Rockinon

Every QB the Bills face this year.

I agree. KC struggled throughout the preseason stopping the run. Take advantage. Run to set up the pass. If we can be successful running the ball, this game won't even be close.

All of the additions during this off season will certainly improve this defense. The run D got a big boost. But Merriman really is the X-facter with this defense. We improved the D and getting Merriman back healthy is what makes the defense not just good but dominant.

Naw......that was one of the four out of five. That's why he said he nailed that one.

This is probably much closer to being correct. Stevie's agent wants guaranteed money and the Bills want a prove it or lose it contract. The actual dollar amount may or may not be the issue. Of course this is all speculation and none of here really knows what is going on behind closed doors. I do have every confidence that we will be seeing SJ on the field for at least the next couple years.

Williams, Merriman and Dareus all would be happy to take a crack a Cassel.

What are you going to say about your intelligence when they actually do go to the playoffs?

I honestly think the defense really brings some heat and keeps our offense on the field a lot. Bills 20 KC 6 The media writes it off as first game jitters for the Chefs, the odds makers predict Oakland to win by 3 pts the following week. Week two the Bills handily beat the Raiders and still no one is paying attention. Week 3 the Bills slip completely under the radar and host NE. Brady is running for his life the whole game and the Bills crush NE 33-7. Still the media doesn't recognize that the Bills are really good and instead focus on NE and talk about how far the mighty Patriots have fallen. It isn't until half way through the season that anyone really realizes that the Bills have a dominant defense and the offense just keeps improving each game. By then, it's too late. A fired-up Buffalo Bills team goes on to shock the league by not only beating NE, but also winning the division. Now the media is falling all over themselves trying learn as much as they can and the smug ESPN "Experts" start blathering on about how they knew the Bill's could do it all along. A little over the top?

Not really. He said they liked Roosevelt, but it came down to numbers. All of the WRs have been battling it out and I wouldn't have wanted to decide who stays or goes in that group. I'm sure they struggled with the decision, talked about it some more, looked at things from a different perspective and then decided to bring him back. I think opinions change and that people feel more strongly about certain players than others. It is about the numbers, but it is also about opinion. After picking up a RT and a CB, I think they just reevaluated the team as a whole and made some decisions. Roosevelt benefited from that decision.

Who says we have no deep threat? I think there will be plenty of plays going over the top of the defense. Remember Jerry Rice? He was a continuous deep threat but his track time was far from what you'd call elite speed.

They tried to get something in trade for him before releasing him

For those that missed the interview with Nix here is a link where you can hear it. Linky

Nix just quoted as saying he is a better run blocker than pass blocker at this stage. Maybe we will see the run game improve this year. Me likey.

I honestly think McKelvin has just had some bad breaks and us fans have honed right in and found every single flaw imaginable with him. He's got talent and he just needs to focus on his game without worrying about someone messing with his home. You guys do realize how messed up going to his home and vandalizing his lawn was, right? That's his home, you know, the place where not only he lives but his family. We need to back off a bit and just give the guy a chance.

Guess Martin won't be wearing any number now....just got cut.

The Bills are covering their butts with this pickup....nothing wrong with that. At least they aren't asleep at the wheel. I like it. We go into the season with some added depth on OL.

Didn't you hear.....Jasper is practicing at RT.

Offensive linemen very rarely impress coming out of college and most don't for at least a couple of years. He is young and could possibly develop into a good pickup. He did stick with Dallas when they cut down to the 53 man roster so he can't be that bad. We'll see. I am glad that the OL is adding some depth.

Well, so much for the Jasper project.

I want to see utter domination by this defense starting with the Chefs. Their fans are completely writing off the Bills. Vegas has the Bills as 6pt underdogs and I'm getting pretty annoyed with the lack of confidence around here. The players are probably just as annoyed. Did anyone notice Gailey's comments when asked about players having an extra spring in their step? He said they are much more focused and ready. Billieve that. The Ws for the Buffalo Bills begins with week one at KC.....dominance. Anything short of that is a failure. That is a weak division and a team with a weak passing attack. Blow up their OL and don't let up until the game clock expires.

One of them took some quotes from this forum and then started mouthing off over there. Didn't even bother to say anything while here......what a sissy. I mean if you want to trash talk at least have the balls to do it to the people you are talking about. I know our fans are not perfect, but at least we aren't scared to speak up to a competitor.

At SJF Jasper was seen catching balls just before the real practice began. Can't remememcer who tweeted it(Fitzbeardy maybe), but he said Jasper had good hands for such a big guy

I think you are right that Jasper is built for the DL, but just how is a kid from Bethel going to beat the very talented guys ahead of him. Wiliams and Troupe were locks to begin with. Even Heard came out this summer and played much better than last year. Jasper never had a chance at NT because we are stacked there. Still, he earned the respect of the coaching staff enough to keep him on the practice squad and enough to give him a chance on the OL. This is an area of weakness for the Bills and it seems to me that it could be what is best for the team.

Jasper has talent but to expect him to beat the guys ahead of him was just too much to ask. We have some serious talent on the Defensive Line and no kid from Bethel is going to crack that lineup. But the talent is there. Gailey recognized it and recognized his effort. Gailey is simply compelled to do something with him. I really think there is a tendency here on the TSW to read too much into coaching decisions. Jasper did well enough to gain the coaches respect, but not well enough to beat Williams, Troupe or Heard. By the way, Heard has been playing like his hair is on fire and is very noticeably better than last year. I didn't vote in the poll because none of the answers there are quite accurate. It was fun to speculate though

I saw it when he was cut and didn't care. I saw it when he signed with the Chiefs....still didn't care. Asleep at the wheel?....not so much.