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The veterans they released a week before the seaon might have helped.

Then don't start him.

Good point. I would hope that Trent would first take care of his end of the bargain. That is he would throw the ball downfield rather than standing around looking indecisive. If he's doing that andd WR's aren't catching the ball or linemen are giving up on their blocks. Then I'd expect him to demand more. But, his biggest problem is he's trying to work on all this touchy feely crap when he just needs to work on throwing the ball faster to is WRs. Until then, I'll agree, he can't' demand anything.

Did you ever hear Kelly talking about trying to develop chemistry. No. He demanded it. The linemen and WR's did their job or he ripped teir heads off. That's when they developed a noce chemistry and all go along. He demanded it, he didn't' develop it. Brees is the unquestioned leader of that team. He doesn't talk about working on his relationship. He gets in the huddle, yells everyone into a frenzy, and then goes out and leads them to championships. I've never heard him talk about trying to develop some relationships. So, yes, they do it. But, they don't sit around and talk about it. They go out and do it. So, my stance is... Trent just friggin go out and lead the team and demand that they all get on the same page. Don't sit and talk about how you need to get better at it.

I read that whole thing. And,wow, I really have to admit....it was so friggin absurd it was hilarious.

But can't that arguement be turned around as well. Why are these religious people forcing their principles on me? I don't care who get married; it in no ay affects my life what you or anyone does in their home. So why is it so damaging to one person's principles to allow 2 guys or 2 hot chicks to get married? So you keep saying that liberals are trying to force their views on conservatives. All they're saying is that if someone wants to be married, legally, they should be allowed to. But, the religious right, people that aren't gay, are the one's saying you can't do it because it's goes against my morals. So, who's forcing who's principles on who?

Am I the only one that sees that as a pansy ass statement? Screw developing proper relationships. He needs to just work on throwing the damn ball to his recevers. Their relationships and the team's will suddnely become better once he stops looking around trying to go through his reads for 5 seconds and just throws the damn ball.

To some extent that could very well have been the hardest thing about taking over this team. There's a lot of young players that are very much question marks because they've all spent so much time on the injured list. Add to that they were playing in an inept system with, effectively, no coaching at all and it must have been hard to evaluate all but a handful of the players. QB and LT, however, I don't think fit into that category. I still don't understand how they could have looked at those 2 positions and determined the guys on our roster were good enough. And, IMO, if this season spirals down the toilet, like so many people are predicting, it will be because of our QB and LT play.

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Or maybe our D-Line super awesomeness is making our O-Line look inept?

What do you think cause that oil to get boiling hot and explode out of the well..... global warming!

Great inside scoop. Thanks! Sucks for Wang, though. Hopefully he can get back practicing soon. I was really hoping he'd be a solid backup tackle this fall.

As always, everything comes back to Bills Football! Go Bills!

I guess you've missed the last 4 years of football in Buffalo? I'd say, it's been at least that long since they've played contact football.

Nice post. And therein lies the problem.... Revis held out as a rookie to get the contract he currently has and now wants to throw it out in favor a new contract - only because he thinks he's the best ever. What players like Revis (and Peters and Haynsworth and...) are doing is saying the contract is worthless. They play good, get praise; they expect new contracts. I know the counter argument is that teams can cut a player if he underperforms. However, that still favors the player more often than not. How much money did the Raiders have to pay Russell? How much money did we pay to Dockery and Walker? How much money has San Fran given Clements? Yes, players lose some money when they suck it up; but they most always still get the guaranteed portion of the contract. What we're seeing is a growing trend of players holding teams hostage when they over perform. Would Revis sign a new contract stating that he gives all the money back if he doesn't perform as the #1 corner in the league in '10 and '11? I highly doubt it. Personally, and seriously, I'd make him ride the bench and show him just how easy it is to be replaced in the NFL (for all but maybe a small handful of QBs). $1mill in '10? A small price for the message it would send. The new CBA must address this kind of mess.

Just a guess... but maybe a pulled groin? If he's spent 5 minutes reading this board, I'd keep that secret as well.

Agreed. I think Nix and Gailey are sending a message to the players, just as Shanny is trying to do in Washington. Show up, participate, work hard and you play. No exceptions. It's a fairly bold statement when they tell the team's 2nd all time sack leader and perhaps most consistent lineman over the last half decade that his services are no longer required. (although it would have been more bold it they did it prior to training camp) Also, they're not cutting him. So, this isn't a case of a player not wanting to be here so they allow him to go somewhere else and be happy. They're basically saying retire or trade. So, the Bills get something in return if he does play elsewhere. Otherwise, thanks for the memories. I always liked Schobel and wish him well. But, I'd say it's been well handled by Nix.

especially when you'r'e perfect in every way.

What I find amusing is that there's a 257 post thread discussing how cheap Ralph is. And then here you have 100+ posts worried about how much money Schobel will or will not make. I think we need a thread to determine if Buffalo has cheap fans. Why do we care how much money Schobel will or will not make? IMO, the issue at hand is how can the Bills put the best players on the field, i.e. can they get something, anything for Schobel. It seems that's what Nix is shooting for. Trade him or force him to retire (while retaining his rights); but don't outright release him.

I think it's perfectly fine and would be more than happy if Rex told the entire team to stay home until the day before the season. But, I'm a nut like that.

Give me $21 million dollars and I promise you, I'll get up off this couch and run 12 50 yards sprints or die trying. Until then, I'll concentrate on doing the things I'm paid to do.

Certainly, there's alot of PED's in the NFL. But, what I'm suggesting is that the Pats* have been cuaght with it. And you can't just say.. oh well, everyone does it so its ok. Would you be happy if a Bill tested positive? I wouldn't. Not that any of the Bills are juicing... I mean have you seen our roster? If those guys are juicing, they can't even take steroids right! But that doesn't even come close to what the Pats* really did, as a team, to cheat. Which was my more important point. Players will take drugs, but that doesn't mean the team condones it. However, when the team systematically tapes games and practices with the intent of stealing signals and circumvents NFL rules specifically put in place; that's a team cheating and far more serious than a player doing something on his own, IMO.

Some guys just can't win for losing.

Well played!

Way to go! Stay away from NFL Network - they'll get you too.