Rock'em Sock'em

I think the Bills would like to sign him, but it comes down to the asking price. Should the Bills overpay and make "an offer that can't be refused" offer? Or take a chance, and wait it out for a more reasonable contract like the one the Bucs made for Crowell? Really the only thing preventing Tinoisamoa from fielding other offers is the Bills willing to pay him more than he thinks he's worth elsewhere. That or the history of winning and their coach's personality. Regardless of what happens, I expect that the Bills will try to address the position in the next years draft.

I think that's exactly the point. 91 catches and 5 TDs for Royal the 2nd best season of a rookie WR ever. Hardy had 2 TDs on 9 catches (22%) - including a game winner against JAX. Another big WR on the Bills is Owens (69 catches and 10 TDs). Larger receivers are generally better for TDs for various reasons. Hardy will come around. Braylon Edwards - who seems like a good comparison to me - had 32 catches and 3 TDs in his first season.

Corey should have a productive season this year. I mean what defender now won't hisitate a step before taking on his block?

Not certain, but I think RJ won the job against the 49ers. The memorable play in the following game (other than the miracle) was when RJ's shoe came off near the end of the game as time was running out and he completes the pass on 3rd and long in stocking feet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX8DTfuCxKs 11/20/88 Bills vs. Jets, clinch AFC east, tear down FG posts. 3rd row seats.

Maybe they would take Wood, Nelson, and $8M per year to go sign some other FAs.

Nice detective work, now that's digging deep. I wonder if the front office knows yet...

When Trent is checking down, our offense moves the ball safely and effectively - at least until they get into the red-zone. Watch the Cleveland game again for evidence of that. IMO, that decision making is what makes Trent a better than average QB. Last year's biggest issues on offense were: - Playing against 3-4 defense / nose tackles. Bills got smarter and nastier interior lineman. But they're young, so may take time to develop strength, etc. - Red-zone. Bills drafted Hardy last year who struggled adjusting to the ball. Though Hardy caught a couple TDs including the game winner against Jacksonville. - Lack big plays. The Bills brought in TO to score and also take coverage off of Evans. - Trent's injury / concussion woes. The Bills have not really addressed Trent's injury proneness. The defense is full of good tacklers and has top 10 upside if (a big IF) - They can generate a pass rush. Schobel back, Maybin added. - LBs stop missing gap assignments giving up big runs in crucial parts of the game. - Ball halking FS. (Whitner, if Scott is SS or else Byrd if Whitner is SS). - They don't wear down and give up 8 minute drives in 4th quarters.

More like Inebriated.

Hopefully Tyrone had an injury insurance policy cause torn ACL for a LB means uphill battle. I think NE used a 3rd round compensation pick on him. So easy come easy go from their point of view. NE traded their other 3rd round picks for 2nd rounders in 2010 - which is a great move if you're loaded with talent.

We should bring him in for a look, but I can understand if we don't. Signing Jones means we don't dress Wood, Levitre, Chambers, Bell, or Butler. Probably Levitre or Bell. Levitre or Bell then becomes a backup if a lineman is out for a game. Will this hinder their development? The upshot is that it basically takes the risk out of shuffling the right side of the line as well as depending on Levitre or Bell being a player this year. We could have a pair of Levi's (Jones and Levitre) on our O-line.

Kenwick, did you consider that with our potent, high octane, and no huddle offense that our defense might actually give up more yards (and rank lower) because of using prevent defense in the 4th quarter? Agreed that getting Schobel back and having Maybin in there should improve things against the pass. Not sure about the analysis regarding the rest of the players. A big problem last year was getting off of the field in the 4th quarter facing the other team's run the clock offense. I think the solution to that is bigger, badder, faster LB corps and another stud DT. Of course they could avoid that altogether by having a lead in the 4th quarter.

I believe that many of our defenders get hurt in part due to being undersized. So in our scheme, we need quality starters and depth to compete.

