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After drafting Gilmore, Williams, Brooks and Rogers, we will still need some cornerbacks since McKelvin will likely leave (he will be a free agent) and Mcgee will not be back.

An additional negative: Williams is not an NFL corner and should not be playing.

1. Gailey, solely as the lead coordinator of the offense, is a vast improvement over what we had before his arrival. The 49ers game was a low point, but his offense can be creative and has made below average talent look better than it is. 2. Wannestadt needs to go. No adjustments during the game or at half-time. Unfortunately, he is no longer capable of being a defensive coordinator, for whatever the reason. Giving up more than 1100 yards in two games is beyond comprehension. 3. I like Fitz, but I am no longer a believer. I wonder how a top 10 qb would do in Chan's offense. Probably very, very well. 4. As a group, our linebackers (other than Barnett) are in the bottom of the NFL. 5. As a group, our wide receivers (other than Johnson) are in the bottom of the NFL. 6. Levitre, Byrd, Urbik and Rhinehart are all free agents after this season. We need to re-sign Levitre and Urbik or else the Bills will be starting over again with the o-line, the only unit that has shown improvement over the last couple of years. 7. Not sure why Brad Smith is on the team if we do not use the wildcat, he is not returning kicks, and Potter is trying to get touchbacks on kick-offs. 8. I guess there is hope for Gilmore, but A. Williams should not be playing and seems to be a bust. Probably the worst starting corners in the NFL right now. 9. The Bills are down to the fourth string right guard. Unbelievable, but typical of our bad luck. 10. The Bills have failed to develop a quality defensive end in years, which resulted in overpaying for Williams and Anderson. 11. I remember suggesting this years ago when Donahoe was the GM, but the Bills need a consultant to figure out how to fix this mess.

A. Williams looks like a bust (a McKelvin clone). He can't cover. Gilmore is not playing well, at least not yet. Dareus has regressed this year and Sheppard is disappointing. Troup, Carrington, and J. White were misses, for different reasons. Nix's better picks seem to be Spiller and potentially Glenn. What other draft picks by the Bills over the last three years have met or exceeded expectations? Do the Bills have any starters drafted in the fourth round or lower over the last three years? Maybe Moats, but he may have been benched today. Is it, at least in part, the coaching? Not sure when Levitre, Wood, Byrd, Johnson, K. Williams and Poz (if he was still here), are among our best players, all drafted before Nix became GM. I am certainly not suggesting that Modrak did a good job, but I am starting to worry that Nix has drafted poorly. I remember when the Bills drafted A. Winfield. He was plugged in immediately as the third corner, and he played really well in his first year. I have not seen that ability with Williams or Gilmore.

During the game, I noted our safeties and smallest linebackers trying to fill holes that were huge. The running backs were charging at our defenders without being touched or slowed, so the running backs had momentum and the opportunity to run through our guys. You can't put our smallest defensive players in that kind of situation play after play. It is a mismatch.

The second half of the game was one of the worst defensive performances of all time. Wanny had an awful game plan against the Jets in the opener and again yesterday. The Jets have done nothing on offense since they played us and they destroyed us. This game was humiliating. I know this is the topic in another post, but he really deserves to be fired for these performances.

Does not need to be Mangini, but someone who can help with the defense. I like the idea, not sure about who is out there who could fill this role effectively.

Wanny should be fired for this performance. I really do not think this is an overreaction. It was that bad. I watched the game at a sports bar with no sound for the game. Did Wanny switch the defense alignment for the second half? I saw Scott a lot in the second half and the Patriots ran the ball very effectively. If yes, why didn't he switch back to the base defense after the first series of the second half?

There really does need to some kind of an action plan to make sure the Bills stay in Buffalo, the elements of which could consist of the following: 1. Make sure all home games are sold out this year and (as suggested) reach out to Bills fans outside of Buffalo to buy tickets. 2. Emails and other communications to Gov. Cuomo and Sens. Schumer and Gillibrand noting the importance of the Bills to Western NY and NYS and that any voting decisions will depend on their efforts to keep the Bills in Buffalo. 3. Emails and other communications to Goodell. 4. Setting up a website (i.e., savethebills) and take donations to cover costs associated with retaining a PR firm, lobbyists and lawyers. 5. Outreach to the fan bases of other teams. Make this a national issue. I think the fans of most teams would be sympathetic (i.e., the Browns), paricualrly since the Bills are a hard team to dislike (we are not the Cowboys or the Pats in this regard). 6. Most of all, plan for the worst case scenario and make efforts now, before anything has been finally determined.

The value of the franchise will increase dramatically if it is moved to another city, such as LA. The current market value is based on the team being in Buffalo (with Buffalo economic realities and an old stadium). In LA, with a new stadium, the value of any franchise could be more than double.

Not sure if this is coming from the Bills. I would assume that as part of any deal on the lease and stadium improvements there will be significant financial penalties for a lease termination for, among other things, to cover construction costs. This would be a commitment (of sorts) and would make it more dificult and expensive to move the team in the future. I really get the feeling that this is all on New York State and, specifically, Cuomo. I don't think he wants to committ the money.

Cuomo does not "feel" the Bills nor the importance of the team to Buffalo. The proposed stadium improvements are modest, particularly in terms of overall cost and in relation to other recently constructed new stadiums or renovations and the Bills do generate income for the state, including income taxes. I really think there is no excuse for this.

