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I have heard Joe DeLamielleure state on more than one occasion that he would love to be the Bills OL coach but that no one from the Bills has ever approaced him...sad.
Seriously?? Well, the fact that Bills FO hasn't contacted Joe D doesn't surprise me...it's too logical.
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Who is... Harvey Johnson.
Which former NFL GM is about to see one year's entire draft be traded?
Who is... Marvin Manual Jauron Levy.
Classic
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I'm not debating the merits of the majority of your post, as I don't necessarily disagree, but on this one point concerning the "countless experienced offensive line coaches to choose from"--- name them.
Hmmm, not sure what Kent Hull is doing these days. How about the offensive line coaches for Jets, Rams, Tenn., Saints, Houston, Bears...?? I don't have the histories and CV's for all the teams, but my main point is to look for coaches who have more than two - five years experience in vital coaching roles.
Speaking of trades, maybe trade our Joe D(allessandris) and Lynch for the one and only Joe D(ellamalure)
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Question: Which of our talented NFL Coaches racked up several years in the CFL before coming to Buffalo in 2010 to train and supervise our quarterbacks?
Answer: George Cortez
Question: Of the countless experienced offensive line coaches to choose from, who did the Bills choose to coach the offensive line in front of their premier running backs and who has a solid three years of NFL experience?
Answer: Joe D'Alessandris
Question: Which bright young coach was tapped as running backs coach and offensive coordinator in 2010 with two years of experience after having coached power house teams in Arizona and KC?
Answer: Curtis Modkins
I can't help looking at the Game Day program and seeing CV's of these coaches....the Brain Trust we are relying on for the next few years is reminiscent of watching a group of sixth graders try to perform "Death of a Salesman"....all the right lines are there and they pretend to know what they're doing, but the end-product is a mess.
I like Dehaven, and I'm sure Gailey has strong points, but you need a supporting cast with some semblance of experience and credibility for these young guys to revere. As it stands, Pozluzny has as much experience as DeMontie Cross (the inside linebacker coach).
Go ahead and wack me around for this post...I can take it.
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When they got rid of Collins for Rob Johnson and gave two high picks, I was furious-Collins was going to be the quarterback to replace Kellly effectively. 13 years of many wasted high draft picks and mega money flushed away on one hack after another, I stand by that as the most detrimental move by the Bills in my lifetime.
This is the second worst move. Trading a 24 year old stud of a running back for a first round pick would have been crazy, but to trade him for a fourth round pick makes this team's front office look remarkably similar to the incompetent yahoos here who turned the Bills into the joke of the NFL, before Polian arrived and cleaned house. (I remember one Polian insider saying that the scouting department was so bad when they arrived that they did not even hav a a file system for players.)
This is the same team now, inept, incompetent, irrational, and squandering opportunities to become legitimate.
They traded the best player on this team, one who will be a star in this league for years and years, for a fourth round pick.
I have been extremely optimistic, almost always, when it came to the Bills 'turning the corner'. Now, I am completely disgusted by the Bills and have no faith. Any team making this bad of a move has almost no chance to become even competitive.
Can you say 2-14? If they are lucky. Go Seahawks.
Color me crazy because I would have gladly taken a second rounder for him. But seeing as how we got a 4th rounder, "that'll do Chan, that'll do"
I know, I know, it's not every day you can find a running back who has a penchant for finding the biggest collection of bodies and running squarely into their backsides for a one yard gain. Hopefully, we can locate that RB, and if he has off field tendencies, ooooh baby, SuperBowl here we come.
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I highly doubt we will be able to find a similar type running back who can take the handoff and run into a pile of 300 pound linemen for a .5 yard gain.
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I saw your name as the poster and thought NO WAY! Haha...
That was a great post....
and that picture of yours is friggin' hilarious.
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Truthfully, it is much more difficult to assess a QB than a lineman. Let's look at recent history: as for QBs, Bradford is only four games in but he looks like he's developing at an average rate but remember St. Louis started building the lines on both sides of the ball a few years ago, then Detroit, they drafted Stafford and can't seem to keep him healthy despite their best efforts, a few years ago when the Dolphins were at the top of the draft they took Jake Long then took Henne in the second round which looks to be developing nicely, and then when the Browns had the 3rd overall pick they didn't take a QB that they desperately needed they took Joe Thomas. It should be noted that both of the aforementioned tackles are already Pro Bowlers and while the Browns are still looking for their signal caller, they could have pulled the trigger last year and waited, for whatever reason, but you can't ignore the fact that with Thomas on the left side, they immediately got better, without too much adaptation.
