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I remember them getting revenge and beating us in the playoffs 20-14. Fergy played on a busted ankle, and Fouts beat us late in the game with a bomb. I seem to remember Muncie fumbling at some point.

Ralph is cheap

This signing has Whaley written all over it.

Wow I think that thing looks laughably hideous!! It looks like a combination of an air-craft hangar and a church! That has to be just a concept, right?

Who's nuts, the woman who takes advantage of advancing medical technology, or the millions of people who go to psychics to get told what they want to hear? Yeah... listening to doctors is crazy!

Duly noted. We can revisit this in a few weeks, as Byrd probably won't be showing up for OTAs (rightfully so) and eventually the News will run a column pointing this fact out, which should send a large portion of the fanbase into meltdown mode.

I guess it depends how intriguing. James Hardy level? Ultimately you have to trust the coach and his coordinators, it's hard for fans to gauge rookies in their 1st camp. But if Smith beats out that rookie in camp and earns a spot over him, so be it.

Well, if you're trying to say his production over the last 3 years isn't worth what we're paying him, you'll get no argument out of me. The question is, was it his fault or was he used incorrectly? I think it's a combination of both, and I think a new offensive-minded coach like Marrone who wants to feature an up-tempo west coast offense has to be intrigued. Like others in the thread have said, we aren't desperate to create cap space this year.

...and we hit both with the franchise tag! Right?

That WGR figure of $3.75M is correct, but it includes bonuses already paid. If we cut him today, we only save $2.75M this year. Here's a few sources more authoritative than our local reporters. Link1 Link 2

15-11-5. Over 82 games that equates to about 92 points, which would typically get us into the playoffs as an 8th seed. So actually, the guy did a pretty good job considering the situation he was handed. I have no problem giving the guy a shot, but like most my beef is with Regier.

Wow, if that's the case count me in as well!

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The actual cap savings number is $2.75M. Brad Smith isn't going anywhere. Just because Gailey misused him doesn't mean he's getting cut. I do think Lindell is gone unless this new kicker absolutely falls on his face. I loved Lindell, but he just can't hit the long ones anymore nor reach the endzone, and there's no way I want to carry 2 kickers again.

Hey, at least you can't accuse them of picking a fan favorite just to sell seats...

You're right about everything except the date, it's July 15th. Of course he won't show up - he doesn't have a contract, that would be crazy. What if he sustained a freak injury like an achilles pop? How many people here would risk something like that? Buffalo News is just terrible with contract information, it's a five year deal. But yeah, it's still screwing this negotiation up.

It's worth noting that today's NFL is very different from that era. Testing is much more frequent now and Goodell will suspend players at the drop of a hat. We just seen 2nd-year WR Blackmon lose 25% of his season. Also I don't think the only issue here is him smoking weed. He was also arrested in a bar fight and he's got some serious character issues. Here's a quote from an August 2012 article from CBSSports.com: This is going to be a great litmus test for our new coaching staff, and I'm very curious to see how it will play out.

That's a good article, it would appear that he can flourish in both schemes. PFT says we never made him an offer. NFL.com says his stock dropped with us after the draft. It's difficult to read our FO in this case, we definitely need another ILB.

Earlier in this thread someone said that they didn't think Dansby would be a 3-down LB with us, and that could be the case. If he wasn't going to be a 3-down player with us, I could see a huge gap between our offer and his asking price. Also Shepp stunk as the MIKE in a 4-3 so he couldn't even do that very well.

Yes, every LB should be able to cover and play the run. The coaches are emphasizing positional versatility this offseason. We know he's great as the 4-3 MIKE. Now what about playing inside in the 3-4 or 3-3-5 and how well can he play it?

The buzzword for defense this year seems to be versatile. How versatile is Dansby? I'm fairly certain he was strictly a 4-3 MIKE for Miami.

Oh yeah? Well I say he WILL be starting week 1. I also say you've been reading too many articles about Logan Mankins.

I think you are greatly undervaluing Byrd. He didn't allow a single TD in coverage last year and picked off 5 passes. With the aging of Ed Reed, he's arguably the best free safety in the league. That does sort of make him irreplaceable, if you are talking about replacing him with equal talent. What's killing negotiations is Tampa - they had a ridiculous amount of cap space and signed Goldson to an overinflated contract. I still feel confident they will reach a deal this summer before the July 15 deadline.

No, they are not close. They are bad. And they did not "salvage" the season by going .500. You know town expectations are low when .500 is the bar. More teams make the playoffs than those that sit out in the NHL, and we've missed them what - 7 of the last 11 years? And now we need to rebuild? Sorry but the fans and media are right in this case. Darcy has had his shot and he failed, time to move on.

Yeah, if Wanny had Jerry Hughes we would have made the playoffs.