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You could make a case for Merriman out in SD too. He's only a rookie but that guy has brought it all year long.

And where has that offensive system gotten them since Vermeil left? Being a head coach takes a lot more than simply bringing a defensive or offensive system over.

While I agree that that loss was horrible in my book the win at Indy negates it in the "they don't deserve to make the playoffs" argument.

Actually TD's track record is pretty impressive. Go back and look at what he did with the Steelers (Simon did a post awhile back with his drafts) and even his drafts in Buffalo have been pretty good in terms of how many good players he's selected. What has been his undoing is his inability to build a teamand select a capable head coach.

Go back to Parcell's drafts and show me where he has impressed you with his astute player evaluations and ability to work the draft. He's not horrible but he's not that great either. He puts together low risk, solid drafts and makes up for it with his coaching abilities. If he was good at talent evaluation (instead of just average) the guy would have notched another SB or two since he left the Giants (where he wasn't the GM). Hell, even if a guy that had a great track record drafting came out and said "I don't like Losman" I would still say, "so what?" The draft isn't an exact science and like stocks, past results don't guarantee future gains. I can’t believe I have to explain this to anybody.

There's no arguing with that logic!

Who cares if Parcells did or did not think highly of Losman? The guy has never been a great personel guy just a great coach.

I have a feeling Lienhart's stock will drop come draft day and team's aren't going to be as enamored with him as fans are.

It's even more of a kick in the face to SD given their tough schedule and the fact that they lost those 5 games by a combined total of 14 points. Ouch.

There's no way GB beats Chicago or Seattle's scrubs. As much as I'd love to see us land Mario Williams I don't think he makes it past pick #2.

TV execs love to believe this stuff but the fact is that people tune in to watch good games between winning teams. Nobody is going to watch a crappy GB team get hammered just because Favre is QBing. As for the injury thing that really didn't matter much. I'd actually argue that the team was better off with Green getting hurt as Gado has done a much better job in replacing him. Green looked absolutely horrid in the first 4 games and was in danger of being benched for Davenport (though Davenport’s injury did hurt them as he looked pretty good). They have had several other injuries as well but they effected the Pack about as much as Buffalo's injuries effected the Bills...i.e. they both would be bottom dwellers even with all of their starters.

I've always heard it as "preparation meets opportunity" which I agree with.

As bad as the Pack are this year they'll still somehow manage to score a few Monday night games next year.

Personally I don't think his numbers reflect a declining WR, I think they're a reflection of a terrible offense. A young QB learning the ropes, a back up QB that can't pull the trigger, an Oline that can't provide protection and a running game that doesn't scare anybody. The way this offense has been playing there's really no shot for any WR to put up decent numbers.

Let JP start all 16 games next year. This team isn't a playoff team and there's no need to sit him on the bench. By the end of next year we should know what we have and if we need to bring in a QB next offseason to get us over the hump then the move should be made then.

You obviously never saw WM while he was in college. He has nowhere near the explosiveness and speed he possessed in college. He's bigger and stronger but not "just as good".

Although many fans want their teams to lose the games I can assure you the players don't think that way. Every single one of the players on the field will be doing their best to win.

I guess I'm missing something here. Who said anything about suspending him for what he did over the course of his career? That makes no sense whatsoever.

I just don't see why Moulds would want to come back. He's gone through the QB carousel here for 10 years and there's young QB here that prefers a different WR. The Bills don't look like they're going turn this thing around anytime soon...so what does Moulds gain by staying? He essentially has a get out of jail free card. If he wants to take less money he's likely to do it for a team that has a legit shot at winning something soon. If he wants to make all the money he can he'll likely get it from someplace other than the Bills. As much as I'd love to have him back I just don't see it happening.

More likely he's refering to David Carr, Courtney Brown, Tim Couch, Ki-Jana Carter, Dan Wilkinson, Steve Emtman, Jeff George, etc.

I think it's way premature to assume Preston can come in and make all the line calls in addition to providing adequate holes/protection when we've really not seen anything from the kid. It’s also a bit much to expect a high first round LT to come in and play well right off the bat. The line you mention above might be a best way to go long term but I think JP would get killed behind it next year.

It's really not that big of a dilemma. You don't spend first round draft picks on QBs 2 out of 3 years. It's just idiotic, particularly when the first guy you've selected has shown signs that he could be a good one and he's only gotten 8-9 starts. This team needs to fix its OL and DL. You take D'Brickashaw Ferguson or Haloti Ngata. If both are on the board you consider moving down a position or two and picking up an extra 2nd or 3rd then selecting whichever one is left at your new draft position. If this team continues to draft the “sexy” players early to the detriment of the trenches I’m going to go ballistic.

This can't be accurate, Holcomb never checks down to the safe dump off.

I'll wait and see what Grossman does once teams game plan for him. Lots of guys step in and play well for a half and then go through the normal growing pains that inexperience brings. While Grossman definitely has more "upside" than Orton I have the feeling he's going to make way more mistakes too. This switch might not be to the Bears advantage given that it's difficult as hell to drive the length of the field against that D. If Grossman starts giving opposing teams a short field to work with the Bears might find themselves losing more often even if their O starts putting up more points. In the long run Grossman is definitely the guy I'm just not so sure I'd be comfortable with him in there the rest of the way this year...and that's saying something because I think Orton is absolutely horrible.

Holcomb had plenty of time to throw on Saturday night that excuse just doesn't fly, particularly in the face of the fact that Losman throws the ball down field, even when he's getting little to no protection.