No offense?

on Trent and the 4th quarter. One of the biggest thing this team is lacking is a quicker tempo..along with remembering how to win.

What’s the point to having these smart, quick thinkers around if you don’t use their talents and give them some leeway to choose run or pass on the fly? This really could be great!

Poz on TO – maybe he loved the atmosphere on the Monday night game. I mean if you think about it – we just freaking rule as fans – especially at the stadium (pats fellow fans on the back)

We (as buffalowhiner once said) breathe Bills – maybe he just wanted a fan base that would accept him while bring the franchise back into recognition. I’m not sure that’s right – but could have been a factor in some regard

you for sure as hell cannot argue with the character of the guys we brought in….I mean up and down the board I am just enthralled with the conviction and character of guys like Wood, Maybin, Hangartner, and even dare I say T.O. That article almost made me wet my pants a little it was such good insight. That’s some great stuff.

I wouldn’t start thinking T.O. “wanted” to come to Buffalo. It was clear at his press conference he was as stunned as anyone that he just signed with the Bills. Fact is, the Bills are desperate and WANT to win. T.O. helps us do that. That’s the bottom line…

I’m still worried about the defensive front 7. I think that group desperately needs Chris Ellis to have a significant impact this year. If Ellis can impact that group, our defense could become disruptive with the situational Maybin.

Finally, the OL. You can tell that Brandon/Jauron are grinning ear to ear about their new OL. And how can you blame them. Arguably the most important group on the football team is now full of mean, nasty, intelligent, hard working guys, none of which are making ludicrous money, and I think will be the defining key in getting them to work together as a unit. Last year we thought the season came down to Turk and Trent. You think we said that a lot last year? You’re going to hear that a million times over between now and Sept. This season is entirely up to Trent Edwards and Turk Schonert.

As far as the Bills’ mindset on Peters, you could say they were looking for some gratitude, yes, and they probably thought they could get a small home team discount, but that seems rarer in all sports these days. Peters wanted out, period.

As far as captaincy, that is decided by the players themselves.

They make me happy to root for the Bills.

No superstar comes to Buffalo ready to ink, but he did. I seriously wonder if the idea of picking up a deflated franchise, with a hardcore fan-base, and returning it to glory is not intriguing to T.O. He’s a competitor, he loves a challenge, and most of all he loves proving people wrong.

Thats exactly why I think that if TO has a good year, it may actually be a good idea to resign him. Who know’s, maybe he’ll actually like it here. And if he keeps the same character he had in Dallas, then I actually see him in a Bills jersey for 3 years, not just 1.

T-gun
E-A (Edwards Assault)
JWBW – JUST WINN BABY WINN
7PP – 7 point plan
The 5 drive

Someone in the ESPN comments suggested the “Stun Gun” in honor of Whitner.

The Hit and Run Offense

The Drive at 5

For get the == K GUN== IT’S history it will always be remember, IT’S time for the ( E )FORMATION AS EXTERMINATOR FORMATION. Thats right baby we are going to put some insane points in the game this year , THE TIME is now

abayarde’s got us on this one guys

sign Derrick Brooks!!!!

He has good feet for a 330+ man, but I think shedding some of the extra poundage could really help him improve in shadowing the speed rushers he will see.

Also, I think they need to just rotate Maybin and Schobel on him everyday in practice and on every passing down have them just try to beat him to the edge or spin inside so he gets used to what he will see all season long, against some very good to very poor pass rushers.

The richest contract in Bills history is only 7M a year.

isn’t Lee making over 9 mil a year?

The richest contract in Bills history is only 7M a year. That was Dockery’s contract. That’s not saying a whole lot from Banrdon’s perspective.

Too far back. Lee Evans signed a four-year, $37.5 million deal, if I’m not mistaken. That is the richest contract in Bills history, at just under $9.5 million per.

Jauron commented on Ellison in a roundabout way in his post-draft presser which I then commented on in my phenomenal fanpost earlier this week DJ said

when the whole thing works together when the offense scores more points there’s not as much pressure on say the run defense there’s more pressure on the pass defense.

Ellison is clearly a better pass defender then in the run game. More leads for the Bills, equates to team’s trailing more, so thus they have to throw the ball more, which in Jauron’s eyes plays to the strength of his secondary and now hopefully our pass rush as well as guys like Ellison who are better playing in space than shedding blockers. The whole damn off-season makes so much sense I need to calm myself down before I get my hopes up too much!

dude – don’t be dissing on plate tectonics – that stuff is cool

What about the 5Mil garunteed he got 2 years prior? Dont tell me you could be pissed off when the team says Lee is priority 1 (free agent in offseason) then we can work on your deal. IMO Russ told him where OBD stood, Peters became a whiny baby. So what if Peters made 6mil total on the first 2 years of the deal. What about the garunteed money he got when he signed it.

I’m a firm believer in……………..The PLAYER signed the contract……………………He had a choice…………….sign it or don’t. Then go get your money when your contract runs out. Don’t sign a 5 yr deal if you feel you will outperform it. He wanted the money so he signed the deal, then he wants to complain he isn’t making enough. Come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What about guys like Champ Bailey, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning. Those guys don’t seem to have a problem honoring there contract! But wait things have changed. Maybe players should always be on a 1 year deal so they can always get the most money. HE HAD A CHOICE NOT TO SIGN THE CONTRACT EXTENSION HE DID.

Because it irritates people. But I know if I didn’t show up to work because I was unhappy with what I got paid, I would be fired. It’s impossible to compare the situations.

Was prirotity one for getting a raise, and that if I kept good faith with them, just like the longer tenured guy, and I too would get paid, what would I do?

