Bob in STL

So basically we will suck everwhere and we need about 10 new starters? I too am worried about the defense. We just don't know how the front seven will play in the new alignment. We do not have a true NT on the roster and our projected DE's have never played DE in a 3-4. We don't know how our best lineman, Kyle Williams, will fit either. Schoebel will most likely retire. Maybin is a key, I sure hope he can step up and play. I do not think that McKelvin is going to bust. However, so far I am not seeing him as an improvement over Clements, who I did not see as an improvement over Winfield. The offense has needs at QB, LT, RT, WR, RB depth, a blocking TE, and even FB. This is a ponderous rebuild.

Right on. If we can find another 4 players this year that would be amazing. A trade down might be needed to do that. The best teams have used free agency to fill holes or add a missing piece. Your core players have to come from the draft. ... and this just in ... you then need to re-sign them when their contracts are up to avoid re-drafting the same positions over and over (see Bills - cornerback and running back saga).

If we draft a LT in later rounds he it will be developmental guy and starting him now would be as disasterous as last year with Bell at LT. If we draft a LT in round 1 you can still expect him to struggle at times. To me, Tebow is a 3rd round experimental pick, no more. Since we are not going to sign anyone significant in this draft we have to find starters in the first few rounds.

Jimmy Kennedy said he wanted to start --- not gonna happen in Minny. He also said he wanted to win --- not gonna in Buffalo, not this year anyway. To leave here without a contract offer is just bizzare. Means they were not on the same ground at all. He used the Bills to get Minnesota's attention.

Makes sense to build the trenches with with years draft and look for a QB with next years draft. No need to overpay for mediocre free agents right now. I sure would have like getting Wade and Kennedy though. Clearly, we are on a three year rebuild plan.

Suck with cap roon is better than Suck without cap room.

Why should the Bills have told him he would start? He has never been a starter at NT. Who negotiates that he will start? Ever? I have never heard of that? I saw enough of Kennedy in St. Louis to tell you he is one lazy player. Seems like a good guy but not the guy you can build around.

Thank you for sharing your expert opinion. I am sure it is based on working in the NFL front offices for the past 10 years. Great insight. Nix: "Hello this is Buddy Nix ... how much money does Kennedy want to play for the Bills? Agent: " uhhmmm $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years, plus all the Twinkies he can eat on the plane ride to road game. " Nix: "$4,000, 000 plus twinkies? What wrong with Ho-ho' s? We serve Ho-Ho's on our plane?

True, but history says the deal was not satisfactory. He would probably take a little less to stay in Minny and play on a winningteam.

+100 Well said. If we can just start winning that will change the culture. The players from our winning eras were most happy in Buffalo.

You have got to be kidding?

This is a guy I would like to see come here and turn his career around. Last season may be what he needed to get it going right. He would no doubt be an upgrade over McCargo and could be our best shot at a veteran that can take snaps at NT.

I watched it too. First time since the original game was player. My observations and comments: 1. Our defense was awesome. In fact, that defense was one of the best in Bills history. You might have to go back to 1964 and 65 to find a better one. The middle of that defense was very stout: Ted Washington/ Pat Williams at NT, Holecek and Cowart at ILB, Jones and Shulz at safety. Holecek had a monster game. Too bad Holecek and Cowart's careers were cut short by injury. 2. Our OL played with back up tackles and the Titans feasted on them. The Bills offense game plan was very bad in the first half. Too much passing and empty backfields. Surprised that RJ survived at times. 3. RJ had a good second half and we made adjustments to run more and better. A. Smith needed more carries, he was playing well. You could see that Thurman's career was finished in this game. 4. RJ's play at the end of the game, the one with one shoe, is his career highlight. That is all folks. If I were the coach I would have stayed with Flutie. I would not have made a disruptive change like that one. i am not a huge Flutie fan either, just saying that is what I would do. 5. DeHaven's mistake was the pooch kick. It was EXACTLY the kind of kick, in the absolute right place, to enable the lateral to work. It was a horrible call by an otherwise excellent coach. Even if we tackled them before or after the pass they are still in field position to pass it downfield, stop the clock and try a long FG. I remember calling for a deep kick, play it straight, cover the kick and make them beat our defense. Even the announcers called it. I will bet that kick is covered in Special Teams Coaching School 101 as what not to do. It would have helped if our players stayed in their lanes. 6. The refs blew the call on the field. From the positions that the passer and reciever were standing at there is just no way they should not have flagged the play. In real time speed the position of Wycheck's feet, way behind the line, and the position of the recievers feet, in front of the line, should automatically warrant a flag. There was no ref on the line to determine Wycheck's hand postion at release. Even on the best replay view, from release to catch the pass is slightly forward. It was close but had they flagged it on the field the Bills may have gotten the benefit of a non-overturn. 7. Fun to watch this game, until the very end. I was going to turn it off at the last kick-off but I just couldn't do it.

ditto

for a 2nd round draft choice?

With the 9th pick I would take McClain in a heartbeat. He will blow Poz and Mitchell away in no time. If McClain is gone and I had to have Williams I would try to trade down from 9.

Yes!! This signing proves that John guy must be awesome.

Close but not quite. This is what a the people want. 1. Hire a big name GM or someone from a front office of a good team 2. Hire a big name Coach or someone we heard of from a team in the playoffs 3. Sign big name Free Agents but only from good teams that we see on TV. 4. Trade all our whipping boys (Whitner, Kelsey, Schobel, Lynch, and Edwards to name a few) , each for a 2nd round draft choice. 5. Never sign players from bad teams. 6. Draft only players that the guys on TV or the internet say are good. 7. Never listen to or show any respect to Ralph Wilson. Even though he is the owner the owner that kept the team here for 50 years, he is old and therefore knows nothing. That about covers it.

"it" is the ability to read defenses and consistently make good decisions. Had to measure "it'. "it" is also the ability to make others follow you, believe in you, and play hard for you.

Wisenhunt is top notch and Bill Bidwell does not run the show anymore. His kid took over and is much mnorte savvy on the football side.

They said nothing malicious at all. The Bills need to earn respect with their play on the field plain and simple.

Not really a bad signing. We need a veteran RT because Jonathan Scott is gone and we know that Chambers sucks and was cut last year. I suspect that RT will be a competition between Meredith, Green and a rookie most likely drafted in the mid to late rounds. If Meredith is going to start he needs to beat out a veteran that has started in the past, not a rookie. If Meredith wins then Green may be kept for depth or cut. If Green beats out Meredith then we improved from where we are today. Hopefully the rookie RT can develop without getting thrown into the fray too early. This assumes we draft a Left OT in round 1 and Bell is his backup.

Yes. Ralph should just read STW and he would not need Buddy, Whaley or Modrak. Just think o the cost savings. What? No. Wait ... just kidding Ralph! That was a joke!

I looked for it and did not see it. Thanks. Porter would be a nice addition.