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That's what you get when you spend so many picks on non lineman. Marv and the gang never rebuilt the OL and it was too little too late drafting two rookie guards in 09. Why anyone didn't get the memo about drafting lineman from 06-08 (TD didn't take any either from 03-05 on Day 1) is beyond me. Both regimes are at fault, but DJ wanted more DB's. EDIT: TD took Kelsay in the second of 2003 and Tim Anderson in the third of 2004.

I don't disagree there is little semblance of a pocket. Fitz tends to tuck it and run more than I'd like, but he's missed throws he should have made. Edwards may very well have been hurt had he started.

The need a huge infusion of talent in the off-season, and Russ Brandon is not the man to do it. Real GM and new HC are required, not to mention a QB who can stand in the pocket and make decisions.

PF may someday be a fine HC, but this Bills team could be one of the thinnest of the entire Dick/Levy/Brandon era. They're starting 3 guys on the OL who might not even be on an active roster: Chambers, Simmons, and Jonathan Scott. Matt Millen said they have the most players on IR in the NFL. Been there done that, it's no longer just bad luck, there's a reason for it.

Those Toronto fans will overpay to watch a bad hockey team, but they're not going to do it for a lousy NFL team in the CFL's backyard. The Bills are a bad product with a 91 year old owner who makes the decisions. He and Rogers didn't do themselves any favors in that press conference announcing the Bills in Toronto Series.

This game serves to illustrate the team is a long way from being a playoff contender, let alone a SB team. Gonna need a QB, OT's, OLB's, and another DT. Williams and Stroud are okay, but the DL is not getting enough penetration.

Come on TO

Lynch hesitates too much before getting to the OL, not that the big guys can run block consistently.

Aaron Rodgers takes a lot of sacks, some probably on him, but man does he make plays. He needs to make quicker reads, because 3 seconds is about all he's going to get. Now, this is why you've got to have better hogs up front.

Fitz is not your long term answer at QB. He'll make a throw occasionally, but he runs when he's hurried and is inaccurate too often.

Think Grandpa Simpson.

So let's make the emotional knee-jerk decision because it feels good and Buffalo is 1-1 in PF's two games? Buffalo can't get away with not hiring a real GM for 2010, and chances are that person will not retain PF. We're all Bills fans, but Marv was the emotional choice who set this franchise back a few years. We need a person at the top of the front office who makes better decisions than anyone since Butler/Smith, not someone who is simply new.

How about Frank Stallone?

If the draft is such a crapshoot, how come Bill Polian, Jerry Reese, Ozzie Newsome, Kevin Colbert, and their teams rarely have bust picks in the first and second rounds? No GM is perfect, but goodness gracious is there something to be said for people who can find talent in the draft.

Multiple lawmakers including Congressman Brian Higgins if I'm not mistaken, have made this same point. I think the NFL knows it's popular, and will not let anything interfere with becoming even larger. Everytime the anti-trust exemption comes up, they batten down the hatches and play nice with the federal government to ensure they keep their exemption.

I don't understand all this desire to see Brohm hit the field this season. This is a guy who was exposed to any team for more than half a regular season, but now we need to know what he can do? If he was any good, someone would have signed him when GB waived him and subsequently went onto the PS. Brohm had a fine college career, but there was a reason why he was backing up a 7th round pick in Matt Flynn. And how many franchise QB's are signed from other team's PS?

I never felt that DJ let any of his coordinators (Fairchild, Schonert, or AVP) do their thing. He wanted an offense which complemented his defense no matter how simple. We saw much of the same garbage across three OC's, even though offensive personnel wasn't much different from 07 to 08. DJ is to a NFL offense as a tornado is to Kansas farms. I would agree that Perry is delegating and not micromanaging the offense. The fact that Fitz has played in different systems and takes chances also helps. I think DJ corrupted Trent, who I admit is not mentally strong, into being a field version of DJ. Fitz is the right man at this time.

