There is optimism in Bills country, as there should be. The defense has gotten a transfusion with the free agency arrivals of DT Marcus Stroud and LB Kawika Mitchell, the return of LB Paul Posluszny from his broken arm, and the first-round drafting of CB Leodis McKelvin.

The offense has added 6'6" second-round WR James Hardy to the mix that already features second-year RB Marshawn Lynch and secon… More

If the correspondents to the Buffalobills.com message boards these days are indicative of Buffalo fans at large, not to mention head coach Dick Jauron, his staff and his players, the Bills need to address some recent downward offensive trends.

Buffalo's 234 first downs were the fewest in the NFL last season and the fewest by a Bills team since 1974. That led to much punting: Unofficially, the Bi… More