Booger

Get the thought of signing old, washed up, "me first" players out of your heads. This guy went from a franchise where he was the big fish. He was a huge reason why Carson Palmer wanted nothing to do with the Bengals as they let Johnson's dog and pony show run chaos throughout the organization. When he was finally shown the door he went to a top tier organization that does not put up with BS such as his. They put him on notice and he quickly realized (maybe not quickly) that just running around on the field calling for the ball is not the way an efficient offense is run. A successful NFL team/offense is about structure, timing and discipline. He received culture shock when he met the Patriots, it amazes me that he was able to get away with his antics so long in Cincy. He is a Bum, a wasted talent that was never taught the meaning of TEAM. My prediction is that he will end up on some low level team to possibly try and sell some tickets. He will talk a big game, call for the ball, maybe even have 1 or 2 good games. Then, week 5, as the team is 1-3 or 0-4 you will see him pouting on the sideline, calling out the QB and then cut the next week. Guy is DONE

Funny, thought the same thing. My guess is that he made some sort of general comment and it is taken way out of text. Actually the exact same way another poster said something about the coaching staff assuring Sheppard as being the starter at the end of last year.

ST guy. Did not play well as a WR at the end of last season. Given how fast the injuries piled up combined with Chan's love of the 4 WR set, I think we see at least 8 plus Brad Smith. The smart strategy for the young guys is to go hard on ST and show versatility, the #4 guys and above have to show something on ST. Way off, six at most and Brad Smith. Stevie, Graham, Nelson, Hagan, (SMITH but listed as 3rd QB) and then Aiken, Jones, Easley, Martin, Roosevelt, Clowny or Session for the final 2.... My guess of that would be Easley and Jones with then Aiken and Session hitting the practice squad.

Easley is big, fast, strong but has very little experience at both the NFL level and College level. Yes, he has the tools, but it is a matter of putting it all together in order to be successful in the NFL. Remember this, there were a bunch of WR's everyone (most) wanted Buffalo to draft rounds 1-7 and a bunch of those guys had the same characteristics as Easley. Now, that happens every year, as a matter of fact, Buffalo has another "Easley" on the roster in Hagan. Hagan basically has the same frame (maybe a little lighter) but a way more productive college career on a much bigger stage. He was taken in the 3rd round and really has not been able to solidify himself in the NFL. Hagan is an example and one of many WR's along the same lines. Another perfect example is the year that Buffalo took Hardy, Pittsburg took Sweed and the Redskins took Kelly. As you may recall everyone pretty much wanted Sweed or Kelly but Buffalo ended up with Hardy. In the end did it really matter? All 3 were spectacular college WR's at big time programs (IU is at least Big Ten) and all 3 have failed miserably in the NFL. Again, this happens every year and will continue to do so. Heck, look at this year and Buffalo's 3rd round pick. A very RAW WR with speed who not many had going before round 6 or 7. Not many people are giving TJ Graham much more credit other than his speed and Graham is a Fresh 3rd round pick vs Easley as a stale (2 years on IR) 4th round pick. He is a project, maybe a little bit of a reach, but that seems to be what it takes to find your NFL caliber WR's. A team needs to have a bunch in the hopes that 1 or 2 can actually be productive enough to help the team win. In Easley Buffalo took a flier on an athletic WR who was a little under the radar due to low production in college. They had/have the hope that he could maybe transition his athletic ability to the NFL but really cannot tell since he keeps landing on the IR. At this point Easley is no different than all 40 WR's that were taken this year, last year, the year before, etc. Now, I am a huge fan and of course want Easley to succeed and be the best he can be. I hope he turns into an All Pro WR and Buffalo is set at the position for years to come. However I believe I am on the side of "Logical Optimisim" vs. "Delusional Placement". Unfortunately I believe many fans think Easley is the answer due to the fact they have kept him around, the fact he was a Buffalo draft pick and that his characteristics are more apparent since he was broken down a ton on draft day. Lets just hope he can put it all together on the NFL field.

