There are severe issues with the Bills. We are great at criticising them. We will bicker and argue about our off-season needs, who to draft, who to sign, etc. However, while all of that really matters, it doesn’t matter as much as what the guys already on this Bills team do for 2009. Marv Levy always said something to this affect “sure we want to address needs in our off-season FA and draft, but the most important improvement is expected to come from our players on the team already. For us to greatly improve, our young players need to step up their game and get better.”

Ultimately, continuity was the reason to keep Jauron. They have built this thing. A lot of these guys on the roster have been here for 3 years now. Trent & Marshawn have a special bond coming in together. All these guys are developing life-long relationships. The true character of these “high character” players, Dick Jauron and coaching staff will show up in 2009. While we can get so negative about lack of pass rush, no playmakers, etc. But this team, this “regime” I do believe in. I did from day 1. And if all those guys on the team that “love” their coach still believe, I belive we can stun the NFL next year.
Take Heed Buffalo Bills:

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan, ‘press on’ has solved, and always will solve, the problems of the human race.”
Calvin Coolidge

What plan does this team have exactly? I’ve seen very little to indicate that this team has a plan that it is building around. Weak drafts and mediocre FA pickups, a team that passed way more than it ran despite the ingredients for a strong run oriented team, a zone D with no speed or playmakers….What is this plan? I see nothing but a few ideas with misguided attempts at giving those ideas a shot.

2 weeks ago the Cardinals were jokes. Now, all of a sudden, they play 2 games with a very opportunistic and tough D, and they are winning with their brand of football? The brand of football they’ve played all year was to try and outscore the opponent by throwing 50 times a game. They rushed the ball 43 times today, I’m pretty sure they haven’t done that all year. To say they are winning with their brand of football is somewhat absurd. They’re winning by playing good D and playing good, quality, efficient offense.

I’m more discouraged with our team. The teams that are winning now are doing it with a toughness that our team NEVER shows. Seeing the Cards go into Carolina and pretty much pound the Panthers is something the Bills haven’t done in 15 years.

The grass may be greener for other teams, but for the Bills it’s always the same dog crap covered patches of dirt.

They are very similar in their game-day expressions and football knowledge and IQ. Both are well-respected as football guys but not head coaches. The main difference is Turner has Ron Rivera calling his defense (now) and he can focus on the offense. I don’t think we can lean on Turk that way with DJ being a defensive guy. It’s a pretty good comparison though.

I do find that Bills fans have a severe complex of thinking that other teams don’t experience the same problems we do. I actually do believe the team is on the right track with such a young, talented roster. I just think the front office is really do this team a major disservice by not bringing in aged veterans. I have no problem with DJ but if you are going to go with a coach who will not provide emotional leadership then you MUST ensure you fill his team with two or three emotional veterans to provide that emotional leadership for the younger players.

This is why I think a lot of our offensive problems can be answered by bringing in a good veteran fullback and a good veteran center.