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is this an euphemism for something?

I don't watch a ton of college football. But what do you guys think of Taylor Heinecke of Old Dominion? His competition is suspect but I really like his demeanor even in their losses. He just seems mentally in it. And his intangibles are off the charts. Fairly accurate and bit of a gun slinger.

This Glory Days fetish has to end. I liked Bill Polian the first time around. But I concur with whomever said Polian's best days are over. Plus he has a reputation as being overbearing. Look at the Seahawk's program. Organizations like the Packers and Giants know about best organizational practices for long term success in the modern era. I would prefer someone from those teams. There's talk of bringing in Ernie Accorsi. I think that's a good idea. For the record I think Whaley has done a good job bringing in talent. I think the bigger problem has been that there has been no church and state separation between administration and football operations. It's pretty clear that Littman and to some extent Overdorf have had huge influence in the football operation with Ralph's blessing. I think once we get the football ops people to do their jobs without the accountants looking over their shoulders, we should be a long way towards righting the ship. I can't think of one other franchise where someone like Littman has had that much influence. Mike Brown of CIN and Bob Kraft of NE are probably exceptions. We need to look elsewhere but to the past. C

Kansas just fired Weis. Would you bring him in to work with our tragedy of an offense? #iveheardofhim

I think this quarterback is gonna be tough to stomach this season. He just doesn't see the whole field. It has nothing to do with reading a defense. Although that's a problem too. He is missing wide open receivers. I supported the draft pick. Now I'm not so sure. This defense is gonna win us some games. This quarterback, just like today, is gonna have us lose some games. I don't know what to make of all of it except that I think our coaching on offense needs work. I think half a dozen teams in this league could have EJ and win. Our staff doesn't know how to scheme around his shortcomings. C

What we have is a second year rookie. Essentially. I'm good with giving him time to mature. But not at the expense of a roster that is stocked with talent elsewhere. My only worry is that we might have spent a 1st rounder on a game manager. We don't have the luxury of burning picks like that.

I hope the Bills win. I really do. But our offensive line is suspect. Especially in the interior. Wood is solid. But the guards - oy! Couple that with the middle of the defense being open all day long against the Bears, I don't know. I hope Nigel upgrades everything in the LB corps. But frankly I think Cam Wake is going to run havoc. Our only hope there is that they don't move him around too much. Glenn shut down Jared Allen. Which was amazing. We need EJ to have a huge game. So that the 'Phins running game is irrelevant. I also think if ever the run option/draw was key, this is the game to use it till they stop it. Bound to slow down the rush. C

Schwartz is a thug. I'd hate it if they hired him as HC. I'd like a winning coach who has worn out his welcome elsewhere.

Man, I don't even know what to make of this topic right now. But I'll play, as I see it there are three weak links in the offense. The QB, The O Line and the OC. If at least 2 out of the 3 don't come through in the first few weeks of the season, we're toast. A good to great QB will mask a lot of those inefficiencies. But right now we can't play our way out of a paper bag. The only hope here is go play action by feeding the RBs the ball 25-30 times a game. But our OC is too inexperienced and arrogant to try that.

When all three of your quarterbacks regress a year later, is it the QBs or the coaching? Specifically the OC?

Naw. EJ is too short. Isn't that what they said about Flutie? #sorrycouldntresist ;-)

The team that EM returned kickoffs for, had studs on special teams. Our present blocking on ST sucks. Easley is a gunner. A couple of others come to mind. But none of them are stellar blockers. Watkins will get killed.

Straight up.

What he said. Problem is I think the end of the season will be too late. ST may be a the thin sliver of difference in us making the playoffs...

This is simply not true. There is rankings/performance data to show how Crossman's units have historically underperformed including our own last season. There aren't mountains of posts in threads about this guy solely based on our collective "feelings." You can make the case that he may have needed better talent. But odds are DeHaven would have gotten more production out of the same unit last season. C

You know they've had OTAs right? There was a bit in the link I provided where Crossman was giving his men "instructions." I'm not convinced that's gonna do it. Collectively, the last post on there was mid January. It's now June. Crossman is a concern. But I'm just wondering strategically and personnel wise what we've done to address the shortcomings since the coach isn't going anywhere. The Bills in the past have sometimes engaged in magical thinking. Not doing anything to address concerns and just hoping a year later they'll be better (think Ryan Fitzpatrick and a porous defense). I'm seeing the same pattern re-emerge this year per special teams. Maybe, I'm just not looking hard enough. If anything I'm hoping someone can convince me otherwise. We've added some serious talent on the offense. We've even shored up the defense a little bit. But at least we have halfway decent coordinators (granted the jury is out on Hackett) except on special teams where the coordinator has a crappy track record. Otherwise things has been pretty status quo on special teams. Will two ST role players really make a difference? Hence my soliciting opinions. C

I'm not questioning his talent. It's just that if his upfront blocking sucks, he's gonna get killed...

Special teams was our Achilles Heel last season and I haven't seen any significant steps to correct our problems. Just the addition of Dixon and Graham and our ST coach "breaking it down" for players, ain't gonna fix it. http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-2/OTA-5---Red-zone-a-focus/04f62564-dc97-4d22-8b35-4cdba15d4be0 Also why the heck is CJ Spiller back there returning kicks? Seems that puts him at unnecessary risk. C

You don't want this. Trust me. Not only a bad player but not a good citizen. Remember we ran Marshawn Lynch out of town for far less. And he actually could play.

Yeah, Fisher had both of them. Guess which one he wanted. Greggo even had the NFL Office throw the book at him.

The best scenario we can hope for here is that Schwartz in a furious rage after another special teams folly knocks Crossman out and we end up with a new special teams coach...

On a certain level they're all just opinion until things play out... If you were here in Nash you'd know about things like Frank Wycheck (who is a radio personality here now) saying that he heard on good authority that Schwartz was going to be fired if we wasn't hired as HC in Detroit. FIsher was done and frustrated with JS. As for stats not lying...I give you: "Statistics are for losers" - Marv Levy Marv also used to paraphrase a Mark Twain/Benjamin Disraeli attributed quote: "There are three kinds of lies - lies, damn lies and statistics."

Dude, *I* am an upgrade over George Edwards and Wanny...

I live in Nashville. Titans defense underperformed while here with the same talent that Greggo had. This guy is toxic. Players hated him. Just watch when the D sucks and the fans complain. Definite downgrade. Crap...