Maybe Someday

As many have said, the train horn has to go. It's played way too much. You know what else grinds my gears...hearing Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes and the stupid chant that goes with it a dozen times per game. It's old and not original at all. Time to find a new song or sound effect.

When you make that many starts in today’s NFL, it’s almost hard to have less than 200 yards in half of your games. You have to have a QB that’s at least a threat to throw for 300+ in a game. I just hope Allen is clutch. It’s been too long since we’ve had that. The guy that will make the throw that’s needed when the game is on the line or even to just extend a drive. The guy that even if we are behind by 2 scores at the start of the 4th, we all still believe that we have a chance. I never had that faith in TT.

He's mad because he wanted this as his bust but they said no. Or maybe he's mad that he won't even be the best WR in his own HOF class. Or maybe he's just ...mad.

Pretty sure we used one of the picks we got in the Marshawn trade on him and then cut him coming out of camp.

Even with all of the whiffs that have been made with players, I have to vote the hiring of Rex as the biggest and most detrimental whiff of them all. Every team whiffs on a player now and again. As much as it stinks, it really only affects 1 position…unless you factor in the lost draft picks used to trade up. Rex basically set back the organization for 2+ years.

My 1st one was a #55 Bennett jersey. I loved him when he 1st joined the Bills and was crushed when he changed to #97. Then I had a bunch of players from other teams - Barry, Deion, Randall, Irvin, Aikman – before I came back to only Bills. Since then, I’ve had Reed x2, Moulds, Coy Wire, Evans, McGahee, Stevie, Gilmore #27, Dareus, Fred, and Sammie. I finally got sick of spending that much on a jersey only to have the player leave or change their number. So I tried to get a custom jersey with my name/number (#8) instead and then got a Bills Mafia patch to sew on it. NFL shop couldn’t figure out how to print the #8 centered on the jersey. They got it wrong twice and then just cancelled my order rather than try a 3rd time. I might try again once the season gets closer. Or maybe I just need to have Phillips name sewn on the back of my #99.

Good read. Thanks for posting. Always interesting to hear some of the inner workings of the draft. Very impressed with Beane and Co. I'm excited for the future.

Nah man, that's Karlos. His girl is pregnant again.

I'd be really surprised if the Giants traded all the way back to #12 without a ridiculous offer. They risk not getting one of the blue chip prospects of this draft. Unless 1 of the 4 QBs really stand out to McBeane, necessitating moving all the way to #2, I'd rather try to work something out with the Broncos or Colts. Much cheaper price and that should get us one of the 4. But if 1 of those guys does stand out, I'm fine with doing what we need to go get him. By trading up they guaranty that they will get one of the top 3 QBs in this draft, sitting at #6 didn't even guaranty they'd get any of the 4, media hype or not. It's more likely that both of the 1st 2 picks are QBs than neither of them being QBs. It's almost certain that had the Jets not traded up to #3, someone else (like the Bills) would have and taken another QB off the board. In that scenario, the Jets would then have to hope that neither the Browns nor the Broncos draft a QB or trade with someone that does. If the Jets hit on their pick, no one will remember the picks they had to give up.

I think where it gets slippery is how do your 1st amendment rights apply when you are representing your employer...what language is in the contract he signed? For example, every year for my job I have to acknowledge that I understand that while I am on the clock or wearing any company logos, etc. that I am not allowed to engage in any activity that could be considered political in nature. Off the clock, I can support whatever I want. If I do it, I'll get fired and I don't expect that my 1st amendment rights would protect me because I agreed to follow the company rules. The collusion case will be next to impossible to prove unless there’s some secret tape or witness who flips. For the record, I fully support CK's fight for social justices, I just don't agree with his method.

I look at it as just the opposite. If he was being black balled, Seattle wouldn’t have even considered bringing him in. I think the fact that they even reached out to him and then his response hurts his case. I also think what went down in Cincinnati a few days ago with the safety (Reid?) that knelt with him also hurts the overall collusion case. Teams are willing to sign the players that have knelt but aren’t willing to take the chance that their continued in-uniform political protests will alienate the fans because it ultimately impacts the bottom line. If Kaep came out and said that he would stand for the anthem and no longer discuss the issue while at team related activities, I think he’d be signed tomorrow.

Las Vegas 51s 100% agree, nothing but a cash grab but as much as I don't like it, I do understand it. The lower levels of baseball need any extra revenue that they can get and this has been a huge one for them. They sold out like every game he played in last year. The main thing I dislike is that he's taking a roster spot away from someone who deserves it more. It was easier for me to overlook that when he was in rookie ball or even A ball last year because few if any of those players are legitimate MLB candidates. As he moves up, it gets harder for me to ignore. Where do you draw the line between money and fielding the best team possible? For me, we're at that line now and calling him up to AAA would cross it...unless his play dramatically improves. 1 for 18 with 11 strike outs in spring training does not warrant a spot in AA. I say all that but if the extra revenue helps the Mets contend in even some small way, I'll be ok with it.

