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Personally, I barely watch 3-4 baseball games a year, then they're usually only in the playoff/WS, Yet, when the Yankees signed Giambi, he had just come off three outstanding offensive years with the A's and his first year with the Yankees was a 41 hr, 122 RBI, and a ".314" season (just researched it). Beltran may be a better defensive player, granted, but his offensive production doesn't even come anywhere near what Giambi's was. Giambi may have turned out to be a "chemical" star, but Beltran was just flat out overpaid, more so than even Giambi. In fact, these salaries are why I no longer follow the game and haven't for years. Baseball has no system in place (NFL) to level the playing field. I much preferred the days of when teams were built thru the quality of their farm systems and a few key trades. FA killed the game for this former die hard baseball fan. That and "chemicals", greedy owners, greedy players, and a system that ensures disparity amongst the teams.

Not me, but I would like to add that while Bledsoe was still a big disappointment, he isn't the one who allowed three 4th down conversions to lose us the Jags game, Sure, we should have scored more than 10 points, but we all remember that finish all too well. It also wasn't directly Bledsoe's fault that we lost the first game to the Jets either. Sure he played like crap for 3 plus quarters, and then helped put together two scores for us to take the lead, only to watch the Jets make a ball control drive for the winning field goal at the end. Our "D" needed just two more stops and the record would have been 11-5 at the end with a Playoff berth in hand going into the Pitt game. Or how about TH's inability to quit tripping himself up? I remember the Raiders game, and also a key run against the Pats (just before the big fumble) where a hole was there only for TH to go turf first..... The "team" came thru for 9 wins, but there were also "team" losses as well. Bledsoe wasn't the only reason. Yet, with the exception possibly being the Miami game, it sure would have been nice to see Bledsoe help pick up the slack a bit more often and make a few more plays himself. Bottom line, it was the "team" that lost their chance for the playoffs....

I heard, read, that with the projected increase in the CAP, we're going to be around 8 to 9 mil under, but that escalator clauses in some current contracts could reduce this number.

Jeez, Kitna isn't an answer, not at all. There's a darn good reason he ended up in Cinci. That's where he belongs. Sounds a lot like the let's get Jeff Blake stuff that went on here before we traded for Bledsoe. Develop Losman, but pass on him unless he's brought in as a backup.

OLD? I guess my memories of John Rauch trying to use Simpson as a receiver and a decoy make me three days older than dirt.....Ouch! !

Thanks AD, if I see the name Gramatica brought up once more as a replacement for Lindell, I think I'll lose my lunch. In fact, the Gramatica brothers may head the list of kickers who would make us wish for the good old days of "Lindell". Some people.

1.) JP fell way behind this year due to his injury 2.) MM made a statement to JP when he was inserted into the Pats game (was JP unprepared? Admittedly.) I don't believe JP was ready to go this year, mentally or physically. Now with that said, I pray that he's given a crash course in QB 101 and spends his entire off season working with Wyche and staff to be 100% ready this year when camp opens. Will JP make this commitment?

Its very obvious that the PI on Reed began the unraveling, changed the momentum the Bills had going. Drew put an exclamation point on it when he fumbled it away for a Pit score, (I had a flash back to the first Pats game on that one). Lindell, Bledsoe, and our run defense.......all failed the Bills as did the WR's, and even Clements himself after going away from the running game that gave us the early 7-3 lead. Crap, we were beat by primarily backups. Ouch, that hurts.

Truth is, anyone but the Patsies or the Jesties.

Sam Adams actually can be an effective pass rushing DT. Two things have held him back. Early this season he was a run first, control the gap tackle, After his outburst, he was allowed more pass rushing opportunities and more downs, thus some sacks. Second, which is up to him, would be to shed a few pounds. One thing Sam showed this year was that he still can explode coming off the ball even quicker than DT's who weigh considerably less. Would love to see him at a "real" 325-330. Pat Williams seemed to come up bigger today than he has most of the year, but unless he agrees to a very team and cap friendly deal, we may have seen his last game as a Bill. Edwards may be ready to take the job back he once held. After that, Anderson is unknown and due to lack of PT this year, he may not be an answer. Bannan is a journeyman at best, who maybe should work on becoming a guard anyway. Oh well, our off-season has just begun. It will be interesting to how it shakes out.

While I'm not sure letting Moulds go is a very prudent thing to do, I do have to agree that a restructured deal is highly desireable in order to avoid that. I believe what we saw this year with Moulds-Evans was the initial baton passing. Moulds for the most became our possession WR this year. The big plays came from Evans. Even when Peerless had his big year in 2002, Moulds was still the man who also made more than his fair share of big plays, but they were far and way too few in between this year, especially for a WR due to have a cap number of 8.5 and I would bet big money that TD has already taken this into account for 2005. Next, what is the cap hit if we release Drew (before and after June 1)?

If you recall, Ralph campaigned heavily to keep us in the same div as Miami, New England, NY Jets, to maintain the traditional rivalries we've had going back to our old AFL days. I don't see this happening, at least not till Ralph has left us.

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The crap play to hand Pitt 7 by Drew and then a nine minute 4th quarter ball controll drive by Pitt were the final nails after being set up by an 86 yard drive in which we got nothing.......That killed the mo completely, to which we didn't recover. Those were the game deciding keys.

Heck, that's probably a given. Reed has done nothing this year but to play his way off the team. The past two years, I'm sick about how he catches everything in camp and practice, yet come game time....

Where do you get the worst onside kicker in history from? Beer? I've had plenty and that's not what comes to mind for me. What I think of are those punts throughout the year rather than even to try a long 48 plus yarder with Lindell. That says the HC is of little faith. I think Lindell looks for new employment next year, maybe along side Drew.

This team learned this year what it takes to win. Whether Drew leads the Bills next year or not is highly debatable, but one thing is in the books. Despite a horrible 1-5 start, we and our Bills were in it until the final play of the regular season.

Pitt being the possible extremely rare exception, a young QB rarely takes his team to the promised land. JP will have his struggles next year if so annoited as the starter, yet while liking drew tremendously as a person, change may very well be in the air.

Well said

Mike, Drew managed to play decently down the strecth and until today, I may have disagreed with you but..... What really hurts right now is that the Rams did their part, and we did not.

Let me phrase my reply properly......BLOW ME

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Bills Daily has him listed as questionable, but not likely to play. The injury has been changed from hammy to sternum....nothing more specific.

MANATEEFAN!!!!!!!!! How are you and your hubby doing? I like the sweet toys you two recently treated yourselves to. That 05 'Stang would look real good in my driveway. Bout time you quit lurking and posted. Love ya.... P.S. My profile had my B-Day as the first so NJSue only went by what she saw. NJSue - thanks, my B-day is the 18th and I corrected my profile.