R. Rich

If only GMs were as stupid as the computer on Madden: I traded Bledsoe and a 2nd round pick to the 'Skins for Sean Taylor, who is now a 99 rated FS. I also traded to acquire Vernon Carey to play LG and Chester Pitts to play LT. Right now, they're rated 96 (Carey) and 95 (Pitts). Bob Sanders (from my hometown Erie Pa!!) is our starting SS, and he's a 95 rating. Losman has been the starter for the past 4 seasons and he's got a 99 rating. BTW, the Bills have WON the past 4 Super Bowls. In Season 5, they're currently 8-1, in a 3 way tie w/ Baltimore (now coached by Tom Clements) and Seattle (now coached by Romeo Crennel) for the best record in the NFL.

I disagree.

I dunno. I figured whether we re-sign Jennings (I hope not) or go after someone like Tra Thomas (I'd love to see that happen), we were going to pay for it.

I read something about that on another site. I think it has something to do with a deal from last year, but I'm not positive. I'll check it out.

That's good news for Jennings and his agent.

Who's Spkies?

If we end up getting David Baas and Michael Boley with our first 2 picks, I'd be okay with that. Those players would help out in critical areas of need: LG and a pass rushing LB.

I haven't seen anything posted about him in a while.

What's so funny?

Who?

Me too.

They'll get better with Weis as coach. He'll find the best way to utilize the talent they have. I'm still hoping I can make the trip to South Bend to watch the Nittany Lions FINALLY get a chance to get payback next year.

Piston Hurrican was in the arcade game. For the NES version, it was Piston Honda. The 'blinky eye' thing was Tyson's wink before he started punching.

Which one is Kid Dynamite? I don't remember him.

They haven't taken mine yet.

Oh. I thought it was a reference to some trivial matter that had nothing to do with a person's ability to play the game.

I think playing inferior opponents gave us a false sense of where this team was. Once we played a good team, as I said, our weaknesses were exposed-badly. I'll start to feel differently once we properly address the offensive line, the pass rush, and depth in the secondary. Once we target those areas, then I'll know we're heading in the right direction. If we don't, all that will happen is more of the same kind of hearbreak that we saw this year. Our defense is good enough to keep us in games so that we're not blown out, but with the shoddy OL and with Drew's suspect decision-making, we can't hold up in big games against good teams. How to fix that? Here's a few suggestions: 1. Give us a pass rush that will take this defense from a good one to a great one. 2. Give us a solid veteran corner who will give us the ability to match up against teams going to multiple WR sets. 3. Give us a LG who won't get pushed around and will not only protect the QB, but will knock guys on their a** in the running game. 4. Give us a LT who can stay healthy and be a dependable blind side protector for our QB. If these things are done, I'll feel a whole lot better about next year. If not, it'll be like last year. After the draft, I was pleased that they got a good prospect in Evans, who turned out to have a very good rookie year. But, the offensive line wasn't addressed until the late rounds-again-and we suffered. If we were to draft Nugent early, passing up some quality guards and/or centers who could help us immediately, and then doing little or nothing in free agency for the OL, I could see a parrellel to last year. Nugent would be an upgrade, but the same fundamental problems (OL, pass rush, CB) would exist and the team would not improve.

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True, but then again, the same problem would arise when the Pittsburgh game came up. Against good teams, our weaknesses (lack of a pass rush, interior OL, 3rd corner) were exposed. If those weaknesses are not addressed, no kicker on the planet can compensate. Even if we were to squeak into the playoffs last year, with those weaknesses exposed we wouldn't be in the playoffs for long.

Good post. I liked the idea of going after Vincent..........before this season. He was fantastic when getting the chance to start when Kendall Simmons went down, and probably played his way into a nice contract. I'd look into him, but if he wants too much money, there are other options. As for the guards in this draft, there are some good ones, much like last year. I think most can be available to the Bills in the 2nd round. The exceptions being Brown, Baas, and maybe Brooks. Still, there are plenty of good candidates like Chris Kemoeatu, Claude Terrell, Marcus Johnson, and Dan Buenning. Any of these guys would be a dramatic upgrade over what we have at LG now.

As I said earlier, IF the Bills address the OL, pass rush, and additional CB issues BEFORE going into the draft and address them well, I could see using a pick on Nugent. BUT NOT IF THEY DON'T!!!!! We can curse Lindell until we're blue in the face, but the fact remains that the ENTIRE TEAM had a meltdown in the Pittsburgh game. I can't blame Lindell for a 3rd string RB running all over us, nor can I blame him for our inability to stop a slot receiver on 3rd downs. I also can't blame Lindell for our defense playing lights out on 1st and 2nd downs, but giving up big 3rd downs due to a lack of a consistent, scary pass rush.

Is Janikowski better than Akers, Vanderjagt, or Vinateri?

Please point out where I said that we do not need a kicker.

Well, at least I can bring you out of your cave, Annie. How's Tora Bora?

Thanks, Q. I try.