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Well I appreciate everyone's response. Now, I thought I would go about replying to some questions from you guys about my plan. First off, I never said that this plan would be the be all and end all. I know this team has a lot more problems here than I stated before. What I did say however is that with these moves, we could without a doubt challenge for the PLAYOFFS. I didn't say the Superbowl here. Now, I know that the Superbowl is the goal, but remember, we haven't even been in the playoffs in 6 years! That would be a good start. Also, a point I did not bring up eallier is that our schedule next season is not that bad. I don't have the exact teams in front of me, but I know when I did look at it, the schedule was fairly easy (relatively speaking) so that will help us in a playoff push. As for where the money is coming from. You guys all know that the cap can be fudged in many different ways (ie. Washington Redskins). Also, we are going to have quite a bit of money under the cap as it is.......Assuming Moulds is gone (or restructures), Teague, Williams, etc., that will even free up more money. I have heard estimates recently that put us as much at 13 million under the cap. That is pleanty of money to sign the 3 lineman I talked about, given they are structured properly. Also, the Rookie Pool should be OK as well. Remember there is a Rookie Cap as well and Rookie salaries do not hurt the cap much as it is. So, I can say with confidence that the cap won't be the concern. However, the one concern is, and some of you mentioned it is that these players may not want to come here. That would be a problem, but really, that is out of my control. I am just saying that if these players WERE brought is, we would be very good. However, think about it for a second. If you were Bentley, you have been in NO for the last several years. They haven't won anyhting either. And, believe it or not, I think the Bills still have some respect for our tradition in the past. Maybe not as much as we used to, but I think it is still there. So, a guy like Bentley might come here. Hutchinson is a different issue. I don't know if it will be a matter of wanting to leave Seattle. He just might be the odd one out. With Jones, Hasselback, and NOW Alexander, they have a ton of money tied up as well. It might just be the fact that they can't sign him. We'll have to wait and see. And finally, it always comes down to $$$$$$$$$$$. Pay them and they will come. Enough said there. As for Hovan, I understand that he is similar to Adams in ways, but I think Adams is more upset that he doesn't have any help right now more than what style DT he should be. I think he would be just as content clogging the line and letting Hovan play the PW type of role. Also, I am not saying that it has to be Hovan. I brought him up cause I think we could afford him. He didn't get a ton of money last year in FA and I know he will get a little more this year, but I don't think he would breat the bank. The other guys like Jackson would do the job too. Depends on the $ situation. Clements would be good to Franchise. The tag isn't bad and if he gets traded, then we get some good stuff for him anyways. As for DE, you are saying that you need a better pass rusher....well, you could draft that or see if there is someone out there, but that is not a major concern of mine. Remember Schobel war like 3rd in the league this year in sacks. Now, I also believe that a better DT combination in the middle will help the ends we currently have greatly. Again, not a big concern. Well, I hope this clears up my plan and position. There are a TON of holes on this team, but I really believe we can get passed some of them with these players. And I even think some of these holes go away with better players. Now, will this make us a legit Superbowl contender, probably not. Time will tell. A lot depends on a lot, but what I can say is that these moves would help us a lot. As for QB, well, who knows. Let them battle in camp and may the best man win. I hope it is JP. And I think he does have some good talent, but either way, whether it is JP or Holcolmb, both will be better behind a solid O-Line. You don't need to be a HOF'er to win the Superbowl. This line might make them good enough. How do you eat an elephant? One piece at a time. Let's get to the playoffs first.....someday we might take that last bite.

