Cookiemonster

Too small? "The victory for the 6'4", 218-pound Bradford marks the fifth time a Sooner has won the Heisman Trophy. He joins Billy Vessels (1952), Steve Owens (1969), Billy Sims (1978) and Jason White (2003). He is the 2nd sophomore (after fellow finalist, Tim Tebow, became the 1st last year) and the 30th quarterback to receive the award. The University of Oklahoma continues to rank 4th in number of Heisman winners behind Notre Dame, Ohio State and Southern California, who all have seven winners. Bradford, of Oklahoma City, OK, has completed 302 of his 442 passes this year, for 4,464 yards and 48 touchdowns while throwing only 6 interceptions". Maybe you are confusing him with somebody else, quote above, compliments of www.heisman.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121308aaa.html

I said, we evaluate him more thoroughly next year, and if he is not where, or who we thought he would be, then go after Bradford, and yes, we would have to Trade up to get him, as someone else will be sure to draft ahead of us in the 2010draft. We cannot draft a QB with our first (10/11 overall) pick this coming draft, way too many pressing needs, and the jury is still somewhat out on Trent, we need next year to find the definitive answer on him. I saw some stat like, every 9th pass he (Bradford) throws a touchdown. Not comparing Bradford to Big Ben at this point in both of their respective careers, just saying, to me he looks like the next closest facsimile.

Forget Losman, nothing can save him now, and when he gets picked up by another team and starts to light it up with them, then all you Losman-lovers can tell the rest of us, that you told us so, but I wouldn't hold your breath for that. With that aside, I really think that the Bills are in pretty good shape from the QB perspective. Trent has shown enough promise in a little over a full NFL regular season, we can take next year to evaluate him more thorougly, bring in a Veteran FA to back him up, and possibly save the season if it starts spiraling, and if he isn't what most of us think that he will be at that time, then go after Sam Bradford, trade up if you have to to get him, that is assuming that he doesn't come out this year. He is a can't miss, next Rothlisberger type, and there will be others as well. We have had plenty of time to evaluate JP's skills, or lack thereof. In spite of the fact that some people say that Trent locks onto one reciever, he distributes the ball very nicely, and is highly accurate.

Really going out on a limb there, aren't you? Maybe you meant in 2009?

Oh!

Yeah, it's like changing your favorite color from blue to green.

You hit it right on the head for me, no other way to explain it, he is clueless. He never has them truly prepared.

Dierdorf is a tool, he is aways making statements like that, this guy is the best this and that guy is the best that, he fails to remember that last week he said the same thing about another guy.

Dick has nuggets? Could have fooled me.

I echo your sentiments, I do not live in Buffalo so thankfully I do not attend many games, but have been to many in the past, play-offs, regular season, pre-season, etc..I love the Bills also, and in no way am I giving up on them, but like I have stated in the past, the NFL is one step, and a small one at that, from the "WWF", it just seems to me, that the whole thing is somehow scripted, marquee match-ups magically appear (Dolphins/Jets),(Denver/San Diego), although they rarely provide the intended impact that the NFL was seeking. Scheduling (Toronto Miami Game), marketing, officiating, rules, interpretation of rules, all intended to confuse us, and control outcomes are all being manipulated by the NFL, I am not saying that they outright fix games, but I belive they try to coerce a desired outcome for the leauges overall benefit. If it works great, if not, they tried. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain,(it is fitting that that is exactly what it reminded me of, when the referee goes into the replay booth behind the CURTAIN). The funny thing is, is that the are even more blatant with it now than ever before, the curtain has been pulled back, and we see the man (Goodell) behind it, but he is so powerful, he doesn't care that you see him manipulating everyting. They will suck all of the morons in, like Steeler Fans, and fantasy nuts, then slowly lower the boom on them, hell I guarantee that it won't be long before you have to pay to see your own team play. Take what you can from the NFL (whatever is free), and eschew the rest. It won't make the NFL collapse, after all they have zero competition, but I for one, am not going to continue to finance the machine.

I am not giving up on my Bills, but I will go to Detroit with you after Wilson's demise, I will provide the additional excrement.

Our running game has looked solid lately, not sure if is because of Duke, or in spite of him, but wasn't Peters out as well, if so, something has changed.

ok, I surrender, the overriding theme of replies is anti-playoff expansion, I guess, like everyone else, I just want to get there so badly, that I am resorting to anything that I can think of, to be honest, it woudn't have helped us none this year anyway. Were going to have to do it the hard way. But I wouldn't be suprised if that happened in the not to distant future. BTW Thanks for the support on the number thing.

No, not a lawyer, but I do get involved in contractual sh%t, good guess, I am flattered. I guess! The NHL takes more than half their teams, I believe sixteen (16) out of thirty (30), got to be some mediocricy there.

Sorry to offend you, if I knew that it irratated you that much, I would have just put (FU) instead

You would still have home field advantage, throughout the play-offs if you are the best in your conference.

Not sure if this has been discussed before or not and I do not hold out much hope for it becoming reality, but I would really like to see the play-offs expanded to eight (8) teams per conference. With the divisional format now in place, it makes it tougher, I belive to make the postseason. Shorten pre-season to two (2) games, expand the play-offs it by two (2) more wild card teams, and make everybody play that first weekend. You are not extending the season, and you would be sure to generate more revenue leauge wide. Some might argue that this will water down the play-offs, but it's already dilutet pretty good, the AFC West Champion might only be .500, and the AFC East won't be much better. That way if you are in a really strong division, if you have a decent record, you still have a decent shot to make it. Heck we might have even made it a couple of times over the last several seasons.

No doubt in my mind, that at least some of the year, he was just going through the motions. Trade his arse.

Trade for Raiola from the Lions, probably come somewhat cheap, wants out, then pick a bluechip defensive end.

Let's not kid ourslves, Mangini is just plain lucky to be playing the Bills with that tool as a quarterback, regardless if he knew our tendancies or not, they may have had both covered, but if it was a run play, I do not think that they would have stopped us, whether it was right, left, or up the middle. I personally would have called for a pitch out sweep to the left, we were running it pretty succsusfully most of the game to the left, and that probably would have taken enough time off, or the Jests would have had to call a timeout.

At that point, the ball has already crossed the goal line, in the Pitt game, the ball never broke the plane of the goal line, and if it did, to me, there did not appear to be indisputable physical evidence to over turn it. If the call on the field was a touchdown, then it should stay that way, but the call on the field was not a touchdown. They do what they want. They are the NFL, remeber?

Even if he did get the throw off, it would have probably been high, tipped, and intercepted.Not to pile on JP, but we have seen this type of play from him ad nausea.

Concurrence Stupid,just stupid, as a matter of fact, Greenie, from Mike & Mike, not that he is some expert on anything, said it was the supidest play call he has ever seeen. It didn't look like it was intended to ber a roll-out, Losman could f&ck up a one car funeral.

Not sold? It was outright a phantom call, they replayed it on TV, and the commentators stated something like, "oh yeah, there it is, he brushed his facemask", if that was a push in the back, then the moon is made of cheese. OBTW, not sure who was the victim, I think it was Stroud that was clearly held on the Jets first offensive play from scrimmage, a 20 some yard completion. They hate us.

I would correct that by saying that "he's putting the NFL in the rear view mirror.