cantankerous

My sentiments exactly.

The 4th book in the series, "A Feast for Crows" does drag a bit...but it introduces a lot of interesting characters. The 4th season on HBO (the second half of "A Storm of Swords") is going to be epic...so much happens!

Now you can get caught up by reading the books. They're all great!

You must be the most mentally challenged person on this forum. The Bills' defense has sucked, so why would we want to keep our best defender? You sound like a damn fool.

If you decide how valuable a player is based solely on stats, you don't know what you're talking about. He had less passes defensed because QBs aren't throwing his way as often. He's the best tackler on the team, creates the most turnovers, is good against the run, etc...You're a fool if you think any player wants the franchise tag, especially at a young age like Byrd. The Bills are stupid for even letting it get this far...they should've signed him last year and avoided the franchise tag altogether.

That post shows how little you know about football.

What is an extremely strong indicator of a successful team? Turnovers. Byrd is by far the best on the team at creating them. He plays safety. How in your right mind can you say he plays a "lower impact position"? The defensive gameplan last year was atrocious every single week. I'm hoping they sign Byrd long term and build off of him.

So your opinion is based on what sportswriters think?

Spoken like someone who only looks at stats and doesn't actually watch the games. Anyone with half a brain and access to actually watch the games knows Byrd is better now than he was as a rookie, despite not having as many interceptions.

The books are 10x better. If you haven't read them, you should.

To all you fools who don't think Byrd makes a difference...you are wrong. He creates turnovers. Creating turnovers is the ultimate goal on defense. He's the one player the Bills have that is really good at doing so. Jason Peters was traded for Eric Wood, Danny Batten, and Shaun Nelson. When you have a known commodity, you don't risk giving it away for an unknown.

Camp fodder to give the other players a rest.

Who cares? Some people need to find a hobby.

Lol. Seriously? C'mon man, get real.

I agree! Leodis is going to have a career year in my opinion.

F-----g great post. Byrd is a badass. He deserves better...but I still hope they can somehow get him under contract for another 5 years.

With how crappy Buddy Nix is at drafting, why the hell would anyone want a draft pick or two instead of Byrd? That makes no sense to me.

I hope we take an offensive lineman in the 1st, and I hope to God we don't take Nassib in the 2nd...he looks very average. I don't care if Marrone knows him well. I don't see him going until round 3...I think people are crazy wanting to trade back into the first or even spend a 2nd on him.

Good lord. He wasn't even a stand out player on Oregon's defense! He's Aaron Maybin 2.0.

If you're worried that Byrd hasn't signed his tag by mid April, you should try getting a life. It's like a big room of whining women in here, save for a few. Byrd has created more turnovers than Ed Reed did in his first 4 years. But that's not good enough for some.

What a bunch of fickle fans some of you are. I guess some people don't appreciate a good player when they see one.

Yet they are in the playoff hunt year in and year out.

Seriously.

The players make more than a fair amount. They should consider themselves lucky.

Great post. The Bills sit on their hands yet again, while Miami and NE make moves to strengthen their teams. Prices are way down this year, and yet the Bills are still stuck at the gate, while others are off and running.