atlbillsfan1975

I was fortunate enough to go to the Bills vs Cowboys SB in Pasadena in 93. I took a piss next to Howie Long. I did not say anything well because i was taking a piss. ha I also attended the first ever Jim Kelly football camp back in the day. I remeber my flag football team sucked. So one night Jim came over and offered to QB for a play. i was the center and snapped to Jim. Jim proceeded to get picked off by a 12 y.o. I turned around and grinned at him and he told me to shut up(while he was laughing).

So Hockey and basketball just finished, and it is the dog days of baseball. The guys over at ESPN are trying to get something going, i get it. If anything it is a nice tip of the hat to Bradham. He showed some improvement last year. Lets hope Pettine can turn him into a good to great lb. Bradham has the physical talent i think, he just needs to learn to be where he needs to be.

The fact that the game is played at home and that the Ravens are the SB champ i think gives the Bills a chance. The Bills are going to want to beat the Ravens a little bit extra i think. The fourth week is enough time for the guys to have played together some. if the coaching is right this game should be when we start to see what this team can do. I give it a 50/50 shot. Just like pretty much every game in the NFL.

I remember last off season we said this. it just did not happen. I want and hope it will this season. i hope the D comes together under Pettine and performs how they should. If so this D has a chance to be extremely good maybe even great. That said yes, i would love to see Brady rattled by a couple of early sacks. Personally that is Brady's one weakness, his ability to get rattled by a big hit. If Brady stays clean he will beat you, period!

Do you live in Atlanta?

I have thought this as well. It is all hinged on EJ=Jimbo. Or at least his production. By 87 Jimbo had 3 years of pro ball under his belt. Times have changed and rookie QB's are developing faster than ever before. Here is hoping EJ can lead this team back to a constistently good team.

as someone who is a large man. 6'3 and my weight has gone from 360 down to 255(yes i said down ha). I can tell you how easy it is for a guy at Dareus size and age to shed weight if he is motivated. I say easy because of his age and the fact he has some of the worlds best nutritionists and trainers at his disposal. Dareus has all the size and talent and during his ROOKIE season i saw a guy starting to become a leader near the end of the season. Last year he was obviously distracted with what happened to his brother, we all would be. I honestly hope and being a Bills fan believe he will build on his 2011 performance and put 2012 behind him. This new staff will by nature push him to be more aggressive which should bring out the best in the big man!

I have been thinking this since Chan left. The new regime says 'Brad we want to just use you as a WR, we want to maximize your talent and we believe this is the best area for that', i think Brad Smith might be the biggest surprise vet turn around on the roster. He has the size, speed, and hands to be a good wr IMHO. Chan was trying to make him a jack of all trades, i hope the new regime tries to make him a king of one!

Are you saying Mario is a 'yes man'? I guess for 100mil i would be too! ha

I do not expect anymore signings until camp cut downs in a couple months.

And other team's defenses.

this. I can remember in HS and collge practicing in no pads. Every Dlineman looks like a stud in those practices. Oline is all about contact, last thing you want to do is hurt yourself or someone on your team while in your underpants!!

Yeah, the new CBA took a lot of the negotiating out of the draft. EJ should be signed within the week i would think, unless someone is on vacation on either side.

I wonder how much Parker would play in this part of things. At what if any point do the Bills say " go find a team that will give Byrd the contract you think he deserves and get the Bills a first and third round pick". Can Parker talk to other teams or is it only the Bills who can talk to other teams about a trade?

This is exactly right. I believe the coaches know what is on the line for Da'Rick maybe even more so then he does. Due to Marrone being around the game for so long and most likely seeing first hand very talented guys not make it, he does not want to see that for Da'Rick. The only thing i believe standing in Da'Ricks way of being a very productive player in the NFL is himself. Marrone is setting the tone to try and help him and others realize the amazing opportunity thet have. Good for them!

OR maybe the Bills knew exactly what Peters was/is. Since the trade he has been average. OR since he got paid he has been uninspired to play at a level worthy of his contract. Your argument was germane before the trade, now it looks just silly.

As others have pointed out this draft broke the mold of Buddy's past drafts. To me that symbolizes that Whaley had a greater influence on this particular draft. It is the end of May this signing does not realy signify anything really substantial...

He does not come across as a motivated player and he is a decent LT. Not the worst but not the best. Glad he is not a Bill because he is hard to root for!

Wonder if this was the NFL putting some pressure on the Feds? I get the feeling the League does not like being made to look a fool. Maybe the Commissioner made a call?

Joe Linta comes across as a huge Dbag from that story. What has he proven, that he got his QB the going rate for being a SB winning qb? ok, so what... Also the fact that he tries to compare himself to 'us' with the $100 remark is just arrogance. What did Joe make off the Flacco deal? Probably $5mil? maybe more? And who knows how many things the Ravens had conceeded on before the $1mil Joe is talking about? Maybe Joe had gone to them half a dozen times before this and said ' ok, if you agree to this i think we got a deal'? At some point you have to draw a line in the sand. Anyways i will take Newsome 10 out of 10 times as a GM over anything the Bills have had since Polians tenure. Even then i will probably take Newsome, he has two rings...

another thing we have to remember is som eof the players saying these things are trying to get in the good graces of the new staff. Now i am not saying Mario or Stevie are guys that are in danger of getting cut, but they want to get along with the new staff. I agree we have heard the same song and dance for a long time, and have little production to show for it. I do believe this regime is different than Gailey's time here. I knew from watching him at GT what type of coach he was. he was never going to win a SB. I was hoping he would get the Bills back to maybe playoff ball...

#9 for sure... It actually helps me now. i can sense when a team is about to blow it from years of being a Buffalo fan. last playoffs i was watching the Falcons Seehawks game. The Falcons where up big at half but my cousin(also a Buffalo fan) and i kept saying this game is not over. You could sense the Seehawks where going to make a run. Most of the Falcon fans where celebrating. When Seattle went up on the Falcons the place went nuts. We closed out our tab because it was turning into a sh*t show... Unlike recent Buffalo teams Atl came back to win obviously but i felt their pain for a second.

No way. Urlacher was a far greater LB then Bennett ever was. Urlacher vs Bennett in each of their primes is not really that close. Urlacher could cover, stuff the run, and rush the passer all from MLB. To me Urlacher is a notch below Ray Lewis who i consider the greatest LB of all time...granted my opinion matters about as much as nothing! One tid bit i will throw in is if Urlacher had been on the Bills D back when Bennet was... the Bills win the second SB against Dallas...

The Falcons have been a bad franchise for years. they did not have back to back winning seasons till just recently. Atlanta is also a huge transplant city, The Falcons became a franchise in 1965. Give the Falcons another 10 years or so and i think you will see a very loyal fan base just like some of the older teams.

NCAA is so screwed up. You can see what college football is already trying to do. merge into 'super confrences' which eventually will kick the NCAA out. These confrences will be able to make TV deals and financial decisions and the day to day business operations just fine with out the NCAA.