There is little point drafting a great QB if you can't protect him. That's not to say that a great QB won't make a difference but the question is: are we building for the future or because we want to win now? If you want to win now, a great QB will win you a few extra games, but you'll be talent poor at the QB position in a few years and still looking for Offensive consistentcy. So, assuming the Bills have a top 5 draft pick - which I'm sure they will - i would rather see them take a top tier LT and then QB in the second round because none of these QBs so far are impressing me and the ones that could have that potential, may not even come out this year....so build the lines and LB core, get depth at the line in FA and trade Evans and continue to get FA help on the D-Line so as to make them at least competitive. My two cents...rip away!
I'm with you on this logic. I know others are dead set against it, but it is a simple difference of philosophy.
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If the Jets game was any indication (and don't get me wrong - I love Freddy and CJ), we may need to rename it "The PussyCat Offense"
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Stop throwing around this "throw $30 million at a young qb" garbage. ANY player you draft in your draft slot is going to make roughly the same amount of money. You draft a QB #1, you are going to pay him a truckload of money. You draft a OL #1, you are going to pay him a truckload of money. Everything gets slotted in. You draft Aaron Maybin or you draft Clay Matthews, you are going to pay them the same amount. Throwing that dollar figure around as a reason NOT to try to draft a franchise quarterback is just irrelevant.
Further, listing off the well-known quarterback draft busts does nothing to argue against the merits of selecting a quarterback with the Bills first round draft pick. For every Akili Smith there is a Mike Williams. Quarterbacks bust, linemen bust, safeties bust, corners bust. Every high draft choice carries with it an inherent chance to be a poor selection. Not picking a quarterback doesn't make you immune to selecting poorly.
The other argument against drafting a quarterback #1 is that the Bills have so many holes to fill. They sure do. We need offensive linemen that can play, defensive linemen that can play, linebackers that can play, receivers that can play, and the list goes on and on. We have a million holes. But, please don't forget that your quarterback is the most important position on the team. The most important position on any team in any sport out there. The face of your franchise. Don't over-think it. Fill the most important hole first, and be unafraid of selecting poorly. You can't just put off the selection for a few years because you are scared of missing.
How is this even close to where the two camps stand? I have to trade drafting a quarterback for drafting 4 linemen? What?
The two camps are:
1. Draft a potential franchise quarterback, fully accepting the risks inherent to drafting a quarterback #1.
2. Draft a potential franchise left tackle, fully accepting the risks inherent to drafting an offensive lineman #1.
WTF is this 1 QB = 4 "corn-fed" behemoths exchange rate?
I'll say it again: I have no objection to taking a stud QB if available and meets the criteria for "franchise" QB (however that is defined)....if any of these Sr/Jr QB's coming into the draft rise to that level, they may draft him. But we just invested in a RB that runs a 4.3 and the kid wants to turn on the afterburners if there was a hole up the middle...that ain't happening right now. On the other hand, we could invest in a franchise QB next year and watch him hand the ball off to the same 4.3 RB with the same result.
I want to thank you for lecturing me on what is and is not important on a team. May I reciprocate?? Remember that the team is only as good as the sum of its parts and no one position is more important than the other. You may believe the QB is the most important position from an elementary standpoint, but to say in a conclusory fashion that the QB can run the whole show despite what his O Line, WR's or defense looks like is wrong. My only point (which I understand you disagree with) is if the "franchise QB" is not on the board, build/rebuild another part of the offense...
That's my $30 million opinion...(had to get that in there again because I know it pisses you off)
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I wouldn't be disappointed if they got an elite qb in the draft. It would be nice to have a future in that position. Hell, there are lots of holes the Bills could fill. But I still lean towards getting OLinemen,\. I personally believe that building a team is like building a house. Good foundation being the line that will last for 5 or 6 years if you get the right guys. Then we can run the ball and give any qb we have a fighting chance. If we can run the ball it helps our d keeping them off the field a bit more. I guess its just a matter of philosophy.
Agreed. The way I see it is there are two camps as it relates to next year's season: Those who want the excitement of a young, highly touted QB wearing a Bills uniform and those who would rather see four big, cornfed lineman protecting the pocket next year (with a mediocre QB).
