1959BillsFan

I have no idea, Mularkey seems to think this is Ball Control, but their playcalling is exactly opposite of this.

With TD as President only, would not work. He is getting a reputation around the league on his trustworthiness and his character. He is not credible and he will throw anyone under the bus to deflect balme away from him. IMHO, real coaches and players do not want to work with TD, because with TD, you work FOR him. There is a character and a trust issue. Look at the track racord here, he does not make any promises, but he sure pours the "Kool-Aid" that fans have been drinking. Even though he field groups of individuals with rookie "coaches", he still fills the seats and sells the jerseys. I wouldn't want to go with Mondrak as a GM, he is a TD puppet, just like the "head coaches" brought in. Plus his talent evaluations skills are way over rated. He can't/won't pick a decent lineman if his life depended on it. If Brad Prioli came in as President and GM, we have instant credibility with coaches and players actually WANTING to be part of his success. Hell, even Charlie Weis would consider coming here.

Mularkey had some TALENT on that o-line in Pittsburgh. After TD left, Cowhert used higher draft selections to build his lines, and not one or two high draft picks a year either. Russ Grimm is a no nonsence o-line coach, when Grimm talks his players and other coaches listen. Plus, as the OC, Mularkey made it a point to keeps communications open between positional coaches and between the players. Here, he thinks that Clements and Gray are doing that, but is now realizing the Clements doesn't view that as his job. Clements may have been a decent QB coach but Clements is obviously in way over his head, there;s no chemistry between the offensive positional coaches much less the players. One hand doesn't know what the other is doing.

I don't think HE answers them. He has is secretary answer them. Why do you think they say the same thing all the time, win or loose??? OK, OK, OK maybe he asks his wife to answer them. She has to take some responsibility/accountibility some how.

BINGO!!!! TD deflects poor performance by blaming players and coaches i.e. Bledsoe, Mike Shephard, Greggy Williams, etc, etc, etc. He just flat out refuses he is just a businessman, not a talent evaluator.

As long as the "front office" and the "coaches" are included in this statement, I would tend to agree. Mularkey and TD are using the inexperienced starting of Losman and injuries to both lines as their excuses, but that is exactly what that is, an excuse. You never hear Bellnicheck using excuses, he just adjusts. Adjustments is something rookie head coaches, rookie OCs and rookie DCs don't comprehend. That is something that comes with time and experience, just like playing QB. It takes time and experience, BUT, frankly, Losman made a better showing of development than this "front office" or "coaches" have shown. The Bills are NOT a team, they are just a pile of individuals trying to get by week-by-week. Until Consistancy, Cohesiveness, Chemistry, and Leadership are developed, this will be no more than a pile of individuals.

In defense of Fletcher, he pulled his ham string in the second game of the season. He is definitely not playing well, he cannot push off, he can't change direction, he can't run with speed. He is playing injured, BUT if his showing yesterday is any indication of his effeciency, that is why a team is supposed to develop talent. Why not let the healthy player play, instead of using an excuse such as this. Clearly, the Bills don't have the confidence in the players they have been developing for 2 or 3 years.

You hit the nail on the head saying, "what ever that is". Grays scheme is asking the players to play out of position. These guys grow up being LBs or DT or DEs or CBs. That was how they were drafted. But when you ask a LB or a DE to cover a WR, or a CB to blitz going against an OT twice your size, that is asking the players to play out of position. That is creating the mismatches that Mularkey is so fond of saying. Opposing OCs are picking up on this and this defense is being defeated. As can be seen by this years performance, the Bills are loosing at the Line of Scrimmage.

I would love to know what Tom Krummrie has to say. The guy does not remind me of the PC type "coaches" TD likes to hire. I think he just says it as it is. That would be a great interview if he would open up, but I don't think Mularkey lets any of his people talk to the press or fans. We occationally hear from Wyche, but that is out of shear respect for the man. We hear from McNally, no, no, no we don't. We hear from his players about his techniques. As far as this D, your analysis is pretty good, but a key thing about the 4-6 is the size and strength versus athleticism of the front line. I read somewhere that the linemen should all be big guys. You don't want the smallish DEs the Bills have because they cannot sustain the blocks from the OTs and plug the gaps that are created by the OTs. So, essentially, you want big DEs and even bigger CTs to plug. The speed and athleticism comes from the LBs. The way these guys are blitzing, they have CBs and Safeties doing the pass rushing, but who is covering the pass options, the WRs. That leaves DEs and a Middle LB to cover these speedy, shifty WRs. THAT IS A MISMATCH that opposing OC have figured out. When Schobel suggests to go back to a simplified defensive scheme, he is only suggesting to let the athletes play the positions their physical stature require from them. Let the safety cover a WR, let the CBs cover the WRs; let the DEs rush. Mlarkey emphasized the Bills lost the Line of Scrimmage battle. Well when you have a 340 lb OT going against a 200lb CB, who do you thing will win at the LOS???

