This was my first trip to Orchard Park this year. A rainy, grey and cool day that seemed more like November weather. And the Bills season can't get to November fast enough as it feels like the team's spirits and those of its fans have reached an all time low ebb. The WGR guys said it best: if you look at their roster, they just don't have any good players. CJ Spiller is really the only player who could be considered safe as they spent their first pick on him this year. As Dick Jauron used to say, it's hard to win in the NFL but it's even harder without at least a few good players.
As I try to make sense of the train wreck of a team, the most glaring thing now seems to be all of the draft busts. Spiller has great potential for sure but last years's No. 1, the pass rushing specialist Aaron Maybin, is total crap and could be out of the league by next year. Leodis Mckelvin looked awful against Braylon Edwards today and Donte Whitner looks bad now as well. Then there's Trent Edwards, John McCargo, JP Losman, Mike Williams - and many more. The team looks like a collection of second stringers who provide no reason at all to be even slightly optimistic. Could Buffalo be heading toward the first pick overall in 2011? Could they be the second team in the last three years to go winless over 16 games?
We used the Whirlpool Bridge both ways on this trip which worked well to remove the stress of potential delays. The view up the vast gorge to the north with the churning rapids below is really spectacular. We left (along with many others) at 31-7 and we were home by 6pm. Is there any way that I will even be able to give the Jacksonville tickets away? And How about Detroit or Cleveland?
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