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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?

Ooooh that will create quite the stir in Chicago. Though doubts about Cutler have occasionally surfaced in the chicago tribune, I haven't seen much mention of them looking at a QB. If a offensive minded HC selects a QB in the 1st round of a QB-weak class, it will be quite telling.

New coach, no Urlacher, no Roach. I think Chicago will be a D looking for an identity. IMHO, they will go D heavy in the draft.

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The question is maturity. Lack of it will hurt the Bills in games. Penalties, maybe lack of concentration. Why do we need this distraction? As others have said, prove your Pats* hatred on the field. There was no reason or joke about wishing a foreign power to bomb an opponents stadium. None whatsoever.

He is not in any legal trouble as Lynch used to get into. But he is a distraction of the sort that is not required. He was in check last season but this transgression makes me wonder if he will once again cause a stupid penalty or drop a catch that costs us a game. I am not confident any more that he is mature enough to handle all game situations. And as I said, lack of WRs should not be the sole reason we put up with his antics. As an example, my company touts safety above everything else. If an employee repeatedly flaunts safety rules, he will be fired no matter how indispensable his services are to our customers.