5) The Bills and a Little Guinness

Welcome Fans! Tonight I will continue my crusade through the AFC East by talking about the Buffalo Bills. I wanna talk about the Defense first because my opinion is that this is the nucleus of the Bills. If they're going to go far this season, it's going start up front and boy did they land a gem in the off-season with Marcus Stroud from Jacksonville and Spencer Johnson. Aaron Schobel and Chris Kelsay make pretty good bookends on the defensive front. Add Kawika Mitchell and a healthy Paul Posluszny to the linebacker corp and you've got a pretty solid group. The secondary will be a high caliber group with Donte Witner and Ko Simpson. Include top draft pick, Leodis Mckelvin and you have a recipe for a pretty stout defense. Yesterday, I used the word vanilla to define the Jets. For the Bills, the word is stout. If this group stays healthy, you're talking about low scoring games, which will benefit the Bills. Injuries tore this team apart last year, and I'm not exaggerating about this either. They were headed for a wild card birth and then everything came unglued. Adding depth to the defense should have been a priority this season. I guess some people--or in this case, some general managers-- never learn. Who is the Bills' GM anyway? Now let's talk offensive side. An Achilles's heel or not? Trent Edwards, a smart quarterback out of Stanford, can and will lead this team to play off pastures if they find another go-to-guy opposite Lee Evans. Too bad they can't clone a younger Eric Moulds. That would be deadly. Robert Royal is a serviceable tight end and Marshawn Lynch has enough talent to keep the defenses guessing. The offensive line is average but they're a scrappy bunch. Somebody needs to pay Jason Peters now because he's worth every penny. After researching this team, I came away impressed but like Marcus Stroud said, "We look good on paper, we just have to show it in the game." This team lacks depth and anyone who knows the NFL will tell you the season is not a sprint, it's a marathon. Bills will remain healthy enough to stay competitive. I predict a 10-6 season, good enough for second place in the East. Dolfan