Armchair GM

For the most part, I agree...BUT, he's got a point about QB's. The $$ that is thrown around at that position (Romo, Flacco, Tannefriggnhill, etc.) is ridiculous.

I'm willing to bet that taking off the proverbial "handcuffs," is going to let a whole lot of talent shine through. I see it in him, at times...could be nasty!

Yeah, a bit overzealous...but the point is, spend some money and use FA the way it should be. Build your core through the draft and supplement the roster with FA. No more of these "value picks" or guys that "could start" if they didn't have someone better in front of them.

Welcome to the 3rd annual offseason "move Glenn to OG" post...in disguise. No BRILLIANT...FOOLISH! Sign Boling and Iupati, regardless of price tag. Can't say it enough, the game is won at the line! Cut ties with Spiller, then go out and get whomever Dallas can't afford between Murray and Bryant. If it's Bryant, go after Ingram for RB. If it's Murray, go after the best available WR to put opposite of Sammy...you're looking at an awesome crop of UFA WR this year. Now, we don't have to sit around and wait for Spiller to "break out." Our OL if solid and you have another stud WR across from SW. I think Cutler will end up being available...I know, but still a good stop gap...and draft a mid level QB with some size and a chip on his shoulder. Easy...right!?

Bills mafia is everywheeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeee!!

This IS a site of pure speculation and fan opinion, is it not?

OK, so this is purely speculative and I have done ZERO research, but it’s MHO. Marrone knew exactly what he was doing when signing on with the Bills. An owner with one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel (no disrespect Mr. Wilson). An “opt out” clause in a coaching contract…He obviously used the Bills as a platform to break into the NFL. Congratulations Doug! I hope you get the job in NY and we see you twice a year for the next 2-3 years and shove a fat sh*t burger down your throat (assuming the bad-mouthing rumors are true). Anyway, good riddance…and take your pop warner OC with you. I’d bet my left nut that the boiling point had something to do with the benching of EJ. And I think Marrone made the call in spite of the direction of Whaley. Hire Cowher, who’ll bring back Gailey to run the O, and try and keep Schwartz around to run the D. And please hire a ST Coach that’s allowed to eat his meals with a fork. Spiller is up for a new contract…let him walk! He’s not the answer, obviously! IMHO, he’s done nothing to earn consideration for an extension. Freddy J seems to have another year, maybe two, left in him. I like Boobie and there will be plenty to consider in FA and the draft. Our WR corps needs help…I know, not a popular opinion…but Woods came on strong the last half of the year and Hogan makes some nice plays, but Easley is way underutilized. Watkins is special, and will be one of the greats! One more addition and we’re set. Spend some money in Fa draft as many OG’s as possible! See points 3 & 4 regarding FA. Not sure, but I think Dallas is going to have to let one of their 2 stars walk, considering the Romo contract. I don’t care which one it is, throw a bunch of money at Bryant or Murray and spend all other resources on the O-line and find a couple gems @ RB and CB in the draft. Brandon Spikes was the best stop gap signing in the history of the sport. Thanks bud, and good luck with your new team. Don’t get me wrong, I love the guy, but Brown is the same guy, only younger…and better. With Alonso coming back, Brown can slide into the highbred MLB role and, when necessary, come off the field on passing downs a la Spikes. Both guys have the same weakness in pass coverage and we can’t afford to have them both on the field at the same time If we lose out on Bryant or Murray, make a play for Suh, if he doesn’t return to Detroit. All his antics are taken out of the book of footballs past. He’s a nasty man with the skill to back it up. Sure, he needs to clean up some of the stupid, but I think he can do that without losing his edge.

First, let me say I completely agree w/the OP. Hackett must go for this team to be in contention come December. Bare with me a minute, because it may seem I am arguing for Hack...it! It's football 101...you must run the ball; you must show a willingness to run the ball even if it isn't working; you must wear down the other team by consistantly running the ball...as it showed later in the game when Dixon and Brown were popping off 3-5 YPA. BUT... You MUST know when to put it in the QB's hands and stick a dagger in the throat of the opposing team!!! You absolutlely CAN NOT make the most conservative of all calls immediately following a big play by your defense or ST... 1st INT, Gillmore runs it back to the Jets 33, backed up by a penalty to the Jets 48..1st play, HB dive for 1 yard. Posession - 3 & out. 2nd INT, Brown picks it off @ the 50. 1st play, HB dive for 3 yds. Posession - 3 & out. 3rd INT, Williams runs it back to the 1, bills run 1 play...a pass..TD Jets score...bills answer, it's 21-7 Vick scrambles and fumbles @ his own 26...1st play, HB dive for 1 yd. Possession - FG good, 24-7. Jets score, bills go 3 & out again, Jets get FG, 24-17 going into the half. Bills punt on 1st posession of 3rd, penalties, D stuffs them, Jets punt from own End Zone and McKelvin returns a short punt 27 yrds to the Jets 24. 1st play, HB dive for 4 yrds. Posession - FG, 27-17. A few punts later, Vick gets strip sacked, Bills recover @ the Jets 10. 1st play, HB dive for 1 yrd. Posession - FG, 30-17. Next Jets posession, INT # 4. Searcy returns it to NYJ 14. 1st play, HB dive for 4 yards. Posession - TD to Chandler, 34-17. Listen guys, that's only 23 points off of 6 turn overs, which ALL occured on the NYJ side of the field. Granted, the long ball is a low percentage play, but so is running up the middle when you have a weak interior OL up against a very strong DL. The total yards gained on the 1st play after the turnovers is 15 yards!! THAT IS AWFUL and IMHO, grounds for immediate termination.

