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The biggest question is do we have a QB who can play in this system. This years training camp is going to be fascinating (and possibly frustrating)

I thought Whaley quoted as saying that there are no starting positions open on this team and they really need QUALITY Depth. I wouldn't mind trading down in the 2nd round if it will net us additional picks. We need good depth on OL LB CB Our safety position is unknown with the departure of Searcy. Our OL is still an unknown; I expect the sophomore players to be able to step up. We spent significant draft choices on the OL last year. We can't go back to putting high draft picks again there.

All these WRs don't mean a squat if the guy throwing the ball cannot be accurate and the OL protecting the QB does not give enough time

Numbers, especially when looked up after 3 months, can be very deceiving. Many of those yards could have come in garbage time when the game was already out of reach. The issue with Fitz was that he would throw INTs at very inopportune moments and suck the air out of the team. You could never hope that Fitz will score the TD in the 4th quarter to win the game (There were a few exceptions like the one against the Patriots). He was an inconsistent QB with a lousy arm, but could read defenses well.

To be honest, our Tackles played well below average last year. Henderson after a phenomenal September had a pretty average season rest of the way. Glenn was not in his elements and was not the pro-bowl type LT.

Dockery.....The guy who used to sit in the locker room and watch the Redskins play on TV....forgetting that he cashed a HUGE check from the Bills....What a fricking waste of money on those two.

He will go to Baltimore, where they traded Ngata. Why is that the trade/FA market has plenty of DL, RB, WR, but no OL or TE, two spots that we sorely need upgrades.

and don't forget they have Eric Decker too.

Agreed...Even if it is going to cost them $15M per year in salary. If he doesn't work out, the cap hit is not bad to cut him. And if he does, then the Bills are set for the next decade.

I think one more year. They can Franchise Tag him next year if they chose. It is something like a 20M tag.

+1. In fact they may have even overpaid him.

20 teams (with Good to Great QBs) know that they have no chance at the playoffs without good QB and they will never trade their starting QB. In Today's NFL there is not a single team with two Good/Great starters. Even NE has an unproven 2nd year QB behind Brady. THe only chance would be trade for other teams garbage QB. You can pick your poison from that list Cleveland - Manziel Oakland - David Carr Buffalo - EJ Manuel Titans - ??? Houston Ryan Fitzpatrick Jacksonville - Bortles (You have to give him time) Tampa Bay - Minnesota - Bridgewater (He showed flashes) NY Jets - Geno Smith You are not going to get Rodgers, Brady, Manning(s), BigBen, Mat Ryan, Rivers, Brees, etc.

Agree. The only thing I did not like was that we gave up our 2nd Rd pick (Kiko), and effectively a Top-10 Pick (Spiller) for a Veteran Running Back. Whaley and Rex want to win now. Kiko became expendable with emergence of Preston Brown. Spiller's injury last year put a lid on this team. Rex is a Run-first guy. I think he got a great player. The Eagles will gain the upper-hand if they can sign Spiller to a moderate FA contract. Spiller could succeed in Kelly's system.

Going by the # of threads on how we don't have a QB, I thought we were going to reach for a QB in Rd 2 no matter what!

How come no one is praising Whaley for having the courtesy to call Spiller and Kiko to let them know of the trade!!!

Not a bad move. Only question would hvae been: Could they have kept Kiko and attempted to sign Murray instead of the trade. I think Spiller hurt their chances last year to get any trade due to his injury. Sometimes we just don't get enough of the breaks.

Kelly would have won a SB with that 2004 team. Elite defense with some great WRs (Both WRs had 1000+ yards) and an average Drew Bledsoe couldn't take us into the playoffs.

Are HS kids opting to play basketball, baseball and soccer rather than football due to injury concerns?

There was rumors that he doesn't want to go through the grueling off season and training camp and don't be surprised if he shows up at someone's roster at the beginning of the season.

The problem is that his agent is going to look out for the best deal for him. Secondly, players are ALWAYS curious to see if they can play for a winner like the Patriots or Steelers etc. I am sure that had a big influence in Byrd choosing New Orleans; NO also pony'ed up the money

And keeping Glennon

Robey is better in the slot.

And that is why Parcells said perfectly...Your record indicates who you are....And the Patriots have 4 SB in a 13 year span.

+1. That game was a reminder of how we fell apart in the 2nd half.

That is not acceptable as that is their full-time job. Do your research and ensure the data is correct. Completely agree. Worth noting two points though in how successful teams have used the cap When you restructure you are also hoping for two things to offset this future debt (to say). 1. The annual increase in the salary cap for the teams keep going up. 2. The player never sees that last year or two of their contract when they can get washed up. The team is then willing to take the cap hit for the upfront bonus. (For example, if Mario's cap was $20M in 2017 and 10M of that was from the upfront bonus and 10M was salary, then by cutting him, the cap hit for the team would still only be $10M). Again I am not advocating this is the right thing to do, but teams have done that.