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We will find out soon. With Cap space, the Steelers may have to take another year off before being relevant. The Ravens are going to be cap strapped by that Flacco deal in the near term. The Browns....are just the browns (Though Norv has a good RB in his hand). The AFC North is prime for taking and Dalton and the Bengals just did that last season. Now can they repeat and go deeper in the playoffs ?

Unfortunately if the HC comes in and tells them (FO) that Fitz will not be his starter, then they have a even bigger problem.

I think it is more of the opposite...meaning a FEW solid moves and some head scratchers.... Good stuff: 1. Spiller 2. Cordy Glenn 3. Re-signing Stevie 4. Picking Urbik on the waiver wire 5. Signing of Mario Williams Bad Stuff: 1. PIcking a horrible HC 2. No Franchise QB in place in 3 years 3. Paying a huge contract to Fitz when he went 4-1 against scrubs (except for game against Patriots). 4. Unable to get a decent LB crew 5. Not locking up Levitre and Byrd in year 3 and letting them to get to UFA. 6. Missed on drafting Williams, Troupe, Arrington etc. 8. Re-signing Kelsay calling him leader.

I agree DJ, TJ and whoever was the 4th scrub WR were any good. But still, all Fitz did was overthrew passes, threw bullets within 5 yards that couldn't be caught and then vastly underthrew the sideline throws. It was consistently inconsistent performance from Fitz.

+1. You won't find your QB if you don't look for them....And we have to stop thinking about Losman, Johnson etc. Losman was a raw talent...Barkley is NFL ready with a 4 year starting gig at USC. The Bills just need to pick the QB and stick with him from day 1. This guy is deadly accurate. He would have been a Top-3 pick if he had come out in the draft last year. I hope this team stops picking 1-year wonders and DBs in the 1st round. We need more tougher talent....and before I forget, a QB. KC - Traded for Alex Smith with possibly 2 2nd-round picks. Can't see them spending their top pick on a QB. Jax - Good possibility, especially if Mr. Khan is not sold on Gabbert Oakland - Minor possibility, if Palmer will not reduce his salary and Raiders cut ties with him. Philadelphia - Decent possibility. Kelly has picked Vick for this year. But that doesn't mean he will not draft one and get him up to speed next year. Cleveland - Good possibility. New regime, new HC...May want to have a clean start Detroit - Definite No. Arizona - The biggest threat to us. Even if they get Cassell, he will be a backup. But they also may be more enamored by Barkley than Geno Smith Out of the 7, Definite No: 2 (KC, Detroit) Minor Possibility - 2 (Oakland, Philly) Decent Possibility - 1 (Cleveland) Biggest threat - 1 (Arizona) I believe only Cleveland and Arizona are in between us from getting either Smith or Barkley.

When you QB cannot throw accurate passes consistently, you cannot blame it on the WRs.

With the flat cap this season, many teams are cap-strapped and it is going to be really hard for all these above-average players to get pro-bowl player type contracts. Many of these FAs are going to find that teams are not going to break the bank for them (Wallace, Jennings, Bowe) and they are going to make "disappointing" contracts in April/May. Some will jump on offers before the draft picks, as their value then keeps going down.

We could sign Danny Woodhead...At least he will not score 2 TD every game against us.

In your post, you have a WR in Rd 2 and a TE in Rd 3. Wouldn't it then make sense to pick your QB in Rd 1 instead of another WR. Patterson could be a one-year college wonder.

Isn't that still SIX months away buddy!

McGee did not get the benefit of two big contracts from the Buffalo Bills as Kelsay received. May be McGee is looking for that one contract that will also pay him to be on par with Kelsay!!!

He just needs the Reggie White "Miracle" to happen on his knees! My feeling is that if the competition can be consistent in training camp and pre-season, this staff may take the risk. Anyways who knows...It is time for us to enjoy the off season.

McGee did not retire...He wants to still play in the NFL. I think there is a big difference. May be when McGee eventually retires, they will do the ceremonial sign-and-retire and do all the stuff you described. I think with this regime, nothing is guaranteed. If a rookie does outplay Lindell in training camp, I think Lindell may get cut. After all, even last years lousy regime cut Moorman during the season. If cutting Lindell saves money and a younger player, I see this group taking it that way.

Except that no one would pay 7.5M as bonus/salary for a back up.

And he (Lindell) may not be out of the woods yet...He very well could be replaced by a cheaper option before/after training camp It is easy...If you love football, you can always do that....There are so many great players on other teams that we dislike on the field, but once the game is done, we really appreciate their games. I am a big Knicks fan and for a decade when they had one of their best teams, they were pummeled every year by Michael Jordan (and by Olajuwon the two years Michael took a break) in the playoffs and they ended up having ZERO championships while Jordan and the Bulls had SIX. Yet, I really enjoyed watching Jordan as a player...He was magnificent.

We need continuity on this line. Levitre has been the most reliable player on this line for the past 4 years. I just don't understand why we would let him go, when we have other critical holes to fill at WR, TE and LB position.

But that is something to be dealt by Nix. I would ask Nix as to the reason for releasing Jones and Nelson. The coaches job is to let the Player Personnel Dept know who they want and who they don't.

A Mark Sachez type situation

and the focus on defense !!!!

You Welcome. You are after all the "Hopeful" :-)

Don't worry. We still have Fitzpatrick and many folks on this board would love to rip Mario Williams all the time. And if McKelvin signs baclk with this team, then we have our whipping boy back. And finally don't forget....Aaron Williams is still on this roster!

And that people who don't try have a 0% chance for luck. Not attempting to draft a QB and sign misfits like Thigpen, Young, TJ are the reason why w are where you are.

Not many people on this board are critical at the draft record of Buddy. The biggest issue with Buddy was his reluctance or lack of insight to drafting a QB for this team. Also, NE's drafting track record over the last decade is pretty piss poor in spite of multiple top round draft picks that they accumulated with trades. I would rather have Baltimore as a team for comparison. They know how to draft good/great players.

Another thing I have liked about this staff is that they have not come out in the press and made any ra-ra statements about their moves. They are simply making their roster quietly to how they like it. The only surprising roster moves they have not made is on Kelsay and Spencer Johnson.

But Kelly also joined the Bills as a Mature player after a couple of years with the Gamblers.