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What's a fair pick to offer for Alex Smith? Only if we do not like the 1st round draft options. We send a 3rd, they send A. Smith and a 6th?

He has never been very fast. That's why he was a 7th round pick.

1) Gailey. He made bad decisions, especially in terms of the run/pass mix but also the punt. Gailey put Fitz into a situation where he is not capable of performing (pass on virtually every down in 2nd half). Does not run from a standard handoff enough - when we do, we have good success. We tend to lose more yards on toss-outs and other plays designed to start side-to-side (as opposed to plays starting from the middle where the RB chooses to go in or out). 2) Fitzpatrick. Cannot pull out the game when it is put on his shoulders (see #1). 3) Bruce DeHaven. Oops, our special teams are not good. Great special teams do not win a lot of games (see the Jauron era) but bad special teams lose enough games to matter (see Jones, Ronnie). 4) The secondary. Our defense played well overall, but let us down at some critical moments primarily in coverage on 3rd and long. 5) Ralph Wilson. The curse of Doug Flutie continues, and Ralph is to blame.

Even more of a turnaround: Indianapolis. While we wallow in mediocrity they just smacked us in the face having already won 5 more games than all last season. Wait, I thought it would take at least 3 years to go from the cellar to playoffs?

If we get a guy with a much stronger leg, there's still no guarantee that Chan tries the FG there. In my opinion Lindell can hit a 52 yarder in a dome, but Bruce DeHaven thinks that is too long because he learned field goal ranges in the 80s and early 90s and has not caught up with the game. (Chan, as well). Get a younger coach, bring in a kicker to compete with Lindell, and let the best player kick.

What if you got a contract that was guaranteed, as most are? Owner dies - new owner fires you - you take the money and go back to work as a coordinator. How would being the HC in Buffalo be bad for a coordinator's resume? It did not hurt the career or earning potential of Gregg Williams (3 DC jobs) or Mike Mularkey (OC, HC jobs) at all... on balance it probably helped Dick Jauron's career as well. Wade Phillips, also doing well. Based on the history it seems that being a HC in Buffalo is better than being a coordinator almost anywhere else, and only worse than being a HC at a winning program or perhaps a major college HC.

I am glad he is upset. He does not like losing. It was apparent he was trying to win the game, his effort on the INT/Fumble play showed that he was not giving up. We lost, and he is upset. Good, he should stay for next year, and Chan should go.

Forget PAT kicks. What about awarding 1 point for kicking the opposing QB in the groin? Too easy perhaps- how about the groin kick only scores if the QB still has the ball?

I've heard of him.. he was a high draft choice, and he plays LB. Could he be an improvement on "inactive man" Kirk Morrison?

Actually, our punt returner is a free agent after this year, no?

Below average (McK) > Terrible (A.Williams). McKelvin has this advantage: He is able to stay in the area of the receiver and appear to be covering him. True, if the QB actually throws the ball there, McKelvin is unlikely to break it up. However, his relatively close coverage may cause the QB to hesitate or check down instead of throwing the ball, because he may not always realize that the "coverage" is partly an illusion. Compare that to a CB who is badly out of position; the QB sees green space around the receiver, or a Bills player actually running the wrong way, and throws immediately for a reception.

He looked unconscious to me too. So he gets a pass on that fumble. I like FJ a lot and hope he is ok. CJ should be the starter... for the same reason I wanted Fred as the starter last year: CJ is playing like the #1 RB in the league. Having said that I want Fred to make a full and fast recovery and hopefully not miss Thursday. If diagnosed with concussion though, team needs to rest him on Thursday.

Positive: Improved draft position. Negative: We lost again.

And turnovers if you didn't notice.

Watched any Bills games since 2000?

Now I know I am watching a Buffalo Bills game.

He believes you need to be able to cover receivers man-to-man in order to blitz. So now you know what he thinks about our back seven.

Saving CJ for next season.

The Bills are demonstrating that they know ALL the ways you can lose a game.

McKelvin looking better than A.Williams so far today.

Beginning to feel like this will be another in a long line of Buffalo sports screwjobs. It will need a name. Suggestions?

To everyone who complained earlier in the season that Fred had hit the wall: he was playing with an injured knee. He looks a lot better now than in the games before the bye. Of course CJ is faster and looks great but it is good to have Fred back to form.

So, Ralph is actually interfering with the defensive calls? Or mandating that they hire Dave Wannstedt because he's heard of him? There hasn't been any substantive change in our defense since 2000? Tom Donohue and Buddy Nix are the same guy who make the same kinds of decisions? Hiring Mario Williams for $100M is a typical Ralph move? I understand how Ralph has caused the franchise problems in past years, but I am just not seeing his fingerprints on our current malaise.

1 Stadium 2 Ralph's health 3 Small corporate sponsor base 4 Low median income in area to support PSLs and other revenue 5 Shrinking population

So, a new field would cost less than his contract, right?