What Are the Buffalo Bills Bringing in 2009?

Are the playoffs coming this year? Please tell me yes. Not you Donte Whitner, just show it.

This year is going to be a wild one. There is no doubt they want to smack Brady around. Sitting on the fringes of playoffs every year makes their blood boil.

They have to play hungry and they have to set an attitude quick. Fans are sick of 7-9 three consecutive years. The Buffalo Bills have to bust out big.

Terrell Owens in Buffalo? Get out of here. This guy. That’s the fans' reaction to the signing. Whether you love him or hate him, he is going to bring the swagger.

Owens might be a me guy, but he’s a me guy that wants to win. You can’t argue that the man can't play football. How much gas he has left is the real question.

How far does he take this squad. Well history would tell us every time he went to a new team the playoffs followed. He didn’t blow the playoffs for the Cowboys, that you can blame on Tony Romo.

Trent Edwards is the guy who better have the salt and butter because that’s what makes the popcorn so good.

Edwards is all of a sudden looking like he has a stud offense. Lee Evans and Owens on the outside, Josh Reed, Roscoe Parrish, and Steve Johnson in the slot, and don’t forget the Bills just drafted Shawn Nelson.

If Edwards struggles with all these pieces of receiving weapons, he is not your guy.

Granted the offensive line could play a part in how well Edwards will do, but the Bills did a solid job of getting rid of bad fits and signing and drafting smart, nasty linemen.

The rookies Eric Wood and Andy Levitre will have their work cut out for them. These guys will be facing the fire the entire way. Going up against some pretty big DL in the AFC East will be a daunting task.

The whole line is reshuffled and you can’t count on cohesiveness right away. The entire OL, besides Geoff Hangartner, will be playing a different position from last year.

Marshawn Lynch is gone for three games. So far he has been keeping his nose clean, but how long will that last? Hit and run here, gun charges there. No, seriously the player is great, we all make poor decisions and this should motivate him.

Looking at those three games he will be gone, the Bills went and got Dominic Rhodes. Well all I can say here is—sleeper. Rhodes was not perceived as a huge signing, but I can see it paying huge dividends.

Fred Jackson is complaining about his contract, or at least his agent is. Jackson is actually a pretty solid back that should get some sort of extension because he is pretty smart, catches the ball well and has a solid burst.

I like the idea of a three-headed monster in Buffalo. One—it keeps the backs fresh, and two—it makes for a healthy competition for the backs. These guys love to play and they want to be on the field all the time.

The Bills are getting a healthy Schobel back and they just drafted Aaron Maybin. The Bills didn’t miss the 2008 Super Bowl and they know they have to smack Brady around. Consistent pressure on the opposing QB is going to go a long way for your football team.

Turnovers are another issue. The Bills need to get their hands on some footballs. They went out and got a guy by the name of Jairus Byrd to compete against Ko Simpson for the FS spot. Maybe he can play like Ed Reed. The Bills have got to be hoping so.

With second year man Leodis McKelvin taking over for a departed Jabari Greer, big things might be happening for the secondary. The Bills have been missing a shut down corner since Nate Clements headed off to San Francisco.

Big things can happen for the defense, especially if the Bills throw a lot of different looks at offensive coordinators. Fans should anticipate 4-3, 3-4, Creep, 46, and heavy nickel packages.

This roster has the talent to go somewhere. The only problem is; do the players really have a solid coaching staff to take them there? Right now, I’m going to say it is possible. 

Dick Jauron took the Bears to a 13-3 season back in 2001. As the Bills would say: “Why not us?”