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I thought there was some change to the rules that you had heard about. If he's on the roster, regardless of whether he's activated or not, he gets paid. And as a vested veteran (4 or more accrued years in the NFL), if he's on an opening day roster, his entire salary for the year is guaranteed.

He would have gotten the big contract next year in any case. As for the fines, the Bills should enforce them this year and before they agree to a new deal, to send a message to Peters that holding-out was stupid, cost him money, and the team aggravation.

Where did you read that?

I'm glad he's back. It will be interesting to see what they do about the fines. At the least, I'd want them to fine him one game check ($191K). But congrats to the Bills on holding their ground, both with Peters and Crowell. I'm still shaking my head on Crowell, though.

Maybe he heard they're trying to shop McCorner.

With Crowell in their backyards, maybe.

Poz wasn't cleared to practice until after the season was over.

The silent treatment is on Peters' end. Obviously he/Parker told the Bills "we want this amount, contact us when you want to give it to us THIS year" and that's been it. Can't pin this one on the Bills, when as you say, they've been talking and the other side hasn't. As for Crowell, his decision to have surgery now baffles me. He's set to become an UFA at the end of the year. So the Bills don't want to re-sign him. That means you wait until almost the last possible second and have surgery without anyone knowing you're going to do it or getting their approval? And who is to say that he comes back ready in 4 weeks even.

The $11M in guaranteed money isn't too bad. I'd offer Evans that deal. That is, since they won't be giving Peters a new deal anytime soon, much less Crowell.

I don't get the logic here. You are willing to "toss-out" Trent's poor games last year, and qualify that the other ones were hampered by Fairchild's lame schemes. Yet Losman had Clements/Mularkey and then Fairchild, little in the way of receiving threats, a poor O-line for most of his time in Buffalo, and yet it's his fault that the offense was futile and/or he was bringing an otherwise stellar offense down? If anything, the Indy pre-season game, one which featured the same offensive players as last year (that is, Hardy was out), except with Walker protecting his blindside and Chambers protecting his, um, seeing-side, should have told you all you need to know about the main source of the futility: Fairchild. Yet even still, with Fairchild, JP was able to put together a pretty decent 2006 season. But this team is Trent's, for better or worse. JP is in the last year of his contract, and even if he lights-it-up, there's no way he's re-signing with the Bills. So we'll have to rely on Trent improving on his play from last year. Which he needs to do, no excuses.

Wait, there's something wrong with this?

After looking him over, I'd take a flyer on him. He was a Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection from 2003-2006, and was the Bungles' starting RT last year until getting injured and then being placed in IR. He'd be a HUGE upgrade at RT. But then again, if Peters comes back, where does Walker go? To OG? Center?

Same question for Republicans and why they attack Obama about being so unfit to be president. Why attack him when you can sit back and "be happy?"

So the list of players out for the Seahaws is: RT Locklear, OC Spencer, DT Bernard, WR's (likely) Branch, Engram and Obomanu, and nickel CB Jordan Babineaux, and Matt Hasselbeck hasn't played all pre-season. The Bills BETTER win this game.

Just wait until next year when Walker, who will have played all season at LT this season (even after Peters comes back for the 11th game but is sat the rest of the season), demands a new contract.

Neither do I.

It's true. They own almost all of them. And there's nothing wrong with that. It's actually one of your "great American success stories." They also own a lot of hotels and motels.

I'd say Crowell not being named captain again had more to do with all the time he missed in training camp than anything else. But I also think he's gone at the end of the year.

What, Jason Peters wasn't named a captain?

Reportedly Rogers to Buffalo was a done deal, but Rogers didn't want to go there unless he got a huge new extension. The Bills said no and went after Stroud.

Reportedly he's being fined $15K a day for holding-out. By week 10, he'll owe his last 6 games checks in fines, plus the Bills will have taken away $1.5M in signing bonus.

Where? Snopes gets busted: Snopesisajoke.com

Peters is the only one preventing himself from earning a living.

Trading him away for picks who might not pan out doesn't necessarily help the team. Teaching an ingrate and showing other players on the team that the Bills mean business DOES help the team. And the rest of the team has moved-on without Peters. He can return and make all the noise he wants. I doubt anyone will listen to him after the garbage he's pulled.

So would have Peters...next year.