Losman7 said:
We have all but 1 starter coming back on defense. And all but 2 on offense, and since one of those is Bledsoe that won't hurt us.
You have a rookie RB, the worst QB in the league starting, a rookie head coach, a brand new offense and defense.
I can't believe you would even type something that dumb, let alone hit "submit"
That may be true, its I find it unbelievable that Buffalo fans come in here all high and mighty, as if you guys won a Super Bowl last season. Let me set you morons from the Great White North straight, you guys went 9-7 last season, had a nice six game win streak against sub par opponents, then what happened? Hmmm lemmee see, oh yeah, you MISSED the playoffs!! The Bills saw the enormity of the moment and flat out choked against the Pittsburgh scrubs in typical Billy Goat fashion.
As for this season, yes you have most starters on both sides of the ball coming back.....so what? The defense will be good, but the loss of Pat Williams is gonna hurt more than people think. Sorry folks, but on offense, JP Losman is not going to be the second coming of Ben Rothlisberger. Losman simply doesn't have the supporting cast that Big Ben had last season. Not to mention, that the loss of Jonas Jennings makes the line very, very average which will hamper the development of the offense.
As for us, I'd keep your mouth shut. Unlike you guys, we made major additions this offseason. Lets recap our upgrades for 2005 shall we:
1. Nick Saban is our new head coach, if Wanny can go 10-6 with the same team so can Saban.
2. Scott Linehan is our new offensive coordinator, whose innovative offense in Minnesota never ranked lower than 4th in the NFL.
3. Gus Frerotte is a leading candidate for the starting quarterback position. He knows Linehan's system well and has the weapons to execute it.
4. Hudson Houck, one of the most respected offensive line coaches in the league is our big ugly coach now. He will work wonders with one of the deepest lines in the NFL.
5. With Rickly likely to return during training camp, we'll have a dangerous two headed backfield with rookie Ronnie Brown.
6. You are WRONG about our defense, we are not getting a new defense. We will stay in our traditional 4-3, but we'll mix up from time to time with 3-4 looks. I repeat we ARE NOT going into a full time 3-4 defense.
So, my point is this, we may struggle early on, but we will be back in contention sooner than people think. As for Buffalo, I wouldn't be so happy if I were you. You made ZERO improvements over last season, which translates into a few steps back. I'm not saying this as a homer, I am just stating facts.