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I am with you. If he indeed doesn't ever become the starter here in Buffalo, he will be a capable backup especially with his work ethic and pleasant persona. IMHO, at worst he will have a Todd Collins type career

Feelings are mutual Well thanx for telling me that now and making me look like an a$$.

Are you serious ? Please point out said 'EJ Defenders' and what makes their support 'out of control' . And that makes eball 'out of control' how ?

With the given arm strengths, I am less confident of Cassel making that throw than the other two. If I was an opposing D, I would gamble against that deep pass if Cassel were at QB. I am sure Roman doesn't want to shut off any option and the coaches will go with the QB who can consistently move the chains. If Cassel is another captain checkdown, then IMHO the job is TT's.

Considering how much we love our backup QBs, EJ's best chance may be to lose the QB battle in camp.

Sooo when is the game going to start?

Define obscene amount of wine

In Madison, helping my daughter move out of her apartment

I am no authority to say if 1 or 5 players is the cutoff. In general, I am lamenting this sudden change in strategy by the FO/coaching staff. As an example, if we just got Incognito, I would say there is enough leadership and strong positive personalities to prevent any locker room bullying by him. But as the numbers keep increasing, I don't know if said leadership is adequate to keep the locker room intact.

Can you please get with the program and discuss the QB situation ? This news about other players is just plain boring and distracting.

My favorite poster, Leroi said the same several pages back and I rolled my eyes. But I have a higher opinion of you and hope you are joking. On the other hand, if it is true, it is pretty sad on Ryan's part

I know I am late to this discussion and perhaps a couple of these thoughts are already expressed but I have three comments: - I have a tough time condoning violence in any situation except self defense. It is likely Geno acted like a punk, it is likely he baited IK but still I don't feel the violence is justified. I just cannot get on board with the 'he deserved it' line of argument. Unless Geno directly provoked him by taking the first jab or in other ways indicating impending violent action, I think IK was wrong - So far Ryan has been good with the media and with the players but there is a point where there can be one too many trouble makers in the locker room.Sure I want to 'build a bully' but to me it indicates players who are driven, play hard, play to the whistle etc. It does not mean we taking on players with known red flags such as Incognito, Harvin and now IK. Each of them can perhaps be rationalized but I am afraid that at some point in the future the locker room drama may affect the on-field performance negatively - If it is intended as the proverbial FU to the Jets, that is just not classy. We don't need that kind of animosity. Prove your superiority on the field I am just not on board with this decision to claim IK

Sweeting would be an easy choice

Perhaps IK liked Ryan and this was the plan all along. Kills two birds with one stone.

Maybe we should trade Meh Cassel to them for decent compensation. I realize we lose the vet presence but this may be one time where we may be able to fleece the Pats* as Cassell should know their 'system'. He isnt really shining in TC for us anyway.

Would have to be quite the pitch to get him out of retirement. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000477807/article/jake-locker-announces-retirement-from-nfl

Look at the date stamp on Agent 91's post You are assuming EJ is a winner

There is no practice today.

You could ask Belichick for videos of the closed practices.

Considering that every draftee by definition requires at least one pick, the Bills used two extra picks. Does that sound better ?

Thanx, Chef. Will try and let you know what I think.

Which would be a good Umphrey's McGee album to start off with ? For the record I am a classic rock fan (Floyd, Tull, Allman Bros) leaning towards prog rock (old Genesis, Yes, King Crimson).

A please and a thank you. By Chef Jim. In one thread !!

He may have taken a back seat to CyrusK which means only good things for the team. Also, CK was drafted higher for a reason. Perhaps he is getting his act together finally. Having said that, I am not totally convinced Henderson is out of favor with Ryan. From missing some OTAs sessions to being discussed as trade bait in this thread (not by you) is some stretch. Methinks the offseason is way too long for some

Why do you say that ? What did I miss ? Are there some reports that say he is being sidelined ? I thought that up to this point, all linemen were getting reps to see who fits where. Also heard that CyrusK may be doing well. But where are the negative reports re: Henderson ? I think in his rookie year, CyrusK's issues were more mental than physical.