vincec

When he's gone, so are the Bills.

Haslett?! Do you realize that he has coached part or all of 7 seasons in the NFL with only 2 winning seasons and his coaching record is 47-61? He has had 2 winning seasons and one playoff appearance. He had some pretty talented teams too while he was in NO. He looks like Dick Jauron part 2. What about his record would lead anyone to think that he could be successful here?

These arguments that the preseason doesn't mean anything are getting weaker every week. It's plain to see that the starters are not ready to start the season, let alone on the road on a Monday night in NE. There are no signs that the offense is getting anywhere. It may be a sign of defeat or "talking a step back", but the first thing I would do is scrap the no huddle for now. I don't see any benefit from it at all.

The steeler announcers have actually stopped piling on the Bills and now feel sorry for them. After the last 4th down stop: "Good for the Bills. At least they made one stop."

Nice to see that the team responded well after the debacle last week. Just shows that they play hard for their coach.

Because most people don't average 7 yards per play... well, usually.

I know. My favorite is that half of the Bills "unconditionally surrendered" at the end of the half.

If we take a beating in the opener, which is likely, I can see 2-14.

Why bother. It's pretty clear what they can do. Let's see the other guys...

It's going to be a very long season... The no-huddle looks like a piece of crap.

That was not open.

I get the sense that the Bill's confidence is very shaky going into this season, with they way last season ended, the new players starting on the OL and Trent still not showing great form in the pre-season. I doubt that they really believe that they can go into NE on a Monday night opener and win, but EVERYTHING depends on that game. If they find a way to win, confidence will be restored and I think they will win at least 10 games and go to the playoffs. If they lose, then it could get very bad, very quickly.

The Bills aren't going to win the SB with Walker at LT, so you might as well try Bell to see what he's got. To paraphrase Buddy Ryan: We don't know if the young guy can do it, but we know that the old guy can't. RT is a little trickier. Walker is an average starting RT. Maybe that's the best we've got and maybe that would be good enough to win a championship if the other line positions are strong, but we're paying him a lot of money to be average and I think that Butler should be given a shot to see if he can develop into a stronger player. So, if it's close between Walker and Bell in terms of performance, I would simply bench Walker for now and see how it goes. If it looks promising, then Walker is probably gone by next year.

Jeff Wright was a decent DT, who would of been very good in a 4-3 instead of playing nose tackle, IMO.

You only want to play someone at a given position if: a) you can win a Superbowl with them there OR b) you think that they can develop into someone who you can win a Superbowl with. I don't think we're going to see much more development out of Langston Walker. He is an 8 year pro. He pretty much is what he is. So, can the Bill win a championship with him at LT? RT?

Because he is not worth the $$ he is getting at RT. He is a pretty good pass blocker for a RT but a poor run blocker. I said this several times over the last few weeks: LW is either going to make it at LT or will be gone after this season.

That's at halftime...

Yes. Sun Tzu said that to feign weakness, one must first be strong. I've never felt that weak O-lines lines can cover this up by using screens and draws. Screens and draws work when the defense is over committing to the pass rush. This only happens if they don't think that they can get pressure on the QB with their standard pass rush (i.e. the O-Line is strong in pass protection). If the O-line is weak, there's no need to overcommit. The defense can play with good discipline and balance and cover their responsibilities more easily. If, on the other hand, the defense is obsessed with getting to the QB because they aren't getting any pressure, then discipline breaks down and screens and draws open up. JMO.

Exactly. Another draft like this years: OL & DL early and often. We could use OT, DT, DE. Of course it will all be useless if Jauron is retained.

He would deserve it. He takes most of the blame. It won't happen though. There's a reason that he only has one winning season in his career...

I don't have anything against him, but I haven't heard anything positive about Mike Williams in DC. I doubt he'll make the team. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/redskinsi...redskinsinsider

That might be worth some cash.

I really don't think that you can properly evaluate the level of talent on the Bills, including at QB, until Jauron is out of there. I really don't think that this game planning and game management gets the most out of the players we have.