Coach Tuesday

Some real jerks in this thread.

When you draft a CB (or any other player) in the top 20 your dream scenario is that he plays his way into being valued in the top 5 of his position by one of the top 5 organizations in the league. If you don't want to pay a guy like Gilmore, don't waste a premium draft pick on him in the first place, and/or use the fourth round pick they pissed away on a project QB to draft a potential replacement. By the way, the Panthers did something similar, they let Norman walk and waited until that draft to try to replace him, and it was a disaster.

And just to play this out - this issue isn't just that they let MG leave without shoring up their RB depth a year or two ago. MG should've been retained as a potential replacement for Shady, who many of us realize will not be here for more than another year or two max. THAT is where the mistake repeated itself this offseason, among other examples. It was a repeat of failing to retain Hogan who, while not amazing, could've handcuffed (i) Sammy's predictable injury-plagued 2016, and (ii) the loss of Woods this past offseason. The Bills cannot afford to let quality young players leave over a few hundred thousand dollars in value disagreement. Or if that's how they're going to be operating, they need to see those departures coming 2-3 years in advance instead of trying to plug leaks on the fly, during the draft.

The thing is, it's not the decisions themselves it's the lack of foresight and advance planning. What's predictable about the Bills is that they replace players on the fly, not a year or two in advance like quality organizations. The departures of Woods, Gilmore and MG could've been foreseen well in advance of this offseason (and I don't buy that Darby was drafted to be Gilmore's replacement - he wasn't; White was). The Bills continue to operate year to year and that's why they lack depth and rely on luck (which has never worked for them).

Good luck with that time travel...

Cardale was a waste of a 4th round pick that could've been used on a CB, WR or LB. He was a reach at that spot. He was worth, maybe, a 6th. That's the issue I have with this.

Anyone who honestly thinks this is about mental illness is, well, mentally ill.

My goodness, Whaley pissed away so many draft picks. What a terrible GM.

Probably so he can be closer to his biggest fan.

Boldin could teach Sammy a thing or two about toughness. I said it.

I been sayin' this for years!

I am so sure that injuries will plague the RB and CB spots this year, because the Bills have amazingly bad luck when they take risks with their roster. I could totally see Tolbert starting games in November at RB and Poyer switched to CB for a game or two, that sort of thing.

They were also very good at play-action, another staple of Dennison's offense. The fit is there.

The Giants: "Plaxico, we'll give you $10 million and all you have to do is not shoot yourself in the leg." Plaxico: "Oops..."

Are you counting zone blitzes or not?

Wrong, sir. http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-analysis/2017/2016-defeats We like to think that our readers are the smartest, most well-informed group of football fans out there, but odds are a lot of you are scratching your heads right now and asking "Who on earth is '52-P.Brown?'" That would be Buffalo linebacker Preston Brown, who has quietly started 46 of 48 games for the Bills since he was drafted in the third round in 2014. Brown hardly fits the profile of a big-play defender, with only three interceptions and one sack in his career. But Brown did a little bit of everything in 2016: Twelve run tackles for loss. Nine run tackles for stops on third or fourth down, including four with 1 or 2 yards to go. Seven tackles on completed passes for third-down stops. One tackle for a loss on a completed pass. One sack. One forced fumble.

Whoa this devolved into Snowflakes vs. Ted Nugent. Seems apt for 2017.

The only highlight was Rex's midweek firing.

I'm not a lefty. Keep swinging at air you blowhard.

You're right in line with him. Some of you folks are monotone. It's boring. What a coincidence that you're always on the exact same side on every issue.

Wow you're batschitt. Does GWJr. become president if he wasn't born a member of the lucky sperm club? Do you ever wonder why all of your well thought-out opinions end up in the exact place you were hoping they would when you started thinking about them? It's no coincidence, you're a partisan.

Sounds familiar...

http://www.gallup.com/poll/170822/believe-creationist-view-human-origins.aspx

Geico?

Belichick is probably the most scheme-flexible coach in the NFL - the exact opposite of Doug Marrone. Belichick will take a backup, or third-string QB and do his best to come up with a game plan that will ensure victory - the exact opposite of Doug Marrone. They could not be more different, honestly.