Deadstroke

Nelson has all the receiving ability the Bills need, the problem is that at the present time we feel the need for max blocking so the TE stays in and therefore as you can see by the stats, no significant receiving at the TE position. Shame! But hopefully it'll change as the OL improves.

Bell is improving greatly game by game....IMO we may just need a RT and continue to groom the others.

Fitz has small hands....doesn't throw well with a wet ball. Besides that, he's adequate for a winning team.

Some of you older guys might remember Lenny Moore of the Baltimore Colts..... Move him around, split him out wide, sometimes in the slot, sometimes in the backfield, sometimes in motion; take advantage of his speed and who is going to cover him and where. We just have to utilize his 3.8 or thereabouts speed.

Luck this, Luck that...maybe he'll be great, maybe he won't, but you know what, even though it's apparent that the majority here don't want to hear it......we need to have a look at, ready for this; Brian Brohm first of all. The kid deserves the chance, almost certainly will get it, and just might surprise.

I'm all for opening up the game plan. Yeah sure, run alright, but pass deep to open them up because we do have a couple speed demons at WR's in Evans and Roscoe. And as far as the "D", please please please do not rush 3 or 4 and play 7 deep because Sanchez will have all day and pick us apart. BLITZ is the name of the game!!

It certainly seems that we're building for next year as it is.....assuming that Bell does develope and Hang is ADAQUATE, that leaves us just one draft choice or FA pickup from a pretty decent line.

IMO the draft was not as bad as a lot of people make out. #1 Spiller…..Excellent chance that the man turns out to be an exciting and productive RB. #2 Troup…..Great potential, good choice, is being brought along with care. #3 Carrington…..Great potential, patience is the word here. #4 Easley…..Injury, bad luck, would have been a productive WR this year is not for the injury. #5 Wang…..Injury again, will develop at least into a role player. #6 Moats…..Great potential, changing from DL to LB will take a little time but has all the tools. #7 Batten…..Injury again, would have made to squad if not for the injury bug, great potential. #8 Brown…..Backup, who knows? #9 Calloway…..The only real fizzle! Look at the good side, huh?

It's getting that I just can't stand it anymore. I know it's not a big thing but it's driving me buggy..... People, please read: Jackson is 29 years old and turns 30 well after the season, Super Bowl and all, is over and done with!! That is in no way, shape, or form, 30 years old! Sheesh!!

Those are humiliating, and I might say ignorant, predictions. The Bills just MIGHT surprise people. I'm betting that Gailey is building this team the right way; by substituting and evaluating players freely until he sees what he has and makes the right decisions on who and what he has. Unfortunately this week is still a bit soon, but you never know. There IS talent here!!!

Gee, nice comparison. I'm guessing Wang is an upgrade if and when healthy.

I'm having a hard time understanding "the problem" with giving Brohm his chance. The guy had somewhat of a chance in GB, did not look good initially, and was given practically nothing after that. With Buffalo he played one game, hardly knowing the 1st teamers names, much less anything about how they played, and looked so-so in terrible weather. This year he looked pretty good in camp, but as we know the order was already ordained, so his playing time was with the 2nd and 3rd stringers who couldn't block or catch a cold, much less a pass, and Gailey, and those of us with an open mind, saw good stuff in the guy. Now that Gailey finally got rid of the obligitory starter, Edwards, Brohm moves up to number 2 where he will finally get some reps with the 1st teamers, and I feel sure, sometime not too long from now, he'll see some meaningful playing time from where we can FINALLY make some kind of determination whether or not the kid has it. Until then all the chatter about how the kid has been a "failure" in his NFL time is just stupid, uneducated BS. Let's wait it out and see...huh!!

Your right on, my friend, when you imply that this is an auditioning period. We ain't going no where this year, at least for the first half to 3/4 of the season, until Gailey can figure out just who belongs and who doesn't. This is most certainly a rebuilding year and most of the posters on this board need to realize that.

