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The only thing worse than a mediocre wide receiver making $7 million per year is an above mediocre player making $9 million a year without a quarterback.

Character issues...Check. Injury prone...Check. Not a hard worker...Check. Has played for crappy quarterbacks recently...Check. WHY HAVEN'T WE SIGNED HIM YET!

Charled Brown played for USC. So far, I haven't seen to many USC players other than Cushing make a real impact the past 5-6 years, so pass on him. Cody is fine in the 2nd. No thanks to Sean Lee. He comes from another program that hasn't been producing stars either. Sure, he tackles well, but he is a poorer man's version of POZ. I don't Philadephia would be interested, but I appreciate your thought.

And, that about sums up the average Bills Fan!

Donte Whitner never stops impressing after saying on www.buffalobills.com that Tim Tebow will win a SuperBowl. Because Donte Whitner by far is the best secondary player to ever play for Buffalo and has made huge play after huge play for the Bills, I'm taking him at his word. Here are ten quotes (real and made up) that predict the reality of our team! 10 Other Quotes For Bills Players & Bills Fans To Live By 10. "We are committed to putting a quality football team on the field" Ralph Wilson 9. "We just didn't get it done today." Dick Jauron 8. "I'm Ko Simpson and I'm worth millions" Ko Simpson 7. "We are always looking for great athletes with high character to represent our football team. This is why we drafted or went after Anthony Hargrove, Travis Henry, Marshawn Lynch, Aaron Maybin, Trent Edwards, and J.P. Losman" Bills Front Office 6. "Where is my helmet?" Thurman Thomas 5. " Boy I Love Losing Superbowls" Bills Great Teams in the 90's 4. "I'm sure if we trade player X and a 4th round draft pick that team Y will give us Jerry Rice, Peyton Manning, Jim Brown, Walter Payton, Joe Montana, Johnny Unitas, Tom Brady, Anthony Munoz, Lawrence Taylor, Mike Singletary, and two first round picks." Bills Forum Commentators 3. "Tim Tebow will win a SuperBowl", and "I was a steal at the 8th pick." Donte Whitner 2. "I can't begin to tell you how many people were calling about this job" (Bills Head Coach) Buddy Nix 1D "Bring Your Popcorn" Terrell Owens referring to the excitement of the Bills 09 Team 1C. "Captain Checkdown" The Bills offensive philosophy since Doug Flutie 1B. "Undersized defensive players are in." Bills Front Office Decisions referring to Maybin and Ellison 1. "We will keep tailgating and showing up to games. We bleed Buffalo blue. We will give up our lifesavings and our very lives to watch our team. We will cheer, cry, pray, and hope for a winner. We will even go to Canada to watch our team lose. We will continue to write on Buffalo Bills Forums and hope the team doesn't sign slow-footed defenders or players who don't know how to run routes. We will forever hate the Cowboys and any team that has won a championship. We love players like Steve Tasker and Don Beebe because they represent the common man of Buffalo. We have a love/hate relationship with Scott Norwood. We will withstand the hypothermia of frigid weather to cheer our team on. But, deep-down inside we know that the Bills will never win a championship, just like we hope and wish our Federal Goverment was truly interested in our lives, but they are not." Bills Fan My quote: "Tim Tebow will win a SuperBowl as a backup for a team that has won the SuperBowl in the last 30 years already."

Uh...I played high school ball in California. That is about the same level as the spread at NU, so I think I could eventually be a solid starter! Who votes that freester should have to take a month off the forum for such a pointless statement? One vote so far!

The only people worth the #9 pick as well as meet Buffalo's needs are as follows: Suh, McCoy, Bradford, Okung, Bulaga, and maybe (McClain). If all of these guys are gone at #9, then Buffalo needs to trade down to still get a top 5-6 OT and a top 5-6 DT.

Depth? Depth? Is Bulluck playing behind Lawerence Taylor, Mike Singletary, and Derrick Thomas? Keith Bulluck has done more than Mitchell, POZ, and this little band of Bills LB's combined. Yes...he is coming off of an injury and is on the down-side of his career, but Bulluck isn't going to come to Buffalo to back up Keith Ellison!!!

Buddy Nix, Imagine how much better Buffalo would if Buffalo could get this reasonably priced free agents as well as legitimate shots to land in Buffalo. And, Buffalo would still have its Rounds 1-3 picks and its two 6th's and two 7th's. Round #1 Bryan Bulaga (OT) Round #2 Cam Thomas (NT) Round #3 Best 3-4 linebacker available Trade Round 4 & 5 Picks RFA Guard (Rob Sims) age 26 for 4th round draft pick ( a starting guard to man Wood's position until he's healthy and/or to allow Wood to eventually replace Hangartner at center) RFA Quarterback (Troy Smith) age 26 for 5th round pick (better than Edwards and Fitzpatrick and a solid option to develop or serve as a placeholder until we get the right guy) Free Agents with no compensation tags Red Hadnot, Guard 28 years old (solid depth or spot starter) Kevin Mawae, Center 39 (great veteran a great tutor for Wood and o-line) Derrick Burgess, DE/OLB in 3-4, 32 (solid starter with mid range price tag) Dwan Edwards, DT/DE, 29 in 3-4 for Ravens (solid run stopper) Jake Delhomme, QB, 35 (he's basically done but he would be good for Troy Smith or anyone we have as a #2, plus he can take the beating while we keep looking for QB) Domenik Hixon, WR, age 25, Giants (played well and no compensation) Kevin Walter, Texans, 29 (solid slot receiver with 51 catches in 09) Rounds 6-7 Draft With four (4) picks the Bills just need to build depth and hope that 1/4 of these guys turns into something worthy of a backup or average starter. I would get a WR, another OT, a DE, and another LB. This is how you build through the draft and fill in spots with average talent without breaking the bank. Get er done!

