Rockinon

Wait....what draft QB? Not touching one in this pitiful draft.

He's right though. What's the worst thing RB can do on the field?

Seriously? I wasn't aware there were such great QBs in this draft class.

I liked Fitz when he was a Bill. That's old news now. It's Cassel now and that's that. But there is also EJ and even Tyrod. So, basically if they are a Bill, they are now part of the fambase. Can't get behind Fitz because went over to the dark side.

Ignorance? Really? The Bills do not have the firepower to trade for RGIII. Doing such a trade would set them back a long, long way. Love watching all of the gushing girls getting all excited over this.

Maybe.

yep missed that one.

62 Campbell, William G 6-4 311 23 2 Michigan 77 Glenn, Cordy T 6-6 345 25 3 Georgia 66 Henderson, Seantrel T 6-7 331 23 R Miami (FL) Incognito, Richie G 6-3 319 31 9 Nebraska Johnson, Darryl G 6-4 295 24 R New Mexico 71 Kouandjio, Cyrus T 6-7 322 21 R Alabama Kupper, Alex G 6-3 299 25 1 Louisville 73 Morrell, D.J. G 6-6 325 23 R Old Dominion 68 Richardson, Cyril G 6-5 343 24 R Baylor 60 Urbik, Kraig G 6-5 324 29 6 Wisconsin 74 Williams, Chris G 6-6 320 29 7 Vanderbilt 70 Wood, Eric C 6-4 310 29 6 Louisville Interesting. I wonder if the coaching staff doesn't think they have some answers all ready on the roster. One thing is clear. This is not the same as last year. That's 12 offensive linemen on the current roster. 3 of them don't even have a number yet.

Guess I need my head examined then. Griffin is about as boom or bust as you can get. Frankly, the bust part turns me off. I want no part of it. We have an improved team over last year now and we do not need to gamble. We can get to the big game without this headcase.

I added a link to my previous post explaining Roman's running concepts. A good read, though kind of lengthy. Roman likes to load up blockers in an effort to increase the number of gaps as opposed to the number of defenders. He does this with additional OLmen, TEs, FBs....basically anyone who can effectively put a hat on their man. The presnap movement is key because the defense doesn't know where a move TE will pull up and block. Also, guys like Harvin can start out wide, run all the way across the formation to where his blocks are on a sweep. More gaps than defenders means a hole will be created. Honestly, I cannot see Roman getting away from the power run game. He likes to attack in different areas but there is one theme. There are generally more blockers than defenders, which means there are more gaps to run through. This is a classic power concept. Don't be fooled though, the OP is absolutely correct about running the spread. We have too many great receivers to not have them on the field creating mismatches in the secondary. This means that defenders will have to cover them. It also means there will be fewer defending the run. The offense is going to use a combination of spread and power schemes.

Nice well thought out post, BackInDaDay. This offense will absolutely employ some spread concepts with the receiver talent on this team. What will really make this interesting is presnap motion. The addition of Charles Clay, and Percy Harvin is going really mix things up. Both can be lined up all over the field. These thing create misdirection and force defenses to decide, sometimes too late. I don't however envision the spread as the only base. There will be some 2 and possibly 3 TE sets as well. I know many are thinking that we don't have the personnel, but think about Roman's history. The addition of Clay as a move TE is definitely a part of it. I see the Bills going after another TE, a big bruiser type at some point as well. There will be a few wrinkles. Don't be surprised to even see additional offensive linemen utilized. No doubt, the spread will be used, but some power schemes will be used as well with some trickery thrown in to make it interesting. Here is a lengthy explanation on how the Niners ran the ball under Roman: http://www.ninersnation.com/2012/8/15/3199935/the-abstract-running-game

Marcus Thigpen or guards, DJ Morrel and Alex Kupper or CBs Jonte Greene and Rod Sweeting There are others. Lot of names on the roster of guys we never heard of unless of course yo actually look at the roster here: http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster.html

Man are you going to be disappointed. We may try to find another TE because we need a good blocking end(it's also possible that Felton is envisioned in that role). Knowing Whaley's penchent for drafting good LBs and Ryan's scheme, I think LB is going to be fairly high up the draft board. Not sure about safety. Bills may feel Corey Graham is a good fit there alongside Aaron Williams and another CB would be a better choice. The OL surely will be addressed but I am thinking that come draft day, I think Whaley is very much going to be going with best player available regardless of position. We may go with a RB, a LB or a DT at any time during the draft simply because they may be rated highest on their draft board. The moves in FA and prior seem to point toward that goal. Your choices seem to be based on need and less about getting the best player. Whaley seems to find some strong talent throughout the draft and that's because he is more concerned about putting high end talent on the roster than filling holes.

Interesting that Matt Cassel is the guy under center on that Jet Sweep handing off to Corarrelle Patterson. And Percy in the Seahawks offense running a sweep is pretty cool too.

