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Yeah, the Jets have it rough.
If the Jets lose Edwards and Cromartie, after losing Woody (to retirement) and Brad Smith, they'll definitely have it rougher.
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Does anyone see a pattern here?
Clabo stays in Atlanta despite more money from the Bills, we think.
Burnett goes to Miami, after Buffalo makes a pitch for him.
Sorry guys, but the pattern of being a losing franchise compounded with the stigma of Buffalo as a city is killing this team.
I mean it sounds like the FO is actually trying to sign guys, but can't. maybe Ralph knew this all along and didn't want to embarass the franchise and city?
Food for thought.
Great. Lost another LB (Wake) to Miami. And Miami sucks, but has nice weather.
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Now if they could just lose Edwards and Cromartie, that would be awesome!
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What's next? Making movies based on candy bars?
Coming soon to a theater near you, "Snickers, the movie!"
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Well, those are 2 sure wins this year.
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Smith's presence ONLY means that Brown's roster spot is in trouble. Thigpen will likely be the 2nd QB, with Smith #3/"Wildcat" QB and Brown may end up on the PS. Smith will also handle KR duties, maybe PR duties, and play RB/WR in "Wildcat" formations.
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Sometimes I wonder if the Bills don't make these lowball offers just to appease the Bills fanbase, so they can say we tried to sign this player or that player but they didn't want to come here. Maybe all along they don't want to sign/pay most of these "real" talents, but they want it to look like they do.
What "lowball offers?"
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I doubt any offer from the Bills would have been enough, and probably wouldn't have been enough from most other teams. And since he agreed to just a 5-year $25M deal with Atlanta, I can't even say that he used Buffalo as leverage since that's the minimum contract a Pro Bowl OT should make on the open market. I wonder if that was Atlanta's first and only offer or if that was a later offer, and I wonder what the Bills offered?
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atlanta aint really many folks idea of paradise but i also take exception to the idea that fa's won't sign solely for money. weak teams in less attractive cities have lured bigtime fa's with money....bears and vikings come to mind.
Where is paradise? San Diego, maybe. And money isn't everything. Especially when your team matches, or taxes in your new state will be higher, or your family doesn't want to move.
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I'll be there and let you know if it happens. You probably won't be hearing from me.
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Not for nothing, but If I'm GM of Atlanta I don't let my pro bowl RT walk for any amount of money. Protecting the young QB Matt Ryan has to be a priority if this team wants to win the division against the Saints-Buc's-Panthers. In the playoffs last year, perhaps a SB soon.
If I'm Clabo why would I want to leave a playoff team thats close to SB bound for any other team, unless of course they are also a playoff team.
Just sayin, In my view the top priority for any player is the "ring"
Let's say the Bills were a playoff team. Would anyone leave Atlanta for Buffalo? Nope.
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That's a woman?
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Considering the Falcons are a good team and Clabo is settled there, I doubt many teams would have been able to get him after offering a huge contract that Atlanta matched.
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Offer him more, no one signed today anyways.
I'll wait until I see the numbers. Anything over $9M/year is insanity.
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4-12 Team, cold weather, uncertain team future & over a decade of failing to make the playoffs. Does this seem like a dream scenario to walk into after playing for a warm weather playoff team ??
There are few teams Clabo probably would have left for given that Atlanta matched the offer.
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Well in this case, reportedly Atlanta matched the offer. The Bills couldn't win.
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Yawn, not worried, desperate. So lets see ...
Franchise QB Brady with Welker, Branch, a couple decent tight ends, and now 85 versus ...
A career backup QB with Evans, Johnson and Roscoe.
And that's just on the offensive side of the ball.
Yeah, nothing to worry about there.
And in the FA competiton in the AFC East so far:
The pats pick up Haynesworth and now 85.
The fish pick up Bush.
The jets working on Asomugha and stand a good chance of getting him.
The Bills get ... Tyler Thigpen.
I know that Buddy said not to expect any splash FA signings and he is a man of his word.
But "Yawn" and "not worried"? So far you have to say that the rest of the AFC East has gotten better this week, and the Bills have not. Even this is all in Buddys master plan, Bills should be at least a little concerned.
The Jets won't get Asomugha, lost Brad Smith, and will lose either Edwards or Cromartie (likely Edwards since when they lose-out on Asomugha, they'll have to turn back to Cromartie). The Dols just adding Reggie Bush as option 3 after missing-out on DeAngelo Williams and Ahmad Bradshaw, and as a replacement for Ricky and Ronnie, is a downgrade. And every day that passes that Orton isn't in their camp, the more useless he becomes for the season. The Pats arguably improved, assuming these guys buck the trend of older stars busting for them.
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I call it ZombieMart.
Seriously. Ever watch people in there? They don't walk...they shamble aimlessly. It's like walking onto the set of a George Romero film*. It's !@#$ing freaky.
I try not to as much as I can help it.
*Yes, I know. Day of the DeadDay of the Dead. Night of the Living Dead. Dawn of the Dead. Dead Dead of the Dead Dead Dead.
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Actually no I was very worried about what moss would do to us and was incensed at how little they gave up to get him. Also cmon moss and chad are nowhere near in the same class nor have they ever been. Chad may still have some gas left and moss none now but since they came in the league its not even close!
But thanks for knowing what I think/thought......
The concern with Moss was him staying healthy, which he did. CO looks to be close to the end.
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(ignoring the 2007 season)....So his time in Oak, other than some injuries and sub-par coaches, represented substantial effort on his part?
Um, he played for Oakland for 2 seasons. His first was as good as his 2nd season in Patsland. His 2nd he was injured and the coaches were a joke, along with the rest of the organization. But Moss had been an elite-level player for his entire career, save that one year.
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From what I've heard, the Bills have offered more years and money. But he's still waiting to see if Atlanta will match it. I don't blame him.
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Walking into Walmart is like walking into a 3rd world country sometimes. Woo boy!
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Hopefully the Jets keep spinning their wheels on Asomugha and also lose Edwards and Cromartie in the process. And then lose-out on Asomugha to Houston.
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So you mean that it was incompletely meant for me? At times you can be so perplexing.
Yes, that's what I meant. Looks like you understood it.
[closed]No minimum per-team NFL expenditure applies for 2011 / 2012
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Wow, more inane "Ralph is cheap" posts. Awesome.