Huge character issues...read that little blip about the party he was throwing...then said it was off so he could play in the Bowl game...immediately after the Bowl game he put back up on Facebook the party was back on. UNC would then not allow him to participate in their Pro Day so he had his own 10 miles down the street immediately following UNC's in hope that the scouts would make the trip. Only one showed up, a local scout for the Broncos. Talk about flushing your career down the toilet before it even begins. The Bills, along with 30 other teams, were not even considering this guy.

George Wilson will be covering the TE this year

Remember my dad took me to a game back in the late 80's when the Bills played the Packers. I was probably 10 years old or so. He made sure to get seats in the "non alcohol" section which basically was in the upper deck, corner of the end zone about 3 rows from the top. His hope these seats would provide a little more enjoyable "family" atmosphere. Well, some idiot dressed from head to toe in Packer gear and carrying some sort of bell kept prancing up and down the long set of stairs in the upper deck taunting everyone and anyone that was try to watch/enjoy the game....Well, as he got to the top of his route and was in the process of turning around...lets just say some Bills fan with a little "pat on the back" helped him find a quick way travel down about 60 stairs. He lay there for about 3 or 4 minutes before security just kind of dragged him away. Remember it to this day....GO BILLS

Charlotte, NC...from Pendleton (Lockport) and went to WNHS '95 - Been in Charlotte since '99 and back every single year for "the opener" since '99 - Crazy, two Bills bars (one downtown, one about a mile from downtown) about 2 miles from the house. $2 Blue/Blue Lights every day....its not home, but the closest thing to it

My question is: "How did this guy not get drafted higher?" He looks like the prototypical LB

"tape" and "film" are old school terms but at the same time I would never replace them for any other terms during my lifetime (34 currently). They are true football terms that the game was built around, and frankly, just sound cool. I think they are words that embody the true meaning of Football. Go Bills

7 players out of 40 picked are still on the team. Less than a 25% success rate to where your "talent" was not retained. I don't know what the percentage is that is considered "good" but I am guessing it is greater than 25%. Now, a few players are still in the league who were drafted just no longer with the Bills. Most of those players were high picks (Maybin, Whitner, Poz) that were expected to produce and never really hit their projected level. I think that you could look at it in three overall categories: 1. Players on the team 2. Players in the league 3. Players no longer in the NFL

Honestly, I would not put much into Merriman as he has unfortunately had to deal with serious injuries since 2007. He has proved to be in a very fragile state due to the numerous injuries and at this point is at best a situation based player if he even makes the team at all. Buffalo has been waiting on him ever since they signed him off of waivers to where if he is not full go and convincingly makes the team I believe his time is up. The better topic would have been about Kyle Williams who you mentioned and who is far more vital to the team with his health at this point than Shawne Merriman

Kind of makes Scott Chandler elite as well...at least for a TE

I can see that both ways as well...my only fear there is that from week 6 on (10 weeks) he had a total of 3 TD's. Yes the offense broke down, but 3 TD's over the last 10 weeks is not comforting Funny there John...Kelly admitted his mistake. Stop trying to gang up there tough guy.

How do I lose credibility when I agree with that? So you think he would have gotten less? You dont think the Bills front office had anything to do with the Stevie Johnson deal getting done before Free Agency started? You do realize that teams put a deal on the table for a specified amount of time and if that time is exceeded the deal is off. My guess is they put Stevie to the test. You have 48 hours to "accept" otherwise Stevie would have tested the market. It is a game sometimes when it comes to negotiations. I dont see how I lose creditbility when: 1. I correct the TD's from 10 to 7 2. Agree with the deal and that Stevie would have made more on the open market 3. Feel that "Manning up" after the fact means ZERO when it comes to a team game. Dont make the stupid mistake to begin with ESPECIALLY after you have been warned. That is being 100% selfish I guess the truth hurts? Do you think teams were wrong with Garcon, Robinson and or Meecham spending what the spent? Yes, would have been way wrong.

He definitely would have gotten a lot more...but with his production history, penalty history and overall upside he would not have been worth more than what the Bills paid. Both sides did well in the deal.

Come on man...stop inflating his TD's unless you are counting ones he should of had (IE, JETS game). Stevie had 7 TD's last year. Trust me, they dont lock Stevie up he is not signing in Buffalo for what he signed for. I would give that credit to the Front Office of the Bills vs. Stevie. Manning up after the fact means ZERO when it comes to a team sport...He deserves respect if he makes the catch, stops the stupid penalties and continues to produce

Sure...we will leave it at that. Definitely not elite. 20th best #1 in the league.

