Mikie2times

Giving offenses 5 to 10 extra minutes a game with the ball doesn't sound like something we should do.

After one more year he will be entering year 4. Regardless of the circumstances last year, the only thing that warrants us giving him more time to develop is his draft status and physical tools. For the time being thats enough, but If he doesn't show improvement by the end of this year that card will be wearing thin, and a good chance exists that we will go in a different direction. We all want this to work out but at some point we need to eliminate his draft position and physical tools as qualifiers, and judge him in the same light as every other QB, and player on this team. That means we judge his performance by what he does on the field.

I would blame the onset of a hangover but that would be a lie. I learned to spell my name three weeks ago, I'm 24.

I started watching a few months ago and really like the show. Some of the plots are just awesome, and the style of humor is like a Seinfeld on steroids. Great show.

JP's exhibited some problems with accuracy, and reading coverage. Right now these problems take enough away from his great physical tools to make him a below average QB. Other factors contributing to his problems in the first preseason game, and last year have been poor line play, and no run game. I'm of the opinion that a great QB will instantly give those two areas boost, but at this point in his development I don't think JP can make great strides under these type of conditions. The possibility is strong that JP doesn't "breakthrew" this year. If this happens, without the managemnet that drafted him in office his future might be on shaky ground. So what would you do if JP doesn't breakthrew this year? My choice would either be (B) so long as he shows improvement, and outside factors are clearly slowing him down (ala David Carr), or (C The draft is a QB crapshoot, and with the increased cap the risk is higher then ever. I prefer paying for a known commodity, either trade for a prospect, or pick up a FA.

Or even worse the dreaded double name. Pete Peters, Mike Michaelson, Jack Jackoff.... Worst name I've ever seen, Ronald Raymond Randlet

Pressure will kill a number of our plays, but I don't see it paralyzing us. Even a heavily sacked team is only sacked a fraction of its passing plays. As for your other comments I'm going to refrain from calling, or expecting this offensive line to be improved. How many players like Reyes have we brought in over the years expecting results and getting nowhere? I expect us to improve more because Holcomb and our short passing game last season invited so many 8 man fronts. With some downfield success that won't happen, It will however continue to happen when things get cramped up, and that’s when this team will bog down.

I'll be at the Detroit game for the regular season, originally from Livonia.

We could sign Clements but everything seems to be shaping up like we won't. Our new defense asks your corners to be zone defenders, no way do we shell out top 5 corner money for a zone defender. That’s why the Bill promised Nate they won't franchise him next year, and drafted Youboty.

Fairchild is installing a vertical/power attack that tries to keep team from stacking the box by going downfield. The WR's seem to fit this system, but most importantly it plays to what JP does best, and that's throw the deep ball. Due to this I expect the offense to improve in a lot of ways. JP's will be effective going downfield, and an energized Willis MaGahee should benefit from the additional space. We should be very effective from the 20 to the 20, racking up yards in big chunks. While exciting I also see some obvious problems that will hurt us this season. In situations when space gets limited our roster is far from ideal. JP has not been accurate in these situations, and he has really struggled with poise and intermediate throws. Throw in some undersized WR's, and Royal won't be enough to overcome low Red Zone and 3rd Down %. Sacks will also once again be a problem. Even if the line play improves a vertical passing game forces your lineman to block longer. Nine times out of ten that means more sacks, especially when you’re coming from a more conservative offense.

Obviously I have a choice whether or not to see the movie. That's not my point. My point is while every person has the choice, some of the victim’s families who don't want this, will have it forced on them. They don't have to see it, but they will have to hear about it threw previews, the news, the radio etc. It's out of respect for those people that I think they should have waited, not because of me.

I'm not sure yet. A part of me wants to see it, but the other side is pretty disgusted at the amount of money this movie will pull in. It doesn't seem right for Hollywood to profit from a tragedy still fresh on the minds of these grief stricken families. Other tragedies have been placed on the big screen, but none as recently and widespread as this.

I don't think he is being disingenuous, I think he truly doesn't know. It is a bit scary for your GM to not know exactly how much a player recently signed for, But Marv doesn't have to know these things in the untraditional set up we have. Marv's the don of the Buffalo franchise right now. Unlike a traditional GM he's not involved very heavily in the actual running of the franchise. He trusts various experts within the organization to handle that. What he does is take all the information from those experts, and comes to decisions he thinks will better this team. In some regards I Imagine he is more involved. It would make sense for him to be more involved with things he has been involved with before. But when it comes to concepts he is not an expert on I trust Marv is smart enough to let more qualified people handle things. These are the people that I worry the most about, because some of the big players are TD carry overs. Even at his age I would trust few people more then Levy to be the Don.