Do you work for Russ Lande? Marketing should be your profession.

No Ellis for us!!!

Bills trade #9 to 49er's to grab Spiller. Bills receive #17 and second round pick. Let's do it. If Gailey and Nix are as good as their past records indicate, maybe we can grab three reliable starters with the extra pick.

This isn't even a debate. Bulaga is overall the better prospect.

No. Thanks. Don't we have a guy named Ellis on our team. All I remember is that when he was drafted he had an "explosive" first step. He's so explosive I don't even know if this 3rd round pick has even taken a snap in his two seasons. There is no way we can have two guys with the last name Ellis on our team.

Hypothetical: Let's say you had the first 27 picks in the draft and can rebuild this team. Keep only 26 current players from last year's team. No trades because there isn't a real veteran that would love to come to the Bills. Rookies aren't interested either, but they don't have much of a choice. Bolded are my 27 draft picks. Some of these players aren't considered first rounders, but the majority of them are. If the Bills had a team like this (or very similiar), how long before the Bills could be competing for a spot in th AFC Championship? Thoughts? QB's Bradford Clausen Brohm (cut Edwards, Fitzpatrick) RB's Spiller Jackson Gerhart (Cut Lynch) OL LT Okung LG Iupati C Wood RG Levitre RT Bulaga Depth: Campbell (OT), Veldheer (OT), Hangartner (G/C), Asamoah (G) (Cut all of the worthless people, including Bell) WR's Evans Bryant Tate Benn Johnson Hardy TE's Gresham Pitta Nelson Special Teams K Lindell P Moorman LS (from offensive line) DL 4-3 DE Morgan DT Suh DT McCoy DE Pierre-Paul 3-4 NT Cody DE Morgan DE Pierre-Paul DE Paul Bench: Schobel, Maybin, Williams, Stroud Linebackers: OLB: Kindle ILB: McClain ILB: Spikes OLB: Weatherspoon Bench: Poz, Mitchell CB's Haden Mcgee Bench: McKelvin, Florence, Lankster, Robinson Safeties Byrd Berry Bench: Scott, Wilson, Mays Total Players: 53 Rookies: 27 Veterans: 26 Veterans who are worth keeping around

Yeah, a 34 year old journeyman tackle that played most of his career with the Raiders. Sounds like a lot of promise....

Now Dan Snyder and Jerry Jones are going to model their franchises around the Yankees and Red Sox, and lots and lots of teams (the Bills included) will be left in the dust. The Bills would be left in the dust regardless of payroll rules. Good teams get good players at competitive but reasonable rates. Crappy teams overpay for less quality free agents (Lee Evans $9 million per year, Dockery $7 million per year). Crappy teams who don't mind or can afford overspending for players make hardly a difference (Albert Haynesworth monster contract). The truth is...the Yankees and Red Sox have a lot of money, but they also are great places to play. The fan base is strong. The media base is strong. There is rich history. The club invests in scouting and player development. These clubs are smart and do what it takes to win. The Yankees and Red Sox will always be "winners" and leave other teams in the dust if this remains their modes of operation. Don't hate the Colts, Steelers, and Patriots for being smarter than the competition. Regardless of the what the salary cap rules may be this year or next year, these teams will continue to be successful because of their organization's foundations. In all honesty, the Bills could double their payroll right now and it wouldn't make a huge difference (maybe 2 games). The only way Buffalo will compete if it has a winning philosophy and mentality. This hasn't been with this club since the early 1990's. Yes, the fans are passionate, but the owners, leaders, coaches, and players, and scouting hasn't been. Until a championship caliber team is built to be a playoff contender year-in and year-out or until new ownership comes in, it doesn't matter what the Bills spend. Good teams remain good teams and crappy teams remain crappy teams. It's just the way it is....

Several problems.... Why would L.T. come to Buffalo? Yes, he still wants to play, but he wants to play for a contender. Don't get me wrong but there is a HUGE difference between being a San Diego Charger and a Buffalo Bill. The Chargers are a better team, nicer city, better weather and nightlife. I think L.T. would look past those things if this were the 1988-1993 Bills. Expect him to go to the usually talented teams or a place with great weather...i.e. Miami.

Sure they do...Just ask Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Rafael Palmeiro, Sammy Sosa, etc.

No. I'm not comfortable with Evans/Johnson/Hardy/Parrish as wideouts, but I'm even less comfortable with our O-Line, D-Line, and Quarterback situation. Is Dez Bryant talented? Yes, but he isn't a fit into Buffalo. In many ways, he reminds me of Marshawn Lynch. He's extremely talented, but he hasn't shown a lot of maturity. We have had too many of those type of players. Now, if Buffalo is 12-4, has great solid veteran leadership, and Dez Bryant is available at #9, then you take him. He should be a great NFL player, but he would likely sour in Buffalo with its poor history the last 10 years, a lack of leadership from the team, and no quarterback or offensive line. O-Line, D-Line, or McClain is our best bet with a round #1 pick. Otherwise, the only other good option is to get McNabb or some veteran and take Bradford or Clausen, if available, to be the starter in 2 years.

Marshawn and a third.

As has been stated by other comments, #1 He is only concerned about himself #2. His contract will be way too much especially as he begins the downside of his career #3. We are the Buffalo Bills!

Yep. You take a talent like that in Round #2 if he's there, but no to pick #9.