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I am not one hundred percent with the bills brass but rather they make the fans unhappy now, and make them happy in the fall by stoping the run and covering tightends. Look at the roster. Youbouty not offered a contract. Whitner and Florence free agents. McGee injury prone, Mckelvin not a top corner at the best of times. The Harris's gone. Who is left to man the corners? Reggie? Not my idea of a starting corner. If any of the new guys work out maybe they can cover the receivers and tight ends, and support the run. No one could last year.

I would be real happy if anyone on the roster could cover a tight end. Now, maybe, someone can.

A lot of your post is accurate, from my point of view. However, Bills draft history has me believing the fans are often times better at making picks than the Bills brain trust. I am not talking about this edition of the staff as the book is still out on them, they look like they have a clue, but the Juron and Donahoe eras. Aside from a few late round winners members of this board's picks have done better in the NFL than the Bills. I am fearful of any Bills picks based on past results.

His team only needed twenty other players

The Bills don't need to hit on their top pick. They don't need to hit on their second pick; they need to hit on a bunch of picks. Three or four would be nice. In the past ten years, it averaged about 1.8, not counting last year. 00-0, 01-0, 02-0, 03-1, 04-1, 05-1. 06-5, 07-1, 08-3, 09-6, and in 2010-8, but it is too early to tell this last draft, and only one impact player is on the roster, Kyle Williams. Come on, Buffalo, find some real players.

I hope they find someone to trade down with and get more pics, them don't pick McCargo, Losman, Maybin, etc. but instead use them wisely.

I would trade the pick. The Bills need players. Just don't draft jp, or McCargo, or Aaron, need I go on? Maybe trade the pick for some real NFL scouts.

If the Bills don't overhaul the scouting department we will get more Lossmen, McCargo's McKelvin's, etc. We have had good draft positions the past ten years and what do we have to show for it? Our best players are fifth rounders and udf's. and they can't compete with other teams first and seconds.

We may not have enough capable linebackers to do this. Also it is easy to run against as you have big linemen against smaller linebackers. The bills get run over regularly anyway. Why make it easier? Or maybe it won't be any worse.

With a similar cast on d as last year the Bills are struggling. At least last year they could stop the pass and slow down the run. This year they can't do either. It may be the scheme they are asked to run. All in all last week I thought Troup did a workman like job as a tackle, at least on pass rushing. His bull rush really pushed the pocket back into the quarterback giving him no place to step up to. However, there were no edge rushers making the quarterback even want to step up. I hope Coleman, Moats, Carrington, or maybe Maybin, can step up and get a pass rush from the outside and the Bills will get some sacks then. If they don't it is going to be a long year. The ends are so worried over run plays they are slow to rush the passer on passing downs. Against the Bills third and six can easily be a running down. Kelsey seems to get caught up inside on plays around his end. Again I think Moats and especially Coleman may be the answer. Time will tell. These are the two players to watch. My only problem is the tv announcer doesn't always mention when they are coming into the game and I don't always see the numbers.

As long as he hasn't played recently

IT would be nice to stop the run a game or two, you know, under 200 yards or so. I find it difficult to put Witner at the same level with Reed and Polamalu, with whom he would be in competition to make the pro bowl. We can always hope. The offense is showing more than signs of life. If the defense comes around who knows, but...? I do love kool aid.

I count 11 spots on d, though maybe tackle is not one as I like Williams and Troup, so 9, or 10 if the Bills go 3-4 D

There is also the possibility the bills do the same thing to him as they did to Jason Peters, who, though hurt now was doing a decent job for the eagles. Make him unhappy when he deserves a new contract and be forced to trade him so a position of strength is now a liability .

Yes, I can see that. If the bills do not see a top quarterback or elite player at an area of deep need, such as anyone on defense, I am hoping they trade for another teams first and second, or first and third, and do a better job then Dick and co. did. I am afraid of another Maybin, Lossman, McCargo, Whitner, Williams (Mike), etc, getting top buck and being useless with a huge contract and signing bonus. At least Chan will cut him rather then keep him around like Hardy and Edwards.

I recorded the game and watched it live. Troup did very well in my opinion. On pass plays he played run till he recognized it as a pass, then bull rushed. At times he pushed two guys back in the quarterback's face. When he starts rushing he really goes and pushes the pile back into the quarterback. With Him and Williams in at the same time we are getting our two best interior linemen on the field at the same time. I believe he will get better as the season goes on. However, we still need linebackers. These guys tie up blockers, but there is no one to make the tackle for a bunch of yards downfield.

Geeze, I don't think he does, but maybe they can get him to play linebacker. It sure would be an improvement.

Yeah, and he did rather well last year, winning a couple of games for Perry Fewell, too.

-His defense here was good against the pass and struggled against the run. With almost the same personnel this year, last years' defense looked a lot better. If we had this years offense with last years defense we would be better off.

You are correct. It is also who you draft, Maybin, Witner, McCargo, or someone that can play. The bills do alright in the later rounds, Johnson, Williams, Kyle, not mike, etc, but can't hit on the top picks. Is it scouting or coaching staff that say take Witner over Ngata? or Losman over someone else? That is what has to change.

Hi. I recorded the game sunday and I watched it live and then the tape. After I read your posting I went back and watched Howard. Now I only have the broadcast not the overhead view, but I saw a tackle playing good ball. He pushed rushers around the pocket and pushed defenders up field on running plays sometimes making two blocks on running plays, one at the line and another downfield. I didn't see him on his face once, so I must of missed that. What time in what quarter was it? On the last field goal drive he was beat on a pass play and almost took a defenders head off but that penalty wasn't called but should have been, and mostly Ryan got the ball out very quickly so the tackle didn't have time to come around the corner. All in all I thought a very workman like job for the rookie.

It seems Chan wants his o linemen to play all the positions. I always thought there were specific skills necessary for each position. Left tackle quick with a long reach, right, can be slower but stronger, guards slower and stronger and shorter for a lower center of gravity, and a center capable of calling assignments and handling shotgun snaps and nose tackles. So why do they pick a player as a tackle and move him to guard?

Is seems Chan and his crew are a little better able to evaluate talent than the previous regime. Hopefully this group will grow together. On buffalo rumblings they grade the o line each week and the middle is about league average or better and Bell is getting better. Green was the worst and now he is not starting. Howard wasn't rated very well but on a limited number of snaps. I too had hopes of Wang being good but now they move him to guard. Maybe he is too slow to play tackle? I know the offense isn't great but I worry more about the d. especially the ends and backers.

On the pre game show yesterday they said he doesn't want to come here. If he is waived he would have to come here if we claimed him. If he is an unrestricted free agent he can pick his team. I think it was Dungee that said it.

Actually sunday he threw sixteen passed, eight were caught, four by his team and four by the other guys. However, the point I am laboring to make is buffalo seams to have poor talent evaluators both in college drafts and in their own personnel. There are a fair number of former bills doing well for other teams. Leonard, Peters, McGahee, though he talked his way out of town, Winfield, Clements, Bannan, and so on. Yes, most are not marquee names but would still be better to have on the team, like Bannan, than number one pick McCargo. Then we could have used the draft choices we spent on their replacements to fill in other areas of need.