DeeRay

Well, at least you're honest. I like that. But at the same time, aren't you admitting that you have a tough time being objective.? I've been a Bills since the mid 60's but it doesn't mean I can't be critical of the path the front office is taking nor some of the things that are becoming more and more obvious to me. Watching the the gap widen betwen the bills and the other teams in the division angers me. And the thought.... just the thought... of the Dolphins overtaking the Bills is sickening.

Come on folks... all I did was sum things up. So you don't agree. Cool Doesn't make it any less true. Step outside your role of bills fan for just a moment... No bias. Seriously... Does anyone think that New England and the Jets will take a step backward this season? Does anyone think that the face of the Dolphins has not been substantially upgraded? Now, have the Bills substantially improved their team enough to compete with the Jets and Pats for a Div. title? As for my disparaging comments on Teflon Tom... well, they were well deserved....and not just soley derived from my opinion. What would you call 26-38? An accomplishment?

Well... not trading henry may come in handy. Who knows... what happens if Willis goes down...especially for half a season or more? It could be the difference between 8-8and 6-10.

Hey djfarr00 "fugged up" homo. Jeez... I really didn't mean to screw with your fantasy. When the Bills go 8-8 and I read your obituary I will take great joy...RIP fag!

So, if I'm doing my math correctly, you're giving Teflon Tom 7 seasons to right this ship? In two years when Clements, Moulds, Fletcher, Mike Williams, Lawyer Milloy, Troy Vincent, and Terrence McGee are gone, what will you say then? Will Teflon Tom need another couple more seasons? How many mulligans do you hand out to Teflon Tom? Is it relative to the number of Donahoe Cocktails you drink?

