johnnychemo

If memory serves, Reed dropped a hell of a lot of passes that year too. I always believed the pressure of being the #2 guy was a bit much for him. I'd still take him as the role player he was the last couple of years though.

I guess that COULD be interpreted as a compliment....

This. And the O couldn't score, so the D had to be practically perfect. With a decent offense, the D would look much better.

These type of articles always kill me. We're still two months away from training camp, and they are dooming and glooming. I'll bet at least 3 teams on this list make the playoffs this year and have what will be considered a successful season.

Looks like another long season... Week 1 Buffalo vs. Miami - LOSE Week 2 Buffalo vs. Green Bay - LOSE Week 3 Buffalo vs. New England Patriots* - LOSE Week 4 Buffalo vs. NY Jets - WIN Week 5 Buffalo vs. Jacksonville Jaguars - WIN Week 6 BYE Week 7 Buffalo vs. Baltimore Ravens - LOSE Week 8 Buffalo vs. Kansas City Chiefs - WIN Week 9 Buffalo vs. Chicago Bears - WIN Week 10 Buffalo vs. Detroit Lions - WIN Week 11 Buffalo vs. Cincinnati Bengals - LOSE Week 12 Buffalo vs. Pittsburgh Steelers - LOSE Week 13 Buffalo vs. Minnesota Vikings - LOSE Week 14 Buffalo vs. Cleveland Browns - WIN Week 15 Buffalo vs. Miami Dolphins - WIN Week 16 Buffalo vs. New England Patriots* - LOSE Week 17 Buffalo vs. NY Jets - LOSE

I think the Maybin pick has Jauron's fingerprints all over it. The coach got the guy he wanted in the end. OC was Jauron's call as well. Chan Gailey? Gotta wait and see how that pans out, but I'm skeptical myself. Free agency - are there really that many free agents you are dying to see sign with the Bills? For any top notch talent who could basically write their own ticket (and how many of them were free agents this year?) the recent history of the team would be a tough selling point, and these guys don't seem to have the "drive a dump truck full of money up to 'em" mindset (A Good Thing) either. I would say the new regime has to undo a decade's worth of decay, and it ain't gonna happen in one offseason. You are looking at 2 seasons (minimum) of bottom dwelling mediocrity before they can beef it up (the right way through the draft and younger players) to be contenders. The more they try to quick-fix it, the longer it will be before it finally gets done right. This is the first time in a long time I've seen the Bills look like they've got a decent plan and the stubborness to carry it out. That said, I'm willing to give them a the benefit of the doubt until they fail miserably, then sit back and say "I knew it all along!"

I thought I saw him at the airport with a "George Siefert" sign last week....

Whitner is more of a check swing foul into the catchers mitt....

I'd be more inclined to believe the concussion at AZ broke him if he didn't play so well against the Chargers his first game back. Maybe there was a setback after that game related to the concussion that wasn't reported or something, but to see him play well right after coming back from the injury then tank makes me think there was something else.

This. Yes its a tough call between the two, and there's probably no "right" answer, but I'd go QB.

It's worth noting that the last QB this franchise really developed was Joe Ferguson. Kelly cut his pro teeth in the USFL and came to Buffalo as a more or less finished product.

You mean more than once?

HUGE assumption....how do you know he wasn't a legitimate candidate from the start?

The REAL question is - does he have a dog and has he been walking it lately??

Start Hamden, let him play the first half, then put in Brohm. Takes the pressure of Brohm, as he's not the starter and not likely expected to do much more than dip his toe into the deep end of the pool. In other words, treat it as a preseason game. Put in Johnson and Hardy too. No reason not to.

Coaching is also an issue, as poor technique contributes to injuries as well. You won't avoid all injuries, but properly conditioned athletes with sound technique are less likely to get injured.

I think we also saw a little of the Kelly gunslinger attitude in him, and after Todd Collins, Billy Jo Hobert, Rob Johnson, Doug Flutie, and Drew Bledsoe, we were looking for a guy who had the attitude. Unfortunately, he couldn't back it up on the field.

Too obvious. Add to that the point that this offense is likely history come January and do you want to cram it down his throat for maybe one or two games at the end of a lost season and I think we may have figured it out...

Hitler already? Talk about overkill...

If we're picking prototype qb's, I'll take a Peyton Manning type hands down.

While I like TO as a Bill, and I certainly noticed him helping Wood off the field, I've always thought Buffalo was like a purgatory for him. If he keeps himself behaved then after one year he can look to a contender and his agent can say "See look, he's a kinder, gentler TO. He spent a year in Buffalo, train wreck that it is, and was a model citizen" to try and get him a ring before he retires. Funny thing is, he's got way more legitimate beefs with this team this year than he has had in the past.

The world won't end until the Bills are 35 points up with under 30 secs to go in the Super Bowl. So in other words, don't worry, be happy!?!

And consider the time bomb that set into motion...I blame Marv overpaying Dockery and Walker for the whole Jason Peters fiasco.

I kinda feel sorry for him. I don't think that Jeff Fisher has any friends. If you play the interview backward, you can hear him confess to killing Kennedy too.

You want the guy who can't cut it on the Browns as our next QB? Who was the last guy we developed? Kelly cut his teeth in the USFL. This franchise hasn't developed a QB since arguably Ferguson, though some consider his dev hindered rather than helped by this organization.