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Buffalo Bills 2011 Season Preview

The Buffalo Bills have been attempting to find the correct formula for success for what seems like an eternity. By the looks of the team's approach to the 2011 season, it appears to be an ongoing search.There was a time when the Bills were the AFC's dynasty, but it's now been nearly two decades since the glory days of Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Andre Reed, Bruce Smith and four straight Super Bowl appearances. And it's been 12 years since the franchise last reached the playoffs, tied with the Detroit Lions for the longest current drought in the NFL.The times have changed following Buffalo's once iron-clad rule of the conference, and so has the landscape of the league. The advent of the salary cap era has been a long-standing impediment for the Bills, who have annually faced an uphill battle to attract free-agent talent due to their small-market environment and cold-weather climate.The Bills have tried just about everything to deliver a winning product during their dark period. They've g...

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