At the end of the season what it all comes down to is two teams fighting for one crown. I know that many of you Donahoe Koolaid drinkers think that the Bills are going to be there. Oh, really. Well, I got news for you…If you think this 9-7 team that got exposed vs. PITT at home are going to be better than last season…. You’re in denial or you’ve had one too many Donahoe cocktails. Lets talk the AFC East… after all, the road to the playoffs begins or ends right there… If you’re not in the sweepstakes for the division crown, you’re can’t even think beyond that. So what it comes down to is can the Bills win the division, and if not, how many “Ws” will it take to get a wild card invitation. Anyone think New England will slip a notch or two? OK, let’s say they do. Dropping down to from 14 wins to a 12 win team in the division ain’t too bad is it? I’d take that. And those of you that think because of the Charlie Weiss and Romeo Crennel exits the Pats are going in the tank, think again. Belicheck has absolutely no life outside of football. He eats, drinks, and sleeps football 24/7 and there ain’t anyone out there that will out work him. He’s figured out how to get 53 guys to play together regardless of their talents & skills. If any of you remember the bills SB teams… well, no matter how depleted they got in the mid 90’s, because they knew what it took to win, they were always in the thick of things until the team core just got too old and they addressed it too late. Now the Jets. Anyone think they took a step back? Well, if you do, then you must have been living on Mars over the past few months. At worst, they will match there last year’s Record. Herm Edwards has consistently has improved the Jets… and with Coles, Jolly, and Nugent, a team with a solid “O” line and solid “D”, just got better… last year’s 10 win team is a cinch to win 11 games. How about the Fins… Well, remember this name, “Hudson Hauck”. Yeah, this is the dude that put the Chargers O line back together in two seasons… and he did it with scrubs… not real high draft picks, nor big name free agents… and he’s going to take the Fins youngsters and do the same. Fins have very good WRs and a pretty good TE. Now they have at least a RB that make them credible and legitimate. Their QB, Feely, ain’t that bad… and with the new regime and a better performing O line, their offense has to be considerably better than a year ago. Their defense is stellar, and with the additions, even minus Surtain, they still have a top 8 defense. Let’s not forget that Saban was Belichick’s defensive coordinator when Belechick was the Browns HC. Clearly, though… the improvements and additions which the Dolphins made this offseason are much more so than did the bills. Now the Bills. Let’s talk the 2nd rated defense in the league last season. Is the loss of Pat Williams a big deal? Well, no, if you replace him with some +/> than him. The Bills didn’t and in doing so, just negated Sam Adams effectiveness. Sam cannot play well unless he has an upper echelon DT next to him. Otherwise he can be easily controlled. Let’s not forget this #2 defense, when pitted against > than .500 teams, got killed. The Jets game at home was the only> that the bills managed to beat…. And let’s not forget, as mentioned above, how PITT exposed the truth. Their D is a top 10er, bur without the heavyweights in the middle, they can be had. The Bills “O” is better simply by the subtraction of Bledsoe. But, the offensive line is a still an issue. At best, the bills have only solidified LG, RG, and RT. Center and LT…. The two most important components of any offensive line are problem areas. LT is a huge problem and Teague is barely adequate at center. If he’s surrounded by upper echelon O linemen, he’s OK. Without that, he sucks. No problem with WR/RB. Tight end? Big problem… Bills top two TEs go down in December with torn ACLs… No way either one is where they were performance wise before this December… and Kevin Everett is not going to be a player for at least a year or two. QB… well the trio of Losman, Holcomb, and Matthews can best be described as “brittle”. None have been able to sty healthy a full season of playing. Losman… maybe he gets a mulligan for last season and being injured. But essentially, he’s a rookie. Well, aside from Rothlisberger, there ain’t a 1st year QB in recent memory that took his team to the playoffs, let alone the promised land. SO, anyone think lighning will strike twice two years in a row? So the way I see it, the jets and Pats are flying at 30K feet. The Bills and Fins are flying at somewhere around 8K feet and are probably going to duke it out for somewhere between a7-9 and 9-7 finish. Now, why Roscoe Parish? Of course, we all know there’s a shortage of 5-9, 170 lb. Receivers. Hell, who becomes expendable? Fast Freddie, Sam Aiken? And Don’t we already have Terrence McGee Fast Freddie and Nate Clements to return kicks and punts? Isn’t Parish the same as Santana Moss? How many games has Moss missed due to injuries? So, how does this pick make sense?… even if Moulds costs $$$ next season, cut him and bring in a FA!!! If Parish was the only one there, trade the pick for more picks. And I still don’t see why Adam Terry didn’t get snagged…. Must be his 6’8” 330 frame exceeded their ht./wt. Criteria or they’re worried about feeding the guy. Someone once said “be careful what you wish for”. Well, I hated to see Polian take the fall for two losing Super Bowls. But I couldn’t wait for Butler to make his exit. But having gone through the misery of the last 5 drafts with Donahoe, I’ve come to appreciate the Butler era and how good Butler really was. San Diego was in a similar situation to Buffalo 5 years ago. San Diego, under the foundation that Butler laid is a much better team than the Bills. JB didn’t out live Ralph, but somehow I think JB is smiling down on us and has gotten the last laugh. Somehow, someway Teflon Tom has been able to con a multitude of Bills fans. As merciless as Dickerson was with Butler, I wonder how Teflon Tom would fare with that kind of constant sniping that JB lived with dayin/dayout. Teflon Tom has somehow managed to get a free pass. Well, when does that run out? How many more seasons of no playoffs will it take before this ‘multitude’ finally spits out the Donahoe Koolaid? Hey... I'm just the messenger. I'm neither negative or positive. I'm just bringing reality to the multitudes.... and the Bills improvements, if any, this offseason are not as good as the improvements the other teams in their division made.

that's because Donahoe is cognitively impaired. How else can you explain the last 5 years of rebuilding?

give me a break. neither one of these 2 worthless draft picks will see any significant time this season.... Parish will probably start the season off on IR.... and everett won't be active for more than 5 games.

yep... willis is OJ all over again... so just like OJ, the Bills draft his buddies ... like al cowlings, chandler..... and the bills record will be reminiscent of taht era as well. Oh well... no playoffs again.

