OldTimer1960

In what way? I thought that the Bills' special teams were very good this past season.

I loathe the Cowboys as much as anyone, but they were robbed on the Dez Bryant "non-catch"! In my opinion, he made an incredible catch, took 3 step - albeit stumbling - and lost the ball on contact with the ground. They were absolutely robbed.

Why is this the real question? Who the f$#k cares what we think? Oh man, I totally misread your post! I thought it sai what would OBD think - not whT would ODB think!

Would be thrilled if they could get impatient, but I'd rather they use that money to pay Jerry Hughes

The Bills already have a LOT of money tied up in the defense and hopefully can keep Hughes which will also cost a lot. They need to leave room to spend on the offense.

You do know that both Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll are "retread" coaches, right? If you aren't familiar with them, you'll likely be able to catch them if you watch the Super Bowl.

I am not opposed to bringing Sanchez in to compete, but look at how he finished the year for Philly. He started hot and then defenses remembered - oh yeah THAT Mark Sanchez and he reverted to his usual form. Yes, he was marginally better than EJ was this year, but remember Sanchez was in his 6th year with 71 starts AND Chip Kelly coaching compared to EJ's 14 starts under this staff.

Man, I don't think I'd be looking to draft Ohio State's 3rd string QB even if he does win his 3rd game as a starter. Does anyone think that perhaps the rest of the players on that team have propped up their 2nd and now 3rd string QBs rather than the other way around?

If you trade for Cutler you probably can't afford Dareus and Hughes. I would pick Dareus and Hughes over Cutler.

this really isn't news. Of course, any in-coming coach would love to have an established star QB in place. Of the openings, only Atlanta truly features that. Some might argue that SF is set with Kaepernick, but he showed this year that he isn't a sure thing. Others may say Jay Cutler is good in Chicago, but his teams have not been consistently successful and his salary eats up a lot of cap $ that could otherwise help their defense. I'll agree that the Bills' situation is the most unsettled, but only Atlanta's is really very good.

I think you are over-valuing 4th round picks. I know that teams can and do find productive starting players in that round, but the probability of doing so is pretty low. The link below is to an article that suggests the probability of finding a player who starts for more than 1 year in the NFL by the middle of round 4 is about 30%. http://datascopeanalytics.com/what-we-think/2012/05/01/the-chance-of-a-bust-in-the-nfl-draft

OR maybe Stevie is nowhere near as good as he thought he was. Maybe his stats on the Bills were because he was the only NFL WR on the roster at the time.

As-is the frequent demand for the immortal Ryan Mallett.

Man, I think that you are under valuing how good Watkins is. Yes, ODB had a great season. Watkins had a fine season, too.

Actually it was a surprise that Rodgers lasted until that pick. I disagree that there are many examples. To be sure, there are some examples of very good abs who weren't drafted at the top of round 1, but there really have been very few really good QBs at all - they are very rare and it is often luck when a team finds one or has the privilege of drafting high in a rare year when an obvious great one is available.

Dick Jauron was a very good DC.

And yet, you jumped on me for incorrectly identifying Ron Rivera as a "retread"? I think you've provided a fine list of coaches who have had considerable success after having been fired. Well played, Captain Obvious! I did not state that every fired coach is better the next time around. I am only suggesting that it would be prudent to not ignore candidates just because they didn't experience success in their first head coaching opportunity.

What crusade might that be? I am simply saying that a coaching candidate shouldn't be completely discarded just because he had one failed shot in the past. No debate that Manning be Brady have helped Bellichick and Fox, but I wouldn't say Cam Newton is an elite QB capable of masking poor play or coaching by others...

You are right, my bad. Still, the point remains made with just Bellichick and Carrol who both have won Super Bowls after having been fired from previous jobs.

Bill Bellichick, Pete Carrol, John Fox and Ron Rivera - 4 coaches of playoff teams including a few Super Bowl championships among them...

Atlanta "slid" this year AND last year, too. While Dimitrov has assembled some offensive talent, including a good, not great, QB - his defense is void of any talent and they've been worse than the Bills the past two years. I can't imagine hiring him to tell others what to do.

So, if genius chip Kelly is willing to trade Foles (his only viable starting QB) to you for, say a 2nd round pick, don't you think you ought to be a little concerned that you are being fleeced? Sure, it would be different if if the Eagles had a better option than Foles, but that isn't the case - buyer beware!

If the strategy to build your team is "we must get one of the VERY few QBs that can win on their own", then that isn't much of a strategy. Kinda like saying, we can't build a NBA franchise without Michael Jordan or LeBron James or we can't build an NHL team without Gretzky... If the strategy to build your team is "we must get one of the VERY few QBs thy can win on their own", then that isn't much of a strategy. Kinda like saying, we can't build a NBA franchise without Michael Jordan or lea ton James or we can't build an NHL team without Gretzky...

This year, Foles played 8 games, completed 59.8% and was on a 16 game pace to throw 26 TDs and 20 INTs. I am not seeing that as much (if any) of an upgrade over Manuel, whom most here want replaced. DIFFERENT <> BETTER

Can someone explain to me what Ryan Mallett has done in the NFL to warrant so many people here clamor ing for him?