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He was drafted in 2010 so this will be his fourth year. IMHO, this year's training camp will be his last chance with the Bills

The title is mis-leading. The article says that the Bills have contacted his agent for a restructure. There is no comment on what he is thinking. I woildnt mind having him as a backup.

Not really. If we acquire Alex Smith, it takes the presure off the front office to draft a QB in the 2013 draft- high pick or project. It allows them to draft BPA (hopefully at positions of need) We need to root for Kaepernick today

Not according to this article save for one season: http://www.panthers.com/news/article-1/Crossman-not-retained-as-special-teams-coach/eef1a01b-8e37-4d13-a400-5435add8a896 I don't know what to make of Crossman. His stints in Carolina and Detroit were less than stellar.

It is just January You must be new around here He may have but all these posts are keeping the fun going. The 'How many suckers can you get in one thread' game.

Stats would say that he is doing better in SF than in Buffalo but as others have pointed out, the 9ers front-7 brings a lot more pressure than the Bills' D did during his time here. I would venture to say that given the front-7 prowess of the 9ers, Whitner should have put up much better numbers. Stats aside, in the 9ers games I have watched this season, Whitner does make the occasional play but is largely invisible. Much as he was in Buffalo. An adequate player but not worthy of the lofty draft status or the big contract.

I can't tell if you are being utterly sarcastic or serious. I understand the dislike for Fitz, but Billy Joe should have taught us something about lazy, unprepared QBs How about this ? Let him translate said burning drive to drop his weight to playing levels. The onus is on him to first show why any NFL team should even waste the time of day to call him, let alone give him a workout.

I don't know what to think of this until I see the crazy meter reading.

At 308 lbs, do you want him to audition for DT with the Bills ? In any case, any hopes of a comeback have to start with the weight but need to include a lot more such as commitment to the game, hard work etc.

I have said before and will say it again - I don't trust Nix to make the right call. He has been roundly (and rightfully) criticized for blowing the QB situation in his tenure so far. He sounds desperate to fix his legacy and IMHO, is not going to be objective enough to make a decision for the first two rounds. I hope Brandon and Whaley use his input but ultimately take the decision out of his hands - whether it is for or against drafting a QB in the first round.

Umm... they were the second seed in the AFC and just played in the AFC Championship game. A tad less dominant perhaps but premature to call it 'crumbling'. Perhaps you were being sarcastic. But Pats* and the Lewis situation is quite unlike. Pats* were accused of cheating and Lewis of a lot worse. And if you were not sarcastic, huge scandals can indeed taint a person's reputation as in the case of Ben Johnson, Lance Armstrong etc.

I agree that the experiment itself was a failure. But I think Fitz's inherent problems were unfixable by an improvement in mechanics alone. Can't place full blame at Lee's feet.

(Ignoring Lewis' Atlanta incident), I prefer watching Lewis' drama than another two weeks of the media falling over themselves trying to prove who salivates more about the the Pats* and Brady.

Congrats to the 49ers. Very well played game. If the Pats* are to reqch the Superbowl, at least we will be assured of a good team against them. The Falcons, for all their record, just didnt inspire confidence.

Unbelievable. 9Ers getting blown off the LOS. All Jones so far. 9ers O better put together a long drive even if it results in a FG. Now

9Ers really playing soft on D

Sweet throw and better play by Jones. Dirty Birds strike first

Anyone watching today ;-)

Maybe I am repeating some information already posted but: - Sound originates from the 'device'. Typically, a DVD/Blu Ray/CD player, DirecTV box, Roku box etc. The TV itself can originate sound if you have hooked up an antenna and don't get feed from any cable/DTV boxes - I would highly recommend a discreet system and not a hybrid. You can create a combination for a wide range of budgets. Key always is to first decide on a budget. - I haven't played with soundbars much but don't have a favorable opinion of them. Get a true system to experience surround sound. Frankly, there is nothing like having 5 separate speakers + 1 sub woofer for true surround sound. Everything else is just make believe - Don't buy Bose - Depending on how much effort (time) you want to spend on your searches, this is an excellent source of information and discussion: http://www.avsforum.com/ Basics are explained here: http://www.avsforum.com/t/968859/avr-faq - Analog output can originate from a DVD/Blu Ray player where the separation of channels is done at source. Six separate wires go from this device to your receiver. The receiver does minimal to zero processing of sound Lot more to explain if you have specific questions. Good luck and do spend some extra time researching - it is very rewarding and will give you years of listening pleasure

Methinks its too late for that. Esp when playing against Brady.

Methinks its too late for that. Esp when playing against Brady.

Great weekend of football so far. Now if the Pats* lose, it will be a perfect playoff weekend

Clutch throws by Ryan. 8 more seconds left. I wish Smith had let the clock run down a bit more

I agree, its a TD. Huge choke job by the Falcons so far but will still get one more chance.

Smith is not a huge upgrade (he wouldnt be available if he was) but his recent record shows that he has improved: http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/154432-mike-freeman-of-cbs-almost-guaranteeing-alex-smith-landing-in-buffalo/page__st__200 The problem with putting all our eggs in the rookie basket is that this is a very risky strategy. For a beleagured franchise such as the Bills, we need success, quickly. Even a Sanchez-type pick could blow up in the face of this coaching staff and we cannot afford more years of futility. Smith is a safe upgrade over Fitz for sure. It will put a firm floor on the QB performance, a floor which is a few levels above what Fitz provides us. The ceiling will be defined by who we draft in this or next year's draft.