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Clearly it was Chan's decision alone to switch to a 3-4. And he's also responsible for every player drafted and signing free agents.

I think he does. He knows it wasn't that bad last year and we sustained a bunch of injuries. Based on everyone appears to be healthy and a little bit more experienced it should improve even more this year. Did you know that?

Wrong.

Why? What's the relevance?

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I think what the poster is alluding to is how incredibly injury prone we've been over the last 5 years or so. Then when you hear about players getting nicked up you just assume the worst is inevitable.

Yeah because signing a RT would make us competitive with the Jets and Pats this year. They have their teams built and are signing older FA veterans to win now, which I would too. But to say the Bills aren't building a team because of what they are doing is just amateur hour.

You mean finding someone like Kyle Williams?

Bill I totally agree with you in regards to building strong and talented lines on both sides of the ball. But you say it as if Nix has had ample time to do so. He's had two off seasons. What makes you think Nix hasn't decided to do what we know is needed, because he didn't trade back for Bulaga? So instead of Spiller you would rather have had us draft Bulaga at #9? Assuming we couldn't trade down. We would have had to try and make him a LT, then when he didn't work out move him to RT in 2-3 years, then feel like it was a waisted pick drafting a RT at pick #9. Bulaga got drafted exactly where he should have and made a RT by a contending team. This team cannot afford to be spending first round draft picks on Right Tackles.

This has to be one of the best posts I've read in 6 years on this site. This was perfectly said and depicts exactly how I feel about Nix and where he's taking this team. After all the, as you perfectly said "cartoonish" Front Offices we've had, I can't understand how my fellow Bills fans can't feel and see the difference in Nix.

Well in a 3-4 defense if you have two players who should be great (your words), that's a good start. You call the remainder questions marks, but I see them as so many options who will be the solution? When we go to the 4-3 set Merriman will come down, he might be pretty good, huh? And maybe Moats can develop further. For every reason you feel negative - there's another reason to feel positive.

How do you know they didn't? Say they offered him 10% more and offered 5 years/$27.5 mil, would that be enough? Or how much more should we overpay, 20% - 30% - 40%? Whatever it takes? I agree with Nix that's not how you build a team, that's how you dig a hole for yourself.

... heard it from another who's been messing around.

I don't think he's hands down more talented than Evans. And we don't know what the ceiling is for Johnson to evaluate how talented he is or might be.

That doesn't make any sense. So you would bump Evans or Johnson? In addition it's about need, we don't need another starter. Smith fits into a role. You have to look beyond just Edwards is better than Smith. Edwards also isn't the type of player we like from a character stand point. Lastly he drops way too many balls and has way too big of an attitude, as evidenced by his one year deal and struggle to get on with a team.

Gailey doesn't dance around anything. Maybin isn't going to get more opportunites than he got in the past. It will be less.

The posters name isn't Bob. His last name is Bobinaz.

Maybin is good as gone.

No, his opportunities are going to be limited. That was last year. He won't get the same chance to prove himself this year, especially with the shortened off season. No way. Can't you hear it in Gailey's voice? This staff is utterly disappointed and disgusted with Maybin. He quickly went to the dog house last year and showing up at 228 lbs isn't getting him out.

As soon as you wrote this " It took all but 5 days for reality to suck the hope out of the entire Bills fan base.", I stopped reading. Why dont' weak people like you just speak for yourselves? I'm feeling optimistic and hopefull. But I guess misery loves company. The piece should should be titled "Diary Of A Wimpy Fan".

If you think Moats was moved inside to give Maybin opportunity you're acting young in your football knowledge. Maybin isn't going to be given anything by this coaching staff.

I understood Barnett to be taking Poz's inside spot. Where did you hear he was to man the outside?

I'd argue no team would draft a RT with the 9th pick overall. I think Bulaga went were he should have 23rd overall to a team that can play him at RT and see if he develops into a LT someday. Would you feel any better if we drafted Bulaga and he got abused at LT for a couple years and moved him to RT? Would it make our fan base feel better we spent the 9th overall pick to do that? Man you can't drag yourself through hindsight, this team is moving forward in a positive way. Do you (and I'm not trying to be a smart butt), not see that in Nix and Co?

I largely agree with most of what you've written, except the premise. I'm sorry I just don't think the o line is that bad and I don't think they've failed to build it. They like Bell, Levitre and Wood are cornerstones, and I think Urbik is the front runner with Rinehart having an opportunity to unseat him, and there's a hole at RT that needs to obviously be filled within or a veteran brought it. But I think we are building the O-line. Let's not forget Nix had to build both lines when he got here. I think the D-line is about to get real good, real soon. If the only thing we have left is Right Tackle and o-line depth. I'd say cheers to Ralph for letting Buddy get it done.