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Let me re-phrase that - I have a problem with the Bills acquiring him. Clear ?

And you think that four mailings will change their behavior ?

Kelly ? He was young with lots of potential. McNabb is towards the end of his career, has proven he can underperform. I am on record as saying I would not mind him coming here for a 4th or lower as a stop-gap measure. But that was before I read this. In addition to his underwhelming credentials, his desire to play for a playoff ready team tells me he isn't entirely sure he can lift a team above the level of its talent. I am not sure he will play with heart if he comes here as a last option.

"However, one source with knowledge of McNabb’s interests said the 11-year veteran would favor a trade to a team with a contending roster, such as the Arizona Cardinals – a franchise that isn’t currently in the mix for his services." Still want him ? I have other reasons to be against his coming to Buffalo but if the above is true, then I sure as hell don't want him here except to receive an a$$ kicking whenever his new team plays in Buffalo.

Interesting that you mention it because these reminders and notices raise the question of total cost of these mailings. To date, I received: a notice that the census form was coming, the form itself and a postcard reminder. In addition, my local government sent two notices asking me to make sure I fill out the census form. So five mailings in all.

The supervillain will always capture the superspy and give him a rundown of his plans and a chance to escape. The suddenly dumb villain could instead have just shot the poor sap right away.

Phew - if they had three 6th's they would have been able to draft a few more Tom Bradys. Imagine that

I can't tell if that is a statement of your observational skills or the quality of the other boards.

Thanx. Hope we land this beef for the line.

NO matter how good Spiller is, I do not want the Bills to spend a Rd 1-3 pick on him or any other RB. We have spent two first rounders over the past few years on RB and this is the year we should not repeat that. Jackson is very good and even if we trade Lynch, can get another RB to fill in the role of a second RB. Upgrading our OL will have a far greater positive impact on our run game than drafting a RB high.

While this is a good idea, I prefer to keep him low-key and undercover as much as possible. I worry that making him more visible might raise questions within OBD and cause us to lose that source. IMHO ofcourse.

And neither have you. But what he has done, more than you is that he has played the game at an elite level for a long time. He is one of the best WR to have ever played this game, so he knows the game a whole lot better than most on this board. Where has he admitted he hasn't watched many games ? I, for one, am not a Trent fan, but cannot claim to know more about QB play than Andre no matter how many games I watch. It is one thing to see what we can on TV but quite another to profess the entire blame falls on Trent's shoulders.

Or could be a decoy.

Assuming Tebow can succeed only as a 'system' QB, it pegs Tebow's success to the presence of Gailey doesn't it ? If Gailey is gone in a few years, we will be left with a QB we invested a lot in with little to show for it. If we are going to invest a high pick in a QB, it should be for one who can succeed in multiple systems.

Asian Indian. Not that it has anything to do with the World Cup.

I am a fan of Schobel's on-field production. It will be nice if the staff and he come to some agreement as it will avoid creating yet another hole.

Yea, you should be sorry that you were traveling when the entire board is clamoring for information.

Will Alex Brown now be shopped around by the Bears ? I think (not sure) a $5 MM payment is coming due and with the money given to Peppers, they may want to stay with Ogunleye and Peppers

Close I think. Their personnel seem to be a mess. There are way too many needs (OL, WR, RB, DE) and dont have the first two picks this year. They are not deep in any position to make a meaningful trade. If they sink insane money for a Peppers, they will be woefully short of money to shore up the other aspects of the team. Their pursuit of Peppers and the cost that is likely to bear will really hurt them. One side note is that if they indeed get Peppers, Mike Brown may become expendable (read: trade bait)

Thats not saying much. But I agree that if Coles can swallow his pride and is prepared to be a #3 with the Bills, it may be alright. I think we still need a solid #2 WR.

Not simple at all. If we get one in FA who is towards the end of his career, we may still draft one. Too many variables here.

Resurrecting this thread to share an article I just saw and a blog entry: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...ference-update/ http://i-r-squared.blogspot.com/ Both pretty much think this Bloom box is lot of hype with little substance.

Again, subjective opinion. I did not have the benefit of having the Sunday ticket during that time period hence did not get a chance to watch his career as closely as I have Evans'. Having said that, it is fair to say that both players did fairly well on crappy teams (as C. B says). Moulds took a bit longer to 'bloom' than Evans. If Evans gets a good QB throwing to him who is turn has good protection, I think Evans will consistently put up probowl numbers. As for the cost, a team cannot perfectly optimize its salary allocation. With TO and Reed gone, we really need Evans. If that is one critical position secured, so much the better.

I was curious so I had to look at the actual stats. See these links to Moulds and Evans first six years in the league: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MoulEr00.htm http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/EvanLe00.htm Here is what I come up with (Moulds 1996-2001 and Evans 2004-2009): Moulds Evans Games 94 96 Rec 342 340 Yards 5,165 5,356 Y/R 14.6 15.7 Y/G 55.3 55.8 TDs 28 39 I would say the yards and Y/G are almost exactly identical but Evans has far more TDs. So say what you want about subjective stuff (straight line versus tough catches etc) but the stats show they are largely similar save for the TDs category. I personally like Evans (as I liked Moulds after year 3) and really think the bashing he takes is unfounded. Guy is sure handed, pretty classy and consistent performer. Guys who are asking for his head are just barking up the wrong tree. These stupid threads sound like someone just going through our roster sorted by salary and proceeding to bash each player one by one. Poz, Schobel, McGee, Whitner and now Evans.....