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Lori -- GREAT information -- thanks. Now it is even more interesting that he has been completely mum since February.

Gailey wanted to move him outside earlier, but injuries on the inside postponed that.

I think I get your point -- that you don't hear a heck of a lot from Modkins, either. However, I can say that I have at least seen him quoted here & there and I do believe I did see at least one interview with him either during OTAs or training camp, but just nothing at all from Edwards. Also, Gailey is effectively the OC, as well, with the plan of Modkins gradually assuming more control over time, but Gailey made it clear from the get-go that he was in charge of the offense. So, with that in mind, I wouldn't expect to hear a whole lot from Modkins. However, on the defensive side of things, I would have expected that George Edwards would have a little more face time with interviews and such. Again, I know it's not important, but I would kind of like to see at least one interview with Edwards -- sort of a "state of the union" on the defense.

I'm just curious because I do not believe I have seen a single interview with George Edwards since he was originally hired. It's no big deal, of course. It's not like coordinators give press conferences every week or anything like that -- I understand that. However, I've just not seen a peep from him since his hiring and I do routinely go to BuffaloBills.com and read and watch about everything. Maybe he's just a guy that doesn't like to talk to the press. That's fine. I have no problem with that. I'm just wondering if anyone else kind of noticed that he's quiet on the media front?

The official depth chart lists Carrington ahead of McCargo. I would really like to see Carrington get some needed game experience now.

"I've said this before. I'll say it again. Fitz has been really great about helping me out" -- Levi Brown The above quote from about the 2:30 mark of Brown's last post-game press conference in the pre-season: http://www.buffalobills.com/media-center/videos/Levi-Brown-Postgame-Press-Conference/78db8052-c42f-4999-a02d-f7d5951b0781 It's interesting that Brown goes out of his way to commend Fitz for helping him out and says nothing of Trent Edwards. That's kind of telling by itself. Fitz is truly a Team guy in my opinion. Even when he was a backup, he took his role seriously I think -- truly wanting to support Edwards in any way he could as the backup, as well as the other quarterbacks.

I agree that each potential starting QB should have started at least one pre-season game with the ones.

I know. I posted a few minutes too soon. It appeared on Jax's site shortly after I posted. Sorry 'bout that. Good scoop!

I posted same in the "DONG DONG ... " thread, but it was before I saw this or else I wouldn't have. Bowen has been around now - 4 different teams.

Guess who the Jags released to make room for Edwards? Alvin Bowen!

I think OP also missing the fact that Edwards has not signed with Jax. I believe the author of the article was merely suggesting it as an idea. I don't see anything on Jaguars' site about it.

Sheesh, talk about being man-handled. Thanks for posting this. We need to get more stout in the center of the line and have more strength at the ends. I hope they start to work Carrington into the lineup soon. They may as well start giving him some playing time. No, not if you're the Pats*

Correcting myself here -- I realize now that the tea bag incident wasn't really caught very well in the standard NFL highlight reel, but was rather picked up in this other video posted on BuffaloBills.com entitled "Bills Roundup: Big Second Half Propels Pack" -- the incident is at the 1:50 mark of the 2:23 length video.

What's kind of interesting now is that I don't see that little display when I watch the highlights now. Was it edited out by the NFL? I know I saw it earlier in the week.

"CHIX failed us already" -- I thought it was because the Jills were not showing enough cleavage.

Yeah, just like in hockey if someone messes with your goalie -- you go after them no matter what.

Agree -- that was total BS. I'll tell you what I think should have happened -- Wood and maybe one or two other linemen should have picked up Matthews and body-slammed him. You've GOT to stand up for your QB. The ensuing 15-yd penalty is irrelevant in this situation -- some things just have to be done.

But will you do the same if the Bills win?

Yeah, that was some good stuff about the weathervane and the wind -- oh so very true. Sully is the type of guy where if you tell him it is day at noon, he'll say it is night and vice-versa -- truly being disagreeable for the sole sake of being disagreeable. It really reaches pathetic lows at times.

Dude, the only embarrassment I might feel right now is even TRYING to have a sensible dialogue with you. You don't get it and you never will. Oh, nice job trying to bait Gailey with your "Oh, but the fans care" remark. As usual, Chan put you in your proper place.

As Nix is fond of saying, it is the "body of work" that ultimately prevails. If the particular exchange between us that I referenced were the exception instead of the rule, we wouldn't be having this discussion. Taken by itself, it was not in the extreme on the offensive scale (if there were such a thing). But it was also much less-than-cordial, also. Now, I'm OK with less-than-cordial for the most part when it is the exception instead of the rule. I can chalk that up to someone being on edge and/or having a bad day or just being in a very opinionated mood, or whatever. However, when this less-than-cordial tone is the norm -- almost to the point of being a near constant, well that's where you lose me (and based on multiple posters general disdain for your posting tactics, I suspect lose many others, as well). I could dig through the archives over the past few months and find several such instances, but I just can't be bothered, so I instead pulled up the most recent one that came to mind as an example. It'd be like if you and I happened to work in the same office together. I might come in and say "Good morning, Mpl", and your response would be "What the hell are you talking about? It's raining outside. Are you nuts or something?". The next day I'd come in and say "Good morning, Mpl", and you'd say "Give me a break. The boss is an idiot. How can it possibly EVER be a good morning around this place? Cut this 'good morning' crap out, would you?!" and on and on it might go like this for several weeks (or even months as has been the case on this board). Well, guess what? Eventually, I'm just going to stop saying "Good morning" and probably end up being a lot less-than-cordial myself. Maybe some people enjoy constant abrasive banter, but not me. I like to have real dialogue with genuine give-and-take, but hey, maybe that's just me.

