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The defense showed glimpses of improvement until they got totally blown out in the 4th quarter! TOTALLY BLOWN OUT! Where did they go? They were probably disheartened by the lack of coaching leadership and the anemic offense. Does anybody else realize that the Bills probably have the weakest (or at least bottom 3 ) linebacker corps in the league?Just pitiful LB's. And finally Dick Jauron is pathetic. Down by two scores with about 7+ minutes left in the game and he punts with short yardage to go? WTF!

Dick Jauron beat us!

Jauron is clearly without a clue. Never had a clue, and never will. Edwards was very poor, but the Offensive Line got dominated in pass protection. The OL is a work in progress and the fact that they got dominated is NO surprise. What's with all the bad snaps? I had previously supported Roscoe Parrish - but NO MORE! He is not contributing. Why did the Bills sign TO?

I agree. Meredith is a good prospect. If the Bills are going to rebuild the line, then keep signing good young prospects. I'd rather they go this direction than bring in a 35 year old broken down tackle. Meredith was projected by some to be a solid early 2nd round pick. He has raw potential. I say it was worth it. We'll see.

Here's your problem: "I chose to bring it out because that's me," McKelvin said. "If I had another chance 100 times, I would probably do the same thing." Bills head coach Dick Jauron had no problem with McKelvin's decision to return the last kickoff. Playing smart apparently is not in the Bills playbook!

No it isn't. McKelvin made a terrible error, but the Bills had numerous opportunities to bail him out and they didn't. They failed miserably. The focus on the fumble distracts everyone from the bigger picture. The loss is on Jauron. Here is the rest of the story! It is not a coincidence that bad teams find ways to lose and good teams find ways to win. This is clearly on the coaching staff for playing the kickoff improperly. The special team was playing to defend against the onside kick. Fine, no problem with that, but they left their kick returner back there alone. He therefore should have taken a knee so that the Bills retain possession. If the Bills were behind he should have tried to return it. Here's the problem: The Patriots desperately needed a turnover. The game situation only required the Bills to kill off about 2 minutes. If they instruct McKelvin to take a knee in the end zone the Bills get the ball at the 20 or even fall down before getting hit at the 15 or 20, the Bills maintain possession. The Bills can only lose if they lose possession and give up a touchdown. The key is maintain possession and not to worry about getting a good kickoff return. If McKelvin ignored coaching directions and returned it anyway then it is his fault. If he was not instructed to take a knee, the coaching is at fault. Even if the Bills run three plays and do not get a first down and the Patriots use all their timeouts, the Bills can punt it away and the Pats would most likely have to drive 65-70 yards without any timeouts. This is difficult for even the best teams. If the Bills somehow manage to maintain possession and get a first down, the game is over. Poor decision making lost this game for Buffalo. It is no coincidence that Jauron's coaching is inadequate to poor. He has done it before and he will do it again because he is a career medoicrity.

I watched Walker play in Oakland every week and I said it on this board that it was a huge mistake for the Bills to sign him. Everybody seemed pumped up at the time. It turned out the way I expected. I also am impressed by the Bills' ability to pay huge bucks for players and get nothing in return! NOTHING! Free agents are signed for huge dollars and then they are cut with nothing coming back to the team. Top quality players are allowed to leave as free agents with nothing returned to the team. I see a pattern of mismanagement here. This is freakin' ridiculous. What the hell are the front office people doing besides destroying the franchise? It is no coincidence the Bills haven't made the playoffs in 9 years. Thank you Ralph Wilson for being so incompetent.

GOOD CALL! Who are you picking week one? I need some advice that I can bet against

Put your money where your mouth is! Oh, I guess you did by buying tickets. How did you like paying full price for those pre-season games? It's kinda like paying to see U2 and you get to see Pee Wee Herman's garage band. Ralph Wilson thanks you. Bernie Madoff got caught fleecing the public illegally, but Ralph Wilson has found a legal way of separating fools from their money. Thank goodness for the Raiders, because otherwise the Bills would be the most dysfunctional organization in the NFL. BTW,I'll take New England's chances over Buffalo's this year. I have always been a Bills fan, but I am not delusional enough to think that the Bills are going to beat New England this year.

Copeland Bryan showed more pass rushing ability in three pre-season games than Kelsay has shown in the last three years! Another Bills mistake IMO.

Let's face it, this move was pure genius by the Patriots. The smart teams unload aging veterans who are past their prime for value in return. The dumbass teams acquire aging veterans who are past it. Also, the dumbass teams let their quality assets leave via free agency for nothing in return! (see Buffalo Bills for prime examples) I am hoping I live long enough to see the Bills pull off some smart trades like this one. Watching New England's front office compete against the Bills is like watching the men against the boys. What a freakin' mismatch!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jauron will get fired. Bills start over again. Ralph Wilson will continue to be clueless and make more bad decisions. Buffalo fans will continue to praise Ralph Wilson for his 50 years of mismanagement.

