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Except that you pay megamillions in signing bonuses to a player who doesn't see the field. Money you could have spent on free agents or resigning your best players. So in the end you are very wrong. It does matter that your 1st-2nd round picks are busts. It also means your scouting department sucks and are not earning their money. You cannot win hoping your 7th rounders all start.

Maybin looked like he weighed 150 lbs last year when he played, albeit a quick 150. Anytime he was touched he was either driven back 10 yards or crumbled to the ground. He's got no ass! He looks like a male GQ model but his muscles don't translate into football strength. When a RB steps up to block you and you can't move him backwards, and your a NFL-DE, you got no ass behind you!

I thought last season was his last chance?

Nix had the entire offseason to do something about it and did relatively nothing (Cornhole & 5th rounder). I would rather have Bulaga at 9 and play tackle for 10 years than to have 3 starting RB's. So when spiller plays we have 2 starters, including a 1st rounder, on the bench. The long term success of the team wuld have been better served by giving up some value to sure up the biggest hole on the team. I don't care who's in our backfield because having the worst tackles in the NFL is too much for a horrible offense to overcome. Spiller better be able to vanish into thin air and then reappear 10 yards down field because he'll never get past the line of scrimmage without being plastered.

Bulaga could have beat out any tackle on our roster for a starting spot. We've got a bunch of injured-penalty taking-false starting- pansay asses playing tackle for us.

Speak for yourself. I played the game at the collegiate level and do coach pop warner games not to mention following the team daily for 30 years. I don't post out of ignorance but realize I'm no Nix or Gailey either. There have been many times over the years that I've been right and the Bills brass has been wrong but in the end my opinion doesn't matter much. It's not like Ralph scans TSW for ideas and direction for his team. It is a place to have intelligent discussion and debates about the team you follow.

Glad your not worried. The tackle situation scares me to death. I think we have one of the worst tackle situations in the league. We also have NO DEPTH. If one of our starters gets hurt we will be back in the same situation we ended with last season. Sorry couldn't disagree with you more. Nix should have done more this off season to strengthen our biggest need area.

Actually we only won 5 games, the Colts gave us one. And it IS possible to be worse than last year. I don't think the tackle situation will be worse but it's possible. It's still the biggest ? on the team, if 1 starter goes down then we will be worse off and Nix will look incompetent for not addressing it.

Let's see how we look next Friday in Washington and then we'll talk.

Since Carter is on TV so much I wish he would remove that HUGE mole on his face, it's very distracting. BTW-I'd take Reed over Carter anyday.

I agree that she has good reads and has value. But why quit? You have to have thick skin if your going to post your opinion. You cannot expect only nice responses. Especially somebody in the media, she should be able to shake it off if she cares about the board. Instead of quiting write a story that will encourage posters to be more respectful and positive. Take off those rose colored glasses, there are mean people in the world and some are BILLS fans who post on here.

Yes I am coming to the ame from Winchester and would be interested in the parking pass. Let's talk.

Does anybody else have mixed feelings about Schoebel? I certainly do, I know I'll be crucified on this board for not kneeling to his holiness and kissing the gound he walks on BUT....If he goes on to play for another team my opinion of him will surely deteriorate. Why not help out your life long team when they need you? Why switch teams at this point of your career? Where's the loyalty? It would be like me changing into a Redskins fan becasue I live closer to DC than Buffalo, and it's too hard on my family to travel to Buffalo to see them play. He jerked us along for the past two seasons ala Brett Farve. I may retire, 90% retired, 70%-30% will play, I am a Bill, I may be a Texan, c'mon enough already. I am glad Nix said enoughs enough. You either want to be a Bill or you don't. If he goes on to play for another team then my opinion of him takes a serious hit. Go ahead fire away!

Never said Bulaga at #9. I said trade down into the teens for an OT and get ourselves another pick. Of course you have to find a willing partner but that'll never happen if you sprint to the podium.