As you know, I fall into the latter category but can't help getting excited for a young QB with mental and physical toughness, an arm, and the intelligence to learn the offense quickly with the hope that he too (a la Kelly and Manning) could call his own plays at the line of scrim.
But with Spiller, and a not so exciting draft of senior/junior QB's, I am equally excited about finding two monstrous offensive linemen and another via FA to open holes for Spiller next year. These college guards and tackles from the SEC and PAC see alot of different blitz packages, alot of stunts and are bright guys. The college level defensive schemes are probably as advanced and technical as the NFL in this day and age. If Buffalo gets two of the top four linemen in the draft, they are well on their way to opening holes for Spiller; the QB (whoever the "franchise" QB is that we are waiting for this coming year or the next)will have a smile on his face when he arrives in camp and sees the fortress in front of him.
To do otherwise and throw $30 million at a young QB this coming year is to perpetuate the very problem we are facing right now as fans.
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This is a great thread, johnnyb.
When NFL free agency began, CB Nate Odomes was one of our very first free agent casualties. Since then, we've been perpetually burning first round draft picks to replace our top CB's for whom we refuse to pay market value: Jeff Burris, Thomas Smith, Antoine Winfield, Nate Clements, and now Leodis McKelvin.
Similar problem at another skill position, RB, which began when we tried to replace the aging Thurman Thomas: Antowain Smith, Travis Henry, Willis McGahee, Marshawn Lynch, and now CJ Spiller.
We've been arguing the pros and cons for each of these personnel decisions since this message board's inception, but the fact remains that very high draft picks have been used disproportionately on the skill positions like RB, WR, CB, and S at the expense of the OL and DL.
And for the most important skill position of QB, we've been using a lot of precious draft resources to replace Jim Kelly: Todd Collins, Rob Johnson, Drew Bledsoe, JP Losman, and most recently Trent Edwards. I realize that these QB busts have been, in large part, due to poor scouting and such. Nevertheless, one wonders how the Buffalo careers of some of these guys might have been different had the Bills invested more 1st and 2nd round draft picks on quality OL players. Confidence is, after all, one of the most important factors in a young QB's development. It's hard to get in a productive habit of reading pro defenses and making accurate throws when running for your life 1 second after the snap.
Just something to think about when next offseason rolls around...
Well said...
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http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?type=position
I was curious how all of the First Round quarterbacks did in the last 15 years or so. This link gives all quarterbacks taken in the draft back to 1980. Yeah, this Bills thing is bothering me so I nerded out and researched the draft.
The 1991 draft was interesting - Dan McGwire, Todd Marinovitch, then Brett Favre in the second round.
Detroit drafted Andre Ware in the first round and stuck with him for ten plus years and drafted 6 other QB's until they drafted Mark Stafford.
There are alot of other QB's drafted high who obviously didn't pan out for teams...as well as the obvious ones who did work out, the late round draft gems (Brady, Cassel, etc), and the first round busts (Leaf, Jamarcus, Rick Mirer, Jim Drunkenmiller, Akili Smith, Cade McNown, Joey Harrington, etc)
I have no problem drafting a quality QB....but don't just take a QB for the heck of it because "that's what fills the seats"...the QB has to be the "right" QB and we don't know (despite what Bulldog and others might think)if that QB is in the college ranks right now (i.e. do Luck and Locker really possess the attributes which made Kelly, Marino and Elway "franchise QB's" - skill, mental and physical toughness, and leadership. I'm just saying, don't throw $30 million away on a guy who may be trade bait in three years when the "perfect QB" comes along.
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This is an excellent summation of the importance of having a franchise QB. Unless your defense is as good as the Ravens of 2000, you're going to need very good play from your quarterback if you're going to win the Super Bowl.
Opportunities to obtain franchise quarterbacks are very rare; and almost always come through the draft. Very often those franchise guys are snapped up within the first five picks.
If you don't have a franchise quarterback, and there's an opportunity to take one, you do it. Period. I don't care if your offensive linemen consists of five Cornell Greens, with five Greg Jermans waiting in the wings as eventual successors. You have to take that franchise QB if you can.
But that said, I can't think of any circumstance where it would be okay to reach for need. Reaching for need is what got us Donte Whitner and John McCargo. If there isn't a franchise quarterback available when the Bills pick, they should address some other need instead.
