The difference here is apparently it would have worked.

Wait...is it April 1st again?

Well, you'd use one in the possessive, but it would come after the 's' not before. So "Bill's wins" refers to wins belonging to some guy named Bill, but "Bills' wins" would be wins belonging to the Bills.

Now THIS is funny!!

If this is the case, the Seahawks should be the ones worrying!

You could probably extend that to pretty much any position too.

Staubach was a Naval Academy student, and IIRC he had to serve some time (4 yrs I think) in the service after graduation before he could play in the NFL. No doubt that was what brought him down so low in the draft.

If memory serves, Reed dropped a hell of a lot of passes that year too. I always believed the pressure of being the #2 guy was a bit much for him. I'd still take him as the role player he was the last couple of years though.

I guess that COULD be interpreted as a compliment....

This. And the O couldn't score, so the D had to be practically perfect. With a decent offense, the D would look much better.

These type of articles always kill me. We're still two months away from training camp, and they are dooming and glooming. I'll bet at least 3 teams on this list make the playoffs this year and have what will be considered a successful season.

Looks like another long season... Week 1 Buffalo vs. Miami - LOSE Week 2 Buffalo vs. Green Bay - LOSE Week 3 Buffalo vs. New England Patriots* - LOSE Week 4 Buffalo vs. NY Jets - WIN Week 5 Buffalo vs. Jacksonville Jaguars - WIN Week 6 BYE Week 7 Buffalo vs. Baltimore Ravens - LOSE Week 8 Buffalo vs. Kansas City Chiefs - WIN Week 9 Buffalo vs. Chicago Bears - WIN Week 10 Buffalo vs. Detroit Lions - WIN Week 11 Buffalo vs. Cincinnati Bengals - LOSE Week 12 Buffalo vs. Pittsburgh Steelers - LOSE Week 13 Buffalo vs. Minnesota Vikings - LOSE Week 14 Buffalo vs. Cleveland Browns - WIN Week 15 Buffalo vs. Miami Dolphins - WIN Week 16 Buffalo vs. New England Patriots* - LOSE Week 17 Buffalo vs. NY Jets - LOSE

I think the Maybin pick has Jauron's fingerprints all over it. The coach got the guy he wanted in the end. OC was Jauron's call as well. Chan Gailey? Gotta wait and see how that pans out, but I'm skeptical myself. Free agency - are there really that many free agents you are dying to see sign with the Bills? For any top notch talent who could basically write their own ticket (and how many of them were free agents this year?) the recent history of the team would be a tough selling point, and these guys don't seem to have the "drive a dump truck full of money up to 'em" mindset (A Good Thing) either. I would say the new regime has to undo a decade's worth of decay, and it ain't gonna happen in one offseason. You are looking at 2 seasons (minimum) of bottom dwelling mediocrity before they can beef it up (the right way through the draft and younger players) to be contenders. The more they try to quick-fix it, the longer it will be before it finally gets done right. This is the first time in a long time I've seen the Bills look like they've got a decent plan and the stubborness to carry it out. That said, I'm willing to give them a the benefit of the doubt until they fail miserably, then sit back and say "I knew it all along!"

I thought I saw him at the airport with a "George Siefert" sign last week....

Whitner is more of a check swing foul into the catchers mitt....

I'd be more inclined to believe the concussion at AZ broke him if he didn't play so well against the Chargers his first game back. Maybe there was a setback after that game related to the concussion that wasn't reported or something, but to see him play well right after coming back from the injury then tank makes me think there was something else.

This. Yes its a tough call between the two, and there's probably no "right" answer, but I'd go QB.

It's worth noting that the last QB this franchise really developed was Joe Ferguson. Kelly cut his pro teeth in the USFL and came to Buffalo as a more or less finished product.

You mean more than once?

HUGE assumption....how do you know he wasn't a legitimate candidate from the start?

The REAL question is - does he have a dog and has he been walking it lately??

Start Hamden, let him play the first half, then put in Brohm. Takes the pressure of Brohm, as he's not the starter and not likely expected to do much more than dip his toe into the deep end of the pool. In other words, treat it as a preseason game. Put in Johnson and Hardy too. No reason not to.

Coaching is also an issue, as poor technique contributes to injuries as well. You won't avoid all injuries, but properly conditioned athletes with sound technique are less likely to get injured.

I think we also saw a little of the Kelly gunslinger attitude in him, and after Todd Collins, Billy Jo Hobert, Rob Johnson, Doug Flutie, and Drew Bledsoe, we were looking for a guy who had the attitude. Unfortunately, he couldn't back it up on the field.