Saint Doug

They should definitely trade him. He's been no use to us crying on the side-line. But he still does have some value, trade value. Get at least a 2nd from him. Remember, we picked Kiko up in the 2nd.

This team would be downright awesome with Chan as OC and Pettine as HC.

Really, it's going to be hard to let Carpenter go once Hopkins is healthy.

Jarius who?

IR him, then place the FT back on him next offseason. I think it's time the Bills made an example of someone that they're not going to cave to player demands anymore.

"Locking him up" won't make a difference. If, at any point in the near future, he feels he wants to play for a different team or wants to be paid more, a long-term contract wouldn't matter. See: Peters.

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.