Omar Little

What you do at DE is plug someone in next to the three Pro Bowlers. Will that person(s) be as effective as Hughes? No, because Hughes is really good. Would DE suddenly become something to worry about with Hughes gone and Revis aboard? No, because the rest of the DL is an absolute monster. RBs are a dime a dozen and QB's not getting fixed this offseason, no matter how much money you want to throw throw at it. They've gotta augment the entire team around a less-than-ideal QB situation. That includes the defense. Signing Revis would not preclude the Bills from improving the OL/TE positions.

Thank you for getting it.

It's a lofty price for a decent player who's about to turn 30 and only has two years of team control left. I think a late-round pick is a lot likelier than a third.

He's not bringing back a third. I agree, though, that he should be shopped before cut. As I said, he's done here either way if Revis signs.

Nah. Do both.

You're not fixing QB this offseason. It's either Manuel or some other flawed option. No use allocating a ton of cap space to that position, considering the lackluster options. The Bills have the cap room to sign Revis and improve in other areas (OL, TE). If they can add one of the best defenders in the game for a semi-palatable contract - which remains to be seen - they should do it, regardless of position. Revis in, McKelvin out transforms a good secondary into an all-world one. A defensive line without Hughes and with the Williams bros and Dareus would more than hold its own. I love Hughes, but it's true. Combining those three with an LB corps whose best player will return, a secondary with Revis, Gilmore, Graham and Williams and a defensive genius (Ryan) at the helm would be magical.

Revis is elite, let alone good. PFF rated him as the fourth-best corner in the league during the regular season and his passer rating against was in the 60s. That's despite facing teams' top receivers week in and week out. He turns opposing QBs into bums when they throw his way, for all intents and purposes.

They should be if they can use the cap space to address more pressing issues - i.e., OL or TE. In addition to Revis, free agents like Mike Iupati and Julius Thomas are perfect fits for the Bills. They're also going to cost a lot. The Bills don't need to dedicate $4.9 million to a No. 4 corner.

You might be right. Either way, he's a goner if Revis jumps aboard.

I like McKelvin, but his presence would become superfluous with Revis in Buffalo. Cutting him saves the Bills a combined $6.8 mill the next two seasons and Revis-Gilmore-Graham would be one of the best CB trios in the game.

You should take your own advice.

That's the question that comes to mind every time I read something of his. He's beyond awful.

Screw Glennon. He'll never be anything more than a backup.

I know they were a good band.

The Bills would have to give him some kind of promotion - i.e. an "Assistant Head Coach/Offense" title.

I agree with all of this.

DDL better get to a tanning booth stat.

What has Mike Shanahan done to merit a role atop a front office? He's made his hay as a coach and done poorly as a personnel guy. What has Kyle Shanahan done to earn a head coaching job? His offenses haven't lit the league on fire. It would be a joke to hire these two in those particular roles. I'd be OK with them as an HC/OC tandem, but that's it.

The Pegulas are doing a lot of Roman around, amirite?

There's "buyer beware" associated with every single candidate. They're all flawed in some way. Reich's only success has come with Rivers. Bevell looks good now with Wilson and Lynch, but he really didn't in Minnesota. The only time he didn't underwhelm there was with Favre in 2009. Dan Quinn has maybe the most talented defense in the NFL; coordinating that defense got his predecessor, Gus Bradley, a head coaching job and he's done absolutely nothing in two years to prove he's a capable HC. Etc.

Brian Schottenheimer. The Bills wanted to interview him for their head coaching vacancy in 2010, but he turned them down. Back then, it looked like a matter of time before he got a head coaching job somewhere. Now he'll probably never get one.

I wish I could say it's surprising that someone this stupid is coaching/has coached in the NFL. Sadly, I can't.

Reich's quarterback is Philip Rivers. Bevell's quarterback is Russell Wilson. You're not gonna find an offensive coordinator/head coach candidate with a weak quarterback. Having a good QB doesn't preclude a coordinator from eventually being a successful head coach.

Belichick was an elite coordinator before becoming a head coach (unlike Shurmur), and he had more success as a head coach with Cleveland than Shurmur did. Granted, Belichick's tenure with the Browns didn't go well. Shurmur's was a lot worse, though. Doing your due diligence and talking to a lot of candidates is terrific, but not when you're so meticulous that you end up scraping the bottom of the barrel - as the Bills are in this case.

No, he isn't. http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/2014/12/05/espn-seahawks-gm-john-schneider-obsessed-with-russell-wilson-ahead-of-2012-draft/