Max Fischer

In other words, it's easy to be an armchair-Madden GM then have to deal in the real world. I've still yet to see a list of players over the last few seasons TD/Bills SHOULD have signed and/or kept AND at what price. Again: Name ONE bad signing and who the alternative would have been; AND name one Bill you would have kept and at what price. Like everything in life, it's easy when it's in a fantasy world. I would have LIKED to have had a better kicker: but who did TD miss? I would have LIKED to have had a better LG but I can't think of one TD/Bills could have signed/traded/drafted but failed. I would have LIKED a better QB last year -- but WHO? How would it have happened? What if we DID NOT have Bledsoe? Would we have Law, Spikes, Vincent, Adams, Moulds, Losman or McGahee? Remember: EVERY move has a domino effect. There is a consequence for every action. If you signed one player it doesn't mean someone we LIKE would have been available to sign/trade/draft. Example: we SHOULD have picked so-and-so in the draft and picked the higher draftee in the "next round." Huh? What makes you think they still would have been there; there are 31 other teams with similar draft lists -- it's a totally unpredictable domino effect. Another: if we had made that field goal in the second quarter we would not have lost 17-16. Huh? In fact, the WHOLE game would have changed if you made the FG: time/moments/decisions don't live in a vaccum. May have got blown out if that happened.

1. What contract do you think these guys will sign? What will it take? Total base salary and bonuses. Bills don't sign players in a vacuum. 2. How does the money work out with your two cuts? 3. Why would all these guys sign with the Bills? 4. What team will take Henry off our hands? What is good trade value? What if no one takes your demands? What then? 5. Do you wait until you trade Henry? If so, who will still be available? What will it cost? 6. So I assume you DON'T know the health status of our TEs (or any player for that matter). 7. Is there really great LB and CB depth in the draft? 8. Sounds like you're rolling the dice on Lindell. Not that I disagree but I'm sure you'll find a reason to second guess TD. 9. Yes, more needs to be done, but you'd think the first regular season game was next week. To sum up: you're plan looks a bit shaky. To many things totally out of the Bills control. Where are your backup plans? Unfortunately your plan has a domino effect, if one piece doesn't work the rest probably can't happen. What if there are 4 other teams that will "overpay" for one or more of the players you site? Fact is, you don't, but I'm certain TD and the Bills management does.

Last year I would have taken the Pats but only if Belichek, Weis and Crennel were part of the deal. Now, I'm not so sure I'd take the current roster -- coaches or not. Pittsburgh - maybe, see if they can keep the team together. Philly - Maybe, now it seems like a two-game losing streak could make them unravel.

I'll just reply by making the same post over and over until someone can provide a well reasoned reply. Besides our "cap hell" year (when Bills had no money), all I know is we haven't signed many terrible FA lately. It's amazing to me how many people freakout but can't name a single player TD/Bills have "missed." How many can name a single player TD/Bills have really scewed up and should have signed? Winfield? Wiley? Peerless Price? Sam Cowart? How about ANY FA on any team? Hard to even make the argument the Bills "overpaid" for Bledsoe -- hell the ticket sales alone (and keeping Bills in Buffalo) were more than worth the investment. You can even say Bledsoe's presence helped make Peerless a 1st Round Pick, Moulds decided to stay, induced Spikes/Adams/Milloy to sign and we indirectly got the "future" in Losman and McGahee. The biggest bunch of wusses. I thought Bills fans were knowledgable about off-season football strategy and won't go bezerk before the first day of FA is over, let alone the first day of camp or the first quarter of the season. -- Last year the Bills had one of the BEST defenses and Special teams. The OL gelled and we were a few boneheaded plays away from the playoffs. I like our chances next year. Holcomb and Grandy are a good start . . . can someone provide a single example of what they would have done differently this offseason and why?

Apt summary.

12 mil? Say no more. Look on the bright side, Jonas -- at least you'll get the 1st pick again next year.

Question: is DT past his prime worth 4.33 a year and a 6 mil bonus? No, of course not. If he was worth it the Bills would have signed him. Tim Anderson/Ron Edwards will do just fine next to Sam Adams. Good Lord. Grow a pair.

This is Groundhog Day, same people freakout every time. Judge a GM/coach by wins and losses. There are only 5 people in the world who know the Bills strategy for next season and maybe 7 people know what really transpires between players and management. Besides our "cap hell" year (when Bills had no money), all I know is we haven't signed many terrible FA lately. It's amazing to me how many people freakout but can't name a single player TD/Bills have "missed." How many can name a single player TD/Bills have really scewed up and should have signed? Winfield? Wiley? Peerless Price? Sam Cowart? How about ANY FA on any team? Hard to even make the argument the Bills "overpaid" for Bledsoe -- hell the ticket sales alone (and keeping Bills in Buffalo) were more than worth the investment. You can even say Bledsoe's presence helped make Peerless a 1st Round Pick, Moulds decided to stay, induced Spikes/Adams/Milloy to sign and we indirectly got the "future" in Losman and McGahee. The biggest bunch of wusses. I thought Bills fans were knowledgable about off-season football strategy and won't go bezerk before the first day of FA is over, let alone the first day of camp or the first quarter of the season.

Anyone notice which 1st Round pick is missing on the list?