2020 Our Year For Sure

I'd love to know where the Myth of the Highly-Priced Ends came from...

There seems to be a few here on board with the idea of drafting 2 recievers early, and I can't understand it. If we just get one reciever in rounds 1 or 2, then we'll have Roscoe and Josh Reed in non-starting roles...thats a pretty deep group of recievers. Really can't see what drafting a new #5 reciever is going to do for this team. Seems like a waste of a draft pick.

I would say the difference was neither Simpson nor Clements. It was the pass rush, in my opinion.

Is it too much to ask for somebody whose willing to throw the ball on 1st down? PLEASE, Turk...even if you're still telegraphing plays, not using rollouts, not throwing to the running backs, not spreading the offense...at least be willing to throw on 1st down from time to time.

How ironic.

Yes, they were indeed the first above average defense to do those things. And go figure! They didn't have to carry 28 former first round defensive tackles to do it...

Its all about the pass rush and we ain't got one. Derrick Harvey!

A truly honest question. I need to be reminded why 80% of the board is so high on this guy. Not saying that its wrong, just that I find it difficult to evaluate the secondary and would love to have it spelled out for me.

I call the defense I saw above average because I don't value total yards as a measurement of how effective a unit is. Therefore, from my point of view, the Bills defense would appear from the stats to be the 18th best defense in the league, due to points allowed. Except that I feel the defense was hampered by an offense that went beyond being casually bad. If the offense would've gotten touchdowns instead of field goals once in awhile, the defense could have played from a position of strength rather than a position of desperation...and opposing offenses would've had to call their plays with more urgency. This line of thought leads me to believe that, with an offense you at least call close to average in terms of getting points on the board, the defense would have moved up at least three spots, meaning they'd pass into the top half of the league, and become (by definition) above average. You by no means have to agree with that assessment, and it seems like most here don't, but thats just the way I see things. I feel the defense was really hampered by the incompetence of the offense, and put into difficult positions.

Why would we draft two recievers when we'll have Roscoe and Reed in non-starting roles if we draft one?

Yeah, and if they based points on how many yards you accumulate, that might actually matter. Last year, I saw a defense that stayed in several games last year in which the offense could contribute next to nothing all day long. I'd say they were an above average defensive unit, and thats WITHOUT Poz, Simpson, Crowell for a time, Ellison for a time, Denney, Stroud and Kawika.

You're all perfectly correct, but you can't draft a first round pick just to keep your starter sharp at every position. Heading into a draft, you have to actually evaluate what you have, and decide where you need the help. You really have no choice but to answer the question, "Should Greer be starting, or shouldn't he?" There's no sitting on the fence here...

Nothing, other than being the display name this Mets fan chose.

The whole bit is explained pretty well in post 14. Its meant as a shot at a certain segment of the board.

In that case, grab him, and try not to f*ck him up this time.

I've always seen that as kind of a rib at the Losman-bashing crowd...like you gave up on Losman quickly, so why not give up on Edwards too? Hyperbole, sort of.

I have trouble thinking of positions I'd be LESS likely to draft in the 1st than cornerback...I'd prefer quarterback, running back, certainly safety...probably the only ones behind CB would be tackle, guard and linebacker. Really just don't see what a rookie cornerback is capable of adding to this team.

Hey! He labors through typing 'GO BILLS!!!' in every post instead of just putting it in his sig. He's CLEARLY a more dedicated fan than the rest of us.

He gets 7 starts to show which way his career will go? If that isn't "throwing Edwards under the bus," I'm not sure what is. We've already ruined one young quarterback with our lack of patience, lets try to learn something from that.

Why are we not exploring trades for Chad Johnson? Can you imagine our offense with him and Evans. I might actually get excited for next year. Worth our first rounder.

Limas Sweed is better.

So Solomon Wilcotts and Rich Gannon have been lying to me all this time!?

Why is everyone in such a rush with this guy? I recall him having the "project" label when we drafted him. His career is a whole 2 years deep. Why is everyone rushing to cut him? What is the problem with having him linger at the bottom of the depth chart for another year (or dare I say another two years ) to see if he pans out?

I wonder if I was the only one worried that Chris Jericho got injured...