I expect this movie to be a monster, but that doesn’t mean they should have made the movie this soon. It was probably only a matter of time, but regardless of how it turns out I just feel they should’ve waited longer, especially considering only 5% of the box will go to charity.

Kelly, you've shown to be a very level headed poster. My point simply is that we don't know what’s going on. With that in mind I would hope to god this isn't over a couple hundred thousand dollars. If it is, only the big guy can help the new regime.

I love my fellow Bills fans, but if you believe everything the media has to say my examples won't make sense.

George Seifert never coached the Bills, either did Mike Sherman. Reports say a lot of things, I would rather wait for the truth to come out then trust some "inside info"

Not to prejudge the movie, but "Snakes on an Airplane"? Worst title ever. It would be like calling Forrest Gump "Slow Man Achieves".

This is the kind of conclusion jumping I'm referring to. You say the whole thing has not being thought threw, when all you have to work with is your own opinions, which with all respect are based on very little information. If the 6th year is what's holding this up, and Whitner refuses to budge, it should only further justify how uninterested our young talent is in remaining Bills. We can't keep these guys around, and the only way to stop this from happening is demanding extra years when you actually have some negotiating leverage. Not five years from now when the new labor agreement has allowed tycoons to outspend us 9 times out of 10. The only recourse Whitner has is to enter the draft next year. Let him try it, it will cost him several million dollars. I'm just as pissed as the next guy that our shiny toy isn't in camp, but stay patient, and wait for all the facts to come out before you crucify either party.

Various reports have surfaced about Whitner’s hold out. Some say it's a money issue, some say it's a length issue. Despite not knowing what the real hold up is many posters have already used this as a mark against Levy or Whitner. My question is don't you think it's a bit premature to come to either one of these conclusions? Let's say this ends up being about years and not $. Would these extra few weeks be worth it 5 years from now when Whitners contract expires? We've lost a lot of young talent over the years, and Levy has said he will make retaining the young talent a priority. This is not a strategy TD used, and he certainly never had the foresight to get that extra year for the cheapest rate possible. Maybe Levy is willing to sacrifice some short term results to put this team in position to win down the road. In Whitners defense, the 2nd contract is the money contract for a player, and with most picks signing 5 year deals you better believe Whitners agent would be completely against a 6th year. Here's a scenario that has Levy fighting for the interests of this team, which means he's fighting for us. Then you have Whitner asking for the same deal other picks received. I would rather believe something like this is what's holding up his signing then 600k.

I imagine Keith Lincoln also remembers that game

That would be my guess. The Bills are probably going for a 6th year, and shorting him the 600K. You keep players around by keeping them happy and treating them fairly. If the Bills are going to demand an additional year they probably should have come threw with an offer that’s slightly above the difference between 7 and 9, not below it.

Somewhere between the Giants and Redskins Super Bowl is when I became a fan. I know this because I remember crying after the Washington game, but can't recall the same feelings after the Giants (a feeling I know I would remember). I was around 8 at the time. As a fellow out of state fan the fact that the Bills were such an exciting offensive team, and the TV exposure NBC gave them played the biggest role for me. What's kept me a fan is the fan base and atmosphere that surrounds the team. I hate the fair weather attitude, and enjoy the blue collar fan base and elements the Bills play in. Bottom line, I will never be a fan of another team like I am with the Bills.

You're entitled to your opinion but let's not exaggerate the talent disparity that much. Often times the games that are actually televised have fairly even talent levels. Just as you probably wouldn't want to watch the Colts play the Cardinals, I wouldn't want to watch Texas play Rice. I remember last season flicking back and fourth between Michigan/Penn State, and Notre Damn/USC, both games finishing on the final play of the game. That's when I knew I turned. I just love the playoff type atmosphere that exists every week in the college game, and IMO the OT system is more exciting.

I think we can expect a slow start regardless of the final result. I see little hope at NE, and Miami might be 0-1 heading into week 2 after opening in Pittsburgh. That means it could be a desperation game for both of us, and it's hard to not give them the nod at home. Hopefully as the season progresses the players remain focused and we can improve in the areas you talk about. Fortunately for us the schedule also softens up a bit later in the year. I think we can optimistically hope for a .500 year, but anything over that would be a serious reach. Either way it doesn't make the anticipation any easier to deal with this time of year.