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I don't think anyone is calling him a bust but it is fair to compare him with his fellow rookie 7th rounder who is coming on much better. It is totally fine to let CK have adequate development time, but if SentrealH shows he is NFL ready, give the man a chance over the 2nd rounder. (Note I know they play different positions, but some players are movable and where CyrusK gets slotted makes a difference as to how the other G and T positions are filled)

EJ needs the first team reps for sure. But, I wonder if, in the next preseason game, Marrone can give EJ 2-3 series with the ones and then let Tuel get the same. I realize this will give too much exposure to the ones on O, but I really want to see what Tuel can do with the same supporting cast. Is there any reason why this cannot happen?

Sure did see and like what I saw. Not only the big hit, but also saw a couple of other plays where he displayed range and good tackling. Other random observations: - Front 4 were very good led by KyleW. Branch was invisible - LBs did a decent job. Saw Preston Brown unable to disengage from his blocker and miss on a tackle - SentrealH was very good on the blind side. Did not look like a rookie, much less a 7th round pick - Kouandjio struggled mightily in the beginning, came back to make a couple of decent blocks. Still looks to be a big work in progress - Saw Chris Williams miss on a block that allowed pressure on EJ - Woods was very good though not sure why he wasnt with the ones - EJ wasnt going through progressions despite the good OL performance. Dude needs to stop thinking and just play

Woohoo! Dean-o is back.

This is great. How many do we have so far and what is this limit the bar speaks of ?

"Wait till the real bullets start flying, then he will crumple like a pack of cheap cards"

Sure looks like it. I would have liked him to work out, but at this point he is out of chances.

No guarantees people won't look at you funny even with the name tag :-P

Check your PM. I may join you guys on Sunday. One suggestion - have name tags with real and TBD names on it.

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Last year, pre-draft, I was strongly in favor of getting Alex Smith and getting atleast an average, proven, low-risk QB in the short term. Then the pressure would have been off to draft a QB high and taken whoever the FO thought had the most upside in last year or this year's draft. I still think that would have been the best solution for the Bills.

None that live in a place inaccessible by DirecTV. Also looked at the list of universities and my daughter goes to one which is not on that list.

This is not really a great 'deal' per se. "Now you can stream live, out-of-market NFL games on your favorite device without a DIRECTV satellite TV subscription if you live in an apartment building where DIRECTV service is not available, attend one of these universities, or live in the following metro areas: New York City, Philadelphia, or San Francisco." As most of us are finding, we are ineligible to receive this package as we do not meet the criteria spelled out on the front page. It is DirecTV expanding its customer base by allowing more means to access the ticket. A vast majority of us will have to go the traditional route through satellite DirecTV.

Oh, so the 'it is okay because everyone else does it too' argument. My daughters have been trying that on me for years. First of all, there is no way to tell if every coach cheated in some way. Secondly, every perpetrator is judged against the evidence available against him. There is no tangential argument that can wish it away

I have heard that way too often. That is the difference between a classy team/coach and a barnyard bully.

I normally agree with your posts but this is not one of them. Of the sequence you quoted, - we arguably did not have Byrd playing at full strength last year so the loss is important but not much compared to what we got out of him last season - EJ: this is one point everyone agrees on. If he tanks, we are scr**ed - Dareus: Stupidity yes but not sure he will be suspended. Again, last season he was inconsistent so nothing says that he will be any worse. - Kiko: a huge loss for sure but compared to last season, we have more overall talent on the LB'ing side - Pettine: Again a loss but addition of Schwartz significantly reduces that. You may disagree with his schemes but he has been overall successful as a DC in the past, and hence is experienced and we don't know if it is the wide-9 he will use with the Bills All in all, it seems like Kiko's loss pushed you over the edge, but if you compare our overall talent level on D with what we had last year, we are still better off.

Good story. And welcome to the board.

I saw that link. It seems to me that EJ was rushed and the defender was close to getting in his face. EJ gets the ball out to an open SJ, who proceeds to make it look difficult and drops it. There is no rewriting history, at least on this one play. A #1 WR (which he was last year), needs to make that uncontested catch. There really is no way to give SJ the benefit of doubt on this one.

RIP

Speaking of Houstons, Lions cut Chris Houston http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/lions--chiefs-cut-cornerbacks-chris-houston-and-brandon-flowers-193940569.html

This is a reasonable viewpoint. Not only has he shown signs of immaturity off the field, but he has been late for meetings and occasionally does not appear to bring his A game with regularity. He has tons of talent and needs to live up to it consistently. I personally do NOT want him cut. If the team follows the Lynch philosophy and decides to cut bait now, Dareus will have very good trade value. IMHO, he gets another year to get his act together. But he must be on a short leash right now, especially if he does something to get suspended. FInally, those using words like 'tard', 'moron' etc regarding arguments against Dareus may want to tone it down a bit. You can choose to disagree with the notion of cutting him, but there is no place for such words in a discussion (even one that originated with a Sully article)

And this constant excuses for Spiller is what frustrates me. First it was Gailey's fault for saying he is winded and can't play in more downs. Now it is Hackett's for not utilizing him properly. IMHO, the trouble is (and I think thats what you have been saying in your posts) that Spiller's skill set is rather limited. He cannot be relied on to carry a game's worth of load. Much as people hate that term, he is a gadget player and suitable to play when many conditions, OL, OC line up perfectly. Much as he can make the highlight reel for a big gain, he leaves us wanting on most other downs. I would still like to have CJ on the team but with the understanding of his limited role in the offense. Unfortunately, some other team will pay him more than he is worth and he will be gone anyway.

Wow. I too did not know American football is played over in India. This is prety cool. My guess is that the investment may be quite modest thus the downside may not be too bad. From their website: http://www.efli.com/all-about-the-efli "Prominent investors include former Green Bay Packers linebacker Brandon Chillar, Super Bowl-winning head coach Mike Ditka, former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin and former NFL quarterbacks Ron Jaworski and Kurt Warner. Both Ditka and Irvin are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and Chillar is of Indian descent. Investors outside of the sports community include American actor and entertainment producer Mark Wahlberg." And BB - technically Bollywood is in Mumbai.

I was debating between Rodgers and Luck with the main difference being that Luck is younger. But from the games I have seen, there hasn't been enough to prove that he will be a consistent winner especially in the playoffs. At this point in time, I have to choose Rodgers. With that arm, accuracy, clutchy-ness and improvisational skills, he will take the talent that exists on the Bills very very deep into the playoffs.