chris heff

The problem with EA's personally formed opinions is that he bases them on these links. As opposed to you who spent the time to make your own observations.

Thank you.

You're not going to get an answer. I asked where anyone has said that FSU's offense was over simplified, to no avail. Edwards Arm has no idea how simple or complex the FSU offense maybe and he has never seen EJ Manuel play one down of football. His opinions are based on others opinions and of course the all important Wonderlic.

I don't think the Pats will make the playoffs because of their history, I think they will make the playoffs because they have one of the best QBs to ever play the game. The changes that happened three years ago had Ralph's fingerprints all over them. He hired Nix to be GM because he knew him. Then they hired a retread HC in Gailey. As my brother so eloquently puts it, "one old fool hired another old fool, who hired another old fool". Maybe a bit harsh, but accurate. The events of this off season would be the complete antithesis to the Bills behavior not only for the past thirteen years but since their inception. A young up and coming GM, last and only time that happened was Polian . Polian was hired to be director of pro personnel, he became GM after Terry Bledsoe had a heart attack. The hiring of a young coach from the college ranks is a Bills first. As is the drafting of a QB with their first pick. I believe that when Gailey was hired I groaned. The Marrone hiring made me smile, not the same old Bills

I guess they did blow it up. Ralph removing himself from the decision making process was the most significant. The rest reminds me of a building I once saw demolished. it was in such bad shape that there was no fixing it. Two taps with a back hoe and it collapsed. Foundation stayed however. Is anyone going to miss any of those people whose names you mentioned? Coaching would have to be better, it couldn't be worse. Same for LBs and WRs. I think this team has a good foundation. Lines, RBs are good, secondary is a wait and see. I am more optimistic than I have been in a long time, mostly because Ralph is not involved. This off season was not the same old same old.

Very good article. When the Bills were interviewing candidates, I hoped that Marrone would be their guy. I didn't want a retread and I had and still have the feeling that Brian Kelly will be back coaching college football two years from now.

I don't remember that at all. Williams, and Mularkey were on no one's radar other than Donahoe's. He had lost a power struggle with Cower. So he hired coaches that would be beholding to him. Jauron was a panic choice, Levi told Mularkey he could stay, after the firing of Donahoe. Mularkey then quit. Gailey got the job by default.

It is apparent that you are only interested in a philosophical discussion of what qualities are necessary to be a perfect NFL QB. You have no idea how simple or complex the FSU offense is and you have never seen EJ Manuel play one down of football.

Woods is the key. He needs to play like a veteran. If he is as polished as advertised it will help the third and fourth WR and take preasure off Stevie. It could get interesting

I agree with almost everything except FSU runs a simplified offense, where are you getting that from? I can't find anything anywhere that says that. As I've previously stated I have asked some FSU fans. The consensus is that their offense is really only a few plays but they are run from multiple formations. Have you watched any FSU games? I have asked this before and it has gone unanswered. Have you ever seen EJ Manuel play football?

If the Patriots were playing the Taliban, I'd root for the Taliban.

Last season the Bills started a second string QB, no offense Fitz. The WR situation could not be worse than last year. LB, again couldn't be worse than last year. I am sick of writting this, the Bills had no head coach! Gailey by his own admission did not pay attention to the defense. I believe that by definition a head coach is involved in all facets of the game. They still managed to win six. They pick a CB or LB some where between 15 and 20.

On Monday Night Football years ago Howard Cosell said to OJ, "Juice, once again you have shown you have a tremendous grasp of the obvious". So the Bills need a QB, a couple of WR and some LBs.

Eric Wood OL Robert Woods WR

You have to give pretty significant value to first and second round picks, because they are expected to start. I believe that Manuel, Woods and Alonso to be an improvement. The defensive coaching would have to be better, it couldn't be worse. What about the offense? Do you think they will sit Spiller every time they get to the red zone? How about in your most important game against your biggest rival, you call a pass to your third round rookie receiver? Interception in the end zone, in the words of Bill Paxton, "game over man".

Do you think the roster will be better this year than last? Do you think this coaching staff is better? Then why would they have a worse record than last year? I don't see new schemes, new QB as a negative. These guys have been playing football all their lives. They can learn new schemes. I believe EJ starts, they protect him with he run and when necessary he can throw down field. As I have stated before the team now has a head coach, not just coordinators. Is it the schedule? There are teams on the schedule that will have worse years than expected. Every year there are teams that were suppose to be good that aren't and teams that were suppose to be bad that are good. Why at this point as a Bills fan would you want to believe they will be worse? Because they didn't hire the coach you wanted or draft the guy you wanted?

Won't this mean jail now,or at least in the near future?

I hate both, why did you remind me! Damn you! Damn you all to hell!

Thank God we didn't win those games and you all know the reasons why.

Very philosophical, I could be wrong, but it seems to me that your opinion of EJ Manuel is based on what you have read, not on having watched him play football. Is this true or false?

So in the spirit of alacrity, it is your belief that the most important attributes of an NFL QB are quickly processing information and accuracy. With this I would have to agree. You believe that EJ Manuel does not possess these attributes. It seems, and you can correct me if I am wrong, that you have based your supposition on what you have read not what you have watched.

It helped that Rick was about a foot taller and 20lbs. heavier than everybody else.

Amen

I think it does, threw out three names you said yes to one. There are other back up QBs you would probably trade Kolb for. Like maybe Kirk Cousins or Matt Flynn?

Could not have said it better.