The Senator

The little piece of crap needs the money to buy a new hat...

Now I liked Terrell as a Buffalo Bill, but I can certainly understand the little piece of crap Drew Brees not wanting to help guys like T.O. make up for all his bad judgement... Terrell Owens is catching passes again. And plenty of karma. Owens, the former braggadocios wide receiver who was let go by the Cincinnati Bengals, finally did get back on the football field. He scored three touchdowns last week for the Allen (Texas) Wranglers of the Indoor Football League. If people ask Owens these days about his well-being, he tells them, “I’m in hell.” He told GQ magazine in a recent interview: “I don’t have no friends. I don’t want no friends.” Owens is apparently broke and unpopular, not to mention grammatically challenged. He’s made $80 million in the NFL, but says he has almost no money left because of bad investments, including an Alabama entertainment complex that turned out to be illegal. He pays child support to four different women. He bought a home in New Jersey for $4 million and had to sell it for $2 million. He blames bad advice. Now he plays football for $225 per game, an extra 25 bucks if the Wranglers win. Feel sorry for him yet? He does sit-ups in his driveway, but nobody watches. (link) More... Link - Terrell Owens facing foreclosure on his two Dallas condos after nearly going broke Link - Friendless and Nearly Broke, Terrell Owens Says ‘I’m in Hell’

What is probable is that we'll find out Buddy's plans on April 26th! GO BILLSSS!!!! "I expect to win every game." - Chan Gailey 19 and 0 baby!!!!

The Senator oncurs wholeheartedly - as previously stated, I would have no problem at all with DeCastro at #10... link

Still say he's not a bad use of our #4b or #5a pick, otherwise couldn't agree more - folks read one article about the guy after he runs an impressive 40 at the combine, and all of a sudden he's a better prospect than Justin Blackmon!

Nah,no thanks. The draft is just too unpredictable, and generally I don't get all passionate or silly about having to be right on these things - certainly not silly enough to change my signature if he goes earlier than I think he will. (I only change my sig every few year anyway, since I try to put some serious thought into it, and - now that I've just recently changed it - Drew Brees is going to remain a little piece of crap thru at least 2014, and probably until he dies! ) If Hill does go in the 3rd (or higher), good for him! (As I said, if he goes in the 3rd, I think it'll be to us anyway.) Plus, his stock could also continue to rise after his 'Pro Day' - so I'm just stating what I think right now. It's JMO. 19 and 0 baby!!!! GO BILLSSS!!!! "I expect to win every game." - Chan Gailey

In 3 years Chad Kelly will likely be getting his first chance to start for Clemson as a red-shirt sophomore.

I would bump him to round 2 if he called Drew Brees a 'little piece of crap'!

That would not be wise, IMHO. Of all the things I don't know, of this one thing I am certain - as an NFL QB, Luck will SUCK!!! Trading away the opportunity to draft multiple quality players at positions of need, just to draft RGIII and hope he'll be a star, is just dumb - look for him to end up in Washington. With the possible exception of OSU's Brandon Weeden (to the Dolphins), no other QBs - including Tannenhill - will be drafted in round one. Fitz is our QB in 2012. Period. Arizona's Nick Foles (6'5", 245 lbs.) had a sub-par performance at the combine - might be worth a look in round 6 as a 'developmental' QB... 19 and 0 baby!!!! GO BILLSSS!!!! "I expect to win every game." - Chan Gailey

I'll be very surprised if he goes that early (round 3) - but if he does, it'll most certainly be to the Bills because of Gailey's inexplicable passion for all things Georgia Tech. Still, it would not suck to add a player with Hills speed, height, and hands to the Bills' WR corps - just don't think it'll happen before our 4b or 5a pick.

He'd be a nice pick in round 5 or later.

3 things: 1- As a FA, Chandler has every right to 'test the waters' - it's not like he's being an a**hole like Lazy FatBoy Peters, constantly holding out while laying around noshing on pork rinds and cheeseburgers, neglecting his body, and demanding even more money while still under a freshly re-negotiated contract; 2- The Bills will not overpay to keep Chandler - nor should they - but they certainly recognize his talent, his value, and the value of the TE position in Gailey's offense - they will make him a decent and fair offer; 3- Chandler will be a Buffalo Bill in in 2012 and beyond... 19 and 0 baby!!!! GO BILLSSS!!!! "I expect to win every game." - Chan Gailey .

OK JP, I'll buy your freakin' house then!

Actually no - extremely accessible to the public and a pretty sh_tty location, if you ask me. Oakland Place - a 1-block street btwn Elmwood and Delaware Avenues, running from SummerStreet to Bryant Street, with Childrens Hospital at the end of the block. Think helipads, ambulances, and lots of sirens and noise.

HARRRRUMPHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! I'm just all kinds of pissed-off this week! It's the damned gas prices.

So you think there's only one like him? Well, you're probably right. The league most certainly churned thru thousands of vets who had their lives disrupted by the wars in Europe, the Pacific, Korea, and Southeast Asia - then, after their playing days were over, threw them on the giant NFL scrap pile of undercompensated and forgotten fallen heroes. Only - unlike Groza - those guys just didn't last 21 years, or make it to the HOF.

Lou Groza spent a year at Ohio State before being drafted into the army. After he served in WW2, he joined the Cleveland Browns where he was a place-kicker and offensive tackle for 21 years, finally retiring in 1967. He was enshrined in the NFL HOF in 1974. His #76 is retired by the Browns - their training facility is located at #76 Lou Groza Boulevard. In 1999, his name was included in the 100 Greatest NFL players of All Time. When he died a year later (in 2000), he was receiving an NFL pension of $500/month. His own damned fault for not making better use of that year at Ohio State, right?

Wow. Another genius. Guess you're not familiar with the pension plans of most teachers and government employees, eh?

Why sure. Without disclosing my own health care premium costs, co-payment responsibilities, or medical maladies (which are minor compared to the tortured bodies of many retired NFL players), I can enlighten you this much... I recently received a shoe-box sized delivery containing a 4-week supply of various medications - the cost was approximately $25,000. So let's see - if I was a former NFL player from the 1970's whose career was cut short after 5 or 6 seasons, I guess I should be pleased at my recent $124/season windfall that gives me an extra 700 bucks each year to help me pay for that 1-month supply! OOOPIE DOOPIE!!!!!! .

Wow! A whole $124/season!!! I'm guessing you're like 12 years old and have no idea what health care premiums are. So what if the guy played 3-4 seasons in the early '70's and shredded his ACL? With all that new-found extra money, does it really matter if he can't walk? (Which, BTW, just might inhibit his ability to work and earn a decent living.) At a whopping $124/season, he should now be pullin' in an extra almost $500/year!!! Tax free, no less!!!! Let's all go to Vegas on that!!!!

Your ignorance is mind-numbing. Most players from the early 1960's (and before) got paid less than $10K a year and had to take part-time jobs - like selling cars, insurance, or doing whatever they could - in the off-season just to make ends meet. When their brief and low-paying NFL careers ended, there were no lucrative pensions or medical plans. Most had to take jobs, start businesses of their own, or find ways to at least try to leverage their former NFL notoriety - with beer distributors, car dealerships, etc., and working at those 'second careers' until they died. The modern league was built on the backs and broken bones of those guys - and now clowns like Brees reap all the benefits of their sacrifice, apparently with no gratitude of appreciation for the punishment those guys endured for a small pittance of what today's pampered, egotistical NFL stars..um...earn.

Easy for the piece of crap Brees (et al) to be flip when they've been guaranteed $gazillions$ before they've ever taken a snap in the NFL. Also easy for them to appear generous - at the advice of their Certified Financial Planners! DeLamielleure is fighting for guys like HOFer Lou Groza... "Groza was born in Martins Ferry, OH the son of immigrant parents (his father was Romanian, his mother Hungarian). He was the smallest (at 6'3") of three brothers in a decidedly athletic family. He played one season for Ohio State, where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega, before being drafted into the Army. Upon discharge, Groza joined the Browns, who were then in the All-American Football Conference. He stayed with the team until 1959. After a brief retirement, he returned to play from 1961-1967. According to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, his 21 years of play was unprecedented up to that time - and when he retired, he was last of the original Browns still active." ...who died on a $500/month pension from the NFL, and for guys like HOFer Leroy Kelly... During his 10-year NFL career, the 6-foot, 202-pound running back rushed for 7,274 yards and 74 touchdowns, on 1,727 carries. He also caught 190 passes for 2,281 yards and 13 touchdowns. On special teams, he returned 94 punts for 990 yards and 3 touchdowns, and 76 kickoffs for 1,784 yards. Overall, he gained 12,330 all-purpose yards and scored 90 touchdowns. He was named All-NFL five times and to six Pro Bowls. Kelly led the NFL in rushing in 1967 and '68, also leading the league in rushing touchdowns for three consecutive years from 1966-68. He also was a talented punt and kick returner, who averaged 10.5 yards per punt return and 23.5 yards per kick return during his career. Noted as an exceptionally fine runner on the muddy playing fields then in use, the 6-0, 202-pound Kelly favored the famed Browns trap play up the middle for his major yardage ventures but he was equally devastating on sweeps or as a receiver. His quick-starting ability, along with a sense of balance and knack of evading direct hits by tacklers, kept him relatively injury-free, missing only four games in 10 years and never more than one game per season. Selected by the Browns in the eighth round of the 1964 draft, he was a key return man during his rookie season, contributing to the Browns' 1964 NFL Championship. Initially he was a backup running back, behind featured fullback Jim Brown and blocking halfback Ernie Green. After Brown's retirement, he became the Browns' featured back. Kelly played with the Chicago Fire of the WFL in 1974, rushing for 315 yards (4.1 average) and catching 8 passes for 128 yards (16.0 average) Leroy Kelly retired from pro football following the 1974 season with the Chicago Fire, but remained in the World Football League, joining the coaching staff of the Philadelphia Bell as the offensive backfield coach. He was enshrined in the Pro Football HOF in 1994. ...who receives an NFL pension of $175/month. Can't believe some of you guys are siding with piece o' crap Brees on this one. Seriously???? .

