JohnC

There is no doubt that Dalton is a limited qb. But most qbs except for the elite qbs are limited. As you stated with him as our qb this year this team makes it to the playoffs. What's wrong with that? It would be a step forward for the franchise. No one is arguing that the object is to win it all. But taking a step forward with a competent qb, albeit limited, is better than not having a chance to at least make the playoffs. Waiting for the chance to select a premier prospect is a futile approach to take especially for a team that is a middle of the pack team. Premier qb prospects are selected at the top of the draft. As it stands the Bills are not in that putrid category. They are simply mediocre, not wretched. As it stands the Bills have an outstanding defense and an exciting receiver in Watkins whose talents are being squandered. Now is the time to acquire a franchise qb with limitations who will at the minimum allow your franchise to move up the ranks. Adding a Dalton type prospect doesn't necessarily mean that you still can't continue your search for an upper echelon prospect. What will damage this franchise's credibility with free agent players and attractive coaches and front office staff is a franchise that for more than a generation and still counting remains on the sidelines when the playoffs start. There is a saying: Don't let perfection be the enemy of the good. Get better where you can at all positions and move forward. That is better than the status quo and better than regressing. If Dalton is on the market and can be acquired for a reasonable price that would be an opportunity I would seize.

With or without an opt out clause another team can't make overtures to a team's HC unless there was a notification and permission was granted. After the opt out the HC and other interested parties can do whatever they want. But prior to the official opt out an outside party can't contact the HC unless given permission. Was there an under the table communication between the HC's agent and the Jets and other interested parties? That wouldn't be surprising. I''m sure Marrone knew through his agent that if he opted out he would have other job opportunities. The legality and ethics of this surreptitious communication are certainly questionable but they are prevalent in the business. My feeling is why waste time and effort to pursue a tampering case that is difficult to prove. If Marrone wasn't fully committed to the organization then it was best that he departed. Overall, Marrone did a good job. But as far as I am concerned he was't as indespensible as he thought he was. The Bills need to focus on building a quality organization with everyone moving in the same direction. That wasn't going to happen with a HC who wasn't in accord with what the front office was doing.

It's obvious that Marrone and Whaley were not on the same page. Marrone acted as if he was the primary authority on the makeup of the roster instead of being subordinate to the GM. Whaley didn't interfere with Marrone doing his job. But Marrone was prickly and dismissive in the manner he worked with the GM. I have no problem with the HC telling the GM that EJ was not ready as a starter and that he was not willing to give up on the season with him as his starter. Instead of giving the GM the courtesy of notifying him before making the change he made the change prior to informing the GM. The GM would not have insisted on keeping EJ as the starter. He certainly would have deferred to the HC on player decisions. But he demonstrated a lack of respect to the GM when he abruptly made the qb change. My point isn't that Marrone was wrong in making the change. Because he was right with respect to the decision but clumsy in the manner he handled it. That was a clear indication that there was not so much a personal friction between the two but there was an incompatiblity in philosophies and organizational relationships. In my view Marrone is a solid coach. He got an 8-8 caliber of team to play to its level. However, he is not very creative, especially on the offensive side of the game. In fairness to him he was stuck with an impossible qbing situation that didn't allow him much to work with. The challenge for Whaley is for him to select his own HC. In that way there is a lower probability for a lack of compatability between himself and the HC. The primary challenge for Whaley is for him to come up with a credible bridge qb, such as Josh McCown, who can buy the organization some time before they select their long term franchise qb.

