BillsVet

I'm not clear where the opinion is coming from that a defense can be dominant anymore. There isn't one team that can put out a 1985 Bears, 2000 Baltimore, or 2002 Tampa Bay caliber defense, no matter how many resources are allocated to that side of the ball. The rules have, as you say, changed significantly so that defense cannot be played the way it used to be. Seattle gave up 28 points to New England in the Super Bowl, so good QB play with some weapons can still beat a solid defense. Perhaps this argument of building an "elite" defense is grounded in some fans' private admission that Buffalo doesn't have a QB nor will acquire a decent one this off-season. That's pretty likely, but what's absurd is the thought of spending more resources defensively. If the strategy is to continue building defense, it'll come at the price of building a better offense. Teams just can't be that imbalanced and expect to win, regardless of what happened 10, 15, 25, 30 years ago.

Except Big Mike played multiple seasons in the NFL and Kouandjio hasn't played multiple NFL games. The question is, why did Buffalo spend a mid 2nd round pick on a guy who couldn't play which may or may not be related to chronic knee injuries?

Is Houston of thinking about moving on from Ryan Fitzpatrick now? I doubt Fisher and Snead would move on from Bradford unless they knew Austin Davis or Shaun Hill could get them into the playoffs next season. Washington is stuck with 2 QB's, meaning they've got none. Cutler isn't going anywhere with that contract Phil Emery gave him a year ago. Nor is Eli from the Giants. I think it's surface fans hoping and wishing that a QB falls into Buffalo's lap. It just doesn't happen like this.

Or this year's class has risks, either off-field (Winston) or just aren't judged as talented enough to take with a top 5 pick (Mariota).

Not trying to be contentious, but Marv wasn't an A list HC when he was hired. I'd agree Knox was.

With Incognito being signed, you have to wonder who has more personnel control, Rex or Whaley. DW hasn't exactly set the world on fire with his pro personnel decisions.

While we're at it, would Flutie be willing to un-retire at 52 and QB the Bills? Goodness.

Locker to me is like going after Kevin Kolb in the 2013 UFA signing period. They banked on him to play and, surprise surprise, he got hurt. I love Locker's athleticism, but at this point you don't put a "what-if" type guy out there and just hope it works out. He's missed 25 games in the last 3 seasons. The Bills did a similar thing 2 years ago, although back then they just needed someone for Manuel to beat for the starting job. Kolb didn't help that by getting concussed in the pre-season.

Is Flutie coming back? And if so, will they re-sign Rob Johnson for old times' sake?

Dominate post Wait, dominant lol

Nnamdi Asomugha comes to mind. Philadelphia lost big in that deal when NA went downhill precipitously after being the prize of the UFA in 2011.

Buffalo beat the NE JV team. Who's the average QB they're going to acquire? And via what means?

A lot of people on this very board have called for the same thing since Fitz was the starter. Those people were roundly criticized for disagreeing with Nix and then Whaley. I see things have come full circle.

Aqib Talib? Andrew Luck not play in that division anymore? Even without a QB? Still can't root for the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, D'aesh or the like. Not after what they've done to people. I will however, root for the A-10 Warthog close air support missions and Peshmerga fighters who may or may not be joined by US Forces.

Marrone couldn't live up to the hype created by his agent Jimmy Sexton. And of course, the Jets didn't have a team president who'd fall for that hype. That, and the media skewered Marrone which made it impossible for Woody to hire a guy who quit on his former employer.

Donovin Darius?

Which teams are winning without a QB and outstanding RB's? Even Adrian Peterson in his finest year with Ponder QB'ing the Vikings they barely made the playoffs and lost in the wild card round.

One of the biggest changes has been moving financial people out of the org chart overseeing football people. And of course, making football people responsible only to the owner.

I'm so insensitive for not thinking of them. Guess I need re-training.

Eventually someone will commit a crime and we'll be told in the name of safety that a new law must be passed. The claim of "safety" always seems to get thrown out there when something happens. The public needs a hook before they approve something, and who could possibly oppose new laws in the name of "safety?" Except the SAFE Act has rounded up decent people and the state cannot provide objective evidence the law works as they advertised it to. Ask the guy in Amherst who took anti-anxiety meds and had a pistol permit revoked. Or the retired police officer who had insomnia in Rochester. Or the gun shop where a SWAT team raid was threatened when it was learned they sold AR's without a fixed magazine. People want to feel safe and they'll pretty much vote for anything. If they bothered to understand true intentions, i.e. control over gun-owners, they'd realize the safety narrative is BS.

I thought Hackett was the good guy and Marrone was the bad coach, Guess that narrative just died.

He may have had a job lined up, but the NYC media destroyed Marrone and Sexton was weak responding. By then Woody couldn't, from a PR perspective, hire Marrone. It would've gone over like a lead balloon.

If only Jauron had been given more time...

Beckham Jr. wasn't healthy all season: http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/12230342/odell-beckham-jr-new-york-giants-affected-hamstring-injury No one's arguing Sammy isn't a good player or won't improve. But they both were dinged up and Beckham managed to produce more. Sure, some of that's QB play/offensive scheme/whatever. I guess the bigger issue was the Bills traded up to select a fine WR in a WR heavy draft when they didn't have a QB on the roster at the time who could get him the ball. That speaks to something greater than the players or coaches on the field.

I would hope this new front office has the sense to not let a player have maximum leverage and get to play in a contract year. It hasn't worked out in the past.