I'm sure TD will identify a scapegoat for us. That will defelect any accountability from him. Wai, one was already built in. TD was smart this year, he was sumbiminally preparing us for this. It's none other than our future QB. I just would think that a man with his "intelliegence" would understand football. Games are won/lost in the trenches. They always have and they always will. That will never change. We all know that not only is consistancy important for the line, but also cohesiveness and chemistry. That would suggest that adaquate 2nd teamers either be brought in via Free Agency OR develop guys from the draft. I'm guessing we draft another WR and TE is this coming draft and bring in some more band-aides to patch the line temporarily.

There are a lot of things to consider when going into the draft: 1) Need 2) Best available 3) Depth 4) Free Agency 5) Contracts coming due. 6) Available money. So the person in charge of the draft has to know a lot about each of these situations. For the Bills, Mondark is supposedly in charge of the draft. This suggests that Mondrak be ON THE SAME PAGE with Donahoe, the financials and contracts; as well as, with Mularkey for the needs. The questions here are: 1) Does Mularkey understand the defensive needs and depth??? 2) Does TD fully understand how he plans to sustain the Bills in the future??? In my opinion, the lines are where games are won/lost; teams become successful/unsuccessful. It appears the Bills have band-aided the o-line for most of TD's reign. It was demonstrated early this season, the o-line has little depth, and shows lack of chemstry. The d-line is adaquate, but with depth problems. The big requirements for the trenches is consistancy, continuity, chemistry, and leadership. With the constant addition of band-aides, how can these requirements be met??? At the end of this season, of our 4 CBs on the active roster, 3 will either be UFA (Clements) or RFAs(McGee and Greer). Of our safeties, only one will be a RFA (Baker). Of our depth at LB, all three will be RFAs or UFAs. At the end of next season: two starting LBs (Fletcher, Posey), two starting d-linemen (Adams, Kelsey), and our starting SS (Milloy), will become UFAs. This is a lot of needs in the next two years, AND this is only the defense. I would immagine that this front office will start drafting for need and mostly on defense; but we also need players to develop and building chemistry on the o-line. It will prove to be an interesting next few drafts. There will be a lot of NEEDS.

Chiropractic is just like any medical profession. There are the ones that care about their patients and there are those that care about the bank account. Just like medical doctors, just like denists, just like Physical Therapy, etc, etc, etc. People in here are recommending to stop treatment after 6 weeks or two months, or what ever. That's ok except realize that all people are different. What works for one person in a certain timeframe doesn't necessarily work for someone else. JUst as with any person you trust your health with, you should research any individuals you are considering; two or three different opinions is a must. A good first session will consist of a medical history, an idea of how you were injured, AND what other conditions that can contribute to the problem. Yes x-rays are a must, this is your spine we are talking about; althouh, Chiropractors can work on a lot of other things.

I have to go with Offensive Play Calling. In Mularkey's own words: "It's up to the coaches to put the players in a position to succeed." That didn't happen with Losman. McGahee ran 60 times in the last two games. I don't think he had that many touches in the first 4. That, and the conditioning of the o-line. These guys are hurt and their size doesn't help them in the least.

McGee is more of aplayer you would want to build around. He doesn't have an over inflated head and he is more T-E-A-M oriented. You don't see McGee doing that shaking his head deal, he just calmly walks over and hands the ball to the official after an interception or an incredible return.

Greise is out with an ACL injury. Tampa Bay needed someone. I'm just surprised that they didn't do something with Miami for Feeley.

You need to adjust your glasses, I'm looking at your avatar. Those things are so thick and big, anyone will look cross eyed.

