RunTheBall

The Wildcat is a gimick offense that teams had figured out by the end of last year. It will be much less effective this year as defensive coordinators have plenty of film to develop a better way to defend it. The Pats* are the team to beat. Miami will be competitive. The Jets, who knows but I think they will suck. I have no faith in our coaching staff to make intelligent decisions in the heat of battle when the game is on the line. We are overmatched there by at least 2 of our division foes and thats the difference between playoffs and no playoffs. RTB

If everything I've read over the years on this board is true, we should just offer him the league minimum and expect him to perform like an All-Pro RTB

It's too bad Jones didn't take a tile to that over-processed surgically demolished turtle head of his. He'd probably look better. Douche. RTB

I grew up with Mike, I went through elementary school through high school with him. We were friends but not good friends who hung out. He definitely is from around here though, we both lived on Grand Island. I remember him as a nice guy, not the douche that he seems to have turned into on air (according to what I read anyway, I don't listen to the show). He was always around sports but didn't play any that I remember and I was on a number of different teams. He was not a very athletic guy. He was a "manager" early on then started announcing games during high school of which I remember him being pretty good. I don't know where he developed this disdain for the Bills though. I think he always liked hockey more, but was a sports nut all around. If what I read on here is true, that he's an arrogant prick on the air who hates the Bills, then I feel sorry for him. He could have been a very popular and well liked guy in Buffalo because he always had a strong knowledge and love of sports even if he didn't play them. RTB

I have no friggin idea who they are taking

Shocked?

Is there anyone who would realistically want to trade up into our #11 spot so we could drop a bit and still get Pettigrew? I don't think so. Sanchez will be gone, I don't think anyone else is worth the price to trade up for. I think we pick a DE at #11. I have no idea what they are going to do with #28 but is it possible they are thinking of packaging our #28 with a third and fourth to move up into the high teens? I'm not a big fan of moving up in the first but I think that's the only way we get Pettigrew if we don't take him at #11 RTB

Brandon is an amatuer. This franchise is a joke. Even Detroit Lions fans have pity on us. RTB

I say draft Pettigrew at #11 if thats the guy we want. I'm not sold on these DE's as instant starters and think we could get a solid guy who make take a year or 2 to develop in the 2nd or 3rd. RTB

I think its more likely Taylor ends up in Foxboro than Peppers. RTB

2 1/2 is pretty young. As a previous poster said, a light goes on somewhere around 4. Don't torture yourself or your kid this early in the process. RTB

What ever happened to this guy? I remember the Jets picked him up in the first round and were very high on him. Why didn't he work out? He's been with 3 teams already. Does he suck at blocking? Catching? Both? Just curious. RTB

I've lived in Rhode Island for seven years. I love Buffalo, my entire family is still there. Donaldson is a complete douche bag, he even gets Pats* info completely wrong. Pats* fans are the biggest bandwagoners there are in the history of sports. I love reminding most of the "I've always been a Pats* fan" idiots that they were almost the Hartford Patriots due to lack of fan support only 10 years ago. Providence, on the other hand, is a great little city. There are a lot of similarities between Buffalo and Rhode Island. Corruption, high taxes, union domination of government, high unemployment, bluest state in the nation are some of the negatives the state shares with Buffalo. Good people and a blue collar mentality are some of the positives. Rhode Island can't come close to the people of Buffalo in terms of a collective sense of us-against-the world (that I still share) Western NY doesn't come close to the beauty of Rhode Island though, not even close. Those bashing Providence are really just as uninformed and pathetic as Donaldson is. Hate the writer, he deserves it, not the city. It's sad, I'm usually defending Buffalo from the uninformed New England idiots. RTB

I think the trigger to cut TO will be very short if he starts opening his mouth and bad mouthing the team or city. I doubt he will unless the team is already imploading, in which case we are going to blow the team up at the end of the year anyway. It will be like the Hindenberg if it happens, tragic but you won't be able to take your eyes/ears off it as the Buffalo Bills go down in flames. RTB

Is the signing bonus a season supply of stick-um?

