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It is being reported that he is there at practice. He isn't participating, but he is there. My guess is that if this speculation was true and this so-called "major news" had anything to do with all of this speculation, he wouldn't be out there on the field, practicing or not. This Moran guy has never been right about anything, so expect nothing today. If there is something, I don't thing it will be in regards to SM since he is there at practice.

This new rule is crap. We will be lucky to see 1 kickoff return a game. I mean, these aren't even close.......every kick is just about going through the endzone. BORING...... That is all.

OK.......Look....I know Evans is not the best WR in the world. In fact, at this point in his career, he is probably a #2 (some would argue that he always has been). But if the Bills trade him, they better get a starter back, preferably on the OL. It isn't like his contract is breaking the bank this year. It isn't like he is a cancer in the locker room. It isn't like he is a washed up, over the hill vet. He is still a solid receiver and a player that makes us better with him on the team than not on the team. If he is traded and we only get a late round pick or whatever, what does this tell the players on the team? Oh.....well, we aren't good enough to win anyway, so lets hope a 6th round pick next year makes us better......REALLY?? That is what you are basically telling every player on the team. Not a positive mindset going into the season, that's for sure. Would I trade him for a starting RT? Of course. Would I trade him for a 1st or 2nd round pick? Of course. But neither of those are probably going to happen. So how does trading Lee Evans for a 6th round pick make this team better? This better not happen. I know the Bills probably won't be very good this year. But I do think they will be better than last year and the fact is, if you trade him for virtually nothing, you are telling your players that we know we can't win anyway.......may as well save some money. Not fair to the players on this team that are going to go out and give this team everything they have. But hey.....maybe they can parlay that extra late round pick into Andrew Luck.....right....

I am going through football withdrawals right now. The off-season is so long......especially this year with all the crap going on. So, I decided to watch my Buffalo Bills in.......... The 1990 AFC Championship Game against the Raiders.......51-3!!!! This is perhaps the best we have ever felt as Bills fans. Probably the highest point in our storied history. What an amazing team we had. Just dominant. We long for these days now, but I have to say, for the first time in years, I actually am gaining that hope again. I really like the way this team is being put together. Now, we still have a ton of holes to fill, and in some very key places, but I like the direction. One thing I did notice watching this game again is just how great our fans really are. Granted, the stadium holds about 6,000 less today than it did during this time, but man, we brought it as a fan base. LOUD!!!!! It is a real reminder of why teams HATED to play us here. Unfortunately, those days seem to be a distant memory. Sure, when we go to games today, it is loud at times, but it just isn't like it used to be. Rich Stadium used to shake..... Of course, that has a lot to do with the team on the field. They haven't given us much to get excited or loud about in the last decade. I just can't wait for the day where we are actually a Playoff team again because I know that when that does happen, we will prove once again why we have the best fans in the NFL. We have supported this team through a decade of disaster. Just imagine what it will be like when we actually start winning again. Winning cures everything. THIS IS OUR TIME TO TURN THINGS AROUND!!!! LET'S GO BUFFALO!!!!!!

You did see he posted that on 3/29, right?

FORGET DRAFTING A QB!!!!!!! Peyton Manning is now a Free Agent!!!!! GO GET HIM!!!!!! HA!

I'm not sure what it means. All that I know is that the way it was worded, Nix said that he COULD NOT tell us who they would draft without knowing who the first 2 picks are but he COULD tell us who the pick is if neither of the first 2 picks are a QB. This could be interpreted in a couple ways, but if you look at this comment at face value, it looks like they would be leaning towards QB at 3 if neither the first 2 picks are a QB. Don't really like this. Honestly, I would love to see Green, Newton, or Peterson go in the first 2 pick leaving Dareus sitting right there for us to plug in immediately for the next 10 years.

