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Should I complain that this is yet another non-Bills related topic on a Bills message board ?

Agree with all till #3. Most likely his contract will be extended by the Bills. I will add that even if the Bills don't, he will play at most one year under this contract after which he will be free to choose another team for a higher pay day. Worst case, the Bills trade him to another team that re-ups him starting in the 2012 season. Either way, FJax will not be 'screwed'. I, for one, hope he gets a new 3 year deal with the Bills.

BB should make an example of him and trade him to the Bills for a fifth. That will teach him ! Never again will he party after a superbowl.

As a pure QB, Peyton is better. Indy rode his QB skills to much success with a weaker supporting cast than Eli has. That is the reason why PM has only one ring and why Bill Polian was kicked out. That is also why it is called a team sport. Eli is also an elite QB and may be judged as an all-time great by the time his career is over, but IMHO the answer to your question is PM>EM

I disagree. If they were the subject of adulation when the Pats* were winning, then they will be the target when the tide turns. Such the price of fame. Being a celebrity is as much dedication to their craft as it is image management. An athlete can choose to concentrate on their game and not be a celebrity but once that line has been crossed - as in the case of the magazine spreads that Tommy boy did or the numerous ads that Peyton Manning did, then they are fair game. They will see the good and bad side of being in the public spotlight. Hence, while it is nice and noble to defend her husband, I am not sure TB particularly appreciates it in retrospect considering what it does to his (and their) standing in the public's eye. Coming hard on the heels of a tough loss, this incident can really hurt TB.

Well said. I fail to see the humor that others in this thread are finding in this incident. As a father, I am in constant fear that my children may make bad choices despite my parenting. Also, Mularkey was classy and never did anything to earn the spite of Bills fans (besides not being a good HC). As you said, hope the kid takes this as a lesson and pulls it together

Perhaps bringing PM indicates a new focus on the TE position. yes, gailey had a TE coach before but bringing a guy with old ties to the organization and one who worked with a good offense before (Indy) may indicate that Gailey sees the advantage of having a TE exploit the middle and soft parts of opposing Defenses. I see them drafting/acquiring speedy WRs to man the post routes and deep areas of the field while allowing the TEs to roam the middle. Attack from the back with FJax/Spiller, the deep and sideline with SJohnson+FA/draft, middle with Spiller/Chandler (?)/another TE. Now if only Fitz could consistently complete those sideline and deep routes, we would be golden.

Aren't you violating ESPN Insider's TOS by posting the entire blog/article here ?

So she writes this email which gets covered by media and posted here on TBD. She now has more effect than she could achieve with a chain email. Very smart.

I hear there is some un-used Michael Jackson whitening cream which we can all contribute and donate to Stevie and FredJ

Not quite very far fetched. There is no such thing as a 'reach' to get a guy you really want. Ask Billy Cundiff if a good snap could not have helped him make the FG in last weekends game. That is the difference between waltzing at the big dance and sitting in your dark basement eating stale pizza with your friends. See my comments above. I still hope Trent Richardson falls to us, else LS is good enough for me

You are probably thinking of the second non-interception. I thought on the second one that Brady knew about the flag and realized it was a free play. I am with the OP on the first one - the flag appeared to come out after the interception.

There is still an important ex-Bill still left standing - Fewell and he has the best chance to ground the Brady mystique into LucasOil's artificial dust.

Therein lies the rub. He probably saw the Jets commitment to Sanchez and thought it is too risky a situation to coach such an underperformer. He probably thinks Fitz is more 'coachable' and Sanchez is just dumber than a box of rocks.

Aikman said something to the effect that "The Lambeau leap is grand fathered in". Whatever that means ! To your point about Tynes, he did give props to his team mates "Eli, offense, defense played great. ...." What else do you want him to say ? Also, in clutch situations, even short to medium field goals are not automatic. There is much more going on than the activities on the field. The mind can be the kicker worst enemy but Tynes delivered the GW FG. Props to the entire Giants team including Tynes.

Feel bad for him ? For what ? He was always a good team mate. But to have the ball hit him in the hands for a potential chance to get to the Superbowl and him not fight for it or make an extra effort to secure it ? KNowing the defender was so close to him ? He is no rookie, he has several years in the league. Both these weekend's games came down to plays at critical moments (as the playoff games should be) and mistakes decisively swing the result one way or another. As a long term defender of Evans, I was very disappointed in his lack of total effort in such a huge moment. I just don't feel bad for him, it was his lack of effort that put the Pats* yet again in the Superbowl.

If Luck turns out to be all he is made out to be, then whoever becomes the the HC will have the cushiest job in the NFL for the next 10 years.

There is no excuse for wishing ill on any player. I think the obsession with ex-Bills stems from the fact that we have a driving need to know how good our FO is with judging talent. easy example - I did not like the decision to not spend more to retain Whitner. But seeing his two mistakes leading to two Saints TDs made me believe that the FO (and Bill in NYC) knows more than me regarding safety talent.

Couple of factors: - Rusty Rodgers as many have stated already which disrupted the timing just enough against a very prepared Giants team - Coaching: it is the coaches job to have the team ready regardless of the circumstances. Also, sitting Rodgers for the last game was not a good idea and it is again the coach's decision - Aggressive (and did I say ready)Giants team and a very very accurate Eli Manning. He is looking better as seasons go on and despite big bro owning most records, baby bro may end up with more rings in their careers

Polamalu's are literally always standing on end. Matthews' on the other hand, are better managed. Despite his wearing pink gloves, he refused a Pantene endorsement because the name sounded too similar to a female undergarment.

Not that I am a Tebow fan, but it will be a great weekend if indeed the Tebow-led Broncos beat the holier-than-thou Brady-led Pats*

Troup may well turn out to be an awful pick but probably not for football reasons.

Nix has said he would like FJax and SJohnson back but he made no such solid statement about Parrish. Nix seems to be a straight shooter. When he sayd "it is up to him" he can be surmised to mean that the team has made their final offer and it is up to the player to show willingness to accept or negotiate a reasonably close offer. (See: Whitner, Poz) We may differ in our opinion about should he be back but signs about him really brought back are looking slim.

And thats the rub - flashes of brilliance do not do the team much good if he is not on the field much. We cannot invest yet another year in the hope that he will last the season. If we keep him, we do not add a player of similar skills and set ourselves back a year at that position

I think SJohnson may stay as he was on the field a lot this past season and the coaches seem to like him. The opposite is true of ADavis - he seemed to be in the doghouse and may not return. Scott should be kept as he has experience at that position. Bell may be given another year to see if he can stay healthy I forgot about Chandler and agree he needs to be here for his production Easley - no comments as I dont' know much about medicine