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I would be very disappointed with a pick that doesn't address the pass rush. I want that not only fixed but an asset that opposing teams must plan for during the 2012 season. I'd be outraged with a QB pick in the first round. I think that would be a ridiculous waste.

It's whomever your QB says it is.

Did anyone care when Shula was coaching the Dolphins? He'd be a fool to take the Dolphins job. Too many ego-driven already in that kitchen.

Much like Wade, I don't know why Schottenheimer is interviewing for this Tampa job. The lousy heat. Very young undisciplined team. A GM that is going nowhere as he's signed through 2014. Ownership that doesn't appear to be financially solid, not to mention he's been out of the league for four years and he's pushing 70.

I agree with you. I don't know what Jacksonville sees. Then again, I don't know why they are keeping Gabbert either.

Some men are better coordinators than head coaches. Mularkey is one of those men.

I'm intrigued by Avril. I don't think his production would decrease if he were signed. Teamed on a line with Dareus and Williams, that'd be a scary line. It'll be interesting to see what Detroit does. I'd offer that they have bigger problems in their secondary and that's where their investment may go if they decide not to resign Avril. They can generate a powerful pass rush with Suh, Williams and Fairley.

I don't think it's the weather, the city or the fans. Or even necessarily the players. It's the agents and their relationship or lack thereof with the Bills brass. The Bills don't have to convince players, they've got to sell the agents on Buffalo as a destination. A lot of that agent/front office interaction is based on building and reinforcing personal relationships. We as fans tend to think all this free agent stuff is based on statistics and dollars. You'd probably be surprised that much more of it is based on the face to face interaction between agent and "bean counter" and the relationships forged between the two over meetings, lunches, etc.

I'd put SJ being back in a Bills uniform at 90%. If Nix was silent or no comment on this topic, I would have been worried. I think it's an excellent move to resign him.

If I'm Wade, I pass on the Tampa heat and all that stress. The job could literally kill you.

Mayock needs booth experience. As he gets more, he'll deliver a smoother play by play. Right now, he calls the game in the draft day voice. In an unrelated television personality opinion, I find Donovan McNabb on ESPN to be very impressive.

Tom Donahue has not been hired as a general manager for any NFL team post his Bills employ. That's all I need to know. I don't know what Mort's problem is but it's all really old news. Jabari Greer is a good football player. I feel some of his performance is in part to Gregg Williams who is the definition of a man who's talents are far better coordinating rather than head coaching. You have Gregg Williams in a position which suits his talents best and he makes all the players on the defense perform better.

I'll be interested to see if McKillop is A) healthy and B) can perform. The 49ers really liked this guy and teamed him with Patrick Willis before he got hurt.

I don't think Nix would have made that trade. That's the good news. That being said, I don't think a true evaluation of a trade can be conclusive until the playing careers of the trade pieces have ended. There is nothing that says Peters only plays one more year and Wood goes on to a 17 year career with numerous Pro Bowls. In that case, you would say the Bills fleeced the Eagles.

I'll take Johnson. Vincent Jackson has no work ethic and runs sloppy routes. He also benefits from a system where the defense has to focus on multiple weapons like Antonio Gates in nearly perfect weather, on grass. Johnson has been effective with opposing defenses not having to worry about guys like that in a mix of weather on turf. When you are the only real receiving threat, you need to run crisp, clean routes and out work your opposition. I used to be high on Vincent Jackson but no longer. His talent has fallen victim to it's owner's personality and ego.

+1. Spot on.

I think things worked out ok by just drafting where we were last year. I don't like the idea of giving away the farm to move up. It's one player at the consequence of losing the opportunity to draft 2-3 good, possibly great players. The teams that make the playoffs have a "B" team that is just a shade less in talent than the A team. You need solid rotations and that requires depth.

It's a lottery ticket. Buy cheap, hope for a windfall. Either way, getting excited about this signing is the equivalent of going crazy over minor league signings in baseball.

Keep Fitz. All the other movies require forking over a slew of desperately needed draft picks for young talented players or leveraging some sort of trade for an all world defensive player, which I'd be more interested in than trading for another quarterback. You know, in case Baltimore would somehow get tired of having Terrell Suggs around.

See, I think the best case scenario is that they keep Manning, trade out of the #1, renegotiate the contract, he plays a year, goes on to win those 8 games and retires, and the team picks 12th or 13th. That way, you get your blue chips on defense in 2012, some cap and salary relief for 2013, and a high draft pick again 2013 to select players for the offense. Manning does the team a favor, and he rides off into the sunset of coaching or broadcasting as Indy's favorite son. Above all, you want to be free of as many of the old contracts...for Manning, Freeney, Saturday, etc by 2014 as possible. You want your 2014 season to be one where you can do some FA shopping to assemble talent around your draft picks. The Colts defense was bad in it's Super Bowl season. It's current version is three times as bad and old. Manning or no Manning, they aren't going to stop anybody.

Irsay needs Peyton Manning to pay the bills. That's the fundamental reason I believe he stays. Getting the stadium built in Indy was no small feat and probably doesn't happen without Manning. The B.P. (before Peyton) era of Colts football was horrible. The city went crazy when they snuck into the playoffs in 1995 with Jim Harbaugh. The P.P. (post Peyton) era is shaping up to be just as bad. The Colts had large gaps of playoff appearances. Since moving to Indy in 1984, they made the playoffs twice before 2000, a wild card game in 1988 and the improbable run in 1995.

I don't know why people believe Indy is a more attractive franchise than Buffalo. Indy is constrained by debt, imminent cap hell, an aging roster with multiple holes, a very expensive quarterback that might play, might not, and a slew of draft picks you have to find money to pay for. What isn't factored into the equation is the considerable debt the team has which constrains spending on the field. You factor in the number of albatross contracts they have, as GM, your ability to make over a roster is severely limited in the short term. All in a small market. Indy can't spend like the Jets. The Bills have no team debt, no imminent cap hell and a younger roster with less holes. There is surely upside to being a Bills GM over a Colts GM. I don't find the Colts GM job all that attractive.

It only happens if Manning wants to be traded and moves his bonus payment date back. I've seen nothing to suggest he's willing to do that and miss out on $28 million. I haven't seen anything to suggest Manning wants to play anywhere else but Indy. He's committed to Irsay and Caldwell. The Colts would absorb a massive cap hit by paying him the bonus and then trading him. They can't do that. Frankly, what team wouldn't be interested in trading for Peyton Manning? The Jets don't have the attractive pieces that say a Cleveland or equally high draft positioned team would have in sending back to Indy. I still think the better move for Indy is to keep Manning, keep Wayne, trade out the 1st pick for a lot of picks and retool that defense. Even if Manning comes back and is all world, that defense can't stop anybody whatsoever. I think it's the perfect year to extort a Luck's ransom for that pick. It's far more valuable than previous #1s of recent drafts. The bidding war would probably reach to Herschel Walker trade heights.

My vote was for Mr. Wilson. Your team. Your money. Your decisions. Nobody has more power to influence an outcome than you.

I wonder if the common thread to all those years is that he had prolific defensive ends in the 4-3 system that generated a constant pass rush. Outside of Zach Thomas at MLB, I don't think their linebackers were anything wonderful. In one of those years, Ogunleye off the end was virtually unstoppable.