Ramius

How does letting go of Stevie improve the team? Especially, given ralph's comments, that its likely we'll waste a 1st round pick on drafting stevie's replacement.

Benching him for a series or possibly the rest of the first half makes the point. Benching him for the game shows immaturity on Gailey's part. Seems it was a vain struggle to grab some control of the team, which he has clearly lost. This will only push players further away. As GG said, look at the problems Gailey had in Dallas with Aikman, etc. The old man thinks he's above the players, and in today's NFL the coach isn't. (with a few rare exceptions) The only "lesson" that Gailey showed was that he's willing to put winning on the back burner. That attitude will NOT endear him to the players nor will it make players want to stay/come here.

Gailey probably lost more respect from the players in the locker room for the benching. Players want to win, and you don't earn respect from vets and rooks for benching one of your better players for a relatively innocuous play. Gailey showed that his ego/pride is more important than winning, and that sentiment will definitely resonate with the players.

Hey buddy Nix, what happened to "keeping your own"?

+1 There is no need to let talent walk. How about getting some complementary talent next to him? But no, he's gonna walk, and we'll waste our #1 pick on a WR.

Well, the Bills have a long and storied history of letting the great walk and rewarding the mediocre.

Chan deserves this.

Yeah, because lots of non-game changing WRs rack up 1000 yards in back to back seasons.

As i said in the other thread, i'd much rather have stevie back in 2012 than chan.

Chan has shown absolute zero ability to make any counter-changes to his team when the opposition adjusts. If tim tebow wasn't an abysmal QB who is quite possibly the worst passer in the NFL, we'd be looking at 9 straight losses instead of 8 of 9.

Yup. Losing KW really hurt the D, but that didn't make the offense suddenly suck. And losing Freddie hurt, but CJ has filled in admirably. Injuries also didn't make Fitz suck during the streak and didn't make chan formulate bonehead gameplans and in-game playcalls.

Because its important that Tashard Choice get his share of touches.

Yeah, because Hagan-Jones-Nelson-Roosevelt are going to strike fear in opposing D-coordinators next season. While immature, Stevie is a vital part of the Bills offense and a valuable weapon that we can't afford to lose. How many NFL teams release a WR who has put up back-to-back 1000 yard seasons? none.

You're dead on, but the "injuries" excuse gives the Bills and the bean counters a reason to do minimal to the roster in the offseason and still try to sell tickets.

I agree with you. the Bills would be idiots for not keeping Stevie, much like Chan is an idiot for keeping Stevie on the bench this long.

Stevie is gonna get his $ regardless. The Bills obviously aren't willing to pay him, so why should he care? Chan's an idiot for benching him this long. (and his play calling)

We'll see who gets the last laugh next year when Stevie is lighting it up with his new team and the bills are winning 5-6 games again.

I'd much rather have stevie back next year than chan.

Exactly. He just isn't very good. Being a hometown guy who went to UB is great and all, but it doesn't make him a better football player.

Targets are any ball that's thrown at a WR or where the specific WR was the intended receiver. That includes incompletes, bad passes, passes defensed, etc. Its not just drops.

Absolutely ridiculous if the team doesn't re-sign him with those reasonable demands.

Just got the kindle touch for Xmas! awesome. I got my girl her kindle christmas and have been eyeing one ever since.

The steelers thumped them not too long ago and held little tommy-boy to under 200 yards passing. They are beatable, and with a defense that horrid, they are vulnerable in the playoffs.

Good for Donte. I guess he is making some plays for SF after all, unlike many posts. Amazing how much teeth gnashing is going on because of the stupid hatred some people still harbor towards a former player.

I'll give you credit. Since you signed up a few weeks ago, every single post you've made has been filled with complete idiocy. #2 WRs don't post back to back 80-1000 seasons. The good thing for the rest of us is that with your current attitude/posting habits, i don't think you'll be around here too much longer.