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Sound reasoning, but who wants the Bills #1 pick? And would someone like Buddy who historically sticks to his spot make a move like this?

Also Anderson as possible WOLB. I see him playing more than Moats. I don't think Williams can play on an exposed end. Frankly, I'm not sure that Dareus can either but I think he has a better shot. It will be a challenge for Pettine to find a way to use Williams productively in a 3-4 IMO, but that's what he gets paid for.

3-4 OLBs need to be able to rush the passer. Bradham hasn't shown this ability. I could see him as the WILB with Sheppard as the SILB and drafting a WOLB.

I'll wait until they actually sign somebody before I get too excited.

FA is for the other guys. Bills will draft their way to greatness.

I wonder if the Bills wouldn't be better served to forget trying to draft a "franchise QB" this season and try to do it next year. I have a feeling that their draft position would be better and that there will be a better QB class to choose from.

Do the Bills get three picks in each round this year or something? I hear how they are going to bring in a rookie OG, WR, QB, TE, LB and now RB. Do you know what the odds are of drafting 6 starters or solid contributors out of 6 picks? An NFL team would do really well to get 3 and the Bills have not been doing really well.

That's right. When you use violence to "teach someone a lesson", the lesson you teach is that the weaker individual get's beat up regardless of the facts or right versus wrong. The next logical step is to realize that if you want things to be different next time then you need to change the power dynamic, like by getting a gun.

I don't see how a player can think it's ok to go to the media and B word about a teammate and potential coaching decisions, then state individual achievements as his goal instead of team ones. I know that today's athletes are narcissistic and self centered but really, this seem ok? BTW- a big physical back like Greene and a slashing homerun hitter like Johnson would be an ideal 2-back combination if your goal was to win football games instead of getting Chris Johnson 2000+ yards. Before it became clear that the Bills weren't interested in participating in FA, I actually wondered if they might not want to take a shot at Greene to compliment CJ.

I hear you. Violence is always the answer. This part is the best: " Duper admitted to being involved in a physical altercation with the boy, but claimed he acted in self-defense." Read more here: http://www.miamihera...storylink=cpy":

So lose Levitre, Barnett, Jones and Nelson. Sign Moore, Dansby, Heywood-Bey and Walter. Seems a bit like musical chairs to me. I don't see the improvement.

What are you talking about? Starters gone: Fitzpatrick, Levitre, Barnett, Wilson, Jones & Nelson (if you figure the 3 WR formation as the Bills base). Add to that the fact that Chandler is hurt and may miss the early part of the season. Maybe the Bills can improve on these but the improvements are not on the roster right now. I see lots of posts talking about drafting replacements but you can't draft a starting QB, WR, OG, ILB and TE in one draft. What's the point of not resigning these guys if they aren't going to spend the money on FAs? Saving it for retirement?

I think you are seriously underestimating the difficulty of adding 4-6 quality starters including a franchise QB in one season. You could probably pick any team in the NFL and turn them into a playoff team if you added 4-6 starters and a good QB so that's no great litmus test.

I'm not sure what you're looking at. I see downgrades at every single one of those positions except for possibly cornerback and OLB. Maybe some guys will surprise me and maybe they pickup a starter or two in the draft but there's no way that they are going to be better talent wise than last season. Maybe they will be better coached and win the same number of games but I think it's more likely that with less talent and a new system on offense and defense next season will go into the tank.

In all honesty, it looks like a full on rebuilding year. I really don't see how this team can win more games than last year's with the purges. It may work out in the long run but unless there are some unexpected signings next year is gonna be ugly.

NCAAF is so strong as an institution that it would be hard for a minor league to get ratings away from them. I doubt that there is room for NCAAF, the NFL and also a thriving minor league. Minor leagues work in Baseball and Hockey because those college sports aren't nearly as strong. Also, what player is going to play more than a couple of seasons in a minor league for peanuts hoping to get into the NFL? After a short time his age would start working against him and his chances would drop even further. And he's risking injury all along. How could a minor league develop a following or decent quality play with the kind of turnover that this would imply?

I know that I'm probably int he minority, but Jones showed flashes of good ability in his time here. He is quick, a good runner after the catch and a strong blocker. He was inconsistent (as Gailey liked to point out), but you have to ask how much of that was inconsistency from the QB position? He obviously burned NE enough during our games with them to earn their respect.

Who the Hell is NOT Nonsense. Who the Hell is on first base while Nonsense is on second.

This thread is making me laugh.

How many draft picks do the Bills get? Need to draft a starting QB, OG/OT, WR, OLB, ILB, S and CB. Looks like they're going to need the best draft in history!

The Brian Griese comparison is because he succeeded Griese as QB at Michigan after Griese led the Wolverines to the national championship. Griese's leadership was widely credited as a major factor in the Wolverine run (that and Charles Woodson). In fact Brady had trouble replacing Griese although he had a better arm and better accuracy. I remember reading at the time that Brady's superior physical tools were "fools gold" and that he did not have Griese's leadership skills, which was true in college. As a matter of fact, QB guru Bill Walsh though that Griese was the best QB prospect of his class which included Peyton Manning.

I was thinking about that and I can see it happening IF the Bills draft a new RT. Then Hairston to G and Pears to the swing tackle role or vice versa. But it would probably have to be in the top 2 or 3 picks to get an instant starter. Otherwise they'll probably pick up someone off the scrap heap to round things out and go with what they've got.

You must mean bicep curls. Leg presses with anything less that 2,000 lbs is a joke.

Lawson looks like a good signing at a reasonable price. I assume that he will play next to Mario. I am still curious what the Bills are thinking on the other side, whether it's Anderson, Moats or someone else.

I think that Bradham is going to struggle as a 3-4 OLB. He didn't look that good in pass coverage to me and didn't show much explosiveness off the edge either. I wouldn't be surprised to see the Bills try to move him to ILB. I think that he may have a chance to do something in there.