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I want them to draft someone for either the offense or defense line. A person that people project as a starter for the next 10 seasons. You win the games in the trenches and that is why we are a losing team. We lose those battles.

The only way I would trade Peters is if it was for a teams current starter at left tackle and a 1st rd draft pick.

The inability to pick up first downs in short yardage situations comes down the center position not getting a push. I would also say that the 1-8 record is a result of our centers not being able to match up vs the big nose tackles. I didn't say it is the only reason but I do think it is a big reason.

Truth is all politicians suck. Conservative vs liberal, right vs left, republican vs democrat, whatever you call it they are all very well to do people trying to keep their jobs. The only real concern they have is getting elected from one term to the next and staying in power. We have term limits on the presidency but not in congress. Why not? I would like to see all incumbants voted out. Send a message to all politicians.

1) Learn how to beat the 3-4 defense. 6-1 vs a base 4-3 defense and 1-8 vs the 3-4 base defense. Our entire division runs the 3-4 defense. 2) I believe the Bills need a new attitude heading into next year. When Lovie Smith took over the Bears he came right out and said their first priority is beating the Packers. That is the approach we need to take with the Patriots! 3) Upgrade talent at C, DE, DT, OLB, OT - Our center was the weak point of our O Line and it showed against the big NTs. Our D Line puts no pressure on the opposing QBs and gets run over when it counts. When we lose we lose in the trenches. 4) Make some bold moves. Parcells first moves in transforming the Dolphins were to release Zach Thomas and trade Jason Taylor. The two faces of the Dolphins franchise. Jason Peters is a great talent but will be a problem and I question his motivation. Trade him for at least a 1st round draft pick this year. Roscoe Parrish is not a good WR but is an elite Punt Returner. Trade him for something. He has value and the offense can stop trying to get the ball in his hands for a 7 yard gain. Fred Jackson. Tender an offer to the RFA. Listen to offers. If something great comes up take it otherwise keep him next year and longer if possible. Trade/Cut Defense Captain and popular (inside the locker room)DE Chris Kelsey. He may be a workout warrior but it doesn't show on the field. 5) Extend the field. Make defenses guard the entire football field and not just 10 yards from the line of scrimmage. Any other suggestions?

To break it down further 6-1 vs a 4-3 base efense and 1-8 vs the 3-4 base defense. Our whole division is 3-4 along with Cleveland, San Francisco and SD. The only 4-3 we lost to was Arizona. My question is why is it that much more difficult against the 4-3? Is it the fact that our center is awful and DTs get into the face of the QB and break down the pocket or is it because our QB has problems reading the defenses?

Don't forget Center. After answering the QB question this is our biggest priority. We are 1-6 against the 3-4 defense with two more games to play. Every defense in our division plays this defense and we have lost every game of division play. Our center position is not good enough against good NTs. One of the first things Parcells did when he rebuilt the Jets was sign Kevin Mawae because nobody on the Jets could handle Ted Washington and stop our 3-4 defense. We need to take a page from the Parcells playbook and get someone capable of blocking Wilfork, Jenkins and Ferguson.

Given the state of the economy in Western New York you can still kiss your Bills goodbye. People and businesses/jobs have been leaving Buffalo for decades. It kills me but the Bills will be gone from Buffalo unless Western New Yorkers can turn their economy around and attract business/jobs into Buffalo. Since that hasn't happened in my lifetime I am not optomistic.

If at the begining of the year I told you we would be 5-3 and in a three way tie for the AFC East would you take it? Let's put this back into perspective. We started 4-0 and looked great against some teams that really are not that good but as any young team should they beat the teams they should beat if you want to call yourselves a good football team. In Arizona we ran into a buzzsaw and lost a team leader in the first 5 minutes of the game. Solid game vs SD after the by and then two awful losses vs division opponents. Our division runs the 3-4 defense and our offense will have trouble against stud DTs like Kris Jenkins and Vince Wilfork. Jason Ferguson in his limited role still gave our offense enough problems because they all line up against our weakest links on offense, our center and right guard. This defense has also given Edwards troubles. Maybe it is because he can not step up into the pocket because of the line collapse or because there ar 8 people in coverage. Doesn't matter he needs to learn how to defeat it soon he will most likely see it again this week. All that being said we are still 5-3 going into the second half of the season. We have 4 division games left so we still control our own destiny. We should be geting Aaron Schobel and Ashton Youboty back soon and getting our best pass rusher and nickel back back should help our overall defensive play.

I think we will see some different things out of the Bills this week to give the Jets some fits. In the last few weeks it just seems like what we did was getting predictable. I'm guessing some odd formations like the one used when most d linemen are standing and then some drop back and play linbacker while we rush some linebackers. Maybe a trick play or two on offense to get Kris Jenkins moving around and try to tire him out. After the performance in Miami I think the coaches will challenge the players to go out there and prove they are the team to beat in the AFC East.

