Saint Doug

I don't know about Polian. What he did in Buffalo was pre-free agency and he has yet to show he can build a team (key word here) since then. And imagine where the Colts would have been if they never selected Payton. Payton came gift-wrapped to them. He was the #1 consensus pick.

The thing that gets me is that both GMs and coaches think their hiring of personnel is just a game. We see it over and over, GMs hiring coaches they owe a favor to or coaches that will be "yes men". And we see it in coaches selecting their staff too. The best man available is rarely hired. Now, Nix has a dilemma on his hands. His steadfast conviction for Chan may actually get him fired. And this is not a scenario unique to the Bills. We see it all around the league. There is one exception though, Bill Belichick. Love him or hate him, there's no screwing around on the staff there. There's no personal favors being handed out there.

Unfortunately, given the way our defense gives up points, I do think Fitz gives us the best chance. Anyone who thinks Thigpen is going to come in and score over 30 points is nuts. Geez, how soon we forget preseason. As for TJ, I don't know what's going on behind the scenes there. There's more to that story that none of us are privy to. Now, that said, looking at the whole picture, the best thing this franchise could have done for itself was to start Thigpen from game 1. I bet the Jets regret not starting McElroy from game 1

Well, the Bills managed to mishandle Alex Tanney, so I doubt they'll do the right thing with a trick shot kicker. The guy's awesome though.

Sounds like a Lief Larson story.

What we should be discussing is what D we're should go with, 3-4 or 4-3, once we clean house and a new D coordinator is hired.

I can easily see 5 QBs going in the first. Right around the Combine, GMs begin going batty and start having fantasies about the year's QB crop.

Maybe they're opening a Duff's franchise in the Ralph. Seriously, it's probably the lease and he's too high to realize it's yesterday's news.

I think it's about time for the players to start speaking out on how it's not Chan's fault, he's a great coach, a straight A student, yada yada. They always do.

Unfortunately, I think this is more of a function of us not having a #2 WR (or a #1 for that matter)...and Fitz not being able to throw it far enough for a WR to catch it.

We can do it team! Now, everyone put their hands together!

Without a doubt. It will surly install that atmosphere of winning we've been seeking for 13 years. We could have it all next week, folks!

I wonder if the players get any proceeds from this deal with Nike? In fact, where does it go at all?

No, the odds are not for every QB in any draft becoming a bust. At least 1 guy, maybe 2, per draft become great players.

How are we going to get Johnny Football with a record of 6-10 or 8-8 or whatever playoff/draft killing record we'll have next year?

I'd totally be down with this provided we also draft an early round QB to develop. However, I have seen no indication that he will be traded. It's too early to tell what they have in Kaepernick, plus why trade away a QB that you have proven you can win with?

I would love Vick going to the Jets. Guarantees us at least a couple divisional wins.

Out of 3 full drafts, Spiller is the only pick he really nailed. That said, we really can't judge this year's draft class yet, but the point still stands. There's some picks from this year's draft class that are looking to be fantastic picks, they're just not playing for the Bills. But this was just a knee-jerk pick so they could deal him to the NYG. He was basically picking Manning for them. He never intended Manning to play a down for SD.

Believe me, this is a well calculated move. The Jets for all intents and purposes are out of the playoff race, so they are planning on tanking the rest of the season. Tebow, love him or hate him, would not guarantee 2 more losses. Meanwhile, by starting McElroy its a win-win situation. If he wins out, then great, they may have a franchise QB already on the roster. If he loses out, they get a better draft position plus they can move on from thinking McElroy's a viable option. Now, only if the Bills had a young QB on the roster to do the same thing.

Ummm, he could actually win us a game. Don't need that.

Chances are he is the next Kevin Kolb, so it's best to unload him while it's still unknown. Besides Matt Schaub and Favre, has any other backup QB ever worked out for another team? And Washington needs to recoup draft picks today, not 4 years from now.

His stock is high as a relatively unknown commodity and GMs are attracted by this. Mathematics and history are against this kid being any good. What are the chances a team drafts 2 elite QBs in one draft? Nil. So the more he plays, the more people are going to see that he's just pedestrian. The time to trade him is this off-season. Plus, are people really going to want to trade for a kid who has been a back-up for 4 years? It's not like he's playing behind a future HOFer.

I was going to say add Pete Metzelaars to the list but you already have him! Great list. You forgot a couple though. Eddie "coach-on-the-field" Robinson. And another - I'm half-serious on this one - Turner Gill.

It is true, under Nix we have found some great players already in the NFL ranks. However, during this same time Whaley has been Director of Pro Personnel and a Pro Personnel scout. So, I wonder how much credit should actually go to Whaley for these pick ups. As for Nix, I used to be a big supporter, but this game against the Seahawks has me thinking. We could have had Wilson, but we reached for some other scrub instead. We could have had Dalton, Kaepernick, or Cousins, but we reached for some other garbage instead. Why was Nix so scared to pick up a non-first round QB in past drafts? For this, he needs to held responsible. Keep him around for a bit, but completely hand Whaley the keys.

Keep him on board. We don't want any late season win-streak shenanigans.