BillsVet Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 We have not yet begun to dumpster dive yet. Not even close. Buddy found Kraig Urbik AND Erik Pears AND Shawne Merriman. Why have people lost faith already?
Omar Little Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) That when you freak out because things are moving too slow and ignore common sense you look foolish publicly? Both his content and execution? Just me? Am I to infer you think the guy is ignoring common sense by bashing the Bills' inactivity? Should he expect the Bills and Buddy Nix to do things right? If so, why? The organization as a whole has almost exclusively failed at everything since 2000, evidenced by its playoff drought and one season better than .500; meanwhile Nix has done an utterly horrible job in his GM tenure, evidenced by both the 16-32 record and the copious amounts of needs on the roster after his three years. Right now the Bills have cap room and, as mentioned, many problem areas to fill. Nevertheless, all they've done this offseason to address any of those problems is add a mediocre linebacker who wouldn't start for the vast majority of NFL teams. That's not good enough. Edited March 15, 2013 by Barry Zuckerkorn
jaybee Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 What we need is the season to begin. At that point we can make observations based on fact, and not conjecture....or frustration. I'm just not ready to walk out in the front yard.....AND DIE. Not yet anyway !! LOL !!
Meathead Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 outside of the super mario courtship the bills have done exactly the same thing for the last three seasons. and outside of last season the fans have done exactly the same thing - freak out prematurely this team has clearly establshed itself as a late free agency mover. theyve even explained it point blank, that early free agency is usually a poor value compared to late free agency. their strategy has borne fruit every season as well, with good players routinely added to a roster that was as bare as its ever been here when they started so even though there is plenty of reason to know exactly what is going on, plenty of rationale that there indeed will be free agents added to the roster, and plenty of reasons to be confident they will find some good players to fill existing holes, it still looks like a good idea to freak out and bemaon the fact that nobody wants to come here and we are doomed. and russ is cheap
BuffaloBillsMagic1 Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 Thye Doplphins have gone out and really improved the,m selves and we do noithing. Nix fiddles while Buffalo burns!!!!
Erik Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 Must make for a interesting call. "Hi, this is Buddy Nix. We have no one to throw to you and no one to block for you but dadgummit, we'd sure like you to come play for us." Seriously, I know Levitre is a good player but where did the premise come from that our line will magically fall apart without him? Like Glenn, Wood and Urbik will all of a sudden not be good players anymore? The receivers thing is an issue and probably is what legitimately what's going on. It'll be tough to fill those offensive skill positions with a QB.
Omar Little Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 plenty of reasons to be confident they will find some good players to fill existing holes Right - because Nix has such a lofty history as a GM of finding good players. Seriously?
Erik Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 Thye Doplphins have gone out and really improved the,m selves and we do noithing. Nix fiddles while Buffalo burns!!!! Same story for the last 3 years for the Dolphins (except last year when we spent too). At the end of the season they're always right with us in the standings though. The Bills have their issues but I am honest to God sick of hearing about Miami and how much they spent.
cosmo Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 They have to wait to get good bargains because they have the resignings of Spiller and Byrd comming up. We'd be unlikely to keep both if we went on a spending spree now.
Meathead Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 yeah its not like this team has been full of starters who were free agents, practice squad players, or undrafted free agents oh wait
Malazan Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 There is a plan in place. They are waiting for all the reactionary dims to panic and jump off a bridge. Then when they're gone and the rest of us can have actual conversations that don't revolve around ranting because someone had a bad day and the Bills are an easy target to vent their frustration, they will make some moves. So, the quicker you jump, the quicker the Bills sign free agents. Do your part to help the Bills get back to the playoffs. Ask not what the Bills can do for you, ask what you can do for the Bills (which is jumping off a bridge in case you missed it).
Omar Little Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 yeah its not like this team has been full of starters who were free agents, practice squad players, or undrafted free agents oh wait yeah it's not like this team has gone 16-32 under Nix and still has massive holes at QB, LG, WR 2-3, TE, LB x2, CB or SS despite all of his "fine" work oh wait
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 outside of the super mario courtship the bills have done exactly the same thing for the last three seasons. and outside of last season the fans have done exactly the same thing - freak out prematurely this team has clearly establshed itself as a late free agency mover. theyve even explained it point blank, that early free agency is usually a poor value compared to late free agency. their strategy has borne fruit every season as well, with good players routinely added to a roster that was as bare as its ever been here when they started so even though there is plenty of reason to know exactly what is going on, plenty of rationale that there indeed will be free agents added to the roster, and plenty of reasons to be confident they will find some good players to fill existing holes, it still looks like a good idea to freak out and bemaon the fact that nobody wants to come here and we are doomed. and russ is cheap I think we've been spoiled over the last few years too. We used to never be that active, but then we started signing guys at midnight and wining and dining star players at Applebees. A lot of teams--like the Steelers--just sit back and make 1 or 2 moves in FA.
billsfan182 Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 im just looking for peoples thoughts on here...if you would have read what else i had wrote i said im being optomistic^
jcbillsfan Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 Seems to me there are going to be some good values left. Will see if he jumps on any of them
NoSaint Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 Thye Doplphins have gone out and really improved the,m selves and we do noithing. Nix fiddles while Buffalo burns!!!! Lost bush, gained Wallace Lost 2 linebackers, signed 2 linebackers that are younger, less proven and statistically possibly not as good Lost long possibly Gave raises to hartline and Moore (same players, less value now) How much better off are they, besides destroying next years cap when the free agents go from a collective 15m hit this year to 45m hit (roughly)
QCity Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 There's a lesson to be taken away from both the content of the thread, and this post. Yeah, why haven't the BIlls fixed QB, WR2, TE, SS, LB, CB by day four of free agency? Dude, I could totally fill those holes with ease on my fantasy team.
kasper13 Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 yeah it's not like this team has gone 16-32 under Nix and still has massive holes at QB, LG, WR 2-3, TE, LB x2, CB or SS despite all of his "fine" work oh wait Exactly. Dumpster dive for a couple free agents in a few weeks then they will probably reach for a QB at #8 and that guy will be a bust in three years so they won't draft a QB next year where there are potential franchise QB's available so that's two more wasted first rounders and they will be in the same spot in 2016 after 3 more losing seasons. That's what they do and have been doing for 13 years. 13!!!!! No winning record. Not once. No playoffs. None at all. All time record. No worries though, Buddy is on it.
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