Speal for yourself and the rest of the "woe is me" Bills fan. Our OC sucked and thought it was better to confuse his own team than the opposition. Walker was brutal at LT and the team is very high on Bell. He is Peters before he got lazy. Maybe it is a little early to play him but I'm just glad the Pats* trade one of the best DL.
I'm not crazy enough to predict a win but this team will be better than peopel are giving it credit for. We had 12 turnovers on D and allowed 2.7 ypc this preseason. The offense blew but it also played without a HOF receiver. Our oline is very young, but mark my words, it will be a top unit in a few years. If Edwards can be decent, we will make some noise. Maybe not 9/14 but soon enough.
I just hope Bell comes back strong from his back injury. He does offer a lot of the same attributes that Peters had in terms of his athleticism (though not nearly as strong as Peters-but not many OL in the league are, so that's no major knock on Bell), so there's hope (there's that word again) that things will only get better up front.
To say the offense looked confused w/ Schonert @ the helm would be an understatement. Game day adjustments were minimal and mistakes still happen far too often (penalties, use/abuse of timeouts). Let's hope (man, again?) that a switch in coordinators goes a long way towards fixing that.
Trent is behind the 8 ball: folks get on him for his "Trentative" ways, yet how much of a gunslinger mentality would YOU have behind a sieve of an offensive line? W/ all the changes, the coaching staff needs to put together the line they feel gives this team the chance to compete and let 'em learn on the job.
You're an embarrassment to Bills fans with your whining.
hahaha...I was thinking the same. And I actually respect the Bills fan base.
Whining? Nah....well, maybe a bit. It stems from being frustrated @ watching my team go through the motions in terms of personnel decisions, coaching decisions, and the deja vu of seeing the same type of in-game collapses (the heartbreaking home opening losses in recent years to NY Jets via kickoff return in OT, Jacksonville following a 3rd and forever conversion thanks to Nate Clements, and Denver, who trotted Elam out just in time to kick the game winner w/ no time left) over and over and over.
But, one cannot be totally negative (can they?), so here's a few positives heading into 2009:
Paul Posluszny, while not being the most fleet footed LB, nonetheless seems to be improving in his coverage abilities and in his pre-snap reads.
Keith Ellison, while being a bit undersized (watching him get flattened by Cleveland's backup RB last year on Monday night was upsetting), has made some really nice hits and forced some turnovers this offseason. Maybe it continues into the regular season???
Eric Wood, while having some rookie struggles (awful in the Pittsburgh pre-season game), has shown some promising moments (looked good overall vs the Titans) and has the fiesty mentality that the rest of the interior OL needs to mimic.
Leodis McKelvin is a threat to break off a big play nearly any time he touches the ball. Now if Fewell can stay true to his word and actually put the guy up on WRs in press coverage.
The defense got a nice boost by some youngsters like Reggie Corner, Ellis Lankster, and Nic Harris (who I thought had a very impressive pre-season).
So, the cupboard isn't totally bare. I guess it's something I need to keep in mind when the wheels appear to be falling off the wagon.
