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The Bills will not go OG in the first. They needed a LT last year and waited. Same regime, me thinks history repeats itself.

I hear ya. the only thing i will add is that gailey has been widely known for understanding and working with QB talent. If gailey went to Nix and said 'he is my guy' Nix says ok we can lock him up. neither deserves full credit for the mistake. Nix is still the GM for now. i think most everyone here hopes that changes in the near future.

Well until the 'prank phone call'. I get the sense Nix got sold on Fitz by Chan. Maybe they both where dellusional and hoping he was the guy? To me Marrone seems like the guy who is more direct and if you can not cut it he is not going to give you 2 years to prove you can. I am sure he will allow rookies to develope, but he is not going to let aging vets who can not produce hang around.

BB and the Pats take flyers like this almost every offseason. This will be more like ocho cinco and Hayneswoth and less like Seau or Moss.

I agree with you on the tone. Yes it does need to translate into wins at some point soon. I believe having high expectations for yourself is a good thing. You strive for perfection, you understand you will never obtain it, but you settle for greatness. Much been then striving for good and settling for average.

The current regime of Nix, Whaley, and Brandon, had a similar situation last draft. Lost the LT in FA and they took a LT in the second round. Personally i do not think there is going to be much trading back in the first from teams in the top 15. I do however see teams like the Bills trading back late into the first round to get a guy they like and do not want to wait on. But even then i doubt it will be a OL they target but maybe a QB...

So are you saying reporters will follow a guy like Stevie because they know he will say something off the wall and thus they can report it? And if so are these people really reporters or just people who like passing along silly comments? I get it is chicken and egg because the public actually talk about this information. It just is sad that journalism has turned into entertainment instead of information on many levels, not all.

Things players and people use to say to each other who they knew and thus got their sense of humor are now being broadcast by twitter.Personally i do not care at all about twitter and do not follow it one bit. It was designed i believe to allow people access to you and your activities. I do not dislike it nor do i think less of anyone who uses it. It is also my understanding that you must choose to follow someone on twitter. If you do not like what that person says or does, do not follow them. I understand the accountability aspect of your actions and words. Newspapers and reporters just need to make stories up, how sad is it that so much of our journalism has turned into reporting what people have said in a joke? I am sick of it. Our country lost its amazing sense of humor which was one reason we were such an awesome country. Go cover real stories and things that need to be brought to the public's attention.

I do not see them taking a guard at 8. The Bills needed a tackle last year and waited, tackle is viewed as a much more important part of your line then guard. Bills will go impact position player at 8, most likely on D. I bet Pettine has been promised a toy. Best available LB, CB or hybrid DE/OLB who matches up with what Bills think is best value for the 8th spot.

I will also add that the Falcons were not a very good running team at all last year. They really struggled in short yardage. Now Turner was/is done, but many of the times the line got blown up. The Falcons just resigned LT Sam Baker. OG Blalock is in the second year of a 6 yr $38 million dollar deal. Clabo did not play well at all this past year. The media down here was all over him after signing the contract he got last year. One of two things, Clabo comes back to the Falcons after Ryan is signed and Clabo gets a new lower contract. or some team in desperate need of a tackle steps in and signs him. Clabo is an average RT who underperformed last year. No way can he play any other spot on the line and to be honest what the Bills have now is comp to what Clabo played like last year, if not better.

I still want to see what Jax does. If Caldwell passes then i would like to see the Bills wait. I agree with the trade back into the first round by some of the teams picking early in the second.

Great analogy. Why Nobis is not in the HOF is simply because he played for terrible Falcons teams. He was every bit as good as many of the other great LBs from the 60's. If they can keep guys out of the hall of fame for questionable off field things, you should put some in for just the opposite. And Spielman had very good numbers too.

excellent point. Who knows though we may see a trend of one year deals for guys over 30. If teams do stick together to this approach it would be better for the teams. Guys like John Abraham may be forced to keep making one year deals and keep proving for the next 2 years or so they deserve them....

You wonder why guys like him speak to the media. Most times Peters opens his mouth he inserts his foot. If i was one of his teammates your darn right i would be upset by this. He basically told them they where not worth his effort. He said he was 100% since January. So he was what in December? 90%. Most guys who play in the NFL that you never play at 100% after the first few weeks. you are always nicked up to some degree. if nothing else Peters showed he is a me first guy...again. I know this sounds bad but IF he does not change his ways he sounds like the type of guy who will have a tough time once football is done.