Well we just got Hargartner which I think is the main FA Buffalo targeted. I think that's a solid pickup. I'd like to see Simmons in here. I liked June when he was with Indy but does he have anything left in the tank? I'm not big on Springs or Bly for the money I think they'd cost. I hadn't thought of Sean Jones. I would like to see Coles here. I think he'd actually be able to draw the double away from Lee, especially in the absence of a pass catching TE. Teams might not stack 8 in the box every down. Jenkins I think has potential but needs some seasoning. Reed would be solid in the slot w/Parish every now and then. What's the story with Jones? I don't know much about him. Any good? RTB

I agree the the team needs to make some strides in free agency but not just sign someone for the sake of making a splash. You want to make a good move that helps the team and will energize the fans? See if you can trade for Peppers before he ends up on the Pats*. I think the asking price would probably be too high for our team but its possible and would address a serious need. RTB

Who did you want to get for a TE or OLB? Scott was never a possibility. He wanted to play for his old coach with the Jets or stay with the Ravens. He played them off each other beautifully and ended up with a great contract, for him. Would you have given up draft picks for Winslow? I wouldn't. What other TE did you want? Our starting center will likely be Hangartner, I wouldn't be surprised to see Simmons at guard. I doubt we will get Coles but the possibility is intriguing. Fraud Taylor was only brought in to send a message to Lynch. So, who do you realistically want the Bills to go after? Personally, I would have liked to see them take a look at Dawkins. I think he would have been a nice addition to the secondary. RTB

Bringing Fred in here was nothing more than sending a message to Lynch. We were never going to seriously pursue him, and he wasn't going to accept an offer to be the 3rd back once Lynch comes back from whatever suspension he probably gets. As much as OBD talks about character players, Marshawn isn't going anywhere. He's got 1 more chance. I don't think he's a bad guy, I think he's a Travis Henry level idiot. RTB

I'm not an expert on Dick Jauron prior to him coming to Buffalo. Could you please tell me some people Dick has fired because of their poor performance? RTB

I'm not concerned that other people or message boards consider the Bills a joke of a franchise. I'm concerned that now I do. It took a couple of years but I'm finally admitting to myself that this franchise is a joke. I used to look at Detroit, Arizona, and Cleveland and think "Man, at least my team isn't THAT f'd up" This was the first season that I didn't go into with much optimism. I'm much more cynical and skeptical than I ever was before and that's because this owner has taken my support and dollars for granted. As I stated in my original post, I'll still support the team and make a couple of games a year. I'll still sit in Gillette Stadium every year and get heckled by Pats* fans while they pummel my team once again. Maybe I'm just one of the lemmings that allows this farce to continue but I still enjoy the Bills and NFL. I just wish I wasn't so cynical about our franchise. RTB

I agree those teams are also minor league franchises, the difference is that many if not all of them have been to the playoffs in the last 10 years. You can at least make an argument for a successful season if you make the playoffs. The Bills and Detroit haven't been there in 9 years. Cleveland, SF and the Raiders were there in 2002, St. Louis in 2004, Cinci 2005 and the others more recently. Detroit is the only other franchise that I can think of that has this "GM by committee" thing going. I agree with those who have been stating that the franchise is going nowhere until it is under different ownership. RTB

I'm happy for AZ, I really am. I'm disappointed that we are losing a member of the Pathetic Franchise club though. Lowly AZ goes out and gets a coordinator who's a first time head coach that actually knows how to coach. They get a first round draft pick WR who knows how to get open even when his pro-bowl #2 is out. They have a rookie DB who continues to make plays in his rookie year. I'm happy for them, but it does put the exclamation point on just what a joke the Bills franchise as a whole has become. Still, I'll be watching and going to what games I can. And that's one of the reasons Ralph will be laughing and counting the millions that he pockets that he could be spending on a real front office or a real coaching staff all the way to the grave. RTB

How about "Stupid" and "Thread" ?

I hope Ralph is up there and watching what a joke his franchise has become. This game is highlighting everything that Buffalo is not and NE is, and I f'in hate the Pats*. Horrendous coaching decisions, undisciplined play on both sides of the ball, our #8 overall "leader" of the D getting destroyed by a past draft pick who we discarded and now wins with NE. It's downright embarrassing to continue to be a fan of this team but I'm still watching. F u Ralph, F u Dick.