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I fully agree with you on this point. I think pretending and hoping that he is a legitimate #2 or #3 is hampering the development of Steve Johnson. That kid plays with enthusiasm and should be given more chances in the absence of TO and Hardy, during the pre-season.

Jauron has protected Bills fans from extreme disappointment due a playoff loss

if ?

To go 0-16 ?

Relax guys, it is just pre-season

Naah.. he can't help this pathetic O either

If we had, Ben would have been out of the league by now

oooh hot brunette in the stands

I missed that - justinTV is too slow. Was it cos Walker blew his block and Harrison caused the hurried throw ?

As I was reading through the posts in this thread, I was thinking the same thing. Before the draft, much is said every year about how drafting a D player offers the best chance of contribution in the rookie year. We needed help on the OL and at the DE spot. My understanding was that 'D players are more ready' was the logic used to draft Maybin at #11. Now, why are people thinking it is okay if he did not contribute this year ? I am okay with him taking the first few games to learn (especially as he missed so much practice time). But, I will be sorely disappointed if he does not contribute in a very meaningful way by games 4 or 6. I am not going to get washed up in any spin the FO puts out about how 'we always knew he would be a project'.

And if it works out, I will be glad they made the change in pre-season rather than half way into the regular season. I would like to see the coaches be a bit more aggressive about allowing good performers to start no matter what their tenure in the league is. As an example, if Nic Harris outplays Ellison, put the rook in and don't be scared of the learning pains he will go through.

Injury cannot be a reason why one vilifies Jerry Jones for acquiring him. However, I do wonder if the 'Boys will be willing to trade or compensate us for the one of the many (not TO or Evans) WRs we have.

Sucks at every position ? I absolutely don't think so. At the risk of repeating myself, we are weak on only a couple of positions on the D - one each of DE and LB and we are very good on ST. The biggest question marks are on the O side of the ball and there too we have some good players at WR and RB. The weakest position on the team is the HC. So putting it in perspective from a player personnel standpoint, if the O were to do decently, our D and ST are good enough to take us to the playoffs.

I think this is good news and hope the deal gets done for a reasonable amount of $$. For the record, I think Youboty will be released.

Meh, not sure our D is the big problem. Granted last year they could not get the other team off the field fast enough but considering the frequency with which the O was putting our D back on the field I think they did respectably. They were hurt big time with Schobel's absence. I think this year we should be a lot better with AS back and the possibility of Maybin turning out to be a good situational pass rusher (for this year). Our backfield is set and stacked - no worries there especially with Whitner's move and Corner looking promising. Ellison is a weak spot and I am not sure if Nic Harris can grow to replace him. But the main question marks are one LB and one DE position each. Which is a whole lot better than the multiple doubts we have on the offensive side of ball.

Only if ineffective. The no huddle will not increase the time the D is on the field if it is able to sustain drives. Problem is if we are terrible on O, the 3 and outs are more hurtful if you are in no huddle mode. To do well in the no huddle, besides the QB's ability to correctly call the plays, the personnel on the field need to be versatile. The RB has to be able to block during the pass plays and in case of blitzes. The OL has to be universally good in pass and rush blocking. The TE has to be able to block and perhaps be a bit of a FB during rushing downs. Thus, more than the concept, I am concerned about the ability of our current personnel to pull of a successful no huddle attack (or lack thereof).

You really think so ? I agree that as a team, there is little to no correlation between preseason & regular season records. But for players it is quite different. The training camp and preseason games allow coaches to evaluate players. If they really suck in preseason, they will be bumped down on the depth chart. I think the preseason games are a great chance for players to show what they can do individually. While we may not scheme on offense and defense, that does not stop, say, a WR from getting open consistently or making some tough grabs. For a QB, especially TE, this would be the time to try out the medium to long passes and work on his timing and accuracy for bombs. We cannot take the example of one Rob Johnson and expect an extrapolation to a majority of other players.

Except that other guy had a 2 cent brain who only looked for the long ball whereas the current one has poise

We just can't seem to get any respect. TSN article "....the Buffalo brain trust must think an awful lot of Owens' abilities, because there still appear to be too many gaping holes on this roster to suggest the Bills have gotten any closer to the Patriots, or even the defending division champion Dolphins, in the AFC East."

Look down

And that it is hard to win even pre-season games in the NFL

"When it starts for real, we're going to have to be very good," coach Dick Jauron said Monday No kidding Captain Obvious

I have come to agree with Simon's point of view on Cowher - that he is an idiot. I feel that Gruden is much over-rated and is a divisive personality in addition to that. If we had to choose between available ex-HCs, I would like to get Schottenheimer. Now, I have gone on record as saying he is not likely to take the team to a SB victory with his history of losing in the playoffs. But, would be a better choice than Cowher or Gruden. Getting another coordinator is fraught with risk which we have a history of not managing very well.

And we were bad against the Pack. Don't think we can draw too many conclusions or satisfaction from the Jets poor performance yesterday.