Saint Doug

There's more to this story. There always is.

Gimme a break.

Bout time!

Unfortunately: http://www.chargers.com/news/article-1/Bolts-sign-cornerback-Crezdon-Butler/06c650ee-ec7d-4a14-8f7d-c11b7af43560

Amazing. Perhaps he should be getting more touches than CJ.

Scheme? I've never viewed RB as a position that is scheme-specific. Looks like having a decent RB was a liability to them losing out. At least Indy was slightly less blatant.

Interesting. Exactly what do you mean by "ADD-inspired". Explain that one.

I'm sure Marrone was looking over Hackett's shoulder the whole game, so I wouldn't point my finger solely at Hackett, more so Marrone.

Let's remember, he was originally drafted as a change-of-pace scat back. His job was to make the offense more dynamic, not be a work horse. That said, he was also drafted to catch a bunch of balls out of the backfield, which he did today, but just not effectively.

I wonder if Bellicheat has a special interrogation room in their stadium. A dark room with a single wooden chair and a bright overhead light.

Trade him. To Jax or the Raiders. Get a 2nd for him. One less Parker player means one less headache. And don't draft any more players represented by him. I think Leonhard was brought in for this very reason.

I think it would've been more appropriate to dust off and bump the ole Manti thread.

I think that's pretty much accurate. Btw, when is Dareus's contract year? That's when he'll find his game.

In honesty, the Bills usually give the Pats a challenge in their initial games (at least during the first 2 quarters). It's all downhill from there. This is a pure cheat move. Nothing surprising though.

#1 - The players have repeatedly endorsed the use of the FT in their CBAs. #2 - Byrd knew if he didn't sign a long term deal, he would be tagged (or continue to be tagged). He chose not to, so basically he chose the tag. #3 - He being paid the current market for a player of his position. You can't blame the Bills for that. #4 - That's his prerogative.

You may be right, in that Byrd (and the players) think he got "screwed", but I just don't see it. The Franchise Tag was not agreed upon once by the NFLPA, but within 2 NFLPA-sanctioned CBAs. It's part of the game. He's getting no more screwed than dropping a would-be interception during garbage time. Not only that, he's getting "screwed" 7 million times over the span of 8 months of "work". As for being denied long term security, Byrd made that decision, not the Bills.

I wonder, do other teams have a difficult history of dealing with Parker clients or is it just the Bills? And, have the Bills ever had any Parker clients that didn't end up being headaches? Seems to me we should start avoiding his players.

Seeing that this thread is 6 pages long, yes, who cares?

Lots of high character guys in that draft if I remember correctly. Anyways, we should be on the phone with Billy Volek's agent.

Maybe he wasn't aware of the amount of damage he caused. FWIW, he was fairy apologetic on Twitter.

Well, then, he should have signed a long term deal when he could have. Now he's stuck with a 1 year deal, which was his active choice. Still don't feel bad for the situation he imposed on himself.

I agree with the immediate snatch up if cut, but I really don't think a professional organization would purposely retard the development of a player just to "hide" them on a PS. There's too much at stake for a rookie to be denied quality playing time during the preseason. I don't think an NFL team would find any value in a WR who is entering his 4th season and has shown absolutely nothing for a historically WR-deprived team. Then again, we have also been historically denied any decent QB to throw him the ball for a long time too.

I would have just assumed that when it was written that Manuel was ruled out for the rest of the preseason that he was still not ruled out for week 1. That's the only logical extension of the Bills press release.

It's not a may, but Rogers will get picked up if we cut him. He is first round talent, but a questionable attitude. We know we weren't the only team who tried to sign him as an UDFA. So he will get snatched up by a team with a need. This has to go into the who to cut decision making. A player like Hogan or Kaufman, while not necessarily lesser players, may be easier to sneak on the PS.

Exactly where did I specifically say that Rogers has a higher ceiling? Anyways, we really don't know the ceiling of any of our rookies. This is why they are rarely cut the preseason they are drafted. It's their potential that is great, mostly because they are such a blank page. They are going from nothing/unknown to perhaps greatness (or not, but the potential is still there). As the last 4 years progressed (or as any player's career progresses) Easley's potential has diminished. The Bills brass should know what they got in him by now.