I also think it's important for the Bills to build an offensive line around whichever franchise QB they take. I realize the defense is a sieve right now, and that that problem needs to be fixed. But the offensive line is a more urgent need, because we owe it to whichever guy we pick to try to keep him from getting drilled into the dirt. It's also a question of protecting our investment in him, as opposed to letting him get shell shocked. Addressing the offensive line could begin with the Bills' second round pick, which should be used on a RT if there's a worthy player there. Replacing Cornell Green with a good football player isn't enough to fully fix the line, but it sure would be a step in the right direction!
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If you were a season ticket holder:
1) You'd realize that the security delays getting thru the turnstiles already cut into your viewing time - getting to your seats 2 minutes into the game is doing pretty damned good;
2) You wouldn't suggest stupid empty gestures like this, having paid good money for your seats.
I guess I'm not a real fan because I was in the stadium at 12pm to watch warmups and read the program rather than waiting in the turnstiles...next time I'll get in there late so I can get stuck in the turnstile pack.
Yeah, it was a stupid gesture and impossible to coordinate...I guess I'll write a letter to the Buffalo News Sports Page (because that has really proven to be the most direct and effective route to demand change)
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The problem is WNY/ buffalonians are wimps. They are affraid of Ralph Wilson and they have some bull crap idea in their heads the team is moving, which it isn't. Grow a pair and boycott the games. but it won't happen.
Exactly. No one buy single game tickets let him not get one dime off parking, merchandise, concessions etc. Watch how fast Ralph responds. The ONLY way to get ralph to do anything is hit him in the pocketbook.
That's where I agree with Kiper's Hair above...we want to support the players and we also have to consider the financial stake of season ticket holders (which means no one will "boycott" an entire game)....but if an average ticket is $100 ($25 per quarter), the first two minutes after kickoff is a loss of a few bucks....
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It's a great idea...that's why no one would do it. You don't think an empty stadium at kickoff wouldn't make all the news shows?
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That's what I was thinking...and although the gentleman above thought I was telling him to do something, I was thinking out loud as invited by Uncle Flap on his post.
If, if, if....If I didn't go to the Jets game yesterday (which I did), I could have kept my underwear dry.
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Are you serious with this idea? If so, the bowling ball shots were something you endorsed as well i would presume. Look, there is nothing - repeat, nothing you can do to change the teams lot in the NFL today. All of the good will from the 90's has been burned and the Wilson family is frankly cold to the franchise. I really pity three entities in this whole mess;
1. The Bills Fans - face it, you think delaying your apearance at a game will make a difference - commendable, you remind me of the foolish strip club patron who believes he is helping the girl attain a better life - led to believe you somehow make a difference only to one day realize, she never really loved you.
2. The Bills front office - They know the hard truth, and yet show up to work each day with a mask of a smile. I have run 2 companies off prior to and after a sale - I know what they are going through and it isn't pretty...yet they have to show up with a can do attitude...and yes, this includes the coaching staff. Talk about the walking dead.
3. The Bills players - brought in under the auspices of finally making it to the big time only to find out the team they are on simply is practice fodder for real NFL teams. I am sure it's tough to get out of bed on a Sunday morning with a defeated body and mind, but to get up for a game...come now.
All deserve our pity and unabashed support. So please, go to the game on time, cheer on the players - at least 2 of the 3 parties can feel alive...if not for 3 hours at a pop each week...
Those are all great points and I commend you on your positive attitude. I certainly want to cheer the players and show support. My complaint, however, is with the management (Not the Players)and our image in the National media. It would be nice to send a message in some fashion that Bills Fans take football seriously and will organize themselves in some fashion to send an organized message not only to ownership in Buffalo, but to other owners/management around the league. It seems, however, that other owners and GM's have received the message from their fan base...meanwhile Buffalo and Detroit take the road less travelled.
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Uncle Flap asked in a post "What can we do"? I say, what could be a better protest of the way things are being handled in Buffalo than to have the stadium empty at kickoff. The NBC cameras would be showing an empty stadium, the players would look in the stands in disbelief, and the announcers would have something to talk about other than "Buffalo is in a rebuilding stage".