I know there are a lot of problems with the Bills. I have been one of their biggest critics. HOWEVER, things could get better in a hurry and I will tell you how. Now, all of these things can be done this year with a little effort. If these three things happen, I can guarantee that the playoff push would be on next year. 1. This is the most important part of this whole plan. If this doesn't happen, well, the whle thing is out the window. In FA this year, the Bills must go out and sign Bentley from NO and Hutchinson from Seattle. I know, lots of money right there, but I definately see this possible with the room we will have under the cap. Mike Williams and Trey Teague will be gone and so will a few others which will free up even more money under the cap. And I think these contracts could be structured properly to fit in nicely with what we need to do. 2. Sign Hovan in FA as well. He proved this year that he can play. Maybe not a star, but would bring an immediate compliment to Sam Adams. Not only will this help the run defense immediately, but all of a sudden the pass rush will be better because of the 2 guys in the middle. This will also allow the defense to execute their scheme better because we all know that getting good pressure up the middle and taking the run away is the key to making this defense style go. Along with this, keeping Nate Clements would be a good idea. I know he hasn't had a good year at all, but he is still above average. The lack of pass rush this year and the fact we had to play 8 in the box to even contain the run hurt his play. Signing Hovan will fix this problem well enough and he should get back to being himself next year. Signing Clements will not be easy, but with the Franchise number coming down this year, that may be a possibility as well. 3. In the draft, you have to go with big people on both sides of the ball as well. O-Line and DT are definately importnat because you need depth at DT and I am not sure CV is good enough at RG. He has been banged up this year and he is just average as is. However, he will benefit greatly from having inside help at C with Bentley. Also, with Peters coming back at RT with the experience he has received this year, I think that will help CV as well. But you can never have too many good lineman. Also, even though Gandy has been healthy this year, you still may want to try and get better there as well. With that said, you need to go OT and OG withing the first 3 rounds. The other pick should be another solid run stuffer at DT. So, here is what my O-Line will look like if they use this strategy: LT - Gandy, (1st, 2nd, or 3rd round pick) LG - Hutchinson (the best in the game, enough said) C - Bentley (the best young C in the game...maybe the best C in the game period) RG - Villerial (OK, not great, but definately good enough) RT - Peters (I think will be a great player next year...been solid and will get better) This team has definately not had a good O-Line in 10 years or more. I believe that this will not only help in pass protection, but finally we might get some push in the running game. I don't believe McGahee is as bad as everyone says he is. He has talent and I definately think his dancing problem comes straight from the fact that he is so used to getting hit as soon as he gets the ball that he almost does it instinctivly now to try and avoid the first hit, even if the defense isn't there. These 2 additions make this line better in so many ways. The DL will look like this: LDE - Kelsay (showing some improvement and will benefit from having help inside) DT - Adams (despite what happened this year, still one of the best in the league) DT - Hovan (solid...will help Adams out more than anything else) RDE - Schobel (very good year....3rd in sacks and had best year of career....solid) Having 1 more good DT in the moddle will help in so many ways. I have mentioned a lot of these earlier, but really, this will aloow the safety to back off and play back. This will help the corners out this year and not leave them in single coverage all the time. Also, this will help make teams more predictable because we won't be giving up a GAZZILLION rushing yards this year. This will allow the defense to get back to where it was last year and to put this year behind them. Amazing what a couple more big men will do for a defense....as long as they are good ones that is. Hovan is that. So, with all that said, these are the moves that need to be made if you want to challenge next year. The new O-Line will help whoever the QB will be next year. Both QBs will be better with more than 2 seconds to throw and Willis will be back next year and finally realize that he will have some help. He won't hold out this year, but next year he will. He will play hard next year and with this O-Line, will have a big year. The new defense will get off the field more and that will give the Offense more chances. The Offense will be better and score more points and thus take pressure off the Defense. I know this may be making it simpler than it is and I know there are more problems on this team than the ones I addressed, but I guarantee that if these moves are made, the other problems will not be quite as big as they were this year. Also, I do believe that with the other moves that are made this year with current players, that my strategey is definately possible and could change this team around overnight. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! 2006-2007 CAN BE BETTER! BILLEVE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, you're probably right......

You all know I'm am Miami Hurricane fan so I thought I'd drop you all a note. Watch Eric Winston tonight against LSU. He is one of the very best LTs out there. Maybe not as good as Da Brick, but VERY good.

This is by far the best OT in the draft. He is an animal. Not only is he sound fundamentally, but he has that NASTY streak you need to have in the O-Line. With that said, we have no chance at him at all because he will be a top 5 pick. Enjoy the game though!

Well, I haven't been real impressed tonight. I think I need more, especially from a top 10 pick....cause that is probably where he will go. I do see potential though....just not sure he is as dominant as what we need at this point....we'll see.

