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I think you are not renting a car, but if you do, Houmas House (about 45 min-1 hr drive)is a nice plantation to visit and it also has very good lunch. Walk around in their gardens before or after lunch. I think they have special dinner times, but call them to check.

Good job, Scott. Very fitting that you represent the board in the media. I suppose now we will see a flood of new posters with this exposure?!

yes, fully agree. Lovie rarely had a team talented in all groups. Spend on Peppers (good idea), ignore that the LB's are getting old (bad idea). Acquire Marshall, ignore the OL. Underwhelming Carimi. It is no wonder that early rumors point to the Bears aggressively pursuing Levitre. having said that, if we hire Lovie, I still want dedicated OC and DC to help him out. I think the HC should do just one job.

IMHO, Lovie will get quite a few interviews and not just to satisfy the Rooney requirement. He has been fairly stable here in Chicago and has suffered through years of an inconsistent roster. His major failing is not having a good OC under him (Cutler leading a Martz offense !!!). But time will tell how much interest Lovie generates.

Can someone link this speech ? Maybe I am dense but I can't seem to find it on buffalobills.com or wgr

I don't believe it. I have been told repeatedly that no coach wants to come here. Must be the wanna-be low level coordinators who can't find a job.

Point taken. But all humans should have an optimistic view of life, no ? Else we can grow old being curmudgeons.

Indeed. But the noise created by these posters drowns out reasonable discussion and hijacks perfectly logical threads. Make no mistake, when Nix et al took over, I was cautiously optimistic. I did not say it was a bad or great move because there was no way to know how they would handle the organization. We should afford the new management/coaching structure (whatever shape it takes) the same courtesy. If every move is seen as 'same old' or 'bottom of the barrel' or incestuous, then there really is no point in being a supportive fan of this team.

Disagreement has never been seen as a problem here. What gets the reasonable posters' goat, is the relentless cynicism, misinformed blathering and negativity to every move that the FO makes.

I agree. He owes it to himself to, proverbially, shop around. He has been resilient, steady and an excellent guard. I wish we retain his services else it will be a huge hole in an otherwise promising OL. I am not sure we have to make a choice between Byrd and Levitre as we should have enough money to sign both. Plus, push comes to shove, Fitz should be asked to re-structure to save cap space.

You cannot be serious.

A lowly draft pick, fought to be the #1 WR on the team. Posts back to back 1000 yard seasons and about to make it three in a row. All the time with a less than stellar QB and while being part of team with inconsistent offensive philosophy. Toned down his attitude this year and been nothing but a team player. Yes, I root for him and wish him the best. I care and so should every Bills fan.

Fitz is retiring?

This is what I am wondering. Are Nix and Gailey on the same page wrt: QBs ? Vince Young was acquired and he could not grasp Gailey's offense. Why should this have been a surprise ? There was enough body of work to show that he got by on athletic skills and not on gray matter, which Gailey's offense requires. Then why go through the trouble of getting a guy who was never activated ? Did Nix like him but Gailey refused to play him ? Both possibilities point towards a disconnect. Either way, I have also come around to the opinion that is JOhnC' s original point - Nix has failed as a GM. Even if we accept the disconnect hypothesis, Nix is the one who hired him. So it comes around full circle. Frustrated with every new regime touting patience.

Reggie Bush wasn't told that either

An accurate QB, a true #2 WR opposite him, David Nelson and Chandler. That O would be truly terrific to watch.

Trading for Alex Smith has been discussed a lot in this thread: http://forums.twobil...th/page__st__60 (my support for this idea is also in that thread). It is something worth considering whether or not Gailey is retained. But not as the long term answer - for the next 3 years or so before we draft for a true 'franchise' QB and he is ready to take over.

Norv as OC. Rex Ryan as DC but not if that means a switch back to the 3-4. I would support both. But still torn regarding HC. I don't want a re-tread and would like a fresh face who would re-energize the franchise. Someone in the John Harbaugh mold.

Are you suggesting we keep the current coaches cos its not going to matter anyway?

Should Harbaugh put Alex Smith in?

That was the other Williams

I dont know whether to laugh or cry

Just for arguments sake, lets say Cousins does light it up. As others have pointed out, it will be just one game. Way too much has to happen before concluding that he was a gem from the lower rounds. Oh and note that the Redskins FO is in far greater danger of looking stupid (trading all those picks for RGIII) than Nix. All such speculation before Cousins has even started a game yet.

Not sure of the inner workings but I think it is Nix's job to get the talent and Gailey's to utilize it (or not, as in this case).

IMHO, that 'time' was 2 years back or at worst 1 year back. Now Nix is just playing catch up from way behind.