In the 1990s the Buffalo Bills had one of the best teams in the National Football League. Few could run the ball out of the backfield like Thurman Thomas; even fewer could catch the ball out of the backfield as well. Quarterback Jim Kelly was part of the famed 1983 draft that spawned a number of Hall of Famers. If James Lofton was not open for Kelly to throw to than Andre Reed probably was. If Reed was covered than Don Beebe would be open.

It was not just the offense that got it done either Bruce Smith made one side of the field very hard for offenses to gain ground in. Cornelius Bennett could strike fear into offenses as well. Then there was the man that put it all together, Marv Levy; few have done it better.

The Buffalo Bills use to be synonymous with the Super Bowl back in the early 1990s. Fast forward to 2010 and the Bills are now synonymous with losing and ineptitude.

Die hard Bills fans would like nothing better than to see their team return to those glorious days of years long gone—even though they lost four Super Bowls in a row. Whether or not they can do so in 2010 remains to be seen, but just like every other team in the off-season, the Bills have hope.

Open competition at quarterback

New head coach Chan Gailey has a problem that has yet to be solved during training. He has yet to say which of his three veteran quarterbacks is going to be the starter, at least going into training camp in late July. Of the three that he has to choose from, Trent Edwards, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Brian Brohm, Gailey says all three have had moments in training that looked good.

Gailey will admit to leaning in a direction, but not so much that he could actually name a starter going into training camp so far. For now he is trying to keep an open mind on all by not jumping to any conclusions. Gailey would rather the answer to the team’s quarterback question become obvious through the quality of play on the field. He has said that going into training camp there will be someone set to work with the first, second, and third teams, but that they are not necessarily be the first team quarterback, second, or third.

Throughout training Gailey has gone as far as to keep the rotation of his QBs different from drill to drill and day to day. Some days may see Edwards lead off t be followed by Brohm and Fitzpatrick while another day may see Fitzpatrick go first followed by rookie Levi Brown and then Brohm.

What to do with Lynch

Running back Marshawn Lynch picked an interesting time to hold out of workouts. Coming off a year that saw him serve a suspension, and then be benched for Fred Jackson it would have seemed logical that he would be glad to have a job. With the Bills taking running back C.J. Spiller with the first pick in the draft, it would have seemed clear that the team was serious about finding a running back they could count on.

Instead the fourth year player skipped the team’s first 12 training sessions before finally joining the team on the field. He would later deny that he demanded a trade, but then also stated that he is not against the idea either.

Rumors have Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks supposedly showing interest in Lynch. After trading for his former college player, LenDale White, Carroll cut him a few weeks later. With the running game being woeful in Seattle to say the least, Carroll has made it known that he wants to change that perception. Trading for a young, relatively healthy and talented running back like Lynch would definitely be a good start.

However, the team denies any interest in trading Lynch; there just glad he’s finally going to practice.