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I am not oppose to having him come in and be a consultant. The guy knows football and would be a good voice to have. At his age I seriously doubt he wants to be a GM or have any type of power play. Its a limited role and knowing what the guy did for the team and the success he has had elsewhere I like the move a lot.

Would be werid if Schwartz was hired by another team to coach and the Bills hired Rex to coach the defense. That would be the second Jets defensive coach and the second head coach to take on this defense. Rex will get a ton of shots to be a defensive coordinator, I do think the guy might even take a year off (The guy will still be a hot commodity a year from now).

Even the best GM's can struggle to find a QB. QB is the hardest position to find. A ton of top draft choices at that position are busts. Finding QB's in later rounds is almost impossible (A Tom Brady or even a Russell Wilson type is a once a decade type thing). Even Good QB's also almost never become free agents let alone franchise QB's (A Drew Brees situation is probably never going to happen again). The only other option is trading for a QB, and you are either trading for a teams high profile backup, or trading for a revival project (Both usually don't work out). EJ is your QB or you have to draft one in the 2nd round, grab a QB in free agency, or trade for one. Cutler leads the pack as far as free agents, although Mark Sanchez, Jake Locker, Brian Hoyer, and Mike Vick are options. As far as trades go RGIII is your best option and isn't going to come at a cheap price. As far as round 2 QB's I think they wouldn't be much of an upgrade over EJ and that pick would likely be better off used to address OG or TE both serious needs.

The guy seems to have made his money playing a game and is going to step out before hanging around too long and further damaging his health. From a football perspective this is a hit since the team is going to be in the market for a QB to compete with EJ (I don't think the team drafts a QB around pick 50). But if I was Orton getting a last chance to start and going out with a good season isn't a bad way to go. The guy made a lot of money for a QB who never got that huge starting QB money so why keep playing if your heart isn't fully in it?

Cutler appears to be the best free agent QB out on the market. The team does not have a 1st round choice and Orton retired. So you have to look at our QB situation as EJ vs. the 2nd round market and the free agent market. If you look at the free agent market Cutler is the only viable guy to give you an upgrade over EJ. I am not sure Cutler would fit with what we need (Any QB the team brings in needs to play more conservative since our defense can win games). I also think Cutler wouldn't want to come to Buffalo either.

If the Bills retain Hughes and resign Dareus for the long term its going to be a lot easier to get a big time free agent to come here and be one of the last pieces needed as opposed to in the past where they might have been one of many pieces needed.

Everything comes at a cost was my main point. If you send that valuable pick to get Brees then you are also committing a lot of salary to that position too. Its worth it considering how important getting a QB is. But it comes at a cost. Having 20 million at QB means letting Hughes and Dareus go. And it going to mean making a lot of other more difficult choices all around the roster.

Yes but you have to acknowledge that taking on a nearly 20 million dollar cap hit in one position would mean letting players on the defense walk. Hughes would certainly be done and it might mean letting Dareus walk next year.

Cutler would be the only QB I would really want over Orton. But I wouldn't be willing to pay the price to get him. Orton and EJ battling it out is going to be better than any of the free agent QB's out there besides Cutler (Who I think has issues and wouldn't be a fit for the team). As far as drafting out second round pick should be spend along the O-line.

Bills need to just win next week and wait to see how the scenarios shake out. But the Steelers winning this week would be a huge help.

I think with 8 wins at a minimum Marrone stays for next year. He has developed the team esp the defense and special teams. The O-line has regressed and the QB situation has failed to develop much (Granted not a whole lot to work with when he got here). With another off-season and only one major free agent the team is in a position to at the very least upgrade the O-line and keep the defense elite by resigning Hughes and getting Kiko back. Overall its hard to see this team developing to anything more than a fringe playoff team without an elite QB or even good QB. Seems like the team will have to build around the defense for next year.

I would like to see McKelvin play back to the slot. Last year under Pettine McKelvin really played well covering slot receivers. Even this year he was playing a lot better in his latter games. Gilmore and Graham have really done a good job as a tandem. Good to see Gilmore becoming the player he was drafted to be.

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Sad to see Fitz go out like this. He wasn't having the best year but he came off a 5 TD game and due to Malllet's injury he was going to play out the stretch for a team with slim playoff hopes. To see that chance get taken away from him is sad. Say what you will about his play the guy always represented the team well and played his ass off.

For some reason I thought he was a free agent. Still not sure if Hughes would be worth the franchise tag. His "fair" value is 7-8 million, good intense speed rusher. But the guy is big liability against the run and is mainly a speed rusher who has limitations in the pass rush because of that. But teams always scramble and overpay in free agency. I think if you want a good shot at keeping him 9-10 million will be what it takes. Some team desperate for help in pass rush will be willing to go over fair value.

Dareus should get the franchise tag, I think Dareus is more important to the defense and is younger too. The team should then open up the bank for Hughes. Keeping both is key to keeping this defense at a top level. Kiko is coming back next year, he could be a really good addition to the front 7. The offense could be improved with draft choices (Could find a good guard in the 2nd or 3rd) and mid level signings. If you keep the defense together and Orton is your QB you can play to your strengths and try to have him be a game manager and improve your run game.

Lets take a look at what the overall consensus among people who draft is. Kiper is just one guy and a very mediocre draft "expert" at that. If the other guys who are much more respected at their calling are saying the same thing, then you know it might actually be the thought process. But without a 1st round pick this year Buffalo is better off sticking with Orton one more year and then spending the second rounder on a guard.

Sammy is really really good, has the talent to be a stud number 1 receiver. But the team needs to surround him with a good QB and a number two passing option. Woods to me could be one of the best slot receivers in the game and could develop into a solid number 2 guy. But Chandler and Hogan aren't anything more than a good number 2 tight end and a decent number 4 WR. The team needs a tight end that is a true threat in the passing game, or another outside WR. QB we all know is an issue and the team is probably stuck with Orton for another year. Really want to see how Sammy does without the nagging injuries and a full year under his belt.

Once the team lost both the KC and Miami games it was hard to see them making the playoffs. Unless they pull off an upset against Green Bay its hard to see the Raiders game meaning much other than the team trying to get to .500 (Let alone the Pats* game meaning something).

Sammy played well, and considering how quiet he has been the past couple of weeks it was good he showed up. The guy is a stud can't wait to see how much better he will be with a year under his belt and some time to get healthy. The team still needs to find him a QB and a legit tight end and number two WR (Woods and Hogan are slot guys, Mike Williams not the answer).

You reasonably have to split the next two games. All a loss to the Broncos does is make the Green Bay game a must win. Sucks the Bills didn't get the KC or Miami game, would be much better to go into these next two games 8-4.

I just want the team to be playing relevant games deep into December. So far the next two weeks the Bills will be playing relevant games. Not that bad but they need to take one of the next two to be playing relevant beyond the next two weeks.

The Bills need to pay Hughes and Dareus. Rework Mario and some other contracts, dump some fat on the roster, do whatever you have to do in order to keep the D-line together.

This is basically the Bills scenario. Denver and Green Bay you are going to have to win one of those two games. A split puts you at 8-6. If you are at 8-6 you then have to win against Oakland (Very manageable) to move to 9-6, at 9-6 you have a chance to make the playoffs. Beating New England isn't going to be easy but there is a possibility that they won't need the game and they might rest starters. Either way you have to split next two which is a tall task. 9-7 will likely be not enough to make the playoffs. Still the team will be playing relevant games in December not too bad.

I am in the camp of keeping it an outdoor stadium, it builds character and a home field advantage. The Giants/Jets and the Vikings all built new outdoor stadiums, so its not a trend either way to go dome or outdoors.