Mikie2times

I've made a few posts regarding MaGahee's lack of explosiveness, but I don't believe weight is the major factor. He could stand to lose a few pounds but dropping 5 or 6 LBs won’t morph him into a player that can break a 50 yard runs. Willis suffered one of the most catastrophic knee injuries any RB has ever retuned from, and 3 years later he still isn't near the player he was at Miami. RB's like Edge and Jamal Lewis said it took two years to recover from only one torn ligament, for the injury Willis sustained it's clear it will take much longer, or may never happen at all. In his current form he is still a damn fine RB, but lately I have been left questioning the pick more and more. Up until this point the Bills have gotten the best case recovery scenario with Willis, leaving the many satisfied with the pick. But I just don't see how the risk was justifiable then or now. Fumbles aside what huge dimension does Willis have that Travis didn’t? In no way am I suggesting we should have kept Travis, I just don't find Willis bringing much more to the table at this point. He's yet to prove himself as a pass catcher, and looks downright slow at times. RB's are a dime a dozen in the NFL and right now Willis just looks like a guy playing around the same level as his draft position would indicate, no more, no less. That would be fine if that’s all that was involved when he came here, but he also was out his first season, and with the intense media coverage surrounding his injury it seems like his ego is outgrowing his talent. This could lead to more $, and I can't help but think if your looking for a RB that year why Larry Johnson wouldn't have been a much better selection. All this negative crap and I still sport #21 on Sundays.

Even if Ralph is willing to do something he has never done before who's he going to entice? We will be picking from a pool of coaches that just got the axe, and to just assume the Bills will be allowed to cherry pick from that group would be a mistake.

The guys 44, it's not like he's losing it. When you have a head coach with such an in depth understanding for one side of the ball then having them call the plays isn't unusual. Shannahan is one of the best offensive minds in football, so if he wants to call the plays I don't think any less of Kubiak for it. Kubiak has still been OC in one of the most successful systems in recent NFL history for over a decade, and is as decorated as any assistant in the NFL.

Well if that’s true it would make sense.

Again are these type of coaches just growing on trees? Ralph’s been signing cost friendly coaches since the beginning of time so don't expect any former powers to return. Past that we will get to fight with a pool of several other teams, many of which willing to spend more money for coaches that got fired for doing a poor job with there former teams. I'm not saying that this is a bad move for some, but it just doesn't seem like Buffalo has the pull to bring in a solid coach with experience. Unfortunately we have been left getting coordinators on the rise, and both have not faired well. Other teams who don't have the pull to bring in the top coaches with experience bring in top assistants also. As we’ve seen some of those teams have had success, and some haven't. It's a crapshoot when you can't entice the big names with a big market, ideal weather, and big money. Unfortunately Buffalo's path to finding its coach is threw the assisistants and college ranks. We will hit one sooner or later, even if it takes another GM to do it.

The point is he's still an unknown commodity as an NFL head coach. Some of the best coaches now have taken more then one stint to find success. Who's to say that the Gregg Williams or Mike Malarkeys won't get much better with one head coaching experience under there belt? As R.Rich mentioned so many coaches have risen up the ranks following this path. I have no doubt Kubiak is a perfect fit for this team, and his credentials are outstanding, but the first job bust is always a possibility. That said if the Bills make the switch I would rather have him be our main candidate over anyone else.

I don't really believe the best path to success in the NFL is by drafting a first round QB. We all know the odds of most QB's making it and I just don't see the upside of tieing down cap room, and wasting games on developmental time. Every year teams acquire FA's, or make trades, and if you do that at least you have a known commodity. Past that you draft QB in the 3rd or later in damn near every year. The thought is eventually you might hit on a good one while your vet is manning the ship. I like this scenario better then having a first round qb learns on the field while your team deals with his growing pains, all the time hoping he does eventually pan out. So to answer your question, even if they do go in a different direction I hope we don’t draft another 1st round QB anytime soon.

It really is difficult to find a strong head coach, even more so if your not bringing in the right players. A clean sweep seems so drastic to me, but I do think TD needs to go, and wonder if MM will amount to anything this time around. Either way we should get a good idea by 2007 if it was TD, MM, or both. By then either MM will have a new GM getting players for him, or we will have a new HC. Either way I'm pretty sure one of the two main positions in GM, and HC will be different in Buffalo for 2006. If that happens to be MM then Kubiak is as qualified as any candidate, and I actually think his system fits the Bills well. He could be another Mularkey, but quality HC's with NFL experience don't fall off trees.

