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Chip Kelly stripped his own roster of talent once he had control of the roster. That is the danger and it would play out differently in Buffalo. If Sean decided to be King and not listen to anyone else I would expect another coach draft and sticking with a veteran QB over drafting and developing one to be his downfall.

When I have confidence in a player or sports team it bothers me not at all if others don't agree. If the Bills are really on the verge of turning it around and YOU know that and others don't, shouldn't that make you happy? You know more than these jaded fans and soon Sean will be winning games like clockwork. Don't get why anyone would be upset if they thought their team was on the right track. All the skepticism will be gone soon if you are correct.

Correct. But there is always a chance that a nugget slips out. Low probability but I still watch anyway. The Sabres GM had a press conference and I think I learned a bit. He was focused on pipeline between Rochester and Buffalo and player development. He also made an offhand remark about stacking assistant coaches to offset weaknesses of the head coach and I thought that sounded very smart.

Guys, can we all just take it down a notch? I realize billsareback is not happy but someday the Bills could cause you to snap. If you don't care about Mahomes or Peterman comparisons there are other threads to discuss football in. We're all Bills fans. Play nice. No, the Air Raid was a major question mark. As it will be for Falk. I haven't watched enough tape on Falk. We shall see.

When I learned Joey could play piano is when I knew he would be a bust.

Ok. But he plays in the Air Raid system and that was one of the main question marks people came up with for Mahomes.

You are welcome to do so. 17 years of no playoffs and the same mistakes over and over and I no longer blindly believe. The real games will start soon and if they make the playoffs you can throw all my skepticism back in my face.

The word I used was a proper coach and GM search. They have not had a proper GM search in my lifetime. Can Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane work out? I have already laid out that possibility. But the process of falling in love with Sean was the same flawed process that gave us Rex Ryan.

How do you know that the plan is to draft a QB when you just stated that they passed on QB's because they had question marks. Every QB other than Elway, Luck, or Manning had question marks! These 5-6 great options, name them. Bills will not get the first QB off the board. So now who do you want? Josh Rosen? You think he has no question marks? Josh Allen? Even more question marks. This idea that the Bills got an extra first to get a QB has NEVER been confirmed by the Bills organization or Sean McDermott. It was started by Sal C, #1 water carrier for Bills propaganda who came up with this idea after the draft to sell the WGR hosts who questioned the trade. They asked Sean if the trade would help get a QB and he just gave the standard, sure always nice to have more options answer. So maybe this is the plan. It is also a secret as well as crappy plan. You don't know who will be available to you by any standard unless the plan is a bottom 3 finish.

Great post. There are certainly ways this can work well but it comes down one man. Sean McDermott. If he wants to be a Chip Kelly coach/GM the Pegulas handed him the keys to his own destruction. If he wants to be a Pete Carroll and let his GM get the players with mild input that road is open as well. Time will tell.

No, I watch press conferences to gather information. There was no vision shared with the fans. I looked at his background and he is admin guy with limited experience in scouting. If the Bills want to sell us on Beane that's on them. I need more than commercials with a Bills fan hitting the back of a pickup truck. If you require less good for you. If asking questions is a crusade then I suggest you familiarize yourself more with the English language and what words actually mean.

If Russ Brandon gets fired and we conduct a real GM and coaching search I will have hope again. Right now I see an aging and deteriorating roster. The defense peaked in 2014 and the offense peaked in 2015 and the talent for both has declined steadily since those peak years. We hired a defensive coach from the Ron Rivera/Leslie Frazier Tree. That coach ran the last draft from a board created by scouts that were then fired. The GM search ended with Sean's wrestling buddy from Carolina who doesn't have a scouting background but is more of an admin guy. They say they share a vision but that vision looks like getting players for the next year to help out the coach. The future has been not attended to again And how will Sean the Wrestler and Brandon Beane settle disputes? Let's say Brandon wants a QB and Sean wants a LB next year in the first round. Sean McDermott, "We'll probably get that wrestling mat out." (9 minutes into video) http://www.buffalobills.com/video/videos/McDermott-on-Beane-First-Rookie-Minicamp/7b10fe63-9217-4da9-baa7-102207d2fd24

Let's hope so. He has the power to be a Chip Kelly if he wants. And that risky arrangement is on the Pegulas.

He has a chance to succeed. He needs to get a QB. He needs to let Beane provide input and not be a McDictator. He needs to get a QB scout in here to start getting ready for 2018 draft. If he does these things I think he can make it. If he rides Tyrod for 2 years he will suffer the same fate as Rex.

