Jerry Jabber

Good points. Also, up until the AFC Championship game, the Pats did not beat a team with a winning record all season long. Last year, the Bills lost to the Jets: 27-11, and 28-24. You could say that about the Jets D in the first match up last season (27-11), but the second match up was much closer and a good pass rush would have gotten us the win. Thank you!!! :thumbsup:

In regards to coaches, I think the Bills are better. Promoting Wannstedt to the DC, plus hiring QB coach David Lee (who helped Pennington, Romo & Eli Manning) was a shrewd hire for us.

I'm just glad George Edwards got fired, and the Bills finally got pass rushers. :thumbsup:

I wouldn't say that is a weak argument. The Pats had a 15 game win streak against the Bills, which finally ended last season. Nope, but if your offense all of a sudden shuts down, and you're giving the opposing Offense many more opportunities with better field position, then what do you expect?!

I disagree with the Jets. The Jets went backwards last year to 8-8. I don't see Tony Sparano & Tim Tebow having that great of an impact on the Jets. The main reason why the Bills have been unable to beat the Jets is because we couldn't get any pressure at all on Sanchez. That will change this year. While I'm not dismissing the Patriots at all, but the Bills beat them and had a 21-0 lead in the 2nd meeting (before SJ's benching). This is the first time in years where the Bills have a legitimate chance of winning the division.

Last night on "NFL Total Access", after Nick Barnett gave Solomon Wilcots a tour of the Bills facility, they had on Warren Sapp (and I forget the other guy's name) and discussed if the Bills were a playoff team this year. Sapp said (somewhere along these lines) 'No, not this year, but Dave Wannstedt is transforming the defense, and it takes time'. I have to disagree with Sapp. IMO, the Bills were a playoff team last year before half the team went on IR. The Bills beat the AFC Champs [Patriots], and lost to the Superbowl Champs [Giants] by 3 points. Last season, the Bills had one effective NT [Dareus], because Kyle Williams was dealing with Achilles problems before going on IR. This year, the Bills have a healthy KW to go along with Marcell Dareus as their DT's. Plus, the Bills added an elite pass rusher in Mario Williams, plus a very good pass rusher in Mark Anderson. Also, the Bills have an easier schedule since they finished in 4th place in the AFC East last season and will play against other 4th place division teams. IMO, I believe the Bills are a playoff team this year, and have the possibility of winning the division.

Maybe Vilma donated the most money as a player, or had the most player involvement in the bounty scandal.

With a much better defense (at least on paper), the Bills should be able to run the ball more, instead of throwing. While Fitz is not "elite" I would say Fred Jackson is, and CJ Spiller has the potential to be "elite". Being able to run the ball more, and having the ball more (because of the better defense), the Bills will able able to eliminate a lot of turnovers.

No problem!

Wasn't talking about last season, I'm talking about the potential of the Bills this year with a great pass rush, compared to the previous SB champs that won with a great pass rush. With the Bills having a much better Defense (at least on paper), expect the Bills to be rushing more than passing (which should reduce the amount of offensive turnovers).

Exactly!! I don't think there's a Bills fan in the country that wants to see the Bills lose another Superbowl. It's either a Superbowl victory, or no Superbowl at all.

http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2012/06/25/pass-rush-adds-could-be-difference/ "Buffalo’s pass rush additions have garnered the Bills a lot of offseason attention. But by adding Mario Williams and Mark Anderson and the strong likelihood of a back to form Shawne Merriman, they’re also being looked upon as a legitimate playoff contender because of what recent Super Bowl history has said about teams with pass rush talent. NFL.com analyst Daniel Jeremiah astutely pointed out that four of the last five Super Bowl winners finished in the top 3 in sacks in their championship seasons. He then looks at the bottom 10 NFL clubs in sacks from 2011 and picks out four that he feels best addressed their pass rush shortcomings. Naturally the Bills were on the list. Here was his assessment. Buffalo Bills (T-27th with 29 sacks): The Bills weren’t bashful in addressing their pass-rushing needs. They brought in the top available pass rusher in free agency (Mario Williams) and robbed a divisional rival of their top pass rusher (Mark Anderson). Those two players should help the Bills drastically improve their anemic sack total of 2011. Merriman isn’t even mentioned in the assessment, but with the spring he was able to put together the Bills could have a third proven pass rusher added to the fold." I'm liking the Bills chances already.

