vincec

What he said.

Has it really come to this? It's been clear for several years now that the Bills organization has no long term plan and no commitment to building a solid organization around a winning vision, but now even the fans have descended to grasping at straws. Does anyone really believe that bringing in Michael Vick is going to do anything to help rebuild this destroyed franchise? It would just be another attempted quick fix... a gimmick (like TO) to try and keep interest up. This team can't afford another band aid attempt. It needs a plan and several years of good drafting, player development and judicious free agent signings... not Michael Vick.

You know it's fun to watch the "defensive genius" Bill Belichick continually out coached by the Miami offense. First the Wildcat, then the option, then the spread... The Patriots never look ready for Miami.

Obviously. However, I don't think that the Colt's will make it. JMO.

What gives anyone the impression that Cowher or Holmgren (or Shottenheimer or Gruden or anyone else) would be interested in the Bills job or that Wilson would be interested in them? Just because people on this board would prefer them, that doesn't really mean anything. The Bills are going to get whoever Wilson prefers, and his track record isn't great.

I think that the Bills are a couple of starters (LB, LDE) away from being a top 5 defense. Jauron has done a good coaching job there. On offense however, there's a long way to go. The Bills still need 3 or 4 solid starters to emerge, including at the most important position: QB. Plus the offensive coaching has stunk over the last 4 years. The Bills keep changing systems and coaches and never get anywhere.

Consider this: LF has been a starting linebacker since his rookie year in 1999. His teams have been in the top half of the league in defense 7 times out of 11 and in the top 5 in total defense 5 times out of 11 (and 6th once). So for such a liability in the running and passing games, he sure seems to consistently get things done.

I don't think that would go very far in solving the Bill's offensive problems...

People can make up whatever arguments they want and spin the stats anyway they want, but if you watch him play it's obvious that London Fletcher is a good football player. Anyone who doesn't see that doesn't know football. He's not Ray Lewis, but he's better than any of the linebackers on the Bills right now, including Poz.

The scary part is that this wouldn't surprise me.

Exactly.

You're right. Jauron has a definite philosophy on defense and it shows. Even though I don't agree with it, you can see it from the types of players they acquire and it's moderately effective. On offense, there's no recognizable philosophy. They chance every couple of years. He's not an offensive coordinator so he should've gotten someone with a track record of success and let them run things cart blanche. It didn't happen.

Yes, but he could help in that area if he was able to split carries with Lynch 50-50 as opposed to what is going on now.

Obviously, it's probably hopeless to do anything at this point. There are way too many things wrong to fix in one bye week. I know that it sounds bad, but the best thing is to do just as Jauron says: keep working at it and try to improve over the remaining course of the season. The best that can be hoped for is for players to stay healthy and improve, especially the rookies. I am personally very pessimistic about the off season as well. What really needs to happen is for Wilson to bring in a "football guy" to run the football operations and replace the coaching staff. Unfortunately, the last two times Wilson did that he ended up with Donahoe and Levy and I don' think that he wants to do it again. Who would he bring in that he trusts anyway? It's pretty much hopeless. Go Bills!

I agree. The Bills need to find a way to patch things up with Parrish for the remainder of the season and at least use him in punt return situations. If nothing else, this will allow Jackson to run more plays at RB where he is most useful to the Bills.

Even Belichick bows to the Steelers. Why have the Steelers, with no more money or market size, been so much more successful that the Bills over their history? They have not outspent them. Who are the key guys? And don't say Cowher, because it started before him and continues after he left.

The first troll was kind of funny, but this thread is old.

That's classic. So much for Yahoo's mock draft credibility. Maybe we can draft a CB and convert him to OLB or DT. That would be more in line with Jauron's thinking...

Yup. I can't figure out why his teams are so unlucky regarding the injuries. I mean he likes to play small, inexperienced, "high motor" guys, particularly on the offensive line. It's hard to imagine how these types of players can get hurt or allow QBs to get hurt. Maybe if we get a new strength and conditioning coach...

I'll bet Jim Zorn is available to serve as OC. Now that he's not calling plays anymore he's probably really bored.

My thoughts on the game exactly. Poor clock and game management (at the end of the first half as well)- a Jauron specialty. He has a lot to learn before he moves up to the NFL- and he should probably start as a position coach first to get some experience in the pro game.

He has? It looked last night like the stadium was about 40% full. UB football is not even relevant in Buffalo.

I agree with most of your post. I wouldn't pick on the secondary too much. Most of the passing plays that Houston made were made when Schobel (aka our entire pash rush) went out and Johnson is a tough cover with no pash rush. I'm not going to pick on the offense. They don't have a lot of tools in the box so I don't really know what they can do this season. I want to suggest a couple of points for consideration regarding the defense: 1) The Bills defense is not built to be good against the run. They have small DEs and small LBs. They rely almost completely on the DTs, the MLB and the strong safety to stop the opposing running game. The idea is to play a lot of cover 2, make the opposing team try and grind it out and make a play or two (or even better a turnover) during their drive to stop them. Ideally, Buffalo would have 2 or 3 good rush DEs. Unfortunately, the reality is they only have 1. I don't like it, but when Schobel is healthy and the defense is not too winded because of our inept offense, it works pretty well. Now, in order to be able to sit in cover 2, you need a strong pass rush from your front 4. When Schobel got injured, that ended our ability to rush with 4 men because the rest of our DEs can't rush the passer for crap. This brings me to my second thought... 2) Why did the Bills still play cover 2 with a four man rush when Schobel went out. It reminded me of last season. They should have starting rushing 5 and 6 men to try and get pressure on the QB. If that didn't work (because we don't have any good pass rushing LBs), then rush 3 and cover with 8. I know the defense is beat up and there are rookies everywhere but watching this just killed me.

It's been said in another thread, but the first thing that Wilson needs to do is hire a football exec to help him right the ship. At his age, I really think he needs help. I realize that he tried this with Levy and it turned out to be a fiasco, but it's still the right thing to do.

I'm amazed that people want Ellison out so badly. Who do you plan on playing? Nic Harris? Based on the dozen or so plays he's been out there this season or how well he played today? Or maybe we can move Maybin to LB in the middle of the season? Or option 3, sign another guy off of the construction line like Draft? No thanks. I'd rather have Ellison until we can get someone else in the off season.