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They're new, they're learning. Would you rather the Bills were the Toronto Try Hards owned by Jon Bon Jag Off Jovi?

If you don't think Watkins is a good WR I don't know what to tell you. We're all mad. That doesn't give you an excuse to be stupid.

Agreed. One of the problems this team has had over the last 20 years is a lack of continuity. Every two to three years, it's new coaches, new schemes, new front office architecture of the team. That said, you can't keep employing s**t just because you want continuity. You need to hire the right people and let them lead for the long term. Terry, there is no salary cap on coaches and GMs. You're a billionaire. If this season continues as it has so far, clean house and hire the best MODERN football mind out there, and let him hire your staff, and pay them.

1. WR. We have one legitimate WR. This is completely inexcusable. 2. RB. The bills have three RBs who are of the same mold. They have no big, strong short yardage runners since Karlos decided he didn't care about football. This is somewhat excusable given the fact that they had planned on having Karlos. 3. Defense. In Lieu of signing anyone to improve, the bills drafted two studs in round one and two. Both players had health concerns that caused them to drop. The bills rolled the dice and lost both rolls. They could well turn out to be excellent players for the bills going forward, but it won't start this year. At this rate, if Shaq contributes, it probably won't matter. They also planned on having an anchor at DT - Dareus. So it goes. Somewhat excuseable, unlucky, though they sure didn't play the cards well. 4. Coaching. Bad, bad, bad. I will excuse Rex's D to a point because of #3. They are playing without the front seven they planned on. That said, they weren't good tonight. The supposedly "awesome" secondary got lit up by fitzmagic. Roman, however, is dead to me. His play calling has been a joke these first two games. Done with him. I could see Rex back next year with a new O-CO if they start winning some games. Honorable mention: QB - Tyrod improved from week one but is not playing like a legitimate franchise QB. I'm more than willing to give him time, as he has shown us more than anyone at the position in years. Today was his 16th game started. Don't throw him to the flames just yet. Conclusion: the bills are a team with a handful of good, expensive players and a bucket full of reserves. Injuries and suspensions and rehabs have made this team mediocre. Poor coaching and the Front Office's poor management of the cap - and hence inability to sign FA help - has made the team bad. Good news: it's week two. Two things can happen - they turn it around and win a lot of games - or they don't and Pegula (hopefully) cleans things up and brings in real coaching and front office talent. Edit: yes, Whaley and the front office are to blame. I didn't feel the need to single that out given its a theme of the entire post.

What's with this smiley faced f*** of a ref every time decker makes a catch ?!

Resign Karlos please

The thing I'm most worried about now is depth - if more injuries occur on defense during the season there will be practice squad types starting. Other than that, though, the sky isn't falling. Shaq will play this year. Reggie is getting a fresh ligament - and many players come back stronger and better after such injuries. Their years of damage is repaired, and they get a lot of time to rehab and work out. Sammy is practicing. The defense has the pieces in place without these two to be good. As does the offense. The biggest losers here are Whaley and Rex, and I now fully expect a cleaned house if the bills do not make the playoffs.

This team is far from trustworthy, that is a fact. They lie, going back many years. They mislead the fans and spin the PR machine to sell tickets. This is a business, after all, a business too many of us are deeply invested in on an emotional level. If I could flip a switch tomorrow and not have my emotions tied to their success or lack thereof I would, trust me. This is not a fun team to be a fan of. The tone of the media coverage since the Lawson injury reveal has really started to get to me, however. Did the team lie about his situation? probably, or they were just utterly misinformed by their scouts and medical staff, which is much worse. But that's not my point. The draft the Bills had is now being lambasted. The Lawson pick was a bad pick. He's a bust before he ever suits ups. The season is doomed, again. Relax, please. He will most likely play for the greater part of the season. If he doesn't he'll be here four more years after. He will have every chance to be a pro bowl caliber end. He didn't retire, his injury is not career-ending. He is not a QB. Him being off the field will not define the Bill chances. Neither will Ragland's aorta. Neither will Sammy Watkins missing some of camp. It's May, and the pessimism is thick. I get it, you can't not be a pessimist if you're a fan of this team. But the way the Buffalo News has been stoking that fire is pathetic. Let me have the summer to think "maybe." Let me save my Bills depression for December.

Definitely. His salary in '94 accounted for 15% of the cap. Today, 15% of the cap is around 24 million / year

Gordio - My numbers simply account for inflation, not the rising contracts. See my salary cap estimate for a representation of that

Jim Kelly signed a six year deal in 1990 worth 21,000,000 including the signing bonus Today, that would be worth 38,400,000, or approximately 6.2 million per year. Thurman made approximately 25 million between 1990 and 2000 - can't get exact without paying for spotrac premium. About 4 mil / year in today's dollars Bruce - apx. 32 million between 1989 and 2000. 5 mil / year today Andre - apx. 10 million between 1990 and 2000. 1.8 mil / year today Again, can't get bonus and exact information on spotrac without a subscription but these numbers are pretty close. It was a different era. 1994 was the first season with a salary cap. It was 34 million dollars. By 2000, it was 62 million. the four HOFers would have had a combined salary around 12 million per year in 1994, or around 30% of the cap. Jim himself would have been at 15% of the cap.

