vincec

Well, this team DEFINITELY looks ready to make a playoff run.

The drop off from Van Miller to Murphy is precipitous.

Hitting on all cylinders.

Stupar-man. Where are his supporters now?

Better than the guy who had a web-cam pointed at his 1980 TV set showing the Packers game?

Interesting. Now this makes sense.

Why don't the ticket holders in danger of default just re-sell their tickets to one of the 10,000 to 20,000 people still on the waiting list? I'm sure that they could recoup most if not all of their money and still hold onto the ticket rights for when times turn around economically. They could probably use the $$$ right now anyway. Just put an ad in the paper. I'm sure that there will be lots of offers.

There are not enough experienced linemen on the roster to do it this season, but I agree with you about this. He will be gone by opening game next season unless he plays well at LT.

It looks like Marshall has been watching guys like Cutler and Peters. If you are loud, whiny, childish and self centered enough you will eventually be traded to a contender and get a new big $ contract. Apparently, the Jets have been watching too.

I was actually thinking of Nelson as a wide out in goal line situations, not as a traditional TE. I would probably use Stupar as the blocking TE in a 3 wide alignment. He probably needs to alternate with Schouman for the first few games until he establishes that he is better against starting caliber opponents.

That sounds about right. TO, Evans and Reed, obviously, but I would alternate between Parrish, Johnson and Nelson depending on play call and field position, and sometimes we need to go with 3 and a TE to have a more legitimate run threat.' If the Bills want the ball spotted quicker, they should run it to the ref in the middle of the field like Steve Tasker suggested in one of their preseason games. I think that a quick pace to the no-huddle is key. I just can't see TE trying to organize the players and call a play at the LOS on the road in NE. They need to come to the line and go, otherwise they'd be better off huddling, IMO.

I wouldn't do this. I say, put your best players on the field. That doesn't include 2 TEs, which is probably one of our weakest positions. I would play a ton of 3 and 4 WR (where we are deep) and try and manage the pass rush with quick passes, runs, screens, etc. Look at Arizona's offense from last year. I know they had Warner, but they didn't have much of a O-line either. I would also run the no-huddle much more as a hurry-up to really put some pressure on the defense to simplify their schemes and declare what they're doing. Jim Kelly always said that the no-huddle worked best when they were working at a quick pace and he may know a thing or two about the no-huddle.

Buggs has been an aminal in the pre-season. He's earned a spot on the roster, IMO.

I was thinking the same thing. Good thing that nobody told Jim Kelly that you can't pass in Buffalo...

There are just way to many variables at this point to definitively evaluate who the best linemen are and what position they should be playing. - Can Butler stay healthy? Can he play RT? For that matter, can he develop into a dominating RG? He was just average at RG last season. - Can Bell play LT? - Can Walker play LT? People have written him off, but the season hasn't even started yet. I think that he needs to be given a few games at LT to see how he does. Can Walker be a dominating RT? He was just sightly above average last season, IMO. - Will Woods become a good interior lineman? Can he play center in this league? - Will Levitre become a good interior lineman? - Is Hangartner a good center? People seem to want to move him immediately to the bench, but he hasn't even played a regular season game for the team yet. Why not see how he does first? Until some of these questions get answered, it's going to be a rotating mess on the line. I think that it'll be at least through this season before some of these things are worked out.

I call B.S. on this. Wearing the wrong shoe for one game causes a sprain that keeps you out 4 weeks??? I doubt it...

The pass blocking set ups depend on the play called. In general, linemen back up more to form a pocket on deeper QB drops for slower developing passes and stay closer to the line for quick plays and play action passes, often firing out and cutting ends to prevent them from batting the quick passes. Linemen should never "catch" defensive players, however. Once they get back to their position they should be physical with the pass rushers.

So, change every position except center midseason? Something tells me that won't work out very well... If Bell looks like the best LT, I would just play him at LT and move Walker to the bench. If Butler is injured or not playing well, I can see moving Walker to RT and Butler to the bench but I would not mess with the interior line positions.

No, you watched the right game all right. The Bills offense stunk, line and all. In fact, I think that the line was the worst part of it. No running lanes and poor pass protection. It's tough to excel under those conditions. It's ok though, come September 14 the Bills will kick it into high gear like a formula one race car. They're just saving themselves...

The Bills will gets their hats handed to them by the Pats in the opener, struggle early but rally late in the season to finish with 6 or 7 wins. Jauron will be fired along with most of his staff. Ralph will bring in a new GM to run the football side of things. The new coach will not be Cowher, Shottenheimer or Haslett.

Stoud and Williams have quietly had a very good preseason. With Poz playing much better, I think that the middle of the Bills run defense is a strong as it's been since big Pat left many moons ago.

Be careful about throwing stones (people in glass houses and all that...) The Chiefs have a better record and more playoff appearances that the Bills over the last 10 years. They also have won a Super Bowl.

This is the post that I agree with. Good coaches find ways to get the ball into the hands of their playmakers. We aren't doing a very good job with Evans. Maybe they'll try harder when the regular season starts. Everything else will be magically solved then.

Jauron was pretty negative at the press conference. He didn't take his pants off or anything, but he definitely criticized the team's and his own performance.