I keep hearing this our Oline was not very good last year. You guys must have been watching something i was not. I hear about how Chan schemed around to hide how the line was bad. maybe some truth to that. I might contend that he knew what Fit's strengths and weakness' where. It has been well documented and seen that Fitz did not have a powerful arm at all. When Fitz tried to throw it hard he lost a lot of accuracy. Chan might have schemed the way he did ALSO because he knew Fitz could not air out a 20 yd rope consistently. Kolb was sacked 57 times in 15 games while in Arizona. Tell me what QB would look good under that type of pressure?? I think the Bills oline, and running game should allow Kolb the chance to be solid. Is he the long term solution, i have no clue really. But give him the right situation to excel in he just might be. Maybe marrone views some things in Kolb that he likes and can work with. Kold was in N.O. to watch Brees and how he was able to keep evolving his game. I am not saying Kolb is Brees, but i am saying guys who have worked next to players and talent are better to spot something then us.

Are those not Maybins numbers?? Ha

I think you are exactly right. the NFL is often a league of copy cats. One team does something that works and others try to replicate it. Everyone saw what Seattle did last year. Went out and signed Flynn that could be average to good. The Seahawks then went out and drafted Wilson in the third round. Let the two compete in training camp and see what happens. The Kold move does just what Cosell says, lets Buffalo address one of their other areas of need. Play maker on O or D at pick 8. Then the The Kolb move also means the Bills do not have to get nervous and pick a QB some where in the draft they do not need to. If someone like EJ Manuel is there in the second and the Bills think 'we need to take him now because we had him rated as a mid to late 1st rounder' they do. Or Bray in the third. If those guys go before the Bills pick then so be it. Keep waiting till a QB rated higher then where you pick is available in round 2-4. Take him and let the competition begin.

This would be a nice pick up. Should not cost a lot is only 28 and provides depth/rotation at a key spot. Sounds like a perfect back up for K Williams and can spell him during the games with out a huge drop off in production.

I do not see Nix going Oline in the first. After all the teams in the top 10 playing QB musical chairs i do not see trade downs being available to the Bills. At 8 i think Nix will go for a play maker on O or D. I know that is vague but an impact type of player. Be it a pass rusher or WR. Safety is also a posibility. Ogletree was my pick right after the season ended. I know he has had some issues off the field, but he could be the guy we say in 3 years 'we should have taken him'. Like Clay Matthews?

I think this is what many TBD people are missing. I believe in Kolbs five starts for the Cards last year he was sacked something like 25 times. If the Bills line can protect him and he gets comfortable in the pocket i think he has the ability to pick teams apart and make the right decisions. He did this in Philly. The Fitz to Kolb comparison is valid in some regards, i am hoping the change of scenery, a better oline, and better running game will translate into better QB play.

The Phins are putting together a nice squad on paper. And i like the HC. I hate to say it but give them a year or two and if the QB matures they may be on to something. The QB is the big question for them, like all teams. If you have that in place then the rest of your roster becomes a lot easier to address.

Exactly right. its like being in a relationship because it is 'comfortable' or fear of the unknown. This is the Cowboys settling on an average guy. Romo is not bad but he is far from great. Just like the Bills knee jerked with Fitz after a couple of good games in 2011, the franchise had gone for so long with out a decent qb. The first sign of something to think this could be our next qb they jumped on him. Especially when you consider the Boys went from Aikmen to nobody just like the Bills from Kelly to '?'...

I said awhile ago i am interested in seeing what Dave Caldwell does at 2 with the jags pick. If Geno gets past them and makes it to the Bills and they draft him it does not mean he will be bad, but i will be cautiously optimistic it turns out ok. Dave knows qbs. Him and i have had talks in the past about when he was a scout for Indy and they drafted Manning and when the Falcons drafted Ryan. It is going to be a fun draft night for sure

Really, Top Ten guy? Brady Rogers Brees E. Manning Flacco M. Ryan P. Manning for atleast the next two years Roethlisberger Kappernick R. Wilson Luck Stafford After that i put Romo in with a group of guys like- Newton, Schaubb, RGIII, Cutler, he is maybe a top 15-20 guy. I hear what your saying about 'thats the going rate for a good qb' but Rome is average at best. He plays behind a good line, has good wr's, good TE, and played with good RB for most his career. Who knows for sure how it will pan out. But i can tell you if any of you have Cowboy fans that are friends like i do, they are pissed.

This takes Nix off the hook for worst deal with a QB in the past 5 years. Numbers aside why are they locking up a guy for 6 years who has not done much to warrent that. And yes it is moves like this by dumb owners who drive up the numbers!