1FastEddie1

When is the NFL finally going to institute the annual draft for cheerleaders, too? Do you just draft the best looking cheerleader available or do you try and fill the squad's needs first? Hey! I've heard of her!!! Sign her up, Marv. Git 'er done!

Here's an option which almost no one, "real" fan, or football person will like, (except me) because it hasn't real worked anywhere for any amount of time. But it might somehow work in the Bills' specific situation. Alternating QB's. Both will start, well of course, only one will play at a time, but you perform well to keep in the driver seat. It will put alot of pressure on the QB's and the Coach, but something is needed to give the Bills an edge, practical or even just psychological. There will be widespread derision and the results will probably be mixed, but (if) when it works, it could really open up the offense. So for instance, Holcomb starts and does well. A good balance with first downs coming from completed short to medium passes and a productive WM. The Bills score, you stay with Holcomb. Next offensive series, no dice. Next series, in comes JP (roars and applause). Rollouts, bootlegs. Yes, you want him to develop the pocket passing game but JP can do some damage with his legs and quickness, so tailor the play calling to suit his strengths, as you do with Holcomb. Whoever can get the job done stays in as QB. It's as simple as that. You set up some trends and tendencies, then mix 'em up and keep the defense guessing. Now, JP's keeping in the pocket, while Holcomb still uses play action, but also the occassional rollout and looks for deeper stuff down field. And of course, no matter who's the QB, the Bills are pounding the ball with WM and using more screens to punish the D for stacking against the run. Normally, a given team's starting QB wouldn't like this system, but I think in the Bills' situation both are willing to do whatever it takes to win. (They will certainly publicly say they will do whatever is in the best interests of the team. It isn't such a clear no. 1 vs backup situation at the moment. JP was the starter and is projected as the longterm #1, while obviously, Holcomb is 1st choice now, but I think he would still appreciate the chance to be the equivalent of a half-season #1. JP gets absolutely essential playing time, sooner rather than later and Holcomb will still have ample opportunity to show he isn't necessarily a permanent backup. And again, whoever's hot will get the call and keep getting the call, unless, MM sees a particular situation he thinks the team came exploit with a specific QB. This would definitely give Mularkey a real coaching challenge and one I think he would relish. Lastly, I would like to see the Bills coaching staff see if any of the players could be effective 2-way players in certain situations, like the Patriots do. I firmly believe in leveraging a team's talents to their maximum. I know there's probably many, many reasons why this would be seen by almost all as a gimmicky gadgety experiment doomed to failure, but I see the potential for some exciting and intriguing offensive possibilities and I think it's worth a shot and a reasonable one at that; No trying it for a quarter or two. Two or three games, at least. Especially, if most feel that there may not be that many wins left on the schedule for the Bills. There is almost nothing to lose and alot of potential upside. I want to see it in action and I want to see the Bills with one of top 5 most exciting and productive offenses in the NFL.

I was just reading various threads which touched upon the topic of SB rings vs. $$$... And I was thinking how fantastic it would be for Bills fans to be able to buy an official commemorative SB ring when the Bills win (no predications, at this point). It would be similiar to/inspired by the real thing the players receive, but by no means an exact replica, (though I'm sure people would still try and sell it on eBay as the genuine article. It's not going to be a $10,000 piece of jewellery, obviously. Maybe $500 and numbered... (I don't know if the players would object, or not to the idea, but it could be a great moneymaker for the club). This is surely not an original idea, but you can imagine how cool it would be (would have been) for SB winning Bills fans to be sporting an official big bad ass SB ring instead of just a cap or a t-shirt. Fans would wear the ring proudly and you would easily spot other fans wearing one right away. And of course, those fans of a certain build might elicit the occassional awed inquiry: "Excuse me, Sir. Did you play in the Super Bowl?" And of course the answer would invariably be: "Yes. Yes, son I did. And that was the year we ended the Pats' so-called dynasty." There's probably stuff like this out already, but after a Bills SB win I imagine that there would a huge number of fans who would buy an official Bills Fan SB ring if they could afford it. I'm sure the team would sell thousands... and then the knockoffs would start appearing... But those fans with the "real" ones would always know and be filled with pride. And the rings would become treasured family heirlooms that get passed down from generation to generation... And some would even get used as engagement or wedding rings... Better than just a commemorative coin or a pennant, wouldn't you agree?