Are you fugginn Blind? WTF? Donahoe's 5th year of rebuilding and this team just fell to 4th place in the division.... Ole Whitey is getting as senile as Ralph. Seriously... Do you think NE is going to slip more than a notch to 2nd? Do you think the Jets didn't improve more than the Bills? And Miami will win 7-8 games. Bills will be lucky to win 7 or 8.... This is 2001 all over again.

Yeah... and he'll play about as many games as Chrebet.

what a crock? Parish? There must be one helluva market for 5'9'' receivers that weigh less than 170 lbs..... Santana Moss Jr??? Oh, yeah.... anyone want to bet he doesn't play 50% of the games? I can see where this kid could lay some crushing blocks in the power running game. Everett.... ... right... another 6'4" 250 lb. tight end... another crushing blocker for the power running game. I guess Everett and Trafford will duke it out for the 4th TE position. Let me see... this is Donahoe' s 5th year of rebuilding. Well, the way I see it , the bills just dropped to 4th place in the division... perhaps we should give Donahoe another 5 years to reload this team. This is shaping up to be the worst Bills draft in recent memory.... Ralph just doesn't give a rats behind anyomore. If he did he'd have fired Donahoes arse along time ago. Hell, I'd take Stew BArber back in a heartbeat. I can't believe the BS that TD gets away with.

first of all.... predictions are like hemmoroids. every !@#$ has them. I'm sitting back and predicting only that the bills will play their 16 scheduled games. All it takes is another freak thing like the Troy Vincent one in training camp or an EM groin pull, A WM ankle sprain (or worse) and a prediction quickly goes up in flames. The fact that Sam Adams is now rendered completely useless without an extremely competent DT next to him should be reason enough to keep everyone's clam shut about predictions. This #2 ranked defense did not shut down a single above .500 team... except for the Jets... who essentially played most of that game with Chad Pnnington minus his right arm... and I'd hardly say that Bills D shut the Jets down. Everyone predicts positive things... and then they never happen. How the hell can we get off this stupid treadmill?

when will "NBC" be doing NFL games again???

Give it up Ganesh... folks want fantasy, not the truth. You're right about Shelton... The Bills have absolutely no interest in him, let alone his $3M salary.... if there is a trade between the Cards-Bills for TH, it will be straight up for the Cards #2... period. But... you can't say thing like this to the fantasy folks... they want to hear that TH is going to AZ for Shelton, Anquan Boldin, their #1 and their #2... They just don't understand reality... unfortunately, you do.

dude... the absolute best the bills can expect for Henry is a mid 2nd rounder.... if they get a high 2nd rounder (as you're suggesting), I guarantee no team will give up a ham sandwich or anything else for Henry, let alone a 3rd rounder. Henry's true market value is really only a 3rd or 4th rd. pick.... that's why no team is knocking the bills door down for Henry. For Christ sake... Dennis Green doesn't want to give up his 44th pick for Henry. THINK, DUDE... Henry has a year left on a very reasonable contract for any team to take on. If I'm the Bucs, why the fug would I give up a #2 and #3 for a player that, unless I pony up a boatload of cash, is only gonna play one season for me. You pipe dream guys kill me.... So mark this down... the best you can hope for is a mid 2nd rounder for Henry... nothing else.

give it up dude.... the bills have no interest in a $3M OT. Shelton ain't part of the deal... with Arizona, it's a #2 for Henry or no deal.

