SuperKillerRobots

OK - admit it, you were the main offender in that group of fans heckling Trent. I think what Gailey did has nothing to do with trent Edwards and everythign to do with building a team mentality. He's teaching the players to back up their teammates. It's called team-building. It's trying to make the team believe that they are all in it together and have a common goal. No one gets left behind. This is one action that those players who make the team will look at when Gailey asks them to come through in a certain situation. Furthermore, every fan does absolutely have a right to boo and heckle as far as I'm concerned, but there is nothing that is said anywhere that the players have to say one word to the fans (like you alluded to, it's not Russia or China), so I'd say the team's reaction (basically Gailey;s reaction) was absolutely warranted. Do you think you should be able to go to a free practice to interrupt the team while practising by berating a human being to their face while they sit there and take it? Of course not.

I got news for you: The only way he can use that $899,975,000.00 is if he sells the team or takesa loan out against it. It's all about cash flow, not team value. Your team could be valued at $1 trillion, but only bring in $100 million in revenues per year, which would put it well below what the Bills take in annually and there fore you would not be able to pay players, coaches, etc to the same extent the Bills can with their relatively low (for an NFL team) cash flow.

Assuming TE starts, I think he has to throw for 3500 yards, 10 more TDs than INTs, complete more than 64% of his passes, start and finish at least 14 games, and have the team in the playoff hunt down to the wire for the FO to not draft a QB in the first round. Brohm would have to show a lot of promise and play a lot, but unless he puts up those numbers as well, I doubt they don't take a QB next year. It's hard for me to see any scenario in which a new QB is not drafted other than TE blowing up like no one could guess or anticipate.

Not to be an ass, but I don't think the Bills care whether you see potential in any of their players or not (which is what I was talking about - not your opinion on him, or mine either for that matter). Also, Maybin is way bigger than Coleman, which was the biggest knock on him and probably the reason he wasn't drafted at all. I'm all for cutting him if there is someone else that he would be taking a roster spot from, but that isn't the case this year, especially after Batten going on IR. They are going to keep 5 OLBs - Kelsey, Ellis, Torbor, Maybin, and Coleman and none of those guys have any serious competition. Next year when they lose Kelsey and possibly Torbor, they'll draft one or two OLBs and still keep Maybin as at least the fifth because there 'll be a clear 5 players better than everyone else, which will include Maybin. I think you do mor eharm than good if you cut him too quickly - he should get some opportunity to show what he can do over a few seasons.

QB - Trent's job to lose WR - Steve Johnson's to lose - Jackson isn't going to get up to #2 - he'll be the 4th. OL - Has been set since Gailey took over and Meredith has looked like a 5th round pick who got cut JLB - I don't think either Maybin or Coleman are more than pass rushers at this point, so I would expect to see Ellis start on this side until Torbor comes back with Maybin/Coleman spelling in passing situations SLB - Kelsey starts only because Ellis will be playing the Jack position week 1 in place of Torbor. He'll be starting at SLB by the end of the year TE - too bad, but looks like Schouman gets cut and Stupar starts week 1

I think the obvious answer is at least after you've given him a chance to get on the field and do something. I do think you have to give him at least this year and next year. If at that time there has been zero improvement (i.e. he's still playing primarily on ST and not getting into games on defense - even as a pass rush specialist), you'd have to look at cutting him. I think you have to give him as much time as you can because of his potential and also because we are going to need pass rushers. Personally, I'd keep him on the team as the 4th OLB until his contract comes up unless he is not playing at all on defense or we drafted someone markedly better. I do think an OLB will be drafted early next year in the draft (top 100 pick), but that still leaves us with 4 including Maybin (assuming Kelsey is not retained).

The improvement really was something, wasn't it? Hopefully it keeps on going throughout the preseason and into the regualr season (and then into the playoffs...).

I agree - Chambers looks terrible and has looked terrible for two years in a row now. He did well that one year, but that was it. Maybe he's better at guard.

I expect them to play a lot of 4 man fronts all year and don't think KW to the Pro Bowl is that far-fetched. On top of that, when they do play him at the nose, they play him as a 1 instead of a 0, so he's still playing one gap most of the time.

You should really thank Jeff Littmann. He's one of the premier up-and-coming financial minds in the country right now - and it goe sbeyond what he has done with the Bills.

I liked parts of Brohm's game and didn't like others - basically the same way I felt about Trent. I think the one thing that gamed proved without a doubt is that, regardless fo the order, the 3 QBs on the roster to start the season will be Edwards, Brohm, and Brown. Fitzy's time here is done. The OLBs are still a little shakey (to put it nicely), but I think our d-line is going to be on to watch. Even McCargo looke decent out there! Those guys look good and are capable of collapsing the pocket given the time. Obviously none of them are going to get more than 3 or 4 sacks this year at best, but I think they will break down the pocket at the 3 second point consistantly. If someone steps up and can rush the passer, this could be a dangerous pass defense. I think the run d will get sorted out as the guys learn their assignments better. It's nice to see a Buffalo Bills team win a game without playing boring football. When was the last exciting game this team played in? Was it that last win over the Pats?