It's sad, the weather advantage was something I always looked forward to late in the year. It seems like only the TD era Bills have lost this edge since the Kelly days.

If Mularkey goes what stronger canidates are out there? I'm not on the MM lynch squad, just proposing a guy if he does get the boot.

He also utilized a mobile QB in Denver with Elway and Plummer, and has always had a dominating running attack. Doesn't this system seem like the perfect fit for the Buffalo climate, and the skilled guys we have?

How is this guy not a head coach yet? Check out the bio Kubiak Even though he doesn't have head coaching experience this is as seasoned as it gets for offensive coaches. IMO his style of offense would be a perfect fit for a mobile JP, and difficult climates. Edit: Kinda looks like Greggo

anybody check the link out?

Your right about people seeing what they want to see, I guess that’s why I was so skeptical before. In almost every peace of so called evidence you would have to be trying to interpret it as paranormal for it to even resemble that form. It seems like the paranormal is becoming more and more popular, and subsequently more "sightings" have been spotted. Out of all those so called sightings none of it was convincing enough for me to believe until the one I just saw. It really was chilling to see that figure shown on the thermal video, and for them to be unable to debunk it. By the way if people want to check out the thermal video here is the link Go to Exclusive Case Files on the upper right hand side You need quicktime to view it.

My girlfriend is pretty interested in the paranormal so I usually end up watching most of those ghost shows on the various networks. I tend to look at things on the scientific side, and without ever witnessing any paranormal activity all I had to go on was eyewitness testimony, and other questionable evidence. Some of the evidence looked like it had some merit, but for me to make the leap from non believer to believer I would need to see something pretty concrete. Yesterday we watched a show we often do called Ghost Hunters. IMO it has the most credibility of the paranormal shows because these people actually try and disprove evidence. They believe in ghosts, but at the same time they know they can only advance this way of thinking if they can produce evidence that holds up in the scientific community. I've seen a couple of things that looked questionable on the show before, but still was yet to be sold on the idea that ghosts exists. I was watching last nights show and it completely changed my beliefs on the subject. One of the methods they use to find paranormal activity is a thermal camera. They were using the thermal camera on last nights show and as they paned to a row of lockers in this basement you could clearly see a man wearing a hat. It was obvious to me the first time but when they rewound the film it was even more startling. You could see the outline of his body perfectly, and could even make out the clothes he was wearing. The staff of the hotel said the ghost down in that area was a guard, and by the look on the thermal it appeared like he was wearing that type of outfit. After they captured the image they paned back and the man was gone, but the number 2 which was painted on the locker was radiating heat. They tested all type of reflection theories, and did several other shots of the locker with thermal never picking up an image, and in each shot the number 2 never radiated heat. So after years of not believing I have finally witnessed solid enough evidence to believe the contrary. I was just wondering how other people felt, and if you don’t believe what would it take to convince you otherwise?

damn..rest in peace RP

I would like them also but perhaps with a slight change. Back in week one my girlfriend started to mock the grazing Buffalo, and it didn't bother me much because I liked it for historic reasons. I may not be old enough to have watched the Bills play in those uniforms but I'm a NFL history nut, and watched plenty of highlights with those uniforms on. I know the legends that put those uniforms on and how they brought Buffalo it's only championships. That said the grazing Buffalo just doesn't offer much appeal to those that don't know Buffalo's history. Perhaps they could incorporate the more active Bills logo while keeping the uniforms, and look the same. I think the white helmet in this link would be a good starting point. Looks similar to the helmets the electric company used to dawn. I also think a slightly modified version of these would have more appeal to new fans. Thoughts? Edit: Maybe make the base of the Buffalo on the helmet red, with the middle streaking part of the logo white, and keep it large like it is in the link.

Julian Peterson would probably be the best comparison to make as he also plays OLB. He tore his Achilles last year in SF, and has returned this year to start every game. Achilles injuries are pretty severe, even more severe then torn knee ligaments. Takeo has shown outstanding durability throughout his career so I imagine he is a quick healer, and will probably be ready by next season, but he probably won't be 100% at that point. If he ever does return to 100% it will probably be a little further down the line in 2007 perhaps.

