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A caller into WGR the other day mentioned this and the fact that Luck's favorite architect is Frank Lloyd Wright. I think he was kidding, but it was mentioned as a possible draw for him in Buffalo. I don't think that's even remotely a possibility (coming out early for Buffalo's architecture) but at the very least, as he is an intelligent young man with a strong interest in architecture, he would likely be appreciative of the region, should the Bills be his NFL home.

The Browns may not consider Colt McCoy to be their guy if his upcoming promotion is a longterm (for 2010 anyway) experiment that proves to be disastrous. Hopefully they won't find an acceptable answer this season and carry his development over to next year. And I wonder what the sentiments are in Seattle regarding Charlie Whitehurst's future? Oakland's 1st round pick is in New England, but the Pats can easily trade out of it to the highest bidder, who may be interested in a QB. If we want the best QB in this draft our best bet is to continue rotating in rookies playing out of position. It'll help them develop and also guarantee a terrible record.

Why would Ron McDole steal his own cleats and flush them down the toilet?

Didn't he apologize to his teammates for causing such a large media distraction? If he's innocent of the allegations, I don't know for what exactly he'd need to apologize.

Curiously, when asked to comment the week following the dismissal, Marv said the Bills made a mistake in firing Jauron. If he was willing to defend his lone head coaching hire I wonder how he would defend these abysmal drafts? By defending Jauron he surely couldn't blame the lack of talent on coaching.

FWIW, a sprinter's stance is essentially a 3-point stance, although some sprinter's use a 4-point stance to improve stability. By using a stance low to the ground the initial burst is improved exponentially. I think it's just that Aaron Maybin is the suckiest suck that ever sucked. Like others have noted, he doesn't appear to possess the requisite football instincts... yet, though players usually either have them or they don't.

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My point which I stated clearly: it was a possible consideration for the signing. Reggie Torbor's experience with the Giants' '07 Super Bowl team has been referenced as a reason for his being brought in this year. A player having experience on a championship team has some relevance because he has witnessed first hand the lockerroom atmosphere and dedication needed for such a team. I'm not suggesting Cornell Green is a "winner", but only that he may be able to lend some perspective to the younger players on the roster. You're trying pretty hard to be unnecessarily doltish, but congratulations: you've succeeded in spades. No need to get your panties all bunched up you bitchy little twit.

Being at the games is much better than watching it on television, that's for sure---- plus, and I may be wrong on this, but I believe NFL front office personnel have the ability to review the coaches' game film at the school's practice facilities during the season. He's probably not working out the QBs themselves (I don't think that's allowable) but he is doing more on the road than merely attending games.

Actually, he was in his 3rd pro year, and aside from appearing in all 16 games he made 3 starts on the O-line during the regular season, and also started briefly for the Bucs the following year. I'm not defending him, far from it considering I said he has been atrocious--- but the fact that he was a participant on a Super Bowl winning team is the point I was making in regards to his potential lockerrom attitude and experience. Nix has expressed that experience and leadership is valuable to a young team even when those players are not necessarily considered to be "great talents". And why would it matter when it happened? I didn't think it was that difficult to see the point.

It's funny that the pre-draft analysis on Carimi has been all over the map. NFLDraftBible compares him favorably to Russell Okung although they believe him to be a better run blocker; whereas WalterFootball states they'd be surprised if he were drafted in the 1st round and is "by no means" an NFL LT (I think these comments were posted prior to this season, though). I've seen numerous mock drafts placing him as a top 10 or even top 5 pick but that's far from unanimous. My guess is he will be picked somewhat high if for no other reason than the dearth of quality OTs, as you mentioned, coming out this year. I'm no expert of course and I certainly do not claim to be, but he certainly looks the part. Maybe he'd be a reach with the 1st pick, but I think taking Heyward at any spot would be entirely justified. Whatever the case, I want a QB, first foremost--- but it has to be the right QB.

Well, that's exactly what I'm saying. Suddenly, Stanford is a legitimately ranked team after years of dormancy, and I think that's primarily due to Andrew Luck. It'll be hard to stomach if he stays one more year and the Bills miss out on him in 2012 and he then goes on to have the great NFL career to which he appears headed.

Would this be the first year that the most decorated college quarterbacks failed to make an impact in the NFL? Pryor seems to fit the profile of an unsuccessful pro. Luck plays for Stanford, not exactly known for it's winning talent laden football program in recent years, yet he continues to impress for a variety of reasons against any opponent. When he falls flat on his face in a spectacularly noticeable way it will be news.

I think there may have been hope that Green's presence on a Super Bowl winner would give him something to offer the team aside from his onfield performance. Lord knows his onfield performance has been atrocious and not worth keeping him on the roster.

Wisconsin OT Gabe Carimi or DE/DT Cameron Heyward would be my pick if Luck does not declare. If there's a lockout I'd assume Mallett may return to Arkansas as well, but I still like Luck more at this point anyhow. As far as a later round QB, yeah, Cam Newton intrigues me quite a bit but I'm not 100% sure he can read defenses (of course, his stock may shoot him into the 1st come draft time). Iowa's Ricky Stanzi looks like a Tom Brady clone but some here have claimed he is both injury and mistake prone. That may be the case but I haven't seen enough of him to really know one way or another.

Former Bill Darick Holmes is mentioned as one of the players that took money... really interesting story. I wonder if this will cause any noise.

If Lynch hadn't had so many off the field incidents, not only with the Bills but also dating back to college, I think he could have easily netted more. The off the field stuff over the last 2 years or so has greatly affected his production on the field, no? He had the same year as Branch in 2009, despite the age discrepancy. And actually, the Bills netted slightly more than was returned for Branch.

That's true--- I guess my post is more in line with what I assume an agent might attempt to persuade the player with and not necessarily what the player himself would think on his own. FWIW, I agree with your assessment for the most part, although it saddens me that we may miss out on Luck for that (admittedly airtight) logic.

Especially in light of what has become (so far) of Jake Locker's draft stock, (or even Brian Brohm's from 2007 to 2008 for that matter) by staying another year after he was already declared the top QB prospect in the nation. There's nothing he can do to improve that by staying next year, although he could stand to spend another season learning how to be a starting QB. And of course, he wants to get his degree. But strike or not, it has to weigh on his mind that he could plummet in the eyes of GMs and draftniks if Stanford struggles next year.

Isn't that almost exactly the definition of being a bandwagon fan? Continuing to follow and root for your team through thick an thin is being an actual fan and not a thin skinned shallow douche bag. Go Seahawks!

I was under the impression that it was Torbor's meeting based on what I had read. He wanted to draw on his experience with both losing and winning in the NFL. Kelsay and Whitner have no legitimate experience winning in this league so I'm not sure there's anything they could contribute to such a conversation. If there were opportunities for others to step up and speak and they chose not to then that is a sad indictment for the character of this roster, though.

Um, yeah, but um, if this were something he felt was a significant detail I would assume he'd mention in it in his online column. So, I asked for clarification if it had been seen. So, um, yeah. Why are there so many snotty bitches in this board?

I'm sure there will be a statistically significant decrease in weeping and gnashing of teeth this coming Sunday.

The D is absolutely brutal at the moment (at least the 'backers) no question. I've wondered that if Luck doesn't come out if the Bills would be wise to stick with Fitz for another year, but aside from the fan base freaking out it's worth considering that a lot of his statistics have been compiled against prevent defenses. He's a gamer, though.

Shades of Jimbo! I love the guy, hope to jeebus we can get him in here.