Green Lightning

I have to agree. Maybe Whaley is sending a message to the players that under his watch, the Byrd situation is not how he will be doing business.

Since Beerball would like us to keep it on topic, i will share. I was a working journalist for more than 20 years. In that time I've come to know that journalists -- sports and otherwise -- believe the following: 1) They speak for the every man. (Far from it.) 2) They always know more than you do. (They don't) 3) They speak the truth from a place on high. (Again,far from it) They believe the above "truths" allows them a free license to characterize, pontificate about and even denigrate individuals. But they themselves have unbelievably thin skins and cannot bear even slight criticisms of their work or ethics. Given the penchant of "modern" journalists to make themselves part of the story instead of remaining impartial (read: TG - EJ interview) he's blown his cover and has shown his bias against EJ. He's not a columnist, he's a reporter. And under point two of the above, like the rest of us, TG has precious little to judge EJ's future by. So all of my above reasoning was condensed by Mrags into a short sentence which I agreed with. And after three pages of posts, I have to say my support of Mrags characterization of Mr. Graham is one I'll stand by. As for EJ -- to early to say but I like his chances. Go Bills!

Still doesn't mean Graham isn't an asshat.

Even if all that were true, it doesn't mean Graham isn't an asshat.

He wants out. Tag his ass and let's try and get some value. Lock up Williams and look for a free safety. Is what it is.

Time to move on. It's not Carpenter's age or longevity. It appears to be his unwillingness to keep up to date in his field.

The Hanson brothers maybe?

I don't care.

Umm, I was being a smart ass and if that is your attempt here we're good!

You are one of the few who remember the infamous Green Lightning event. Jimmy Griffin went nuts. Great piece of Buffalo folklore. It forever changed my view of Mr. Peanut.

This. The young man is doomed. The Sunday thing put him over the top.

I'm not ready to jump on SW bandwagon. We need a big tall fast receiver who's open when he's not open. I don't think that's Watkins. Let's see what he does in the combine. Almost 70 percent of his passes were under 7 yards.I know his YAC are epic, but that's college. You have linebackers running 4.5 in the pros. it won't be as easy as was in college. I like to see him catch some downfield balls and run some longer routes at a pro day before saying he's NFL ready. He sounds like Stevie with more athleticism. I'd rather trade down and grab Ebron and get another high pick.

What's we need to do is to crush our opponents, see them driven before us, and to listen to the lamentations of their fans....just sayin'

Read the thread. Bottom line - QB, in my opinion, may be the most important position on the team, but you don't need a great one, merely you have to have a good one.(read: Flacco, Wilson, Eli, etc) What you need is a competitive offense and a great defense. So let's stop dreaming of Brady and build the D to elite level and bolster O line. EJ may well be all we need in a QB.

Word.

Beat me to it. That was my first thought. But the Cleveland fan would likely riot if they don't pick Teddie or Johnny.

Can't say I understand Pettine's pick for OC here. I agree with VADC on this. A rookie HC who is coming from an offensive background (Marrone) can choose an OC with less experience (Hackett) and vice versa with a defensive minded HC. In fact that's what Pettine did with his DC pick. But you would think he would have chosen an OC with a better track record than Kyle Shanahan. given the short leash that he has and the high expectations from fans, could get ugly for Mike.

The NFL Gods just couldn't bear to make Kiko DROY and vote Andre into the HOF the same day. A choice had to be made.

Lovin' it! Congrats Andre!

The Pats are great. QB and Coach great. But facts are facts. After they got caught cheating they never won a Superbowl again. So they're great but not great enough to win without a leg up. The NFL is pathetic. Other sports took their heroes, like Mark McGwire and Lance Armstrong, and expose them for the cheaters there were. Not the NFL. They hid it. The Patriot's Super Bowls are tainted - bottom line - done.

TG failed at his shot at a national gig and he's back as a local hack and bitter about it. EJ now knows the guy's a dick and he should treat him accordingly. All said and done however, EJ's multiple knee issues are a considerable concern.

Makes sense, I heard that St. Louis was using a headhunter in their DC search.

But he comes from a 3-4 scheme and we're going back, or forth, to a 4-3, or not - maybe. Pass!

It's looking like there is a trade off between an elite sack total and solid run control. I think I would trade some sacks for better gap control on slash runs. Although it was surely a lot of fun to be in the top echelon of pass rushing, hurries, QB hits and sacks.

I really don't care much if we blitz often or not. I just care if we knock the QB on his ass early and often. I think his Tennessee teams were pretty good at that. I have to have faith that the FO's stated goal of scheme flexibility based on talent available will hold true with this hire. He's a proven guy and a mature guy (unlike Hackett) and that's what Doug needs on the D side right now.