Mark80

We've beaten the Jets with Rex/Sanchez 1 time and that was the first game we played them in 2009 and it was in OT. Obviously, I think we're a much improved team this year and it's great to see them in disarray, but they still have a pretty good D and I certainly wouldn't count my chickens before they are hatched. Week 1 is going to be a tough game.

I'm going to preface this by saying that I'm making a lot of assumptions in this post and fully expect to get hammered for this and I apologize if anyone takes offense, but here goes. I don't understand why everyone gets so bent out of shape over things like this. The fact of the matter is that this kid lived a priveleged life and chose to become a drug user and drug dealer. He would actually travel to rough parts of Philly (from the lush Villanova area) to sell drugs to the poor because he got a thrill out of it and liked being the rich/important drug dealer in the poor neighborhood (via a coversation with his probation officer stated in court hearings). I'm sorry, but this kid had a pretty plush life and threw it away and I'm supposed to feel bad for him? Maybe he really cleaned up his life and was truly turning it around, and in that case, yeah, it would suck if some medical issue killed him after he straightened out. But most likely, it was not. Plenty of good people with good families setting good examples die every day and no one gives two craps, but because this kid is the son of an NFL coach I'm supposed to feel extra sorry for him? Sorry, I don't. As far as Andy Reid goes, he has had both of his sons in trouble with drug related issues and addictions, but instead of quitting coaching and mentoring his boys who clearly needed help, he chose to keep coaching instead. Whaveter his reason for doing so was, obviously, not worth it in the long run. Coaches at the NFL level invariably spend ungodly hours at the facility and away from their families and I have to believe that his absence in this kids life must have at least a little to do with this situation. When you chose coaching over family (especially when your children have obvious issues) I don't really feel sorry for you when something like this happens. Again, I made a lot of assumptions in this post and could be completely off base in my comments, but on its face I'm not going to feel bad for Andy or his kid here. You reap what you sow.

I'm pretty sure that WR is still the position of most concern for a majority of the posters on here.

That's only one example, and really not even a good one. They were only the Boston Patriots for 10 years and it didn't involve any change in Nickname or logo. You might as well have just posted the baseball changes of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the Tampa Rays and the Florida Marlins to the Miami Marlins. Really only minute changes for relatively young teams. Some posters in this thread are talking of changing the nickname of "Bills" for a 50 year staple of the AFL/NFL, that's completely different in my mind especially considering the current value of an NFL team compared to the value of a team in 1970.

The Bills in Western NY will always be the Buffalo Bills. If they move, it's going to be to LA or Toronto, in either case they are giving up on Western NY and most of us would give up on them. To suggest that a name change would encourage more regionalization is way off base in my mind. Anyone who knows anything about branding understands that brand value can account for upwards of 50% of a companys/brands worth (up to 70% for ones like Coke and McDonalds). You're not going to start over with a new name unless the potential benefits of doing so were extrememly high (as could be the case in a LA or Toronto move). To re-brand in Western NY would just break down the 50 years of brand loyalty and recognition that you have built. It would be a disaster in my opinion. I mean, how many times in the last 75 years have you seen this done in sports (not counting the Tennesse Oilers changing to the Titans a year after relocation)? It's only done with significant relocations.

"Beals on three." Love this dude.

Sorry, but I would love to see the "lights out" dance about 10-15 times this year.

Sportscenter sucks now.

You're crazy. He absolutely dominated that game. The most dominating college DLine performance that I have seen in a long time.

It's quite simple really, she should have to serve AT LEAST as much time in prison as he did for wrongfully accusing him. It's not like it was accidental mistaken identity, she admitted she was never raped.

I hate to say it, but that is a lot of "ifs".

I'll just answer your subject; NO!

Unless there are injuries McKelvin won't be on the field for D. We'll see better play out of him because he'll only be on Special Teams, where he belongs.

Did you just compare Wallace to Meachem? Hum...

Couldn't you really say that about just about any pick? I mean, in the top 6 you have players like Vince Young, Reggie Bush, A.J. Hawk, Jemarcus Russel, Gaines Adams, Levi Brown, Glenn Dorsey, Vernon Gholston, Jason Smith, Tyson Jackson, Aaron Curry, etc...none of which ever panned out as expected in my opinion. A lot of busts and a lot of pretty much average players.

I'd hate to say it but if they really like him a lot, he could be the pick and bye bye Freddie. In Buddy I trust.

Man, I hope not. Hopefully in the 2nd or 3rd. I want Floyd (or Blackmon if he happens to be there) bad. Unless we're able to trade down some spots, pick up another 3rd or 4th, and then I'd be OK with someone like Adams, Reiff, or Martin with the first.

AFter seeing numerous postings on here about people watching videos of players on YouTube, I feel that the obvious has to be brought up. Watching these videos does not give you nearly the whole picture of any player. These videos only consist of clips of usually good and bad plays only. You're not going to get the true picture of a player unless you are watching them on every play in every game. Now, to most (if not all) of us, this is all we have to work with, and that's fine. But to say that you love (or hate) someone based on a small cluster of plays that you find on there doesn't seem justified to me. Personally, I'll be happy with whoever we pick because I'm sure our personnel team is watching every play of every game and I have all the confidence in the world at Buddy's analysis. Just a thought. Now, re-sign Bell, draft Floyd, then OLB, then CB, then OL depth. In Buddy we trust.

On the NFL Network ticker yesterday it said that the Browns would trade down but only as far as #8.

If we draft Floyd and he ends up being a #1 and Stevie a #2 I would be one happy camper. That would mean we'd have two pretty darn good recievers.

This just in...the lions drafted like crap for a decade. There, just saved you 30 minutes typing all that crap. Who cares? See also the Browns, the Raiders, the Jags, the Dolphins, the Vikings, and probably 5 other teams (including the Bills pre Buddy).

Let's not get crazy quite yet. The fact is we made Mario the highest paid player in the league on D and we gave Mark one hell of a contract. Once we start getting players to come here below their value, then you can say that it's a place that players want to come. Otherwise, I kind of think that the money gets them interested, then they realize it's no where near as bad a place as they thought, and then they come. I would say that right now we're a place that players don't mind coming to anymore (which is still more than can be said of the last 10 years or so).

The President makes $400k/year for the rest of his life. Sorry, didn't see the post above mine. However, it should be noted that they can't make extra money from "special interest" or "lobbyist", that would basically amount to bribery. All those people can do is contribute to their campaign funds (which, in reality, isn't that much different).

Wouldn't it be a little more prudent to wait until after the draft to put season record predictions out there?

A college student was drinking underage? I'm schocked.