Mister Defense

yes, I agree, I was hoping the Bills would bring him back. He can still play, if not full time, and would be a great leader of this just-coming-together- secondary.

Okay, great to hear that you are a Bills fan and really do want them to win it all... But give things more of a chance. Like this draft. The Bills spent a year, thousands of hours, flew many thousands of miles, watched thousands of hours of games, both live and on tape, as it was the sole mission of many men in the scouting department and front office to find the players that can help the Bills take the next step and win a Super Bowl. To say the Bills punted on this draft was wrong, makes no sense--especially when fans, like you and me, have likely never seen most of our new Bills play in college--and when they have not yet played a single down for our team. While no one gets an 'A' for effort, have an open mind about our new Bills, and this draft, something this team has devoted a year, and for many, most of their waking hours, to improve so they can help bring a championship to Buffalo.

Macy's $79.89, of course is the answer. I assume Coleman did not intend it, but he immediately presented himself as a guy you want to talk to, get to know; real and unpretentious, funny, irreverent, joyful, and someone who does not take himself too seriously. To me, those all seem to be the opposite traits of Stefon Diggs, a man who takes it all personally, all too seriously, and relates everything back to himself. The Macy's coat is already symbolic of the difference between the two men, receivers. Diggs was becoming known as the fashion guy, someone who attended fashion shows in Paris, something that likely fans in Buffalo can relate to even less than his prima dona, nothing is good enough for me, and it is all about me, attitude. The fashion focus and Paris visits seemed to fit in perfectly with Diggs' personality. Therefore the first time we were directly introduced to Coleman, his own words, and bright yellow $79.89 Macy's coat were a breath of fresh air for Bills' fans who had had enough of our temperamental, conceited wide receiver who will never be happy or satisfied as a football player (or in life?). Most are us are grateful for the huge contributions Diggs made to the Bills, but like Josh Allen, almost all of us knew we had to move on without him, no matter the financial cost. Maybe it will mean nothing in the end, and will not add up to much if Coleman does not succeed, but that symbolism may come to define Coleman and the Bills as they take their next step.

This. With 4/5 of your first five probable soon-to-be starters. Just leaving one off as it almost never works out that well. But I will add Davis, and put him near the top of the list. We saw how smart Brady was last year, to start running the ball like they meant it, and what that dynamic did for this team. Davis will take the running game to the next level and catch a bunch of passes too.

No, because of what I said, that almost every single move the Bills make you rip apart as if they were the NFL team you not only were not a fan of, but hated, despised. Almost every player move, coaching move, game decision, you rip into as if this Bills team was the lowest quality, worst, least successful team that has ever played a down in the NFL. Instead of one of the most successful teams, and coaching staffs, in football over the last 5 years, one that not only wins its division every year, but contends for a championship. This year they almost beat the eventual SB winner--and with a team decimated by injuries. They "punted on the draft'! Just like your hyperbolic, crazy analysis of the Bills' players, coaches, and front office, you take what is likely an outstanding draft and trash it completely. Out of control, irrational analysis. I know you won't change your ways, but I ask you: What did the Bills do to you so that you hate everything about them?

i guess that is a "yes" on the Jets too! Predict: you will have an immensely disappointing football season this coming year, again, as your preferred teams don't, again, come close to knocking off the Bills. Best Wishes! Wait, which team are you speaking of here? Dolphins, I assume-? I hope!

What makes you say that their coaching staff is better than the Bills? The Bills dominate them, have done a lot more, have actually been a contender, even last year with a slew of major injuries both early in the season and late in the season. So, can you explain your point, why you believe this? Or, is it just a joke, sarcasm? I am assuming the latter is the case-?

Yikes--is there anything, any move, any aspect of the team that you actually like? I am very critical at times, but to throw hate at almost every move they make is crazy. Get a new team--find one you actually like maybe, and don't despise? Did you watch any of the Dolphins games against good teams last year? I would go back and do so....

yeah, really really good--the Bills better look out!! Did you think the Jets were going to be really good last year, this year?

