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for discussion purposes...here is Kiper's latest Big Board: #1- Jadeveon Clowney DE #2- Anthony Barr OLB #3- Jake Matthews OT #4- Greg Robinson OT #5- Khalil Mack OLB #6- Sammy Watkins WR #7- Eric Ebron TE #8- Teddy Bridgewater QB #9- Blake Bortles QB #10- Timmy Jernigan DT #11- Taylor Lewan OT #12- Johnny Manziel QB #13- C.J. Mosley LB #14- Marqise Lee WR #15- Mike Evans WR http://insider.espn....ebuts-big-board

#1- Jadeveon Clowney DE #2- Anthony Barr OLB #3- Jake Matthews OT #4- Greg Robinson OT #5- Khalil Mack OLB #6- Sammy Watkins WR #7- Eric Ebron TE #8- Teddy Bridgewater QB #9- Blake Bortles QB #10- Timmy Jernigan DT #11- Taylor Lewan OT #12- Johnny Manziel QB #13- C.J. Mosley LB #14- Marqise Lee WR #15- Mike Evans WR http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2014/story/_/id/10259549/2014-nfl-draft-sammy-watkins-rises-blake-bortles-debuts-big-board

Kiper's latest Big Board has Bortles ranked 9th.... Bortles offers a good blend of the size traditionalists want at the QB position and the athleticism that is now more coveted as NFL offenses often look to put the quarterback's feet to good use. He has sound mechanics, though almost rigidly so, and shows poise and good footwork in the pocket. He has above-average arm strength based on my reviews, can drive the ball pretty well on intermediate throws, and while he's generally accurate, he can be inconsistent with his ball placement and ask a lot of his wide receivers, an area where Bridgewater has been better so far. The UCF offense also turned a lot of short throws into huge plays, inflating passing totals a bit. http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2014/story/_/id/10259549/2014-nfl-draft-sammy-watkins-rises-blake-bortles-debuts-big-board?refresh=true

STUDS : cordy glenn & eric wood STINKS: everyone else the Bills Offensive Line gave up the 4th MOST SACKS (48) in the league. in rushing yards per attempt the bills were ranked 14th. (we had the most rushing attempts by far, 546). if your not going to upgrade the QB position....then at least keep him upright and improve the O-line.

Tyrd does NOT WANT to play in buffalo (unless of course they make him the highest paid safety in the league). his agent does NOT WANT his player to sign with buffalo (teaching the bills and the league to not jerk his clients around). the Bills will Franchise Tag him again (they don't want to walk away with nothing ). Tyrd will again wait until he is 100% healthy before playing. he will be traded before ever playing again for the bills.

if that girl was on the Bills......we would be in the playoffs.

this is Andre's year......he will get in !!

The NFL sent out a press release on Wednesday to brag about its TV ratings, and although the NFL doesn’t need any of our help in promoting the fact that its TV ratings are amazing, the numbers are worth pointing out anyway. According to the NFL, the average game got 17.6 million viewers, and 205 million Americans watched at least one NFL game. That represents 70 percent of the potential TV viewers in America, which completely dwarfs the kind of viewership that any other type of programming gets. (Even though to me it’s actually a little surprising that 30 percent of people with a TV never watched a single game last season.) http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/01/08/34-of-americas-35-most-watched-fall-tv-shows-were-nfl-games/

#99 - will be tagged #28 - not a free agent until 2016. by then he will be used up. #23- will be kept as Byrd's replacement. #22- bills lifer, will sign a reasonable extension. #55 - if he has another 10 sack season, we won't be able to afford his asking price and will be gone.

it's part of the schtick..... they get paid to create content...... if they all said the same thing or always agreed, it would be boring...... they sit in the pre-show production meetings and choreograph who will take the side of a certain issue...... sometimes ya gotta do crazy talk to get noticed....kinda like this forum. only in their case, guys like skip bayless are laughing all the way to the bank.

you must never enjoy a broadway show at Shea's Theatre....you know, cause it's only good on broadway in new york city. the nerve of those people bringing their product to another city in a blatant money grab. besides, the audience in nyc cheer much louder than here in buffalo, which makes it feel like a real performance.