Absolutely need to go after the governor about this. Cuomo is playing with fire here with a 90 something year old owner and an expiring lease in one of the smallest NFL markets. Delay is not acceptable in these circumstances.

Can this guy play? I understand that he knows the playbook, but he really did not look good last year or in preseason this year.

Even with an improved defensive line, I think we all undersestimated potential problems associated with having a rookie CB, a second year CB, and a second year middle linebacker as starters at key positions on defense. Combine this with an average QB and a depleted WR corp, and you have the ingredients for some significant difficulties, particularly early in the season.

The Toronto Sun article posted on the front page about Fred is a lot more negative and mentions surgery after the swelling goes down. Is this right? Have not seen this reported anywhere else.

Maybe having Gilmore, Williams, Moats and Sheppard all out there starting on the defense is too much to overcome in terms of lack of experience? Gilmore and Williams looked lost today and played poorly. Sheppard seemed to be blocked out of making plays on a regular basis and seems frozen in place in pass coverage. Did Moats make any plays? Does he have the ability to play outside LB? Interesting that McKelvin, a veteran player, still could not beat out Gilmore or Williams to start at CB. I think Gilmore will be okay, but I am not sure whether Williams, Moats or Sheppard should be starting.

If it is a LCL sprain, does anyone know the average recovery time?

Sorry, in a very negative mood. Yes, Spiller looked good today, but I wish he didn't fumble at the end of the second quarter. Assuming Fred is out for some period time, at least we have Spiller who can carry the load.

1. Team was unprepared and out coached on offense, defense and special teams. 2. The Bills gave the Jets something they lacked going into this game: confidence in Sanchez. Very unfortunate that we could not convert the Sanchez interception into points. May have changed the entire complexion of the game and the Jets confidence in Sanchez. 3. Our corners (Gilmore, Williams and McKelvin) looked horrible today. Not sure why the Jets receivers were open all of the time, regardless of the down or situation. I am really worried about Williams. I have doubts whether he should be playing. Kind of surprised that Gilmore played as badly as he did. I know he is a rookie, but he looked really bad today. Teams have all three of these guys to exploit this season, and McKelvin has been a target for years. Can't hide these guys, they can be isolated and taken advantage of. 4. Overall, our defensive play was horrible. One of the worst overall performances I can recall. 5. Was there a defensive game plan? No pass rush hurt. Rush defense was okay, but I often noticed that Sheppard had been blocked five yards from where the defensive stop was made. The Bills could not get off the field. Ever. Why did the secondary look so lost all game? I don't think they made one pass break-up all game. They were playing yards from the receivers and they were beat badly on every pass play. 6. On offense, what kind of game plan targets Revis and Cromartie? Should have thrown away from them to Chandler, Nelson and the running backs. A poster recently posted whether the Bills had the two best corners in the NFL. They do not (not even top 30), but the Jets do, and it showed today. 7. Moorman punted poorly today. 8. Not sure what to say about Fitz. Just a really bad game. Same with Byrd. 9. Not sure if Landry was the one who hit Jackson, but I noticed that Landry did make some dirty plays during the game. I thought the hit on Jackson was dirty. 10. Best play of the game for the Bills was Chandler giving Ryan a bit of an elbow as he was going out of bounds. 11. Stevie did not look right to me today. We do not have the wide receivers (other than Stevie) to really challenge defenses. 12. We made Stephon Hill of the Jets look like an all pro. He looked raw, lost and overall pretty bad during preseason.

I was kind of worried about Wanny before the start of the season. Against the Jets, there was no pass rush, the secondary looked absolutely lost, and our corners were exposed on every passing play. Didn't matter whether it was a short pass or a long pass, there was no coverage. Really poor start and makes me wonder if Wanny knows what he is doing. The defensive game plan was non-existent. Overall, one of the worst performances I have ever seen from a Bills defense.

Darreus is Nix's best pick so far, even if a no-brainer. Gilmore seems to have great potential. For a high first round pick, I think Spiller has been a bit of a disappointment, but overall, Nix is doing a better job with our first round selections, with caveats that Darreus was the obvious pick and Gilmore has not played in the regular season yet. We should not forget that Maybin and McKelvin were our first picks in the two years prior. We really need A. Williams and Sheppard to perform this year. Both play key positions. If they do not play well, you would have to give Nix a poor overall grade for the 2010 and 2011 drafts. Too early to grade the 2012 draft, but if Gilmore and Glenn play well as rookies, then this draft is on its way to being above average. Not sure what we have with Searcy, Moats and Carrington. We will see. Best recent draft was in 2009. Sure Maybin was a total bust for us, but Wood, Levitre and Byrd are all close to all-pro caliber players.

I think that Hagan or Easley is re-signed to the active roster after Brooks is put on IR on Tuesday. Another possibility is the Bills sign a free agent CB.

Do we know if he was signed to Cleveland's active roster or practice squad?

So Carrington made it (as a DT)? That is a surprise. I expect we will take advantage of the new IR rule for one player and eventually waive Thigpen after Jackson learns the playbook. That will open up two spots on the roster for a wide receiver and another DB since McGee is still recovering from his knee problems.