Ugh

I agree on Maybin. Bad pick for this coaching staff, but should be a good player for the next staff.

Bell – He would have never seen the field on most other teams. Just goes to show what a mickey mouse outfit we have running things. We need to draft another 2 O-linemen in this draft. LT in round one or two.

I would trade Lynch if we can get value for him. What do you think he is worth? Given the fact he is one incident away from serious “time off”, I am not sure we can get much for him.

Cut T.O……..Adams can keep his money, make him give us a 5th round draft pick………Edwards is Jeff George without the big arm……Jauron will make a great high school football coach…….new coaching staff means new uniforms anyway.

Season tickets sales for next year will depend largely on the off season moves, especially who is hired as the HC. If they keep Jauron, I would bet 50% loss in ticket sales. As far as the Browns sit-out idea goes….the tickets have been bought already. Money talks…BS is just missing an “i” and 2 "l"s.

Even NY politicians are not dumb enough to build a new stadium for an owner who might die any minute, only to watch the team be sold and move out of state. I bet they could sell tickets to people to watch said politicians hung from the goal posts.

Hamdan couldn’t interest me less. Maybe if he streaked through the Vatican I might pay attention

Yeah the Byrd dance is stupid, but if he waited until the Bills were good to dance he might break a hip.

Still hate that an AFC EAST game was outsourced…..could care less about watching most of these guys. Feels like watching preseason football without the hope they will get better.

We need to draft a superstar. Could be an LT, QB, or DT, but for a team as talent starved as the Bills, a top 10 pick is not a bad thing. I don’t care if it costs Ralf an extra pound of flesh.

I can’t see trading a guy who plays as hard as Lynch. He was routinely carrying Titans 2-3 yards downfield yesterday. Keep in mind that he’s been running behind what can be most charitably described as a patchwork line.

I think I may be one of the relatively few who isn’t completely down on Edwards. No, he hasn’t gotten the job done. However, he also hasn’t exactly been given a fair shot at it either. All too often pressure is immediately in his face. I liked that he took—and hit—some 20+ yard shots in Tennessee.

Who knows how the CBA issues will affect personnel hires. I just hope the Bills aren’t hampered in their search because of it. The last thing this franchise needs is to lose out on GM candidates because they don’t think they can build a viable team because of the stupid cap. I doubt any issues will be that bad. It’s not like Ralph won’t spend if he has to on players. It’s not like the new GM won’t be able to build a coaching staff and team via the draft. Minor issues, maybe…major issues, I’m thinking not really….

I was lukewarm on the Maybin pick. I liked the addition of a DE, but never really liked Maybin all that much during the pre-draft buildup. I think he can develop into a solid NFL player, but I’m pretty worried that’s his ceiling. I really want to believe in him, but I haven’t seen a single sign that he will be a great NFL player. Show us something Maybin!

I don’t know about trading Lynch. I’d like to see what he could do behind a decent or good OL, but I understand why trading him would benefit this team. It’s tough to rely on a guy who could be suspended for a long time with one more mistake. He’s also 23 and could bring us a couple of decent draft picks. I can’t imagine we could get more than a 2nd or 3rd rounder in the upcoming draft with a future pick, in addition. I also don’t know if Jackson is capable of handling the full workload now or for the next few years. If we had another promising RB on the roster, this move would make more sense to me, but we don’t. If he’s traded by the new staff, so be it, but they better get good value and make good use of the picks they get.

I think the Bud Adams thing is kind of funny. What exactly was he so mad about? Was this about Ralph voting against his move to Tennessee 15 years ago? Did Ralph say something recently? Was his flipping off the empty seats? What’s going on here?

New unis? I want the old unis!

No stadium is getting built until there is a new owner. Unfortunately, that’s probably really, really, really bad for the Bills in Buffalo.

It’s amazing any QB can’t throw a slant, especially at this level. I think his dart-throwing throwing motion for shorter passes is part of this. Having no confidence doesn’t help either.

I really want to see Nelson utilized A LOT over the final 7 games.

Here’s a weird question. Let’s say I’m a young (ha!) and upcoming (haha!) front office type person. Let’s say I do a lot of scouting. I use the teams communication devices (phones/laptops). I keep notebooks and journals in my office on the team’s facility. Then I’m offered a job withanother organization. Where are the lines of proprietary intelligence drawn? Am I allowed to take all of the information I’ve gathered, and bring that with me to another job, or is all of that gathered information property of the team?

That’s a good question. I’m sure the team owns all work done by its employees, at least when it’s done at the team facilities and on team owned computers. I know I’d have a clause in the contract stating my employees must do all their work on team issued devices and return those upon termination. I’d also bet the scouts and player personnel guys also keep their own files, or they should, in case they leave for another team. Who knows really…Maybe the teams just take back all their materials and files and let the employee walk with whatever knowledge they have in their head and on their own equipment? Maybe it’s just a part of the game that this information is lost when a staffer moves on, just like new information is brought in with a new hire…

Havn’t read the comments (I like to respond to these posts as I read them), so apologies for repeated thoughts.

