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Someone else earlier in another thread threw Josh Gordon out there, he fits the the talented head case role vacated by Percy Harvin. I wouldn't be surprised by a first round safety, I think Corey Graham will be cut.

I hope the Pegula's look Rex in the eye in their post season meeting and say if the Bills are top 5 (for example) in penalties you will be gone after 2016.

For me, the dynamic between coach and gm is the most important factor. In watching Pittsburgh, the player drafting between the Cowher/Colbert era and the Tomlin/Colbert era has been different, with less dynamic players coming from the current combo and many more coming from the previous combo. So the tug of war over player valuation seems to be good between Rex and Whaley albeit based on a small sample size.

I don't remember if it was a run or pass, but I saw Urbik put Wilfork on his back. I was just asking the Texans fan sitting in front of me how Wilfork was doing this year and he said not well.

Cool, thanks. I think Kujo has a lot to learn in his technique, at Alabama he seemed to grab on and control guys without needing much. He could also be having issues with the mental side of the game, from what I've seen over the years that seems to be the reason why guys who look like they can play really well at times don't see the field as often as they should. Tough for a coach to count on someone who doesn't know where they need to be.

Thanks for doing this, I would like to check out the all-22 one of these seasons, so I will have to live vicariously through you for now. Do you see an improvement in the line over the season so far? Seems to me Henderson is treading water or getting worse while the rest are doing well/better as they get to know Kromer/Roman. Rex is standing behind Henderson but I don't see how they won't address the position with a high draft pick as you mentioned. I think there's going to be a safety in our future in that range too.

2) For me, the end of the half (our drive that led to the missed fg) had left too much time on the clock. Hogan went out of bounds twice and it would have been better to burn the additional time at that point in the game, don't even give them the chance to get the ball back. 3) These refs sucked, but at least they let the qb's get hit. The one shot Tyrod took getting thrown out of bounds by Mayo was borderline, as were a couple of our hits on Brady. Marsha even tried to get a call on the one shot Bradham (I think) took up on his chest. 6) Unfortunately we are in need of OT's high and later in the draft next year 10) His speed didn't seem to be there tonight, he couldn't get away as he had earlier in the season. Could be physical or mental. Seemed like the wind was a factor too, which could be attributed to his lack of game experience. He needs to drive the ball down the field and like you said release it earlier. But still less than impressive for sure. 12) Would have been nicer if he gets over the first down line instead of making that little juke move for minus 1 yard and learns to draw a call when the defender has his back to the ball. He seemed to be the matchup, the little I know about Chung makes him a target in coverage every time. Robert Woods didn't seem to play well, it seems to me he is a midrange wr who doesn't catch the ball consistently. I think we can do better, put that on the list of draft needs too. Overall I thought we didn't collapse when given the chance, controlled the personal fouls and undisciplined play a little but not enough and still had a chance at the end despite turnovers and penalties. Seems like the bye week did the defense some good so I'm hoping they continue to improve down the stretch. With steady improvement on d and a healthy Tyrod we should be in the fight for the last wildcard spot. Would be nice to get the #5 spot in order to play the afc south div champ, but it's a longer shot now.

I got the feeling Schmidt was watching the clock instead of the ball because he didn't react to the snap until it was halfway to him.

The currently running commercial for the buffalo style chicken fingers has two dudes eating wings/fingers and a football game can be heard in the background. Sounds like Van Miller to me, anyone happen to know if it is and the game? I'm assuming the comeback against the oilers, but not sure.

A quick google search shows he's had some success with the pushups http://espn.go.com/newyork/nfl/story/_/id/9714460/rex-ryan-newyork-jets-brings-back-pushups-penalties-provision

My problem with the call is the referee who called it looked like he wasn't in a position to see it. He was on the other side of Glenn and I think TT may have been obstructing his view too. Even from the optimal angle the replay provided it was iffy.

I think i'm bringing c Bryant in for darby. That gives me gilmore graham AW, lawson, Bradham in coverage and enough beef to play the run. Play the dends on the inside te and make sure they crash through gronk and chandler to try and get them jammed up at the line.

+1 That was a professional throw.

As far as Watkins, I think they were just staying away from Vontae Davis, he followed Sammie everywhere. Even on the long throw, Watkins had some space when he turned up field and Davis closed it. Maybe Sammy's hip played into the play calling directly or from a lack of practice time they just decided to not to chance it since otherwise they were playing well. Bill Cowher and the Steelers would put in second halves like that one when they were ahead. Sometimes it bit them but most of the time they just closed the game out. We need to run those plays with Williams though and I think it will be interesting to see if we have the stones to sit McCoy. And we need to stop taking penalties too. I thought after the muffed punt we should have gone for the jugular. Don't even bother with running it. After a mistake like that you have to be super aggressive. You could really strike a mental blow there and I didn't like the play calling/results. Overall I think the plan was to keep the clock moving on offense. Since we were successful with the scripted plays we kept to that plan. I got the feeling there was a little "we should be able to do this" type of play calling in the second half and Roman used it as an extended preseason. Since there were some blocking breakdowns maybe Roman took the opportunity to put some guys (Henderson) in an uncomfortable position instead of trying to help them by running away from them. The one screen pass in the fourth was on the right and I think it was Henderson who missed a block that lead to a short gain instead of a longer one. You could have run that play to the other side if Henderson was having a bad day which GunnerBill pointed out in another thread he was.

That's cool, just looking for something to do. Thanks.

Is anybody meeting Saturday night?

I hit costco today and got some chips, dip and one of those sandwich wrap roll platters. I also got some brownie brittle and carmel cover corn puffs. I'll bring some condiments, lighter fluid and charcoal chimney. I will bring a couple small tables too, maybe some sliced marinated chicken and eggplant for the grill. I'm assuming we'll have that big grill there and I'll be able to use that. If not, let me know and I will bring a small grill with me.

I think I'd have to consider the percentage those two represented as opposed to just the number.

bs edelman had his arm pinned

Does anyone have the latest cash-to-cap calculations? I'm a little concerned we won't be able to buy gatorade for the game Sunday.

They could ask to restructure to a number that works for the team, if not he could be gone. Hopefully he stays to enjoy the new Bills.

I don't know if the team and agent can determine common ground on the value of these guys until after the season. Seems like MD's value was agreed upon so we were able to get that done first.

This situation seems to me like the Terrell Owens signing. I think Harvin will be on his best behavior to get back into the FA market as a top wr. Not sure he will put the numbers up here though, but it will be nice to have his threat across from Sammy for a year. My biggest issue will be if we want to pay him $10 mill a year in 2016/17. I hope we can get Woods signed long term, if we win a lot this year and next that will grease the ol' signing wheels.

This to me is a closer move to what the steelers do than what happened with Fred. I think the difference now is that given our coaching staff and new owners, players don't mind staying on.

I would keep him even if he would not take a pay cut. He would provide insurance and possibly have some trade value if another team lost a qb or two.