Folks, folks, folks...You got it all wrong. The Bills never really did rebuild under TD. Yes, they did cut loose a few vets and they were on their way to rebuilding up until they signed Drew Bledsoe.
After that they began to fill the roster with free agents such as London Fletcher, Jeff Posey, Takeo Spikes, Troy Vincent, Lawyer Milloy, Chris Villariall, Bennie Anderson etc etc etc. That isn't rebuilding. That's called retooling. You rebuild the way the Bills are rebuilding now. With draftees and young free agents.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not against signing veteran free agents. I just think the timing was bad. The Bills needed another draft or two before they went shopping for free agents such as the guys I've stated above.
One example of the timing being bad is what happened to Coy Wire when Lawyer Milloy was picked up. Coy Wire's progress was hindered to the point where he is only good at special teams now. During his rookie year, in which he played a lot, he showed a lot of promise. Who knows what kind've player Coy would've become if Lawyer never came to Buffalo. What would've come of Aaron Schobel if the Bills would've signed a free agent to take his spot?
This year is refreshing. I love the fact that the Bills are finally, truly, rebuilding. Building towards something special, I hope.