Your attempt to marginalize every poster on this board is low. Everyone on here is entitled to their opinion, even though most have never coached in the NFL, or probably college. There are still a few intelligent posters who are right far more often than wrong. Tony Dungy could not win in TB with a stellar defense, which won not long after he left for Indianapolis. He is an outstanding man who has endured tragedy and triumphed mightily. That said, offensively his teams weren't stellar until he inherited Peyton Manning. I feel Dungy benefitted from the same thing Marv Levy did in Buffalo: Bill Polian. BP is one of the finest football minds the NFL has ever seen, and his collection of talent is nothing less than spectacular. Dungy was a good coach regardless. BTW, it's stratosphere.

PF has definitely gotten through to many Bills accustomed to DJ's timid approach. I refuse to anoint him the next coach, but he's at least given other teams an idea of who he is and how anti-DJ he can be. This was a good win, and it's a good sign the former DC has made the offense better. No one ever thought DJ made an offense better, but PF has done just that in 2 games. Heck, Fitz has almost 550 yards passing in those games. Not bad for a guy on his 3rd team in 5 seasons.

This is elementary football rebuilding. Parcells rebuilt with OL and DL size in multiple locales. Belichick used several top picks on OL and DL. Baltimore has used first rounders on DL and OL. The Giants have dedicated significant resources to DL and OL, as have Philly. Meanwhile, the Levy/Brandon led Bills drafted no less than 7 non-lineman in the first through third rounds of 06-08: Whitner, Youboty, Lynch, Posluszny, Edwards, McKelvin, and Hardy. Their only line picks did not dress today-Ellis and McCargo. It is for personal pride that many lingering fans are so vocal in their support for Marv's front office. They'll argue about individual players, and though it's not about the people selected, they point fingers accusing posters who didn't believe the Marv hype and strategy as haters. For the last time, this team is still in rebuilding mode. If Marv/Brandon were so successful, why is this team going on four seasons removed from the TD era and STILL not able to make the playoffs? Please explain. Someone will inevitably chime in and say I'm complaining despite the Bills winning. Well, it's nice to win, but reality says they're 4-7 with plenty of holes.

Instead of being little kids, maybe these young players should listen to those "old-timers" about what it means to be successful. I met a Medal of Honor recipient years ago, and I listened intently to what he had to say. Younger players rarely have a respect for the game, which is demonstrated by their lack of knowledge about the game's history.

I sit in section 123, and Owens separated from Vontae Davis with ease, which is no small feat for a 35-36 year old receiver. Being old school, it's hard to accept some of the antics TO demonstrates. But I must say he's someone that opponents must respect, because he's excellent in the open field and represents a guy who can still make plays. At this point, he should be in their plans for 2010.

Do the research on trends in the NFL: most teams are spending closer to the cap floor than the max. It is for this reason that the cap rose from 123M to 127M earlier this year. The CBA mandates teams spend a certain amount of real dollars on players, and teams aren't doing it in anticipation of a lockout. Jerry Jones and Dan Snider may break the bank, but most teams, particularly smart big market teams like the NYG and small market teams will not spend out of control. If you've read my posts, I'm not an advocate of throwing money at problems and hoping they'll go away. It takes a savvy personnel man to know where to spend and where not to. Again, this is why I believe the Bills must find a real GM to handle personnel evaluation who then can find a coach. Those two men, without interference from the owner, treasurer, or marketing guy, must be on the same page. One of the reasons the Bills overpaid for talent (Dockery, Walker, Kelsay) is because their GM had no clue what he was doing. It's taken a huge toll on this organization, so much so that RW is in the predicament he's in.

2010 will be an uncapped year because the owners opted out of the current CBA before 11/1/08 and thus shortened the CBA from ending after 2012 to 2010. NFL CBA Items

Solid QB's aren't found in the bargain bin, they're usually in the top half of the first round and waiting to have a solid OL may be too late. The Bills needs are so varied right now (QB, OT, DT, LB) that if there isn't a good QB, they should go BPA at one of those positions.