I know it is just Sullivan, but he made an interesting comment when he was on the radio Monday. During his time, he brought up the Draft Luncheon that they had several days ago. He mentioned that after the main interview with Nix, that he talked to him and expounded on a question that was asked during the presser. During the interview, a question was answered by Nix stating something along the lines that they could tell you exactly who they are picking providing that they were guaranteed to know who the first 2 picks were. He said that since they couldn't tell you who was going in the first 2 picks, that they couldn't tell you who they were taking. At the time, this answer was pretty much left alone. However, this is where Sullivan's comment got interesting. Sullivan mentioned that after the presser was over, they took that comment a little further. Jerry said it was asked of Nix that while Nix couldn't say they were taking without knowing who the first 2 picks are, they asked him if he could tell them who they would take if they knew that the first 2 picks did not contain a QB and Nix reportedly said YES!!! Now, to me, that means 1 thing. They will take a QB at #3 if neither one is taken in the first 2 picks. There really is no other way to spin that answer. Just thought that was kind of interesting. Sure, it could be a smokescreen. We all know that most info coming out of any team right now is a bunch of crap, but I thought that was interesting anyway. Personally I am hoping that some way.......somehow......Dareus falls into our laps at 3. I know it isn't likely, but that would be ideal!

This would be the best possible thing that could happen to Buffalo!!!!!! I would LOVE this!!!!

Well, the fact is, this is everything the NFL wants in the Toronto game. They get an interesting opponent that people will want to see, yet is still not terrible for the Bills when it comes to competition purposes as it is not an AFC East team.....or AFC team for that matter that would be taken away from a REAL Buffalo home game. If they have to continue with this crap, they might as well keep taking NFC games. I still say this Toronto thing has to go and go now.....complete garbage. We definitely need an owner like Pegula to buy this team as son as possible. Just hope the Bills are as blessed as the Sabres are someday and actually get an owner that desperately cares about only winning.

If you want to tell all of your players to lose next year, you have no business being in the league. I agree that Luck would be the best thing to ever happen to this franchise and would put us in the best possible position going forward, but losing every game next year is not the way to go about it. Now, there really is no best way to get Luck on this team, but if you have to have him, I would rather pull a "Ricky Williams" type trade in the Draft next year and give up our entire Draft to get him if the team at #1 would go for it. While this isn't great, I would definitely do it providing Ralph is willing to spend some money. What I would do is Draft Defense this season and try to get that side of the ball as solidified as possible. Then, keeping in mind I will not have a Draft next year, Ralph would have to open the pocket book BIG TIME in FA next year and buy some good players instead of drafting them. So, perhaps the best chance of getting Luck next year would be to Trade the entire draft next year for the #1 pick (providing the team at #1 is willing) and then just sign the best possible FA's you can get at need positions, whatever they may be next year to compensate for not having a draft. Is this the best way to go about it? I don't know. I do think Luck is that good, so if you want to get him, you will have to get to #1 somehow. Would be interesting if it did happen.

I know.....it's another Newton thread. But I want to come at this from a different angle. THis is not really about Newton as a player or a person at all. This is about the Bills organization and their thought process. So, forget about the player himself and answer this question: Is anyone else just a little curious to see what would happen if Cam Newton was on the board at #3? Let me preface this by stating that I am neither for or against the Buffalo Bills drafting Cam Newton. Needless to say, he is a very polorizing player in this draft much as Tebow was year. Now, last year, I wasn't a huge TeBow guy to say the least. After watching a lot of him, I wasn't convinced he would ever be a top Pro QB because of his mechanics. No matter how hard he worked to change his throwing motion, I thought he would eventually revert back to his bad mechanics that he used all his life. By the end of last season when he was playing, you could already see glimpses of that. Now, I am not saying he will never overcome that, but at the time last year, I just didn't want to take the chance on him. This brings us to this year. Another draft, another player that seems to be splitting fans, media, and experts down the middle......Cam Newton. Now, this year, the questions are slightly different. Newtons mechanics (at least throwing the ball) are very sound. He does have issues with his footwork and he does come from another spread offense. So, there are some questions physically, but not nearly as many as most had about Tebow. However, there are still a ton of quesitions that I, and many others have about Newton. Is his head on straight? Are there character concerns? Can he actually read a defense? There are more, but obviously we already know what they are. So, my question is.......Is anyone out there, whether for or against Newton, just curious to see what would happen if Newton is there on the board at 3? Obviously, I can't work the guy out myself, so I will never be able to accurately get the answers I want before the draft. However, the team will. At this point, I actually trust Nix and Gailey to make a good decision on Newton and know what he is all about. I guess I am just curious to know how much they really like Newton. I would love for him to be there at 3 just to find out the answer to that question. If he goes first overall, we will never know the answer to this question. The fact is, if Newton is there at 3, we will definitely have an opportunity to learn A LOT about this staff and this front office whether they take him or not. At this point, I am just as interested as to if they would take Newton if given the chance as to find out who they will take in the end. Again, I am not saying I am either for or against Newton. I just don't have enough info because the offense he ran will be so different than the one he would run here. Not sure he can handle it mentally or not. It would be interesting to find out if the Bills think he could do it though. I just think we could learn a lot about Nix and Gailey if Newton is on the board when we are up and whether they take him or not. This angle is just as interesting to me as finding out who we will end up taking.

