Never NEVER Give-up

Agreed. Undeniable abilities, but lacking in character. A me-first guy. If he was worth it, Andy Reid would have kept him.

10th Overall - Bills: Michael Floyd WR Notre Dame Floyd is a bit of a reach here, but no more so than OTs Mike Adams and Jonathan Martin. It's a tough call on the Bills' top two needs in this scenario, and they could look to trade down in a situation like this. They could also pull the trigger on a value pick such as Coples. 41st Overall - Bills: Brock Osweiler QB Arizona State So whaddya think??? http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2012/story/_/id/7745867/2012-nfl-mock-draft-projecting-first-two-rounds

I remember Meachem in college at Tenn and hoping the Bills drafted him. Then New Orleans drafted him and he ate his way thru the spring and early summer and showed up to their training camp overweight. He has continued to underperform, so I am not totally heartbroken that we didn't sign him. I will say however, if Buddy liked him, I could be convinced that maybe he's now got something going for him. But we'll see how he does in San Diego.

You were closer than me, I thought he made $1MM, but the Prez gets $400,000, eff 2001 & in case you're wondering . . . Salaries of the President, Vice President, and Other U.S. Officials The salaries listed below are annual as of 2011. The president most recently received a raise in 2001. . . . frankly they should all be paid more and restricted from taking money from outsiders (special interests, lobbyists, etc) but we're getting off the track. Position Salary President 1789 $25,000 1873 $50,000 1909 $75,000 1949 $100,000 1969 $200,000 2001 $400,000 Vice President $230,7002 Senator $174,000 Representative $174,000 Majority and Minority Leaders $193,400 Speaker of the House $223,500 Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court $223,500 Assoc. Justice, U.S. Supreme Court $213,900 1. Plus $50,000 non-taxable expense allowance to assist in defraying expenses relating to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties. 2. Plus $10,000 taxable expense allowance. Source: Office of Personnel Management. Web: www.opm.gov/ . Read more: Salaries of the President, Vice President, and Other U.S. Officials Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0875856.html#ixzz1prlv4tfB

Totally agree!!! GB added Reggie, Brett, and Keith Jackson, Keith Byars too . . . probably others (Beebe!) The point is you need to use FA with discretion - Buddy taught us that lesson, by not going the FA route the last 2 yrs because we were too far away. Now we take Mario because we are closer.

Sorry, isn't that Naaman's number? He could sell it to Peyton and retire!!!

Now that's contrarian thinking. I wouldn't put it past the fish to screw-up a Manning signing, but I am more concerned with winning than pundits. We need pass rushers and will need them even more if Manning plays in Miami.

As an aside, if one thinks the Bills are the red-headed step-child in the division now, wait and see what happens if Miami inks Manning. The Bills will be considered the whipping boy of the AFC East!! Talk about being irrelevant! All the more reason to be serious about Mario Williams.

As I lay here in bed, between Kate & Faith, I will go on record and say as long as we get Mario Williams in FA, we can draft the best player on our board regardless of position and the we'll be OK. WR or OT might be the way to go there and then focus on the defense after that. Now, back to the ladies - bye!

Buddy won't do it and I wouldn't blame him. Freeny's on the wrong side of 30 and we're a young club. Just when we're ready to contest for the top, he could be done or hurt - and he will certainly be tying-up oodles of cash / cap space. He was great, but that window is closed in Bflo.

You'll never getthe chance . . . . the guy behind her is checkin her out, Big Time!

Did anyone see the Doug Whaley article in this morning's Bflo News - going by what he said, it tells me they are hell-bent on re-signing Stevie: "If you look at the teams consistently competitive, they are consistently hitting on their draft choices," he said. "That's why I think Buddy and I have clicked so well, because that's our philosophy. You piece free agents in but you want to hit on as many draft choices as you can and then re-sign those guys. That's where I think you can get depth and compete." Although the following doesn't pertain to Stevie - I love the overall philosphy: "It's pretty obvious where our glaring needs are," Whaley said. "I tell people what I think is a very promising thing is from my background, you build a team that's consistent from inside out. So if you look at the inside of our offensive line, defensive line, we're pretty solid there. We start getting the outside guys, the edges, somebody to complement (receiver) Steve (Johnson), a pass rusher. Those are those outside pieces; now we're a complete team. So that's where I think we're heading." You gotta like this guy!

can someone post the actual pic here (darned restrictions at work !)

