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Absolutely. I would love to see a 'big name' GM hired before any coach is even considered. One of the best available has now signed on with Washington. Hiring a coach prior to a GM is the typical @$$ backwards decision making that has distinguished the Bills front office since guys like Polian, Smith, Nix, and Butler left.

On a side note about Cowher, my brother-in-law lives in Raleigh, NC and states that Cowher's house has been for sale for the past year. Now, if he was that interested in coaching Carolina, why would he be selling?

Huh? Way to throw a bomb into a room...

I only wish you are correct. We could REALLY use DT's McCoy and Suh! If either one of those 2 fell to us, GET 'ER DONE!

Could not agree more. Campbell has not yet demonstrated any qualities that would warrant him being a franchise-type of guy. He is the same as what we currently have on our roster. Now that Washington has a real GM, the offseason and what Campbell's role will be next year with the 'Skins (if he even has one) will be telling of how talented he truly is. Allen has been behind the construction of 2 different Super Bowl teams (Raiders and Bucs) and I was sincerely hoping that the Bills would have gotten him. Now that Cleveland has Holmgren, what the heck is Brandon doing? I will say, if we are talking about ridiculous extremes, I would rather have Campbell than Vick.

On the one hand, I'm excited that some NFL experienced players of Kelly's and Thomas' ilk are involved in improving the Bills. On the other hand, does anyone else get a slightly turned stomach feeling that former players have to tell the front office how to do its job? Can anyone imagine OJ or Joe D counseling Polian on how to build a winner? I love the alumni support and input, but methinks this makes yet another strong case that we need a strong front office not staffed by anyone named Brandon, Modrak, or Guy.

I really don't know how you can come to that conclusion. We have had a vacuum at LB since he left. Poz is good, and I believe he is a keeper, but Fletcher is clearly an ironman. He is a field general. He can still get sideline to sideline. Hits like a truck. Plays bigger than his size. And we could really use his dependable, veteran leadership. I miss Fletcher, Pat Williams, and Antoine Winfield. Good teams find a way to keep their star players. Those 3 guys are stars, and were cornerstones we should have built around, not cast aside for the next best thing. We were a leader in the NFL defense for a reason. Those 3 guys were a big part of why.

Now THAT, is the true definition of a stretch.

Talk about much ado about nothing. You guys are really sniffing too much glue these days, as there was absolutely NOTHING revelatory in this segment that I just wasted 35 minutes listening to. It is all of the same comments that he made last time, with his twittering (haha), etc.

You and me both. I did not hear the clip. Is it on the site?

Interesting. I did not know that about Davis. Then why are things still so jacked up in Oakland?

I'm not going to say Ralph selling the team to a Kelly-led group is ridiculous, as Thurman has moved back to Buffalo after having lived in Orlando, FL for several years. Tasker is in Buffalo. Something IS going on. But Kelly has reportedly approached Ralph before about buying a share of the team, and Ralph would have none of the conversation. Maybe he has changed heart, and now wants to get out or step back. I can see that. But I don't think that it is likely. Big changes to me would be gutting the personnel departments and axing Modrak and Guy. Moving Brandon back to the business side. Maybe promoting Nix. Hiring an outside GM and Pro Personnel guy who knows what he's doing. Those are huge changes in and of themselves. Not to mention we're getting a whole new coaching staff and hopefully philosophy. GO BILLS!

I could not agree more. There were about 2 or 3 plays when the Bills were finally getting some pressure that Brady would keep looking back at the official like some whiney 12 year old girl (no offense to whiney, 12 year old girls). It seemed like the Patriots only had to shoot the officials a glare to get a flag on a couple of plays. I don't think that Whitner made interference with Moss. I call it incidental contact. Whitner was falling on the play, and did not even try to grab onto Moss to keep from falling. Welker's call is similar. I have believed for many years that there is favoritism with the officiating in NFL games. I, and I'm sure most (if not all) of us believe in the game. We're not watching after all, the Vince McMahon comical XFL. However, this is an extremely large business, with hundreds of millions of dollars on the line. That 60 minutes interview with the disgraced NBA ref opened some eyes, I'm sure. One thing he stated, which I totally can see- though the NBA denies it- is that the NBA refs were coerced to stretch out a playoff series if possible, because of the extra revenue it would generate. The NFL does not have playoffs in this format, but this is a huge business. I would like to believe that in an ideal world refs are infallible, but it is impossible.

