joey greco

And a lot of teams aren't nearly as thin on the offensive line as the Bills. Probably no other team is nearly as unsettled, untalented, and desperate at OL as the Bills. So yes, there may be many reasons why other teams aren't taking a chance on the guy yet. Good reasons, for teams in a better situation than we are. None of them are applicable to the Bills.

Do they? Is there a reference for what is actually included in those numbers? Serious post, I don't know what's included and what isn't, which is why I posted as such prior. In any event, there is a reason why Ralph uses cash to cap and successful teams don't, and it sure ain't because the Bills want to spend more to be better on the field.

Right, total money spent. That year. Cash to cap means that any money spent, including bonuses, are counted in that year. Other teams amortize. So other teams spend more actual money, and count it for less, according to the CBA. So Ralph looks like he spends more in comparison to his competitors than he actually does. He's cheap.

You're right, it will either be an abortion, or an apocalyptic nightmare. Either way.

Ok, again, what do they use to come up with those numbers. The Bills use cash to cap, so bonuses play differently from everybody else. When those are taken into account where do the Bills rank? I'd guess significantly lower, although I don't know and am not spergy enough to look it up. But all those teams that don't use cash to cap accounting spend significantly more in real dollars than the Bills do. So yeah, let's talk about how cheap Ralph is.

Of course it's his. It's just a means of comparison. Other teams spend the entire cap (based on the league TV deal) plus own team revenues. The Bills spend only TV deal money, and don't even spend all of that. It gives rise to the cheap label, which Ralph absolutely is. Inevitably, someone will come up with the 12th highest payroll in 2009. Is that cap number or actual dollars spent? Because I think cash to cap would have a major effect on those numbers compared to those who actually use the flexibility of the CBA. Don't know what USA Today uses to come up with their numbers though.

I definitely recommend the couch to 5k program. It'll get you started off slowly, and running a 5k by late spring/summer if you start now. I tried to get started running many different times, and finally succeeded with that program. Sometimes it will seem too easy, and sometimes too hard, but the program works if you stick to it. I'd also recommend getting a podcast that keeps track of the timing for you-it made the time go by much easier than constantly looking at a watch. Robert Ullrey has the most popular one, I guess, but there are others, and there are programs to set your own up using your own music too. KD is also right about the importance of properly fitting shoes. It's a little extra money, but they'll get you fitted with the right shoes for your feet and running style and dramatically decrease the likelihood of injury/pain. Good luck!

BTW, there is an ESPN the Magazine article that explains exactly why the revelation of spygate didn't matter until the next offseason, and explains how the cheating !@#$s used the signs they stole to predict plays based off formation and down, and the "coach" who put it all together. Brady is a fraud, !@#$ him.

Yes, he did. He was the direct beneficiary of the sign-stealing. He was the one who knew what defense was being called before the snap, without having to read a defense. He is the one that has benefited from all the subjective calls. Even after it became apparent (which was only partway through the 2007 season), few changed their calls. Even those who did could not change their tendencies, which were given away by the video-!@#$ery the Pats engaged in. Brady is a piece of ****, garbage QB who was only made decent by cheating with the addition of a good defense which was exposed without its premier player, Richard Seymour.

And still hasn't done jackshit without the benefit of video and sign-stealing !@#$ery. Garbage, media-made !@#$bag.

I'm no cap or CBA expert, so I'm lookin for some clarification. Cash to cap-has nothing, or something to do with ticket prices? I've seen a lot of people say they have no problem with the ticket price increase if it means an improved product, but my understanding is that ticket prices have nothing to do with cash-to-cap budgeting, and the money paid for talent will not change whether the ticket price is 1.00 per seat or 1 million per seat. Is that correct?

There was no difference between Trent pre- and post-concussion. The record had to do with the opponents. The performance and decision-making was exactly the same. Trent is not an NFL caliber QB, never has been, and never will be, pre- or post-concussion.

Sorry, but there aren't any other orgs as inept as ours when it comes to QB's. No one would give up anything to get that walking piece of garbage.

To answer this question, I would check the Cheats winning percentage with and without Brady and compare it to the Cheats winning percentage with and without Richard Seymour. Not positive what it is, but I think it might be enlightening.

you mother!@#$er.

Dilfer only won when paired with not just a great defense, but with a defense that was in the top 3 all time. I even think that in the AFC playoffs they only won one of those games due to a defensive score. It is not reasonable to go with a journeyman, or expect a journeyman to win in Buffalo, because of what happened to Dilfer. So, to fix your post; Yeah, even Trent Dilfer can win with a top-5 all-time defense. The jackasses that think that this team can win with a stopgap QB because of what happened with Dilfer are retards.

I was thinking the same thing. I saw them 20 years ago at RWS, and it was a great show, but it was pretty obvious that they were at a tipping point-they were really stretching to hit some of the notes. Now is just a sad self-parody and a testament to the idea of retiring while you still have something left instead of pushing on and embarassing yourself.

at least the drummer looks like the guy from Spinal Tap

Terrible call-hadn't stepped out of bounds and wasn't down yet.

I'm shocked to hear someone praise the man who just gave him a job. This endorsement is definitive proof that Nix was the perfect choice to fix this team's many ills. I mean, obviously DeHaven has a huge axe to grind and still can't do anything but praise Nix's skills as a scout. Great find, all arguments should cease immediately. I mean, never mind that nobody said he's not a good scout. But there's a hell of a lot more to being the general manager than spotting good players.

It's a cyclical league. Everybody is going to a 3-4 on defense right now. The smart play is to stay 4-3. Grab the guys who fall because they don't fit into the 3-4. You end up with superior athletes as compared to their draft spot, who fell because they didn't fit into the current fad. Switching to the 3-4 now is comparable to preparing for the last war instead of the next one. The Billls aren't making the playoffs next year, they should get into the best position for the future. This has happened before (early 90's). The last time everybody adopted the 3-4 they all fought to grab those very few people on earth that make an effective 3-4 NT. Lots of good players were ignored because they didn't fit the scheme. They were grabbed by those teams that didn't make the switch )particularly the Cowboys and Bucs). They had great defenses thanks to that, and dominated the next 10 years. I'd like to see the Bills ahead of the curve instead of chasing it, for a change.

I would have liked Gailey as OC. He's another guy who has great success as a coordinator but hasn't translated that into the top spot. I am hopeful that he can make the offense watchable again. I just don't think he has the track record that the Bills needed to quickly get out of the laughingstock status that they find themselves in. You're right that winning will solve that. It is possible that Gailey will build a winner. The task will just be that much tougher because Gailey doesn't bring the juice/buzz that the franchise needs with their current status in order to attract top candidates in the coaching ranks and free agency.

This franchise needs credibility, and someone who that can rebuild disasters. Marty has proven that he can do that time and again. This team is several steps away from competing for a Super Bowl, so his lack of playoff success is really irrelevant at this point. The first step, again, is credibility. This franchise has none. Marty would have brought a great deal of that instantly, which would allow them to at least compete to attract good coordinators, assistants, and some hope in free agency. Gailey brings none of that.

So you're saying the Dolphins were a talent-laden bunch when he took over? Or the Pats? Or the Giants? The Cowboys I'll give you, simply because I have no interest in looking up what their roster looked like when he took over. I think Quincy Carter was their QB though, and they were desperate enough to take that pitcher from Michigan.

Belichek was the subject of an intense battle between the Jets and Pats, the only teams he made himself available to.