Lynch could definitely fall to 19. Mock drafts: http://walterfootball.com/draft2016_1.php#28 http://www.draftsite.com/nfl/mock-draft/2016/#28 http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/nfl-mock-draft-2016-1.11395517#31 http://www.drafttek.com/2016-NFL-Mock-Draft-Round1b.aspBills select - #19 If he's available at 19, or even better if they feel they can trade back to the mid 20s and take him, I'd be ok with that. Trading up, absolutely not. He's far from a sure thing, but has the tools and size that scouts love. He would be much more worthy of a 1st than EJ.

Pretty simple setup here. Tyrod playing next year without a new deal is a huge risk for Tyrod's agent. He sees the above average season Tyrod put up in 2015 and thinks this is the safest time for he and Tyrod to get a big guarenteed deal. Without it, Tyrod will be playing a "prove it" season in 2016 for the bills and the rest of the league. If he doesn't prove it, that's potentially millions of dollars of commission fees lost. Typical agent games, "make hay while the sun is shining." My only concern is with Tyrod and if he shares his agent's outlook. hopefully he recognizes that extending him now would be a giant risk for the Bills and remembers who it was that gave him the opportunity to start and perform in the first place.

I think aggravated assault is really a stretch here. It was a drunken fight in a club. it wasn't some random beating for the hell of it. I'm in no way condoning what he did, but if the other parties weren't cops this would not be nearly as consequential - and the fact that they were cops should be completely irrelevant as they were not only off duty but consuming alcohol in a club at 3am. I guess we'll see what actually is charged, and if those charges stick. Hopefully the DAs are impartial and don't let the fact that the involved parties are cops (they weren't that night) and a famous NFL player who isn't exactly beloved in their city sway their actions.

Guys, we should be loving Thurman right now. This interview makes firing him much more palatable for Brandon et al. The buffalo media needs to swamp him with interviews digging for more gold. That said, him saying "I have no idea what's going on" was clearly directed towards what's "going on" in the media / what players are saying. Not much better, I know. That said, hoping for Rex to coexist with a real DC with a real D rather than an assistant teacher is a pipe dream.

through all the disappointment and head-scratching, mind-numbing performances this year, no one stands out more to me than Dareus. he has gone from a generational talent who single handedly disrupts offenses to completely invisible and inconsequential. Why? Is it Rex's D's fault? Is he emotionally broken by the personal tragedy in his life? Did he decide to stop playing hard after getting paid, saving his body some damage? I can't figure it out. What happened to the big man?

Yep, you're right. ****.

Not the end of the world if they do. They only need to lose one if we win out.

You have EJ pegged. Who are you scouting for next season? Teams are surely ringing your phone off the hook.

If EJ starts we root for him to have a solid game. He, like Tyrod, has some skills. You think he didn't learn anything from his last two starts?

#5 in the afc!

You can't give coaches the ability to throw a flag for a penalty when no penalty is called. The LB was held, look! If that was the case, as we know, you could throw your flag on any big play and probably be rewarded. What they need is referee experts reviewing every penalty call in slow motion HD. They already do it on scoring plays and contentious plays in the last two minutes. We never notice that process slowing down the game. Whenever a referee throws a flag, they Immediately are fed into the "review center" via their microphone. They say who committed what foul. The experts review the offending play and either confirm or reject the penalty. Upon doing so, the head ref on the field either calls the penalty or says there was no penalty on the play. It's almost 2016, a multi-billion dollar corporation (the NFL) can and must institute a policy like this. Eliminate the ridiculous judgement calls and on field conferences. These are HUMANS, not machines, making game changing decisions in real time from one angle. They absolutely should be supported by modern technology, and any reluctancy from the league on this matter only furthers the arguments of the conspiracy theorists. If they can't manage that, simplify and relax the non-injurious rules. The current state of the game is maddening to the point of being unwatchable.

Who else?

I think I'm with you. This game really hit me hard. When they were down 24-3 in the 2nd, I turned it off and told myself I wasn't turning it back on, no matter what. After about an hour the sting was wearing off, and I checked the score. Comeback in progress. I reluctantly switched back and watched as if I was watching a horror movie, ready at any moment to cover my eyes. I knew the script. Why simply lose when you can trample the fans hearts twice? Did Ralph Wilson have some kind of secret beef with the league and this endless train of misery is their retribution? Does god hate buffalo? I've suffered through fifteen seasons of this. I'm not a masochist. This team is not good for my mental well-being. I know what will happen if I stop watching, though. I know the script. They will win three straight after the bye. I won't be able to stop myself from re-engaging, this damned team drawing me in yet again. I won't be able to quell the feelings of hope, of "this is the year." They'll win again, and again, all but assured of a playoff spot. Then they will collapse in the worst way possible. Phantom penalties, receptions that break the natural laws of the universe, missed extra points, God knows what else. It's too much. And if they somehow overcome all of the obstacles, somehow make it in, it will be even worse. hopes and dreams on steroids, quashed, like a lateral across the field on the final kickoff. Lately, I wish my parents hadn't set me on the couch beside them every Sunday, fostering an emotional attachment to a football team from birth. My first bills game, I was one week old. Thirty years later, I've had enough.