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[QUOTE="NateW, post: 2588654, member: 4210"]
First off - Shady is a warrior and if gets hurt he’s never out for long. And I don’t care how old he is, he’s still a stud until proven otherwise.

Even without McCoy the Bills are far far far far away from being a bottom 5 team. Ivory, Cadet, and Murphy are more than capable.

What are the potential negative differences between this year and last? No Tyrod? Ok, I can see why someone might make that argument but I see McCarron as an upgrade actually.  And if the rook beats him out in camp we’ll be even better off.  Perhaps fielding a legitimate NFL passing attack will keep opponents from having 8 or 9 guys in the box and Shady can have even more space to maneuver.

No Richie or Wood? I’m just not that concerned about losing a couple of old linemen. Groy and Bodine are legit NFL starters - they’ve proven it. Are they All-Pros? No, but they aren’t schlubs either.

Defensively, it’s really not up for debate that they’ve gotten better. Added Star, Murphy, Philips, Edmunds, Davis, Johnson, Neal.  Adding 2 space eating DT’s - we had none last year. A talented and productive DE who sets the edge and has had good sack numbers in the NFL.  A pro bowl corner, a slot guy, and a utility knife safety really solidify our already excellent secondary. May be growing pains w Edmunds but the guy is going to be a star sooner than later.

Lost Brown and Gaines. Gaines played well in his one year with the Bills, but he was injury prone and missed significant time. Brown made a lot of tackles, but there is a reason we didn’t try to sign him - he’s not an impact player.

Nothing happened this offseason that makes this team 6, 7, or 8 games worse. Nothing.
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