Rockinon

I got that. I was just funnin' with ya.

Wow.....I'm guessing you don't approve.

Another DE retires? Coincidence? I'm beginning to think the Bills will be going after a pass rusher at #8.

That's what I was thinking. Now if we can just eliminate AZ.

This is what I think too. Pick up another guard in the draft, use the money not spent on Levitre to fill another need in FA.

two-bills-drive

Patterson?

The Bills numbers are looking better.

Um...try scratching your behind instead.

I'm starting to think. What if Buffalo let Levitre go, move Glenn to guard(he was highly regarded as a guard coming out of college. Then with the first pick the Bills get a top LT. That would put an immense amount of money in the Bills coffers for FA signings. They could literally fix every weak position on the team with the possible exception being QB.

Clicked on Bills and it shows all of the players. Kelsay is still on it. That puts us close to 29 million. Enough to get Byrd and Levitre back and then some. Bills have room to get another big FA. Also, with teams ahead of us picking up QBs(KC, Cardinals) in FA we could be sitting pretty come draft day.

He did not get cut....he retired. To save face probably but retired none the less.

Wait, what.......how much cap room all together now? Who's are the FAs out there now? Dwayne Bowe is still out there right. TEs?

How about the one the lit his team up the last 2 years.....Barkley?

I think a lot of our receivers could not stay healthy. It's no surprised given how small they all are. Maybe the thinking is that we are looking to get bigger. Nelson often was called a TE because of the types of things he did.....how he lined up. I think we are going after a real TE. And maybe a big receiver like Bowe.

TEs, WRs

That is not my worry at all. Barkley is a pocket passer with some real talent. The best QBs in my opinion are not the running QBs. Brady, Brees, the Mannings, make their money by stepping into the pocket and firing away instead of running around trying to buy time. Barkley I think is going to excel in the NFL because he is all ready playing Pro style football and doing pretty damn good at it. He would certainly give Fitz a run for his money and frankly, I think he is the only QB in this class that could possibly take over right away.

Chandler would have better numbers if he played in all 16 games as well. Because of the seriousness of his injury, he's all ready projected to miss some time next year as well. He is big, strong, has good hands but is far from being an elite pass catcher or blocker. Aside from the injury though, I would describe him as a steady dependable player. We need another solid TE. I really think our passing game would be better with bigger stronger pass catchers. I don't think we had a healthy receiving core the entire season because they are all small and/or injury prone.

A. Williams actually did play safety in college.

They wil go with BPA on their board. It could very well be that a QB is selected in RD 1 or 2 but I wouldn't bank on it. Cordy was also a top left guard coming out of college. If Levitre can't be resigned that may not be a bad idea....not that is how I want it to play out. I want Levitre back.

Agreed. WR is a glaring need. TE also, especially with Chandler injured. This team needs receiving threats. The only one we have is Stevie and that just ain't enough. I'd like a proven veteran receiver too.

That Kelsey contract is killing us. So is that super duper, wildcat, WR, KR persons contract.

I'm curious how the Bills will free up enough cap space to sign these FAs. I want Byrd and Levitre too. Scott will come cheap I think and he has a lot of experience under Pettine. He'd be like a coach on the field. Could be useful in that respect. I also like Bowe, but I don't see the Bill's spending too big in FA. There is some talent out there that would help us in weak areas. It's going to be interesting to see how it all shakes out. T. Jackson, I just read is only getting paid 1.75M instead of the 4.5M originally believed. That leaves a couple million extra to play with than we thought. The bean counters are working overtime at OBD. I wounder if anyone else is getting cut to make room for another FA? Byrd is apparently meeting with Bills brass at the combine to talk about his contract. There is a lot going on right now. It's kind of refreshing finding all of these little tidbits in the news. The organization is making moves and it looks like they are busily checking out every angle. Anyway, even if Scott has lost a step, he could still be a valuable player. I'm trying to avoid judging the moves being made at this point. I can't really say I approve or disapprove of what is been done so far. For one, I'm just not knowledgeable enough at grading the available talent. It is evident though that the Bills are not resting on their laurels.

I guess you'll be waiting a while. He's likely going to start this year.

The defense was not just bad. It was incredibly bad. End of story? No. People are seriously hung up on the QB position around here. Building a championship team involves a lot more than a single position on the playing field. And defense still wins championships. As for the offense, you cannot be consistently good without a consistently good defense. Even Brady has been unable to consistently win big games with a poor defense. Now, I know we don't have the greatest caliber QB, but we can still win with an average one. All he needs is some talent around him. Yes, we have Stevie, to throw to but who else? Donald Jones?.....see ya! Give me a top notch TE or WR that isn't injured half the freakin season and suddenly a Ryan Fitzpatrick isn't as bad as everyone thinks. Give me a guy like Matt Barkley and the future could look even better, yes, but don't expect a QB like that to come right in and perform better than a wily veteran like Fitz. Addition by subtraction only works when you replace that talent with something better.