The Bills are not alone

[notwoz]

A lot of folks on this board have rightly bemoaned OBD's lame drafting in the past decade. Well, it's cold comfort to know the Bills are the only team to be short-sighted and/or inept enough to produce a mediocre team for an entire decade.

 

This column by the Washington Post's Sally Jenkinssays the Washington franchise with the racist nickname is suffering from "roster rot" thta has developed over the past decade -- much like the condition that has infected the Bills, especially as it affects the Offensive and Defensive lines. In short, neither team currently has a strong foundation on which to build.

 

"They are paying for ... the organization's refusal to build good young quality depth on the interior lines, and that problem has defeated every single coach who has come through ******** Park," she writes. In fact if you were to substitute "Bills" for every reference to the DC team, you'd think she was writing about the Bills.

 

She also tells her readers that it's going to take two more drafts to rebuild the team, not one.

 

"It's going to take a two-class infusion of young talent to compensate for the poor management of the past few years. And that's assuming that Shanahan and General Manager Bruce Allen bring in prize classes, which is by no means assured. Regardless, the Redskins are probably going to be a three-year project before they reap the full results of Shanahan's plan.

 

The challenges facing the new DC coach (lusted after by many on this board as well) are very similar to those facing Chan Gailey; let's hope the new Bills' brain trust has good sense and vision and can reward the long-suffering faithful with a good, competitive team in the next year or two.

[South Jersey Bills Fan]

A lot of folks on this board have rightly bemoaned OBD's lame drafting in the past decade. Well, it's cold comfort to know the Bills are the only team to be short-sighted and/or inept enough to produce a mediocre team for an entire decade.

 

This column by the Washington Post's Sally Jenkinssays the Washington franchise with the racist nickname is suffering from "roster rot" thta has developed over the past decade -- much like the condition that has infected the Bills, especially as it affects the Offensive and Defensive lines. In short, neither team currently has a strong foundation on which to build.

 

"They are paying for ... the organization's refusal to build good young quality depth on the interior lines, and that problem has defeated every single coach who has come through ******** Park," she writes. In fact if you were to substitute "Bills" for every reference to the DC team, you'd think she was writing about the Bills.

 

She also tells her readers that it's going to take two more drafts to rebuild the team, not one.

 

"It's going to take a two-class infusion of young talent to compensate for the poor management of the past few years. And that's assuming that Shanahan and General Manager Bruce Allen bring in prize classes, which is by no means assured. Regardless, the Redskins are probably going to be a three-year project before they reap the full results of Shanahan's plan.

 

The challenges facing the new DC coach (lusted after by many on this board as well) are very similar to those facing Chan Gailey; let's hope the new Bills' brain trust has good sense and vision and can reward the long-suffering faithful with a good, competitive team in the next year or two.

 

I can't take too much comfort from this, but thanks.

[DrDawkinstein]

It took Butler, Smith and Nix FOUR drafts before the Chargers were playing well. and that didnt start happening until the 5th year.

 

Just an FYI to all the Chicken Littles, and the "Win NOW" guys.