Again BOSS MAN, It is you missing the point. Will lay it out simply for you: 1. Bringing Jerry Rice's name into the conversation with Stevie (and making comparisions) is doing EXACTLY that. Comparing him to Stevie. Now, I know you did not do so, but you are trying to justify it which means you defend it and are too comparing Stevie to Rice. There are hundreds of WR's that have come through the league that have had Rice's size, speed, etc...They should NEVER (including Stevie) be mentioned in the same conversation as Rice. ESPECIALLY as comparrison. 2. Glad you agree that he is not an Elite #1 and my point again, HE IS REPLACEABLE as a #1. A guy that averages 75 catches and 1000 yards per year is replaceable as a #1. Not saying to remove him from the team, just that there are better. 3. If other players played the way Stevie did (take the good and the bad) as he dropped the game winning pass against the Jets...we miss about 30 more tackles and have 9 more drops. This is not Pee-Wee football...these guys are paid Millions to make the plays. Make them. 4. I did not bring up the KC situation. Please (again) look back. Some other guy said that and I was responding. He seems to feel that Stevies performance was on par with Thomas's in the loss KC suffered. Again, dont compare, and you did not but others do, to players that the Bills have unless you mean it. Throwing players such as Thomas and/or Rice into conversations with current Bills players and SPECIFICALLY comparing them means exactly that...you are comparing that player or achievement with the Bills player. 5. You say that he manned up? How? Because he went to the bench when he was told? Was he not told before the game not to act like an ass? You say that his production "basically" beat out any other FA WR this offseason? Sure, so you think it was a deep bunch of WR Free Agents? You dont think they were slightly overpaid? Stevie got what he was worth PERIOD Cool, if he could do that against Revis he should be averaging 130 against far lesser DB's in the league...oh wait, he gained 1000 yards

I would say that is a pretty big knock...along with the dumb penalties...

Just as it was another poster that said Stevied OWNED Revis Island. The point that I made is do 3 Receptions for 85 yard or 8 for 75 really mean anything to you at the end of the day if the Bills lose? You go home from the game or turn the TV off "Happy" because Stevie "owned" (per the posters) Revis Island but the Bills lost? Derrick Thomas's 7 sacks are a record, but you as a KC fan would rather see that record vs. a Chiefs win? Maybe you guys all would since the Bills have not won many games in 11 years...personally I could give a crap less. I dont care if we have the #1 offense or the #32 offense as long as they are winning games. You are "ashamed" of me being a fan? Why because I want to WIN? Isnt this what it is all about? Think about it and think about where your standards are these days...Why do you continue to defend what the Bills have put on the field the past 11 years? And, as for Jerry Rice...sorry if that was not you, but that is EXACTLY what he did when he brought Rice into that conversation

I know where Kelly is at there John and trust me, he is not the only one. Go back and read the posts. Please give me STATS as you kept saying last night and let me know where the fault lies?

Sorry Bob...you may want to sit this one out. 7 Sacks in a game is FAR DIFFERENT than 8 Receptions for 75 yards or 3 receptions for 85 yards....I dont think Canton was calling for Stevies gloves after either game...WOW... Kelly, almost there...each year 15-20 do that and Steve is near the 20 vs. the 15....and correct...definitely not elite. Even at 20 it is the upper tier but not where the position could not be upgraded. Atlanta had Roddy White who is far and above better than Stevie and they traded for another #1 that is also far and above better than Stevie...if Floyd, Blackmon or anyone else the Bills draft could come close to what Jones put up for Atlanta last year that person if instantly thrust on to what Stevie has produced

If thats how you want to put it, which IMO is worse for many fans arguement, his STATS tell the story of a posession WR that will get you 70-80 catches and 1000 yards...thats averaging them over 2 years (not 4 or we would be in big trouble)...bring in the new #1

He basically had the EXACT same stats the year before there Boss...would imagine that puts him in the same place...Personally I am a little more interested in what the player did LAST year vs. Previous years....you must be one of those MERRIMAN lovers...living in 2006