Saint Doug

I've seen 1st rounders shipped out for much bigger question marks - over and over. As for Kelly shipping him out for nothing - if it happens, it will be for the same reason why many college-to-NFL coaches fail - ego. These coaches are used to walking on water and think they can in the NFL too. What's worse is that Kelly had a winning season his 1st year - inflating his ego even more. Truth is, he hasn't been around the NFL long enough to know how hard it is to win the NFL, especially without a QB. This isn't college where you can just plug in the next guy up and continue winning. This is perhaps why I don't believe this story; it would be incredibly stupid to part ways with a starting QB with really no one else on the team to fill the void. Even if he were to draft one in the 1st next Spring, you never send a starting QB packing (the Bills being the most recent example if this). As for the Bills, if they have Foles playing the way he is this year, they'd be in the playoff hunt. If they have Foles of last year, they're heading to the Super Bowl. Either scenario, I take the gamble.

Lol at all the people say "systems QB, don't want him". You realize that this guy had a 27:2 TD:INT ratio last year and went to the Pro Bowl? We haven't had a good QB in 20 years and have no real options in sight, but you're still "nope, don't want him"? It's like a dehydrated person in the desert turning down water because he wants Gatorade. And what exactly is a "system QB" anyhow? Any OC would doesn't develop an offensive system to fit the strengths of his QB is soon to be unemployed. And thinking EJ and a 3rd would do it is also laughable. I think our FO and some fans here are the only people who think he's going to amount to anything. His own college coach even said he wouldn't make it. if Kelly really wanted him, he would've drafted him himself. Eagles won't take anything less an a 1st for Foles.

This is nonsense. There's probably more WNY explants here in DMV than total people in Detroit.

Someone here gets it. But it was a huge mistake and he continued defending it ("What has he [Darcy] done wrong?). As it turned out, this was a monumental mistake and the Sabres paid dearly. Despite a FA shopping spree, Reiger put together a team that was historically bad. Now, will Pegula learn from this blunder or will he blindly keep the Bills current FO intact? I guess time will tell. Very true. But Pegula originally wanted DR to run this turnaround if it wasn't for a near fan revolt, which would have been a huge mistake. Then, instead, he wanted to make LaFontaine the man in charge, someone with zero experience as a GM. Luckily for us, PLF turned him down. It was almost dumb luck we ended up with Tim Murray. I guess we'll have to see how this all plays out, but I hope Pegula learned something from the last 1-2 years.

I don't remember Chan's offense as being bad. In hindsight, it was pretty good. We were mostly held back by our horrible defense. Sure, we had Fitz, but that's telling in itself. If Chan was running our offense now, we would be a playoff team.

It's actually very easy to question it. He's the GM of a perpetually losing team, why wouldn't he be questioned? That, and he severely misplayed both his HC hire and his search for a QB. These are by far the two single most important predictors of success in the NFL and has failed in the regard. Sure, he has had some highlights, but as our record attests, these are less important transactions.

This may be part of some elaborate plan of Bellicheat for Brady to become a Bill, self-implode, and singlehandedly destroy Buffalo sports for decades to come.

Hmm. I wonder whose wife he slept with.

I don't think there were any Sanchez haters besides in NYC. As we see now, he got a raw deal in NY. He would've been a good pickup if he came here.

Did they make Bryce Brown come too? Leodis?

I suspected they might lose this game back in April when the schedule was released. As for a time point in the game? The Brown fumble. Completed changed the momentum of the game.

Seems about the right timing. The football gods don't exist.

Goodwin should just go away. And we should draft a player in his mold (Graham, Parrish) for another 10 years. Otherwise, Brown singlehandedly lost this game. We shouldn't expect Orton to play like an elite QB. He played his game and it was enough to win this one. Now the sky's falling.

The Brown fumble changed the game.

Bryce Brown lost us this game. Plain and simple.

Some GM will be desperate to save his job and take him. Jets sounds about right, which is great because I predict this guy will self-destruct once in the NFL making tons of money.

I'm fairly certain those 2 possibilities are not mutually exclusive. Criminals usually only associate with likeminded criminals. And with this guy, where's there's smoke there's fire.

Actually I remember us being fine with it if it meant us signing Byrd to a long-term contract. And we know how that turned out. I also remember the Bills believing Cornell a Green was their answer for their woes at LT. It tells me the Bills, while they want a good o-line, they're not willing to pay the price for a great one.

Not surprised by these turn of events. Actually surprised it took this long, which is unfortunate for him.

Wow. I bet you really got your creative juices flowing to come up with that one. It's definitely a novel spin on things. Who know where a topic like that would go?

Kick the tires. Seriously, it's amazing how guys like this can bounce around the league for years collecting pay checks. Has a salvage project like this ever worked?

I don't think we're the ones who should be throwing any stones.

I don't think Schwartz is going to get another HC job anytime soon. Contrary to popular belief, he's not exactly performing miracles here. This defense is packed with talent. Plus, he was just a HC last year and that didn't turn out that well.

http://www.billsdaily.com/schedule/2008results.shtml

Sure. But it certainly gives you a glimpse into their priorities and motivations, which I doubt would change in the NFL. Injury prone. Bust.