Nihilarian

I can recall guys like Kirby saying he wasn't worth a roster spot and yet...I remember the guy making first downs and stepping up in some games. Hogan played in 83% of the snap counts in that last game against the Jets. He was the leading Bills WR in that 2nd game against the Patriots and against the Titans, Giants. Looks to me like he was the #3 WR on the team for a lot of the season and was the #2 WR in that last game against the Jets. Losing him hurts the team IMO. Wonder what Bills fans will say after Brady turns him into another Welker-Edelman type. Who knew about Welker when he was playing for the Dolphins? I can hear the hype now for his nickname.

It goes more like have to haves and all look to be on the defensive side due to scheme changes. Starters NT DE LB LB WR Backups WR OG OC CB To the fans that think losing Hogan to the Patriots is nothing. I remember the guy making first downs and stepping up in some games. Losing him hurts the team. Hogan played in 83% of the snap counts in that last game against the Jets. He was the leading Bills WR in that 2nd game against the Patriots and against the Titans, Giants. Looks to me like he was the #3 WR on the team and was the #2 WR in that last game against the Jets. Also talking about that last Jets game and some notes McKelvin made 5 tackles and 1 INT in that last game against the Jets. He was also in 95% of the defensive snap counts and 4% of ST snaps. Starting CB against the Jets Rambo played in 82% of the snaps, 2 tackles, one assist. One of my favorite players. starting S against the Jets Mario played in 100% of the defensive snaps 1 sacks, 2 tackles. Only one other Bills player was in on 100% of the defensive snaps and that was Lawson. The Bills will need to find at least two starters in this years draft and hopefully more.

Hey, it could happen. But for some reason, this reminds me of 2010 all over again with the team switching from Jauron's 4-3 to Edwards and his 3-4 then realizing the talent didn't fit the player talent and then try and go back to the 4-3 again. What's Mike Pettine doing these days and will he be brought in for the 2017 season?

What's even more disturbing is that even after a dreadfull year on defense the FO wants to keep Ryan, hire his brother and allow a complete revamping of the defense with an all pro front four. So, after this plan fails the team will decide to change course again next year or the year after and start rebuilding the defense again.

When the team actually spends a top pick on an offensive line player they have generally panned out. Eric Wood was a second #1 pick and Levitre was a second #2 pick. Cordy Glenn was a #2 pick and so far Cujo with a 2nd pick is a bust. What does it say about Henderson and Kounandjio when a guy like Jordan Mills comes in off the street and plays as well as the starter and backup. The Bills were incredibly lucky to find an all pro OG (Incognito) just sitting there off the street to fill in and it's good that they signed him for another three years. The thing is if they really want a high chance of a decent player for the line at RT-RG they will need to take them in the first or second round. Alas, it looks like this year those first few picks will be spent on the defense for Rex.