Bill from the Big Apple, You are unrecognizable in your praise of Gilmore. You are recognizable with your consistent rejection of Spiller. If you add Spiller to a team with a good OL and an OC who knows how to use the individual talents of players you would get production instead of wasted abilities. Watkins is capable of being a special player with a legitimate franchise qb throwing to him. Looking back on that deal ( which I supported) and witnessing the quality and quantify of receivers in that draft and factoring in our dismal qbing situation the doubters of that costly transaction can not be challenged. In order to justify that deal and get a reasonable return on it the front office has to come up with a credible starting qb. I'm not a believer in the approach of drafting qbs in bulk in order to raise the odds of hitting on a long shot bet. If there is no qb in the draft pool you have a conviction on as a long term solution then don't waste precious draft picks. In my estimation the best approach this organization should take is to find a good veteran bridge qb until it is in position to select a credible prospect. Orton was arguably the worst starting qb in the league. And yet he gave the team the best chance to succeed. What does that say about the qb they drafted in the first round two years ago? If a Josh McCown type of qb was our starter I'm very confident that this current team would have been in the playoffs. Anyone who watches the playoffs understands that unless you have a good qb you have little chance to be a participant in post season games. As Gotham Bill pointed out Dalton is an average qb at best. He is demonstrably better than anyone we have. With that caliber of qb (average) the Bills would move up the ranks. It is futile and exasperating to look back. But it is my view that Buddy Nix set this franchise back by many years when he passed on reasonable options in the draft in selecting a qb. His selection as a GM was not only absurd but it was laughable. Whaley has done more good things than bad. It would be a mistake to bring in another GM and again rework the front office. However, what disturbs me very much is how far he was off in the OT Kugo pick. If he wasn't a second round pick he would have been cut early in training camp. This laggard franchise can't afford such egregious mistakes. Bill, stay active. This forum is elevated with your participation. I want to put you on notice that if Spiller goes to an organization that knows what it is doing I will be the first person to loudly say "I told you so." He is a good person who deserves to be with a more competent organization.

The Bills now have one of the worst OLs in the league. Jason Peters would be by far our best llineman if he were on our roster.The Eagles not making the playoffs had little to do with the play of their perennial all-pro LT. So I'm not sure what your point is by your comment? . The Bills grotsesquely overpaying for marginal players such as Derrick Dockery and Langston Walker and not willing to pay to keep the immensely more talented Peters is a reflection of the irrationality of a dysfunctional organization. The Bills brought in reject players, Walker and Dockery, and payed them as if they were all-stars. They had an all-star talent on their roster who they developed and played contract hardball with. A competent organization would have been more willing to use their cap space to keep the talent they already had on their lackluster roster instead of wasting their cap money on overpaying for garbage players who couldn't play. The Bills have been out of the playoffs for 15 consecutive years not because they have made wise decisions but because they have consistently made nonsensical decisions that have haunted this franchise. There is no doubt that Peters didn't handle the contract conflict in the most professional manner. The bottom line is that the Bills overpaid for players who couldn't effectively play and were not willing to pay the market rate for a player who could play at an elite level. That is why the embarrassing playoff drought continues. Bad decisions compounded by more bad decisions takes a toll that is reflected on its accumulated record.

I say it with an abundance of confidence that Orton is the worst starting qb in the league. If you factor in his lack of mobility you magnify his overwhelming deficiencies. His performances this year are less than mediocre. The mere fact that you are making comparisons with other qb deficient teams illustrate my point that he is at the bottom of the heap. How does an OC call plays for a qb that can't execute plays? It is unfair to evaluate coaches when the players under their tutelage are hideously inept. You work with the talent you have been given. When a qb's talent reservoir is empty there is nothing to draw from.

Gotham Bill, Good hearing from you. There is a void when you don't post your game impressions. You, not I, are the one are being presumptious. I don't know where you came up with this crony relationship between Marrone and Brandon. There is a Syracuse connection but there isn't a personal connection between the two as far as I know. If you recall during the hiring process Buffalo wasn't the only team that interviewed Marrone. I'm not suggesting that he was a "hot" commodity but he was a serious HC candidate for a number of teams. Contrary to how you are protraying his candidacy he was not an attractive candidate simply because he came cheaply. Odds are that the Bills will not make the playoffs. And it is very probable that Marrone will still return as the HC. I'm also confident that he will be the one making the decision to retain or dismiss any of his staff. With respect to how much money Marrone makes I'm sure that it falls in the appropriate range for a first time HC hire. Without precisely knowing what it is I sure it is in the price range of new hires who didn't have previous HCing experience. I wouldn't be surprised if Hackett falls within the lower range because he was hired as an inexperienced coordinator. I'm not bothered by the amount either is getting. If Marrone does a good job over the next few years I'm confident that he will get an increase in salary in his next contract commensurate with the job he does. With respect to Hackett he is unfairly criticized for the job he is doing. How does anyone expect him to get good results when the qb he is calling plays for is atrocious? Hackett is without a doubt calling plays for the worst starting qb in the league. He is also calling plays for one of the least mobile qbs, further limiting the plays that can be called on his behalf. He should be getting a Christmas bonus for having the fortitude to work with the garbage he is working with! I strongly believe that the Marrone hire was a collaborative hire among Whaley, Nix and Brandon. You have on a number of occasions more than insuated that this was primarily a Brandon hire without much meaningful input from the other two who were also involved with the interview process. I respectfully but strenuously disagree with your assumptions on the hire and on the process.

