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As I had pointed out somewhere, Leroi sounds more lucky than knowledgeable about the inside news. There were only 1-2 things he actually got right or was consistent about

In today's Chicago Tribune, an article wants the Bears to pass on Mariota if he falls to the Bears at #7. If that were to happen, IMHO, the Bears should jump at that chance and keep both Cutler and Mariota for 2015. If Cutler continues to underwhelm, let the Mariota era begin.

"Chennai, India — India’s equivalent to Buffalo’s chicken wings." I have no friggin' idea what that means as the vast majority of the Chennai population is vegetarian and that is reflected in the local cuisine. That being said, I had some of the best (Indian style) meat and fish barbeque in that town. I concur. I visit the NO area quite often and that region has the best cuisine in the US, bar none. Unless I am totally mistaken, there is no Chennai version of chicken wings, Buffalo style or otherwise.

He played for the Bills ?

Dude, I normally respect your opinion but am convinced you posted this when drunk or incoherent in some other way. Sanchez? People are taking the 'little talked about direction' to places where the sun dont shine

And get Pappa the Hutt ?

IMHO, his arm and body cant last an entire NFL regular season

We don't need a collection of QBs who have had a tough time nailing down a starting spot. We need either an established starter (trade) or at worst, a prospect QB.

My WAG is a Mario for Brees swap.

Hey, Nix is no longer with the Bills and Bill Polian didnt come here.

But, why would he accept the Jags job before the Rams made up their minds ? Which is what I find quite peculiar.

Not quite accurate.

Sorry traveling and unable to keep up with the board. But, I have no opinion on that. After the player subsitution issue against the Ravens, I get the feeling that the Pats* dig deep into the rule book to see what plays could be on the fringe of the rules and yet could give them an advantage. Frankly, I am surprised more teams havent tried to use this philosophy.

Sorry guys late to the party on this topic. But here is how I feel about this situation: I think it was an attempt to stretch the rules in order to gain a slight advantage. The game itself turned into a blowout so the ‘edge’ was not required. But as a coach, BB had to plan for the eventuality that it would be a close game The only goal was to win that game any which way and get to the superbowl. If they win, the ‘haters’ can put all sorts of asterisks on their win btu history will still note them as superbowl winners. I thnik BB knew that the price would be a fine or at worst a draft pick. Both are acceptable prices to pay for the chance to play in and win the big game IMHO, it was a calculated gamble to gain a slight advantage with a small downside.

Hmm. Leroi 'reported' that Marrone was offered the OC job in Jax. Is that not true ? http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/175422-this-is-too-funny-marrone-trys-for-jax-oc/page-11?do=findComment&comment=3429088

In addition, there are other benefits to a strong run game. The team can be more versatile and do better in poor weather. Secondly, if we acquire one of the aging QBs such as Manning or Brady, it will be better to not over-work their arm and shoulder throughout the season. Use only as required and save the arm strength if required for the playoffs. Else a dominant opposing defense can simply take away the run game knowing that the arm is too fatigued to win the game through the air.

As I said after Marrone left - the NFL is a small club. You do not get ahead by acting as an uncaring and ungrateful idiot. May not be. The agent may not have foreseen the way Marrone would depart. That caused a backlash and stuff came out which, IMHO, would not have if he had departed cordially. My guess is that the agent is the one feeling angry.

I am glad your name is not Leroi or Nevergiveup

A dominant OL and ground and pound may be the Ryan-Roman strategy anyway. I think Ryan was onboard when the Jets invested high draft picks on the OL. I can see their strategy to include letting Spiller go and signing Murray along with a one or two pulling guards. His fumbles concern me though ...

While we are over-analyzing his words, "A few things have to go right for the puzzle to come together." Could mean if a particular team loses this weekend, that QB will become available for trade. Only one out of the 4 that could even remotely be available is Brady. Ergo - we will trade for Brady.

Especially if Ryan gets Revis to be a Bill

As he said, poor Doug Marrone

If splash is to be made, might as well make it in an area that makes the most impact. I love Mario totally and would only trade him if a high impact player such as Brees is available. I know Kirby Jackson does not think Brees will be let go. But I am just playing out a scenario in my mind which would make the most sense in a 'have to make tough decisions' frame of mind. (1) Delta cost per year would be fairly low (2) I would trust Ryan to get the most out of an altenative DE (3) We have to re-sign Hughes Besides the contractual aspect, the only football aspect that worries me is that Brees depended a lot on Graham and Roman is not a big TE focused guy.

Just for kicks and in the spirit of this thread - would you trade Mario for Brees ? I suppose the cap situation will not be hugely different.