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Except, Schefter never reported that becaus the Seahawks traded their 3rd round pick in the 2010 draft to the Eagles back in 2009. And they also don't have a 3rd round pick in this upcoming draft, so. There's that. Gotcha. Thanks.

Where exactly did Jay Glazer make any mention of "multipple teams" willing to offer more than Seattle? He has reported no such thing and I'm not sure why Florio would attribute the report to him. It's not in Glazer's online column or twitter, and the ba-dum-bump zinger "I'll figure out women before I figure out the Bills." was something he said on MSNBC or NBC the day after the trade and not in relation to the "multiple interested teams" willing to give up more than a 4th and conditional 5th. It sounds like Mike Florio is twisting what Glazer actually said and stirring the pot because he knows Bills fans get worked up and will click on his ****ty blog.

It's funny that legitimate sports news sites are not reporting this but rather what are essentially gossip blogs. New England is a team that has picks to burn and could potentially utilize Lynch properly, but even if they were offering a 3rd I can't see the Bills doing it. What other team? Whatever, everyone can cry about how the Bills suck at everything because gossipy little bitches say so if that's what they want to do.

Is there really a need to be such a gigantic !@#$? Seriously, why don't you just go !@#$ yourself? It would be more useful than the gutless posturing you waste your time on with your posts. It's not like there can ever be a winner in these fake conversations that total strangers are having on a football message board. Our opinions are different, and you're a !@#$ing crybaby.

That's what I would've assumed, but I don't get the implication that OBD's press conference was setup because of Sully. Nor do I get why the poster implied News would "leak" it.

Oh, no, I'm giving Nix and company the complete benefit of the doubt. What I meant by "undeserved" was the organization as a whole, due to the mess of the past 10 years. As I said earlier, I think they've finally rerouted the direction of the team from the road to ruin toward a stable and successful future. Time will tell, though, of course.

Huh? Considering that John Wawrow stated that he was informed of Thursday's presser at 6pm Wednesday and the Sully piece was posted online at 11:12pm Wednesday I'm not sure what you mean. Furthermore, who would leak it to the Bills and for what purpose? Inquiring minds.

Wow, 21 of those 22 interceptions came with the Bills. The thing that really makes his tenure in the NFL so amazing is just how little he's played over that time. How does a guy stay for this long in the league with such a miniscule amount of playing time? He kind of reminds me of Elmer Bruker:

I can't fathom why Ralph would even begin to give a **** about someone like Chris Kelsay. I think Nix's comments about the extension earlier Thursday should be taken completely at face value. Good Ol' Buddy acknowledged Kelsay isn't a great player but was retained for his leadership during the transition period. Y'know, the one that the team is obviously in at the moment. You don't need to try so hard to misunderstand everything. Ralph tripping over himself to extend a contract for a role player that will probably continue past his own natural life? Do yourself a favor and chill out, dude!

3-13, somehow. A few lucky breaks. Who'da thunk that the Bills would need a few lucky breaks to reach 3-13??? It's perversely freeing, though.

4 weeks? Why would they not have lasted 4 weeks into the first season of a major rebuilding project? As for the young hungry GM I believe Doug Whaley was brought in from Pittsburgh as Assistant GM to be groomed as Nix's replacement when he eventually (probably sooner rather than later) retires. He has been mentioned as one of the best young General Manger "prospects" for a few years now, in fact, some of the critiques levied at the Bills when they hired Nix was that they should have hired Whaley. The fact that Nix brought him in as the de facto 2nd in command indicates he is more than likely the natural successor for the position. I can't imagine a better man for the job. Don't be fooled by blowhards like the OP--- the Bills appear to be in good hands for the first time in a long time. I think it's pretty clear from the way they've been handling business, from both an evaluation and coaching standpoint. The fact that the team on the field still sucks is only indicative of the 10 years of crappy management. It takes time. More than 4 weeks, anyway.

