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i got 11 of 12..... i call bullchit on the one i missed....lol Question #4 - should be closer to answer #3.

whew !! ....still doesn't mean they will use it......but to NOT roll it over, would have been proof positive for the ralph is cheap crowd.

here is an every down video vs Auburn......dude is a BEAST !! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5dkwPHQJXk

i agree with you on Kamar Aiken. i think, eventually Stevie signs with the Bills.....because i don't think another team is going to top their offer, i really don't. just a bad time to a free agent WR, too many quality guys out there. once Stevie becomes a free agent and guages the market, he will take the Bills offer.

it can't be said enough... John Wawrow, your contributions to TBD are GREATLY appreciated !!

in order of preference... #1- restructure #2- cut #3- keep

good deal for both sides.....kind of a warning sign tho...i don't think McGee accepts this if he is 100% healthy. look for similar deals with D. Florence, D. Edwards, S. Johnson & Thigpen who are all slightly overpaid.

couldn't folks make that up by eating an extra dozen or so of those yummy $1 hot dogs?

u watch....he will be first DL off the board. EDIT: just found an interesting link (has Still coming off board as second DL, btw he is cousin of our old Art Still). Top 64 prospects for the NFL draft by Frank Cooney of NFLDraftScout.com: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/story/2012-02-21/nfl-draft-andrew-luck-robert-griffin-top-64/53191320/1

both are going Top 10......Reiff first (7th or 8th overall) and then Martin (10th to Bills).

Devon Still is the best DL in this draft.... just dont mention he is from Penn St....that leaves a sour taste around here.

there is a much better chance we sign stevie......laffin....couldn't resist. FALSE !!.....games are played in London.

only in Bills land do folks complain about games going to Toronto and then turn around and complain when they come back. Bills tickets remain at or near the lowest prices in the NFL. i've had 4 seats for over 25 years....i'm going to increase them to 8 this year. GO BILLS !!!!!

sneaky....i don't think he ever said which side of the story his source came from.

as per bills text and email. i'm renewing !!

here we go..... start with the ol spell his name wrong trick......hmmm, lets see if i can get under his skin, followed by a few not so subtle cheapshots..... John Wawrow is one of the crown jewels of TBD......

it's all about PR...Public Relations......each side wants to paint themselves as being on the correct side of the disagreement. they want to prepare the public by assigning blame to the other when it goes badly....or to force the other to move from their previous position via public outcry. using the stevie johnson example....his agent wants to suggest the bills are low balling his client. athletes almost always want to be liked, if stevie leaves he wants to put the blame on the bills....even though he may have his own greedy self interest at heart by taking the highest offer. Athletes have a very short window, i dont blame them either way....taking less by giving a home town discount or taking the highest offer. athletes are an expendable piece of meat who get discarded as soon as they underperform their pay, they need to get it while they can. management wants to sugggest athlete is asking more than they feel he is worth. stevie is popular and they at least want the fan base to think they tried, when in fact, they may or may not be genuinely interested in keeping him. they need their fans supporting those decisions as expressed through ticket sales. good PR equals Hope equals ticket sales. only Winning trumps PR.

i think Nix is the right guy to judge talent. in two drafts the only pick i dont like is Troup.

to me, Upshaw projects as an ILB.....he is not fast enough to play OLB and not strong enough to play DE. i think the way the draft falls, the BPA will be Martin LT Stanford.

Stevie's success against Revis is the #1 positive selling point for him to justify his worth. i'm really torn, but i would sign stevie to big money only if it was structured in a way that i could get out of it if he continues his antics or doesn't reach his full potential with on field performance. i don't like investing big money in WR's....i prefer it go to lineman.....but buffalo has such few options to attract top talent, that you should probably keep and overpay stevie a little.

Stanford Routt will be picking his next team soon The news that Routt will soon pick a team comes amid chatter that he’s having trouble generating real interest in his services. Apparently, at least one team has legitimate interest; if not, there would be no selection for Routt to make. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/19/stanford-routt-will-be-picking-his-next-team-soon/ can only mean the Bills...

Jackson and Spiller COMBINED rushed for under 1,500 yards last year. NO they will not BOTH reach 1,000 yards Rushing. NO they will not COMBINED reach 2,000 yards Rushing. having said that, they combined for just over 2,200 All-Purpose (rush & receiving) yards last year. i think they have a legit shot at 2,500 combined this season.

Troupe is HORRIBLE with or without a bad back...he will be considered a BUST....and the only reason he will get to stay is that Nix would not admit a mistake so early....unfortunately Troupe will play out his rookie contract and then go down in anals like John McCargo. Edwards is a solid pro...but his zero dead money and $4.175 cap saving contract makes him very vulnerable. McKelvin isn't going anywhere. Florence' contract also makes him very vulnerable....i thought he played awful last year. McGee & Merriman better both get 100% healthy or they will be gone.

with the 10th overall selection in the 2012 NFL Draft..... the Buffalo Bills select: Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford mark it down...book it......championship !!

no matter the amount of bonus money upfront...the "cap" hit is exactly the same every year for the length of the contract, evenly divided....unless performance bonuses achieved raise the number or is ended sooner by cutting the player, which then creates "dead money". the "cash to cap" system (not to be confused with a new term "carry over cash")the bills employ is a "cash flow" system...whereby, the bills run a seperate set of books where they try NOT to spend more in cash (all bonuses and salaries) in any given year that would exceed the "cap" limit for that same year. that cash system does not trump or is lieu of the cap system...they still must follow all cap rules.