I wish they would do it right away....no one can be worse than Green!!!

I think you made the right observation.

I think they are insane not to use Spiller for many touches per game....any and every game. I don't care if he is averaging 1.1 YPC, he is the guy who with just a sliver of daylight can take it to the house on any play. The more touches he gets, the greated the possibilities for 6 points on any given play !

I disagree to a certain extent with the 1st part of your post which I reprinted here. Yeah, I agree with you on Levitre and Wood, but IMO Hangarter, who you call a mediocre journeyman, is at the very least adequate, while Bell is progressing...and the word is progressing because you MUST take into consideration his inexperience, and that only leaves the RT position. If I'm Coach I stick anyone else at RT and let him develope while our current bust gets a seat on the bench.

Good post. Pretty much what I say.

I just copied your statements which I either take the most issue with, or the one(1)which I agree with. (2) Gailey apparently figured that Trent has more of an upside than Fitz, and Brohm is not yet ready. He gave them all somewhat of a shot early (granted Edwards more than the others) Edwards looked good in training camp and pre-season and thus was annointed the starter. He obviously sucked in 2 starts and to Gaily's credit it didn't take him long to pull the plug. (5) I agree with you on Gailey's misuse of RB's. I don't know your opinion exactly but if it were me I'd FIND a trade for SOMEBODY, and share carries with Spiller and the one who is left. (6) 6 months ain't doo doo in the NFL until you get in real live game situations and have to then evaluate what you have and what you need to do....as Gailey is doing now! Heck, I don't know if what he will do will eventually work out or not, but the shambles that this team is in will take at least until mid season to figure out if he and the Bills are are the right course.

Gotta keep in mind, dog, that Brohm played exclusively with the reserves, and the backup receivers somehow had a serious case of the dropsies whenever Brohm hit 'em in the hands....not to mention the fact that it seemed that he had about 1.1 seconds to throw every time he dropped back. He has the most potential of the 3 QB's on the roster and should be given a shot with the first teamers. He has the quickest release and most accuracy of the 3 QB's.

Couldn't agree more, Darth....why else draft a guy so high, to use him every now and then?

Did you ever think that just maybe Chan needed a game or 2 under his best to see what the "O" could do in real live game conditions? Yeah, his game plan didn't work and now he knows a few things about his team that he didn't know before, plus how other teams will plan on stopping us. Now let's just calm down a bit and see if he can spot ways to get around these problems. I'm thinking that the WR's and the RB's are much better than they were given a chance to show last week, so let's see if a little better game planning/management can turn it around some. By the way, the 2nd half Defense looked pretty good....something to build on I'm thinking!!

I totally agree with you, my friend. After a pretty good pre-season Trent reverted to his previous ways and went to his checkdown mode....which it was pretty obvious that the "D" was looking for. Fitz had a good pre-season also, but now I have to feel that in the regular season he'll also revert to his "can't hit a barn from the inside" ways. Go with Brohm, who it's pretty obvious at this point in time at least has the biggest upside. What do we have to lose by trying him? Tell me that, will you!!

I agree; he stood there, stood there, and stood there, then rolled out and threw an incompletion.....all day. Bring in Fitz or Brohm. I personally like Brohm who seems to make the quickest decisions in the pocket of the three QBs.

What do I know....but IMHO if Nelson comes in with his head and body in shape we have another extremely fast and dangerous receiver to add to our already somewhat fast and dangerous stable. Consider the following players on the field at the same time for a minute: Evans with sub 4.4 speed Parrish whose 40 is fast but his quickness is off the charts Spiller...let's put him on a pass route for now. Duh, just who is going to cover him? Huh? Answer: Nobody! Nelson, a TE who runs the 40 in the 4.5's And just for the fun of it let's throw a 6'5 1/2", 2nd WR out there with those guys. Assuming the OL holds up for a couple of seconds, ain't no DB's gonna cover those guys for long.