If I was a season ticket holder, and after what I witnessed Sunday against the Jets (and if I actually lived in the area), I would tell every radio station, newspaper ads, signs at the entrances or along major corridors in big letters ("SEND A MESSAGE TO MANAGEMENT: GO TO YOUR SEAT TWO MINUTES AFTER KICKOFF")
I realize the hallways would be packed while waiting for the kickoff, but the owner and management need to know Bills Fans (and all NFL fans for that matter) are relevant.
...after all, if you miss two minutes from kickoff, you can stay an extra two minutes after the third quarter ends before you leave.
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Football is a "very" basic game. No line NO win!!! You can have god himself at quarterback and unless he uses powers that would be very unsportsmanlike he will fail just as any other awesome talent would with no protection. Even a Michael Vick type product still relies on the line to effectively execute any kind of aerial attack. How many potential QB's do you guys want to draft and ruin before we finally address the real issue. Finish building the line, then draft your answer at QB.
With a legitimate line we can stay in games with our existing talent in the backfield and address stretching the field with exisiting gamers like Fitz or Brohm till we are ready to put the next "franchise QB" back into the equation. Line FIRST then QB. The same holds true on the other side of the ball. We simply do not have the right personel to execute the style of defense that we arbitrarily switched to. Heck Trent Edwards tore our "D" up in practice. The writing was on the Wall throughout training camp. The current regime stuck bandaids on mortal gaping holes. Hindsight is 20/20 clearly the bandaids didn't work.
Put the men in the trenches and we will turn our franchise around. We have some good core talent, one really solid draft and a couple decent FA pick-ups and we could return to repectability. Then get your "franchise QB" and we can return to the playoffs. Clearly we also need the right personel in the LB corps too. This is not a single season/draft turn-around, but it will NEVER happen if they keep, making luxury drafts to sell tickets. CJ is an awesome aquisition, but clearly will be hard pressed to win any games for us on his own. Last time I checked this was a team sport and he needs a few road graders in front of him for the real magic to start happening. There are plenty more Wood and Levitre's out there and we have a couple other promising projects that by next year could be real assets, but the focus for now has to be the core of the team which is the line on both sides of the ball.
Show me any famous QB and I will show you an equally infamous line that provided him with the time and opportunity to be great!!! It starts and ends in the trenches. Always has and Always will!!! Until you address this you are wasting picks on skill position players they won't survive...
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In case anyone is wondering....no, I did not pay him to say that and he is not a blood relative of mine.
LOL...well said.
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Ut, oh, BBF, you are about to get pounded on by nearly everone on this board.
These guys made up their minds in August, we need that franchise Quarterback and they believe the new kid will fix everything.
I haven't given up on Fitz, Brohm OR Brown and I am NOT buckling to pear pressure either.
If we draft another QB this crowd will turn on this guy after the first game.
Some day, yes SOME DAY, people will realize that without an Offensive line, NO quarterback will survive.
Good luck with your thread, you're going to need it!
I see your point - I haven't been slapped around like this since my 3rd grade teacher caught me throwing wet toilet paper bombs on the celing in the bathroom.
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Man, some of ya'll really need to watch some more football.
It is no mystery that year after year, the teams with the elite-level NFL quarterbacks are the teams that consistently make the playoffs. Year after year after year.
Fact: It is very hard to land a franchise quarterback.
Fact: It is even harder to land a franchise quarterback from a source OTHER than the draft.
You absolutely must use any and all opportunities to draft a franchise quarterback with the hope of developing an elite-level NFL quarterback.
Without that, all you can hope for is a fleeting one year miracle run, while the teams with the elite quarterbacks make the playoffs every single year.
Is drafting a quarterback #1 a guarantee that you'll get an elite-level NFL quarterback for the next decade? Absolutely not.
But you DEFINITELY do not draft an elite-level NFL quarterback if you pick some fat lineman.
Quarterback is the single most important position in any organized team sport. They are the face of your franchise. They lend credibility and hope to a floundering organization. Hope breeds relevance which breeds respect and success.
Not drafting a quarterback #1 because you are scared he might be a bust is simply giving in to the hopelessness you feel about this franchise. You feel that the organization isn't capable of accurately evaluating talent and bringing in the right guy. Heck, you are probably right.
But you can't just ignore the most important position in sports. You can't. You can't spout this "you have to fix the offensive line or else NO quarterback can succeed!" bullcrap. Good quarterbacks do succeed behind bad offensive lines. It happens ALL OF THE TIME. The Bears went 3-0 and are now 3-1 with arguable a worse line than the Bills. The Packers had a very successful season last year with the elite-level QB play of Aaron Rodgers behind a terrible line.