For sure Rex Ryan will have revamped the entire defensive line by the time he is done in Buffalo and neither Kyle or Marcell are NT's or DE's. Then Hughes is too small to fit his 3-4 5 technique but should do alright as an OLBer in his 3-4 under. The Bills will need to find some bigger DE's and a full array of linebackers to fit his 3-4 two gap scheme. That is... if he continues to run that scheme. However, we all saw some games in which Ryan ran his one-gap scheme like Wade Phillips does and managed to put some serious heat on the opposing QB. The opening game against the Colts in which the Bills brought substantial pressure on Andrew Luck by actually blitzing on 25 of his 55 of Luck's pass dropbacks. We all saw this again in the second Patriot game in week 11 in which the Bills defense managed to get so much pressure on Brady that he was literally screaming at his O-linemen. (50% of Brady's dropbacks) The Bills brought more pressure than ole Tom had seen in the past seven years and that was without Aaron Williams, Kyle Williams and Mario Williams. We saw some similar games against Miami 2x and the Jets 2x and the best and brightest of those was in knocking the 10-5 Jets out of the playoffs in week 17. The Bills brought a lot of pressure on Fitz that entire game and managed 3 INT's without Gilmore. It looked like when Rex Ryan really wanted to win he actually had his team well prepared, well disciplined and actually got some pressure on the opposing QB's. What was most unusual about the 2015 Buffalo Bills season under Rex Ryan is that he is noted for running a blitz-heavy scheme to the tune of 50%-55% in 2009-2010, to around 35% to 40% 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 seasons. Then he comes to Buffalo to sometimes blitz less than 10% some games last year. Ryan has even stated that "he will bring everyone known to man at you" and yet for the most of 2015 he didn't. Now Ryan could have been attempting to copy Jim Schwartz in his 4-3 front in which he blitzed very little but managed to lead the NFL in sacks. I saw that Ryan actually had his players in a "wide-nine" formation now and again but who knows what the assignments were and if they were still playing in a two-gap because clearly they managed almost no pressure on the QB aside from those few games I mentioned earlier. Stating that, should Ryan throw all those bizarre multiple fronts (like that lame wide-nine we saw) in the garbage can and simply run his blitz heavy 4-3 under one-gap scheme like he has in the past then the 2016 defense should be a whole lot better at pressuring the opposing QB. Far, far better than 31st in sacks, 31st in QB pressures. Then again. we could see that same lack of team discipline, lack of preparedness in another mess of a defense like we all saw for most 2015.

Probably because they look at him as a replacement to Edelman. The guy was good for quite a few first downs when needed and isn't that exactly what the Patriots used Welker, Edelman for?

Yep, she is bat loon crazy as hell. Texting other players and their wives with all sorts of craziness. Her latest is she made death threats to the team for getting rid of her husband. No NFL team is going to touch him now.

HA! He will fit right in with Buffalo because they were already doing that most of 2015. The late play calls, the late player substitutions, lack of team discipline with defensive players not ready when the ball is snapped. But the players love him because they aren't held accountable and the fans will love to have a beer with him. The 2015 NO Saints were 32nd in points allowed and 31st in yards...The Saints set a new league record for the most passing touchdowns allowed with 45 and were considered by some to be the worst defensive team in NFL history.

Question: You know what's great about hiring a top head coach that knows talent when he sees it and knows how to build a winning team? Answer: That the team can scrap just about every star player on the team and build a winner out of a bunch of nobody free agents and nobody draft picks. All he needs is a few rah-rah type older vets to lead the young players and show them the ropes. Then this new HC will coach up those young players and even coach up the players that weren't so good previously on the team. End product you have a playoff team with no problem with cap space just yet and a bunch of young players who believe they can win! The bottom line is the Buffalo Bills haven't hired him yet.

C'mon man, don't go bursting bubbles around here. It's that Buffalo Bills eternal optimism that says the Bills will be fine no matter what! Meanwhile Miami and the NY Jets will suck and maybe Brady breaks a leg sometime between now and the season starting.

Buddy, is that you?

That really is crazy money for a guy with 7 starts who went 5-2 was not so great at times. The Brockster, the RB from Miami in Miller, an O-lineman all for a mere 126 mill over four years. The Texans were desperate for a top starting QB, but man what a huge gamble. Then John Elway must have a backup plan with someone in mind...

Oh, I dunno. all that money for 7.5 sacks in 2015 and 6.5 in 2014 seems kinda cRaZy to me! Did the Giants overpay for defensive end Olivier Vernon (five year, $85 million, $52.5 million guaranteed) WOW! http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/14982/olivier-vernon Same with the Broncos Brockster to Houston for a Brinks truck with only 7 starts and a really crappy QB efficiency and the Texans added the Dolphins RB Miller. Plus, O-linemen Jeff Allen equals 126 mill over four years for three players. Seems odd that Elway would let his QB leave, but then he let Tebow walk too after a playoff win. So, he must have a backup plan in the works. Gonna be interesting to see. Cleveland was raped in free agency by losing four starters...but they kept Johnny Football WR Travis Benjamin to the Chargers and C Alex Mack to the Falcons were the biggest.