Yup, with the moves Bean made at WR and running back, and possibly at center as well, this could be the best offense of the Allen era---and the best in the NFL this year. The defense will likely need some time to get up to speed after losing some key players, but the offense will carry the team while that happens. They really needed a power back, a MJD type of player, to punish defenses, something Cook cannot do because of his size. It will help Cook became an even better, more dangerous player, that combo, maybe an elite one.

One of the main reasons I was emphatic about Dorsey being a dud, and that he must be fired, was his gross incompetence, including his extremely poor use of the players on this offense. Not using Shakir was one of Dorsey's most incompetent 'decisions'. I was screaming for this sure handed, smart, fast separator to be their main slot receiver (++) and to be on the field all of the time.. The fact that he trained last summer with Moulds only enhanced my belief in what he could do last year if just given the opportunity. As the Bills' offense regressed and regressed I was shocked that McD did not force Dorsey to use his players better, especially Shakir. He catches the ball like Andre Reed, and gets open like him too. BUT, I am pretty sure almost every Bills fan believed he had already arrived last year! But a good analysis anyway.

Love this line: "In a draft like this one, the best WR draft in at least 10 years, to come away with only one guy in the 2nd and some UDFA's is an epic failure." An "epic failure"? Without ever having seen the new Bills receivers play a down on the Bills--ever. "Blind homerism" is better than irrational, over the top hatred. Clearly, from reading your posts on this draft, you were armed and loaded, ready to attack like a mad dog foaming at the mouth--before any picks were even made. Some of the most negative,hate filled, subjective and irrational posts I have ever seen on this board... At least the 'blind' homers, which I think are as rare as the irrational haters, don't hate their team and hope beyond hope it all falls apart. It will not--and all of your predictions will be even more laughable at the end of this season.

Wow, I want to apologize--you are clearly being very objective in all you say above. You are clearly just stating the facts and NOT letting your clear hatred of McDermott be the main filter through which you see and analyze all things Bills. I have highlighted some of the points in your post, see above, that most helped me to change my mind and so now respect your objective, rational, and NOT irrational and hate driven takes on what you say... You are clearly not hating above, not slamming the haters list of hate against McDermott against the wall, hate that we have all heard on this board from the tiny percentage of haters. Instead, you are clearly, calmly, and with a very even hand, just laying out the facts. In fact, almost nothing you say can even be questioned or interpreted as hate filled irrational subjective bias.

You lose all credibility in the 2nd sentence of this long post: "dismantling of the Bills", "the 13 second game" and 'best' of all, "the recreation of wide right". Don't let your love of McD get in the way of your objectivity!! 2nd best line: "3 OC's in three years" One became a head coach--should he have turned it down just to stay with McD and the Bills? McD then fired Dorsey because he was incompetent and the made the Bills look like a 2nd rate offense that could not score in the first half and regressed rather than improved. Should McD have let that mess fester more? The only game the Bills lost after Brady took over was an overtime game in which they scored 34 points. Yet, you lump that in, along with the comical "recreation of wide right", the most negative seminal moment in Bills' history, clearly showing your post is just an irrational diatribe, filled with extremely irrational hate. Just throwing a bunch of nonsense against the wall, and, yeah, it will stick to the brains of the tiny percentage of like minded Bills' 'fans' on this site. But the vast majority will react to those lines and this post in the same way I did. The draft, with 100% unproven players in every pick, for every team, is the perfect place for the haters, of course.

Umm, have you watched any Bills games the last 6 or so years? The high quality safeties were a seminal reason why this team, and this defense, almost never skipped beat--they remained one of the best, stingiest defenses, in the NFL for most of that time. Their safeties, Poyer and Hyde, were a cornerstone. So, I guess I will just say, "Duh", get a good safety. It is a tough position to do very well--they, just like good running backs, are absolutely not a "dime a dozen". \