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Ertz gone. Still no Geno

Traded Byrd to the Pats* for all their picks in this draft

There really isn't much of a 'jerkfest' re: EJ on this board. If anything, the general sentiment is one of cautious optimism and trust that the offensive mind of Marrone saw something in him. I am happy that we could trade down and then pick him when the entire draft class of QBs was available. I don't watch college football so have no opinion on his possible career. But I am happy that we spent an inordinate amount of time scouting the prospects and took the best among them. This should have happened two seasons ago or at worst the past draft but we are where we are now. John, I have no time not interest in looking back at your post history. But you do post infrequently and hence I kind of remember your posts. Some friendly advice - the problem is not whether you are right or wrong. It is obvious you watch sports intelligently and ave opinions. The problem is in the way you state and defend your position and in how you interact with the other posters. Perhaps there would be a better debate with a better tone. Just my opinion - take it or leave it. I am just hopeful of EJ eventually working out for the Bills cos I am sick and tired of seeing this never ending circus of QBs paraded through OBD.

My pure speculation is that there was one team picking between #16 and #41 that wanted EJ. The Steelers have been sniffing around the QB corps for a few weeks now. Could it have been them ? I am not upset at all that we did not trade down further. After all our 2 Rd 2 picks are pretty high.

Snippets I also posted in another thread: "EJ has to earn the trust of the players, our responsiliblity to get him ready" "he will compete with Kolb and Tarvaris Jackson" On why not Nassib (did not answer directly) "we made the best decision for the Buffalo Bills" Who makes decision "scouts write hundreds of reports, Nix/Whaley/me etc sit and discuss. So decision comes naturally" who will you take the 2nd round "If we told you that, all those talk shows will be out of a job and I am all about making jobs" Do you have a better handle on this draft class coming right out of college now "you have seen them, seen how they grown, but difficult to say what they will become. watch fil, meet the kid, everyone has same decision"

Moments before our trade, I was looking at the BPAs and concluded that none was at a position of need for us. I was hoping we wouldn't go DT or OG with that high a pick. Lo and behold the trade was announced. Very non-Nixy if I may say.

Snippets from Marrone on Mike & Mike in the morning: ------------------------------------------------------ "EJ has to earn the trust of the players, our responsiliblity to get him ready" "he will compete with Kolb and Tarvaris Jackson" On why not Nassib (did not answer directly) "we made the best decision for the Buffalo Bills" Who makes decision "scouts write hundreds of reports, Nix/Whaley/me etc sit and discuss. So decision comes naturally" who will you take the 2nd round "If we told you that, all those talk shows will be out of a job and I am all about making jobs" Do you handle on this draft class comiong right out of college now "you have seen them, seen how they grown, but difficult to say what they will become. watch fil, meet the kid, everyone has same decision"

Its times like this when I realize the value of TBD and how dependent I am on it. Not being able to share my opinion and hear others' is something I am just not used to after all these years of being here. So stop making excuses and next time, earn your paycheck.:-P.

CJ, TJ and now.... EJ

I would now stay at 16. If anything move back up into the bottom of the first.

My guess is EJ. Buddy gets his BenR - similar build at similar pick position. Also the thought of CJ, TJ and EJ on the field at the same time is too juicy :-)

Austin is tiny. Btw, Buddy wasn't a trader. Does this mean someone else is influencing the draft more than Buddy?

What did we get? NFLN seems to be slow on my feed. You guys told me about the trade a good 2 mins before it showed up for me

Wow. The BPAs are mostly not in our areas of need. Edit- Trade makes soo much sense

Is it me or do these selected DEs look too light? As OLBs I can understand weight around 250 but Jordan and Mingo look too slim.

Is it a ummm.... she-dog?

Yes on both counts. I do actually record both channels for Rd 1-3. Its the best reality show on TV. Drama, suspense, emotion, elation (well not me lately) And yes, my wife did actually ask those questions You are welcome. It is fun replaying the comments .

"you are recording this. Why do you have to watch it right now ?" "Why are you recording the same program on two channels - ESPN and NFLN "

Extensively discussed already.... in a thread started by you. http://forums.twobil.../page__hl__byrd

Just as a point of reference, James Harrison's contract is worth a max of $4.45 MM over two years http://www.steelersdepot.com/2013/04/james-harrison-new-contract-with-bengals-totals-out-at-4-45-million-max/ I think this is a very reasonable contract. Compared to Dansby, Harrison is 3 years older but has similar 'name value'. If we sign Dansby, I expect it will be higher than Harrison's contract probably in the 3 MM per year range total.

I am having the same problem with Adobe plugins in Firefox. My wife complained about it a couple of days back and I manually updated the plug-in to no effect. However, if I click on "Activate the Adobe plugin" message, the video plays fine. A pain if you ask me ! Something in the latest Firefox version has messed things up.

While it may not feel like a multi-billion dollar business, that is exactly what it is (dated information but still valid): "Knoxville's Pilot Flying J now has 496 outlets -- combination gas stations and retail stores -- that produced about $30 billion in sales in 2011" http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/22/smallbusiness/flying-pilot-j-haslam.fortune/index.html I don't have a link but a few years back, the refining and petrochemical giant from India, Reliance Industries, had visited with Flying J to learn how they run the truck stop business. They took a non-glamorous business and through a combination of innovation and services, made a massive business out of serving truck drivers. On a personal note, several years back, I did a small project for the Flying J refinery in Salt Lake City and the employees were some of the nicest bunch I have encountered. None of this commenting on their potential trouble with the law, but they are not a trivial outfit and indeed have some things to be admired for.

Belated birthday wishes, Chef. Hope you didn't run into any bicyclists yesterday. Dang, beat me to a bicyclist joke

Well stated. My first reaction on seeing his stats was tjat he is a depth signing that may affect our later rounds but not 1-3.

Your skill could be valuable. Who do you think is not worth a first round pick this year?