We have very little speed at WR

[Mark Vader]

What we really need is the emergence of a bonafide #2 possession receiver. We have Stevie manning #1 and Nelson the slot #3. If TJ is as good as they hope I think he' the guy. If not Jones has shown promise a few games.

What we really need is a balanced offensive attack.

 

We have a solid group of WR's, Johnson & Nelson being the two standouts.

 

We also have players like Fred Jackson, C.J. Cpiller & Scott Chandler, players who must also get the ball more often.

 

To me, it is Chan's play calling that is the biggest issue to the Bills success.

 

We should use Chandler a lot more. Not just when the Bills are in the red zone.

 

Also we can not be afraid to run the ball more. Fred Jackson has proven time and time again, that if you give him the ball, he will produce great results. The same thing applies to Spiller. We must use ALL of our weapons on offense.

 

That is the key to getting us to the playoffs.

[bowery4]

Wide receiver is our biggest, and most obvious need in my opinion. I have faith that Nix and Chan are getting things done their way though. You have to figure the mess they inherited. This season will be a HUGE HUGE telling point, as to whether they are slowly turning the team around or just staying status quo. Lets face it, our whole offense is compiled of guys that would be #2's on most other teams (other than Freddie). Its a shame that they inherited such a mess, because with the amount of top 12 picks this team has had over the past decade there is no way we should be in this mess. I dont think I can remember a team that has failed on so many 1st & 2nd round picks in such a short time span (mccargo, lynch, spiller, mckelvin, troup, maybin, whitner, hardy, poz, etc). Imagine if we made solid picks in even HALF of those drafts. I feel like most of Buddy & Chan's picks are panning out, and we are starting to move forward.

Not that I really disagree with you but, the ones I bolded are still in the league a few STILL on the team at least one made the probowl last year, one aveaged 5.2 yards a carry, the other RB 4.3 YPC The only real busts you have there are Mc Cargo and Hardy, the rest may have been selected too high (reaches) but that is what it is.

I agree for the most part with Mark.

 

What we really need is a balanced offensive attack.

 

We have a solid group of WR's, Johnson & Nelson being the two standouts.

 

We also have players like Fred Jackson, C.J. Cpiller & Scott Chandler, players who must also get the ball more often.

 

To me, it is Chan's play calling that is the biggest issue to the Bills success.

 

We should use Chandler a lot more. Not just when the Bills are in the red zone.

 

Also we can not be afraid to run the ball more. Fred Jackson has proven time and time again, that if you give him the ball, he will produce great results. The same thing applies to Spiller. We must use ALL of our weapons on offense.

 

That is the key to getting us to the playoffs.

I think Chan knows and has talked about those points a few times his year, hope we see it too.

Go Bills!!

[sllib olaffub]

Donald Jones runs a 4.49 That is plenty fast. Brad Smith runs a 4.4. TJ a 4.3. Hagan 4.5. And CJ a 4.3.

 

They are not all burners but they are plenty fast enough. They need to make plays downfield, that is the question mark, not their speed.

 

I've got to agree with this. I'd bet, although I haven't actually looked it up, that our recievers are similar in measurables to New Orleans or Green Bay's. I know there will be differences, but I don't think they'll be that glaring. I think the more likely culprit on why we don't see the bigger plays is our QB, our protection, and our play-calling. If you had these same players a few years into either Green Bay's or New Orleans systems, we'd likely covet them more than we do now.

 

I do agree, though, that we're missing a dominant WR. If we had one more WR who could make plays on his own, who could beat double coverage - then these other guys would begin to look much, much better. It's hard for me to imagine the Bills not having WR at the top of their draft priority next offseason, and at the very least by the 2nd round.