Probably one of the most mismanaged off-seasons I've ever seen...and we think we've seen some stinkers in Buffalo!? Name drop...Donte Whitner! Seriously?

With the amount of money they had under the cap and their draft position, not to mention the # of picks, you're telling me thais past offseason in Cleveland wasn't a joke? And I'm a Browns fan... I understand that this post was before the awful showing against Jax yesterday, but c'mon bro, this thread is terrible!

Long time, no posts, which I'm sure none of you care about. Anyway, as I see it, we still need a lot of improvement! I've compiled a top 3 list of fixes that need to be addressed immediately: 1.) Someone needs to take the green spiral notebook from Hacket, smack him in the face with it, and hand him an NFL playbook...ANY NFL playbook! I simply don't believe in firing coordinators this late in the season, it's counterproductive....unless you're 0-7, that is. 2.) Bring the two guys from the PS up to compete for a spot on a weak interior OL. No way these young kids can play any worse than Kouanjdo (sp), Richardson & Urbik. While your at it, take the guy who has started on this line before (Hairston) and plug him into the other OG spot. Glenn, Wood and Henderson are suffering from poor OG play as they are continuously "checking up" on their inferior teamates' responsibilities. 3.) Someone tell Schwartz that having the best run D in the league doesn't mean you can ignore that your defensive backfield is a mess. Here's an idea...use that awesome front 7 to generate more pressure on obvious passing downs to help those guys out! Stop it with the 3 man rush and drop everyone back in some BS umbrella D. Anyone else notice that when we rush more than 4 guys we ALLWAYS stuff the play...either a sack, stuffed dump pass, batted ball or a QB running for his life and throwing it to the sidelines...c'mon man, blitz the sh*t out of the rookie and watch him fold!!

In town on temporary duty, are you still around? Do you still meet @ CJ's?

sometimes I wonder what game people are watching. The JPP swat was NOT on Henderson. He handled JPP that play, JPP took a drop step when he realized he wasn't getting any push. EJ threw it right at him...EJ's fault. 2nd swat was on Urbik. Williams's near TD...tough to catch anything when the DB has your inside arm hooked. Am I alone in seeing how dominant Stefan Charles was? Dude was in the backfield every play.

Hey man...this is Benji and Jenna Cowart. They are former Worship Pastors @ The Chapel in Getzville. Not sure where they are now, but they are WNY implants from Nashville and picked up on Bills mania pretty quickly. We're totally on the same page! My daughterS are 7 & 4, so I have some time as well, but I always joke with them about how daddy will start taking steroids and buying guns when they reach the teenage years. They really don't understand and they laugh with me, but they have no idea I am DEAD SERIOUS. Good find, this was hilarious! Favorite line "...not affraid of doing hard time..."

You should have yelled "Cleveland swallows!"

Don't take this the wrong way, but your inflated self image needs to be taken down a notch. I'm sure you're in great shape, but regardless of how much you work out and how "deisel" you think you are, Lynch is still in better shape than you, me, and ever other poster on this board. I'd love to see you take a single hit like Lynch does and pop right back up and get back to the huddle. Being in "gym" shape and "football" shape are two totally different worlds homey. Oh, and I'm not sure how proud I would be of a physique enhanched by PED's...just sayn'!

Who cares? The process of selecting "ALL-Pro's" and "Pro-Bowlers" is tainted. I could care less if anyone on the team is selected...so long as we win games. The check in the WIN column is the only thing that matters.

Summers, Dixon and Rodriguezz will be battling it out for the #4 spot. All are similar builds, with Summers on the short end @ 5'9" and Rodriguez on the tall end @ 6'2" and Dixon @ 6'1" All are withing a 10lb range of 235-245. Summers and Dixon are the most similar with a slight edge in athleticism going to Dixon, but a friendlier cap # in favor of Summers. Both are above average ST players, Dixon, because of more experience, has a slight edge here as well. Rodriguez is the best receiving option, which wouldn't know given his late arrival and lack of reps, but he was a good TE in college. Seems to be more of an H-Back. Can't discount heart, which Frank the Tank seems to have a lot of, but Dixon may as well, but that remains to be seen...big ? on Rodriguez in this area. Also, have to consider Rodriguez's rap sheet, even though this staff sems a bit more willing to give the lesser "character" guys a fair shot. All in all, this should be a nice "fight for a spot" roster battle in camp. Having depth in competition for your #4 RB position (or #1 FB) is a good problem to have.

