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... and from being unable to get off the field on 3rd down.

DE depth player- but to be honest I don't see him making the team this season.

So, we have replaced Kelsay with Maybin. Otherwise, it's the same personnel on defense. Something tells me the results will be similar. (and replacing Ellison with Johnson by moving Schobel to OLB isn't exactly a major upgrade either)

When was the last time someone cried when leaving the Bills?

+1

Yes. 4 starters and a couple of developmental prospects (Harris, Lankster, IMO) is a very good draft. If Maybin actually becomes a productive starter as well it could be one of the best drafts in team history. Funny how no one gives DJ any credit for the good parts of the draft but all of the crap for the Maybin pick.

Exactly. Owens was our #1 last year.

The way things are shaping up, Nix will have to find seven new starters in this years draft just to get us back on track... QB, NT, DE, OLB, WR, LTx2. We get seven picks, right? I wouldn't count too much on free agency. It will be much more limited given the lack of a CBA and the Bills track record on FA signing hasn't been very good. Also, anyone who thinks that Chambers can come it and replace Owens hasn't been watching. Chambers is 1/2 the receiver Owens is. The Bills would be better off just letting Hardy and Johnson play.

Well, I guess you can add WR to the Bills long list of needs.

This one is the best... even Rob Johnson can win a SB!

He will not be there... and if he is, the Bills won't be the only team thinking about trading up to get him.

QB Fitzpatrick RB Jackson RB Lynch FB McIntyre TE Nelson LT (1st Round Pick) LG Incognito C Hangartner RG Wood RT Levitre WR Evans WR Johnson / Hardy WR Reed LDE Stroud, (3rd Round Pick) (rotation) NT (2nd Round Pick), Johnson (rotation) RDE Williams, Kelsay (rotation) ROLB Maybin / Ellis RILB Pozluszny LILB Mitchell LOLB Schobel CB McGee, McKelvin / Florence SS Scott FS Byrd Try to shore up the front sevens on both sides of the ball and grab a QB in the next draft.

This is the key. I thought that Jauron was actually pretty good from Monday to Saturday. He understood game planning, commanded the respect of his players and assembled a good staff (with the possible exception of OC). His game management, decision making and game day leadership were very weak however, and it cost the Bills several football games.

Here's my take. I must admit, it's a bit gruesome at some positions, but all in all it's a solid playoff team.

A 5th string WR or safety that contributes on special teams is far more valuable than a better positional player who sits on the bench and reads magazines during the game because there are 4 guys ahead of him. Again, maybe I don't get it, but cutting key players from the best unit on your team over the past few seasons, without even giving them a training camp, doesn't seem like a good way to improve. Can they be replaced? Of course. Everybody can. However, we now have to replace them.

I'm not sure why you cut guys before training camp. Why not see what they can do in your system? Plus, you never know about injuries, etc.

I don't know about that, but if the Bills get better on special teams than they've been over the past few years then there ought to be a law against them.

Apparently, it's based on a lack of confidence in the new coaching staff when compared to Dick Jauron's (if you can believe that!).

The bigger you type something, the more important your opinion is.

Outrageous! The fans at TBD decide who the QB should be, regardless of the coach's opinion or training camp performance.

The 3-4 is just the current fad. 3 of the 4 teams in the championship games and both the teams in the SB play a 4-3. The Bills could've stayed in a 4-3 and become more aggressive like NO or just gotten bigger along the DL (which would've been my option) like Minnesota. Heck, if they could've drafted a DE that could rush the passer, then the Tampa 2 they used to use would probably have worked too (imagine the Bills secondary with Freeney & Mathis at DEs). As it is there will be wholesale changes and more rebuilding.

No they didn't. Look at Freeney (6'-1", 268#) and Mathis (6'-2", 245#) from the Colts. Those are the types of players the the Bills were looking for.

This. Either you can play or you can't. If Ellis or Maybin could make plays, they would be doing it from DE as well, at least occasionally. I know Maybin is very green so we can give him another year to show something, but I haven't seen many signs from either player in their time in Buffalo.

Mark Kelso.