eball, You don't have to be immersed in the inner workings of the organization to judge results, the ultimate measurement. The Bills sold out all their games, including late season winter games where in prior years plenty of seats were empty. In addition, the season is close to concluding and at least mathematically the Bills are still in the playoff hunt. When was the last time that happened? The Bills have a young and much respected GM and new ownership who not only made a committment to keep the team in the region but is committed to the product on the field. Anyone who doesn't believe that the trajectory is upwards is clueless and has little appreciation for the positive things that have already happened. The next franchise challenge is to get a credible qb who will lead this team to a post season appearance and beyond. If that can be done then we're really cooking! We have gone from a depressing environment of annual pessimism to an invigorating environment of optimism. Breathe deep eball, breathe deep and take it in.

The prior owner made many hires for the organization that were head scratchers. However, when he passed the mantel to Brandon because he was at a stage in his life where he couldn't handle the ownership responsibilities he empowered the person who started the process of bringing in this franchise into the modern era. He transformed a franchise run in an anachoristic manner and normalized the management of it. Brandon's expertise isn't football. It is in management and organization. He rebalanced the franchise from steeply tilting from the financial side of the operation (Littman) to a more separate firewall beteeen the business and football sides of the operation.Make no mistake about what I'm suggesting here this is still a business. Whereas Littman was much more stern about cash/flow issues and profit margins Pegula will be more willing to lean the tilt towards the football operation. The hiring of Marrone demonstrates the change from the old ways of doing business to a more collaborative professional approach. There was a process and there were consultations among the participants. The parties involved in the process (Nix, Whaley and Brandon) before they made a selection agreed on criteria and used it in assessing the applicants. They quickly targeted their prospects and they interviewed them. They wanted a younger and energetic HC and they didn't want to make a "retread HC" hire such as Gailey. There was nothing idiosyncratic or impulsive about the hire. The person they hired (Marrone) was seriously being considered by other teams so they needed to act with urgency. I am an unabashed Brandon fan. He more than anyone else transitioned the organization from the past to the modern era. He handled the delicate changeover from Wilson era and his influential business advisors to the new ownership without creating any animosity between the parties. That takes a lot of talent and sophistication.

The line was regularly jammed by the defense because it knew that the qb couldn't pass the ball. The Bills playcalling is limited because the qb can't execute plays to counter the lopsided lineup of the defense. This isn't a coaching issue; it is a qb deficiency issue. Jackson and Boobie are inside runners, not runners who run sweeps. Where else are you going to run them? Kyle Orton has played so poorly that not only is the defense challenging him to make plays with his erratic limp arm but his coaches are willing to force the running game because they have little confidence (justifiable) that their qb can be productive in the passing game. The game plan is to rely on a stellar defense and good special teams' play. That isn't due to the lack of intellience or imaginationof the offensive coaches. It is a realization that the worst starting qb in the NFL can't reliably make plays to win games so they try to place him in situations that won't lose games for them. It's pathetic!

You are correct that Cousins doesn't have a rocket arm but neither does Orton. Cousins is much more mobile and he is accurate with his short and medium passes. Cousins knows how to read defenses and knows where to go with the ball. He has a tendency to lose his confidence after interceptions. He reminds me of Dalton. Nothing special but knows how to run an offense. The Bills are not going to find a high quality option at qb this offseason. That doesn't mean that they can't find a better option than Orton. Even with an offseason of hard work Orton is still going to be what he is i.e. a mediocre qb on his quickly paced downslide. I would even consider Christian Ponder an upgrade over Orton. The Bills have a high end receiver in Watkins and a good receiver in Woods. Their talents are being wasted with Orton at the helm. If the Bills would have had average qbing this year this year I'm confident they would have solidified a playoff position. With respect to Cutler I consider him to be a toxic player. He reminds me of someone who has autistic traits in that he doesn't appear to relate to others or cares to relate to other. I would still take him over Orton with the realization that you are risking contaminating your lockerroom with this character. The bottom line is if you can't put yourself in a very good qb situation at the minimum you can put yourself in a better situation.

