jaybee

LMAO ! Now that'd be punishment !!!

Totally agree. They'll win 8 ! My hope and expectation is a .500 season with marked improvement shown on all 3 aspects...O, D and ST. I figure we won 6 games last year. I can think of a couple of play calls by Chan that may have lost us a game...or even two. Also, I just have to believe the defense will be improved this year. There's another Victory , or maybe even two. I expect better play at the QB position, and better usage of CJ this year, especially with some fast deep threats to keep defenses honest, a luxury we didnt have with Fitz toward the end of his tenure. Thats my reasoning for an improved season over last year, even though our schedule does look on the tough side on paper. Hell yea...I'm pretty upbeat. Win or lose...I'll watch every game. jb

Glad someone else said it first ! Thanks.

Many thanks for the input everybody. A lot of good stuff in response to my original post. Much of which I hadn't thought of. Its been a busy day and I hadn't had a chance to read all of this till now.

Mods...I didn't see one, merge or close if needed. From what I've read it appears Pettines D will have a lot of different looks and several different player packages depending on down and distance in large part. A lot of versatility with his scheme. I am really looking forward to what I believe will be a vastly improved unit compared to the vanilla schemes of the last few years. I'm just wondering what you guys think in terms of this defense vs. a no-huddle offense. I am guessing there is more personnel shifts in such a D, and that an efficiently run no huddle could take advantage of it. Much like Kelly did early on in the Bills run. I'm not losing any sleep here, just curious, thats all. I'm sure Pettine has thought of this, of course. I'm also wondering if any of our defensive experts here could offer some words of wisdom on the topic. Thanks. jb

Buddy addresses this at some level in this interview here. He claims that EJ did exactly what his coaches instructed him to do... http://podcast.wgr550.com/wgr2/3973220.mp3?rhidownloadlink=true

Well, I for one like positive threads. And...we may well have a few guys in the running for ROY awards. That'd suit me just fine. BUT...like I said earlier I'd be ecstatic if Doug won coach of the year ! BECAUSE...That would probably mean we had a winning record and slid into the playoffs. How cool would that be ? !!!

I wonder if JP Morgan will have a mock draft next year ? Analytics? Sounds like a buzz word to me. One that will probably be long forgotten when we take the field for our first playoff game in 13 years. I'm ready now ! Applying statistical analysis to a fairly uncontrolled process is probably not a very useful endeavor. IMHO. But then, I'm not really sure how the Bills define it either so I'll leave it alone for now. jb

Very much this. and...........After watching RG3 get nearly killed last year, the last thing I want to watch (by any team) is the RO offense.

Theres gotta be an "AHOY" joke in here somewhere !!!

Absolutely, Sir. Abso-freakin-lutely !

If he plays at all, which he may well not...I expect inconsistency. Thats OK. He's a smart kid. He'll figure it out. Honestly believe EJ will be a good one down the road. I am guessing....at this point Kolb will be the starter. Myself? I'm all good with Kolb being the starter. That is if EJ isn't all the way there yet. We need to make the playoffs this year fellas. Whoever gives us the best chance to win....right here....right now.... is who we play...in my way of thinking. This is the year the network gets pissed because they have to actually cover the Bills.. How cool is that? WAY COOL !! LOL !! We are gonna make noise this year, boys....hell yeah. Cant damn wait !

We read about players like Titus Young.....and a host of others in deep trouble with the law. Vince goes out and finishes his college degree....like a good man would do. And....you say something negative like this. You sir, are pathetic. Good on Vince for getting his degree. He done proud. Hard to know what ever happened to Vince's career. He showed a lot of promise early on. Appeared to have all the physical tools in the box. I wonder what the rest of the story is...... Getting cut by Philly and Buffalo and all. Whatever the case I wish him well.

Fellas we've got ourselves a potential distraction. This is not good for the highest payed player on our roster. I'm concerned about this situation.

Wow thats pretty depressing ! Not sure I agree with Nassib being on the list. He seems in a reasonable situation, especially when compared to some of the thugs on that list ! LOL ! Thanks for that. jb

Good grief. Thats a train wreck right there. I hope this story eventually has a happy ending...but man, I don't know. Thanx, jb

Liked him too. A lot. Was looking forward to seeing him take a few snaps this year.

Well, the post game interviews will still be better than listening to Bellichick....I reckon.

Is Whaley cheap ?

Kolb looked to be spinning a nice ball as well. Love the smokin pace they are running these sessions at. Good stuff...thanks.

Great idea ! I think I'm going to make myself a tee shirt. "BILLS 2013 - ITS ON LIKE A MOFO" I'll put my Avatar shot of the Buffalo crushing Brady in a pink sweater on there. Yee Haw !

Your sig line(s) is hilarious ! You may be right on this. Could happen. Only thing I'd like even more is Marrone getting coach of the year. That would mean we had a good season !!!

You bring up an interesting point. There's no film on this offense. It'll be hard for NE to prepare I would think, especially if EJ is the starter week #1. Same goes for the defense I suppose.

You're probably right. Ya know, looking at some of those throws above almost reminded me of Randall Cunningham. I was always amazed at how effortless it looked when Randall launched the ball 60 yards down field !! EJ does appear to have all the tools to be a very good QB. I wonder if he'll be ready to start week 1 this year ? It'll be an interesting year fer sher.....on both sides of the football !!

I don't recall either. To say Fitz had a slow release would be inaccurate though. Fitz got rid of the ball quick.