03-02-2015, 09:15 PM
Interesting times in this household: the 19 yr old is a diehard Jaguars fan, I dig the Broncos and the Bills are the local headliners. So I get to follow the fortunes of three teams at different phases of their existences: my team ready to lose tons of talent but grasping at one last chance to make good. They'll be hemorrhaging players this season but Peyton may be back, so the regular season will be interesting at least one more time. I do not think they have a shot at the Superbowl this year though. They simply don't have the depth any more, or won't after free agency. I see Welker gone, Julius Thomas gone, among others, and no guarantee Peyton makes it healthy all the way through. On the plus side they have Elway clearly calling the shots at this point and he is building a dynasty in the offices. That can only be good for the Broncos because that guy hates to lose.
Meanwhile, the Bills have suddenly become a team to watch during the off season. After a couple decades of conservative bland and mediocre teams while they refused to spend Ralph's money and waited for him to die, the Bills went out and got a deep pockets owner in Terry Pagiula, a dynamic passionate coach in Ryan, who immediately began to sign dynamic personalities in key positions. Rumor has Josh McCown and Sanchez as possible QB choices. It may not work to get them to the Superbowl, but it will be entertaining to watch and since that's who gets on tv here that's who I see. On the downside, they do not have a first round draft pick next year, but Ryan always prefers to raid the free agency market anyway.
Finally the Jaguars, it's easy to dismiss them as league laughingstocks, and they are...right now. But Here's what they have going for them: number three pick in the draft, a pretty good position to be in, and they are practically swimming in cap money that they are legally required to spend. In a year with so many good free agents like J Thomas and S'uh, they have potential to make a big leap forward into the talent pool. Besides, I'm old enough to remember the years when both the Patriots and the Seahawks were perennial laughingstocks.
Meanwhile, the Bills have suddenly become a team to watch during the off season. After a couple decades of conservative bland and mediocre teams while they refused to spend Ralph's money and waited for him to die, the Bills went out and got a deep pockets owner in Terry Pagiula, a dynamic passionate coach in Ryan, who immediately began to sign dynamic personalities in key positions. Rumor has Josh McCown and Sanchez as possible QB choices. It may not work to get them to the Superbowl, but it will be entertaining to watch and since that's who gets on tv here that's who I see. On the downside, they do not have a first round draft pick next year, but Ryan always prefers to raid the free agency market anyway.
Finally the Jaguars, it's easy to dismiss them as league laughingstocks, and they are...right now. But Here's what they have going for them: number three pick in the draft, a pretty good position to be in, and they are practically swimming in cap money that they are legally required to spend. In a year with so many good free agents like J Thomas and S'uh, they have potential to make a big leap forward into the talent pool. Besides, I'm old enough to remember the years when both the Patriots and the Seahawks were perennial laughingstocks.