Roman isn't afraid of putting 6-7 OLmen on the line and either power run or use them as added pass protection. One way or another, the QBs are going to have an opportunity to throw with pocket protection. You guys are going to be amazed by the different look of this offense. There will be a lot of confusing offensive formations with Roman calling the shots. The run plays are going to be fun too. BTW, a move TE like Clay is huge. He can line up all over the place. Harvin can also. There is going to be a lot of misdirection presnap......Harvin on a Jet sweep, Clay on the move makes it difficult to determine if it's a pass or a run. I also can see some plays designed just for Tyrod Taylor. Defenses won't know what is coming next. Now that is refreshing. Last year, we could guess the play call pretty frequently. That's about to change.

We all know that any D is going to attack our perceived weakness. Bottom line....every D we face is going to try to confuse, disrupt, get after our QB. Solution.....make them respect the run. Make them think we can't pass and then drop the bomb on them.

Cassel has made a living out of being the odd man out.

I saw a sports science show on EJ. The guy is not inaccurate. In fact he scored as high as anyone on that show. I love how everyone here thinks he has accuracy issues. He was poorly coached and it effected his timing. EJ is young and and trying to put it together at the NFL level. Give him a coach that actually is experienced at drawing up plays and he can be very good. Get some wins under his belt and watch what happens. All he needs is to feel it!

Hard to say whether Manuel or Cassel have the inside track. Camp is going to decide that. Cassel has more experience and may be better at spread the ball around to various receivers. Manuel is still a great athlete though in his own right and can use that to his advantage. Also, Manuel is not as inaccurate as people think. He is very accurate. His problem has been timing and IMHO poor coaching. Everyone is hung up on Ryans ground and pound comments. When you have receivers like this, you are not going to only throw on 3rd down like many think. There will be passing aplenty. With Roman as OC you can also be sure there will be some very interesting running plays. The McCoy and Felton show will be on display too. Teams with weak run stopping ability will be run on. Teams with weak pass stopping ability will be passed on. And doesn't matter who the QB will be. I know one thing....the offense is catching up with the defense pretty fast with all of these off season moves

Sorry, but there is no way Taylor will be the day 1 starter. Taylor can't even match Tuel for accuracy. Even EJ has more starts under his belt. My guess is that EJ and Cassel will be the 2 top dogs battling for #1. Cassel is the most likely candidate unless EJ can do enough in camp to leave Cassel behind significantly. We are certainly going to have some interesting run formations this year, but the QB is going to be graded on his ability to throw not run.

I don't think any team in the AFCE will make it to 11 wins because they all will be beating up on each other.

The addition of Suh to Miami's line is no joke. That defense just got some serious firepower. Miami put up some serious offense last year against some tough defenses. Their problem was that teams just needed to put an extra blocker on Wake and they could pretty much move to ball at will. They had one good pass rusher on D but Suh makes them worrisome to any offense. Last year there was a lot of talk about who was the best DLine in football. Buffalo's was in the conversation and so was Detriot's. There is no doubt in my mind now that Wake and Suh on the same line is not to be taken lightly. Miami will be some competition. If Buffalo can pull off the Clay signing, perhaps they can make Miami take a small step backwards on offense while improving ours. This very much is one of Buffalo's biggest moves in FA for a number of reasons. Clay is very good at getting separation in short yardage situations and he is also an upgrade in blocking over Chandler. But the biggest advantage is his ability to fool defenses with presnap movement. Where Chandler would was known to be a threat as a pass catcher, Clay is a threat as both a pass catcher and a blocker. This gives the offense a greater element of surprise. Clay will be used to spring McCoy/Jackson or he can slip out for a quick dump off. This has Roman written all over it.

I remember reading an article about Roman diving into the old SF playbooks and finding brilliant running plays. He spent his time absorbing as much as he could about offensive philosophies from prior coaches. He managed to use that knowledge to shape a great running attack for SF. Just think of Buffalo's history on the run game. Buffalo has a long and extensive history of getting the most out of the run game. There are so many backs that have performed at the top of the league here in Buffalo, I think Roman will find those playbooks and use them. Roman is a different kind of egg. He's like a mad hatter in the film room and when designing plays. He is still writing his legacy though. The guy is still relatively young and still very hungry. I like the hire. People get the notion that his style in SF is going to be the same here. I don't believe that at all. Sure he'll use some concepts derived from his time in SF, but he will also look at the Bills roster and find ways to match plays designed to use the strengths he has on the roster. Pressure? Maybe so, but if I was him, I'd be reveling in it.

Felton, McCoy and Harvin are interesting additions. Felton is one hell of a FB. McCoy is one hell of a RB. Harvin is fast. I'm getting the impression that the Bills offense is going to have some new wrinkles.

Sal has a nice recap of the Bills moves so far in FA. Puts the Clay maneuvering into perspective. Good read: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/football/nfl/bills/2015/03/13/buffalo-bills-percy-harvin-signing/70301140/