Well, he has looked OK tonight. He has made some fantastic plays, but looks like he hasn't gone all out on others. Not sure what to think yet. In other games this year he has looked dominant. Tonight he has just looked above average (if that makes sense). Depends where we end up picking I guess. If we get him at 11-14, great, but 7-11 is not so great. I'm looking for an impact player, specifically OT if possible. Seems as though this draft it is good to have a top 5-6 pick and after that it might be better to get more picks.....we'll have to see where we are slotted after this weekend.

That is what I have been waiting to see.......fought off a double team and made a solo tackle.

Well, I saw it on Channel 4 Sunday Night Blitz show......he was being interviewed in the locker room and he said that stuff. No link, just saw it on the show. Also, I'm not saying he should be kicked off the team for saying the stuff, but rather for not taking an opponent seriously. Shows he might not have prepared the way he should have because he didn't respect the opponent. I don't care what you think about an opponent, you never take anyone lightly. You don't get to the NFL if you can't play.........and you are not considered the best TE in the league without being good either. So, for that I would have him gone. But as you say, if you did that for everyone who did not prepare properly, we may not have 6 players left on the team. Even then it probably couldn't get much worse. Oh well, let's go beat Carolina so we can have another let-down the next week!

I don't know about all of you, but if I were in charge of the Bills, Greer would not be on this team right now. He said after the game something along the lines of not respecting Gates. He said that he didn't believe that he could be as good as everyone said because of his size. Said that he didn't have any respect for him. Now he says the next time he faces him he will respect him and take hime seriously. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT HE SAID HE DIDN'T RESPECT A PROBOWL TE!! HE DIDN'T RESPECT THE BEST TE IN THE GAME!!!! This is why this team will go nowhere.........they don't respect their opponents. Couple that with the fact that they are not as good as their opponents and we have a BIG problem on this team. Greer should not be on this team today!!!!

Teddy Bruschi just broke up another pass!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe this! I have never in my entire life seen a pass broken up! On the goal line no less! This is unbelievable! SET YOUR TIVO!!!! We'll be back in a moment to show him walking off the field! We might get exclusive coverage of Teddy Bruschi, THE ALMIGHTY, as he spits and blows his nose between plays!! In fact, just keep it right here. Forget about the other game that you were watching. I can't believe this, but if you look close, you can actually see Teddy Bruschi, THE ALMIGHTY, taking an actual breath! WOW, he is now breathing at a regular rate!!!! I only WISH I could take a breath like this man....I MEAN GOD........This is WAY TOO MUCH!!!!!! Just look at him walk. If we are blessed enough to see him run I might faint! He is just TOO much for words.......... THIS MUST STOP NOW!!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY HAD A BREAKING STORY FROM NY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME TO SHOW HIM BREAKING UP A FREAKING PASS.........UNBELIEVEABLE...........

With the announcing Pats lovefest, and the terrible refs calls.....this might be the most disgusting game I ever had to watch......

unless they changed the rule that the ball can't move after hitting the ground, then NO, it wasn NOT a catch....... On top of that, the rest of the Refs calls were terrible. With the announcing Pats lovefest, and the terrible refs calls.....this might be the most discusting game I ever had to watch......

START JP THE REST OF THE SEASON NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS.........

Every time I watch NE it makes sick how the refs just give them every call....... The Bills' deserved better in this game. They outplayed NE in this game and they will lose. JUST GIVE IT TO THEM........

Again.........you are telling me that JP couldn't do that? At least JP would have thrown the ball down the field and tried to make a play. Holcomb paniced and crapped himself........JP MUST START AFTER THE BYE........NO MATTER WHAT HE DOES, HE HAS TO PLAY THE REST OF THE SEASON...........

NOODLE HEAD AND ARM..........

I'll say it again..........NO WAY THE REFS LET NE LOSE THIS GAME.........WON'T HAPPEN.........

Another $1000 bonus for that ref....

VERY WEAK CALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are you telling me JP can't do what Holcomb is doing? I mean, think about it.........Holcolmb has had 1 nice pass......2 terrible turnovers and a bunch of underthrown and inaccurate balls.......

they are running the ball........what a waste of a good performance by McGahee.....

STUPID announcing....can't run the ball in.........

this game was over when they gave NE that NON-catch

Nice playcalling........GOT WILLIS?