I would show up to work everyday, bust my ass, and wait for my turn, because the other guy had EARNED his pay raise, and they were going to do good by me too, the same with the other dude. Peters is a baby, not a man, even though the scale would claim otherwise. This stuff happens all the time in the actual honest to god real world, maybe Peters needs to be fighting with other corporate drones to appreciate what a good thing he had.

Basically, whether you want to hear it or not. If YOU were in the same position as Peters you would have done basically the same thing, admit it.

As far as admitting things goes, what apparently ought to happen is that you admit that you are as selfish as Peters. Not everyone is, so speak for yourself.

yup – I really don’t see how the Bills brass mishandled the Peters situation. at all really. they set precendence with everyone on the team – wait your turn and you will get what you deserve – and in most cases – MORE.

Peters was the reason the situation unfolded as it did – not OBD. You don’t see this Jason from OH-IO?

Anyway you slice it, Peters wanted fair market value, waited for it, then got the offer and refused to accept it. Buffalo did the right thing and now we can move on.

Tell me EXACTLY the parameters of the Peters contract? YOU CAN NOT! So your statement that he receved a fair market value is speculation, plain and simple.

At your work, if you get a promotion, do you receive a raise? I bet you do, so when Peters was “promoted” from right tackle to left tackle did he deserve a raise? How about when he was selected to the pro bowl, and turned himself into one of the best LT’s in the league? Who cares how many years you have on your contract? I am not sure how that is relevant.

Maybe you should relax. We’re allowed to disagree with you.

way life isnt fair, it’s over, we hopefully are better for it in the long run, and I’m proud of the way Brandon and company handled the manner in a first class way

OBD may have mishandled the situation, but it also may be that Peters just did not want to play here anymore. And if we kept him, he didn’t play, and we don’t have Eric Wood and Shawn Nelson, then are we a better team? Walker would still be starting at LT, probably Levitre at LG, Hangman at C, Butler at RG, and Kirk Chambers/Demetrius Bell at RT. Sorry, but I think we’re better off getting guys who want to play here, and two guys that can be offensive staples for at least a decade rather than keeping a disgruntled fatzo and getting nothing in return.

I kind of wonder if Peters had the same discussions last year simalar to Jackson, but Peters (and his agent) just kept quiet. I really think Jackson deserves a new contract but maybe OBD has decided that someone else is more importnat than him and they won’t discuss a contract until they are done with Player X’s contract.

Me too man. He’ll flop. I would do that trade everyday, our new guys are nice.

Obviously, the award has nothing to do with your playing ability.

It’s an award to honor those that help abused children and families in crisis in NFL cities.

The knock on Kelsay among fans has never been his demeanor. He is perhaps one of the best players on that team, perhaps in the NFL. He just seems to approach playing in the NFL like any other job.

You have to be courageous to show up in the locker room every day knowing every other player on the team despises you for your contract and lack of production!!

I remember when the Bills went to the no-huddle the first time. Despite Jimbo and all the offensive talent he had at his disposal…the Bills at times struggled to move the ball consistently, except seemingly during the 2 minute drills before the half and at the end of the game. I recall that Levy acknowledged this and based upon their experience running it ,and the success of other teams, they decided to try it full-time. Kelly was ecstatic because it put him in control.

It seems that the Bills are considering no-huddle redux for the same reasons, but I don’t see Trent as the take charge guy Kelly was. That’s my biggest fear with the whole thing—does our QB have the big head and corresponding enlarged cojones for the expanded job description. Technology helps as he has Turk in his ear, but the real benefit of the no-huddle is the opportunities that Trent will have to diagnose on his own and choose to exploit.

I wholeheartedly agree about what you said about Trent, Ellison and Whitner. For Trent, career back-up would be a better fate than that his predecessor (go to JP’s official site …very sad). If Leroy Hill somehow made to OBD, we’d be hearing Jauron extol Ellison’s virtues on special teams. It’s a shame the whole Crowell situation played out the way it did. As for Whitner, with the promise of a pass rush and an offense that can score points, he may have a chance to finally resemble what we would expect in a #8 overall pick. I just hope the guy got some remedial geometry lessons in the off-season; this guy can’t find a right angle if he had a protractor glued to his nose.

That should reduce some of his hesitancy, which was brutal to watch last year.

Agreed, I saw way too many passes to Beast mode and Action Jackson last year. He looked scared to throw it downfeild at times.

Trent, you literally hold the future of the franchise and YOUR future in your hands this year,

We don’t need his style of play out there, steady and not very good. What we really need is an impact player, not a guy that you only notice when he’s missing a tackle or getting blocked out of the screen.

He better be ready to be great this year, because we need it and he needs it

THE TIME IS NOW!!!!

- man that never gets old

They obviously were looking to upgrade the position bringing in guys like Peterson and Keiaho, etc. They were looking at drafting a LB high, too. They obvisouly aren’t saying “ellison’s our guy of the future.” He signed a one year tender. But what else is Jauron supposed to say at this point of the offseason? He can’t alienate the staring (by default) LB on this team by throwing him under the bus. Until they bring in someone else Ellison is the starter and you have to say publicly that you back him. That’s just good business. Behind the scenes, it’s obvious that they don’t like Ellison as much as his public comments would suggest.

I could care less about what style the offense runs

i’ll go even furthur – they could run 99.9% of the time and i’d be happy if it WINS!!

Trent 2009 numbers 0/1 zero picks 3 rushing td’s and playoffs………………

obviously not going to happen – but you catch my drift. just be effective thats all