FightinIrishBills

Uh oh. I never want to agree with that d-bag about anything. Hopefully we're both right.

Not too shabby. Hate to consider things like "no longer an automatic out" a compliment but at this point, I'll take it. The best part of the article comes when he's talking about the AFC West, the Jags in particular. Wait till you see who he thinks will keep Jacksonville from having the 28th ranked defense again! http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&id=6942181&sportCat=nfl

Journalism!

I don't think so. I've read a bunch of stuff on Arrowhead Pride in prep for this game, and the fans there generally tend to revere Gailey for what he did with that offense after Trent Green went down.

Say, how would you like our odds against the Seahawks? Past results don't guarantee future outcomes. On paper they're relatively equal, and if Cassel is iffy and with Tony Moeaki on IR, I like our odds.

This is a great way to woo free agents to Buffalo The "sign players now to make the team better" is short-sighted. The quality of the player your getting in FA usually isn't enough to make your team that much better in the short term. You need to develop your own players, especially your early round talent. You won't get a team's worth of players from FA, most likely just a piece or two that will complement your home-grown talent. I don't disagree with a couple short-term veteran signings, but you need to have a solid foundation before you add those pieces. Otherwise you're just wasting time and money in developing your young franchise-potential talent. Not when you're Buddy Nix and the player in question is a middling product of the terrible drafting organization that preceded you.

I think their spending will be determined in a big way by the team's on-field performance this year. Stevie Johnson and Roscoe Parrish are free agents in 2012, and contract extensions have been mentioned for both so far. I think that Stevie is a lock to be extended, but Roscoe needs to look good early to ensure that he stays a Bill. Ryan Fitzpatrick is a FA next year, and obviously his performance is very important to what his extension (if he gets one) would look like. But even more important, IMHO, is Demetrius Bell's contract relative to his performance. LTs don't come cheap. Even if he's only adequate this season, he'll still command big money simply due to the market value at that position. If he's terrible, the Bills have to address the position either in the draft or free agency next year. Either way, they're shelling out big money. In the meantime, prudence is necessary in judging what they've got and what they'll need to get, which is why I don't mind that they're significantly under the cap.

Do you watch the games? Bell's not great, but he's not God awful either.

Now this is interesting. The kid is really boosting his profile.

It only makes sense. Having added a big time defensive play maker in Marcell Dareus, a potentially resurgent Merriman, and a rock-solid Nick Barnett, the Bills defense looks to be more stout than last year's sieve. Meanwhile, the offense just needs to be steady. Losing Lee Evans looks bad on paper, but Chan Gailey gets a lot of respect in this league as an offensive mind. They're not winning the division with Fitz but they certainly aren't bottoming out in it either. 9-7 with a late playoff push wouldn't surprise me in the slightest. Sidenote: I just realized this off-season that the Bills let go of Donte Whitner, Lee Evans, Aaron Maybin, and Paul Posluszny--three 1st round picks and a 2nd rounder. I knew how futile our drafts have been but wow. That just hit home now.

"The Raiders cut X? (X being a third string LB) Get 'er done Buddy!!!"

Tom Brady Aaron Rodgers Drew Brees Phillip Rivers Peyton Manning Matt Ryan Michael Vick Ben Roethlisberger Matt Schaub Joe Flacco Matt Cassel Tony Romo Sam Bradford Matt Stafford Kyle Orton Eli Manning Jay Cutler Ryan Fitzpatrick Josh Freeman Colt McCoy Mark Sanchez Kevin Kolb Donovan McNabb Jason Campbell Chad Henne David Garrard Matt Hasselbeck Alex Smith Redskins QB Tarvaris Jackson Cam Newton Andy Dalton

Giving him a long look for the practice squad, I imagine. As bad as Thigpen looked, I don't want him taking too much live action in preseason on the off-chance that our #2 QB gets hurt.

That's why we drafted him. I want to see Hairston pan out, only if to quiet those who say the Bills do nothing to address the O-line. Maybe you don't consider a 4th round pick much, but if he develops, he can provide some solid depth.

This. Instant gratification and the 24 hour news cycle, while being old saws to rail against, are certainly the biggest factors in all of the doom and gloom talk around here and everywhere else. All of a sudden the franchise is "doomed" and Buddy Nix is incompetent, even though he's doing exactly what he said he was going to do. I've said this many times-- I'm not a Pollyanna for this team, but this type of talk and attitude is only justified if it's November and we're 2-7. BTW, nice name/avatar Irish

Why? Because you want it to be? Nothing about Andrew Luck in how he acts or what he has said would lead you to think that it's a likely scenario. Self-loathing Bills fans are pathetic. Don't mean to single you out but come on, man.

You spent 3 pages of a thread arguing for a point that no one was arguing against. So thank you for the soliloquy.

Straw. Man.

A cheat? He took some money or whatever booster-ish thing happened. College football is a shady business--by your definition, many NFL players are "cheats". To my knowledge he never cheated on the field or did anything underhanded in his play. Further, his actions are nowhere near Maurice Clarett levels. I'm no fan of Pryor and certainly have no love for THE Ohio State University, but the guy sucks enough throwing the football. No need to tarry him as a cheat as well.

At least he'll have the practice squad going for him.

I love Creamers, but only when they're ice cold. You have a five minute window to drink that sucker before it starts tasting like horse piss.

Anyone comparing Cam Newton and JaMarcus Russell only watched long enough to see that they were both black, then checked back out.

Everyone, chill. He's talking about facing the Bills in Madden when he gets home after getting cut from the Jets. He can play any position that he wants!

And...ignore. Your overwhelmingly negative posts are barely tolerable but foolish ad hominem attacks are not.

Via Deadspin: "I think I can say this now, because it's not going to hurt anybody's feelings, and it's the truth... I didn't want to come to Philadelphia. Being the third-team quarterback is nothing to smile about. Cincinnati and Buffalo were better options." Those two teams wanted him and would've allowed him to start, but after meeting with commissioner Roger Goodell and other reps from the NFL, Vick was convinced—and granted league approval—to sign with Philly. "And I commend and thank them, because they put me in the right situation." Link