BobbyC81

For whatever it's worth, according to Marv Levy in his book, he recommended Polian who he had worked with before so Ralph didn't stumble onto him. I'm still of the opinion that Levy was an average coach who was given the fantastic talent that led to his success. He was frequently outcoached in big games however (Ex: Super Bowl 25) and he could've done a better job with the Bickering Bills and with the team reaction to Thurman's fumble returned for a TD to start the 2nd half of Super Bowl 28 that just tied the game. Leaving TT by himself to sulk was not the way to handle the latter. But, give Marv a kudo for recommending Polian.

I'm not so sure the Bills would've taken Willis had he been available. Remember Levy's post-draft comments that they had 3 players targeted for their 1st round pick and they were all still available??? He also was happy that they actually got two of them, with getting Poz in the 2nd. This past draft, they were probably set on taking Maybin that they wouldn't have picked Crabtree if he was still there. The holdout aside, Crabtree is an impact player. while Maybin is a project. Living in No Cal, it's annoying seeing the Niners with both Willis (especially him) & Crabtree that were taken the pick before the Bills. Willis IS the key to the success of the Niners defense. Looking back, I'm still amazed at some of the personell decisions made this offseason when Jauron knew he was in a make-or-break situation. Signing TO led us to believe that they were committed to winning but trading Peters, drafting the project in Maybin and two interior offensive linemen that became starters reflected just the opposite. Add to that the Langston Walker issue & adding Bell to the OL inexperience and these moves made no sense for a coach that needed his team to win to keep his job.

And it's amazing TO hasn't gone off to the media. I think he's due. Maybe he'll go to LA this week to spend time with his Reality Show buddies and just not come back

And Byrd will now probably miss time wth an injury. How about when asked if they'll bribg some new players in to replace the injured, DJ says "We like the guys we have.""??

Fitz is maybe the 1st NFL QB I've seen who has to windup like a shortstop to get the ball there

Dick, his family, friends & assistant coaches?? I just voted and the Yes percentage dropped to one for 820 votes

You also have the coach last week saying "we like the guys we have" when the backup OTs look absolutely horrible. I don't know how much weight Jauron has on personnel decisions but, given another year and a do or die situation, why do you commit to starting 2 rookies on the OL and dropping your most experienced O-lineman (Walker) right before the season???? Of course, one of the worst things is having your owner approving your signing of TO & you can't figure out how to get him the ball. With TO, Evans, Lynch & Jackson, you have a very good group of skilled playmakers and you can only score 3 pts at home vs another struggling team??

Those of us who were around can recall what was done with the Buffalo Braves. Team's lease had an out if the average attendance went below a certain amount so they gutted the team, resulting in a horrible product, with the biggest deal being Bob McAdoo to NY for John Gianelli (Who?) and cash. Attendance dropped below the threshhold and the team left for San Diego. Unfortunately there are so many season ticket holders this year that the team won't feel the backlash of this pathetic team in their pocketbooks. So, how many of you will renew for 2010? On the bright side, with this horrible team, Toronto may not be interested in getting any more games.

Aaaaarrrgggghhhh!! You're playing the hottest scoring team in the league and you have the opportunity to get the ball 1st & score 1st and you freakin' defer ??? This has happended quite a bit recently, meaning they've had good luck with the toss. So, you get the ball 1st in the 2nd half!! Whoopdeedoo!!! If you fall behind on the 1st possession you gave up (like this past Sunday), you're playing catchup the rest of the game. Somebody good with animation needs to make us some type of video game where we can throw things at Jauron (like the George Bush one with the shoes) that we can all have & take out our frustrations with. If you hit him, he lets out an Oof or Doh or something. ANother idea is a punching bag with Jauron's face but that's maybe getting a little overboard.

Calm Bell down?? That doesn't explain not knowing how to line up. And then doing it again. Rookie mistakes.

You got me with your Avatar. For a brief moment I thought it was a bug on my screen.

Like your Username. Chandler was my favorite player as a kid

Looked like he took off his Hall of Fame jacket and gave it to him. It didn't sound like him though. Kelly has a much deeper voice.

I suspect maybe a win at the Jets with another home loss. At this point, I can't see them scoring enough to beat the Saints.

For whatever it's worth, Sporting News predicts a Bills record of 6-10 with all home game wins. Two home losses are New England & Indy. In this scenario, Bills start out 2-1 and are 4-4 at Bye Week, meaning Jauron would be safe at that point. Split of following 4 games would leave them at 6-6 going into the last quarter of season but then losing the last 4. Jauron would likely last the season but be gone quickly after.

