Saint Doug

Don't worry, we're still getting no respect. Notice how they place us in the rear of all the other 5-1 teams.

JP's a gunslinger.

Does anyone know where we can watch the injury on video? You know, to satisfy our own morbid curiosity? nm, here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i98BRd2FFuQ

Haven't you heard what Meshawn said last week? Miami's a contender!

"Lights Out"

I say lock Jackson up before the end of the season. He may be a RFA, but some team, likely Detroit or San Fran, will end up offering him a huge contract to grab him. Any casual fan watching the Bills game has seen how good he is and how much he contributes to our wins. Now think of scouts who are paid to watch NFL games. He is not a secret and will not be once FA begins. A team WILL offer him tons of money; a Turner-like contact, starter-type money. While the Bills will likely think he is worth it, but we will not be able to give him starter-type money. It is not in the best interest of the team to be giving 2 RBs starter-type contracts. We have other positions we need to strengthen; another DT, a DE, a center, an OLB. Not to mention Peters is still going to want more money. We will just not be able to match another team's offer if we want to remain a balanced team. And the teams that go to SBs are the ones that are balanced and are not spending a ton of money on one position (excluding QB). Just imagine the predicament we would be in if we matched Nate Clement's offer. We would likely not have Mitchell or Stroud playing for us right now.

I not too worried about getting Trent signed for an extension. As someone said above, elite QBs don't test the FA market. Eventually, he WILL get a ton of money. But, the urgency to extend him right now just isn't there. He isn't going anywhere, ever. Now, I think we should sign Jackson to an extension BEFORE the end of the year. As I understand, Jackson is a RFA, therefore we have the right to match any offer. But,what is likely going to occur is that some lowly team, like Detroit or the Texans, is going to offer him a boat load of cash that we will not be able to match. So, if Jackson makes it to FA, he is likely gone. He is too valuable to our offense to let go.

Go for it!

Zip it. Been discussed.

This season is becoming a nightmare for him.

Ever notice that every time the coaches call Jackson's number, we get great returns, but not so much with Lynch?

Good, I'm glad he's staying in KC. May his career flourish there! Someone pass that boy some tissues.

For this reason, I wonder how much longer Schobel is going to stay around. He's making a ton of money and is not exactly a game changer. Although, we really don't have anybody to replace him. We need QB pressure. We haven't had anybody that could single-handedly change the face of a game on defense since Bruce. Kelsay is also making too much money, but we also have no one decent to replace him either.

Phillie didn't hesitate sending us Walker, whom everyone knew he wasn't happy with his contract and wasn't going to report. As for that "special relationship," you're right. They did have a special relationship, but not likely anymore.

What was the injury? A bulging disc?

I'm not blaming Tony G for this one. If Peterson had the stones and really wanted to trade him, he would have. What does Peterson care where Gonzo plays. Peterson's #1 job is to make the team better, not to swaddle their players, especially ones that don't want to play for their team. As far as I know, Tony G doesn't have a no trade clause. This is Peterson's fault for letting Tony G make the call. This stinks of when Reiger let Hasek trade himself.

This is an excellent post. It is very strange that this was found now. People do not get "routine" MRIs of the spine unless they are having symptoms. You cannot see a disc herniation on plain x-ray and CT. The reason routine MRIs are not done, as Promo points out, is that a lot of us would have disc herniations. They mean nothing unless they are cause symptoms; pin/needle in legs, urinary/bowel incontinence, lower extremity weakness, or radiculopathy (shooting pains down legs due to herniation pressing against a lower extremity nerve). Therefore, there must have been some symptom(s) he was having. He reports the symptom to the Colts, then they get an MRI, then he is sent back here. Why didn't the Bills know about this? Either he was hiding the symptoms from Bills or the Bills knew about it and have already done their own MRI. Or, this is all smoke screen and there is something totally different wrong. Either way, its hard to tell if the herniated disc is really having a huge impact on his play. If it was, he could have easily had this surgically corrected. And even without surgery, depending on the severity, most of these injuries tend to self-resolve over weeks to months. As Promo points out, it's not his back, it's his heart.

No, its not. But, that is why we drafted him so high - to be a regular and efficient contributor. And I assume the people in the Bills FO have every expectation of him coming around, or else they would never have drafted him so high. Sure, he may be a big bust, but you certainly can't build a team by expecting your draft choices becoming busts. Now, I would agree that the FO probably doesn't exactly know what they have in a 7th round pick. But, if you can have faith in your first day picks, then your in trouble (see: Detroit Lions). By your logic, we should also be drafting DB on the first day because we just don't know if McKelvin pan out.

Talking about the draft in October doesn't make us any less of a fan of the Bills than you are. We're not only fans of the present bills, but also of the past and future Bills. And besides, this is a message board. It's here for fun and to speculate. We're not the ones suiting up for games on Sunday. Additionally, draft talk is the topic that is clearly displayed in the thread's title. You can chose to partake or not.

I don't think the Bills are going to see TE as a high priority in the draft. Maybe they take one in 4th or 5th. We do have Schouman and Fine that could possibly develop. In addition, I believe our passing game is going to be greatly improved next year when Hardy starts coming around. So, maybe we really don't need a pass catching TE and we already have blocking TEs. Now, our d-line is really in need. We only have 3 DTs on the roster. So, we need to add one of those in the 1st or 2nd. We also have no pass rush. Schobel may be making a bunch of tackles still, but he really hasn't been a disruptive force in the back field like he used to. In fact, due to his high salary, I wouldn't be surprised if he was released before open day next season. Remember, it's a business, he's getting old, and he makes too much money. We then also need another OLB, that is if Bowman cannot be expected to crack the lineup. Too bad he's injured. A center is another priority and I can see us taking on either 2nd or 3rd.

Whose gunna be the 4th DT now? Bring Back Anderson! I hope we at least got a 3rd. Guess we should go DT again in first round next year. I like the message this sends the younger players. It doesn't matter what round you were taken. You need to work.

I'm not trading no Leif Larsen or Corey Moore for no Tony Gonzalez!!

I'm sure Doc and Peters have sent him a couple texts.

As of 11:20 pm, Jackson is back on the roster and depth chart, but Peters is still missing from depth chart. hmmm. And why would this Bills official come out to tell us that Jackson has not been traded unless he had been reading this board? And if he was reading this board or had information about what was being said on this board, why wouldn't he also address the Peters depth chart problem?

Can anyone positively confirm that Jackson was indeed on the roster and depth chart a few days ago?