R. Rich

Other than blind faith, John, what do you base this on? What have we seen to date from this year's Bills that we can point to as proof that we're going to turn it around?

Man, have things sunk low here. We're debating the worst drafts now? Thanks a lot, Donahoe and company!

I stand corrected.

Leave it to 'Guest' to put some perspective on things.

Which light beers do you drink?

If only you could orchestrate trades in the real world as well as you can on Madden or ESPN football, huh?

No hog-tying or upper deck jumping is necessary.

Miller Lite is awful. I'm no fan of Coors Light, but I'd drink that over Miller Lite any day.

I'd chalk it up to miscommunication, poor fundamentals, lack of talent, and lack of focus.

Now, if only they could put some more taste into it.

It's a tough time, that's for sure. Try not to let it consume you though.

They're not close enough.

I'm not a big fan of light beers, but IC Light and Amstel Light are okay.

They could have negative wins?

Bill, I am no expert on anything except not being an expert. Barron is a great pro prospect, but I don't consider him the runaway top pick at tackle, like Gallery last season. Here's a few others to watch at tackle: Andrew Whitworth, LSU Calvin Armstrong, Washington State Adam Stenavich, Michigan Daniel Loper Texas Tech Marcus McNeill, Auburn (this guy is tough!) Eric Winston, Miami-Fla Jammal Brown, Oklahoma Max Jean-Gilles, Georgia I still prefer to watch the interior OL, as we need those guys more. Here's just a few names I've been trying to watch this season. Guards: Chris Kemoeatu, Utah Elton Brown, Virginia David Baas, Michigan Mark Setterstrom, Minnesota C.J. Brooks, Maryland Sam Mayes, Oklahoma State Tyler Reed, Penn State Centers: Ben Wilkerson, LSU Jed Paulsen, NC State Matt Brock, Oregon State Chris Spencer, Ole Miss Donovan Raiola, Wisconsin If you get a chance, take a look at some of these guys when their teams are on.

Hahahaha!!!! If only they'd listen to us, since we know it all. Yeah, right. Still, I do wish they'd take a more dedicated effort to building a great offensive line. Someone once asked me what I'd do if I became a coach in terms of which areas I'd address first. The answer is still the same even 17 years later. 1. Build the best offensive line possible. 2. Build the best defense possible. 3. Everything else.

Wilfork was one of the guys I wanted. On draft day, as our pick was drawing near, I was hoping they'd seriously consider Tommie Harris though. I thought he could be moved to LDE and give us a reliable player out there. If we were to trade down, I was hoping we'd target Carey, but I was thinking of a trade down to where Tennessee, Seattle, or even Dallas was at and Miami traded up to #19 to take him. Damn. Side note: I watched Shawn Andrews play at RG for Philly in the preseason and he looked unstoppable! It's too bad he got hurt and had to be put on IR. I was looking forward to seeing what he could do in the regular season.

Same here. I understood he needed not only more time, but more talented players. That's why I sent an email to Tyke Tolbert and to McNally after the draft asking why Tolbert, fresh off developing Anquan Boldin, needed more talent at WR while McNally, a well respected line coach who has developed a lot of pretty good players in his career, didn't need any. I never did get an answer from them. How good is Alex Barron? Pretty damn good, actually. Not to worry; with no first round pick, he'll be long gone by the time we can make a move. Unless we trade back into the first round, that is. But, if we're going to do that, it'll have to be around the same area as where Evans was taken if not higher. The only thing that concerns me with Barron is that while he's a big guy at 6-6 and about 310, he could be a little bigger and stronger. He is very athletic, and that will serve him well as an NFL left tackle.

They both can't be having good seasons? And how can a first round pick, the 7th player taken in the entire draft, be a steal? When I think of a 'steal', I think of a lower round guy making good on his shot at the pros, like Terrell Owens going from being a 3rd round pick to being an elite WR, or Brady being a 2 time Super Bowl MVP after being drafted in the 6th round. Is Roy having the best season to date? I'd say so. But, as a first round pick, shouldn't he be? Isn't that what we've been saying is the problem with Mike Williams?

Rick Mirer did not look as mature or composed as Roethlisberger has so far. I've been watching him play for the past 2.5 seasons and this guy is for real. He just does not look intimidated in the least. Some of it has to do with playing in a pro style offense at Miami, but a lot has to do with his character, I believe. So many people have been ragging on him and I don't know why. Maybe it's because he played in the MAC, which hasn't produced any talented players (Randy Moss), especially at the QB position (Byron Leftwich, Chad Pennington, Charlie Batch). Yeah, only major colleges produce good players. Riiiiiiiiiiiight. That's a bunch of crap. To me, when people were ragging on Big Ben going into the draft, that's what they did. They didn't say he can't throw or run or make good decisions, they talked about him playing in the MAC. Garbage. It reminds me of the Tom Brady bashing a bit. We can't talk about on the field performance with Brady, so what do we do? We call him gay. Whatever.

How long should we wait, LA? I'm not ready to storm the castle with pitchforks and torches, but I really am tired of seeing the offensive line being ignored by the Bills. It sure would be nice if we put as much effort into rebuilding our offensive line as we did our defense or as we've attempted to our "skill players" on offense.

Savor it well. We will have our vengence!!!!! I hope.

Let 'em go. Just as I would never leave the Bills, I'll never leave Penn State, no matter how many crappy seasons I'd have to endure. I'm a fan of both teams for life.

I agree. I even mentioned that to Nervous Guy before. Every program will have some down time. Right now, Penn State is trying to get back to being a national title contender. It's not going to be easy though.

PSU had a brief period of time in the early 90s when they were still a national power. But, since then, it's been some lean times. I'll be at the game in South Bend if at all possible.