Quarterback is more important than offensive line.
Your franchise's best player needs to be your quarterback, not a 300-pounder, if you want lasting success.
Don't fool yourself. Look at the elite teams in the NFL now and see what they have in common.
Please. Don't let the Bills pass on a chance at landing an elite-level NFL quarterback. Take the chance, or you have no chance.
I'm with you in spirit and would love nothing more than to have a Kelly, Marino or Elway on the Board next year...but we just investing a boat load of money on CJ Spiller and he and Freddy may want to actually gain some yardage on a counter play now and then...with this line, as it stands today, the Counter Trap takes on a whole new meaning.
DEFINITION: "Counter Trap" : The ability of an offensive line to move in a counterproductive manner and trap the running back in the backfield for a loss.
Don't ask me to use it in a sentence...it won't be pretty.
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First of all, I am new to this Board. I grew up in Buffalo, attended many Bills games and have been a fan ever since the 2-14 Hank Bullough days. I do not hold myself out as an expert on football strategy, defensive schemes, offense, etc. I am just a basic fan who wants my son to experience the thrill of a successful team as I did in the 90's.
I took my 13 yr old to his first Bills game on Sunday and we experienced the excitement of tailgating in Lot 1 at 9am, cooking, talking with fellow fans and watching the warmups. Needless to say the final outcome was a disappointment. As we drove home (5 hours)we discussed the team and listened to WGR55. The Bulldog insisted that we draft a quarterback with the first pick and he proceeded to extoll the virtues of Luck vs Jake Locker (sp?) and why Carolina and Detroit would not draft a QB, etc.
I disagree with this radio personality and others who suggest drafting a quarterback is the answer with a high draft pick. My suggestion is the following:
1) If you love something, set it free...especially if you get something good in return. Namely, Lee Evans. Give him the benefit of a quarterback who is well protected and has other receivers so that Lee is not double covered or matched up with top DB. You will clear alot of room in salary cap and obtain (hopefully a high second round pick).
2) Marshawn: Trade for second round pick. Flat out. Clear salary cap room and get a second round pick.
3) Take your two second round picks and trade them to a team for their first round pick. Depending on the number of quality guards and tackles...take two big beefy offennsive lineman in the first round.
4) Take the salary money you saved with Lee and Marshawn and get a third monstrous offensive lineman in free agency.
5) Keep Fitzpatrick and Brohm for anaother year and they will produce if given time in the pocket. I see good things with Johnson and Nelson. Roscoe will adapt and you can always get another big receiver either in Free Agency or second round of draft (because you traded your other second round picks which were given for Evans and Lynch - still retain our original second round pick).
I know this is a rambling mess, but drafting a QB in the first round only to be pounded on repeatedly (like Trent was pounded in Arizona) may cause a young guy more problems. They screwed up this year's draft (I do like Spiller) when we needed to build from the bottom up...that starts with the O-line.
I remember going to Rich Stadium when the seats were half full...watching Vince Ferragamo and others take a stab at winning. I want to see the likes of Kent Hull, Ballard, Wolford, Ritcher, etc forming a pocket in the near future. After that is formed...pick your young quarterback and let him have some fun (instead of having to be the leading rusher on scrambles like it was yesterday).
Buffalo Bills Double Jeopardy....I'll Take Irrelevant Lame Coaches
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Hey Punch - is that picture next to your name Roland Hooks?? I can't remember who that was.
I guess a suggestion from the GM to the head coach (in light of Joe D's history here) would be something to consider.....I'm sure he could achieve the same level of success as the current OL coach.
Is it possible Chan brought just a bunch of the same guys he worked with in Georgia Tech...oh wait (just checked Game Day program) Modkins is from GT at same time as Chan...oh wait, so is Joe D'ALESSANDRIS....GUESS WHAT...so is Giff Smith the Defensive Line Coach. Holy S**T...he brought the Offensive Coordinator, Defensive Line Coach, and Offensive Line Coach from Georgia Tech with him....LOL, LOL. Here we are demanding new defensive linemen and offensive lineman when all we need are some experienced NFL asst. coaches. These guys are all college cronies of his. Maybe you guys knew all this already, but I didn't....eeeek!