Stevie, by his ability to gain separation, can do it all: the crossing patterns, ins, outs, sideline patterns, go patterns too (remember how open he was against the Steelers, re: drop). No, he is not the fastest, but because he can gain separation, he doesn't need to be. Lee Evans could fly, but has a much more difficult time gaining separation. That and that Chan wanted him to run underneath patterns that he wasn't comfortable with made him expendable. I am sure if the Bills knew we'd lose 4+ receivers to injury, they'd have kept Evans. But heck, he got hurt too, and missed most of the Ravens season. The Bills want a flyer, but one who's also big/strong enough to go over the middle. That's why they have such high hopes for Donald Jones and Marcus Easley. But with their injury histories, we may see a FA WR or a draft pick WR - one that is fast and versitile.

If healthy, our DB's are solid. Yeah, OK, they looked bad last year when we couldn't pressure the QB, but that was deceiving - they are a solid group. So why screw with it? I'm sure there will be a draftee or 2 and some street FA's, but this is a solid core that should be left alone. Focus should be on defensive edge (rushers) and LB's. Also focus on WR, back-up QB and OL depth.

Yes, I'd do it for NEXT Year's number one.

Didn't the Jets draft him after they won their Super Bowl ?!?!?!?!?!?!?

One Step Forward (Stevie develops into a very good receiver) Two Steps Back (1- Bills create vacancy at WR by not signing Johnson, and 2- now need to choose between replacing him or going after another important puzzle piece (other position of need).)

Geeze. This guy WAS such a monster in Tenn. Got his money and loafed in Washington. Not a team-guy obviously as Belechik cut him. And now the Bucs who want to stay young and build. I originally thought his issue was no desire to play in a 3-4, but it turned out that he just no longer had the desire to get after it once he got rich in Washington. Sad actually.

I thought he was picked up by San Diego (translated - Whales Fagina)

Ranking the NFL quarterbacks: A look at the NFL's top 40 quarterbacks; league perception is a key ingredient The No. 1 thing I learned during 14 years in the NFL is that while there's a great difference between perception and reality, perception drives reality. It's true. Owners, general managers and even scouts aren't immune to building a profile of a player that's at least partly driven by perception, and they make decisions in part based on those perceptions. Perception becomes belief. It's not laziness, or really wrong, just a part of the culture of football. Perception is created through a combination of things -- the inherent small sample sizes of football, the emotion of the game, the size of the event and also the moment. How you perform on one big stage can stick with you forever, even in the evaluations of people who should know better. (Imagine the league perception of Joe Flacco today if Lee Evans had held on to that ball. How much more "clutch" would he be? How much better of a leader? All for the same read, the same accurate pass.)

Right!! And all players should get to play and everybody should get a trophy at the end!!

Some thoughts . . . I am neither for nor against the Pro Bowl, and I only watched 10 - 15 minutes, but, The players like it because most have a clause in their contract ($$) They only want it in Hawaii . . . they use it as a family vacation. (Maybe they deserve the vacation, but they forget quickly why they are there - Aaron Rodgers' quote nails it.) They won't play hard because they don't want to risk an injury, besides, most guys hadn't played in a month. Robert Edwards? To avoid a situation like his - eliminate the Beach Volleyball Game!! Rose / Fosse - Fosse separated his shoulder on the play but played several more years (just saw a MLB Channel Special on the 50 Greatest Collisions in MLB History - Rose-Fosse was #1) NFL Braintrust needs to come up with a better way to handle this farce.

Agreed - and if he was so good in Green Bay, why did they wave good-bye to hiim??

Agreed (except for the Erik comment????) I too am concerned if the Bills let him go, we take a step back by creating ANOTHER hole. We need to build on 2011 so the agony was not all for naught. Keep the performers and add guys where we have gaps.