Well, at least you're attempting to talk football rather than smack and yelling "homer". That's an improvement.
BTW, I did goof on Zach's age. He was born in 1973 which will make him 33 by the beginning of the season. I knew that, but the fingers still wanted that 6 there. Anyhoo, that doesn't change the fact that he's on the wrong side of 30, so I'll still pass.
The fact is that MAYBE is all either team has at this point. Nobody knows how things are going to shake out with the Bills, but the Fins have just as many, if not more, question marks. The difference is that on BuffaloBills.com, most fans realize that whereas on FinHeaven, most fans refuse to do so.
Points in fact:
BALLS DEEP said:
Look at our roster and say the same thing. You just can't. Our team has proven talent and proven winners on both sides of the ball many times over.
I'm not sure how you define "proven winners", but those Miami players who have started playoff games would be limited to Taylor, Thomas, Traylor, Culpepper, and maybe Booker. There aren't many others. Will Allen played on playoff teams but he's a career nickel back so that hardly qualifies him.
BALLS DEEP said:
Your new coach is going to win? :goof: What's he ever done before.
Ummmm ... Jauron took Chicago to its first playoff appearance in 8 or 9 years and was named NFL Coach of the Year in 2001. His Chicago team went 13-3 or 11-5 that year. I think that trumps Saban's 9-7 and no playoffs single NFL season.
BALLS DEEP said:
You've got four players who I don't view as totally useless: Clements, Spikes, and Evans. That's it. Where's the other 9 on each side of the ball?
I'm going to assume you meant to include Willis, but you're still ignorant. The Bills have an awesome RT named Jason Peters who was converted from TE and played OL last year. He may be a ProBowler in another year or so. London Fletcher, at MLB, has a SB ring he earned as a starter for the Rams. Terrence McGee made the Pro Bowl as ST player, and he's a better CB than anybody the Fins have (but only our 2nd best!). Angelo Crowell "filled in" for Spikes last year and proved he's good enough to be a starting NFL LB. Believe me, if your boy Nick could get him, he wouldn't hesitate. Oh, yeah, the Bills also have Courtney Watson, the Saints' LB Miami tried to trade for earlier.
BALLS DEEP said:
Losman has more experience? Is that the best thing you can say about your QB? Maybe you didn't say it maybe some other half-deranged over rationalized Bills fan did. The guy who mans the slurpy machine at 7-11 has more experience now than he did a year ago. That doesn't make me want to have him as QB either.
Contrary to what media mavens and Miami Dolphin fans think, the jury is still out on JP Losman. He played in all of 10 games, I think, in 2004 and 2005, which is hardly long enough to judge him but at least enough to show him what he needs to learn. Detroit gave Harrington 4 years, and the knock on Culpepper is that he still can't read defenses after 7 years.
Since both Buffalo and Miami have been actively sniffing around the NFL garbage dump (ie, late cuts, left over UFAs, etc), it would seem that both are still looking to upgrade their talent. Of course, that Miami scooped up an offensive lineman that Buffalo dumped even before training camp should warn Fin fans that all is not perfect in Finland!