Yep, I frequented the Tralf many times. I saw them there once or twice. But an interesting side, there was a guy by the name of John Hunt. He helped organize a concert with Spyro Gyra in the High School I used to go to. That was when I fell in love with Jazz. That was in 74 or 75. Incerdible music, but after some time, all the originals musicians left and their music did a lot of changing too.

I hope Gandy is not as injured as what it may be. And, Jennings, he was usually injured. As soon as he left, I figured he would be out a lot this season to make up for last season. Jennings is normally out 25-33% of the time. Last season he was in most of the time because it was his contract year. So he was playing for his next contract. I think Gandy will have a good game, he has been the sole bright spot this season on the o-line.

DR. Pax, THAT was one of AL Dimeola's best albums. I had it a long time ago on vinal, and just recently got it on CD. Another one I love is Streets of San Francisco. Paco, John, and Al. I saw those guys in concert and it was an incredible concert. There folding chairs, a palm tree behind each of the three, and them. That was it. Incredible, just flippen incredible.

Way too heavy in the 1990's players. We actually did have two Championships back in the 60's. The 60's and 70's players were pretty darn good too. One guy you mention that I will definitely agree with is Kent Hull. He was the heart and sole of the o-line, and much of the offense for soooooo long. You might want to look at the guys in the Hall of Fame for a start: Kelly, Billy Shaw, James Lofton, Joe D.

Don't forget: Kevin Thomas just had surgery on his knee again last week. I wouldn't count on him playing this year. Plus, Mike Gandy had an elbow injury in the game against Miami, but stayed in the game. Sorry, you got that. Kind of looks like they may have to dress Geisinger to play at either tackle (he played LT in Vandy) or guard. They are running out of o-linement. Mularkey may get his wish. A few weeks ago he said he would have replaced the entire o-line to get a spark if he had the players dressed.

The single thing I don't get is: Every other team we have played doesn't rely on the blitz. They all had D-Linemen capable of putting pressure on the QB or closing the running lanes. Why does Buffalo HAVE to rely on the blitz to put pressure on the QB???

Frankly, who would WE trade??? Other than 2006 draft picks. I guess Josh Reed or Sam Aiken, but both those guys are in their contract year right now. They become UFA at the end of the season. Yea, we can use some interior o-linemen, Villarriel is hurt A LOT and Fat Bennie can't pass block, or run block for that matter. Next year, Preston will be taking Teague's place. Mike Williams may be trade bait if he can at least play in a game, but what teams would want to pay his salary??? I don't see tons of change with him or Jerman in there. I'm not sold on Williams as a long term anything. Frankly, his legs can't hold up all his weight especially at either tackle position. He has had leg injuries his entire career. McNally wanted him at guard, and with his weight, that is about the only place he could play, inside. I think Gandy is hurt too. Elbow injury??? We could use a DT too, by the looks of things. I like Tim Anderson, but he hasn't gotten much actual game time. Edwards is in his contract year right now and he hasn't shown any consistancy. It's also looking like we could use a pass catching TE. Does anyone know when the 3 rd rounder from Miami, Everrett is supposed to be healthy???? For that matter, does anyone know when Euhus will be ready???? Both these guys seem to be injury prone. Crowell is doing pretty darned good considering he is replacing Teko Spikes who isn't easily replaced.

Butch Byrd was the first of a series of incredible CBs the Bills seem to always have; although, Saimes was there before Byrd, he was a ball hawking safety. Byrd has the most interceptions of any Buffalo Bill. Ron McDole and Jim Dunaway were the two guys that were the cornerstone of the Bills D back in the championship times. McDole actually went on and played for the Redskins for another decade after leaving Buffalo as a member of the "Over the Hill Gang". Reggie McKenzie was also an incredible pulling guard in the "Electric Company". A real Left Guard, not like what we have now, Bennie Anderson. Tony Greene was another safety and just as good, or better than Robert James. Second leader in interceptions for the Bills. Lou Piccone was THE utility player before Steve Tasker even got out of grade school. He wore #89 too. I wouldn't classify Piccone as an all around great, but he sure played with a lot of heart.

OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!! This is certainly a benefit for coming here. I don't think she would ever be making spam and beens for your pleasure. I kind of get a much different idea about pleasue.