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So throw to him many times with the hope that he starts catching them ? Come on.... And how does a QB gain confidence in him if TO, at inopportune times, drops or makes no effort to come up with the ball ? I have been very disappointed in TO so far. The 'decoy' act will only go as far as his reputation takes him. Opposing DCs will sense his unreliability and will stop falling for the decoy stunt and dare him to consistently catch balls on critical downs leaving us no better than we were last year in the WR department. I, for one, would like to see more of Steve Johnson and Hardy.

I like your irrationally exuberant optimism.

The threads were merged just as I was posting.

Rush dropped from group bidding for Rams

RW, Russ, Modrak, Guy, 53 Buffalo players ...

I am sure you can dream. But can you use the search function on this forum ?

Fully agree. Had my doubts this inexperienced line and personnel could pull off the no huddle successfully and is being sadly confirmed. Huddle up, change blocking schemes, get Runyan - do whatever is necessary to put a semblance of an NFL offense on the field. If protection changes for the better, then we can hope to see a more effective Trent.

A second ? Really ? AND a receiver ? See what Matt Cassell netted NE* and Cassell was the starter for a year, did quite well playing and led his team to a winning season. I have not seen Quinn playing but if we are going to get him, no more than a third pick.

With JP and Evans, the common complaint was that they are one-trick ponies. But that was one more trick than what we are currently witnessing. Kinda sad

Some argue that not much will change with a HC change in mid-season. My argument is that things cannot get measurably worse. If anything, it will send a message of accountability. If players like Dockery and Walker were let go in the off-season for being ineffective (especially at the salary being paid), then DJ should be no different. At this point, he is adding no value to the team and is presiding over the regression of the O and even our once-vaunted ST.

Much as I hate to acknowledge what you wrote is true, it probably is. In the coming off-season, there will be yet another marketing gimmick (new coach, 1 star FA signing) to sell tickets again. At some point, the fans should say "I will buy the season tickets once you prove that you have put a competitive and winning product on the field". And also this 'move the team' bluff will be called. RW is making good money off of the team, there is little reason or appetite for him to move. And if ticket sales fall, the value of the team will go down making a move even more difficult.

I have to wonder what happened to that league leading returner we knew and loved so much. It was very evident after several seasons that he is not cut out to be a WR but his value as a returner was very high. But this year, he is neither returning well nor making any good decisions back there. Make no mistake - he is one of the reasons we lost yesterday but not the sole reason. With the limited success the Browns were having on O, it would not have taken much to win yesterday's game despite Parrish's bone-headed plays. I truly believe his having been on the trading block created a major dis-incentive for him to play well. Not using it as a justification but this seems to be another case where we have to stick to using him as we have slim options. Perhaps April should just tell him to fair catch every ball and just go down immediately.

They wouldn't need one either ...

Thread title is misleading. Key words above are "should consider'

Priceless !!! In any case, for the life of me I cannot recall Trent talking smack. I can go with Red's recollection above though I find it amusing that Fowler would talk badly about anybody's D-Line.

Or more worriedly - how many Skooby clones are out there ?

There is not a Ghost of a Chance that Rush would buy the Bills. But if they do show The Big Money, we will know that they have a lot of Bravado. They may help us fans Turn the Page and get out of this Twilight Zone of losing and may get One Little Victory and be back in the Limelight ...

Are you kidding ? There is plenty where that came from ...

And 2005 which was JP's 'worst' season stats-wise: 8 GS, 113-228-1340 yards, 50% completion, 8 TDs, 8 INTs, rating = 65

JP 21-31, 2 TDs, O INT, 1 lost fumble

We are a desperate team ! I vote no to this. He is one of the few good players we have, we will need his experience in the coming years and a drafted player next year will take another year to be useful. So I rather not give up a solid performer in exchange for two+ years of inexperience/risk

Welcome SP. Another reason why TBD rocks.

Not denying about the coaching staff. It is just that his comments came across to me as a bit too hoity-toity. And reading the press, I forgot that they lost to the Saints. Heard Tomlin, John Harbaugh make such holier-than-thou statements ?

Oops sorry. I was washed up in the hype around Ryan and the Jets.

Easy for him to take this tone when his team is unbeaten. While I like his attitude, I will hold off on the devil worship till he shows he can win consistently.