Totally agree on Maybin. DEs take time and most come into the league two years older than Maybin. It is disappointing that he hasn’t looked better, but his rough start doesn’t mean much.

If Bell is done for the year, it’s a huge blow to the long term prospects of this line. It would officially put them at two starting offensive lineman that they can actually rely on for next season. If Bell doesn’t have time to prove he can man an OT spot, then I’ll probably change my mind about shifting Butler into guard and just leave Bell and Butler at RT and hope that one excels.

I’m down for trading Lynch. I’m not sure I would actively look to deal him, but I think your logic for doing so is pretty flawless.

What’s the over/under on how long it’ll be for Jauron to find another job when Ralph does the inevitable?

Assuming that at his age, Jauron doesn’t want to take a year off, I’d guess months before he finds a new gig. He might not be able to get a DC job in the NFL, but coaches will be lining up to give him a DC job in college or as a DB coach in the NFL.

I don’t think the Bills will have any problems selling season tickets. A new coach should lead to new hope and new buyers.

How come I don’t hear any talk of a new stadium?

Because our joke of a welfare state is bankrupt. There is no way that they could justify spending almost a billion dollars on Buffalo or the Bills. NYC is all that matters in this state. Bills fans should all be cheering for Ralph to ride out the poor economy so this team can be sold at a time where a new stadium and economic growth in WNY are somewhat realistic possibilities.

The Bird dance doesn’t bother me one bit. When he’s actually picked those passes off, Buffalo was winning or the game was very close. He isn’t out there dancing around after making tackles during the 4th quarter of a blowout like most of the league. He’s just a rookie having fun during a historic run.

Brian’s got a great group running that college scouting group

You bet he does! Seriously though, Brian has been flying pretty solo with the articles lately. God knows how he has the time to run that scouting group while running the rest of this blog and then having a life on top of that. We havn’t really discussed it, but I’m sure we will really go nuts with the scouting stuff once the season ends. We’re working out grading systems for our own Rumblings draft board right now. It’s going to be a crazy offseason around here.

Where are the lines of proprietary intelligence drawn?

That’s an excellent question.

I’m not a Tyler Thigpen fan. Decent back up, but I don’t think he’s any good.

Why do some people keep wishing they lose out?

I don’t get it either. I can only assume that it’s some combo of years of frustration and an irrational fear that Jauron won’t be fired.

but one problem:

Note to Byrd – stop with the "bird" dance after each INT. Your team is 3 – 6. You’re just putting a target on your back now. Save the dance for when your team is good. If you want to keep that dance, then add the "highway grounds crew flag waiver" dance to your routine every time you fill the wrong gap and a RB flies by you.

Seriously? Really? As if the team isn’t miserable enough now you want to find the smallest thing to dump on Byrd for??? Can’t you leave our one bright spot as a bright spot? Hes a kid younger than most posters here and he has EIGHT, count em EIGHT, interceptions as a rookie. I would be freaking bird dancing too! Good, dance on Byrd. If we have all given up on the season you can’t get mad if he does a Byrdman dance after his awesome picks – its obviously the one good thing we have going. We need MORE of that youthful, fun loving, in your face attitude. NOT LESS. This team needs personality, needs an identity. Rock on Byrdman, ROCK ON! Also, good, let him put a target on his back. The more they pick on him the more he picks them off.

D Bell is depressing. So so so depressing. I guess we need a tackle after all next year….

Please don’t trade Lynch….he runs hard. We dont block. We will be blocking well soon, young talented line. Lets not throw him away right when he can get good. If we are rebuilding we have a chance to compete with our stable of backs and if our guards become beasts. lets not do what we always do and trade away young talent. You say running backs are a dime a dozen but the reason we cant build teams is because to get a dime a dozen runnig back still requires using a 1st or 2nd round pick. Thats a hefty price. Xavier Omon and Wright didnt work now did they? How many great backs come out of the later rounds? Whats the percentage of backs taken then who work out as well as Marshawn? Maybe 30%? Lets not waste picks when we have SO many needs.

If I’m a hot prospect coaching candidate or front office guy and I’m being wooed by Buffalo, how will the CBA affect me here?

I get to sign anyone I want as long as I can afford it. They won’t have any restrictions. Plus they have a great posion pill being that they are the only team in New York State if they want to sign the transition tag players. I don’t think it changes anything, really. Big time players are going to get paid big time dollars but the pee-ons of the league, the grunts, are going to get severely hurt by this. Good idea for a story come January, though. :-)

Over/under on season tickets for next season.

I guess it’ll be 48k or higher. Big changes will equal big hope IMO.

How come I don’t hear any talk of a new stadium?

The only reason the Bills are financially viable is that they don’t have a huge mortgage payment. NYS can’t fund that right now either. It will have to be a new owner that gets that done.