If you have watched most of the games for the past number of years you realize how special he is. When ranking him the issue isn't whether he is all-pro or not it is whether he is in the top five qbs in the modern era. His accuracy is impeccable. But what makes him special is his ability to make quick reads and almost instantly go through his progressions. The qb I compare him to who was able to do it at such a fast pace and respond with precise passing is Kurt Warner. Warner did not have the extended elite career but during his prime he was as good a qb as any, including Peyton and Brady. Would I give up a first round pick for him? Absolutely. Normally I would be hesitant to use a high draft pick on an elite qb who is in the declining stage of his career. But even if he was on a downward trajectory he would still be a very good qb with a team that now has a great defense. In this era of playover turnover due to the cap and contract system I would have no problem of going for the gold. When you get a Brees you get someone who is a training fanatic. He is the opposite of Orton who did no training while contemplating retiring. The Bills traded away a first pick to move up four spots to select Watkins. The selection of that elite receiver has been wasted because the qb is a flaccid player who can't get him the ball. With a Brees type qb playing behind a below average line its performance is instantly elevated because he quickly gets rid of the ball and he smartly and instincly moves around in the pocket to avoid the pressure and keep the play alive. The running game is improved because the defense can't stack the line because a credible passing game exists. A Brees type qb, even a diminished Brees, elevates every aspect of our offense. Compare that to Orton who diminishes every aspect of the offense because of his gross ineptitude. After watching the putrid play of Orton I would do anything to acquire a respectable qb. Brees at the tail end of his career, even at a diminished state, would still be a breath of fresh air and give the battered fan base an opportunity to watch football games with a pro .level of offensive play. I'll repeat it again and again if Orton is brought back to start next season the front office en masse should be fired for malfeasance. This season with its realistic playoff hopes has been squandered because the organization wasn't capable of finding a below average starting qb to match its terrific defense. What a shame!

Teams adjust to players weaknesses and strengths. Whatever limited strengths he exhibited are being taken away forcing him to do things he is incapable of. The notion that he is different now is absurd. He is what he is: a functional declining qb who doesn't have the talent to counter what the defenses have taken away. The search for explanations for his declining performances is a response of avoidance. Instead of blaming coaches and their strategies why don't you simply hold the player accountable for his level of play? Trust your eyes and you will have your answer. Stop over-analyzing. What is obvious is obvious. A mediocre talent in a precipitous state of decline. It's ugly and exasperating to watch.

Orton was a functional qb who is no longer functional. Watch the games and trust your eyes. His ineptitude is his own ineptitude and has little to do with negative coaching influences. He was mediocre at the beginning of his career and he is now at the point where there is nothing left in the tank that never had much to begin with. The coaches should be given bonuses for having to work with a qb who can't execute a basic passing play. Whether you are well coached or poorly coached it doesn't really matter when you are simply incompetent at doing your job. The reason he is probably very often told not to make damaging negative plays because he is incapable of making helpful positve plays. That isn't bad coaching it is smart coaching. If he is brought back as a starting qb next year the front office en masse should be fired for malfeasance and sabotage.

I'll take a raw rookie qb in Bortles over Orton this year and feel confident that the youngster will out play Orton with our team's roster. Everyone can agree that his performances have deteriorated. Even if you consider this as a late season slump what upside does he actually have. Is his mobility going to improve with age? Is his weak arm strength and inaccuracy going to improve next year as more time passes? The shame of this season is if the Bills would have had below average qbing instead of grossly inept qbing this team would probably be in the playoffs and capable of knocking off a team or two. I know it is not going to happen this year but I would rather have the unproven EJ play in place of Orton rather than watch the stunningly bad level of play from the vagabound veteran qb. At least the prospect qb has a chance of getting better with the added experience while the current starting qb is what he is and getting worse.

I don't know how you can conclude that Orton is an adequate qb after watching week after week this immobile and pedestrian qb getting worse. After watching his performances spiraling downwards I consider him to be the worst starting qb in the league. Did you watch yesterday's game? I would without hesitation prefer having Bortles, Bridgewater or Carr starting for me this season than having our current ineffectual starting qb. With a rookie qb you get inconsistent play but at least you get a qb who has an upward trajectory. I am a Whaley fan. Overall he has done a good job and brought credibility to a franchise that has lacked it. But if Orton is brought back as a starter then Whaley should be summarily dismissed for malfeasance. Replacing Orton with a mediocre qb would be a dramatic upgrade. Orton is on the downside of his very indistingushed career. As bad as he has played he still has the potential to get worse. His performance is beyond being bad---it is dispiriting.

