Dan

The assumption immediately inferred is that Ralph and Chan are meeting (or at least talking) each week and that Ralph is injecting some sort of opinion or mandate into how to run the team. An hour or two meeting/conversation with the owner each week about the team and what your doing is not too much too much to ask; IMO. I'd agree, if Ralph is insisting upon changes in the gameplan, then yes it's a problem. But, if he just wants to get the inside scoop every week from the HC; it's certainly within his right and I don't see how it can do any harm.

Exactly.

Good thread. Please, post more.

Thank you and I completely agree with your post. I tend to identify left of center, but by no means does that mean the right doesn't have a lot of good ideas. I've yet to ever see one party or individual have all the right answers. Unfortunately, moderation, compromise and reason seem to be a lost commodity.

I've attempted to state that it's both sides that are taking their comments to the extreme. Both sides should tone down their completely polarized rhetoric. Did any of this actually serve as a motive for this nut? I don't know yet. However, I think the point remains, and this act just highlights the hatred that is being spewed, that there's a growing trend to polarize everything to the extremes.

Exactly. I didn't see Glazer's report, but did he say the Saints would have given a 3rd in '11 and a pick in '12 or was it just a 3rd in '11? A likely high 4th (at the time) and a pick in '12 is better than a low 3rd pick. But I guess it's just easier to jump off the ledge and conclude the Bills suck.

Good point, although I'd rather hear about the victims than the victimizer. Still though it would be nice to not run the entire thing into the ground.

But if my team signs one of the best FA DBs in the game AND drafts the best pass rushing DE in the draft and LB; I think I win. Why can't you do both?

I agree with you, mostly. The guy definitely seems like a complete and total nutjob with views and beliefs all over the spectrum. Therefore, I wouldn't blame just one source for his actions. It's not just Rush or Beck or Olberman or Dobbs or take your pick... it's all of them. It's also most all of the politicians in office and those running for office. It' almost impossible to not be exposed to extreme anti-establishment blabbering - some quite extreme. So, take a completely unbalanced individual that has extreme anti-government, anti-world, anti-social views and expose him to repeated hate speech and you're just winding his time bomb. Perhaps the guy would have done this regardless; but certainly a steady stream of hate-filled name-calling and extreme rhetoric by people (pundits and politicians) doesn't help. I'm not sure how exposed this idiot would have been to all this; so you could be right there. Perhaps we'll learn more; although I kinda hope not. I really dislike the 24/7, tell us everything about this guy, and make him some sort of bizarre celebrity that is surely to follow.

That's what you would think would happen. However, as you can already ascertain from reading this thread... it won't. Was this guy nuts? I think that goes without saying. What normal, sane person shoots anyone in the head; let alone everyone he sees? Was this guy influenced by the highly polarized political rhetoric that we've all been exposed to on a 24/7/365 basis? Most likely. That's the problem though. The rhetoric in this country has become so polarized that it's reaching a point of no return. I asked this months ago and got exactly the answer expected... is there anything that Obama could do that the Republicans would like? Conversely, is there anything that Palin could do that the Democrats would like? The answer is more and more.. No. Both sides have been spewing hate and hyperbolic vitriol for so long that its going to be extremely difficult for anyone to tone it down and acknowledge the other side has a good idea. I give Obama credit for at least trying. He's tried to make overtures for civility. He's tried to meet with both party leaders. And in all cases it's' fallen on deaf ears - by both sides. I just wish more political leaders would follow his lead and stop painting the world as black and white, good and bad and tone down the extreme mis-characterization of everything. This country is weaker because of it.

One season? Most posters here can determine if a player is good after one OTA!

I'm suggesting that if they try to build the team by bringing in every high-priced FA they can, i.e. blowing the bank to build a winner, then they'd meet the same results every other team has found that tried that approach. Football, more than any other sport, is about a collection of players performing together as a team; not a couple of individuals that single-handedly win games.

Exactly what I expect and hope for, as well.

!@#$in jets

Maybe because he's smart enough to know that every team that blows the bank to obtain a winner ends up losing. If spending money wildly led to winning, the Redskins would be the winningest franchise over the last decade.