Different sports.......LOVE THEM BOTH!!!!! Eat, sleep, and breathe both teams. Don't have to choose. Totally different animals. Plenty of love to go around here!

FIGHT OVER......... And we have a NEWWWWWWWWWWW Light Heavy Weight Champion!!!!!! Wow! What a show Jones put on. DOMINANT is about the best way to describe it. One of the most talented fighters I have every seen. Congrats for "Bones" Jones!!!! You made us proud tonight!

Can I watch ESPN3.com with Time Warner Roadrunner only? I don't have Time Warner Cable, just their internet. I read online in a lot of cases that you have to have a Time Warner Cable TV package with ESPN in order to access it and that Roadrunner-only customers are out of luck. Please help!

Per Twitter: @ProFootballTalk The Bills have released Marcus Stroud, per league source.

Obviously this is GREAT news for Sabres fans. Not to get too far ahead of everything, but I am really hoping this turns into GREAT news for BILLS fans someday.......guy has a lot of money and he could play a HUGE role in keeping the Bills here long term! For now, though, just glad he is taking over the Sabres. Great news for Buffalo.

We should have had this game won twice now.... Unbelievable.....

Kelsay has been in position to make 5 or 6 plays today and has whiffed on the tackle just about every time....... He is a terrible tackler.

I know many are off the Jake Locker bandwagon, but he is playing right now on ESPN if you want it. He is coming off a rib injury so he is banged up, but it is his last game at Home, so he will probably look to bring his best. Fact is, I have been leading the charge for Luck this year, but it is looking more and more like we will not have a shot at getting him.....and now, not because he won't come out or doesn't want to come to Buffalo, but because the Bills are too good a team (I know, right?) to get the first pick in the draft. I see the Bills winning a couple more games and will probably be picking in the Top 5, but they really don't have a shot at #1. The Panthers got that locked up as far as I'm concerned. They are awful. The Bills, while bad, are competing and will win more games and just won't have a shot at Luck unless they trade. And that isn't going to happen. Anyway, with that said, we will be looking at Mallett or Locker later in the Draft (not that much later if they decide to go that way). I still think Locker is a good QB, but he may be the toughest QB in the draft to evaluate because of the lack of talent around him. I have watched a lot of his games the last couple years and he has a lot of drops from his WRs. So, he is really tough to evaluate in may ways. I will be looking to see what he can do at the Senior Bowl and when he gets into a position to work with better players. I think he has natural talent, jut tough to evaluate how much. But he may be an option late in Round 1 or early in Round 2 if the Bills decide to go that way. So, check him out if you want to tonight. Washington has to win their last 3 games to get to a Bowl, so they will need to play their best and Locker will need to be a big part of that. ESPN....on now!

Per WGR Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/JoeB_WGR Merriman getting checked out by trainer after pulling up lame during individual drill. Looks like the calf He's leaving practice with a trainer with a noticeable limp. CRAP!!!!!!!!!!

Looks like a broken wrist for Roscoe.........

Their seasons are done......... I really appreciate what Parrish has done this year. Nice to finally see him used correctly for the most part. I will be excited to have him back next year. Not sure what to say about Davis. Good effort. Like the guy. Just a part of a well below average LB group we have. Get well soon, guys!

Wow.......the Bills have to be the unluckiest team ever........ Kicker tries kicking it out of bounds and the ball ends up taking a ridiculous bounce. Bills just can't seem to catch a break....

Wish we had that challenge back.......we really needed that TO.