when the bills start winning and putting a better product on the field, the attendance in toronto will improve. from the bills standpoint, that game is a sellout. it will always be on tv. the fact rogers is having difficulty "re-selling" tix is do to price and a crappy product....both will be adjusted. anyone who thinks the dramatic increases in attendance at the ralph from rochester and toronto fans would have occured anyways without regionalization efforts is uninformed. ralph and russ wisely planted their flag in southern ontario before someone else did. with toronto the bills are the 4th largest NFL market. that is very attractive to a new owner.

when the % of southern ontario fans who attend games in orchard park goes from 10% (pre toronto series) to 20% this past season......you can bet all the free media coverage had something to do with it. the bills are benefiting financially from increased ticket sales at the ralph. and seeing as they struggled to sell out most home games, that is significant.

players execute..... the bills were #1 by far in rushing attempts. did you want Hackett to call more running plays ?? the passing game stunk. hackett tried his best to limit EJ's mediocrity and the piss poor pass protection. i'm no fan of Hackett yet, but to blame him first, is not the way i see it.

from a business standpoint, it's pure genius. the amount of FREE media coverage from southern ontario newspapers, radio & TV of a game actually played in Toronto is worth tens of millions of dollars. do you think we would get the same exposure of games played at the Ralph, without the toronto series ?......no way. from a competitive standpoint, giving up home field advantage for a nuetral site is a steep price to pay. i call it a necessary evil.

you should be thanking Russ....without his regionaliztion efforts this franchise would be gone. without regionaliztion, other than the home opener, all home games would be a blackout. without regionaliztion, the recent 10 year deal (ironclad for 7) would never have happened. without regionalization, it would be a virtual certainty the next owner would relocate to a new city. buffalo alone, can no longer support an NFL franchise, embrace regionaliztion. 7 home games are better than none.

What's most interesting about the Eagles situation is Chip Kelly's insistence that NFL teams need two starting-caliber quarterbacks to make it through the season. "It's a very, very difficult position to play. Everybody is hitting you, and they're protected by rules but they also still take some unbelievable shots," Kelly recently explained, via the Cowboys official website. "I think, if you're going to last as a team, you'd better have two." http://www.nfl.com/n...gles-kelly-says IMO: we're not even sure we have one....and unless EJ changes his running style, he won't make it through a season injury free.

http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/162863-blake-bortles-do-the-bills-take-a-shot-at-9-turns-pro/

those 2 extra games will be bid out.....i'm sure ESPN would pay big....they currently are shut out of the playoffs.

sure it would. #1 seed gets a bye. wild card weekend would have 3 games on saturday and sunday each. 1 pm, 4:15 pm & 8:30 pm.

it's great idea. that is where the extra revenue will come from when they reduce the preseason games from 4 to 2.

The NFL is, more than ever before, a quarterback league. And we’ve got some great ones playing in these playoffs. If the wild card weekend taught us anything, it’s that the NFL in 2014 is dominated by quarterbacks. There were no 100-yard rushers. The flip side of the NFL being a league of great quarterbacks is that the running game has been de-emphasized. There wasn’t a single 100-yard runner in the NFL this weekend. In fact, it was a quarterback, Kaepernick, who led all runners in the wild card round with his 98-yard game against the Packers. Running backs just aren’t the NFL’s marquee players anymore. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/01/06/nfl-morning-after-a-great-time-for-great-quarterbacks/ look at the regular season ending Total QBR rankings. 11 of the 12 QB's who made the playoffs are in the TOP 15....... 8 of 8 of the remaining QB's are in the Top 15. http://espn.go.com/nfl/qbr EJ Manuel is ranked 28th in QBR. in my opinion, the best he will do is crack the Top 20. that ain't good enough. if the 2013 Bills had a Top 15 QB we would of had 5 more wins. our team, warts and all is good enough just the way it is, if you just fix the QB position. you could upgrade any other position on the team and it will only result in 1 more win.

the worst rule by far.... can't block the punter.......but the punter can make tackles.

the bills asked for 2 regular season games....that was shot down (can't find that link now, i'm lookin). the new lease limits the games in toronto. The agreement includes a clause limiting the Bills to playing one annual home game and a pre-season game once every two years in Toronto. That’s similar to the five-year agreement between the Bills and Toronto-based Rogers Communications to have the team play north of the border. http://www.thestar.c...te_stadium.html In addition to the Toronto game, the Bills are allowed to play one more international game over the next 10 years.

related to this issue.... when the bills were negotiating the new lease.....they asked the county about playing 2 games in toronto. that was shot down by the county.