It'd be nice if the Colts had a defense that could stop the run.

Actually that's a pretty good point. Making $25 million profit on a $900 million dollar business is what... ~3% profit. That's a pretty horrible business model. Hmmm.... maybe Ralph isn't such a smart business man after all. Or maybe owning the team isn't all about making money? Good point... seriously.

Just what I was thinking... why can't the Bills draft some studs like that!?

Here's what I think: Thank God! Chuck Dickerson and his minions will be very happy someone got canned. [Maybe] George edwards back to coaching LineBavkers and a new DC brought in? Tony Sparano for DC. He'll be pissed at Miami. [Crap...] He is staying in Miami and he is an Offensive coach Well, POZ ... there's your coach going bye bye next it will be the players who couldn't shed a block or who were carried 5-10 yards on runners' backs before they brought them down ... Although we have some holes at the DE slots ... it was embarrassing seeing major gains right up the gut of our defense after Williams was doubled off. Poz and crew were constantly blown backwards. I give Buddy and Chan credit .... get out the broom and sweep. demontie cross u mean? ... Wasn't Demontie Cross one of the holdovers' from Jaurons' staff? i believe so.. he assisted on special teams i think, also. All the inside info on Buddy and Chan seem to be right...they don't give a shiz about what anyone thinks. They'll do whatever it takes to get the job done. [Although,] If they had just half a gonad they'd have sent Maybin and McCargo to the curb a long time ago. What a waste of roster spots. [True but] Gailey has been pretty open about maybins play. I,see him gone if he isn't up to scratch at otas and training camp. Mccargo I'm still scratching my head over...i agree that dude needs to be either cut or promoted to janitor until he pays back all the money he has not earned. The sad thing about maybin is that we can't even trade him for a bag of chips. [on the other hand, some would say.. its] Not intelligent to cut Maybin now. He was just drafted two years ago and he has a pocketful of money. Might as well see if he can turn it around. If he doesn't look good in TC you will get your wish. [still yet] I'm sure this will be the last year we see Maybin. They're probably giving him one more off-season/pre-season to get his stuff together and if he isn't what they think he should be, he'll be gone. If I was maybin I wouldn't even leave buffalo.... I would stay there everyday and not leave the weightroom unless I had to take a crap.... He needs to gain some mass and watch film... [it's funny that some people] didn't realize inside linebackers had their own coach. Hopefully they'll get some new players as well. [it'd be cool if they could] bring in mike singletary as the bills new ILB coach? [Ya know what would be funny?] Can you envision Singletary with his famous stare chewing out Poz for being a wuss. Cross was a sacrificial hamster. .. yup... [some would agree] That's about all I got. Good thread though

Nice to know that we can still judge a player's entire future career based on 1 game. To me, he looked like a rookie that was playing in only his 2nd NFL game, behind a patchwork offensive line that was completely unable to handle any sort of blitz, sprinkled in with UFA rookies as his hot read receivers. I'm surprised he got out of that game alive. By no means am I suggesting he should start over Ftiz, he didn't look like a starter but he didn't do everything bad either. Had Gailey actually ran the ball more or ran some screens maybe he could have slowed the blitz down a little. But, I don't think anyone really cared at that point. I say, depending upon who they draft, I have no problem with Brohm backing up Fitz again.

This statement seems to be the entire premise behind your reasoning. However, it's completely flawed. The Bills are doing quite the opposite of making flashy moves just to garner "buzz". Last year, if their goal,was to draft a player that would generate buzz and sell tickets, why didn't they draft Tebow? He's far and away the most marketable and buzz worthy draft pick in years. He was there for the taking yet they didn't. Had you made this exact same post last year, drafting Tebow would have been the logical conclusion. And TO, can we please stop the nonsense that he was brought in just to sell tickets. The Bills FO was actively pursuing a top notch WR that entire offseason - well before TO was released from Dallas. They were repeatedly turned down by FAs. It wasn't until TO was released and Trent texted Jauron, and TO had nowhere else to go; that TO was signed. Did they capitalize on his fame after the hire - yes. But, there's no indication that that is why he was signed. What about all the marquee FAs they could have (or be trying to) brought in: Vince Young, Vick, Moss, re-signing TO, Haynesworth, McNabb, and so forth. No.... we get Cornell Green and Torbor. And how about coaching hires? How many tickets did they sell by hiring Modkins and Edwards.... even Gailey for that matter? There were several much higher profile and/or confidence-inducing coaching candidates out there last year. And for the most part, few of them were even considered. So, no. No. I have to conclude that your premise that the Bills will make flashy moves just to sell tickets is completely wrong. If anything, their recent history has shown that they could care less about flashy moves and instilling confidence and optimism in the fan base.

