Few, recent opinions

[sllib olaffub]

This is my fist post - and, after reading much of the news lately on the Bills I have a few observations and thoughts...

First - I see that the L.A. stadium is listing Buffalo as one of two teams to fill it. Of course, other than Ralph Wilson dying, and the team being bought out with the move in mind, I don't see why people think Buffalo is an unrealistic place to play pro football. Our stadium seats a big crowd, and we're sold out (especially considering our track record over the last decade) almost all the time! What other team in the NFL could lose as much, be as mediocre as we have been, and still pack 'em in every week? I just don't understand why our fanbase is considered so lacking - considering places like Jacksonville and San Diego, even, have hard times selling their stadiums out.

I guess Ralph's condition is also a big impediment to bringing in a big name coach - the uncertainty of the team being the only disadvantage I could think of if Ralph is willing to pay as much as other teams for the position and for players. Couldn't Ralph sell the team now to a buying group with a condition that it stays in Buffalo? If he waits until he's dead, won't it be a crap shoot? Or worse?

Ownership aside, I like the Nix hiring. If you look at team's to emulate then San Diego is perfect when it comes to fulfilling roster spots with draft picks and his history of being around solid football minds - all his positives, I think, merit him as our G.M. Give him a chance, anyway.

Lastly, I think our roster is maybe four or five starters away from being really good. Depending on scheme, a DT, LB, LT, QB, and maybe DE or WR. Still, if we could pick up three of those in the draft and one or two in free agency - it doesn't seem implausible at all to field a winning team next year. Considering the speculation on whether the Bills will be in Buffalo after Ralph's passing, and his reluctance to end that speculation (if he can), I think fielding as dominant a team AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE should be a real priority.

[Fewell733]

since its your first post I'll reply. just some advice - you've got to just pick one thing to talk about in a thread or people won't read it. And avoid giant blocks of type, too.

 

I agree with a lot of what you say - I think way too many Bills fans automatically believe that we have the worst roster in the league by far and I don't think that's even close to true. Well not that close anyway. A lot of people actually thought that we'd get crushed by Indy backups because Polian was just that good a personnel man. Don't expect them to ever eat crow though.

[tecmobowlbills]

sorry to burst your bubble but of the positions you name LT and QB are arguably the most important ones...We need good players at both positions and they don't just grow on trees.