I think one of the biggest problems with Miller is that he gets played way too much. Yes, I know that starting goalies are supposed to start all the time and play pretty much every game with a few games off. However, every year this dude carries his defense because they are out of position and are trying not to get beat which ends up with Miller facing odd-man rushes very often. Granted, Miller lets in soft goals too often, but I can let those go sometimes because it happens. But in my opinion I think that most of the blame for Miller's play recently has been our defense. So many times this past season I'd be screaming at the television for the defense to stay in front of the net or to cover their sniper in the slot. Countless times during the season our defense would pinch on the puck carrier at their blue line and get burnt because one, the other defenseman was not providing backside support and second, our wingers back-check like it's a suggestion.

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Hello sabres fans, I've been thinking since about December or January, What do we do with Derek Roy?

I've noticed along with others I would imagine, that when Vanek and Roy were paired together this season, Roy had the higher output.  Obviously this is a great thing for Roy, but it seemed our whole offense suffered, and all the pressure was put on Roy to score.

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So I gotta say, I see no reason why we would send Jhonas Enroth back down to Portland. I think he should be our backup until the near future and should get around 30 starts next year.  At least we should keep Enroth up for the playoffs because we all know if Miller gets hurt there's no way any of us would want Patrick Lalime to start. And with the way Enroth played last night I definitely trust Enroth between the pipes.

I gotta say, I loved C.J. in college. When he and James Davis formed Thunder and Lightning, I was a huge fan of that team. They ran over everyone! However, since Spiller has left college he is no longer that homerun threat, at least not yet. In my opinion it's because he's doing like in college, looking for the weak spot in the look defense before the play and hitting that hole as fast as he can and not waiting for his blockers to engage. Because of this, most of Spiller's runs are getting stopped behind the line of scrimmage or else going for a short amount of yards. I feel as though over the off season and into mini camp and other organized team activities Spiller will becomem more accustomed to letting his blocks develop before he flips the lightning switch and hits the hole.

Another idea I feel that would be relevant would be if he does not begin to become accustomed to being blocked for that we use him more as a WR. All season when I watched Bills games I wanted Chan to split Spiller out wide with Jackson in the backfield. Think about it, running C.J. in the slot or the 4th WR position, that's a guy running a 4.37 possibly matched up against a linebacker, safety, or 4th cornerback. Spiller has average hands and definitely would be a threat once he caught the ball.

Overall, I think the Bills should use Spiller as a running back and as a WR split out in the coming season. Moving him all over the field would be very smart and hard to game plan against for opposing Defensive Coordinators. If Chan needs some examples of how to get a running back more involved in the gameplan he should take a look at the hated Pats and how they utilize Danny Woodhead. Granted the Pats have a much greater skilled Offensive Line than we do but we could use the same type of techniques and hopefully we will get better cohesiveness from our line and our backs. I think getting Spiller more involved will increase the effectiveness of Freddie Jackson along with our offense as a whole.

I'm watching the Virginia Tech game right now and I'm a pretty big fan of Va Tech.  Over this season, I've noticed that Tyrod Taylor has shown a great deal of poise and playmaking ability under center.  He may come off as a scrambler and out of the pocket type of guy, but I've noticed this year that he's staying in the pocket much more than he has in the past.  Also, even though they lost a couple bad games (e.g. Boise and James Madison), Tyrod has been very accurate and is making good decisions.  I would really love if the Bills took a hard look at him because he definitely has the arm strength and playmaking ability that I'd like to see.  Furthermore, he'd be able to make plays with his feet and keep plays alive a lot longer than most QBs.  I think he will eventually be a great QB. No matter what I could see us drafting a QB and having him sit behind Fitz for at least a year and learning our system. I wouldn't mind if Tyrod was in blue and red next year. What do you all think?

I'm just curious why no one is talking about Kellen Moore.

In every game I've watched him play in, he's been very efficient and has the poise to stand in the pocket and he seemes to have the arm to throw all over the field.  His arms is pretty strong as well.

Granted the Boise competition isn't the greatest and he's small for the position so I guess it's a double edged sword.

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So I was thinking today, what will happen if the Bills get the first overall pick? 

Then that got my thinking, who/when have we had the first overall pick before?

I did some research and found this:

 1961: Ken Rice 

1969: OJ Simpson - 11,362 yards, 4.7 ypc, 61 Rushing TDs

1972: Walt Patulski - 16.5 sacks * Rated 27th Biggest Draft Bust of All-Time by ESPN

1979: Tom Cousineau - Never Played for the Bills *Traded for 1983 First Round Pick from Cleveland

1985: Bruce Smith - 200 Sacks, 1,225 tackles, Hall of Fame

So I guess we've had mixed results when we've had the first overall pick. 

Hopefully if or when we have the first pick we make the correct decision.

Does anyone else get very discouraged when teams in our division make crazy trades for guys that we could have done the same for? Just curious, because when I see arguably the best WR in football get traded to a team in our division I definitely wonder why didn't we explore that option.

I mean who of us could say that they wouldn't want a guy like Marshall on the field. He plays like a monster and catches everything and is super dominant. I for one would love to have a guy like him.

I guess this is more of a venting piece than anything. I'm just hoping we have a very good draft so that I won't have to keep thinking about how every other team in our division keeps getting so much better

So I was thinking about this during the Easter ceremony at the Vatican. I feel that if the Bills trade their 2nd or 3rd Round pick to the Ravens for Gaither that we would definitely benefit from the deal. Think about it for a minute folks, the Bills getting an almost Pro Bowl caliber LT for a 2nd round pick! That's unheard of. So therefore, if we get Gaither for that 2nd round pick our 1st round pick could be used to pick the player that would best help us. So then we could draft someone like Dan Williams or someone of that sort of great need and value. So then through that we would have two very solid players that we would not have been able to have otherwise.

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I know this really isn't a big deal with all the talk leading up to the draft but I was thinking today about how ugly our uniforms are. I feel that we have some of the worst in the league in terms of style and design. Our jerseys are boring and trying to be too modern all at once. I absolutely love the throw backs and would be ecstatic if we went back to them.

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So the Jets signed LT and the Broncos traded for Brady Quinn.

Not to be complaining but are the Bills even trying to make the roster better at all? It seems like every other team is at least trying to make their team better. The Bills seem to be just sitting back thinking they have a better plan in the draft than other teams or something like that. Who knows that they're thinking but I guess we'll have to wait and see. They have to be at least worried that the Jets and Dolphins are doing everything they can to get better. Thoughts?

There are three guys that I would love to have later in the draft.

Naaman Roosevelt: This guy went to UB and showed some flashes of being a really good WR. I would love to see if he can develop

Jacoby Ford: This guy is an absolute speed demon and would be a nice slot or 3rd WR option. His speed is so mind blowing I would draft him and cut Roscoe hands down.

and

Daryl Clark: He could be a solid gadget option. Has the arm and speed to play running back, quarter back, and could be tried out as wide receiver.

I doubt that we'll draft these guys but I'm just hoping.

The Ravens just absolutely stole Boldin from the Cardinals. They got him for a 3rd and 4th round pick. This upsets me because it shows how other teams are at least trying to acquire talent and the Bills staff is sitting back and watching. We Bills fans are as hardcore as it comes and it would be nice to see our front office at least pretend they're interested in picking up some guys to at least run up their price, or at least to make us happy. Just blowing off a little steam.