johnnychemo

Nice, sober analysis. Too bad the Lynch deal hadn't been done in time to keep Joique Bell on the roster, he showed some promise.

I think they'll want to see what they may have in Brohm. Fitz is running things now because he's earned it, Brohm isn't ready yet, and they are evaluating their wr's. It's a given that Trent wasn't going to put the ball into their hands much. I look at this year as full season audition for the future for these guys. They aren't going anywhere playoffs wise, so if they are going to be a part of the "new improved" Bills Nix et al. are building, this is their chance to show it.

I would imagine they will increase the roster size, both max and gameday as well. The extra games will mean more depth needed. I hope they cut down on the number of preseason games too!

Gee, RJ has a Super Bowl ring....

Not sure if they have to be injured, but I believe if you put in the 3rd QB, the other two are ineligible to return.

Weren't there reports that the Bills pursued McNabb when he was on the trade block?

Certainly not! It's just the visual -- when I saw his panic throw (falling down, ball thrown underhanded) it reminded me of that JP incident. I think when a QB give you Losman flashbacks, he's done.

that 3rd down play on the final drive where he threw it away as he was going down reminded me of the JP throw in his last game where he was almost on his back. officially done with Trent...

Let's see, now what could have happened over the course of the last decade to cause people to take the Bills lightly....hmmm.....

Rich Gannon, Jim Plunkett, Vinny Testaverde.....

I'd like to see Trent make the tight coverage throws where the receiver is only open for an instant as well as some throws where he trusts his receiver to make plays. I think one his biggest problems is that his definition of "open" isn't what it should be for this level.

In reality, he's doing his job. You guys are reading him and talking about his column. The value of that column in a literal sense is irrelevant, but it has served its purpose. Personally I find him contentious for the sake of being contentious and predictable.

You're both wrong. Wade was fired because he didn't wear headphones!

Must have been the longest three years of your life!

When I was a kid in the 70's my dad was a Cheektowaga cop. He was on the detail that was tasked with escorting the visiting teams from the Sheraton on Walden to the stadium on game day and then from the stadium to the airport. For that, the two cops used were given tickets to the game and a few bucks (cash usually). My dad used to use the money they gave him to buy me a ticket to the game (about half the time the visiting teams would just comp him the ticket.) As a result, I got to the games well before anyone else, even before the Bills players typically arrived. Sooooo, I we would hang out at the players entrance as they arrived and collect autographs. I have many of the greats of that era, including OJ, Fergie, Reggie MacKenzie, etc. I also met a number of opposing players of that era. The two that stand out are Ken Stabler and Joe Namath, both of whose autographs I have. Namath was great! He rode in his own limo, and my dad asked him for an autograph for me (I was far too starstruck to say anything) he said "Sure" to my dad and looked down at me with a great big smile, and grabbed the Bills logo on my coat and said "Where did you get that jacket kid?" Then he took me into his limo and we sat and talked about football, school, and such. He gave me his autograph and sent me on my way. Classy guy!

While I would agree that 3rd-and-long was a problem, the defense had to be essentially perfect with the anemic offensive output. A potent (or even less impotent) offense would have put a little more pressure on opposing offenses and taken a little off the defense.

In other words, he wanted the "TO" treatment!

Seems to me that going into the 4th tied or ahead that many times and winding up doing as poorly as they did points to conditioning (physical AND mental) as much as anything. Maybe the new regime will toughen these guys up. From what has been reported, things look to be going in that direction. If nothing else, considering the similarity in roster from last year to this year, we'll get a better indication of how much coaching plays a role in a team's success!

The difference here is apparently it would have worked.

Wait...is it April 1st again?

Well, you'd use one in the possessive, but it would come after the 's' not before. So "Bill's wins" refers to wins belonging to some guy named Bill, but "Bills' wins" would be wins belonging to the Bills.

Now THIS is funny!!

If this is the case, the Seahawks should be the ones worrying!

You could probably extend that to pretty much any position too.

Staubach was a Naval Academy student, and IIRC he had to serve some time (4 yrs I think) in the service after graduation before he could play in the NFL. No doubt that was what brought him down so low in the draft.