For the record, I have NO ONE on ignore -- not even you, mpl. Well, the feature is kind of useless anyhow the way it works, so I find it best just to not use it. Mpl, here's a recent exchange that we had that kind of illustrates my (and probably other's) issues with your posting tactics: --- Me (responding to another poster): +1 I already had admiration for Chan's past success as an HC, but I respect him even more now for making this tough decision so early in the season. It is so tiring to see decisions like this made TOO LATE in the season to be of any benefit. By making the move now, Chan is not throwing in the towel on this season -- he's going to fight for wins this season and not give up. Go Chan and Go Bills! --- You (responding to me): Give me a break. How bout holding the coach accountable for being out coached and out planned in the Miami game. How bout talking about his offensive game plan, game time adjustments, leadership qualities, and his demeanor on the sidelines. He has been nothing short of terrible in his two starts and your commending him for yanking TE. UNBELIEVABLE...... --- You respond to me as if I don't even deserve an opinion -- that ANYONE who doesn't think Gailey should be nailed to the cross right this instant is some kind of moron. It's a public forum. I get that. I don't come here expecting unusually high levels of civility and I've been guilty of same myself, but you do this ALL THE TIME and NOT only to me, for SURE. You might have said "I disagree", but you say "Give me a break", instead -- as if I had two heads for simply respecting the fact that Gailey took the Cowboys to two straight playoff appearances as their HC. I commended Gailey for reversing his own decision to start Edwards (a decision that took COURAGE as he most certainly knew it would bring on criticism -- which it did from many) and you tell me "UNBELIEVABLE" as if I were a total ass for recognizing that the man made a courageous decision in an effort to get something positive going. You ask for people to show YOU civility?! You might consider the same when you respond to others. Now, I'm not trying to tell you HOW to post (though I suspect you will perceive this as so), but I think the above exchange pretty well speaks for itself. And we've had several such exchanges whereby I'll make a fairly innocuous observation as I see it (either right or wrong) and you'll jump in and shred it as though I were some sort of freak for even having this thought. It gets old after several exchanges like this. Now, I've considered that you care about the team SO passionately and you think you know what is wrong and it just drives you absolutely nuts if someone states something that doesn't fully align with your thinking on the matter. That's fine -- I get it -- you perhaps DO care about the team, but you are but one fan amongst tens and hundreds of thousands of fans. There's no way on God's green earth we are all going to agree on how best to go about fixing the Buffalo Bills. I really do attempt to show civility to other posters. I'm not perfect. I've posted things I would have liked to have taken back upon further consideration, but I don't make bashing other posters a way of life on this board. Yeah, 10 years of losing REALLY SUCKS and everyone on this board is hungry for some frickin' WINS. But that's not an excuse for the ridiculously low levels of civility on this board. I feel like I'm wasting my time even writing this as I expect yet another "what an idiot you are" type of response from you, but I'm just laying it out as I see it.

PTR, some posters just enjoy ranting with little regard to logic. You nailed it, though, I think. Clearly, the injuries played a factor here. Gailey wasn't comfortable going into week #1 with Jackson and Lynch seeing a ton of action given their few reps while they were injured. Once they were healthy, it made sense to change the starting roles. At this point, it doesn't mean anything anyhow. Gailey is still getting a sense for what will and won't work and how best to utilize his RB's while keeping them all fresh. It's a process -- an ever-changing one. He'll get it worked out.

Any poster who is willing to change an opinion based on observation is a welcome poster in my opinion. I've also been supportive of Edwards in the past, but no longer. I was one of those jokers who bought into the whole Bill Walsh thing -- thinking the guy was gonna be the next Montana before he even played a down in the NFL and I am sorry for that.

I'm not going to sit here and say I'm proud of name-calling on the board, but it is what it is. I come to this board in hopes of intelligent dialogue on relevant Bills news and this pest keeps coming around. It's like laying out a blanket for a Sunday picnic to kick back and enjoy some time with your family or friends and suddenly you're swatting at gnats for the next 30 minutes -- it's a total drag and just saps the enjoyment from the experience of posting and surfing the posts. And I don't say this because he routinely attempts to shred my credibility -- that comes with the territory in a public forum. However, the incessant crusading and repetitive nature of his posts just becomes predictable after a short while -- very gnat-like. Edit: And I could even stand a little bit of crusading if it was actually for something, but he crusades against the team at every possible turn. Gailey's an idiot for starting Trent. Gailey's an idiot for benching Trent. Why can't we be like other teams and make deals and win now. We have to lose all our games and get the top pick (so I can shred the front office NEXT year for the guy they use it on). The dude has some issues. Yeah, 10+ years of losing football is no fun, but the incessant railing against the players, the coaches, the staff, the front office, the owner, the groundskeepers for all I know -- it just gets absurd after a while.