Mark VI Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 We all feel the disappointment and anger of 0-4, knowing the dreams of playoff football are gone already. Ralph made some strong comments this past Sunday and I'm sure he had both TD and Mularkey in a conference on Monday. So let's make some rational analogies based on what we know. 1. TD - He is both President and GM of the Bills, handling the day to day operations for the team in addition to all the personnel moves. Ralph still believes he is doing a good job as President. He may have some questions about his work as GM. I believe he still has a couple years left on his contract and seriously doubt he's going anywhere. No need to rehash all the moves from 2001 on. It's been repeated ad nauseum. 2. Mularkey - He's been a head coach for 4 games. Needs to learn who can win for him. Is putting faith in some key Vets who are coming up small in crunchtime. He'll get his chance to get this team going and lineup changes, of the permanent kind, are coming. Until then, take some of those cute trick plays and bury them. He doesn't have the right players to pull them off. He gets 2-3 years, minimum. 3. Gray - Needs to abandon the Prevent/Zone D that fails miserably in the 4th Quarter of close games. Outside of the Pats game, the D has been pretty good. Then comes the need to shut the opposition down at the end. A 3 man rush gives the QB all day to pick the Bills D apart. Man coverage and blitz evryone else, including the trainer. He may be the one guy who seat is very hot right now. Will be interesting how Mularkey views him, once the season is concluded. 4. The Future - Our Big 3 on Offense are Bledsoe, Henry and Moulds. The Bills had Three #1 picks in the last 2 years. MaGahee, Evans and Losman. Coincidence ? Hardly. Some foresight on TD's part with both performance and future contract status in mind. Evans isn't here to be the next Peerless and replace Josh Reed or Shaw. He's here to replace the aging Moulds and be our new #1 WR. Moulds has a mind boggling 8.75 Mil cap hit next year. He'll never see it and is no longer worth it. Big pay cut ( not a restructure with big $$ being pushed into the future ) or bye-bye. Losman replacing Bledsoe is a foregone conclusion. After observing MaGahee improve each week, he is phasing out Henry, who's shortcomings are too numerous. Henry will be dealt. On D, Pat Williams may walk after this season. Thus the keeping of Ron Edwards and the drafting of Tim Anderson. Kelsay seems to be slowly improving at DE. Schobel is here. Our LB's are set for now. Let's concentrate on shoring up the secondary. McGee needs time and should play this year and learn, since the Bills won't be playing in the Post Season. He may have to replace Nate after 2005 or Vincent. March Free Agency will be huge for this team, especially if some hard decisons are made on some existing salaries, such as Bledsoe, Moulds and others. We need proven NFL talent. Need $$ to find another Tackle, since Jennings will walk. Losman was worth the #1 pick in 2005 and could very well be the spark of energy this team has been lacking. Our remaining picks in the April Draft are important but landing some solid FA's should be a priority. Conclusion - Lineup changes are coming soon. Losman will replace Bledsoe. MaGahee will replace Henry. Evans will obviously see more passes. TE Tim Euhus will play more. Younger players will be rotated in for some series, since little is on the line. With Losman as QB, some other players like Josh Reed may wake up. Bledsoe had favored Moulds too often and can't stop locking onto him. Often a QB change has given a 2nd life to underachieving WR's . Let's see if Reed can wake up with Losman before throwing him on the scrap heap. The rest of the year will be a learning experience for the 2005 season and beyond. Not the scenerio we expected but that's the reality of it all. Time to turn the page with some of the older players and inject a losing team with some energy. Bring on the youth movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 All ye know, and all ye need to know. Great post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 I love your conclusion, & I agree, let's start to see the future this year. GO JP!!! GO WILLIS!!! GO EVANS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailog80 Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Nice work Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark VI Posted October 12, 2004 Author Share Posted October 12, 2004 Nice work Mark. 66720[/snapback] Your avatar speaks volumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Fire Mark VI! Wait, don't -- he's right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg de'Ville Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 ...and this absolute mess of an offensive line needs a MAJOR overhaul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 We all feel the disappointment and anger of 0-4, knowing the dreams of playoff football are gone already. Ralph made some strong comments this past Sunday and I'm sure he had both TD and Mularkey in a conference on Monday. So let's make some rational analogies based on what we know... 66703[/snapback] Hard to disagree with your assessments. Nice job, Mark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester43 Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 The rest of the year will be a learning experience for the 2005 season and beyond. Not the scenerio we expected but that's the reality of it all. Time to turn the page with some of the older players and inject a losing team with some energy. Bring on the youth movement. 66703[/snapback] fair enough...but are we allowed to win any games while all this is going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Rich Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Bad post, Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Gawd I love it when you do that... Bang on, and Bob's your uncle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 4. The Future - Our Big 3 on Offense are Bledsoe, Henry and Moulds. The Bills had Three #1 picks in the last 2 years. MaGahee, Evans and Losman. Coincidence ? Hardly. Some foresight on TD's part with both performance and future contract status in mind. 66703[/snapback] A nice six year rebuilding plan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Bad post, Mark. 66812[/snapback] Really, stop making sense. I am trying to have a tantrum! Mark, will you be at the Jets game at the Ralph? I bought R.Rich's seats for that game (I hope I fit in them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JStranger76 Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Good post Mark. It looks like a way smaller hit than I originally thought if we lose Williams and Jennings. The thing is, we only resigned Edwards to a one year deal and he is a solid 3rd down tackle. Who knows, Williams may still stay at a reasonable price as he has had a quiet year so far. He stops the run well, but doesn't offer much else. As usual, get ready for more address the Oline and pass rusher posts. Deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 As usual, get ready for more address the Oline and pass rusher posts. Deal with it. 66936[/snapback] Thanks for the lead-in. Assuming our young trio pans out, that leaves OL and DE as the biggest glaring weaknesses. Since OLmen are easier to find in the later rounds and we don't have a 1st rounder, I'd say a pass-rusher should be the #1 priority in FA. To say that Kelsay is slowly developing is an understatement. We could then focus exclusively on OL in the draft. If Pat Williams leaves, I'll really miss reading his quotes. He should be a boxer. Classic stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JStranger76 Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Even though we have 3 2nd round picks at end(whoo hoo!) we need a true impact guy. You know, Schobel could actually slide over to the left side with Kelsay providing relief at both spots. See ya Denny. In free agency: DE and an Olineman. Draft: Another Olineman with our highest pick wherever it ends up being. After that I don't even care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake-Fat Sunny Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 ...and this absolute mess of an offensive line needs a MAJOR overhaul. 66733[/snapback] That's why the got JMac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 That's why the got JMac 66992[/snapback] Sure, he figured a new coach would make them into good football players. Do you think this novel idea is working? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JStranger76 Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Are you trying to stir up contraversy Brady? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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