Bills Fan of St Augustine

I have been very critical of Wood for quite a while, since he and Levitre were brought in together. They both were manhandled by bigger stronger DTs which are what we've played against in the AFC East for a decade. For that reason, I was fine with letting Levitre go in FA. Recently, I started asking myself why I am so negative about Wood. I've concluded that as a LG in HS, I was always over matched playing at 185lbs and against guys 250 - 280. I couldn't move guys either but relied on quickness and leverage (low guys wins) to often fight to a stand still. When I got beat, usually from a bull rush, I would cut their legs out and jump up looking for them or another guy asap. I would never get pushed back into the QB! Cutting the legs in the NFL seems to be taboo unless you are a Patriot or Bronco OL. I wonder why that is? It can be very effective and slows down the rush on the next play. Anyway, I need to give the guy some slack and seeing him push cars after a game swings me over to keeping him around. I guess we need another center so Groy can play too but I find it unlikely they both get hurt on the same play. I like Glenn if he is healthy after the off season. Miller is a mystery but could rebound. Ducasse and Mills are awful and I fear RI is heading for the cliff. I'd like to see two OL either in rounds 1-3 or a FA and one drafted. Line play is critical to success at any level of football. 1st pick QB. No trade up, use our pick at 15-18 to take the best QB on the board. I think there will still be a top 5 QB and that the first 5 are all potentially franchise worthy. Time will tell!

N.O. spells no - sorry....

NHL Winter Classic? How many events are there for 70K seats in the winter?

No dome, but no reason for it to be in the middle of the snowbelt either.

LOL! I've been a fan of the team since the 60s and suffered through far worse times than this year (like the entire 1970s). Tickets to NFL games should not be had for $5. We like to pride ourselves in being hearty fans both during inclement weather and when we are having a down season. Yet today's fan base would rather sit home or when they do go to games, sit on their hands. Still alive for playoffs and the stadium may not be half full? Hated Dolphins coming to town and tix are $15. Yeah pal, I'm just sayin...

No, not coming in again. I flew in for two games (Jets and Raiders) Kelley club and being out of work, that's my limit. I'll be back next year. If I lived in WNY and could get a ticket for $5 you bet I would go to the game. The pre-game is worth the price of admission alone! Not sure you can blame Pegs, they hired respectable people but have suffered sour results along with the rest of us. Are you insinuating he (they) are a Cleveland ownership scenario? I think not..

Hey Bills fans - forget the record, embrace the cold and go to the game! You'll have a great time and will never beat the price of admission. Support your team!!

Still, $4 as the going rate for an NFL game is pretty sad. Supply and demand model where there is little if any demand. If fans won't support the team, maybe they should pack up and head anywhere but Toronto.Portland, OK City, San Antonio, Austin, etc all deserve a team more than Buffalo if the fans won't back their team.

Great pick after trading down. Solid all year. Best yet to come I hope so!

Naw - he did not single handedly cost us the SD game. It wasn't even Peterman alone. TT would have been killed by SD as their D simply destroyed our right side OL. TT may have scrambled some and likely wouldn't have thrown as many picks, but even a Joe Montana/Tom Brady clone would have lost that game too.

I disagree - the QB class this year is at least as good as last year. I think better and with more depth. We should get our franchise guy unless we win out. So we get our franchise guy.

Guy was trying to be funny and aped for a pic. He was touching a flack jacket not reaching under her camisole. Poor taste to be sure, but hardly worthy of the attention it has drawn. Trump was trying to be funny on Howard Stern catering to the Stern mentally juvenile audience. The guys like Harvey (our own Buffalo guy) and Bill Clinton and Moore and Conyers who took advantage of their positions of power to abuse women are better targets for the current frenzy of vitriol. There is a certain level of sanctimonious BS here too. Men have been doing this for years, this is nothing new. The "casting couch" has been around for a very long time and there are many women and probably a few men who were quite willing to "sleep their way to the top". Happens in corporations too. This isn't always daddy's little girl who was taken advantage of by the guy in power. It has been an accepted part of our culture for a long time. Men are usually expected to be the aggressor and "hit on" the women. Often, they like it. Where and when and in what context is the issue. I am happy this is getting called out, but there is another equally repugnant side that needs to be discussed as well.

I can't believe anyone is saying, thinking or believing our OL is pretty good. We have one maybe two serviceable OLman. Mills and our RG whether it is Vlad or Miller are beyond bad. Wood is bottom half at C. I like RI but he's not played as well this year. Dawkins seems to be the real deal and Glenn has been good in the past, but must really be hurting to miss so much time. So draft one of the top 4-5 QBs in this draft and pray they live through the evolution of the OL. What happened to Peterman in SD was a travesty. His mistake was trying to make something happen with zero chance of success. After we get the QB, go heavy on OL and DL please!

Maybe the guy who leads the league in stupid ass penalties? I'd give Shaq another year and see what happens.He has been stout against the run considering how young he is. Some push up the middle would be nice from somebody.

I have to believe they are coming out. If they do, there are 5-6 guys who can go in the 1st round. I'd be happy using one pick on any of them. I don't know enough about any of them to justify giving away the farm to move into the top 3 in the draft. Hopefully the scouts have a clue.

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I just think we need too much at other positions to spend picks to move up. People are arguing whether Darnold, Rosen, Jackson, Allen or other are the top QBs. I'd be fine with any of them but prefer Darnold and Allen. There is still good talent to be had when we pick again. No need to move up. I think Giants take Rosen. We'll see.