Freeman is bigger, quicker, stronger, faster, played the position, and is suited for our defense. The recurring leg / ankle injuries must be the reason he fell.

Did you catch from Chris Brown's blog that Nelson is Dorsey's cousin? http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2009/04/30/n...pick-last-year/

Running for 7-8 yards on a 3rd and 12 draw play could explain that.

I hated the Losman pick. Hated it. The only game I ever saw him in prior to that was the senior bowl where he and Rivers played on the same team. With the same supporting cast Losman bumbled and fumbled his way the whole game while Rivers goes in and bang, bang, bang puts up 17 points in 3 drives. Rivers was projected to be a 2nd rounder at the time. 2003. McGahee had 1-2 good seasons and netted us three draft picks including the pick we used for Edwards and another used to trade up for Poz. And at the time, we didn't know that Henry was in the substance abuse program and that Henry was such a dirt bag. So McGahee panned out fine. 2004. Lee Evans was a good pick. Tommie Harris would have been better, but can't recall whether Harris was high on Kipers list. Losman never panned out and that cost us a 2nd, 5th, and our 2005 1st. I'm crying. With those picks we could have drafted Aaron Rogers and Bob Sanders or Jake Grove. That trade set us back a couple years. 2006. Ngata is a DT playing in the right scheme for him. Not sure if he would be better/worse/same for the Bills. But Whitner is not super productive, that's for sure. But Whitner > Huff, perhaps. Cutler was the QB that the Bills passed on and that they would have picked if they needed a QB. Leinart was reported as not being suitable for the cold and winds. Kiper and co. had hot tub boy as the top rated remaining player. 2007. Lynch has been a good pick - led the pro-bowl last year plus keeps people on their toes out on the street. 2008. McKelvin was a good pick.

It would be great if the Bills would realize this and draft some OL and DL with early picks.

I can see us having a decent running game with Lynch and Jackson and tough / smart guards helping to lead the way. As long as Trent continues to check down instead of waiting for Evans and Owens, we should have enough passing game to move the chains. If the Bills can average 210-220 yards passing with 1-2 TDs per game and few turnovers, we will be in every game. I think with Owens we should have at least 5 or 6 extra passing TDs on the season too. He has a knack of taking the short easy completions and turning them into big plays. A top 20 offense will be an improvement over the last few seasons, but I'm hoping for better. I see the addition of Owens as a big plus. We'll need to wait and see how the line changes pan out.

If I recall, Ko Simpson was a 4th round steal, and now what's he worth?

With a 4-3 defense, it can't be done!

DBs. It's clear Ralph Wilson prefers drafting the smaller kids that he can physically intimidate into signing.

Because what CB will choose to sign with Buffalo as the 14th DB on their roster? On the bright side, this will make it easier to sign FAs at positions of greater need. Four college DBs must tie or set some kind of record. Obviously, the Bills were suffering from CB withdrawl after drafting lineman with their first two picks.

Although I would have picked Orakpo, I like the Maybin pick too. Wood was a solid choice. But I would have opted for the 2010 first round pick Carolina gave up in exchange for our 2nd and 4th. Byrd likely would have been there in the 3rd anyway. Here's hoping he proves me wrong.

Parrish is an exciting player, fun to watch, and the best punt returner in the AFC. So the Bills could keep him and keep one less TE, LB, or QB. On the other hand, he's a 6th reciever on the team that costs about $3M per year. And the Bills will not replace Parrish with a 5th round pick. McKelvin will replace Parrish on PR, who will do fine. The Bills can then use the 5th round pick on a prospect who may contribute down the road. Finally, they can use the $3M saved per season to help upgrade at another position (perhaps DT Henderson or OG Waters). Also, why can't Parrish beat out Reed at WR? Is Reed just that good? It bugs me a bit that maximizing profits gets in the way of building the best team possible. But maybe that's life in the NFL except for a handful of teams. Dante Hall was traded to the Rams for a 5th rounder a few years back.