Amen, Nappy! You & I is of a mind on this one!

I think that's the right choice--- he'll get more touches this week, and even if you factor in CJ's breakaway ability, which makes him a fantasy threat from anywhere on the field including KOs, Fred is as steady as they come. The Jags have the worst ranked pass defense in the league and are giving up an average of 4.4 yards per attempt on the ground, so there's a shot both may do well catching and receiving. I don't have CJ but I just added Fred and am considering starting him myself just because of the ****ty Jax D.

Thanks, guys. I'll just add that I personally allowed for a "honeymoon" period for each of the Donahoe and Levy/Brandon eras, but this is easily the first time I've heard a calm and steady voice coming out of One Bills Drive since the Polian/Butler days regarding the semblance of an actual plan for the future. Hopefully, for once, the blips on the radar are the treasure we're all seeking and not incoming torpedoes!

This is absolutely troubling, but I think there's a somewhat reasonable explanation, at least through 4 weeks. Obviously, with the release of Edwards, the Lynch trade, players getting shuffled around at different positions, etc. the coaching staff and front office are evaluating the veterans first to figure out who is worth keeping and slowly letting the rookie's dip their toes in. The young guys are getting more reps as the season goes on up to this point, and I believe that will only increase; which may include Brian Brohm starting in the relatively near future. Maybe I'm wrong, but I get the sense that they might like to bring the rookies along slowly seeing that the majority of the draft picks on D are playing completely different positions with responsibilities to which they are not accustomed. This adds to the already difficult transition from college to the NFL. As for Spiller, he's participating in many more offensive plays than he is receiving touches--- he's still not consistent at blitz pick ups but he's getting the reps in those situations (3rd downs, 2 minute drills) and also seeing a lot of work lining up at receiver. In other words, he's being developed to be an all around player and will surely see his touches increase now that Lynch is gone. Having said that, it is entirely possible this "regime" is no better than the previous 10 years worth(less), but at this point the more optimistic Bills fans (myself included) are giving them a (perhaps undeserved) benefit of the doubt. Just my $0.02.

I don't think anyone wants to draft Locker. He's JP Losman, with less of a cannon and a better forty time.

After 4 weeks??? Isn't it blatantly obvious in the post of mine that you cite that what I'm saying is it took the Packers half a season to adjust to the 3-4 even when their personnel was much better suited to the transition than ours? What are you even reading that you respond with this question? It will take time, it's not an overnight fix. For !@#$'s sake. There is no way this team can go 7-9 this year regardless of what defensive system they employ.

QB, you need to get a Tecmo Super Bowl '90 "Jim Kelly" avatar to go with your username.

So far, the baby looks something like the ghoulish spawn from "Eraserhead" I think it may grow into something a bit more attractive, though.

Based on 100% of his posts I don't think he is a Bills fan. You, me, and 1,000+ others.

Is it not fair to suggest that your 3 bullet points could not necessarily be fixed in merely one year then?

If I were playing Madden '07---- yes.

I think they made the change this year because it takes time. Better to implement it ASAP considering a total team overhaul is taking place. I think the D's struggles have more to do with the difficulty in adapting to the new scheme and less to do with the player's talent level, although the talent level is obviously not that great. Hopefully there will be at least 5 new starters in 2011 (if there is a 2011).

I'm pretty sure the Giants' front 7 is one of the best, if not THE best, in the NFL. Not to mention, the switch to the 3-4 will not pay dividends in the first 4 weeks, and possibly not the entire season. When Green Bay made the transition to the 3-4 they were awful in the first half of the season, but as the year progressed, they became one of the league's better defenses. It takes time to get everyone on the same page and the Packers had more personnel that the Bills that were suitable to the switch. Patience, young padawan.

The timestamp indicates 11:12pm last night, but as I speculated a few posts earlier it could have been written before 6pm and posted to the Buffalo News site later by a News web staffer.