RuntheDamnBall

Best of luck, man.

+3

Love those guys, too, and have only scratched the surface with Thee Oh Sees, but I enjoy everything I hear from them.

Hey, if you remove the best year anyone has had, they don't look as good! I wonder what happens if you remove their worst year?

Whatever they let them wear on the sideline. Presents!

Then you should totally check out these records by Talking Heads and Paul Simon.

Kolb will lead the charge with his veteran presents!

That's precisely the way I feel about Vampire Weekend. Can't stand 'em, super-overrated, and the music press acts like these guys are doing something innovative. Underrated: Ty Segall - this dude is prolific and puts out a ton of high-energy garage punk. Most of it is really good.

I am a fan of EJ and I don't mind this move but really, we don't need to be such suckers for PR. I can remember the last time a Bills prospect did this because it was also with a Green Bay QB. Has everybody forgotten JP's visit with Favre, the little red shorts, etc? It's fine to feel good about it, but if it provides EJ with any edge it is going to be marginal.

Hey, as someone who knows jack sh--, thank you BB for sharing this, and thanks to the rest of you for keeping this thread interesting and informative.

We will have no wins, because we don't play for the Bills. For Buffalo, I'm going to say 7-9 sounds about right. I'm going to guess that there are going to be inevitable growing pains and that the team starts to coalesce around the midpoint of the season, making them dangerous to face in the final weeks but out of the playoff picture.

Sounds like Carlton hasn't been the best dad. Nice article from Bill Hoppe.

The author, Mr. Yates is a former Patriots intern. He probably has great videography skills, but I can't imagine he has reached the status of "expert" yet in his lengthy career.

I see what you did there.

I don't know if I would simply swap out Matt Ryan for Andrew Luck in the accuracy category, or if I would add a new subcategory of "Zip" or something! Luck just seems to not only have the accuracy, but the right touch on the ball for the right situation. I would add Peyton Manning to a category of "Preparation." The guy just knows everything. How about "Toughness"? Big Ben and Rodgers are up there. "Athleticism" - Kaepernick? It's also insane to have a list like this that doesn't have Drew Brees on it. That is not to call you out on your choices - simply to say there is a lot of good QB play these days, in a lot of different shapes and sizes. Russell Wilson belongs in that arm strength category. I sure hope EJ begins to make this list. It's kind of sickening how many quality QBs have come into the league, while Buffalo has not had one of them in years.

I'm really sorry to hear that. My cat (and first pet) died a swift but sad death last year, and it was extra sad because I watched him breath his last breath, and my daughter was old enough to understand it. It is sad to see them suffering, so if there is any happy thought to have, it's that the suffering didn't last too long. Condolences, dude. Be well.

The original Swedish "Let the Right One In." as far as vampire flicks go, this might be one of my faves. "Head On" "Tree of Life" I have found to be super polarizing, but it was unforgettable for the imagery and an approach reminiscent of "2001." "Moon" "Primer"

And then He turned the other one.

This is true.

I think I kind of sloppily articulated it, but in baseball they talk about wins above replacement level, and one is worth about $5MM on the market. I don't know if football does this - I imagine it would help form the basis of a strong analytics department. But I think you could safely judge Byrd to provide some good value above a replacement level player, and decent value exceeding an average player. As far as what I meant, I was saying that Byrd on the field could be worth an extra win or two for the team vs. a guy who hasn't played the position before. If they win an extra game or two, there's more ticket sales and there's higher potential for a playoff game. I feel like that could all be worth an extra million dollars at the end of the day -- for this season only, not per annum.

Just like they laid down with regard to Levitre, amirite? Please see my earlier post. I am not arguing that they should lay down when just any player wants to be highest paid. News flash: they all want to be highest paid. It's this contract, at this time, relative to who's out there under contract and who would potentially be available to the Bills. If you can't get that that's what I'm saying, I can't help you. He ain't getting a Revis deal - in draft picks coming back or on a contract. CBs are more valued than safeties. Ronnie Lott in his prime would not have netted more than a single first rounder in trade.

I know how you feel about drafting DBs but I thought despite some struggles in a few games, he did amazing for being left out on an island the vast majority of the time in a very poor defensive system. It's in our best interest to see him do well; let's hope for continued improvement. Everyone around him says he is ready to take it to the next level. As it stands he has had a lot of success when you really look at his targets and the matchups. I have a good link I can share (it ran on this board last week) if you're interested.

Yeah, I pretty much agree with you - I wasn't aware Spiller was under contract for that long, but I think regardless, you have to look at each contract scenario relative to what's available and what might come available in the short term. And this means Spiller is not a problem to worry about unless he is putting up insane production for a playoff team, IMO (a la Peterson). Obviously, long-term considerations need to be made, and you have to see if you think talent on your roster can step up, but I think it's hard to argue the following: 1) Byrd is the best FS the Bills have. 2) A FS of his caliber is highly unlikely to come available on the market this year or next. 3) A FS of his caliber likely does not exist on this team, and if one does, there will be a learning curve. Whether that is mitigated by the fact that there is a new system for everyone to learn, I don't know. 4) Byrd is among the best playmakers with ball skills on this defense. That will be tough to replace. 5) Whether he is elite or not, he has gotten attention and respect from the rest of the league, which is saying something considering these are the Bills we're talking about. 6) He is a high-character player and we can count on there not being constant contract distractions once a deal is consummated. 7) It would be better to have Byrd in camp rather than not. In terms of wins for this year, that might even be worth an extra million dollars. I know that few think the playoffs are within reach, but should they have any chance, those chances are better with Byrd. And with playoff appearances comes more money for everybody. 8) As a player who is now one of the respected veterans on the team, his leadership comes at a premium and will help with a new staff.

Then I would franchise him, which nets him 8,219,000 in this year's dollars, maybe more next season, and see that he can do it again. Injury risks are too high to be getting into mega-years contracts. AP is making way too much frickin' money, even for the best RB in the league. He is far and away the best, but I don't think he's going to see the end of that contract. Minny having given him mad money does not mean that another team will pony up north of $10MM for Spiller.

Bingo.