• The Packers (Even though he's not there anymore), have always turned out good QBs who weren't picked in the top 10: Rodgers, Favre, Mark Brunell, Aaron Brooks and Matt Hasselbeck.

• He's only costing you 5-million bucks if you trade for him and you could probably trade a 3rd or 4th round pick for him. Also, there's a good possibility the Hawks may cut him cause he costs too much or may give him away to get rid of his salary.

• IGNORE ROB JOHNSON! I know that when we hear about a guy who has started like two games and was traded for a high pick, we automatically think of Rob Johnson. You gotta get over that. There have been unknown QBs traded for high picks that have done well in the NFL. All the GB guys who were traded and Matt Schaub come to mind. Of course, there's Kevin Kolb. Still..It doesn't happen all that much to clearly just say it isn't an option.

• He knows the west coast offense...And we don't know if the guy stinks or not.
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This is the second installment of our series on what concepts Doug Marrone (and Nathaniel Hackett) might implement into the Buffalo Bills offense. This is part 1 of 2 posts on the West Coast Offense. You can read the first installment on the K-Gun here. 

We’ve explored a bit how Doug Marrone’s experience with the New Orleans Saints is tied to the “K-Gun” elements often referenced by offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. However, neither the Saints nor the Syracuse Orange had a true Run and Shoot offense. Rather, both offenses had Run and Shoot concepts implemented into another framework: the legendary West Coast Offense.

This is my favorite part of the GM series. I love free agency. I know people bow down to the NFL draft, but since I don't exactly follow college football and think parts of the draft process are just so overhyped and manufactured, I tend to gravitate to this portion of the offseason. I've seen these guys play in the NFL. I've seen them go against the best in the world. These are not a bunch of guys who will be selling insurance after graduating. These moves are what re-energize your fanbase (See: Mario Williams and T.O.).

After the Buffalo Bills declined to tender RFAs David Nelson and Donald Jones, it became clear that the team will be starting over at wide receiver. Considering both the west coast offense and the k-gun place an emphasis on effective receiver play, it is critical that Buddy Nix bring in capable talent if Marrone’s offense has any chance at success. Since rookie wide out’s are rarely dependable or productive, the Bills will likely be targeting one or more free agents. Here are a few of their options:

Greg Jennings

Before I completely diss Chris Kelsay (If you are regular readers you shouldn't be shocked that I'm going there), I'll give all you Kelsay fans some nice bouquets before I pull a gun out of it and shoot your prism of mediocrity fandom.

My favorite Kelsay story was one repeated by Jerry Sullivan about how he'd found Kelsay at a bar by Ralph Wilson Stadium soon after the Bills beat the Patriots in 2011. Without question that was the biggest win by the franchise over the last 10 years. Sully, and I'm paraphrasing it a bit, said that Kelsay was so happy and relieved that they finally beat the Pats. 

The GM series that Bucky Gleason completely ripped off from me is back. Alright, I actually ripped him off, but whatever. I'm playing the Bills GM once again. I've done this 2 out of the last 3 years and have enjoyed it very much. There's a serenity to it that makes me forget about how awful the Bills have been.  This year, I'm back with a party bus -stripper poles included- a case full of Genny Cream Ale and all the money in Ralph Wilson's vault. Oh, and Russ Brandon can kiss my ass because I'm doing what I want to do.

I'm also not going to pretend this is X-box or fantasy football.  I will definitely try and make this legit with cap numbers and market value, but I'm not a capologist here. This will be realistic as Sex and the City or a stupid romantic comedy. This is a cross between having fun and learning something. Right now, the Bills are 22 million under the cap.

I'm going to break this series up into 3 parts:

• Re-signing/cutting players
• trades/free agency
• The draft.
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Well, this isn't exactly debating Drury or Briere, is it?  It has been a long time since two Bills players will earn somewhere between 6-8 million bucks a year have hit the market at the same time. That's what happens when you suck for so long. You don't have players other teams want.

I think you'd have to go back to the 2000 offseason when Eric Moulds and Marcellus Wiley were set to be free agents. Unlike today, the Bills were in salary cap hell then. They couldn't bring back both guys even if they wanted to. They picked Eric Moulds and gave him a 6-year, 42-million dollar deal. Wiley ended up following John Butler and Doug Flutie to San Diego. He got almost the exact same deal at 6-years, 40-million bucks.