Yeah unfortunately they picked the WRONG one! Next

Last year we should have taken either Orakpo or Oher. This year we should have taken a 1st round OT by trading back and getting extra picks. This organization has consistently F'd up 1st round picks. They miss twice as often as hits and wonder why we suck! The past 2 years I have screamed NOOOOOOOO when they made their first pick. I am starting to question those who reply "They are professionals and know more than the fans". Really? I know that my 1st round picks the past several years are better than theirs. The only one I missed was Woods and I doubt many fans called that one. I am very tired of their first round blunders. Now Spiller may turn out to be special but he's still a luxury given our RB situation. I have been saying this for 2 years-Our OT's are killing this team and we continue to fail to address it. After watching our OT's implode last year I knew they would HAVE to do something about it either in FA or the Draft....NOTHING. As much as I love the BILLS I will be laughing when their miserable OT's kill them again for a second straight year, and even then I bet they do nothing again next year because they know more than the fans who follow this team and watch them religously.

The BILLS sprinted to the podium to take a player we couldn't afford to take. They should have traded down, took Bulaga or another 1st round OT in the teens and picked up another 3rd or 4th rounder. If we started the season with Fred, Marshawn and Bell as our running backs, had Bulaga to shore up our miserable tackle situation ands threw in an extra pick at OLB we'd be way ahead of were we are now. The only reason they took Spiller was to sell tickets as he may become the only exciting player on a boring team. Unfortunately we need a strong foundation more than fancy windows.

NOT TO BEAT A DEAD HORSE........BUT. ED WANG GOES DOWN AND OUT FOR "AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME, MAYBE SURGERY! Now with my original post I said Nix has not done enough. It appears that our tackles are getting manhandled in practice. Now Wang goes down and may need surgery. My point will be validated as the worst takle situation in the NFL just got worse..if that's even possible. Everyone on this board who disagreed with me and thought that we were fine with our OT's, be man enough to admit that you were wrong. We are in serious trouble-AGAIN regarding our OT situation and Nix has done nothing to better it. I've never argued that Spiller has awesome potential, but it was still a luxury. the 49's got it right when they took 2 first round OLmen this year, we should have taken at least 1 first rounder. I thought we should have traded down and took an OT, got an extra pick and took another.

Yeah read that already so what, shouldn't every pro have at least 1 good day. What is the point, no commentary, thoughts?

Sorry but after 35 years of fandom I am tired of hearing about NEXT YEAR. The Fins went from 1-15 to the playoffs, it can be done now, not in 2012!

Yeah but the Redskins got Jamal Charles, McNeil is available in San Dieago, Flozell is available. There were moves to be made outside the draft to improve this team. If Schoebel retires we have 8+mil to spend on a tackle to help THIS YEAR. We were just picked to go 2-14 by PFT and the best I've seen is 5-11. If Nix shores up the tackle spot we have a decent line this year, maybe a good one. If 1 starting tackle goes down we will be worse off than last year and I didn't think that wa possible.

Do you have any actual thoughts in your head? This is a discussion board to DISCUSS issues. So if you cannot formulate an intelligent response save it, because your just showing your ignorance and it wasn't that funny.

Let's say Schoebel retires and we are off the hook for his 8 million+ salary. Why not get Flozell for 1-2 years as insurance if nothing else? He can compete for a starting job and be a very experienced swing tackle WHEN the injury bug hits. I doubt our starters both play 16 games. If Bell and/or Merideth goes down who's plays? Who backs them up? We MAY be in a better position than last year, maybe, but we are young-thin and we have NO room for injury or error. Nix hasn't done enough at tackle yet. IMHO

Totally changing the topic-sorry. I will be cooking my BILLS Wild Ribs for the TOPS tailgate cookoff at the Ralph on August 7th at 2:00pm. I'll be the only contestant with Virginia plates. Stop by to root me on and a chance to win a few free tickets. I'll throw in some extra ribs for those who do. Now back to my thread.....

Do you really think we arethe Clippers of the NFL. Now I don't claim to know squadoosch about the NBA but have the Clippers EVER been good? You know-did they go to 4 straight championship games. NBA finals? Or does the reference have another meaning?