2020 Our Year For Sure

Yeesh, give the guy some time. With all the turnover we've (quite necessarily) had, its a wonder he's kept the team competitive. He's done a fine job here. The offensive deficiencies on his track record you astutely point out ARE worrisome. You can hope that can be chalked up to poor assistants and poor quarterbacks, but this can only go on so long without he himself being held responsible. I believe there are more pieces in place now than he's had in any other season in Buffalo, so we'll see. I think we'll both agree this is an important year for him, and that may be an understatement.

Why all the hate for Jauron? I'm not trying to be a smartass, I'm genuinely interested. He's given me reason for hope since he's gotten here, as it feels like he's turned this franchise around from the hellhole it was when he got here. It feels as if the ball is rolling in the right direction.

If there can be interceptions, how can the QB not matter?

Completely agree. They need to at least be put on the "competing for a spot" list.

I'd certainly hope not...Parrish's punt returns are almost unquestionably one of the best things about this team. Break out the tar and feathers if April takes him out of there.

The recievers who talk trash would be my guess.

I think first priority should be updating your handle...BDW2008 seems suitable.

WR, DE, TE, FS, C?

The Colts, Giants, Jaguars, Browns, Steelers, Seahawks, Titans and Buccaneers all had winning records last year. Seven of those 8 were 10-6 or better.

I'd say McGee would be somewhere around 15th-20th, and Greer would be somewhere around 45th-50th, making him a middle-of-the-pack #2.

Or maybe they think they've fixed the issue, adding Stroud, S. Johnson, Denney and Ellis? Call me skeptical about the Bills' pass rush...but I'm not the one in charge. I think chances are they believe the rush will be much-improved.

Someone forgot to get Mr. Polian that memo, I suppose.

I feel completely justified in expecting McKelvin to start by opening day in year 2, and expecting him to be a top-10 NFL corner by year 4. My view is that this pick came at a position where the Bills already had 2 solid starters and a good nickel back. In order for the pick to be justified, McKelvin has to be significantly better than Greer. The above expectations are the only way for that to be the case, in my opinion, so unfortunately the expectations being put on the kid are pretty steep ones. If he's just another Terrence McGee (in other words a solid starter), the pick doesn't make sense to me. He needs to be something special, or the pick was botched.

Um...McGee needs to return to his 2006 form? The form that got him benched? He didn't regress last season, he finally established himself. You got this completely backwards. He's not a "stop-gap type," he's a long-term starting cornerback. One of the few good things about the McKelvin pick is that I don't have to read about people whining about cornerbacks anymore when we have no pass rush. Please, at least give me that.

We have five corners and draft another? It's rediculous. This should have been all offense after the first round. I agree with the other guy. Get ready to see a lot of the defense this year.

Regardless of how much money they make, if they continue to fail to produce a pass rush, competition must be brought in. We can't just continue with an anemic pass rush because we gave these guys decent contracts.

Can you post the scouting report?

I mean Guy and Modrak, the true 'draft guys.'

The current Bills regime also historically drafts well, do they not?

Both articles note he has reliable, natural hands. He may not have the upside to become a dominant player at the tight end position, but he seems like he can become a good reliable target if he can stay on the field.

Thanks for posting, Pete. Its appreciated.

I flipped to ESPN once I realized McKelvin was the pick because I was more concerned with footage than commentary, and ESPN has better footage. Regarding Hardy, he said he liked the pick, said it was good value. They showed a couple of plays I'm sure you've seen before where Hardy goes up and snatches the ball away from the defender. Mayock commented that he excels in the endzone and has a knack for scoring touchdowns. He said one of the few things he didn't like about Hardy when he watched film was plays like "this." "This" being a play they were showing where Hardy had a corner beat on a deep ball and had to deal only with the safety over the top. Hardy's leap wasn't well-timed and the safety made a play on the ball. Mayock made a comment something along the lines of "he needs to go and get that one and help his quarterback out. He seems more concerned with the safety, who is busy making a play on the football." I believe the result was an incomplete pass. They then showed another play that was either a rollout or a scramble out of the pocket. Hardy was on a deep crossing route and his quarterback, under deress, threw the ball downfield for him, sort of floating it out there and leading him quite a bit, giving him a chance to run under it and try to make a play. Hardy came close to the ball but wasn't able to make the grab, and it landed a bit out of arm's reach. Mayock suggested he should have dove for it. FWIW, I'd tend to agree, it would've been a tough catch but it wasn't impossible. As I said before, he said he liked the pick and that he thought Hardy was plenty capable of being a good pro...this was simply the one big question he had about him in his film review.

Sure was. I was particularly annoyed by Jacksonville trading up for a pass rusher on two seperate occassions. Save some for the rest of us, guys...

You're just a blind Losman follower, trying to clean up your thread the same way he cleans up the streets. Time to get over the obsession and accept the fact that your boy will be spending the season on the bench.