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The Nordiques were already really good before they moved.

Thigpen's contract is up? No wonder Byrd and Levitre haven't re-signed yet. Gailey and Nix are probably working round the clock to get that done first.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15v3HYzFGWE

Hopefully when Jim Kelly takes over as Owner/GM/Coach he gets this done. If this falls through they can trade Fitzpatrick for RG3. Don't let us down Jim!

Shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic.

He's too busy organizing his best friends club of billionaires that are going to buy the team to coach too.

Nix has to go first.

Queen -- We are the Champions

This is my favorite thread.

I can't believe Flynn's stock is all that high at this point. He was a 7th round pick who signed a big contract and lost a preseason position battle to a rookie. Johnson, Schaub, and Kolb were all higher picks (4, 3, 2) and more highly regarded coming out of college. He's still basically unknown and his salary goes up the next two years of his contract. I'm sure Seattle doesn't want to pay him 6 and 8 million the next two years to be the backup. Unless they are able to convince teams that one game two years ago was worth it, I'd be surprised if Seattle is able to get a high pick for him at this point. If they ask for that you say no. If Green Bay was trying to trade him after last year I might agree, but with his stock falling I don't think anyone will be willing to give up a high pick for him now.

What? Why would anyone have to pay a premium? Tim Tebow was traded with a 7th round pick for a 4th rounder and some cash in the offseason coming off a year in which he won a playoff game as the starting QB. Flynn's value isn't going to be that high. If Seattle wanted too much in return for him after he lost out to a rookie and is making $6 million, then you hang up the phone. Nobody said to get him at all cost because he is obviously the answer.

The Jets will keep the Jets from the playoffs.

He's not a legend. You're not giving up that much for him and hopefully he'd be brought in to compete against either another veteran free agent or a rookie.

How is it Rob Johnson? He's not going to cost a 1st and a 4th and the Bills wouldn't have to immediately sign him to a big contract before he played a down. If Seattle wants to get rid of him he's not going to cost that much. It's possible Seattle has confidence in him as a backup though and wants to keep him.

It's like some of you don't even care about the culture of winning that Chan is creating here at all. Is there a petition to get Chan a contract extension? LIGHT YEARS. As long as you don't look at records.

The Bills have looked adequate against awful teams. The defense couldn't get off the field when it mattered against the Rams today. They are not "very close to being shutdown." This schedule is the easiest one the Bills have had in years or will have in the near future and they completely blew it.

YESSSSSSSSSSS

Just give it more time. No team has ever been rebuilt after just 3 seasons. Sometimes it takes 7 or 8. It's like some of you don't even WANT the Bills to change the culture.

What are you talking about? We're building a culture of winning. Get on the bus!

It's going to partly depend on if the county can get a lease together to at least make it harder to move the team before Ralph dies. If there's no lease then it's probably over.

21-32 208 yards 65% completion rate no INTs 84 yards rushing. He was called for a penalty in the endzone to give the Rams a safety and there was an errant pitch that led to a TD. He's not perfect, but he's young and I'd take his athleticism and potential over Fitzpatrick any day of the week.

I don't cheer for the team to lose, but if the Bills go 9-7 beating only .500 or sub .500 teams and bring everybody back that "winning atmosphere" isn't going to matter too much when they have a much harder schedule next year. If this group can't make the playoffs this year then they never will. Move on. If losing out is the only way to make that happen then it's best for everybody. Other teams have shown that you don't need 3-4 years to rebuild if you do it right. This idea that we have to keep a terrible GM and coach because hiring a good GM and coach will somehow set the team back is ludicrous. Obviously they'd have to lose out AND hire the right people which is easier said than done, but I'd rather take that chance than settle for mediocrity masquerading as progress. Actually considering the QB class coming this year maybe it's best that they do win out and bring everybody back next year, because this group of guys going and that schedule might actually put the team in position to finally get a QB next year.

So what? Nobody in the league would take Fitzpatrick over Kaepernick except Chan Gailey.

Poor Alex Smith.