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But can he raise a barn?

With a two-time SB winning QB throwing to him the Giants went 6-10, 6-10, 11-5, 3-13, and 5-11. Man, that's a lot of games changed by OBJ. But he DID have 4 catches for 28 yards in his one playoff game! Oh, and that MNF highlight!

Hey, Marcel Marceau is now active! And his tweet didn't even take a jab at the Bills! An improvement over Rodak already.

Has he been fitted for his gold jacket yet?

Tre White? Matt Milano? Dion Dawkins? I don't think selecting three starters in his first draft helps your argument. As for McD on game day I'd say that's a work in progress, but I would hope you're not presuming a HC can't improve in this area.

Agreed, and I'll happily laugh along with our ineptitude. This year's Bills one should be interesting, considering Magary is a Vikes fan and the Bills destroyed them. I'm sure we'll be subjected to a lot of warranted Peterman jokes, and I expect Kelvin Benjamin to make an appearance as well.

One of the problems is that the two biggest egos are the HC (Gase) and the DC (Gregggggg). I envision Buddy Ryan/Kevin Gilbride fisticuffs on the Jets' sideline at some point this season. Coaching will doom that team.

Well, you already know how I feel about this team. There is always a game or two that don't go the way you expect but every home game is winnable and after the Bills get off to a quick start -- including a win in week 4 vs. the always-struggle-early Pats*** -- they'll build momentum heading into the more difficult (on paper) part of the schedule. Some highlights: -- 5-0 going into the bye and the talk of the league... -- Squish the fish at home to go 6-0 for first time in franchise history... -- On the wrong side of a tight game with Philly for first loss... -- Win three of next four (L @ Cleveland) to head to Dallas at 9-2... -- Beasley catches 18 passes for 190 yards and 2 TDs in Thanksgiving Day win... -- Defeat Baltimore at home to go 11-2 before two tough road losses at Pittsburgh and NE***... -- Stomp reeling Jets to finish 12-4 and clinch AFC East... That's 7-1 at home, 5-3 on the road, and a home playoff game (or two), folks. Let's get this schitt started.

If there's one guy I'm not worried about knowing how to get himself ready for the regular season it's Gore. This will give Singletary more touches, which is what I'd like to see anyway.

Yeah, but not the 3rd stringer. People are fools.

The draft is such a dynamic process...lots of things happening at once. As soon as you get to the 6th and 7th rounds I'm sure it's a constant analysis of who you believe you need to draft vs. who you believe you can sign as an UDFA. Clearly the Bills like Sills' potential, but it's just clear they didn't like it enough to pass up any of the other guys they selected.

That's a question asked about five times already in this thread, and nobody knows the answer. Also -- are people actually critiquing and criticizing Kyle Williams as narrator? Geez, people, get a grip. He was excellent, and clearly has an excellent sense of humor.

BBFS lurking in that brain I see...

@Alphadawg7 I'll add one -- seeing the interaction and communication between Allen and Dorsey. Do you remember one highlight last season in which David Culley appeared to be working with Allen?

Understatement of the year. To be sure, Allen needs to improve his pre- and post-snap reads, but let's remember he was essentially #3 on the depth chart until he was thrown into the fire. After DA came in he showed progress over the last six weeks and we're all hoping that continues now that he is "the man" and will get all of the reps. On one of the Embedded episodes released yesterday I was very pleased to see and hear the level of communication/coaching going on between Allen and Dorsey. I believe the benefits of this are multi-faceted, as it should allow Daboll to focus on other aspects of the offense when it seemed like last year he had to be so personally involved with Josh.

Beane did not do this. They had Singletary graded much higher than the next best available player on their board. You disagree with that grade, fine, but there is no evidence they panicked or reached to draft him. In the Bills' room it was literally a case of either taking him or ignoring their own evaluations.

Douglas is highly regarded...but he's not a coach. The hiring of Gase is still a head-scratcher. Gregggg Williams is only a legend in his own mind. The team has talent and a young QB who could be pretty good, but their OL is a mess and their defensive secondary outside of Adams is very pedestrian. They dropped 16% of their cap into a MLB, RB, and aging G. With the right coaching this team could be good. I don't think they have it.

I think this is a baseless criticism. How many "breakaway" TDs are there in the NFL by RBs? The key stat for explosiveness is always # of 20+ yard runs. Singletary has the quickness and short-area speed necessary to do everything needed but break an 80-yarder. Was Thurman fast? Hell no he wasn't.

Kinda highlights the need for coordination between the GM and coaching staff, doesn't it? Also really places a spotlight on Hackett's (and by association, Marrone's) incompetence. The selection of Spiller may not have been what was best for the Bills at the time but Gailey knew how to maximize his usefulness. Makes me feel good about the current level of communication between Beane and the coaching staff.

The Bills could wind up with four starters through the first three rounds of this draft (Oliver, Ford, Singletary, Knox). You are speaking as though it was a foregone conclusion Singletary would be around later. You are also implying I don't care if Beane "reaches" for players...I don't think he did in this situation and if Singletary proves to be an above-average RB my point will be proven. The point remains, however, that fans in particular get way too "jacked up" over where a guy was drafted before they have any idea the sort of player he will be in the NFL.

After the first round, I think people get WAY too caught up in where a guy was drafted. If Singletary becomes a productive player nobody will ever care that he was drafted at #74 instead of #94. Nobody.

I think 74-30 = 44. So the Bills likely had a mid-2nd round grade on Singletary. You description of Singletary as a player also leaves a bit to be desired. There are many NFL experts I've heard who believe he has a chance to be very good in the NFL, and it was a shrewd move by Buffalo to get a young, talented guy in the locker room to feed off of the wisdom of guys like Shady and Gore.

I was intrigued by how much they featured the pursuit of Sills as well. Leads me to believe the OTAs don't mean diddly poo and we will see Sills get a lot of opportunities during TC and preseason.

Really good stuff, as I expected. Watched the first three, will catch #4 sometime today.

So childish. Grow up.