I don't believe Beane is the real GM. They can call him whatever. Remember when Sean tried to pretend Whaley was the GM when he wasn't?

Beane is not the GM. Sean is. Beane is his admin.

The problem the Bills have now is they empowered a defensive coach as GM. Who is going to tell Sean no when he wants to fill needs again next year because he is on the hot seat and needs to keep his job? Bills always in win now mode which is why our future never arrived.

Mahomes didn't create a trick shot video. ESPN asked him to throw a football out the window while he was there. This is a trick shot video. If Mahomes ever makes something like this then you will have a point. Who would you have evaluate a QB? Brandon Beane or Sean The Wrestler? Bills need to get a QB czar hired so they are not taken advantage of next draft.

I stated Peterman would go in the 5th round before the draft. I don't think he slipped. He went where he should have. Of course I hope he does something but that's all it is. Hope. As a prospect I see Peterman as a coach pick. Kind of like Savage in Houston. He actually made me think of a younger version of T.J. Yates. That's who I think we drafted.

He's not an easy prospect to evaluate because he is unique. What I noticed was the lightning release. That ball just comes out real fast. Very good accuracy in the pocket or on the move. And the rocket on his arm just creates a lot of stress on defenders. His pocket presence is great, he has that it quality there for me. I think Derek Carr was a good comparable. Carr had the best arm in his class but got attacked for playing in a gimmicky, spread offense with poor mechanics. I think the mechanics is way overblown. If a QB can get the ball where he wants it to go that's the important thing. Mahomes' ability to throw off platform is a huge+ to me as NFL defenses are on you quick and you don't always have a clean pocket. One person I talked to before the draft said he believes Mahomes will be better than Dak Prescott and Derek Carr. In the NFL draft, you never get to draft perfect prospects. Waiting for the perfect QB is a bad idea because Elways come along once a generation. If you have a very good NFL prospect that you think can be a top ten NFL player you run to the podium. I hope the Bills change their ways with regards to QB play. Time to start valuing the position.

I think the next draft could be where other Bills fans break. Let's say the Bills win 5-7 games this year which is what Vegas is saying. Then the Bills have two 1st round picks. If Beane and McDermott don't secure a credible QB prospect that fans could get behind let's just say things could get VERY ugly. I know we have lost patience but this entire city could turn on the Pegulas, Russ Brandon, and McBeane.

Here is an excerpt from the letter Patrick Mahomes wrote to NFL teams. This kid eats, breathes, and sleeps football. He is a football junkie. Andy Reid has already stated Mahomes is getting better every practice. A scary thought! https://www.theplayerstribune.com/patrick-mahomes-ii-texas-tech-nfl-draft-cover-letter/ In three years at Texas Tech, I learned a lot about leading an offense. So much of that has to do with earning respect in the locker room. Leaders set an example for others. I don’t expect to walk in and know everything on the first day of training camp, but I am ready to get started on that process. Right away you’ll see the type of player I am and, more important, the type of player I want to be in the huddle. I hope the main thing you noticed when you were looking at my college stats was that I improved in every major category each season. That’s what I’m most proud of. I won’t try to predict the future, but I guarantee you that if there’s one thing I do know, it’s how to get better. And I know that if I want to walk in and make an immediate impact, my mindset has to be that I have to continue to improve every day, every practice, every snap. I’m determined to do that. I will not whine or complain during the process. I won’t be a distraction, on or off the field. I will put in the hours to master your playbook. I won’t stop until I get everything right, down to the smallest detail. I may make mistakes along the way. And I won’t win every single game I play during my career. I won’t retire with a perfect passer rating or zero career interceptions. But I’ll try as hard as anybody. I’m ready to start the journey to a championship. And, more than anything else in the world, I’m ready to suit up and play some football. The sooner we can get to it, the better. Just wait until you see me in the huddle. PATRICK MAHOMES II

A kicker and Addison? I don't think Beane was brought in to be the main talent scout. His competency seems to revolve around administration. Which is fine but Beane needs to bring in top talent scouts because I don't see him that way. He also needs to create a vision for how the team will look. So far that is a big mystery but I haven't had time to listen to every Beane interview yet.

Well, Bills don't have many players at WR. They gave up a 2nd and 3rd so they will try to get him on the field.

Really? I thought that was a weakness. Do you have any links where this is addressed?