This year has been a disaster for RGIII and the Skins. But in his first year he was an impactful player. He was an accurate passer and a tremendous runner. Much of his problems are self-induced with his attitude. There is no doubt that he has been humbled. I would be willing to try a qb who has skills and demonstrated it in his first year than continue with Orton who is immobile and has performed at a dismal level. Orton has always been a pedestrian qb who is now deteriorating to a level of being the worst starting qb in the league. I don't care how good or bad Bradford is or a Hoyer type qb is. Mediocre qbs are demonstrably better than the ineffectual Orton who game by game gets worse. I'm not looking for an all-star qb to replace him because that caliber of qb is not available. What I'm looking for is a qb than can move better than a three legged giraffe and a qb who is capable of hitting the barn when standing in front of the barn. Yesterday's performance by Orton was wretched. I never got the sense that he was capable of getting himself out of his funk that gets worse by the week. As I said in prior posts if Orton is the starter next year the front office should be dismissed for malfeasance.

If RGIII is on the market he would at best have a maximum value of a third round.. In my view that would be a reasonable price.

If the very devalued RGIII was to be traded it certainly wouldn't be for a first round pick. There is no doubt that RGIII is a mess. But when you compare him to Orton who not only is the worst starting qb in the league, he is also arguably the worst backup qb in the league. I would rather take a chance on talent that hasn't materialized than be stuck with a qb who has demonstrated his breathtaking ineptitude.

The thing that is limiting Orton is his own limitations. Orton is not only not a gunslinger type player, he never was. Right from the start of his career he was a game manager type of qb. Now he is at a stage of his career where his mediocre skills are quickly eroding. It's dispiriting to witness. Many people are blaming the coaching staff, mostly Hackett, for inhibiting him. What is limiting the playcalling is his own inability to execute basic plays. Kyle Orton is a veteran qb who has experienced a lot of situations. Even when he was young and more physically vibrant he was never asked to do too much because he was a limited qb. Those pedestrian skills have eroded to the point where those skills which were never abundant in the first place have diminished to the point where he is incapable of making basic plays. If the coaching staff is emphasizing to him not to screw it is for good reason. He is not capable of making impactful plays on his own. As it stands we are stuck with him. If he is brought back next year as a starter the front office should be charged with malfeasance. I have been a long time Bills fan. I know what ugly qb play is. This is beyond that: This is grotesquely bad qbing.

Did you watch the game and the previous games? Orton is not just bad he is atrocious. He can't move and his mediocre accuracy is steadily getting worse. Our offense has trouble making first downs and it can't score. I have never witnessed worse qbing in all the years that I have watched Bills' games. It's disgusting to watch an NFL qb play at such an embarrassingly low level. RGIII is a flawed player who is spiraling downwards. He is in a current situation where not only his team but also the organization is in chaos. Is working out a deal for RGIII a gamble. Not really when you consider that Orton as it stands is our first option. That is not acceptable. If he is the starting qb next near the front office should be charged with malfeasance. In RGIII's first year he demonstrated that he can make plays and extend plays with his legs. The stationary Orton can't do that. The qb from Baylor also demonstrated that he has a terrific arm and that he is accurate. Orton has a weak arm and his throws are scattershot. With an offseason of workouts there is a good chance that RGIII can be restored as a player. When it gets to the point that the only thing that one can say about an ineffective immobile qb who can't complete passes is that he doesn't usually turn the ball over then the organization is simply giving up. The Bills have a dominating defense that is being wasted because the play of the qb is wretched. Taking a chance on improving at that position is better than staying with what you got because as it stands doesn't enhance your situation it sets it back. Securing good qbs is not an easy task for any organization. But if this front office can't upgrade from the garbage that they now have then they have failed in their duties. Orton is not simply bad; he is an embarrassment.

