The Answer
09-07-2007, 01:03 PM
http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/billsnfl/story/156412.html?imw=Y
Would you rather go 4-12 the next two years and win the Super Bowl in 2009, or lose in the first round as a wild card all three years?
Make no mistake, the Bills are rebuilding
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Updated: 09/07/07 10:44 AM
A couple of weeks ago, in the aftermath of the preseason debacle against the Titans, Dick Jauron made one of the most forthright statements you'll ever hear from an NFL head coach. Jauron took a long, hard look at the Bills and said he wished he had more time.
I'm sure Jauron didn't intend it this way. But however unwittingly, he said what very few people are willing to acknowledge. The Bills are rebuilding. they need a lot more time to become a genuine NFL contender. We're not talking about a few preseason practices, or a handful of real games. The Bills need a year, or maybe two, before they can be taken seriously.
This was an issue last season. Several key veterans - Takeo Spikes, London Fletcher, Troy Vincent - rejected the notion that the team was rebuilding in the first year of the post-Donahoe era. All three are gone. Throw in Willis McGahee and Nate Clements and five established veterans are absent from a season ago.
So you can label 2006 as a transitional year. Now, the rebuilding begins in earnest. I know it's hard to swallow after seven years of no playoffs. Fans don't want to hear about rebuilding. They embrace the myth that, in today's NFL, anyone can win the Super Bowl........
~The Answer
Would you rather go 4-12 the next two years and win the Super Bowl in 2009, or lose in the first round as a wild card all three years?
Make no mistake, the Bills are rebuilding
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Updated: 09/07/07 10:44 AM
A couple of weeks ago, in the aftermath of the preseason debacle against the Titans, Dick Jauron made one of the most forthright statements you'll ever hear from an NFL head coach. Jauron took a long, hard look at the Bills and said he wished he had more time.
I'm sure Jauron didn't intend it this way. But however unwittingly, he said what very few people are willing to acknowledge. The Bills are rebuilding. they need a lot more time to become a genuine NFL contender. We're not talking about a few preseason practices, or a handful of real games. The Bills need a year, or maybe two, before they can be taken seriously.
This was an issue last season. Several key veterans - Takeo Spikes, London Fletcher, Troy Vincent - rejected the notion that the team was rebuilding in the first year of the post-Donahoe era. All three are gone. Throw in Willis McGahee and Nate Clements and five established veterans are absent from a season ago.
So you can label 2006 as a transitional year. Now, the rebuilding begins in earnest. I know it's hard to swallow after seven years of no playoffs. Fans don't want to hear about rebuilding. They embrace the myth that, in today's NFL, anyone can win the Super Bowl........
~The Answer