BillsVet

There are two types of teams in the NFL: those who have QB's and those who do not. Not coincidentally Buffalo has been without one for an entire season since the late nineties at the least when they last were went to the playoffs. Buffalo will go a another season without the guy consistent enough to get them into the post-season.

You don't game plan around sketchy QB play. Fitz may not toss 3 horrible INT's every game, but he's not consistent enough to make up for other shortcomings on the roster. How many teams get to the post-season without above average or better QB play? And how many teams conduct a rebuild by going with the previous regime's backup QB?

Now it looks like a pre-season game.

How many times is Fitz going to leave his WR's hanging out to dry with these passes? I thought David Lee was going to correct his accuracy issue?

If that scenario came true, it's like tossing deck chairs off the Titantic. Because the problems are deeper than the HC. There's a lot of season left, but the choices Nix has made, switching to 3-4, going with Fitz and not moving up to take a QB, and some of their draft picks are showing he's out of his league as a GM.

Middle?

I thought David Lee was supposed to have corrected RF's mechanics? He's been throwing off his back foot all day.

Cromartie is probably the second best receiver on that team. Great catch there.

but he won SB's with that 4-3 under defense 20 years ago!

There's that 9th overall pick from 2010.

The trade for Tarvaris Jackson definitely was a statement on both the starting and backup QB situation.

Nix is asleep maybe? We've seen it all these past few years.

Pears it out.

He is answering all of our questions. Bad deep throws, INT's, poor decisions. Right Tgreg99?

The more things change the more they remain the same.

I think we've already seen this in the pre-season. At Minnesota, Ponder was 10-13 for 136 and a score despite being sacked twice in starter versus starter play. The yards total is misleading because there was some good YAC by the MIN receivers.

Guy's played 7 games in 3 seasons for 4 teams with 0 catches. I'm not banking on him to do much.

Stevie had 1k yards receiving in his 3rd NFL season after barely playing his first two seasons. Easley was cut and no team elected to put him on their 53 man roster. There's a big difference.

Demonstrating exactly what he said, which is highlight that Nix on draft day isn't the esteemed talent evaluator some make him out to be. The 2010 draft is woefully thin on starting players now entering their 3rd seasons. I'll reserve judgement on 2011 because it's too soon, but there are indications the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th rounders have some questions as well.

It says plenty that some names mentioned here are UFA signings. Thigpen, Brad Smith, Dwan Edwards, Kirk Morrison. No fan can expect perfection, and I don't think D. Edwards or Smith are going anywhere, but Nix's record his first two years in free agency isn't great. That said, I'm pretty confident the 2012 signings, M. Williams and Anderson will be better although VY was a complete bust.

To the new season Bill. Looking forward to your post-game thoughts as always. Yanks are off tonight...

Chan and Buddy judged Vince Young and Shawne Merriman before they played for real. Personnel decisions are being made even though the end result doesn't matter. And so, it's conceivable that a fan could be concerned as well despite not being a personnel evaluator.

You have to wonder what is too much to pay to have a chance to draft a top QB. Washington paid a steep price, but now have someone they view as the franchise guy. It seems like every rebuilding franchise tries to locate their guy at the outset. We'll see shortly if Buffalo made the right move and eschewed all options in the last 3 drafts. An outstanding QB is a force multiplier. I just wouldn't approach draft day hoping one falls, because that's just not happening in the modern era and there's always someone willing to move up to get one.

Donald Jones caught 23 passes for 231 yards in 2011. He had one big game (NE) and did not have 60 yards receiving in any other game. Hardly the big plays you reference, averaging 10 yards per reception.

I misunderstood. Thank you for the correction.