The Voice of Truth

I applaud them. I'm disappointed everyone is mocking them.

Those teams you speak of are either very good teams (Packers) or great teams (Broncos, Pats).

Who on this team isn't living up to their potential statistically? Our team's talent has been used effectively. Other than Spiller, maybe. On another note, Marrone gets no credit for the defense but all the blame for the offense. Marrone hired two very good coordinators. Does that not count for something? He should get credit for the defense. And, it's not like he has no say in the defense even after hiring those coordinators.

I really agree with you on how huge game management and tactics are in a game. They are crucial. I get infuriated when coaches mismanage games. I do not even do this in hindsight. I can see their mistakes as they are making them in real time. So I am fully on board with your point of strategy matters and analytics really matter. I'm not sure about the exact scenario you are talking about though. I agreed with the punt. One thing about analytics is it uses data from teams across the entire league etc. It does not factor in what has happened in the game that is being played. It does not factor in personnel matchups and what teams strengths are. For example, yesterday, our defense was suffocating the Chiefs. They were really struggling to move the ball. I don't think it is unreasonable for a coach to say, "Our defense has been stopping them all day. Punt it away and we'll get the ball back. We don't want to risk 40 yards of field position." Again, I agree with your point as a whole. I don't know if yesterday's example is the best one to drive your point home though.

Hope this happens!

Glad to see others are making the same observations. We do have a good team and I'm glad there are fans out there that can see beyond the loss. In terms of Hackett and Marrone, I am not yet fully on board. I am leaning towards endorsing Marrone at this point. I am also leaning pretty strongly towards endorsing Whaley. He had a very good offseason in my view. Back to Marrone though; I think he can handle a head coaching position in this league. He does not seem in over his head. I like that he delegates duties and is not a control freak. There is enough decision making on the head coach during a game. You don't need to add play calling duties to that. From what I have seen, he has demonstrated consistently that he has common sense. Oddly enough, I think a decent number of head coaches do not have this. They cannot see the forest for the trees they are so wrapped up in details. Marrone does have common sense. He makes changes that are obviously needed. Al that being said, I have witnessed some very poor clock management situations with Marrone. This is what holds me back from a full endorsment. Overall though, I am just pleased our team is good again finally.

Anybody can overreact to the loss yesterday. The real story is we played extremely well. We dominated the game. A couple freakish plays screwed us. That's the truth. The coaches had a great game plan and made good decisions in terms of managing the game. Despite it not panning out, they did all the right things. The players were motivated and played well. Sometimes you just get screwed and that's what happened yesterday. For the first time in a long time we have a good team. Yesterday and this year has reminded me of the Wade Phillips era. We're a team that can move the ball and stop others from moving the ball. The loss yesterday was only devastating because of how much we dominated the game. It was abundantly clear we were the better team yesterday. The Chiefs are a physical playoff team and we manhandled them. Our defense is dominant. The front four wreaks havoc every week and seems to only be getting better. Our linebacking core has turned into a strength as well. Spikes has been better than advertised. Preston Brown (rookie) is coming into his own. Nigel Bradham is a beast. And we don't even have Kiko in there. Our secondary is solid at worst. The offense is productive enough to win. Kyle Orton has certainly been an upgrade. Is he Peyton or Brady? Of course not. Has he been solid, hitting NFL throws with a decent level of consitency? Yes. Our skill positions on offense are very good. They just need a QB who can get the ball in their hands with room to make plays. Orton can do this. At times he looks very good even. Of course he does have some misses. Any QB who is not super elite has these. He is solid. He's a calm leader. He has good demeanor and pretty good ability as a player. Watkins is clearly a beast. I do think injuries have hampered him a bit from fully blossoming. Woods is a very good player. Chandler is a huge target, decent run blocker. Hogan could be the solid route runner who is always in the right place that QBs depend on. Jackson and Spiller are a good duo, but I think Brown and Dixon can carry the load just fine too. So, we're deep at running back. And the biggest thing is I think our GM and Coach could be pretty good. Whaley made a high number of moves this offseason. Many of them have panned out. I'm pleased with the Watson move at this point.

Throw Robert Woods in there. His production has not yet shown is capability. I think he has the potential to be an animal. Great route runner. Mean. Fiery competitor. High level athleticism even for NFL standards. Can play multiple WR spots. Watkins and Woods were two great draft picks.

I actually think Chip Kelly has found a system that many QBs can thrive in. I think he has come up with an idea that solves the "you have to find a franchise QB" problem. You don't need it in his system. They only run a limited number of plays so this takes a lot of the cognitive load off of the QB. They don't need to be thinking like crazy on the field. Also, they only have to master a limited number of throws. Foles may be good but I think his success is more a result of Chip Kelly's offensive design and not his ability.

Good call man.

I feel like I hear this every week. Every week the team reveals itself. This week is no different. I am pretty concerned about this game though.

I agree. Whaley has done great. He did let Byrd walk though. However his acquisition of Hughes for Shepherd was brilliant. Overall his batting average on his acquisitions is quite good. I'm pleased with him at this point too.

Fair enough. I'm just tired of the Bills being a farm team for other NFL teams. We draft, develop and let walk. We have not been close to the cap for a number of years. During this time we have let players walk who were productive. Unacceptable. In regards to your edit. The NFL is a win now league. Yeah, when the reality is you literally can't spend anymore or you're over the cap, then you have to stop. That's when you stop. I don't want to hear, well we might need that cap room in 5 years so we're not going to sign our players.

I will not allow the new regime to pull the wool over our eyes and say "we're managing the cap". At some point, if we continue to sign our performing players that might become a problem. It will be a bit until then. SIGN HUGHES and continue to resign our good players. Other teams way out spend us every year. I don't want to hear about the cap.

I think this is a big test for the new owners. If they don't fork over the dough for a very productive DE in the prime of his career, I will lose a significant amount of faith in the new owners. RESIGN HUGHES!

Yeah I thought we looked good in the Miami game too. At that time I felt like the O-Line was a strong point on the team. Our current lineup is very young and according to scouts have high upside. Like some others have said, these might be some growing pains along the way to an elite unit that can be around for years. That might be the hope of the front office and coaching staff. We'll see what ends up becoming the reality.

I remember week 1, I felt like the O-Line looked very good. I'm not sure what happened. I feel like we have decent talent there. I do think we've faced some very tough defensive fronts so far.

Awesome insights man. Keep it up!

I agree. Chan Gailey was one of them. He was averaging like 7 yards per touch. All people on this board did was complain saying, "HE'S AVERAGING 7 YARDS PER TOUCH. GIVE HIM THE BALL MORE!!!!" Little did they know that he was getting the 7 yards per touch because of his limited touches and how he was being used when he did get touches. I say let Fred and Bryce Brown (yes put him in the 53 man roster, find someone to eliminate), run between the tackles. Use Spiller in unique ways.

Haha. Absolutely! We should team up to market this.

Dude is the man. Here's my play on his name. Kyle Orton just KO'd the the Lions #1 Defense. The. Next Flute Flakes. KOs cereal haha.

Fred Jackson. 3 yard run.

Still suffering from th Chris Brown effect? I was a sucker once too.

Please do nizot blow My heart will be ripped out Blizzards let it snow

Read my signature. He's under appreciated by fans IMO.