Yeah right...Brees sounds like just a super-nice guy... Asked if he felt an obligation to provide financial help for retirees, Brees made it clear he felt little sympathy for former players coming forward and asking today's stars to "please make up for my bad judgment." His sentiments toward players like DeLamielleure and fellow HOFers Lou Groza and Leroy Kelly make him sound even nicer... "There's some guys out there that have made bad business decisions," Brees told USA Today in late May. "They took their pensions early because they never went out and got a job. They've had a couple divorces and they're making payments to this place and that place. And that's why they don't have money. And they're coming to us to basically say 'Please make up for my bad judgment.' In that case, that's not our fault as players." Citing the original article yet again... DeLamielleure is among the hundreds of former players who don't enjoy that financial security. He draws a monthly pension of $1,247 -- before taxes -- barely above the federally-defined poverty line, has held jobs steadily since his retirement and insists he will need to continue to work "until I'm dead." And he's doing better than some. The father of six -- who lives in Charlotte, N.C., with his wife, Gerri, a nurse -- says fellow Hall of Famer Lou Groza received $500 a month, while Browns inductee Leroy Kelly earned $175 a month. By comparison, St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford received a rookie contract that included $50 million in guaranteed salary. Yeah, turns out that the little piece of crap Brees is a real 'Prince of a fellow'! .

I don't disagree that guys stupid enough to blow all their money foolishly - i.e., former Bills RB Travis Henry who fathered 11 children (that we know of), needed to renegotiate his contract because he was literally flat broke and needed another $multi-million$ signing bonus to 'make ends meet', and is currently serving a 3-year sentence for cocaine trafficking - can go pound sand, but you're talking about something entirely different than Kramer & Joe D. They are fighting for players who get next to nothing because they retired prior to 1993 and the lucrative collective bargaining agreement that takes good care players who retired after that agreement. Citing the original article yet again... Can you imagine one of today's well-paid, me-first stars making the personal sacrifice DeLamielleure made last week? His mother-in-law died three days before the Charity Sports Banquet. He and Gerri hopped in their 2006 Honda and drove to Detroit to make final arrangements, and DeLamielleure caught a flight to Erie Wednesday, then flew back to Detroit the next day for the funeral Mass. Why not make a phone call and cancel? "I'm getting like $1,200 for this," DeLamielleure said of the banquet appearance. "I couldn't afford to turn it down." JMO, but I think it's likely that Brees added that 'explanation' afterwards - and most likely only at the advice of his PR 'handlers'. "You little piece of crap!" - Joe D.

Yea, that's often (not always) true...but I'm not seeing your point - nor another side to the story - at least not from the link you've provided. What you've provided is basically former Packers' great Jerry Kramer saying the exact same stuff about Brees that Joe D. said... "Drew Brees is stupid. He's young, ignorant, has no experience and doesn't know what the hell he is talking about. Life brings a lot of different things at you, and Drew hasn't seen any of the bad ones yet. He's been fortunate, but there are a lot of different reasons out there why guys can't hold on to their money and it's not really our position to judge whether they should have held on to their money or not. They need help. Let's try and help them turn it around and get them going again. Let's not say, 'Hey, go bury yourself or climb in a hole because we don't owe you anything.' There is a lot of reasons why guys need help, and if a guy needs help, I think, it's my responsibility to try and help, not figure out what he should have done or where he should have gotten a different education or what his momma should have told him a long time ago. If I were as smart as Drew Brees I would know all of that stuff, but I don't." Sounds pretty much like Kramer thinks Brees is a piece o' crap too