The Juice Is Loose
10-05-2009, 04:14 PM
I waited a day to post.
Tried to not be emotional.
I just can't take this team. Jauron is leading us nowhere. The wrong decisions are countless.
Each year I try to find reasons they could do well. Most of the time there are several teams that rise up every year from nothing. I thought that this could/would be that year.
The injuries aren't helping, and I'm not saying that we'd be any better if we hadn't gotten torn up in injuries.
But I think that player acquisition and evaluation is just terrible on this team.
Why do we acquire guys to change them? We sign a guard make him a center, draft a center, make him a guard. Draft a clear obvious outside linebacker and make him a d end.
We practice Denney at tight end. We draft guys like Derek Fine. What the heck for? What could he have possibly shown to say hey we'll pick him over anybody?
Derek Fine looks like an UDFA to me.
How do you go out and acquire a top notch WR and NOT make it a priority to get him involved?
How do we pass up Jay Cutler in 2006 with nothing but Losman on the roster? We take Whitner. We had Milloy, but cut him to save money. Then we draft Whitner so high we pay him more. Then we say we go with Losman
Then when Losman actually has a good year, THEN we draft a QB. But in the 3rd round. After every team passed on him 2 times and half the league 3 times. That's our guy. Everyone elses trash is our treasure.
Then after 2 games we give him the keys to franchise. And he never progresses further from that moment.
I can appreciate youth but this team has literally no veteran influence. Shobel is quiet, Kelsay isn't good enough to say anything, Stroud is a cartoon charactor.
Other than that, this teams average age is probably 24. But we pass on guys like Tinosamoa, Brooks, Runyan, Jeff Garcia. Its unbelievable.
Aside from failing to evaluate talent, we've failed to develop it. On all fronts.
My friend brought this up to me today: Name a player the Bills have drafted in the last 5-10 years that has gotten better after his rookie year...
I mean seriously. Nobody.
The sad thing is. Most franchises could see this year going horrible as a bright sign of change to come. Clean house. New faces. At least its not the same stuff. But IDK. I think Jauron could be here in 2010. Honestly.
Even then, what are we gonna do? Go get Bill Cowher? I don't think so. Besides, he lost his passion once he got the ring. He looked mellow his last year in Pittsburgh. He lost it.
I don't want Holmgren. I don't want Gruden. I don't want Billick.
Pretty much the only guy I'd be excited about hiring would be Rob Ryan. It would create some fun between us and the Jets. It would be 3-4 defense. It would bring fire, passion, and emotion. I'd rather lose fighting then get murdered like girls. Like they did yesterday.
I'm not giving up on the team. I'm not throwing in my fanhood. But I'm sure as **** not expecting anything until the entire structure changes. At this point, I'm almost ready to let them leave so I can find a new team without feeling like a traider.
It would be Chicago for me, because I drafted Cutler in my mind in 06. He's looking good in Chi town with no WR's. Just wait til they get some. He's going to the pro bowl every year.
Not much more I can say about it. Not my best post. I could do this for hours. List the things wrong with this franchise.
Tried to not be emotional.
I just can't take this team. Jauron is leading us nowhere. The wrong decisions are countless.
Each year I try to find reasons they could do well. Most of the time there are several teams that rise up every year from nothing. I thought that this could/would be that year.
The injuries aren't helping, and I'm not saying that we'd be any better if we hadn't gotten torn up in injuries.
But I think that player acquisition and evaluation is just terrible on this team.
Why do we acquire guys to change them? We sign a guard make him a center, draft a center, make him a guard. Draft a clear obvious outside linebacker and make him a d end.
We practice Denney at tight end. We draft guys like Derek Fine. What the heck for? What could he have possibly shown to say hey we'll pick him over anybody?
Derek Fine looks like an UDFA to me.
How do you go out and acquire a top notch WR and NOT make it a priority to get him involved?
How do we pass up Jay Cutler in 2006 with nothing but Losman on the roster? We take Whitner. We had Milloy, but cut him to save money. Then we draft Whitner so high we pay him more. Then we say we go with Losman
Then when Losman actually has a good year, THEN we draft a QB. But in the 3rd round. After every team passed on him 2 times and half the league 3 times. That's our guy. Everyone elses trash is our treasure.
Then after 2 games we give him the keys to franchise. And he never progresses further from that moment.
I can appreciate youth but this team has literally no veteran influence. Shobel is quiet, Kelsay isn't good enough to say anything, Stroud is a cartoon charactor.
Other than that, this teams average age is probably 24. But we pass on guys like Tinosamoa, Brooks, Runyan, Jeff Garcia. Its unbelievable.
Aside from failing to evaluate talent, we've failed to develop it. On all fronts.
My friend brought this up to me today: Name a player the Bills have drafted in the last 5-10 years that has gotten better after his rookie year...
I mean seriously. Nobody.
The sad thing is. Most franchises could see this year going horrible as a bright sign of change to come. Clean house. New faces. At least its not the same stuff. But IDK. I think Jauron could be here in 2010. Honestly.
Even then, what are we gonna do? Go get Bill Cowher? I don't think so. Besides, he lost his passion once he got the ring. He looked mellow his last year in Pittsburgh. He lost it.
I don't want Holmgren. I don't want Gruden. I don't want Billick.
Pretty much the only guy I'd be excited about hiring would be Rob Ryan. It would create some fun between us and the Jets. It would be 3-4 defense. It would bring fire, passion, and emotion. I'd rather lose fighting then get murdered like girls. Like they did yesterday.
I'm not giving up on the team. I'm not throwing in my fanhood. But I'm sure as **** not expecting anything until the entire structure changes. At this point, I'm almost ready to let them leave so I can find a new team without feeling like a traider.
It would be Chicago for me, because I drafted Cutler in my mind in 06. He's looking good in Chi town with no WR's. Just wait til they get some. He's going to the pro bowl every year.
Not much more I can say about it. Not my best post. I could do this for hours. List the things wrong with this franchise.