Just in terms of a new coaching staff with Adam Gase as HC, they should improve from the fools previously running the team. I like new HC Adam Gase and everywhere he went the QB got much better and they should run the ball much more than last year. In fact, they almost have to when you consider they were 32nd in rushing attempts last year. Depends on what they do to upgrade that O-line to protect Talleywhacker and their current GM did build a solid line for the Jets. Still the a lot of free agency to go and the draft so we will see as the season gets closer.

See, this is where I think Bills fans have it all wrong. First, it wasn't Tallywhacker who stunk it up last year as the guy threw for 4208 yards with 24 TD's and only 12 INT's This with two fools running the team in Philbin and Campbell along with two different OC's for the season. Look at what they did to the QB in forcing him to try and win games with his arm. 588 attempts passing vs only 344 rushing attempts and the Dolphins were 32nd in rushing attempts. I think new HC Adam Gase will set up the offense the right way and if they fix that offensive line they could be a real force next season. Also, Mario William's is upset that so many say he quit on the team and he took heat for it all last year. From what I'm hearing is that he is pissed and highly motivated to make opinions around the league change and is the reason he wanted to play for Miami.

Names...BRUCE!

I'm hoping it's in the first three rounds as they really need an upgrade there. I'm also hoping that Jahri Evans was brought in for something other then motivating Cogs. It would be great to have a solid 5 players on that line for Roman to run a complete offense.

Signing Richie is great news for Bills fans!

+1000 Whoever pushed Ryan to the Pegula's to hire after a 4-12 season with the Jets should be taken to the woodshed. Now we get a second season of his nonsense....or more!

Last season Eagles OG Evan Mathis was offered 5.5 mill per from a team and he chose to take less pay to play with a contender. He was rewarded with a super bowl ring and I commend him for doing what he did to get that ring. In the beginning of players careers, I think that most only want the money and as they age and see how few players actually get a super bowl ring. Then that desire for a ring usually grows as time goes on. After 10 seasons in the league, Mario should have enough money stashed away to not be that concerned about his next contract. I dunno, perhaps he has money issues due to some bad investing. Kinda difficult to believe, but it happens. If I were in his place I know I'd rather sign with the Panthers, Patriots or Cardinals rather than the Dolphins / Giants with new coaching staffs. At this point in his career, I would think they only thing left to accomplish is to get that ring. So yea, it is sad and disappointing that all he is concerned about is the money.

That is rather sad to hear and it does change my opinion of him.

It is crazy. Anyone else notice that the running game was still pretty good even with Shady on the sidelines? This FO saw first hand what a top OG can do for not only the pass / run game, but in making the two players along side of him better players. Unless it's a ridiculous amount, pay the guy. Then sign Jahri Evans to play RG

The point was the defense didn't just "merely disappoint" and the biggest reason for this was the difference in sacks between 2014 and 2015 and the ranking from overall ranking #4 to #19. The primary reason for that discrepancy was the lack of pass rush due to the scheme. It has to be more then clear that Ryan didn't run a one gap scheme very often or the team would have had more sacks!!! It's also why Mario and Dareus were complaining about the scheme all season! It wasn't just Mario who didn't have as many sacks as it was the entire team and more significantly that entire highly paid defensive line. Plus, you can't compare the Bills 2015 defense to what Ryan did historically simply because last years defense hardly blitzed at all and Ryan was noted in the past for blitzing a lot. As for the bold, it's not wrong and I took that verbatim from an article I linked. It was written by an ex D-line player who played for Bucs and Jets who commented on the Bengals game and as he stated that was the way they ran alignment when they were in a base 3-4. There was a reason why the team went from 1st in the NFL in sacks in 2014 to 31st in 2015 and it had very little to do with the players or their effort.

The Jets are letting Fitz test the open market and he wants Bradford type money. Perhaps RG3 will end up with the Jets when they take another look at Geno.