What the hell does it matter what he does ont he field outside of playing football? Not that I'm trying to say he played lights out or anything like that - he was average as a player and disappointing for a 1st round pick, but I don't get the logic of his enthusiasm making him a bad player. Maybe it just makes him an easy target. It's like the people who hate D Whitner because we didn't take Ngata. What will be interesting is how Maybin develops on this team going forward and how quickly Nix looks to dump him if he doesn't improve, given that he wasn't one of his picks and isn't starting. I don't think expectations come into it for Maybin with this FO because they didn't take him in the draft and are probably just looking to see where they can fit him in. Maybe that says mroe about what they think of him than anything else - all these young players slotted to take over high profile jobs, witht he glaring exception of Maybin.

With how bad our ST have been I'd b shocked if Ellison gets cut. He's one of the few people out there that look like they know what they're doing. Surprise cuts: Hardy Fitz Kelsey Schouman

I was thinking the same thing. They should continue to practice the 2 RB sets. But, I wonder how much they were actually going to use to 2 RB set in the preseason anyways, since I'd think you'd want to save it (or at least the best parts of it) for the first games of the season to get a jump on teams that haven't seen it yet. I would rather see Spiller playing the Spiller position, but I think this might actualyl show us what to expect out of Spiller when he is actually running the ball. Of all the players that he's been compared to (Bush, Harvin), I think he might be the best true RB of the bunch (not to say he won't do the other things too, just that I think he could actually be a viable RB option). I hope they're still practicing the 2 RB sets in the closed practices with Spiller in the Spiller position...

That must have been one hell of a year! He got 4 chicks pregnant in 12 months.

Your post is crap and makes no sense. So unless everyone says that the entire team is terrible and everyone should be cut, they're "fanboys"? I get that people don't are down on the Bills, but why can't we talk about the players without being called dumb? Your sentiment is entirely legitimate, but why do you feel the need to Call people dumb for not towing your line? I got news for you, unless you're employed as a personnel evaluator for one of the 32 NFL teams, your opinion counts just as much as the OP, mine, or a horses ass. By the way, Megatron averages less per year, but got a $20mm signing bonus (mostly because of his size). He has the frame to box out, but his hands are soft as metal.

Wilson, as far as I remember, never said anything about the Bills - he was talking about Buffalo.

BS - I was just driving in the 5 blocks that constitute Black Rock yesterday.

I don't think I can consider it starting from square one unless we have a new QB in the picture. Made this is square 1.5 - or .5.

Where the hell are we going to get "high quality players in position of need" at this time of the year!? And since when does having poor tackles have anything to do with RBs getting hurt? I'm pretty sure RBs get hit on every play - regardless of whether the tackles are any good or not. I don't think you're more likely to get hurt when hit in the backfield as compared to 20 yards past the LOS. Another thing, why would you think players that have been cut by other teams - just weeks before the season - will they be able to pick up our offense/defense in time to contribute this year? They could definitely use some more talent though - just like your post could use some more common sense.

The only one who I'd like to see here still is big Pat. The rest of those guys aren't that good. I can't believe that after all of those years of people beating on Coy Wire, he makes it into a post about players we should have kept instead of let go. By the way, it doesn't matter who of Kelsey, Harris, Ellison, McCargo, etc we keep this year because all of them will be gone after the 2010 season. None of them fit the defense we are trying to run going forward and none of them are good enough now to be worthwhile keeping for situational 4-3 looks, with the possible exception of Kelsey (but the more I see Ellis play, the mroe I wonder if he'll get the ax this season).

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I agree with your assessment that we need an LT and QB and I also hope that someone we currently have on the team steps up and fills either or both of those positions. I also doubt it'll happen. I don't agree with the sentiment you express towrads the end of your post however. I think the way they looked at the QB situation was that if there was someone available that was amrkedly better than what we have, they'd go for him (like McNabb). When that wasn't an option, they figured that there was no sense in wasting a draft pick on a player that wasn't the long term answer. I don't think any of the 3 QBs we have now are the answer, but I also don't think eithe rof the two players you specifically mention are the answer either. What's the worst that could happen? Well how about the guy we trade for doesn't make the team? How about he makes the team and is terrible and we still have to draft a QB next year? If you think that these two guys are long shots to be so good as to you don't have to draft a QB in 2011, then you do it. Otherwise, it's just another TO signing.

No one has done that int his thread. People are just saying that his approach is what the team needs and I agree. I don't even think it's possible to say a coach is "super-human" until at least after his first season. I get it that chances are the Bills don't win 7 games this year, but does that mean we can't at least entertain the idea that they might? We can't talk about how it could happen? Does the mere utterance of anything positive about the Bills mean that people don't know what they're talking about? In your post above, you use the words/phrases "magical" (in quotes like someone used it before you and your quoting them), "get on my knees and blow the guy like so many of you are", "magical solutions" (again in quotes), and then "hailing Gailey as some super human coach", while no one in this thread has used any of those phrases or really even come close to doing so. You're trying to start a fight by yourself and you editorialize like FOX NEWS.

That would be a great formation/personnel grouping. This whole line of thought is what gets me excited for this upcoming season. We finally have a coach that seems to be good enough at what he does not coach to his player's strengths instead of his own strengths. I hope it leads to him having players do things they are good at instead of trying to force players into playing out of position or just giving them responsibilities that they aren't entirely comfortable with executing. A lot of these guys aren't good in the NFL because they are put into positions they aren't at their best in. If the coach puts these guys into roles that they can execute, I think we have a shot to be decent this year - at least better than people expect. Regardless of how well they do, it should be interesting to watch them.