BillsVet

I'm not sure if it's Gailey, Nix, or both who settled on Fitzpatrick. Either way, combined they're 0 fer on QB decisions in less than 3 seasons. First Trent, and now RF as the starters not to mention the acquisitions of Thigpen, VY, and T Jack.

Well Bill, DJ should be available after the season when we predictably need another DC. Maybe Buddy was scouting players and coaches this weekend on his west coast sojurn. Either way at this point it feels like this is a runaway train that no one can stop.

Awesome.

Wannstedt's already quit at least one job in his career.

So Buddy is being out-done by the guys he fired? Modrak and Guy? Awesome.

He can't pick up the playbook by the end of the season. Way to avoid a QB controversy...just say the other option can't learn fast enough. This is what we've devolved into.

Hey, it's only 1 game!

No one wanted the HC job, Harbaugh being one of them. Buffalo has become NFL Siberia and no career minded personnel guy or HC will go there. No one. They could offer Cowher part of the team and it wouldn't be enough. RW has never adjusted, and his suing Philips, hiring Levy, promoting Brandon, and hiring Nix demonstrates that.

I'd ask them that what their strategy is now that no GM in the past decade has been able to win. That goes for the times they were ultra-cheap and now that they're spending big dollars. Nothing they've done works, and that includes hiring Buddy Nix. Too bad no one else will take the job and we end up with castoffs at GM and HC.

No, they're bad. From owner on down to roster player 53.

At least the Bills scored more than the Jets did last week against SF.

Now Mario on the right side? They couldn't do that last week?

Moats out Bradham in? Personnel wise this team continues to be a work in progress after 3 off-seasons.

Really pathetic. I think Chan blames this one on his scratchy beard.

Fitz is either short or long on all his sideline passes. And when he completes one it usually takes effort on the receiver's part.

Send in the clowns...

why is kelvin sheppard a starter on this team? Terrible angle there.

Kelvin Sheppard is strictly a 2 down LB and a liability in coverage. And don't give me that it's Vernon Davis stuff. He looks horrible in the open field.

3 starting DB's on the punt return team?

A lot of people on this board underestimated the massive price a team pays for switching schemes as frequently as Buffalo has under Nix. And if a GM can't get that decision right, what does that say about his ability to build a football team? Nix has had 3 drafts, plenty of UFA dollars, and, of course, those waiver wire acquisitions.

The other thing I've noticed is Gailey tells us that Williams was double teamed against NE. All-22 film shows beyond a shadow of a doubt that Williams was primarily single blocked on every snap.

What is hard to understand is how with 4 years of starting tape on Fitzpatrick, the Bills chose to ignore (again) the most important position on the field. Meanwhile, there are 10 guys in their rookie or second season starting at QB in the NFL. And you talk about Fitzpatrick's stats getting to those levels without seeing 3/4ths of the NFL season. Heck, if you predicted his stats after 4 games last season, he'd have gone for 4,160 yards, 36 TD's and 12 INT's. Quantifying QB success with raw numbers like yards passing, TD passes, and INT's is so passe.

The questions remains: would Buddy Nix trade up to 5-10 spots to get his guy? He talks about letting the draft come to him, but those days are long gone. It's no guarantee that a trade means a franchise guy (NYJ w/Sanchez comes to mind) but it's clear sitting tight on draft day when you need a QB is a loser's mindset. If you like a guy, go get him or else someone will. IIRC, RF's contract was essentially a succession of 1 year deals with a large bonus paid at the front. I do know that neither he, Tyler Thigpen, or Tarvaris Jackson are the answers. Buddy needs to stop being scared and go after someone. We're told he's this personnel genius, but he hasn't gotten the QB position right since he arrived.

Vick is exclusive of the debate relating to the Bills and their on-field performance. Jaws has rated Fitz 30th for his own reasons and RF has nothing to do whatsoever with the Eagles or their QB's play. There are 10 QB's starting now drafted in 2011 or 2012. Buffalo didn't have a shot at all of them (Newton, Luck), but did on many others. When you're building a football team the QB you like doesn't just fall into your lap. You may have to go out and get them, which will cost you in a league dictating you have a good one. It seems like the Bills have undervalued the position or are just petrified of taking one for fear they'll fail. So they went with Trent, then Fitz and have predictably not had the production they need. Nothing is guaranteed on draft day, least of all QB's, but that's not a reason to just skip the position.

Who cares about Vick? This is a Fitz debate and his raw numbers aren't indicative of his performance. Can he throw the entire route tree? Nope, and Gailey doesn't ask him to. Does he turn it over? Yep, to the tune of 7 times in 4 games. Does he hit his receivers in stride? Not frequently enough and he tends to get his guys injured or they absorb big hits. I have to say Chandler has proven me wrong in certain respects. I considered him a Buddy Nix bluelight special, but he's demonstrated decent hands and made some plays. He'll never run by anyone like a Jimmy Graham, but he's been reliable in the receiving game.