I was being objective. I just didn't have the time to look up all the drafts of Donahoe to see who was taken after the selections he made. The Williams pick was awful and when you pick at that position you can not miss. He clearly missed. But I believe the Losman pick cost us 3 picks including our 1st round pick the following season and the organization stood still while waiting for the player to develop. Missing on a tackle can put you back at that position for a year or two as you wait for them to develop but missing on a QB hurts the entire organization. I'm not sure how I was going on with hate but I think my logic is fine. Missing at the QB position is more hurtful to an organization than missing at the tackle position.

[quote name='dollars 2 donuts' date='Oct 20 2008, 12:19 PM' post='1176599' We need a new center either way...I'm just sayin'. I agree with needing a new center. I think the center position is the weak point of our line and it can be exposed in our divisional games vs the 3-4 defenses and their big nose tackles. Fowler has shown he can't handle wilfork from NE and I think if given the chance he will show he can't handle kris jenkins. Why not give Preston his shot. Can someone tell me who is bigger? Thanks.

What I learned. 1) We have no pass rush. Schobel has been invisable since his first pro bowl. Anybody know where Chris Ellis is hiding? 2) The coaching staff didn't trust the cb's enough to blitz. 3) Melvin Fowler can not hold his own. He doe not get any push and I believe that is why we have problems run blocking. Just wait until our division games against 3-4 defenses. 4) We need a pass catching tight end. That being said I think we are a good young team that is getting better. I still think we have a good sot at the playoffs

It does happen to great teams from time to time but not often. What will be more interesting will be how they respond to this loss. They are a young team so hopefully they will learn from this game.

Buffalo is a great example that you can only tax business so much before they leave. Anyone wonder why businesses are leaving the US?

Norwood made a pro bowl in a year when he converted something like 34out of 36 attempts (I think it was the year before the Cleveland playoff loss). Sounds great but our offense couldn't score when we won those close games because of special teams. If I had to guess he probaby only had 5-10 attempts longer than 45 yards that year. I would actually say it is a shame he made those kicks early on. If he didn't we would not have had a false sense that we had a good kicker and would have been looking for one that could hit a kick longer than 45 yards. I've always felt 45-50 yards is the minimum you want a kicker to be able to kick a FG. Also, Reich was a good backup. As far as other memorable game from him the Rams monday night game was great.

I think Ben killed Locke. Ben, like Whidmore, now is searching for the island to get back. He will do whatever it takes to get there. As a sidenote, we truly do not know what Whidmores intentions for the island are. The only thing we know about Whidmore's intentions are what Ben told us. Sun is out for revenge and wants Ben dead. I say she wants Ben dead because Locke may have visited her like he did with Jack and Kate and told her how the boat exploded. Sayid promised Hurley he would not take him back to the island and Ben said they all need to go back to the island. Are they now working against each other or is Sayid lying to Hurley? Last note, anyone else find it odd how in the battle of science vs faith that Christian (a former man of science) keeps revealing himself to people and delivering messages?

If you are in Buffalo you can always go to Canada after the time runs out at the place you booked.

Can you imagine if all this was a story made up in Hugo's mind? He is crazy.

Is it just me or does season 4 look an awful lot like the ending for season 2? The people we know on the island will confront the people we don't know anything about.

We have yet to replace Kent Hull on our team.

Jack is LOST.

I'm not sure which route you take from Maryland but if you take 20A from Geneseo/ off 390N to Orchard Park I would stay in East Aurora. I believe there is a Hampton Inn there and the roads through OP will get you past most stadium traffic and on the road back home sooner.

If you have already determined leasing is the best option here is what I suggest: 1) Do not put money down. Yes you can get a lower car payment but that money is gone. You have nothing to show for it. If you finance to own it is different because you take ownership at the end of the term and have an asset. If you continue to lease and put money down you will throw away thousands of dollars in the course of your life. Would you give Alamo or Hertz extra money to rent a car for a lower payment? 2) Drive your current leased car until the milage is expired. Then negotiate with the car dealerships as if you will make those payments until the lease expires and you can drive off the lot with their car today. When you feel like you are at the price you want have them take your car early. If they refuse and you can make the payments do that. If they refuse and you can't determine the difference between the milage overage you expect at lease experation and the difference in the monthly payment. The insurance hit shouldn't be to bad for a few months because the liability will be stretched between two cars. 3) When the salesmen asks the price you are looking to get always give them a number $25-50 less than what you want. They will come close to your price. 4) Hold firm on the monthly payment you want. There are enough dealerships out there. You will get the price you want. Also, a final note but if your current lease is through a car company they may have added flexibility when it comes to milage overages. Hope that helped.