MadBuffaloDisease

I saw that posted before. At the time I let it roll-off me. Now I see that the Bills view Shelton as primarily a RT, and thus don't need him, especially at $3M a year and with Big Mike and his Big Salary ahead of him on the depth chart. And I think Denny needs to get a clue if he thinks the Bills would "be happy to get Shelton," given that knowledge.

I've heard them say that Shelton would be the 6th-best lineman, and at $3M a year, that's not worth it. And swapping 2nd's is worth a high 4th rounder. So if the Bills can get a 3rd, and then sign Shelton (cheaper than $3M a year) later if the Cards release him, it's a better deal all-around.

Agree with what?! That JP is a bust? Damn I'd love to have THAT crystal ball! Get the Powerball numbers while you're at it.

He should have been banned when he admitted to using a masking agent. He basically admitted to failing hundreds of drug tests. But it just goes to show you what drives the NFL, seeing as how they were offering him a deal to serve his 4-game suspension LAST year and be able to play all year in 2005, despite the rules saying a player who retires after a failed drug test has to sit-out the entire year.

Travis is hardly a "reject." If that's the implication by King or whomever, they're idiots. It's like saying Ricky Williams (pre-"I'd rather toke than ball") was a "reject" when the Saints tried to trade him, because they had Deuce.

Basically. The other things as I said are great building blocks, but 90% of the game is half mental.

Burwell was a moron when he had a gig with USA Today. He effectively played himself down to the St. Louis Post Dispatch. LOL!

Who cares about Dallas or their stupid sports writers?

The only team who was interested in trading for RW was the Raiders, and they signed Lamont Jordan to a stupid deal already. No other team will trade for RW, and I don't even know if he can play this year, but I DO know he'll have to sit-out the first 4 games.

They're looking to stoke the trade fires with a team hot over Edwards.

I've been saying that cutting Drew and going with JP is a huge gamble, but JP has all the physical tools you want in a QB and apparenlty has the work ethic and attitude/swagger. Those are at least good building blocks.

Teams are trying to trade OUT of the 1st round. That means teams trying to trade IN (like the Bills) can trade-in for less than they normally would. So no the Bills didn't miss-out, especially when you consider JP would likely have been the 1st pick in the draft, but has a year in the NFL and a 22nd overall pick's salary.

Both are great for the Bills, as far as trading him next year goes (which I'm starting to favor, given he'll be pretty cheap for a Pro Bowl CB this year and will probably play lights-out since it's a contract year). If the cap goes up, the Bills have more than enough money to franchise Nate and still have money left-over for FA's, so no team has leverage over them in trade negotiations. But likewise since the cap will go up, other teams will also have enough money to afford Nate's franchise-money demands, making that less of a barrier to trading him. Given the weak UFA CB market next year, and probably weak draft for CB's (as it usually is), he should fetch a high-1st rounder or a later 1st rounder and an extra later pick or two.

That's all I need to hear. And I agree with AD that the new contracts and worth of the Bills won't deter someone like Golisano.

Yes.

Or a scorpion hiding in someone's shoe. Yikes! That might strike SOME kind of fear into the hearts of opponents.

You just "endoed?" Is that where the bike seat gets buried up your backside? Ouch!

The Bills trading up in the 2nd round from 55th overall to 35th overall is equivalent to getting anywhere from the 9th to the 14th pick of the 3rd round (depending on which chart you use). Not enough so no deal.

I just got 85 meters.

Hmmm...muff muffs.

I can't. Again 8-8 is NOT a losing season, and furthermore Travis wasn't the reason the Bills went 8-8 in 2002 (hint: defense). And in 2003 the team went 6-10, but without Travis they would have been vying for the 1st pick in the draft.

If he were the featured back and stayed healthy, he'd get 1500 yards easily. However he'd likely be splitting time with Westbrook and/or Buckhalter, and staying healthy is the big question.

Me too. I also thought 8-8 was a non-losing (or winning) season.

I was under the impression that Shelton was a worthwhile LT. I guess not.

Non-actors/comedians should NOT be hosting that show, IMHO. It makes it even more painful to watch than it already is.