2020 Our Year For Sure

Accurate though.

Thank you, Astro.

Any coach dumb enough to go into 2015 without installing a hurry up offense is one who does not understand modern football well enough to be my head coach. Clear Roman out with the rest of the losers, please.

Well reasoned posts. The best thing about the Bills defensive personnel is they have two penetrating DTs that win matchups and get to the quarterback, flanked by Hughes. Rex' base D to this point doesn't give these guys the same opportunity to disrupt, and the defense suffers for it. In addition though, the defense IS complicated. Many times the defensive line had to make a check and a shift before the snap, meaning the linebackers also have to shift, and they were often caught with their pants down when the ball was snapped. Guys flat out not knowing what their assignment is when the ball is snapped. Late in the season they realized the kid who'd been leading the whole unit and calling the plays all year didn't know the D well enough to do that. The system stunk, and the installation did too.

I agree. He looks like a good kick returner too.

Excellent.

Does David Hawthorne not play SAM? He looked good. Been hoping his injury isn't bad.

Yussss

I think Cardale will be the backup. He already looks more comfortable months after being drafted than EJ does going into year 4. All things being equal they'll go with Cardale so they can get him practice reps during the week. so EJ would actually have to beat him out decisively which I'm not sure he can do. All of them? Hm. If you say so

Makes so much sense as a (possible) replacement for Ragland because we get that same downhill presence in run D that is crucial for us.

Don't get me wrong, I like what you bring to the table in general. I do think you've fallen into focusing too much on 'catching' #BadGuy, and I get it, its tempting. There was a time when I traveled that same path, now I just appreciate, because at the very least, you know with him you're not going to read the same old stuff. Keep posting, brother.

His link is the wrong Duke Williams, as #BadGuy pointed out above.

http://www.nfl.com/player/dukewilliams/2539269/combine

How is Aaron Williams faster when Duke out-ran him in both the 40 yd dash and the 20 yd shuttle?

I thank you.

I like it because it locks him in for an extra year before needing to make the big franchise-altering decision, whether to give him $100m or whatever it is. Its worth a $5m raise in my opinion for an extra season to watch his health and his progress. I'd be surprised if Tyrod wants 2/$15m but for the Bills, I jump on it.

ODB is DOA. I see you.

I think we'll be marred by injuries again and win between 5 and 7 games. But still uncontainably excited for the season because I'm wrong a whole lot.

I agree with you. It doesn't sit right that the combination of Terry, Kim and Russ were so involved with the head coaching hire when none of them seem qualified. They should either empower Whaley to run the show or bring in someone they actually believe in.

For what it's worth I'm 27 and skeptical of Rex.

Thanks for the tweets fellas! Encouraging stuff. Great to hear Bush one-cut and GO. There's room for Powell if he's serious. And wouldn't it be something if John Meeks became a player?

That is profound, Bandito. I could say more but I won't bore you with my philosophy. Nice post! You too Nihilarian, thanks for bringing your perspective and the logic and thought behind it. Oh to be a fly on the wall at OBD...

Thanks, I see where you're coming from now. To the bolded, no doubt Brandon, being the ticket salesman and a savvy one at that, has his ear to the ground and is aware that Bills fans everywhere want to hear that he's not involved with the football side.

its an interesting conversation and its pretty on-point with the thread topic. Personally I can't take everything the Master Marketer says publicly as gospel. Do you think he he's always 100% honest with a microphone in front of him to the point where his words can be held up as actual proof? Not that I 100% believe Rodak or Leroi either

above: Johnny Williams, Jim Dray, Robert Blanton, Kolby Listenbee, Sterling Moore, Dan Carpenter below: Leonard Hankerson, Greg Little, Shady McCoy, Reggie Bush If a guy isn't a natural hands catcher its a difficult change to make at this stage for Hankerson/Little. On the flip side, Listenbee is, and I think he contributes. Shady I'm thinking about the same as last year and not anticipating much from Bush (there's a joke there somewhere). Carpenter I think has become underrated.