Head in sand. You think he has done a fine job? Are you friggin' clueless?

Some people say the team takes on the personality of the head coach. In the Bills case that says a lot. Jauron is a weak leader with no discernible personality or passion for the game. Do you think the Bills players are inspired by their listless, expressionless head coach standing on the sideline looking lost and clueless? I don't. I have said that his hiring was a mistake and I have said it every year. At his age and experience you know what you are going to get: MEDIOCRITY! 7-9, 7-9, 7-9 is no accident. Of course, I have been roundly criticized for my observations by some of the less experienced obsevers, but history has proven that I was correct in my estimation of Jauron. Nothing has changed since he took the job and nothing will change under him. You would think that the team would make progress by now. Where is it? The front seven on defense looks severely inadequate and the offense can't score touchdowns. Lee Evans is not an elite receiver, he routinely disappears from games. As a matter of fact, the Bills have no elite players. I am dumbfounded by the annual optimism for this pathetically run organization. The cherry on sundae was the insane adulation bestowed upon Ralph Wilson recently. He has been the chief architect for this mediocrity over the years. The only success he had in 50 years was largely due to Lou Saban and Bill Polian and he wasn't smart enough to keep either one.

Exactly. Who cares how many tackles Schobel had in 2001-2002? London Fletcher had a lot of tackles too - unfortunately most of them were 9 yards down field. Who cares how many hypothetical "projected" tackles he would have had? He didn't have them in fact. How many sacks did he have? The fact NOW is that he can't get to the quarterback. The fact NOW is that the Bills had to use their top draft pick on a DE because the pass rush stinks with Schobel as the leading "pass rusher". The fact is too many Bills fans live in fantasy land where achievements years ago are overly admired, but are meaningless today. Don't hide from today's reality - the Bills starting DE's are ineffective.

It makes no difference if Schobel is out with an injury or playing every down - he isn't seen either way.

Q:Who is Copeland Bryan? A: The Bills best pass rusher. How do Kelsay,Schobel,Denney keep their jobs? It is a mystery to me. They are all invisible on the field.

Right on, bro! I guess if they look like they are trying that is enough, even though they are completely ineffective. Just think of the wasted millions on these 3 losers. No pass rush = one of the worst teams defending the pass. Oh! that would be the Bills! Coincidence?

I agree completely. Kelsay is awful. I watched every snap he was on the field and he hasn't improved in the last four years. He is still terrible. The Bills pass rush is still non-existent.

If the Bills season is heavily reliant on rookie offensive lineman then the Bills are in for a rude awakening. The OL needs time to work together. It is unrealistic to expect the line to operate like an experienced line. This year is going to be a harsh education for the rookies. They are going against experienced NFL veteran defensive lineman who will have a big edge over the Bills revamped line. I don't really expect them start as a tandem. I expect a good deal of rotation. Five new positional starters on the OL is virtually unheard of in the NFL. I acknowledge the Bills needed to rebuild the line, but this year is going to be a rough;but necessary, learning experience.

If you are looking for unbiased information then don't read or listen to Chris Brown. If you only want to hear the most optimistic news and propaganda from One Bills Drive then by all means read Chris Brown.

Has anybody noticed that every year during mini-camp and OTA's and even training camp that one or more of the coaches is guaranteed to say that the team "is way ahead of where we were last year"? Year after year the team seems to be way ahead of the previous year and yet the team misses the playoffs every year. Just curious. It kinda makes me slightly suspicious of the coaching staff. They are either being dishonest about their evaluation or they don't know what they are doing. If these coaches were making the playoffs after boasting about the improvements, I think it would give the fans reason to trust in the coaches and the fans could draw a different conclusion. How many people think Jauron is a Super Bowl caliber coach? If you say, "Yes" - the question remains, Why? On what basis during his long mediocre career record would he suddenly become a top echelon coach now? If you say, "No" - the question remains, what did Ralph Wilson see in Jauron that leads him to believe that Jauron is the guy to lead the Bills to a Super Bowl title? Just wondering.

I remember a very similar comment when Bryant McKinnie was drafted by the Vikings in the 2002 draft. The Bills fans here were ecstatic that the Bills passed on McKinnie and chose Mike Williams instead. How did that work out? Bryant McKinnie has been a rock at LT for many years now. Could Andre Smith be another McKinnie? Just because a guy changes agents doesn't mean he can't play. It's a good thing the Bills have only "character" guys on the roster! We'll never know if the Bills would have chosen Smith, but I would have taken him if he was available.

Ridiculously early to contemplate.

!@#$ not yet!