Billsguy

Really? For whom? The Jets and Dolphins? If this Bills off season has been "so impressive" then one can only conclude you are easily impressed! The bar has been lowered so much in Buffalo that mediocrity is the new excellence. Ouch!

If we could only get him a decent OFFENSIVE LINE... the QB would have time to throw

Exactly right. The negative (i.e. realistic) posts will go away once the Bills prove them false. The Bills have been unable to prove the doubters wrong for 10 years. In fact, the doubters have been correct. The burden is on the Bills. The cheerleaders need to use their heads and not their hearts. Don't criticize the realists for using their heads. Criticism doesn't mean you are not a fan, but it indicates a strong desire for the Bills to get it right and stop making the same mistakes year after year. BTW, if the other teams in the division keep improving then the Bills relative position is getting worse.

How does he rank among receivers in terms of paycheck? He must be in the top 5? I would estimate he is probably the leagues' most expensive player in the pay/production ratio. He seems to get paid the most for the least production. Now that is how you build a non-playoff team!

I agree completely. This is a mystery. How can someone be so invisible and get paid like a star?

I couldn't agree more with you on this point! Everything else remains to be seen. How can people love or hate what the Bills have done so far when there hasn't been anything concrete (i.e wins and losses) upon which to judge their activities? It is illogical to conclude that any moves by the new people are either good or bad until the wins and losses pile up. Only results will determine how smart the moves were. I guess speculation and opinion have replaced objective evidence and facts in today's society. OT: This would certainly explain the popularity of talk radio blowhards and a certain "news" network.

It is not an indictment of Chan Gailey, but rather an indictment of Ralph Wilson and his organization. Only a bonehead wouldn't be able to figure that out. I guess it wasn't simple enough for you to understand?

As read on The Stadium Wall over the years here are some quotes: "I trust Gregg Williams just give him a chance. He deserves the benefit of the doubt." (2001) "I trust Mike Mularkey just give him a chance. He deserves the benefit of the doubt." (2004) "I trust Dick Jauron just give him a chance. He deserves the benefit of the doubt." (2006) "I trust Perry Fewell just give him a chance. He deserves the benefit of the doubt." (2009) "I trust Chan Gailey just give him a chance. He deserves the benefit of the doubt." (2010) "I trust ___________ just give him a chance. He deserves the benefit of the doubt." (2013) Anybody see a pattern of failure here? "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Footnote: Ralph Wilson promotes Russ Brandon for all his great work. I guess if he can sell tickets to see this crap he deserves a promotion. Does Ralph Wilson deserve the benefit of the doubt? Over 50 years the overwhelming majority of his decisions have been dead wrong, yet some people continue to believe this time he got it right. Why? Factoid: Bills miss the playoffs for ten straight seasons.

Did you mean "italicize" ? I'll bet the Bills don't draft him. I think Buddy "I'm not that smart" Nix will draft a lineman.

I agree, but I would use much more emphasis!

I agree. Apparently the Bills would rather have no one at a bargain despite the fact that the QB's got killed. Did anyone notice how another former Bills head coach (Jauron) has landed back where they belong as an assistant. Remember the Peter Principle? People will rise to their level of incompetence.

Of course its meaningless (especially when the Bills are concerned) but it was an interesting exercise. However, the opinions of mock drafters in large enough numbers would outperform randomness IMO. It sure beats reading about why the Bills should draft Tebow by miles!

Excellent post. BTW, why do the Bills and Cincinnati seem to vote against everything?

I agree. It was a very nice effort and a refreshing change from all the endless and clueless Tim Tebow crap that gets posted here. Thanks for the post.

It's more than a smokescreen. If the players the Bills target are gone then they will go to their rankings board. If Spiller is rated highest they could take him. This is called being prepared if the situation changes. Plan B must be ready just in case. BTW, whoever has suggested the Bills might be able to pick him up in the second round has no clue about football. Spiller is a top 10 talent.

I love the arguments on this board. Totally illogical, but hilarious. (Our doctor is better than your doctor crap.) Edwards is a gamble. At least he wasn't an ex-Brown,ex-Lion,ex-Raider or ex-Chief. I guess that's progress.

Well I need not read any further. What talent? Football is a relative sport. Relative to the other teams in the division the Bills fall far short in the talent dept. Relative to the conference it is even worse. Relative to the league you have the makings of a team that hasn't made the playoffs in a decade! Please take off the rose colored glasses. Reality is harsh, but to ignore it is foolish. I would love to be a cheerleader for this team and organization, but my brain keeps talking me out of it.

This is your dream? Wow! Expect nothing and you'll never be disappointed. Your dream is very mediocre.

I remember O-line coach McNally say almost the same things about Langston Walker. He said they watched all the film on the guy and they were confident he would do a great job for the Bills because the Raiders didn't give him the proper support. Walker was a bust. Flash forward to the next Raider stiff to land in Buffalo: Cornell Green. The Raiders, a bad team, have no more use for this guy, but he is good enough for the Bills apparently. He will cash his paychecks and be long gone in a year or two and another castoff will have come and gone and the Bills will have made no progress. It's like the movie Groundhog Day except that the Bills never learn anything from repeating the same mistakes over and over again.

This post pretty much sums up the Bills management philosophy over the last umpteen years. Signing castoffs from perennial losers like the Lions,Raiders and Chiefs,etc. is not going to turn the Bills into a Super Bowl contender? The people who continuously defend this organization for this horrific mismanagement deserve what they get. You can read all the various posts on this board about how the fans are so happy with the way Gailey and Nix are handling the Bills so far. Yikes! It has been so long since the Bills were relevant in the league that people have forgotten (or never knew) what a quality organization looks like. Some people are under the illusion that the Bills are on the right track. It looks like to me that they are on the same track and only some of the names have changed. It has come to the point now where ANY signing is viewed as a positive move regardless of the quality. Yikes! again.

Ralph has been screwing up for 50 years. The brief moments of limited success can be attributed to chance as much as anything else. He still loves to hire proven mediocrity when possible. His biggest mistake was hiring Bill Polian. Now all his other hires are exposed as the true failures they really are. Add up all the people he has hired over the years from Buster Ramsey to Chan Gailey and you can see his record of failures versus success. His decision making overall has been a massive failure to any objective observer. This excludes a large percentage here.

If this is even 10% accurate is doesn't sound good. The Bills can't afford to whiff on this pick. I'm strongly recommending the Bills draft a tackle and I hope they get the right one.

The Bills have solved their nose tackle problem. They sign a guy who has never played an NFL game and this is his 6th team? Sweet!!!!

"Our OL situation is not as dire as many of you make it out to be" - original thread poster It's much worse. The line is in shambles. How about no offensive tackles of NFL quality to begin with dude. Have you any idea what a good offensive line looks like? Apparently not.

You got the 1st round exactly right.