2020 Our Year For Sure

Fitz with all his flaws is easily better than Cassel. I like Bridgewater but down the road, not for 2014. Vikes, yikes!

You've got my vote, best of luck e.

Impressive last year, kid was all over the place in a couple of games

I'm not sure if in this case it would have been as simple as Schwartz choosing to keep Pettine's system. It was a system built on lining people up in different spots, and varying their roles to the point the offense had no idea who was rushing and who was covering on a given play. Schwartz has spent his career lining up the same four guys with their hand in the dirt and rushing from the same four positions snap after snap. Pettine didn't learn to deceive and befuddle offensive lines on a consistent basis overnight, and I'm skeptical that Jim S. could have.

Agreed that Sammy and Goodwin will be a lot more dangerous in the YAC department than Robert Woods. In a different offense I might agree with your larger point Webster, but the Bills play a run n shoot-style passing game, the key principle being attacking downfield in numbers. Using the outside receivers to force the safeties away from the middle of the field, opening deep routes between the hashes for the slot man. Andre Reed, Marques Colston (under Marrone himself) and Victor Cruz are examples of downfield threats who've thrived in the slot in related systems. I think Woods is a decent fit because he can do some of the Welker-style traditional slot stuff, and can attack down the field. FWIW I think the ultimate long-term goal now that we have a player like Watkins (talking years down the road) will be to set up our personnel in a way that allows Watkins to play the slot full-time, in other words to be the Andre Reed of this offense. Right now using him more on the outside and allowing Woods to make plays in the middle is the best way to get full value out of Woods and by extension the WR core at large.

That last one is the only SB I can remember watching- I was five. I couldn't understand why my dad and brother were so anxious even though we were winning. Ah the ignorance of youth. Just can't wait for this team to rise up again. That Tim Tindale was great and all but come on man, that's it!?

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I think AW makes more sense at SS. He's good against the run and has man cover skills- he's a guy I want closer to the line of scrimmage rather than playing centerfield. Duke Williams played that centerfield position in college, I think either he steps up or Graham gets the nod. Searcy makes for a nice backup at SS.

I need a box of MariOs. Good man

I hear Martin Nance has begun the recruitment.

So does Peyton Manning.

Mortgage the future to win now by engaging in modest activity in FA and acquiring a 20 year old rookie WR. Something doesn't add up there. If they had traded future draft picks for some veteran WR maybe I could see it, but Watkins is clearly a player acquired with the next 12 years in mind. He's a good 5-7 years away from his physical prime.

New desktop. Just beautiful beyond words

It's a linebacker drafted by Doug Whaley. Good bet.

I almost broke my ankle jumping up and down. Glad Whaley didn't puss out and did what was necessary to finally get a guy to keep D-coordinators awake at night. Changes the whole dynamic of our offense. How many days till the opener!?

Wouldn't expect more, he said his source(s) were on the Cleveland side. Well done KH, I'm a happy man this morning.

Are we to take it that you don't think Cordy Glenn, Marcel Dareus, Eric Wood or Kyle Williams are good either? That is one ugly combined W-L record.

:thumbsup: Need a go-to receiver and can address OT later. Coming away with both will help the young quarterback immeasurably.

You're making my day buddy. These 9 days can't go by fast enough.

I'm high on Goodwin and still want the Bills to move up for Watkins. The way I see it Stevie Johnson and Mike Williams are temporary fixes. Just as those guys are leaving the roster a couple years from now, we'll have Watkins entering his prime with a couple years experience in our system. Thinking past the next year or two, our long term WR group would be headed by Watkins, Woods and Goodwin, which looks excellent. Just Woods and Goodwin, not so much.

The edit is my favorite part lol. Thank you for sharing this, and well done Coach.

Got me literally laughing out loud

Excellent news!

Move up for Watkins! RT can be addressed in round 2 or 3. Stevie and Mike Williams are temporary solutions, we need a beast to pair with Woods long-term and that guy isn't on the roster.

All I cared about was the extra rest bit. I'm very pleased with this.