Chas56

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We drafted ninth this spring. Doesn't that roughly equate to being 23rd not 31st?

I don't think this will happen. Brown will probably be placed on the practice squad. As for the other three, the "pecking order" is unknown, although I would be surprised if Fitz is named our #1 because of his errant throws. If I had to judge based on last year, the video from the OTA's and articles, I would say Edwards starts because of experience, Brohm is #2 because of potential, and Fitz is #3. That said, Brohm will be starting by week 4 because Edwards will get hurt. When Edwards is able, he'll return as #3 and stay there. Whether Brohm retains the starting role over Fitz, I dont know. This is all speculation anyways.

Sometimes they do overlook talent. Warner was playing in the arena league. Our own Fred Jackson was in NFL Europe. Those are only two examples, there are more. So sometimes a player's talent shows up later. Maybe that will be true for Brohm, too.

I have to agree that Edwards will, sooner rather than later, get hurt, which brings in #2, Brohm. Fitz did not outplay Edwards last year; he was a different bad. I don't know if Brohm will be the answer, but I think we will find out by October or November. Then we will all know if we need to spend next year's #1 on a starting QB. Until then, it is mental masturbation. But that can be fun, too.

Back in '93 - '94 at the divisional game we won against teh Raiders, a cold, cold day, we came back to win. I was standing up with my wife and the other 60,000 or so people, just enjoying the win. The Shout song was playing and the stadium was going wild. I don't mean the last 10 years or so wild. For those of you that were there, or remember, it was different back then when we were winning. There was "fandemonium." I wanna feel that again, and I want to SHOUT !

When looking for the #1 guy, I wonder how much Edwards' injuries will play a part. That isn't showing up in these OTA's. You know, the more I think about Edwards injuries and Fitz's sometimes missing ten yard passes by five yards, the more I think maybe Brohm should be the guy.

Correct.

"ProFootballFocus.com broke down film to analyze the best pass blockers last year, and Bell ranked dead last among all offensive lineman. ProFootballFocus.com charged Bell with five sacks, seven QB hits and 18 pressures on only 248 pass-blocking snaps." Either he gets a lot better fast, or the Bills need to get somebody else in here, for crying out loud. It would be bad enough if our RG ranked dead last in the league. There are 160 starting linemen, and Bell is 160 out of 160!!! And he is our LT. That said, I like his attitude. I hope he has a good career and a good life. This isn't his fault in any way. But the the Bills need a good LT, at least. If Bell can't be that guy, then the Bills need to find that guy before September.

I expect something in the 7-9 range, maybe 8-8, for this team. The following has already been said a few hundred times, but I agree with the thinking. Defensively, the Bills are going with a completely different scheme. This will certainly cause problems as the players learn it. Also, although they have some 3-4 players now, they need more and better. That will take another year of the draft and free agency. I think they will be better at stopping the run, but I worry about a pass rush, and I worry about the OLBs in coverage. Offensively, I think they will run the ball better this year. The O-line will be better but not good. Again, here, the Bills need to draft or trade for a LT next year (maybe this year). The same goes for QB unless someone on the team really steps up, the Bills will need to draft a good one next year. WR is another potential trouble spot. Frankly, I’m not sold on any of the Bills wideouts. Special Teams should be good again. They have a great punter and great return men, too. Block and tackle well, and they should be okay. For me, that all adds up to 7-9. Now next year, with another draft and a year of learning the schemes, the Bills could be looking at the playoffs then.

What if we get both lines some more help this year, maybe adding an OLB and/or WR. Then next year we package our 1st round pick and our 2nd round pick to move up for Locker?

Trading for Brady Quinn would be like buying a used car. Sometimes you are just buying another person's headache. We have Edwards/Fitz. I don't want to trade for some other shaky QB, thinking we have addressed that situation, so we can go on to the LT need. We need to get a QB, a LT and a NT in Rounds 1 - 3. I don't care what order they come in. Somewhere in there, we need a new QB, however. I don't care if it is Clausen in Round 1 or LeFevour in Round 2 or 3. We need a QB, and we need some luck, for a change.

That also means that when Levy and Brandon were two of the top four making choices, the other two were Wilson and Jauron. So basically. we were f&%#ed. Brandon knew marketing not scouting players. Levy knew coaching (ten years prior) not talent evaluation per say. He had Polian and Butler for that. Wilson is an owner not a scout for crying out loud. And I wouldn't trust Dick Jauron to get the coffee. So there were our four: Brandon, Levy, Wilson, and Jauron.

Umm . . . I find it funny that we all think the team needs to get better talent, but then we think the talent we have is okay. What???? Butler seems like a good guy. I wish him well. We need a better RT. What do you guys want to do, hire your brother-in-law because he's a good guy. We need a RT.

When Chan was on 1280 with John in Rochester, he said the next thing on the agenda was getting the rest of the coaching staff together. That is pretty much done now. Next, Chan said the entire staff was going to evaluate the talent. I would guess that down on OBD that is exactly what they are doing right now, seeing where they are now with what they have now.

I don't think that pic is Maybin. Look at this pic: http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh211/m...973222_6909.jpg In this pic, from Google Images, Maybin is on the left. The top of his head is much larger than in the earlier one. And he certainly looks 230 or so in this pic.

Some people are upset we didn't hear more specifics today, but what do you want from the guy? He was asked if Buffalo was looking to play a 3/4 or a 4/3. He didn't answer the question, so he really didn't say anything. Yes, that is true, but he hasn't hired a DC yet. They haven't evaluated the current talent yet. Would you, if you were the incoming DC, want the HC to have already made this choice, or would you want to have input. The same for personnel. The coaching staff isn't really together yet. They haven't evaluated the current talent yet. He said that was the next project after getting the coaching staff together. How can he make all those choices alone, announcing them on live radio. Actually, the guy sounded earnest and level headed. I was impressed.

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good point