The notables include Wayne, Givens, Randell-El, and Joe Jeravicious (sp?). Anything past that and your looking at a Veteran fill in, and if Moulds leaves we will need more then that to take his place.

oops, changed that

The Bills are a 4-8 team that seems to be coming apart at the seems right now, and despite the struggles they have still played an easy enough schedule to own the draft tiebreakers over the current top 20 picks. A couple weeks ago I tried to convince myself that home field will really make a difference for the Broncos, but how on earth do we stop the run? Then we have to play @CIN with Pittsburgh nipping at their heals, that smells like the SD massacre all over again. If this team still had something to play for I would give them a much better chance against NE this weekend, but I just don't see a huge response coming. We didn’t always see the Bills best effort in big games, so I’m just not all that confident they will come to play with only pride at stake. As for your records and scenarios I have it being pretty close to that, here is a rough estimate of our likely draft position with different records. Keep in mind we should win all tiebreakers which could make the difference of several spots if things get log jammed. 4-12 Best Case #3, Worst Case #5-----------0 Wins 5-11 Best Case #8, Worst Case #10----------1 Win 6-10 Best Case #11, Worst Case #13---------2 Wins

The Jets were a team I went out on a limb with but even with Bollinger I can still see them winning 2 more. I don't expect Oakland to be that motivated this weekend, and that’s how upsets happen when you got an away favorite. Then you have them going on the road to Miami, and Miami's play has been up and down all season. Rosenfield may have lit us up but he was horrible in his first start in Cleveland, and it's unlikely his success against us carries over. I agree that the Jets game should be the one we have the best shot in, but with two teams out of contention it probably comes down to who wants it more. I see the Bills losing the next three as a real possibility, and it potentially being Herms last game as Jets coach. If those two things end up playing out it would be hard to imagine the Bills bringing the same intensity as the Jets, especially on the road.

Thanks Pete Let me also add that some people have said the Jets/Bills game could have a huge impact on the draft order, and yes that theory would make sense. Is it a huge stretch for the Bills to get beat by NE, DEN, and CIN? I just don't think it is, and if the Jets win one out of OAK, @MIA, or NE we could be looking at the Bills/Jets loser being as high as 3, while the winner could drop to 10th or worse.

Including Buffalo 11 teams in the NFL are 4-8 or worse, and as this night mere of a season wears down some of us tend to think draft more and more. The following is a look at the future schedules of the teams 4-8 or worse, the current SOS which is used to break up ties, and the predicted final record. Next to the strength of schedule % is also the words, higher, lower or same, this is just indicating if the SOS will be on the rise or fall from its current number by seasons end. I can't tell what the exact number will be without doing some serious work, but we can get a pretty close idea by comparing the team’s schedules. I took a lot of things into account for the predictions, so if you feel they might be off feel free to ask why I made that prediction. Current Draft Order 1. Houston 1-11 (@Tennessee, Arizona, Jacksonville, @ San Francisco) Current SOS: .604 Lower Predicted 2-14 2. Green Bay 2-10 (DET, @BALT, CHI, SEA) Current SOS: .549 Same Predicted 4-12 3. San Francisco 2-10 (@SEA, @JACK, @STL, HOU) Current SOS: .563 Same Predicted: 3-13 4. N.Y. Jets 2-10 (OAK, @MIA, NE, BUF) Current SOS: .563 Lower Predicted: 4-12 5. New Orleans 3-9 (@ATL, ,CAR, DET, @TB) Current SOS: .507 Higher Predicted: 4-12 6. Tennessee 3-9 (HOU, SEA, @MIA, @ JACKSONVILLE) Current SOS: .507 Same Predicted: 4-12 7. Buffalo 4-8 (NE, DEN, @CIN, @NYJ) Current SOS: .465 Higher Predicted: 4-12 8. Cleveland 4-8 (@CIN, @OAK, PITT, BALT) Current SOS: .500 Same Predicted: 5-11 9. Baltimore 4-8 (@DEN, GB, MIN, @CLE) Current SOS: .528 Lower Predicted: 6-10 10. Arizona 4-8 (WASH, @HOU, PHIL, @IND) Current SOS: .514 Lower Predicted: 6-10 11. Detroit 4-8 (@GB, CIN, @NO, @PITT) Current SOS: .535 Same Predicted: 4-12 12. Oakland 4-8 (@NYJ, CLE, @DEN, NYG) Current SOS: .542 Predicted: 5-11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Predicted Final Draft Order only taking into account teams on the previous list 1. Houston--- 2-14 2. SF--------- 3-13 3. BUF------- 4-12 4. TEN-------- 4-12 5. NO--------- 4-12 6. DET-------- 4-12 7. NYJ---------4-12 8. GB--------- 4-12 9. CLE-------- 5-11 10. OAK------- 5-11 11. ARI--------6-10 12. BALT-------6-10

To be exact Bills pick 7th as of now