The Bills beat the Pats last year with an injured Kyle Williams, rookie Marcell Dareus (who had no rookie minicamp, OTA's, minicamp & a shorten camp), and no pass rush. Add in Mario Williams and Mark Anderson and a healthy Kyle Williams, is there any doubt that the Bills could beat the Pats again and have a legitmate shot at winning the AFC East?

Success for the Bills this season will depend on the amount of injuries. If the Bills get the injury bug again like they did last year, then it will be difficult to make the playoffs.

From twitter: "Buffalo Bills ‏@buffalobills Gailey: VY has a natural feel for the QB position. Experience gives him an edge, but Thigpen has better feel for offensive system."

http://blogs.buffalo...s-minicamp.html "It's early, but Young looks like he's currently the slight favorite, according a Wednesday report from Tim Graham of the Buffalo News. It sounds like neither player, however, is playing very well at this week's minicamp. Graham said both players have looked "mediocre at best" in offseason practices and "lousy at times." http://www.nfl.com/n..._headline_stack

"So tell us Solomon Wilcots, WHY ARE YOU A SCHMUCK?!" It was funny hearing Mario rib on Anderson, saying it doesn't matter what he does, he won't have as many sacks as him.

With the reports from the OTA's & yesterday, it sounds like Fitz's accuracy is improving. Chandler & TJ Graham had some good catches yesterday.

http://www.buffalobills.com/media-center/videos/Mario-Williams-Tuesday-Press-Conference/799dde41-1581-47a6-9aaa-a73dcd9e90e3 Anyone that thinks Mario was serious when he was making fun of Mark Anderson is a real dumbass!!

Somebody call the Whaambulance: "WHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" "WHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" "WHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"

Same here. I'm expecting the Bills to dominate the Jets, just like they dominated the Chiefs last year in the season opener. With having to practice everyday against the defense, this will make our offense much more better for the start of the season.

+1

As senior football advisor, will he recommend to the Eagles getting the lollipop guild for their WR corps (like he did in Buffalo)?

Stevie Johnson got some good press by being the first Bills WR in franchise history to post two 1000+ yard seasons. In the same token, Fitz should be praised for having 2 consecutive seasons of throwing 20 or more TD's in a season. The last time Bills QB to do that was Jim Kelly (1995, 22 TD's; 1994: 22 TD's). For those that think QB coach David Lee is only going to help Fitz improve very insignificantly, here are the facts with Fitz: - Ryan Fitzpatrick was a 7th round draft pick - 2010 - Fitz was a backup in training camp, then won the starting QB position after Trent Edwards was fired - 2011 - With the shortened offseason, Fitz did not have a full offseason as the starting QB to work with coaches and all the players on offense - Look at what Fitz has had to work with. While Stevie Johnson is a good WR, he is not elite. Right now, the only player on offense that you can consider elite is Fred Jackson. Fitz has not had an all-star cast around him like Brees has in New Orleans, Brady in New England or Rodgers in Green Bay, but yet, he still produced 20+ TD's in consecutive years. With Fitz producing 20+ TD's in consecutive years, with no coaches helping him in his NFL career with the mechanics of his game, IMO, Coach Lee will help Fitz take his game to a higher level. Jim Kelly had a four year streak of 20+ TD's (1989, 25 TD's; 1990, 24 TD's; 1991, 33 TD's; 1992, 23 TD's). Under Lee's & Gailey's tutelage, maybe Fitz can extend his 2 year streak of 20+ TD's in a season and hit the 30 TD mark.

Good points! What the hell did the old QB coach, George Cortez do with the QB's?