silvermike

We desperately need a guard - at least in the second round. I'd like to see a depth offensive lineman in the first 5 rounds as well. You can't drive a Caddy with no windshield.

Not particularly. But he wanted to go to Buffalo enough to sign the deal. He's a jackass, but he's not stupid.

So, Owens/Evans. Welker/Moss. Versus. Ginn/Camarillo and Cotchery/Stuckey.

Boy, it would suck if we're stuck with a winning team next year.

I think it's going to be a big question in camp. If someone else steps up as a punt returner (McKelvin?) look for Roscoe to go. If they can get special teams gunners from DBs or backup RBs, then it's Jenkins. If Steve Johnson looks too much like a 7th round pick, I don't think he's safe. I think it's very unlikely Reed gets cut.

Babin, huh? Interesting.

To some extent, the scheme doesn't matter - the bottom line is getting a good pass rush for four rushers. Once you can pull that off, you can blitz with an element of surprise, since it's not requisite, and you can leave seven in coverage and prevent completions and grab picks.

Makes sense to me.

Anybody who had the "10:30-11:00 am" block in the pool wins for today.

If the Bills are employing Perry Fewell, they'd be fools to bring in 3-4 players and force the coach to run a scheme he's not good at. If you want to overhaul the staff, fine, but that decision's been made. Now the team needs to make the best of it.

Remember everyone, there are only two stats that matter in the NFL: height and weight. Doesn't matter if we're talking DLs, OLs, WRs, or LBs. Pro scouts are just guys with measuring tape and scales.

It's been a while since a 'switch to the 3-4 thread came up.' Now is the WORST time to do that, since every team in the league is getting on board. Drop the T2, whatever, but don't go in for the same personnel overhaul as a dozen other teams. It'll just leave you in deeper competition for talent.

I'd take Marvin Harrison over Galloway, if we're going for old men this year.

So it's what, a difference of $2.5M between Florence and Greer?

Usually, jokes are written a little more coherently.

two weeks to go! Assuming they land Holt as a UFA, what do you think a fair contract is? 2 years, $11M?

It was always going to be McGee or Greer, and we ended up with McGee; hopefully he won't hold it against us that he was clearly the second choice. I'd say signing him to an extension - along with Peters - would salvage the offseason.

Birk at center, Hangartener at guard would have made this an excellent offseason. We got one, so that definitely moves us forward, but we do have a bit of a gap between Peters and Hang at the moment - Simmons?

Hangartener was a very solid signing, I can't fault Russ on that one. He was a solid depth player who had performed like a starter any time he was called on in a deep unit. They just have to make sure to keep plowing forward. The offensive line needed a center and a guard; it's got its center now. So what's going to happen at guard? The defense needed a nickelback, and they got it, but it also needs a safety, a defensive end, a linebacker, and a defensive tackle. Plus we have a gaping hole at TE, and an urgent need for depth on the offensive line. That's at least seven roster players to come in - I don't think we can make that happen simply through second-day draft picks.

No word on money yet?

QFT. Also, it's worth something that Belichick spent his time between Cleveland and NE working for Bill Parcells. That'll help a guy start putting it all together. Jauron already had a washout career, then managed to learn some new tricks from Steve Mariucci to come back and fail again.

If Donahoe had taken McKinnie, would the Bills have made hte playoffs in the last seven years?

As it turns out, WR performance isn't only based on height.

Denver's war on fantasy football players continues. LaMont Jordan, Selvin Young, JJ Arrington, Peyton Hillis, Andre Hall, and on and on.

What do you think about June vs. Freddie Keiaho, if we'r ein the ex-Colt sweepstakes?