This may be the most rediculous statement I've read on this board in 5 years. Just because you have a man crush on Fred-Ex, doesn't mean Spiller sucks.

Agreed...but it seems like it's begging for some kind of decor...I'd like to see some large action shot decals of the players, similar to those outside the Sabres arena.

WWIII

Would've been cooler if he was wearing a Bills shirt...

Really? That's unheard of...22 superior athletes on the field @ one time, smashing the sh*t out of each other, wearing fairly light pads. I can't believe they could possibly end up with any type of head injury. These lawsuits are rediculous. If you're not smart enough to realize the inherant risk of injury that comes with a violent contact sport...I mean, c'mon mannn, it's not like they have to sucker these guys into playing the game.

Strengths: Physical, thick football player. Will play the middle. Aggression and explosive tackler. Above average footwork to play downhill. Above average sideline-to-sideline speed when pursuing to the football, flattens down the LOS and wraps with authority. Some ability as a pass rusher. Understands zone responsibilities in coverage, good coordination and speed when dropping in zones, he reads the movement and eyes of the passer well. Also plays LG on the punt coverage unit. Weaknesses: Feet die on contact in the hole. Doesn’t have quick twitch reaction. Rounds off angles. Gets caught in the wash. Slightly delayed when shedding OG’s one on one. Hops into the line when blitzing/gets caught off balance. Too square when pass rushing & tends to retreat too quickly once his first move doesn't work when rushing. Overall: Clearly better going forward than in reverse. Good pre snap timing. He plays faster than he times. Does a good job avoiding cut-blocking running backs on the move. Very heavy at the point of attack, and is good with taking on and shedding. Doesn’t adjust well to cover the possession type receivers in zone coverage, which lends to the 2-down ILB label. Basically, a Brandon Spikes Clone, but with coachable weaknesses and a higher ceiling.

One at every position (except for the kickers and NG's): Offense: QB- Dustin Vaughan, West Texas A&M. Division II standout with rediculous #'s. Could be a nice UDFA RB - Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona. Well built inside runner who'll wear down defenses. He gets better and stronger as the game goes on. Off-field concerns could hurt. WR - L'Damian Washington - Missouri. Do not discount this kids desire to succeed. He will give everything he's got, every down. Unquestionable leadership and a great story behind this kid. Ya gotta pull for him! TE - Austin Seferian-Jenkins - Washington. IMHO this kid is far and away the most complete TE in the draft. He is a dangerous receiver that poses match-up nightmares and can put his hand in the dirt and block like a OT. He's got a great understanding of body position to shield off defenders and can be a redzone WMD. OT - Morgan Moses, Virginia. Just a massive human. 84" wingspan. his reach helps by enabling him to go a bit shallow on his kick. he clouds defenders vision and is a mauler in the run game. (Perfect fit for the Bills as he'll start @ RT and can swing to LT in case of injury). OG - Dakota Dozier, Furman. Plays nasty, solid technician...does all the little things right. Played on the outside in school but pprojects to be a solid starting OG that can be had on day 3. C - Zac Kerin, Toledo. Quick, smart lineman that moves like an OT and a strong pulling LG. Toledo, for some reason or another, has an expansive playbook full of misdirection stuff and Kerin maintains specific roles very well. You'll see him snap and pull a lot, with ease. He just looks like a Vet that knows his assignments inside and out. Defense: DE - Aaron Lynch, South Florida/Notre Dame. Long armed, rangey tackler. Has got good chase speed and shows flashes of physical dominance. He's a bit slight in stature but has the frame to pack on some meat, which he'll need in the NFL. DT - Ryan Carrether, Arkansas State. Simply put, this kid is a concrete pillar. 2 gapper that takes on double teams and holds his ground. keeps his shoulders square and just doesn't miss tackles. ILB - Andrew Jackson, Western Kentucky. NASTY, pain inflicting, down hill ILB. Perfect to sit behind Spikes for a year and work on the little things. LOVE this kid. He loves to play ball and just smash ball carriers. BIG time leader and tone setter. Can't say enough about this kid. OLB - Trevor Reilly, Utah. Tough as nails, physically and mentally (played with torn ACL in '12 and while daughter faught cancer in '13), Diciplined OLB with above average coverage skills and an extremely high football IQ and feel for the game. CB - Stanly Jean-Baptiste, Nebraska. Big CB @ 6'3" Played both WR and CB and his offensive mentality shows while playing D. Smart, quick and fluid for as tall and lanky as he is. I'd love to have a 6'3" DB @ FS. S - Dontae Johnson, NC State. Another tall DB @ 6'2" Elite athleticism and has played all over the defensive backfield. Good communicater with other DB's and isn't affraid to come up and stick a RB or pulling OG to turn runs back inside.