mike oxhurtz

The Bills will pull a Jets from last year, sneek into the playoffs and make it to the AFC Championship game, but will lose to the Colts.

What do you expect from this clown. He likes to bash people for writing long posts, then expects everyone else to read his long posts.

Too long and boring to read! Better luck next time!

Every time there is a new coaching regime, there are a ton of questions going into the season. But considering we've had one of the worst coaching regimes in Bills history, I see nowhere but up for the Bills. With the 2nd article, it's scary to see the resemblances between the 1970's & the 2000's for the Bills.

With another RB added, is Lynch trade bait? Will Lynch be part of a package deal to Baltimore for Gaither or traded to another team for either another player or draft pick?

The world is coming to an end. Doomsday! December 21, 2012...we're all gonna die....AAAAGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!! (get real!)

7-9

Sanchez is a California boy and doesn't perform well in bad weather. That's why I think the Bills will beat the Jets at home. Maybe we can get lucky again and there will be terrible weather in NJ when we have to play the Jets there. IMO, the Bills will finally get a win over the Pats this year. I agree about your assessment of the Pats, plus Wes Welker's injury will have a bigger impact to their offense than most people think (just look at the Pats playoff game vs the Ravens).

Did I say anywhere in my post that the Bills will finish ahead of the Jets? No!!! The Jets will win the division, I'm saying the Bills could get a wild card spot. I think the Bills can beat the Dolphins twice next year. Remember, once the "Dick" was canned, the Bills beat the fins 31-14.

I agree the defense will take some time to come together, but I like that the Bills got bigger at the DE & LB positions. IMO, adding Davis & Edwards were good key FA signings. I think Stroud can transition to a DE in the 3-4, we've seen Stroud penetrate the backfield on multiple occasions. I can see our run defense being greatly improved. Our pass defense was ranked 2nd overall, so having a better run defense will make the defense much better. You're right about the pass rush, that is a big question mark, which is why I said I can see the Bills D getting into the Top 15 by the end of the year. If we can generate a good pass rush, our D could rank in the Top 10 by the seasons end. As I said about Jauron & his staff, anyone in the NFL would have underacheived on our offense. I feel our offense will be better, but not good enough just yet to crack the Top 20 by seasons end. I'm not expecting playoffs, but I do think it's a possibility. I think this year, we can finally get a win over the Pats, especially since Wes Welker got injured at the end of last season. IMO, I think the worst the Bills could do is 8-8. I know we're still a couple of years away from being a serious contender, but we're not as far off as people think.

Trust me, I can't blame anyone for being somewhat pessimistic about the Bills after what we've seen from the team over the past 10 years. IMO, the Bills could have made the playoffs at least twice over the last 4 years if we had a competent coaching staff leading this team. IMO, our defense will be the strength of the team this year and if they gel together by the end of the season, I think our D will rank in the top 15. Our offense is the biggest question mark, I feel they will be improved over the Jauron era, but I don't think they'll rank in the top 20. I can see the Bills making it into the playoffs as a wild card team, but will lose in the 1st or 2nd round of the playoffs.