I definitely think we use one of our 1st round picks on the best QB available. I think we have our pick of either the third or fourth QB picked in this draft depending whether we lose out or not. I say use it and pick the best available. Hopefully, Darnold or Allen is still there. If they are gone then maybe pass and take a DL and then QB with the KC pick. After that it has to be OL and LB.

Everybody is right in this one. Our QBs suck as do the WRs we are playing due to injury. Holmes and Thompson shouldn't be on an NFL roster. But we are close to being an elite team. All we need to do is draft 3 OL, 2 DL, 2 LBs, one speed receiver, a franchise QB, and a partridge in a pear tree. We're only half a team away!

Freakin horrible GM. I can't believe this is even a thread. His contract extensions alone would indict him as awful. Throw in his draft record and god dam he was awful. Cost us a full decade. EJ, Watkins trade up, Mills, Cardele Jones, Koujo, Cyril Richardson!, he has killed us! Horrific GM!

Put down the bong, the party's over.

Pass on Eli. He would be killed behind our OL. I wouldn't want that on my conscience like Peterman is already. At least TT can run for his life.

If the season finishes as you suggest, which franchise QB is left on the board at pick 20+? I don't think there will be one and trading up will take a lot of picks unless the Chefs continue to slide. Certainly both 1st rounders this year plus how many others picks? Best case for a QB is that both the Chefs and Bills lose out. We could then use both picks to move up for THE GUY provided of course we have a dance partner near the top of the draft.

Bills have not invested top picks in the OL. They invest mid to late round picks on guys who other teams pass on and then regret their decision. They drafted EJM and Losman in the first round. I only see one bust at OL in the first round. The rest were solid contributors for many years. A change would be to build a solid OL unless an elite prospect drops to us at QB. I've watches the "elites" in this draft and come away with doubts. Buffalo Bills first-round draft picks Year Pick Player name Position College Notes 2016 19 Shaq Lawson Defensive end Clemson 2015 — No pick — — [3] 2014 4 Sammy Watkins Wide receiver Clemson 2013 16 EJ Manuel Quarterback Florida State 2012 10 Stephon Gilmore Cornerback South Carolina 2011 3 Marcell Dareus Defensive tackle Alabama 2010 9 C.J. Spiller Running back Clemson 2009 11 Aaron Maybin Defensive end Penn State 2009 28 Eric Wood Center Louisville 2008 11 Leodis McKelvin Defensive back Troy 2007 12 Marshawn Lynch Running back California 2006 8 Donte Whitner Safety Ohio State 2006 26 John McCargo Defensive tackle North Carolina State 2005 — No pick — — 2004 13 Lee Evans Wide receiver Wisconsin 2004 22 J. P. Losman Quarterback Tulane 2003 23 Willis McGahee Running back Miami (FL) 2002 4 Mike Williams Offensive tackle Texas 2001 21 Nate Clements Defensive back Ohio State 2000 26 Erik Flowers Defensive end Arizona State 1999 23 Antoine Winfield Defensive back Ohio State 1998 — No pick — — 1997 23 Antowain Smith Running back Houston 1996 24 Eric Moulds Wide receiver Mississippi State 1995 14 Ruben Brown Guard Pittsburgh 1994 27 Jeff Burris Defensive back Notre Dame 1993 28 Thomas Smith Defensive back North Carolina 1992 27 John Fina Offensive tackle Arizona 1991 26 Henry Jones Defensive back Illinois 1990 16 James Williams Defensive back Fresno State 1989 — No pick — — 1988 — No pick — — 1987 8 Shane Conlan Linebacker Penn State 1986 16 Ronnie Harmon Running back Iowa 1986 20 Will Wolford Offensive tackle Vanderbilt 1985 1 Bruce Smith ^ Defensive end Virginia Tech 1985 14 Derrick Burroughs Defensive back Memphis State 1984 26 Greg Bell Running back Notre Dame 1983 12 Tony Hunter Tight end Notre Dame 1983 14 Jim Kelly ^ Quarterback Miami (FL) 1982 19 Perry Tuttle Wide receiver Clemson 1981 28 Booker Moore Running back Penn State 1980 16 Jim Ritcher Center North Carolina State 1979 1 Tom Cousineau Linebacker Ohio State 1979 5 Jerry Butler Wide receiver Clemson 1978 5 Terry Miller Running back Oklahoma State 1977 12 Phil Dokes Defensive tackle Oklahoma State 1976 18 Mario Clark Defensive back Oregon 1975 19 Tom Ruud Linebacker Nebraska 1974 18 Reuben Gant Tight end Oklahoma State 1973 7 Paul Seymour Tight end Michigan 1973 26 Joe DeLamielleure ^ Guard Michigan State 1972 1 Walt Patulski Defensive end Notre Dame 1971 4 J. D. Hill Wide receiver Arizona State 1970 5 Al Cowlings Defensive tackle Southern California 1969 1 O.J. Simpson ^ Running back USC 1968 9 Haven Moses Wide receiver San Diego State 1967 22 John Pitts Safety Arizona State 1966 8 Mike Dennis Running back Ole Miss

Looks to me simply like their spirit to win and behave as men has been broken. Broken men don't tackle or swarm to the ball. They don't win their man to man match ups. They are beaten in every aspect of the game and whimper like the overpaid prima-donnas that they are.