If this deal was gonna happen it would have happened already. Shelton is the hold up.... not Henry. Here's why... With the Bills signing of Gandy and Anderson, they've plugged a hole at starting LG and at backup tackle. Don't forget to factor in the other JP... Jason Peters... at the very least, with working out and all of the tutoring he's getting, combined with his atleticism, he's definitely going to be a much better player than he was a year ago. All of the experts out there are suggesting even if the bills were to get Shelton, the feeling is that if he's not the answer, Trey Teague is there to fall back on. Well, well, well.... those of you that think Tom Donahoe is going to aquire a tackle t $3.5M/yr and not be able to play up to expectations, please raise your hand... the rest of you can sit down and please hear me out. Yeah... the hold up is Shelton, so to speak. The Bills don't want him, and the cardinals don't want to give up a number 2 for Henry. I would have been ecstatic to get a 4th rounder for Travis a few months back. Now, it looks as though they may very well get the cardinals (44th) pick in round 2 even up for henry... that's what TD has been holding out for, not Shelton. So, the Bills are probably going to have two #2 picks.... and I'm thinking Dave Baas, Mike Nugent or Chris Spencer. Whichever one doesn't get picked may very well be there at 55 for the bills 2nd pick.... and then in Rd 3-4 they concentrate on a TE and, perhaps a tackle. Let's face it.... the cardianls are going to dump Shelton after June 1 if they can't move him. If the Bills want him, they can have him then... at a much more reasonable salary.... and with the 3.5M they're not paying him plus the $2M they won't be paying Travis, the Bills could have $8-$9M salary cap space to sign a post June 1 cap casualty or two.

Shelton will play RT for two reasons... 1) So that TD has a safety net when Mike Williams either reports to camp at 400+ lbs. or does another "Billy Edelin". 2) So that MW knows their is someone ready to take his job should he once again not perform up to his salary level. Shelton will likely play the same role as Marcus Price... only a little better.

You have to realize... the media...and guys like Mark Gaughn feel a need to always be right and make themselves look good... at the expense of other folks... case in point, a quote from his article.... True... but the way he writes it ..."gave it away last year to acquire quarterback J.P. Losman", although true, implies that the Bills may be a little hap hazzard in how they acquire peronnel... If Gaughn could leave his feelings and emotion out of this, he might have found that a more accurate way to state this is... lhe Bills will not be making a pick in the first-round of the April 23 NFL draft because they elected to select their 2005 1st round pick last year to select quarterback J.P. Losman". This is, in effect, what they did... they gave up a #2 and #4 in the process.. Gaughn is not alone... he's just another example of lazy bastard journalists who only like to pur their spin and stojan in print. if he wasn't so godamn lazy, he would research a topic thoroughly and report the facts... but, I guess after all... it is an editorial and its his opinion... so what, he till took the easy way out!!

how about we draft a guard in the later rounds and make him a WR? Do you just think because Clarret's big he can, or would want to, play FB... Just in case you haven't heard... the primary job of a fullback is to "blow up" LBs Dlineman, etc.... Clarret prefers to run behind blockers... not be one of them. A FB is a sacrificial lamb... you think Clarett could do that? If you do, you may want to go back and re-think that one, Einstein.

Imagine that? Who would have known? Why do I have visions of the "big dig" all over again? 10 more years before I retire and I've lived my entire life in NYS (WTF was I thinking?) As soon as I retire, I am so out of this pathetic sesspool of political incompetence and corruption.

dude... if your one role player away from SB at wr, then you role the dice on a guy because, if you are a legitimate/bonifide SB contender, you have... 1) a core nucleus of teammates that will hold Boston's feet to the fire and make him accountable. 2) you have all the pieces in place to go to a SB... defense, ST, Offense 3) you have a coach that won't take Boston's stojan 4) you have a GM that won't pay him more than a typical #3 wide receiver and a player that will accept that. TD won't pay and Boston wants $$$ for absolutely nothing in return... aint gonna happen The bottom line is NO on Boston.... this Bills team is in rebuilding mode and probably will be for another 2 seasons. So, this team is barely a playoff team and not a legitmate SB team. Their O line is unsettled, their QB situation is "green". Their defense takes a step backward this year because by letting Pat Williams go without a comparable replacement, Sam Adams now becomes totally useless. You also have a couple of DEs that are "average", at best... and a secondary that will have to be re-tooled at CB after next season cuz Clements is as good as gone.

what a crock of stojan. these a$$holes still don't get it. It's bull stojan like this that keeps the flow of hardworking taxpayers exiting NYS for "red" states that don't rape your earnings. And the olympics... another crock of stojan... whatever they spend to prepare for the olympics, they will never recoup... as Athens, ask Atlanta, Ask Salt Lake...

obviously you don't remember Merv Krakau.