BobbyC81

I'm still puzzled by some of the moves. Wendell Hunter started at OLB in 2 of the last 3 pre-season games and he is cut?? Sure he doesn't have much experience but was at least on the Bills' practice squad last season. If you think enough of a guy to start him, you'd think he's one your backups. Same with Rashad Baker. In the games Troy Vincent didn't play, Baker was the starter at FS. Perhaps the starts were auditions for the above 2 with this coaching staff and they both failed?? Some people touched previously on Anthony Thomas's connection with Jauron and were right on. Thirteen yards in 9 carries and he's the backup RB.

I don't think you can consider Thomas at FB, can you?? Rookies at backup tackle, MLB, FS, and DT??

And The Sporting News had them ranked 119th out of 119 Division IA teams. This win puts them at 118 and climbing.

I don't have HD. So, if it's HD is it only available for those that have it?? quote=AVP,Aug 19 2006, 06:35 PM] And that schedule shows a game being rebroadcast at 9 PM on Tuesday as voted by the fans as being the best game on NFL.com. Let's start voting, just in case the 12 PM doesn't happen. 747623[/snapback]

And that schedule shows a game being rebroadcast at 9 PM on Tuesday as voted by the fans as being the best game on NFL.com. Let's start voting, just in case the 12 PM doesn't happen.

Anybody have any info on a broadcast for non-HD ?? Direct TV had it as scheduled late on Friday, then today, but it ended up being the Eagles both times. I did a search and nothing comes up for Bills until next week's game, shown the 1st tim eon Sunday.

I don't know how much this has been discussed here but I couldn't believe in Saturday's game that a team that hasn't been winning in the last couple of seasons plays the guy they now say is the front-runner for the starting QB job for most of the game then pulls him with 3 minutes left and a chance to win the game in favor of a guy who isn't going to make the team. I know this is only a pre-season game but you should play to win. Nothing helps a team's confidence more than winning games. Imagine what it could've done for Losman and this team had he led them down to win the game. I've watched the Forty-Niners for 25 seasons now. They always play to win. In a preseason game where they may be playing the 3rd-stringers, they're still out there trying to win the game and they have. I've seen the rest of the team going nuts on the sidelines pulling for the players that are in. Despite the Niners record the last couple of seasons, I guess that shows the difference between a winning organization and a losing one.

that either Losman or Holcomb had a severe injury and the Bills signed Kerry Collins. Doh!!!

The escapades of Thomas and the Knicks takes the Bills out of the national news as a laughing stock organization. Draft a 2nd round prospect with the 20th pick?? Make a big deal about getting Larry Brown then dump him after one season?? THis makes Ralph and Marv look quite a bit better.

Flutie!! Flutie!! Anyone want to buy my box of Flutie Flakes?

Plus, there's his attitude with not showing up for the OTAs. C'mon Marv, get rid of all those slackers!! McGahee, Vincent, Villarial, Schobel, Clements!!

I still had to laugh though when watching that movie, Buffalo 66, when, like 3 years later, the Anjelica Huston character is watching a tape of the game acting as if the kick might be good this time.

The 2005 season ended in early January. They've had over 4 months to vacation and do other things. At least there are no Bruce Smith's around. I remember one year when he waited til right before training camp to have a minor surgery.

Perhaps Bennie Anderson is looking to just get cut now??

Fletcher will have new responsibilities in the new defense. Would be better to get a start on them now. He has been decent in pass coverage before, but it would be good if he was in there. They say, well they can pick it up in training camp. Players, especially starters, that aren't participating in these OTAs will slow down the learning process come training camp. Because it'll be new to them, they won't understand things or make mistakes they might not make if they knew the system better. ANy vets that have been there will have their progress slowed by the "slackers".

Exactly. Look at the stats. He'll have a game against the likes of Houston with 3 sacks and another game of a couple. The rest of the season he doesn't provide much of a threat. Other than the sacks, he doesn't provide a consistent pass rush. He generally is also handled one-on-one. He doesn't require a double-team.

You can actually look at the Peerless trade in two ways. First there is the trade to get a 1st round pick. I think that turned out to be a great move. Some may say you need to evaluate what was done with that 1st round pick. I say weigh just the trade and take the use of the pick separately. Thatbeingsaid, the use of the pick is still up in the air to me. It was used in a risk on McGahee. He has recovered from that knee injury but the overall package he provides still has yet to be determined. I'd want a couple more years to evaluate that choice. The 2004 season was not enough to evaluate. If he can have a comparable season in the next two, then the pick was a good one.

Maybe he was a Magic Johnson-type point guard (i.e. wide body)??

He sure isn't off to a great start in grabbing hold of the starting position based on what I've been reading about the OTAs.

Yes, the Bledsoe move has set the Bills back. I'd say failure to sign Pat Williams as 2nd. His loss led to major drop of the defense in 2005 but can be corrected with the offseason moves and change of defense. Quarterback position is still a mess.

Randy Moss with Aaron Brooks.

I think 9-7 is possible. Four of the 11 losses in 2005 were by 6 pts or less so it could've easily been 9-7. Looking at the schedule, both games vs the Jets are winnable. The Miami rivalry doesn't matter what records were. A win in Buffalo is very possible. One win vs New England is a possibility. Other AFC games at home vs Tennessee and at Houston are very winnable. The Ravens were only 6-10 last season and didn't improve a lot so that's a winnable game. The Chargers could slip with Rivers at QB and that game is in Buffalo in December. Looking at the NFC games, Detroit and Green Bay will be very beatable. Minnesota was lucky to be 9-7 as they scored about 40 pts less than they gave up. That is an early home game for Buffalo so it's winnable. That's 11 winnable games. Winning 9 of them is possible.

We're talking professional sports here, people. Anything can happen. I bet there isn't one person, and I'm including Lindy Ruff and Darcy Regier, that thought the Sabres would be in the Eastern Conference Finals right now. We've had several Bills' teams in recent years with lofty expectations that strongly disappointed. Perhaps we're due for the opposite to happen. In today's NFL there have been many instances of quick turn-arounds. Never say never!

Will he have a couple years?? He's taken on a very stressful position. We don't know how he'll handle it. Despite the questionable moves that make Marv and this franchise a laughing stock throughout the country, I'm willing to give Marv the benfit of the doubt until proven differently. Now, if after a couple years: the team is losing heavily, Jauron has proven to be the wrong choice as head coach, Whitner is a bust and is cut, the O-line still stinks, the QB position is still lousy, the defense can't stop anyone and it's mainly due to DT play, then I'd give him heavy criticism. One aspect of the hiring of Marv as GM that doesn't bode well for the future is that there doesn't seem to be an heir apparent. If a team brought in a Bill Walsh with a lot of experience and success and had a young guy that he could groom, he could leave the team in a good position. Marv is learning this position on the job. No matter how good he does, I can't see him doing it for very long. So, you have Modrak as the assistant GM and he's in his 60's. When TD was fired, either Ralph didn't think Modrak could do the job or Modrak has made it known he doesn't want the responsibility. Who does that leave?? Jim Overdorf is the VP of Football Administration and is in his 40's but he's a business guy, who's handling things like contract negotiations and the salary cap. Could he learn the football side?? Sure. Could he be successful with it?? Possibly. Hopefully the Bills "brain trust" has this aspect covered with a succession plan or it could be back to square one again in a couple years.

I'm glad to see someone back up their claims with some solid analysis.