I understand your feelings regarding Hackett. Your position is a prevailing view and it is a reasonable position to take. I just believe that it is very difficult to fairly assess Hackett and Marrone with such glaring deficiencies on offense. When this staff puts together its offensive game plan the issue isn't only where are the vulnerabilities of the opponent's defense but overshadowing that issue is what is our offense capable of. What does it matter if the right play is called if the qb and OL can't execute the play? K-9 has very often pointed out on numerous posts that there are plenty of plays available to Watkins and Woods that the qb simply ignores. I wholeheartedly agree with that assessment. When watching the games both players are not reluctant, especially Woods, in expressing their frustrations. I strongly believe that if the personnel on offense is upgraded the appraisal of Hackett will correspondingly increase. I'm nost suggesting that he is an upper tier OC but I don't think Hackett is as much of a hack (bad pun) as you and many others think he is.

It doesn't matter what the play call is. The qb is looking at the defensive setup and needs to change the call at the line of scrimmage. Even on designated long pass plays there are hot reads where the receiver cuts the route short in order to bail out the qb who is facing more defenders rushing than blockers. There is nothing unique or radical going on with the scenario you are describing. Even when the OL is outnumbered that doesn't mean that the rushing defenders should be able to go full blast without at the minimum being chipped. Our OL is atrocious at adjusting for stunts. Why do you think Richardson was relegated to the bench? He was probably the worst guard in the league, just as his predecessor, Brown, was last year. Because of his slow reactions the defenders kept stunting in his area because they knew that he couldn't make the adjustment. It's not just a physical issue, it's also a mental issue. If you don't know who to switch to then the opposition is going to repeatingly pore through your area of responsibility. You watch the same games that I do. Too often our linemen simply whiff on plays allowing the defender(s) to go unfettered and crash in to our immobile qb. Again, if the called play is not suitable for the defensive alighnment then the qb has various options to counter the mismatch. No one is suggesting that the OC is a genius who is going to call plays that outsmart the defense. This is the NFL where talent goes against talent. However, with Buffalo, especially on offense, because of the limitations of the qb and OL they are to put it bluntly overmatched. Do you want to know what makes an OC smarter? A good qb who is capable of proficiently executing plays. Do you want to know what makes the OC even smarter? Having a competent qb having a good OL in front of him that can capably pass and run block. You'll be amazed how much smarter the OC will get with better players I'm not trying to be stubborn for the sake of being a contrarian. But the fundamental problem with our offense is the gross lack of talent on the line and with the person taking the snaps. Coaching is certainly important but the central problem is due to talent levels more than coaching adequacy.

Watkins and Woods do get open more often than many people think. There are for sure tight windows to throw to but an average starting NFL qb should be completing those passes. My central point on my excessive (irritating to many) posts on this subject matter is that the problems associated with our offense are mostly attributable to the deficiency at qb and on the OL. The fundamental problem has little to do with schemes or innovating play calling but rather to a lack of talent. The defensive approach of Pettine last year compared to Schwartz's defense are very different from a schematic and philosophical standpoints. Yet both coordinators ran very successful defenses. Why? Simply because of the collective superb talent of the unit. That situation doesn't apply to our flaccid offensive unit. Too many people are over-analyzing something that is obvious to anyone who watches the games. The Bills are not at this time good enough. It becomes most noticeable when they play teams good teams. The bottom line is the Bills are not yet good enough to be a serious team. They are certainly getting better. However, anyone with a penny's worth of objectivity realizes that they still have a lot of work to do to become a wild-card playoff contender. .

I futilely tried to find the WGR segment when HOF Joe DeLamielleure was on the show. He was talking about his approach to scouting offensive linemen prospects. He said the first thing he watches is their feet. He didn't care how strong the player was. He felt that if the player didn't have quick feet he wouldn't draft that player. For him that was a disqualifier. He also said that he watched to see how the player uses leverage when blocking and adjusting to the players in front of him. He favored players that wrestled because they knew how to employ leverage and quickly react to the person they were going against. . Joe talked about how he trained in the offseason. He was an NFL perennial racketball champion. He felt that playing racquetball and having to quickly react was an excellent way to prepare for playing on the line. His general thought was that athleticism was more critical than massive size. Howard Simon specifically asked him about Kujo. He felt that he was simply too slow footed to play. His recommendation to salvage him was to get him to focus on developing quicker feet by playing racquetball and doing activities that will help improve his lack of athleticism. It was a fascinating discussion about his perspective on scouting linemen compared to the Bills' approach of focusing on bigger is better. A tenet that Nix strongly held to when drafting players at all positions, including qb.