Brandon
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Its a matter of expectations. Most fans expect a 2nd year QB making his 6th career start to struggle at times, but expect him to improve, which JP is clearly doing.
That said, I don't think there are many similarities in their play. Losman is a much more aggressive, down the field passer. He doesn't always complete them, but he seems to attempt far more intermediate range 10-25 yard passes than Holcomb ever did.
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Just a bad decision. There are going to be more of those before he becomes a good NFL QB. But he's getting there.
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That's what happens when you have a jailbreak up the middle vs a young QB. None of them can deal with it.
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Mario Williams would be my choice at this point, with Kiwanuka a very close 2nd.
The Bills haven't had a good pass rush from the front four in years. They will finally have a chance to add an elite pass rusher and I don't think that's an opportunity they can afford to pass up. Big, athletic pass rushing DEs are probably the rarest of the rare in the NFL these days.
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That's a big part of it. But its not really the fault of the DBs. The problem is the fact that the Bills don't have a pass rush and must blitz to pressure the QB. If they pick up the blitz, there's usually going to be someone open.
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Lets keep bashing Nate Clements. While we are bitching nonstop lets bash Brian Moorman and Terrence Mcgee. Then we can B word about Lee Evans and Aaron Schobel.
This team has alot of holes- lets not run the few players competent players we have out of town. What is up with all the Nate Clements bashing? 
Happens every year. As the season winds down and it becomes clear which players won't be back, the fans try to convince themselves that the player the team is going to lose really wasn't that good anyway. Nate Clements probably won't resign with the Bills, so that's reason enough for many fans to convince themselves that he sucks.
For my part, I think he's one of the best CBs in the league.
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I give it a C-.
Its bad, but it could be worse. A LOT worse. 2000 was an 'F' draft. There are no top tier starters from this draft, but at least these guys have made some contribution. The real problem is that its not worth making a major effort to keep any of these guys once their contracts are up.
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Its not the biggest need, but it IS a need. Kevin Everett represents some potential at the position, but as it stands, the Bills do not have a quality starting TE. With the team ranked among the league's bottom feeders in both scoring and passing yardage, I don't think I could complain much at all if the Bills were to add a top TE prospect to the team.
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As always, keep the RFAs. All four are pretty good ST players and Crowell is proving he can be a solid starting player as well. If I were GM, I'd consider locking Crowell up for 3 or 4 years right now.
If he'll sign for about what McGee did, I'd keep Nate Clements. Otherwise, as others have suggested, use the franchise tag and try to trade him. I think they can get a first round pick for a 25 year old CB who, with his faults, has proven far more in the NFL than any rookie.
Ryan Denney has proven himself to be a solid backup DE and if he'll sign for near the veteran minimum, I'd keep him. Much more than that, and he's expendable.
Ron Edwards is a decent player who cannot stay healthy. Kevin Thomas is a decent 3rd CB coming off major injury. If they'll sign for the minimum, bring them back, otherwise don't. The rest aren't worth signing.
One guy you left off the list: Josh Reed. Reed is also a FA after the season. I would not resign him, either.
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What do you honestly expect? As others have said, McNally has nothing to work with. Quite predictably, his OL stinks, primarily due to the fact that the team has invested in other teams' castoffs rather than quality FAs and draft picks. He's a good football coach, but he is not a miracle worker.
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He looked about as good as can be expected for a QB in his 5th start who had to run for his life the entire game. This is one of those games where you just hope a young QB doesn't throw 3-4 INTs, and to his credit, he didn't.
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What should he do? His front four isn't going to generate a pass rush against most teams. If he doesn't blitz, the opposing QB will pick his D apart. He's really in a no-win situation. Blame Donahoe for not bringing in an elite pass rusher on the DL.
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Agreed, and interestingly, I think that may have been JPs problem all along. The Bills were trying to turn him into something he's not: a dink-and-dunk passer. Today, he stopped over-thinking, started reacting and played football the way he seemed most comfortable, as a gunslinger, and was successful at it.
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Everyone loved that call last year when it worked...
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Has been.
Not exactly burning down the house with these 40-, 30-, and 20-yard receiving games. Eric Moulds should have been worried about Eric Moulds' play earlier this year. I think he spoke up b/c he doesn't like JP very much. He didn't work with JP in the offseason like Evans and Reed did; JP didn't look at him very often in his four games probably b/c he wasn't on the same page as Evans & Reed... and guys get resentful for that (e.g. "Just Gimme The Damn Ball").
If he wants to stay here with #s like he's putting up, he needs to take a BIG paycut. And I don't see his ego doing that. Roscoe is the Young Turk, as is TD's MO for replacing aging players.
Agreed, and that's what bothered me about Moulds' statements earlier this season. He hadn't really played that well the two seasons prior to this one. Six TDs in two years isn't enough for a guy costing as much against the cap as he is. As you say, Eric Moulds needs to worry about his own play, rather than someone else's. I also didn't think he gave much of an effort for JP in that Saints game, in particular. Saw it today, too, when he short-armed that one pass where he got the big hit. You're going to get hit anyway...CATCH the ball.
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Works for me.
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He gets my vote. Start him the rest of the year and hopefully he'll prove worthy of starting for the next 10 years.
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Who replaces Crowell at his current spot?
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The problem is that too many expect a 2nd year QB to be perfect. He's going to make a lot of mistakes before he becomes a good starting QB in the NFL. The question is whether or not the Bills and the fans will allow him the season or two he needs to play through them. We'll be rewarded with a great offense if we do, but I question the patience of the fans and team, unfortunately.
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A great deep pass is one that is caught. You can't expect in stride perfect passes every time on deep routes.
My 2006 Bills.
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For the most part, I like the FA pickups. I definitely like the idea of trading Nate Clements under the franchise player designation and then signing a quality FA to replace him. Edwards and Bernard would be nice FA additions as well. Not a big fan of bringing Peerless Price back, though. If we unload Eric Moulds, we need a WR with some size.
In the draft, I do not like Eric Winston at all. Watching him in the opening game of the season, he struggled badly with speed rush to the outside. Every single time. OK, he's been out with injury, so maybe he just needed some time. Watched him again against Georgia Tech a week or two ago. Eric Henderson did the same thing to him and was beating him to the point that I did not even bother watching that matchup in the 2nd half. I don't think he's a first round pick. In fact, at this point I think he is questionable as a day 1 pick.
I like the rest of the draft well enough, except that you don't have enough picks! The Bills will have one more 3rd round pick from the Henry trade for sure. They will also have at least one pick from the FA loss of Jonas Jennings and Pat Williams (probably one for each). My guess is that they'll get a 3rd for Pat Williams, based upon contract and a probable Pro Bowl selection. Jennings may also net the Bills a third based upon the huge contract he signed, though I suspect it will be a 4th. While playing time is also a factor in the compensation formula, I do not think injury counts against it.