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Good work Skoob

I don't quite think you're in the minority.

I'd be on board for a jersey.

Two words: Denver Broncos

This is an internet discussion forum. It's where Buffalo Bills fans go to discuss football. That's how these things work. You don't have to click on every thread you see.

You mean like Michael Turner when he went from San Diego to Atlanta?

Maybe he was so impressed that he didn't need to see any more

Based on what? Where do you just randomly get off saying things like that?

Well, it's not really fair to call Geoff Hangartner a second string OL, he's here to start at centre. The Giants also just won the Superbowl last year, so that gives them a bit of an edge. We've addressed two needs fairly quickly, it's not great, but as long as we're working towards more, it's acceptable.

What makes you assume they have to trade someone?

Not a bad idea, gives you what you need from a backup.

The fans, the history, a young team, a players' coach, one of the most respectable owners in the league, a place to play, money, relevance of location (if they're from the area)...there are a ton of reasons for any free agent to go to any team.

I think the Raiders one is as bad as the Bills'. Chargers' and Patriots' logos look amazing.

Would be an upgrade over Kaptain Kelsay, but will probably be too expensive.

Hey, it's pretty good for 30 minutes or less.

It truly blows large chunks.

Let's be honest and get on the same page here first of all, our quarterbacks lost us more games than our coaching. Every coach in the league makes coaching mistakes, the good coaches also have good quarterbacks to make up for these mistakes. The Bills didn't have that. The Bills are not a "good team" because they've gone 7-9 three years in a row, whether you want to blame Jauron, Losman, Edwards, Ralph, Marv etc. But the only consistent weakness over these years has been at quarterback. Jauron did not go out and throw three horrible interceptions against the Browns on MNF, in a game that would have been a blow-out without the early mistakes. Jauron didn't turn the ball over in pivitol moments against the Jets and Dolphins earlier in the year - two games which the Bills were controlling and would have cruised to victory without mistakes from the quarterback. Jauron didn't miss those field goals against the 49ers, nor did he overlook wide open receivers on 4th down. I'm sure you see what I'm getting at. The success of a team has far more to do with the players on the field than the coach. Jauron is a very smart coach, and his players are extremely disciplined. Those who blame Jauron are unwilling to admit that this team has far bigger problems. Are there better coaches out there? Yes. Did Jauron cost us some games last year? Yes, he did his part in some of those losses. But he is a proven, capable coach, and sticking with the same coaches allows us to pick up where we left off last season and fix what went wrong. Add another offseason for Trent (no more excuses), improve the defense a little, add a couple of weapons on offense, and you'll be in the playoffs next year.

Greg Williams and Mike Mularky did worse, with much better teams than this, so it looks like Jauron might not be the whole problem. I bet you Jauron would do far better with an upgrade at quarterback. I'm not a Jauron apologist...I agree that there's no excuse for the team's collapse last season. But the Bills have brought him back and that's the direction they're headed in, and Jauron, if given a good team, can succeed. He's not as bad as everyone's making him out to be, and he's done some good things over the last few years, which people tend to ignore.

This is hypothetical, you have no idea what goes on behind the scenes. I'd imagine that every coach has a say in picking players, but I'm sure Jauron can't control the fact that he's coaching a small market team with the inability to land a top notch free agent of any sort. They were all on teams with world-class defenses, something the Bills are nowhere near having. 7-9 sounds fairly reasonable for a team with a struggling defense and no proven quarterback. Jauron has had his struggles, but he's also gotten a lot out of the team he's given. Are there better coaches? Of course. But, the team can win under Jauron, they're close, they just need a couple of upgrades here and there, and they need their quarterback to develop. No matter who's coaching, if Trent Edwards doesn't start playing with some consistency, this team will never win.

Ernie Simms

I think you're missing the point of this thread...

We need a centre. If we trade down, we have to go for it. I know Mack's going around there most likely, not sure if Max Unger or any of the others would fit in there.

I think that we could keep all 3 if we needed to...but not if Greer pulls in $6 million a year. It would be wise to hang on to both Greer and McGee, with the Patriots in our division, but it looks as though we'd have three starters, so it just won't work.

Culpepper looks like he can still play. This isn't as bad a decision as everyone is making it out to be.