Assuming there is/was a brain, here are some of my many 2009 Bills lowlights:
* Bills surrender to Jason Peters, and end up trading him to the Eagles for (what became) Eric Wood and Sean Nelson. This created a gaping hole at LT.
* Bills cut Cs Melvin Fowler/Duke Preston and LG Derrick Dockery.
* Bills made zero attempt to obtain a replacement LT, but chose to switch Langston Walker to LT from RT, thereby creating a hole at RT.
* Bill switch Brad Butler from RG to RT, and install rookie college center Eric Wood at RG.
* Bills install rookie college tackle Andy Levitre at LG, and Panthers second string center Geoff Hangartner at center
* Bills cut Walker at LT and install perpetual project Demetrius Bell.
Therefore, on the offensive line, the Bills deliberately created 6 holes: LT-twice [Peters and Walker], RG [Butler], C [Fowler/Preston], LG [Dockery], and RT [Walker].
They deliberately chose to fill those holes with: two rookies playing new positions Wood (C>RG), Levitre (T>LG); a guy who the Panthers chose not to re-sign (Hangartner @ C), Butler (a guard switched to RT), and a project (Bell? to LT).
* The Bills decided to switch to the no-huddle format as their full time format on offense, despite the total re-shuffle along the line.
* With the salary money they saved by cutting Walker and Dockery, the Bills sign Turdell Owens.
* At the last minute, the Bills fired their offensive coordinator, and replaced him with a radio color commentator.
Then, the injuries started...
* Bills surrender to Jason Peters, and end up trading him to the Eagles for (what became) Eric Wood and Sean Nelson. This created a gaping hole at LT.
* Bills cut Cs Melvin Fowler/Duke Preston and LG Derrick Dockery.
* Bills made zero attempt to obtain a replacement LT, but chose to switch Langston Walker to LT from RT, thereby creating a hole at RT.
* Bill switch Brad Butler from RG to RT, and install rookie college center Eric Wood at RG.
* Bills install rookie college tackle Andy Levitre at LG, and Panthers second string center Geoff Hangartner at center
* Bills cut Walker at LT and install perpetual project Demetrius Bell.
Therefore, on the offensive line, the Bills deliberately created 6 holes: LT-twice [Peters and Walker], RG [Butler], C [Fowler/Preston], LG [Dockery], and RT [Walker].
They deliberately chose to fill those holes with: two rookies playing new positions Wood (C>RG), Levitre (T>LG); a guy who the Panthers chose not to re-sign (Hangartner @ C), Butler (a guard switched to RT), and a project (Bell? to LT).
* The Bills decided to switch to the no-huddle format as their full time format on offense, despite the total re-shuffle along the line.
* With the salary money they saved by cutting Walker and Dockery, the Bills sign Turdell Owens.
* At the last minute, the Bills fired their offensive coordinator, and replaced him with a radio color commentator.
Then, the injuries started...
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