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Kansas City Pitt Denver Dallas Seattle Probably in that order. Honorable Mention to Philly.

I disagree. Considering how much we have struggled vs. the run this season, it should have been a necessary move from both standpoints. I'm not sure thats entirely accurate. Gandy was paid barely above the vet minimum. Holcomb's contract wasn't a killer either. Also, the release of DB saved some money, as did not re-signing Jonas. A contract or two could have been re-worked (MW?). Barring that, your choice basically would boil down to PW or McGee's extension (rememnber, we had the room to do that deal on this year's cap). I'd rather have had PW and been 4-4 or 5-3 right now and deal with McGee in the off-season.

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Blocked by my co's filter. Damn.

Man, I wish we had a guy like that on the Bills. All fire & brimstone, but backing it up as well. TD, please get us a guy like that!!

Bruschi (We're not worthy!)

As long as Peters can play LT, thats about how I see our line developing as well.

Yes. Just once. Please. Before I die. I promise, no more cigarettes when we finally win one.

Bad idea to even say that!! Good luck to your niece.

I agree, but Gandy would be a great backup T, kind of like Marcus Price. LaDarius, do you believe that Geisinger could be ready to take over the LG spot next season or do we need someone else there?

LOL! Thats wonderful!! I agree wholeheartedly. I say I have never, nor will I ever, see anything like that again.

Sara - Wilson is just plain hot!!

It makes me madder than hell that we didn't sign PW. This team would be a legit playoff contender with him.

I was in the stands with my Godfather and Mom. After Houston scored to make it 35-3, we were joking around saying "Well, we only need five touchdowns to win, yeah like thats gonna happen." Then we score. Well now its down to four, (more snide laughter). Then the onsides kick, we score again, (ya know, this just could be possible). D stops Houston, we score. Lets go Buffalo!!! It was such and exhilarating rush of a game. I walked out of the stadium, saying "Noone's ever seen a game like that." Simply amazing. That game is why when we were losing the SB that year by over 35 points, I still felt like we could win it.

I agree Coach, Villy is a tough, gritty player who has struggled with some injuries this year. We need more like him. Last year, he was our best OL. I think the right side is set with MW & Villy, they were very good last year and have simply been injured this season. I think Preston will be our C. The left side, however, is a disaster. Anderson/Gandy take way too many penalties and are simply not adequate. They are both backup material. I hope Geisinger can be the answer, much like Chris Snee was for the Giants. I am very encouraged by the write-up in this thread. I'd love to see Peters work out, as LTs are very expensive and I hope we use our 1st rounder on a run-stuffing DT. Otherwise we may have to sign a LT. Damn, going into the 06 offseason our biggest needs are run-stuffing DT and LT. Didn't we have a couple of guys doing a decent job there back in 04? Just wondering.

I love it!!! Outstanding!!!

Ngata.. sure I'll jump on board. As long as he can hold the point of attack the way Phat Pat did, I'm sold.

I'm sure Deltha O'Neal is thrilled, after picking off Favre twice to seal the game for Cinci.

He sounds pretty good! You should send it to TD. Have you seen him play?

R.Rich, do you think that Peters has the athleticism to play LT in the NFL? I agree Gandy is not that good for a starter, and D'Brickashaw (love that name) would be awesome, but he'll go top 5. We may not be that bad, especially if Houston decides to finally get serious about their OL. What about a real run-stuffing DT in the 1st round, a guy like this... I figure if there's a way Peters can play LT, we could focus FA $$ on signing a capable LG (Anderson is a disaster in pass blocking) and have an OL that looks like this.. LT - Peters LG - FA C - Preston RG - Villarial RT - MW With Watson, we address our Run D, which can only make our LBs better. We can use the 2nd round for a SS or MLB to eventually replace Milloy/Fletcher.

Its like gambling, a helluva lot of fun, but don't bet what you can't afford to lose. I mean that sincerely. Look, I used to day-trade pre March 2000, when everyone did it and everyone made money. I made a bunch. I happened to be in a sell-off phase throughout most of 2nd half 2000, not due to my investing accumen but because I needed cash to pay for things in my personal life. Then the crash happened and I realized that I'm not a trading professional and probably never will be. There's a reason some of these guys are paid millions, its not easy to do and very difficult to keep up with. If you are not spending 14-18 hours per day researching companies and stocks, forget it, because someone else is, and those in the business know that. I re-focused on simply buying and holding a few very select companies with the money I had left. I have no regrets about that strategy. I'll tell you GE is one of them, as is Yahoo. I don't sell anymore and have become a proponent of buy-and-hold. It really can be a legal form of gambling (day-trading, not investing) and you know the house never loses. If I were you, I'd do one of two things... 1- Leave what you have in your account and don't look at it for a month. You'd be suprised at how your perspective changes. 2- Sell it all and close the account. If you don't have the discipline for 1, then do this. There are more important things in life than your gambling on stocks, your job, social life, family etc.

Do you think he has the athleticism and footwork to play LT? I ask for our OL gurus to chime in here if they can stomach reviewing some film...Bill in NYC, R. Rich and John from Hemet.

Allright, here we go.... The teams in our division have problems. NE has already played SD, KC, Car, Den, Atl and has five division games left. We still have to play all of those teams except Atl and only have 3 division games left. NE is not what they used to be, but neither are we. If TD had resigned Phat Pat, I'd agree with you (we'd be 4-4 at worst and probably 5-3) and say that playoffs are likely. Trust me, I am and always will be, a huge Bills fan. i will watch every game and cheer on my team. That does not mean they are above criticism, however. And it especially does not mean that TD is above criticism for boneheaded moves. And yes, I believe the playoffs are a pipe dream at this point and that we should look to 06 and try to hit the ground running. Teague will not be here, lets play Preston now. Its unlikely Posey will be here, let Haggan play. Lets see if Peters can play LT. Why not, we have nothing to lose and everything to gain. At least we'll know where our young players stand after 8 games.

And here's to using this bye week to see what else we have. This season is over, lets put the kids in and get them some experience. Anyone not going to be with the Bills in 06, take a seat. Lets see JP in there, Duke Preston at C, Parrish should permanently replace Reed at the slot. Lets play Haggan over Posey. I want to see these guys get some game experience over the next 8 weeks, even if we get our butts whipped. Then in 06, I hope, we'll be a step ahead of things.

Hey, why not? PS - I'm just having a little fun!!