2003Contenders

Nope. He started the game and couldn't finish it. J. Johnson came in and led the team to victory in overtime.

Like many on here have already said, I agree with the notion that Palmer represents "house money" in that I do not expect much (if anything) from him -- so I will be happy with anything he does provide. I just hope that whenever Palmer is cleared to play that he is not handed a spot in the lineup over someone like Bell just because of his contract. I will say that Palmer did make some key plays in the comeback win over Baltimore in Week 1. He also appeared to be a big part of the passing game against Atlanta and looked good early in that game before going down with the injury brought on by Ford's illegal tackle. I have to admit that I was down on him after that because I sensed that he was dogging it and not aggressively trying to come back from the injury -- especially when he was apparently cleared to play for the 2nd Miami game and then took himself out during warm-ups. Not knowing the full nature of his injury, it was wrong for me to have unfairly judged him. The verdict is still out. Hopefully he makes a full recovery from whatever the "real" injury was and makes the sort of impact this season that we hoped for last season.

I think Dorsey was also largely responsible for over coaching Josh, which is where the "low positive" tag came from. While I agree with the concerns about Josh sometimes over-relying on his rushing ability (and unnecessarily putting himself in harm's way), Dorsey tried to completely phase out this important part of his game. Note that Josh's rushing stats picked back up considerably when Brady took over.

When it is all said and done, the answer will almost certainly be Josh Allen. Physically he does things that virtually no other QB in history can do -- and his stats on many levels are already better than Jim's. Of course, they played in different eras. But for now, given Kelly's 4 Super Bowl appearances, compared to 0 (so far) from Josh, I will still give Jim the nod.

I like it! Jimmy Stewart's series of westerns directed by Anthony Mann in the 1950's were all classics where Stewart played a neurotic (often bordering on psychotic) anti-hero, usually seeking revenge.

I love Josh -- and never want that dog in him to go away. It's OK to be a gunslinger and occasionally take risks because more often than not, the reward (in his case) outweighs the risk. But there is a difference between taking a calculated risk -- and being downright reckless. The fumble at the end of the first half, for example, was inexcusable and wound up being very costly. (I still don't know how Anderson failed to recover it!)

Does anyone know when Beane will have his pre-draft PC? it is usually the week before the draft, so I am thinking in the next couple of days?

If the Bills had any one of those guys during the Josh Allen era, the Bills would own multiple Super Bowl rings.

That said many of us thought the same thing about Troy Franklin back in 2024.

Sherfield wasn't signed for his receiving abilities. He is a quality special teams player -- and an exceptional (and willing) blocker in the run game.

I will say that I really did not like Coleman's body language last year. I know you can't necessarily know what's going on inside a guy's head based on the body language that we see, but he just often seemed disinterested. Was he slacking? Was it a confidence issue? Had he placed himself in the coaches' doghouse (McD's, in particular) to the point where his motivation was shot? I don't know. He just didn't seem to have that "The ball is mine!" mindset when the ball was in the air. If that desire ever clicks, we may have something. If not...

This is a very good question -- and one that I have gone back-and-forth with quite a bit. It really does seem that all of the games that the Bills lost last season were the ones in which the offense came up small -- either with multiple turnovers (first Pats game, second Miami game, Denver) or by an inability to move the ball (Atlanta, Houston, Philly). That said, even the best of offenses are not going to be top-notch every week, which is why it is important to have a strong defense too. Complimentary football, you know. Going back to those losses, the only one where I don't give a significant share of the blame to the defense is the Philly game -- where they did their job in shutting down the Philly offense most of the game and keeping them in the game despite the offense's struggles. The defense was unable to get late-game stops against the Pats, Falcons and Denver. Meanwhile, the defense gave up 20 first-half points to the Davis Mills' led Texans. The Miami fiasco was a simple team-wide melt-down.

I really do believe that Beane and the front office have positioned themselves nicely to draft BPA with virtually every pick in this draft. Aside from QB and RB there is no way I'm throwing a fit based on the position of whomever they draft at 26. If the best player at 26 happens to be a WR then I am fine with that. But I do NOT want them passing over a more complete player at another position just to draft a WR. BTW, they have already invested one of their top 3 picks (2nd round pick) in a WR named DJ Moore.

Remember, these guys are fantasy guys. That isn't to criticize what they are saying because they clearly are knowledgeable. But in the fantasy world a #1 WR means that he would be the top WR for a team in a fantasy league rather than a WR1 for an NFL team. That means being a top 12 WR (in typical 12-team fantasy leagues). So when they say he likely figures to be more of a top WR2, they would not necessarily disagree with ranking him as, say, a top 15 WR. Considering we did not have a top 35 WR last season that is a huge upgrade.

Yep. The good news is that LB and S remain somewhat under-valued positions in the NFL, which is why if Beane is smart he should be able to find solid reinforcements in the later free agency period and even in the mid-rounds of the draft.