He just needs to show up by I believe week 10. Coming back to play that last part of the season will give him enough to use up that last year on his contract. I think he holds a lot of the leverage because he knows that some team will make him the highest paid WR if the Giants won’t. If the Giants are no longer willing to do that (I wouldn’t blame them if they aren’t) their best bet is to trade him. I hope that whoever signs him is smart enough to put a bunch of behavioral clauses in there.

I don't think our FO would want him back. He didn't buy into the process so that ship has sailed. Especially for the money I think he'll want. IMO, the only way that we can say for certain we won the trade is if Sammy doesn't resign with the Rams. Was a 1 year rental worth a 2nd and Gaines? Not even close. But if he does resign with the Rams, can stay healthy and continues to grow in that offense then I think the price is well worth it for them. We'd need to turn that pick into a high contributing player to even come close to winning it. I just like the fact that we finally have a FO that has the foresight to realize that we'd be losing a player either way so they got something for him. That's a win right there to me.

Absolutely hate to hear this. Jim - Be stronger than you've ever had to be. The 1st time was tough, this time will be even tougher. YOU CAN BEAT IT AGAIN!!!!! We're all with you. Sending nothing but love and prayers to you and your family.

Correct. Get the man some help. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-harvard-westlake-security-risk-20180223-story.html

I really don't know why Butler said what he did. I'm just 99.9999% certain that a player with an ACL tear in 1994 would not be fully recovered by 1995. I believe it was medically impossible at that time. I speculated that Butler possibly said that for money purposes. If a guy's contact is guaranteed against injury (and I don't know if Bucky's was) but not for lack of production, then the GM or more specifically the owner might want things worded a certain way to avoid paying. I fully believe that his career was ruined by a torn ACL and not lack of ability therefore would not consider him a draft bust.

Completely agree. A torn ACL was basically a career ender back in those days. The Bills probably knew immediately that his career was over but had to give him a chance to come back. The fact that he was able to carve out any kind of NFL career after the injury was kind of impressive. I would not label Bucky a bust at all. After suffering an ACL tear in 1994, he would not have been 100% healthy in 1995. There's just no way. Even if the knee was structurally sound, most players with that injury at that time never made a full recovery, they lost some of their speed and quickness. The medical procedure just wasn't good enough at that time. Even nowadays, if a player tears his ACL in week 3, there is no guarantee that he'll be ready for training camp the following year. Sure you have some athletic freaks like AP but many players take around 18 months to truly be fully healed and able to do what they could do prior to the injury. Possibly Butler was putting a spin on the situation to avoid injury settlements, etc? He wouldn't be the 1st GM to not be completely honest about a player's injury status. If it were someone like Mike Williams or Aaron Maybin or John McCargo trying to rank players for the draft, that would be ironic. I'd put Bucky in the category of a guy who's career was derailed by injury not as a bust. IMO, there's a big difference.

When I was a kid, I played pee wee football...or whatever they call it now...for CSRA in Hamburg. The last year I played, probably around 1992, Talley's daughter was a cheerleader for the youngest squad so he came to the year end banquet. My Dad still talks about how much fun he and the other fathers had sitting around drinking beers with him that night. He was such a down to earth, relatable, funny guy. RE: the OP - I'm happy to see this story on a national level to show that being a Bills fan is about so much more than all of the silliness that has been publicized over the past few years.

Thanks for posting. FYI, both Palmer and Arians just announced their retirements earlier this week so AZ is likely in the QB hunt as well. It'll be interesting to see how these ranking change as the offseason kicks into full gear and these guys are nitpicked over every little detail.

I really, really hope that you're right but he was carted off the field so I think that's a longshot. I'd be a little more optimistic if he'd have limped off the field instead. I do expect him to play but I'd be amazed if he looks anywhere near 100%. Shady tried to play through a bum wheel last season and it didn't go so well. I think it'll be a committee approach and that Murphy will end up leading the way by a hair. I predict Shady ends up with less than 10 touches but we still win a low scoring game.

Smith & TT are very similar in style but I believe Smith is a little more accurate in terms of ball placement and can anticipate throws a little better. Only way I'd be on board with a move like this is if they draft a QB as well. I don't think that it would take more than a low round pick either. Guys that are likely to be cut if they can't be traded typically don't fetch too much in a trade.

That is definitely one fun thing about being an out of town Bills fan. Whenever we come across someone flying the flag or wearing a shirt/hat, it's always an enjoyable conversation. Bills fans are everywhere down here. I live just south of Charlotte, in Fort Mill, SC and like you have at least 5 houses in my neighborhood that are Bills fans. Years ago someone stuck a Bills sticker on the nameplate outside my office and I've found that there are a bunch of Bills fans that work on my floor too. I sure enjoy those conversations more this year than in the past...I like talking about the current season in December.

No night game on Christmas Eve but there is one on Christmas day and on Saturday the 23rd. The NFL probably figures too many people would be getting ready for the Christmas than watching or going to a football game.

Good. I don't want it flexed. We haven't exactly played our best on prime time over the years.