Crap. No way I can get my bunker completed by then. I feel really dumb for buying all my canned food before the bunker was finished. Now what am I gonna do with all these spaghetti-o's?

I think it's fairly obvious... the earth's magnetic poles are flipping as part of the 12/21/12 apocalypse. We know , of course, many animals (birds in particular using their magnetites) use the earth's magnetic poles for navigation and migration patterns. Obviously, the sifting magnetic field is screwing up their sense of equilibrium causing them to fly and swim erratically, running into objects causing the trauma which is the cause of their deaths. Disrupting animal flight patterns is only the beginning. There will be many more signs of the upcoming apocalypse. Anyone that thought everything was going to be fine up until 12/20/12 and then suddenly explode on 12/21 is just silly... or watching to many hollywood movies. Prepare yourselves.

That, for me, is the proper way to look at a draft. It's tough to just say we need to draft for defense now and get a QB next year. Who's coming out next year? And will we be in a position to draft him? As I thought about the draft last year, I was content with not picking a QB high, because other than Tebow none of them looked like world beaters. So, I figured they were waiting a year. This seems to be the year to get a future franchise QB. There are several prospects and we're in a position to get one. And we need one. I like Fitz. He played pretty good. But, you just can't pass up a future franchise guy, if you think he's there. The beauty of Fitz's play is he gives you confidence that he can start for a couple of years while your future sits and learns the game. Essentially, we don't have to draft a QB and start him as a rookie. But, sooner or later you do need to draft him. Is this the best year to draft one, or is next year or the year after the year? I don't know, but I would hope Nix does.

Am I the only one that views most of these items as bad things for the NFL. 1. Player accountability - Really? Maybe? But the rules seem so arbitrarily enforced I'm not sure it's a good thing or not. But, I'll give him this one. 2. Player safety - making the high priced QBs untouchable and now making it completely subjective as to whats a legal tackle and what's not. I see this as bad for football? Some of the roughing the passer penalties are completely horrible because the QB is barely touched. It's altering the outcome of games. 3. More TV coverage - Maybe. I'll give him this, but I'm not convinced. 3 games on Thanksgiving is too much. 2 Monday night games on opening Monday. Thurs/Sun/ and Monday night games is pushing it. Why not go back to more double headers on Sunday? As much as I like watching football, even I'm reaching a saturation point of seeing the same half a dozen teams over and over again in all the prime time games. Wanna do something? Give all teams a primetime game and stop showing favoritism to the big market teams. 4. In-Stadium experience - I don't get to attend a lot of games. But if $9 beers is better for football, then yeah I'll give him this one. 5. Red Zone channel - Really? I mean really? Maybe its ok, but is that really something to highlight as some great advancement for the league? 6. Draft in prime time - I think it's horrible and every long time football fan I know hates it. It's ruined the draft day parties. It stretched it out and is stupid. No way this is good. 7. Moving the Probowl to before the SB - Horrible. Now, a good number of ProBowlers don't even participate. Just stupid. 8. Focused on doing what's best for the players, teams and fans - Highly debatable. I'm not sure the league has done something with the fans actually in mind in years. Every year the cost of everything associated with football goes up making the league billions more. While my draft party gets canceled, my favorite team never gets a prime time game, the refs regularly screw my team with obscure, highly subjective calls always in favor of the high profile team, and now your trying to ship games overseas in an effort to get more fans you can eventually screw over. Maybe I'm just in a pissy mood.