I'm going to give the coaching staff & Management the benefit of the doubt. I want to wait & see what they look like after about 4 games. Since preseason doesn't matter & most Head Coaches don't show their hand in terms of offensive plays, let's see what happens in a few regular season games. Jauron has to acknowledge that Belechick is a great coach since he's not beat him once in 6 games over 3 years. So, opening the season against the Pats, why would he want to show much in meaningless preseason games??

Fine is the best blocker of the TEs. Schouman is the starter. I think Hardy stays on PUP & Omon stays at least until Lynch is back. McIntyre may get another try at carrying the ball tomorrow to see if he's worth keeping. As others have said, they could keep a 4th TE if McIntyre is cut. Likely one or the other. Since we know the Bills Mgmt is stubborn with the 3 "motor' guys at DE in Schobel, Denney & Kelsay, I would still like them to keep both Ellis & C.Bryan but I think they can only afford to keep 5 DEs. LBs and safeties usually fill out the roster for special teams.

Just got the latest Sporting News issue which includes an NFL Preview and along with breaking down by team, they break it down by division, with guys with NFL ties providing input. For the AFC East, Herm Edwards picked his all AFC East team. I was very amused to see our own Ryan Denney as one of the DEs. The team is legit for every other selection, with Brady, Moss & T.O. so I suspect Herm forgot Aaron Schobel's name. The 3rd Buffalo player on this team was McKelvin as a CB.

A guy at the draft party I was at said his Dad coached Byrd. He said he's a good kid but didn't think he's good enough to be taken so high. I also looked at a Sporting News draft guide after that pick & he was the 10th rated CB. One negative on him was that he didn't have the speed to stay with receivers on deep routes. Doesn't sound like someone who can play well at free safety.

If you took away the bombs Evans caught from JP, his stats would be pretty average. He could end up with his best statistical season with TO if Edwards plays well.

I could be wrong but I just don't see them taking Raji. They have to address positions of greater need: pass rushing DE, TE, OL (even more so if Peters traded). Having traded for Stroud, signing Spencer Johnson & recently using a 1st on McCargo (despite trying to trade him away) they also still have Williams. I doubt they see this as a position of need. In fact my take on the coaching staff's/front office's approach to the roster: QB- With Edwards as starter, having signed Fitzpatrick and still having Hamdan, maybe they'd take a QB in the later rounds RB- Despite Lynch's impending suspension, having Fred Jackson & Omon WR- Having signed Owens and using a 1st round pick on Hardy last season, I believe they think they're set at this position TE- a position usually addressed in 3rd round or later. Last time they used a 1st rounder on a TE was in 1983 on Tony Hunter and he bombed. If they think Pettigrew is the best player on their board then maybe they'll take him but I expect them to wait til the 2nd or 3rd round OL- this org has ignored this unit in the early rounds of the draft for a long time. At this point, I'm not sure that'll change. I hope that changes as they need better young talent DL- As I said, I don't think they'll take a DT. We know DE is the need so I think that's the likely use of the 1st round pick Who is another question. I was impressed that Maybin added all of that muscle but since it has affected his explosiveness, he seems to be a tweener best suited for the 3-4 which the Bills don't use. I think the pick will be the more well-rounded player in Ayers. LB- Hopefully Jauron stating that Ellison is the starter was just blowing smoke. They can't rely on just undersized guys like him and "great motor" overachieving guys like Di Giorgio and Costanza. This may still be addressed with somebody like Freddy Keiaho but I would hope they use no later than a 3rd on this unit. DB- Maybe they'll use a later round on a player for depth & special teams. I don't think it's a priority position

You're going a little overboard here. At one point he was a very impressive player for the Bills. Remember when he was on the kick coverage team and flying down the field. He was a freak of a physical specimen and they liked him & found a spot for him. His problem now is he has let success go to his head & thinks he's better than he is and doesn't have to work at it anymore. Save the POS comments for players that deserve it. JP??

And hopefully Berman talks to the cab driver.

Remember when rumors started about Warren Sapp prior to the draft and he dropped?? He think he had a pretty good career.

Look how just one move has changed the attitude of this board. After last season's collapse, I was actually thinking of dropping NFL Ticket since I mainly get it for Bills' games. Now I'll probably keep it. While not the magnitude of those of you who were thinking of dropping their season tickets, it reflects a change in my attitude about this team.