This is to add to my post of "Bills can make the playoffs". With the Bills going 7-9 three years in a row and 6-10 with Dick Jauron & Co, the Bills have nowhere to go but up. 1. One of the worst coaching staffs in Bills history is no longer in charge. Jauron didn't play to win, he played not to lose. We all remember his famous quote: "It's hard to win in the NFL". Everytime the Bills won the toss, he deferred to the 2nd quarter. How many times did we see Jauron challenge the wrong call and not challenge the call that could have been overturned? How many games every season over the last 4 years were lost due to bad coaching decisions...at least 10 (my count is 14). 2. The new 3-4 defense. Gone is the horrible, bend-don't-break Tampa 2 defense. Our DE's ranged from the 240's to the 260's last season, this year they range from 285 to 310. Plus, we have a 320 NT in the middle. Another change, no more tweener safeties as LB. Our LB's went from the 220's to 250 (Mitchell) to an average of 240-260's. What does bigger players on defense mean...more tackles. Last year, our run defense ranked #30 giving up 156.3 yards per game. The Bills let 4 teams rush for over 200 yards against them, including a 300 game vs the Jets. The run defense will be much improved to go along with the #2 ranked pass defense. 3. Injuries. Nix & Gailey hired 2 strength & conditioning coordinators, one for the linemen, the other for WR's & DB's. In the first OTA, Bills players came in and saw all 12 TV's were gone and the players were expected to come in and work. With the players being more physically prepared, there will be less injuries on the team. 4. Hiring an offensive minded coach (Gailey) that has experience. Now a lot of fans don't like the choice, because Gailey was canned before the start of the season in KC, but realisticly, look at the talent level on KC. The previous Bills OC's (Fairchild, Schonert & Van Pelt) didn't have much experience or any experience at all as an OC. Plus, Jauron wanted a dulled down, pop-warner type offense. Gailey plans to tailor his offense to the strengths of his players. Gailey also plans to put bigger WR's on the outside, to outleap and outmuscle DB's. Jauron & co had 5'10" Evans & 5'9" Parrish constantly lined up on the outside, which is part of the reason why both were WR's were ineffective. Both Parrish & Evans would work better in the slot or the inside. 5. C.J. Spiller. Spiller can be used in so many ways: Kick Return, Punt Return, RB, WR. If the O-line struggles again, Spiller can be a good relief valve to whoever the QB is by throwing a screen or dump off pass. The O-line is still a big question. But, having new strength & conditioning coordinators should help keep these guys healthy and hopefully they can build on some consistentcy & chemistry together. Plus, after having Jauron & co, one of the worst coaching staffs on Bills history running this team, anyone in this league would have been an underachiever on this offense. QB & WR's are another question. With the QB position (refer back to the last statement about Jauron), also look at superbowl winning QB Drew Brees. In Brees' career at SD, Brees had 31 games where he threw for under 200 yards, including 6 games where he threw for under 100 yards. Some guys are just late bloomers, maybe Edwards and/or Brohm are late bloomers as well. We'll all find out this season. Realisticly, the 2010 Bills will not win the Superbowl and their offense won't crack the top 20, but the 2010 Bills are headed in the right direction one step at a time.

It's just a prediction.

Cincy hasn't beaten the Bills since 1989.

I agree that 9-7 could happen as well. It all depends on how long it takes for our new defense to gel together.

The Pats were beatable last year, plus they lost Wes Welker due to injury. The last time we played the fins, we beat them 31-14. The Steelers were 9-7 last season, plus are dealing with the Rapelisberger drama.

MIA @ BUF W BUF @ GB L BUF @ NE L NYJ @ BUF W JAC @ BUF W BUF @ BAL L BUF @ KC W CHI @ BUF W DET @ BUF W BUF @ CIN W PIT @ BUF W BUF @ MIN L CLE @ BUF W BUF @ MIA W NE @ BUF W BUF @ NYJ L I predict 11-5 for the year and a wild card berth. The Jets will win the AFC East.

When are the Sabres going to finally get rid of his injury prone, not show up in the playoffs azz?!

This post sucks!!!

I started listening to the guys on Sirius radio yesterday morning, those guys were terrible. Maybe it was just the morning shift, because normally they have good announcers on Sirius.

I have to give it to Corey Chavous, he was very knowledgable about the players the Bills drafted and gave us an "A" for our draft. I think it was Charles Davis who was sitting right next to Chavous, he seemed clueless.

I agree with your assessment on the defense. The OLB's are a question mark this season, but I think we're solid everywhere else. I can see the Bills D ending the 2010 season as a Top 15 defense, maybe better depending how well they pick the new 3-4 defense, if Schobel comes back and if Maybin can blossom into a good OLB.

I have to agree. To build a winner, you have to start with the lines and the Bills addressed those needs with solid players. Plus, getting an explosive offensive player in the first round will make this offense better.

My point exactly, thank you!!!