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Thanks, Shaw. Not everybody agrees with what you said, but I think everyone appreciates a well-thought-out argument like that.

Perhaps, and I wouldn't say the Bills are obligated to sign Matthews, but if you believe the plan is to stock draft picks to move up and select a QB, then letting Matthews walk leaves a big hole at WR that they may not be able to fill with that draft pick. Given that Boldin is also on a one-year contract, that becomes a pretty big hole.

Short walkthrough-type practice Friday, none on Saturday. Back at it today.

It's a tough one. I like what they did with the draft picks, and hopefully that will translate into a top QB next year. But I think Sammy is a supreme talent and really liked watching him play when healthy. He made this offense better. But I also get why they did it. Overall I prefer having Sammy vs. no Sammy plus draft picks, but I can see their logic at least.

Really? I thought that was a fairly crappy article, filled with complete speculation. Matthews value isn't high because he's going into a contract year? But that's not true for Sammy? Oh, and "this trade wasn’t just a player-for-player swap" and the draft pick had to be included because Matthews doesn't have high value? Are you kidding me? Well no ****, Sherlock, it was a 3rd round pick, not a 7th round pick. But that doesn't mean Matthews value isn't high -- it just means it isn't as high as Darby's value -- for a team that was desperate for a good CB. I found that quite unenlightening, myself.

Well that's a disappointment!

Thanks, Astro! You're the best!

Ain't that the truth. I'd just vomit everything back up.

Pretty much all of my self-respect.

Peter Schrager @PSchrags Anquan Boldin is signing with the Buffalo Bills this afternoon. 1 year deal. @gmfb @nflnetwork @NFLonFOX

Seriously, can we just close this thread or rename it?

This is cool.

I'm keeping my expectations tempered, particularly because of the defensive backfield and QB play. But I will say, the front 7 is shaping up nicely, and one thing I really like about the offense is the bootlegs and misdirections. That's one thing I've always thought TT excels at. More, please.

As always, so gracious for these reports.

One of the things I most look forward to every year. Great job as always, Rastro!

This, and only this.

That's the first thing I thought of...

Clearly, he's looking for more money, or some team other than the Bills.

Awesome stuff. Thanks for posting!

Yes, there was a whole story about it in the Buff News yesterday, as above. Then again, it's far too early to tell for sure.

BOOM

You guys need to go back and look at this old thread.

Getting very interesting...