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Do you see a scenario where this place won't go nuts?

I think the question will be if there is enough tape on him for Buddy/Chan to determine if he is a good OLT. If there isn't, or if he isn't strong enough, we should come up with an OLT who can play in this offseason and let Bell develop for another year or so. Always nice to have a good young prospect around.

I think Spencer Johnson is the best fit we have at DE in a 3-4

I see it as the difference between discussing and arguing. Everyone wants to argue and prove their point of view is correct.

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I think Chan is probably confident enough in his abilities that we look for a "middle tier" fa qb like tony smith, rex grossman, jason campbell or trade for tyler thigpen (although that's tough to do in the division). I hope people don't get too hung up on a couple of positions like ot or qb in the first round, because the most important thing is that we get an impact player. Personally I would prefer an offensive player, but if Berry is there and can play ss I would take him. Probably the only player that I wouldn't take out of the concensus top 10 players or so is Hayden. The important thing is that the selection HAS TO MAKE AN IMPACT. That's why the "we want linemen" crew don't B word about Byrd, he's an impact player. If we get a Mike Williams, Erik Flowers or McCargo, the problem isn't the position it's the player selection process.

I know there was some concern around Pittsburgh when the Dolphins interviewed Butler for DC because he is seen as the heir apparent to LeBeau

That's not what I heard. PostyLinky

Sorry I didn't put my thoughts into the post very well. I meant to say IF Nix is going to fire Modrak, I don't know if it will be now or after the draft. I agree with you that with Nix being around last year he should have a good handle on Modrak's contributions. Nix may need Modrak through this draft, I have to think that it would be difficult to replace that position in time to fully prepare for the draft since Modrak wasn't shown the door with Guy. But like I said, I think they may work well together because Buddy will come over the top of Modrak's rankings and move some players around on their board because of his beliefs. It will be nice to have that check on the scouting department.

I'd like to see Nix and Modrak (The grumpy boys) stick together at this point. I have to assume that Buddy saw enough over the last year to be able to assess Modrak, although I don't know if he would can him now or after the draft.

I agree. The credit to AP seems to be lacking with all the ESPN tags at the top of the article and the AP tag at the bottom.

If we go with a 3-4, we better not have any injuries in the front 7. Can't we just see what an improved offense will do for our defense? What's wrong with drafting 2 OT's 1-2 this year? Why piss around trying to get the starting 22 spread around as thin as possible? I've had enough of that bs! Work with the roster you have and replace players that aren't good with draft picks. Let's stay off the hamster wheel for a couple of years please!

Thanks for your updates NGU, it's appreciated.

Seems to me that more and more often a spell checker is substitued for another person proofreading articles. Guess it's just the way things are going...

I'm with you on this. Seems like he needs the correct qb or that offense doesn't at all, and I can't believe Todd Collins will stand up for long behind our line.

Standard Steelers operating procedure. You don't pay big money to big people in their 30's. See Faneca, alan; Smith, Marvel and probably Hampton, Casey.

The more I think about it Astro, the more I want best available offensive player early in this draft. I see you guys have been dropping the OT's down your board, but I'm okay if we go OT then OT then QB or wr or rb. If we pick up a fa player on offense (hopefully qb), then maybe we can sneak some defense up there, but otherwise all offense all the time.

We have invested a lot of draft resources in the defense. If we tear that down, and by tear that down I mean change schemes to a 3-4, we are not going to the playoffs anytime soon. We need to get the offense at a level where it is competitive. We have not had an offense rank in the top 25 for 7 years. We need our OFFENSE to make the next jump, if we sink major draft resources into the defense, we may as well include a Hamster wheel in the Bills logo. I'm not saying we can't move away from the T2 into a different defense, but I think whatever defense we play has to be a 4-3 if we want to see a quick turnaround with this team. FWIW Tomlin is a 4-3 guy, but he plays a 3-4 in Pittsburgh (for now) because that is what he inherited and what the players on the roster dictate. We need a coach who can get the most out of the players we have currently, and use the draft over time to change the scheme.

Actually, I think its much more effective if you have an offense that can score points. That way your lighter defense can run around and make plays instead of getting beat on. If you can't put teams in a position where they have to throw, T2 isn't particularly effective. Just look at the picks we had this year, and that was leading the league in rushing attempts against our defense.

It bothers me because if Buddy and Marty are so tight, and if Marty thought Buddy could rebuild the talent in Buffalo, he would advise Brian that it's a good situation. Maybe Marty doesn't talk to his son about football, but I'm a little concerned that an interview wasn't scheduled.

A successful coach has an idea of what it takes to be successful. Until the team and front office show some movement toward success by have some talent on the roster, I don't think an established coach will get into it. Maybe Nix can get Marty in the front office to help, and maybe his kid will be a good head coach. I hope I'm wrong and Cowher or another successful head coach comes here, but I'm doubting it. I think we're going to be co-ordinator bound, or maybe Trestman. Looking at his resume, I hope they at least ask Trestman for an interview.

That's great news! It will give you some time to find another job, right?

Hey, at least the Bills aren't going to lose the Super Bowl this year!

Just a note here because I've seen this a couple of times in different threads - the Steelers did NOT win a Super bowl in Ben's rookie year. His rookie year was the 15-1 year in which they lost before the super bowl. Another note, Cowher was not starting Ben that rookie year either; when Tommy Madox got hurt ben took the starting job and ran with it.

At this point prior to FA acquisitions, I would be happy with the best offensive player available in the first round of the draft, including a wr. I don't know if we could trade someone for another player, I think it's tough to do that when you get a new FO because teams around the league probably figure you're going to jettison players for nothing. We need to end this misery of the offensive side of the ball. I would like to see their top 4 picks be on the offensive side as well, I don't see any position that couldn't use a player.