A few thoughts on this season so far.

Ryan Fitzpatrick will Play this season i know this and the defence has been good for the most part this season. Now I think we need to just step it up on the o-line because that is what lost it for the bills vs the browns i think because 9 yea 9 Pre-snap Fouls. The Coaches need to play Maybin a little more i say put him as a LB like the gaints did with there DE’s. With the Lynch problem it is because the o-line he is trying i can see that but i do agree with you with Fred Jackson should be starter. We do need a new GM I say Brian Galliford For GM.

jackson played all those years in the arena leagues se hes getting up there in age. running backs careers are shorter than most players. so ill keep lynch around and i think lynch has been way more physical and a better runner the last 2 weeks than jackson on the run as well as in the passing game

Trade Lynch? Jackson is solid, but in no way great, given a full load over the season I think he’d break down by week 10. Lynch can be a game changer, just needs to get more touches. I hope he carries the ball > 20 times this week.

The run defense will re-appear with Poz and Whitner, they are really the key to that, and worrying less about the run will give Schobel and the rest more opportunity for sacks.

How have you been so mesmerized by Jackson into thinking he’s a better back than Lynch? SERIOUSLY?! Freddie has his moments but he is not and should not be our #1 back.

A lot of people thought Jackson should start, but seeing the burst that Lynch had on that pass play last week, its clear Lynch adds another dimension to his game Freddy might not have…plus, you want two very good backs on your team….trading Lynch now makes no sense, and after the year, you’d still have to fill that void with a rookie most likely and why do that when Lynch is still under his rookie deal….it could make more sense to trade Jackson, but even that isn;t a smart move. And lastly, Lynch coming back has not made the offense worse….a multitude of O-line injuries and Edwards’ shaky play are the culprits.

Another thing, about Maybin now, is that he made a move to come out of college because he thought that was the best thing to do for his professional career. He could have stayed another year, but at this position he got as good a draft spot as eh was likely to get…and he was smart to do so. As far as his rookie play, I think he’ll come around. He isn’t a starter, and our defense has not been all that bad if our offense could just make a game of it, so there is no reason for him to see starting snaps…
its my feeling that he’ll make a few plays down the stretch…will prbably lose weight over the course of the season dropping him to the 235-240 range, and will be spent after the season. Then he will re-boot, and be a menace and possible starter next year…I don’t see him as a vernon Gholston just yet

1. Hind-sight is 20/20. I’m not sure your argument works considering at one point we had a linebacker working as a DB since there were more injuries there.
2. The reason they brought in Fitz and not a guy who could start was because they wanted Trent to start and finish the season. I don’t think Fitz is the future of this team, so starting him at this point would only further damage (if possible) Trent’s development. It’s not like he’d be on the sidelines learning from a veteran.
3. I feel deceived. Perhaps it was just the Bills fan in me that wanted to Billieve things could be different….
4. Maybin…I don’t even know what to say about this. I don’t care if he sucks against the run, just put him on the field. For the money he’s making, put him on the field
5. No way they trade Marshawn. He’s the better runner than Jackson and having both is beneficial to this team. If we trade Lynch and Jackson gets hurt, Omon would be starting. Even as a Bills fan, that idea scares me.
6. Agreed. High time for a GM in Buffalo.
7………..ugh

The Bills kept 7 LBs, so I don’t think keeping more was the answer. They simply need better LBs. Better starters and better backups.

I don’t see what the Bills have to gain by starting Fitz. I’m nowhere close to thinking that Edwards isn’t the better player. Maybe we’ll get to the point where Fitz should start, but he was pretty terrible in Cincy last year and I don’t think it would go much better for him here.

Where Bills fans really deceived into thinking this team was that much better than last year with the acqusition of T.O

The logic behind TO making Edwards better and those two making the whole team better made so much sense. I really can’t believe it’s flopped as bad as it has. Schobel coming back had some people excited. A lot of people convinced themselves that this OL would be better than last year’s too.

I thought Maybin was the best DE in the draft, but if you had asked me who would have the best rookie season through the first 5-10 games, I’d have Maybin well below guys like Orakpo and Brown. It’s too early to compare because this isn’t unexpected.

I’m surprised there is so much opposition to trading Lynch. It’s time for a complete rebuild and if Buffalo can get a good pick or a couple solid ones for Lynch, I’d make the move. You can find RBs in the middle and later rounds much easier than you can other positions and Buffalo has lots of things to address this offseason.