Agreed. That call was an absolute boner call by a boner ref team. Had the whistle blown at the point of contact? It was hardly even qualified as a swipe, as it appeared old man Seau was already falling on his own to avoid injury and pull up on the play. Methinks the refs are watching him because of his reputation. Kind of like when Derek Roy was getting called for diving when he really was getting clobbered. the year before, he was diving and getting the calls in his favor. Another thing to consider is that interview on 60 minutes 2 weeks ago with the disgraced Ref who was betting on games while he was an official. Now, I don't mean to imply that NFL refs are gambling on games, but in the interview he openly said that the officials would get together before a game, talk about the players, and have personal opinions about how they were going to 'reign in' particular players that they did not like. I mean, NFL refs for all of their blindness and often biased officiating, are human.

I think the talk about Ralph is extremely off target. By big changes, I am thinking we are going to see Modrak and Guy gone (finally), and a real GM brought in.

You are correct; though I do believe you twist my words. My contention is that Edwards would be a winning QB if given even a remote sense of security behind a competent offensive line.

Why not? What happened to Trent (besides bruised ego and confidence destroying fear of getting another concussion playing behind our offensive (no pun intended) line? Is it just his ankle, etc.... Fitz is a journeyman QB. Nothing to build from, and certainly not an answer at #2 heading into next season. His accuracy is horrible. I am getting the feeling that trying to decide who should start for the next 2 games is alot like voting: you've got fanatical idiots on both sides, who present 2 candidates that force the American population to choose between dumb and dumber. Why not play Brohm? Give him a 2 week audition. Can't tell me that winning against the Falcons or Colts is anything remotely realistic, anyways.

+1

Thank you! You are correct! (And I just got started with this Orakpo thing 2 weeks ago).

No doubt, but then to add insult to injury, when we can't even get a sniff of Tom Brady when it counts it really ticks me off!

Keep Jackson, Poz, and Incognito and lose everyone else? Heck- even Moorman sucked at punting today....

What about Chambers making #99 look like an All Pro?

I agree. I hate the Captain Checkdown moniker- perhaps more than Edwards himself- but it IS true. And it has become frustrating. And I understand how the QB is the face of the franchise. And I get the whole Trent stating that he is not a fan of the Bills. Yadda, yadda, yadda. And I am Far from a Trent apologist. But this offensive line is abysmal. Blame it on injuries, blame it on rookies. But who drafted these rookies? Whose decisions was it to blow up the offensive line, and put rookies in the place of the delicate flowers that we had as offensive linemen last season? Who refused to sign veterans, until injuries forced the need to pick up any competent replacement? Who failed to provide the right depth? Who failed to have a practice squad with development players on it (like Bell and Meredith)? I contend that if Trent was playing behind the Patriots offensive line, he would look good, have no trouble hitting his receivers deep, and would be capable of leading his team to the playoffs.

OOPS. Did I say CHRIS Chambers? In all of my fury, I misspoke. #73 of the Bills. Chambers. RT. Sucks like no one's business.

Perry Fewell is loved by his players. So was Jauron. The team was infused with a breath of fresh air when Jauron was canned, and it lasted all of 3 weeks. Now that the fizzle has faded, these are the same Bills as they were under Jauron. Scheme-wise, the Tampa 2 has become the worst defense in the league. It is outdated, and after what, 4-5 seasons we still don't have the right personnel to play it properly? Safeties playing LB? Modrak and Guy are responsible for making these calls on these players. They need to be replaced. Fewell may have an excellent rapport and be a good guy, but now that the excitement of a coaching change has faded, we find the same problems occurring. Most of this roster is not good enough to be on a teams practice squad, let alone starting on game day. So, the scheme is outdated and should be scrapped. But the front office also needs to be canned because of its alarming failure in finding suitable players to fit the scheme for the past 8-9 seasons. We need better everything.