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lol. A bills bar in France. I don't see it. No way. Never.

UGH. Seeing Pettine in Dallas would hurt. I don't see Jerry firing Garrett though. And not being a homer, I would literally prefer to DOMINATE on the defensive side with the Bills for the next +2 seasons than go to that train wreck of a Defense in Dallas if I'm Pettine. Pettine, if he wants to be a HC, will get plenty of options in the future without ruining his career by going to Dallas now.

The last decade + has been an abomination. Freddy is probably as close to deserving of that honor as I can think of when looking at all the garbage we've had on this roster over the last decade. But just b/c he's been one of our most consistent and better players during this horrible stretch doesn't mean that he's worthy of being put next to LEGITIMATE Bills all-time greats. I just don't see Freddy's numbers stacking up. He has been with the bills 7 seasons now, and has only played in 16 games in three of those seasons. If he plays this weekend, this will be only the 4th time in 7 seasons that he plays 16 games. Aside from 1-2 seasons, he has never been the feature back. In other words, he's never carried a full work load for an entire season. His high for rushing attempts in a season is 237 in 2009. That's pretty low when looking at starting RB's across the league. He has averaged 160 rushing attempts per season over his Bills career. He has made the most out of each and every attempt, but 160 rushing attempts is nothing guys. He has been, and continues to be a true class act and a good football player overall. But wall of fame? I just don't see it.

I think the one thing that Pettine has against him is that his specialty is Defense. He'd be more sought after if he was an offensive guru IMO. But ya, it would really blow if he bounced out of here so quickly.

He'd have to give me a few more years. Right now I'd say no.

LMFAO. A floating stadium. It would surely sink.

I hear ya BuffaloBill. Not really sure what can be done in terms of making it easier for perpetual losers like the Bills, Browns, Lions, Raiders, etc to land a "franchise" QB. I thought Detroit had gotten there's a few years back w/ Stafford, but he's turning into a trainwreck. As crazy as it sounds, I think some franchises have such a rich history of losing that it's pretty hard to crack through that, even if you find a decent QB..something will always tend to go wrong. As simple as it sounds, I think the most effective way to succeed in the NFL is to hire the right GM who in turn hires the right coach and assistants, who in turn implement a system that works. A system can work without having an elite QB. An elite QB hides an average team's weaknesses, but if you are able to build up a team as a whole with a great system in place, I feel you can win with an average/to above-average QB - certainly you can make the playoffs..winning the super bowl is another story. We can go down the list of QB's who are nowhere near elite and who managed to make it all the way to the Super Bowl. Every year average QB's make the playoffs...even Tebow can win a playoff game in the NFL. Lets hope we have the right coaches in place.

Hammersticks: yes, the leagues overlap in terms of months and there are games on Sunday. England and other European leagues play league games Saturday/Sunday/Monday (sometimes). Then cup games are normally played during the week (Tuesday/Wed/or Thursday) depending on the type of cup tournament. There aren't cup matches every single week, however. But there are league matches every single weekend for the most part, unless that country's team has an international match. In short, yes. There's considerable overlap.

buffalo bill: I think there's plenty of parity in the NFL. Any given Sunday :beer: : http://www.businessinsider.com/nfl-parity-graphic-2013-11 Neither of the 2 QB's in last year's Super Bowl I would consider elite. 2x Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning looks like garbage this season. If it was only about the QB, Brady, P. Manning, Brees, Rodgers would have been alternating super bowl victories every year. 10 different QB's and 9 different teams have won Super Bowls since 2000 (14 super bowls). Not too shabby.

Ya, i hear ya. We watch all the games. Who knows what games this guy watched - maybe the Pitt/TB games.

I could care less about subjective QB rankings. However, im not sure why you get so defensive about the statement. Its not that far off the mark. There are many question marks about EJ after one year. And in a few games, EJ did not look ready to be playing in the NFL.

Cost of living is a non-factor. A rookie making the league minimum playing for the New York Giants does not get paid more than a rookie making the league minimum on the Green Bay Packers despite the fact that New York is insanely more expensive than Wisconsin. Player safety is a non-factor. London is not a hazard-pay destination. There are no travel restrictions or warnings imposed by the State Department on citizens traveling to London. This would be of concern if the city truly were a potential hazard location (like the Damascus Argonauts). I dont understand your point regarding travel to surrounding countries?? That is akin to being concerned about a players travel to another state during the season. Or a Bills player traveling to Canada during the season, or a texans player traveling to Mexico. Not really following your concern.. IMO, at the end of the day the biggest and most obvious hurdle for a London team is the travel. Travel between east coast teams to London wouldnt be bad, as the distance from ny to london is similar from that of ny to the west coast. But to have the london team travel to the west coast and a west coast team travel to london is a bit much. For an entire season, the london team would be at an extreme disadvantage bc EVERY road game it has would be equivalent/worse than an east coast team having to travel to california for every road game. Having to do that trip back and forth 16 times (to and fro) would be taxing and unfair to the london team in my opinion. But then again, plenty of "regular" folks do that trip numerous times a year and dont get paid millions to do it. Good luck attracting free agents though... I think a team in London in the future would be pretty cool.

I disagree. How is Thad a "marginal" backup when he has won half his games? And we're the Bills, so winning half of anything is an improvement from the norm. Not to mention that Thad wasnt in training camp and the games he has started have been some of the toughest we've had. He didnt face the Jaguars and Falcons. I dont think anyone realistically advocates to "draft a QB every single round of every single draft." You're just arguing with yourself now.

At this point in time i have about the same amount of confidence in Thad to start the game as i do in EJ. Dunno if thats a bad reflection on EJ or good reflection on Thad, or a little of both.

I would have few complaints drafting a QB first 2 rounds. I wouldnt be clicking my heels, but i would understand it. New rookie salary scale makes this very possible too.

:-)

Jeff Tuel. The end. Season over. Say what you want, but Im not forgiving Marrone and Co. For that decision for a while.

Seattle. Love russel. Love lynch. Love sherman's trashtalking. Hate Carroll. Love their fans/stadium. Go Hawks

I would NEVER draft any QB in ANY round to be a 3rd string QB. Its a wasted pick. Literally. But good post regarding Thad

My thoughts? Youre probably wrong.

I really want to like EJ but he really hasnt shown much at all. He needs competition and not a gift-wrapped starting QB role.

Hopefully: Eagles 55 Boys 3 F U JERRY

Diff position but Hughes has excelled in this system. What a beast

He blocks FG? Lol hes solid depth if healthy

Lets hope so.