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Jacksonville actually makes the most sense, then St. Louis. What makes you think that a team that moves has to be one of the more successful franchises? The way that teams can hold an entire city and region hostage until it gets its new stadium should open your eyes that when it comes to getting a trough at the NFL fountain, cities will clamor towards anything they can get. And winning teams don't usually move, bud. Again, Jacksonville has to block out entire sections of their stadium EVERY Sunday for it to be considered a "sell out" and not be blacked out in FL. Hardly making the case of fan hunger for a team. And their record is not that bad. I'd say that St. Louis would be most likely after Jacksonville because 1.) the Rams moved FROM L.A., and 2.) the team, though now seeming to be on the rise, has been a perennial loser since The Greatest Show On Turf left. San Diego makes a respectable 3rd prospect, IMO. And the Bills are NOT moving. IF they do, it would probably be as the first Canadian team in the NFL. Toronto is a pretty sizable market in North America, and it would cost a lot less to relocate 1 hour north than a 5 day drive west.

You don't understand my point. These Bills always- whether is was under Jauron, Mularkey, or Williams- could string together some nice 7-9 and 8-8 seasons, but could never get past those records. The common thread in all of these regimes was the oft-used "we just don't know how to finish", or "we need to learn how to win." They would always find a way to fumble the ball, not stop the opposing offense on a crucial 3rd down, throw an INT, or mismanage the game. On paper, and from the players' perspectives, we were always "a highly talented team" that "just couldn't finish" and "didn't know how to win." Nobody knew what the problem was. Looking at this year's squad, coaching staff, and front office, EVEN THOUGH OUR RECORD MAY NOT INDICATE IT, is much-improved over any squad from the past decade. They had to bottom out, in order to learn how to pick themselves up and build themselves into a team to be respected. The News had a quote from Eric Wood before the game yesterday. Something to the effect that The Dolphins were playing for their playoff lives, we're playing for to be respected. That lit a fire for the Bills yesterday, and the results showed the same. Could the Bills use a talent infusion at several key positions? Ofcourse. But gone is the uncertainty as to why the Bills could always lose important games for the past decade. A nucleus of players and a TEAM is finally being built, after all of these years. So, while the record does not indicate it...these Bills are learning how to win. Besides, we're 1 whistle from beating New England. 1 drop from beating Pittsburgh (2 leading teams in the AFC right now). Went to OT against Baltimore and KC. Those games, if you watched them, could have gone either way with the Bills having an identity and deserving to have won in all of them. Turn those into 'W's' and our record is actually 8-6. Heck, that Miami game should have gone our way, too. The only games this year where we had no business even being on the field were the Packers, Vikings, and Jets. So, while the record may not indicate it...I'd say we are much better and learning how to win.

Wrotto has done a remarkable job considering his background of not being able to find a home. I've been very pleased with him since he came to Buffalo. I was just thinking the other day, how he stabilizes the position since no one like...Howard Ballard? And how about Bell? Both of these guys were up against Wake and both played superb.

OK...where does one get the sweatshirt Ralphie was wearing? I have been looking for that for a long time, even tried to create one at NFL Shop, and they did such a horrible job I had to send it back. Has anyone seen that for sale? If so, where?

Dude...you HAD me at "replace Modrak"...then lost me at "an actual search for an actual GM". Why?!??!? You were doing so good! Modrak is by far the biggest remaining problem that is still, for some reason, lingering like a stale fart in the Bills front office. You would think that somebody with half a brain would have opened a window by now...

I like the Bills having a regular schedule while they are learning and getting better. Consistency is key, and I don't like the idea of breaking up their practice schedule, just for some Prime Time exposure. It's a wonder that the Cowboys get those Turkey Day games, though...considering they have not been putting it together lately.

A-MEN! Look around the league, and having atleast 1 WR catch 10+ TD's/year is practically the norm. We haven't had it what feels like a decade.

Big Cat, Love the "Lost Boys" moniker for the receiving corp. But I highly doubt that this suddenly makes Evans expendable. I will be the first one to state that Evans is not a #1 receiver. He is a highly skilled and polished #2 WR, but not a dominant, game-changing, run-any-kind-of-route WR like a true #1 needs to be. A true #1 receiver never gets lost in defenses as often as Evans has. However, I completely disagree that he has no value to the team. Now, for as often as he disappears and for his salary, we could probably afford to part with him. As he ages, he loses that 4.3-ish speed. That's all he has. But it would be yet another example of a #1 pick, scouted by Modrak, that never truly lived up to the draft position.

Interesting thread. As a fan, I was initially mad that we won the first game. I was frustrated because I was convinced that ONLY if we picked #1 or #2 overall would we have any change of striking a big draft pick (then I realized that if Modrak is scouting, it won't matter where we pick our 1st 3-5 picks...they will be terrible). But ever since the bye, the Bills have become a really solid team, and with the exception of the MN game, have been in every one to the end. They are much more entertaining, and you can see how this team is learning. There is real progress- something that has been promised under 3 prior regimes, but never came to fruition. When we won the 2nd game, I settled down. I enjoy watching this team again. I don't expect anything. It's fun. I don't care about draft position anymore. Nix/ Gailey/ Whaley are turning it around. Now if we could only lose Modrak....

My brother-in-law lives and works in Raleigh, NC. Cowher has a home in NC, and word is that Carolina will be his landing spot. NO WAY Shanahan leaves Washington. He's got it too good, and they are just getting started. Besides, if he did not have any power he would not have been able to bench McNabb.

Absolutely. Any knucklehead, desperate for attention can do this kinda thing. Sort of like the silicone-filled bimbo making accusations about Favre and the Mexican reporter with spray-on jeans crying over all of the "unwanted" attention that she got in the testosterone filled locker room of a professional football team. You really can't cry wolf when you have a hand in your own "distress".

I agree. During the Jauron/ Mularkey/ Williams years, we LOST games closely. We just "did not know how to win", and always found a way to give the game away to the other team. This years squad has learned how to win, and is much better at finishing. Indeed, these games have been a refreshing sight, especially considering that we have no real big names. Guess that kinda squashes the "lets go out and get big NAME free agent, or big NAME head coach" crowd, huh?

Ok......don't really get the name-changing.... ...is that supposed to be funny?

Mr. Tessler, I'm glad to hear that Corey was absolved from that fiasco down in FL in the offseason a couple of seasons ago. Those charges just sounded ridiculous, I was glad to have him cleared of all wrongdoing. On a side- how does one go about being employed by the NFL, anyways?

Well, none of us know the future. I say that because the Bills and Redskins have been mirror images of each other this past decade. In just about everything except the owners. Snyder throws money at everything, while Ralphie likes to hide when it comes time to pay. Other than that, both teams have had the same luck with failed high draft picks (Malcolm Kelly, anyone?) and busted free agents (Haynesworth, McNabb, Dockery II). Both teams have suffered through inept coaching (Jauron's bungling game management, Gibbs' calling 2 consecutive time outs in the Bills game a couple of years ago). Both teams have had horrible front office personnel (Vinny Cerrato must have had pictures on people to even be employed in the NFL, Donahoe is still a dufus, Levy tarnished his luster, and Brandon is not even worth the effort it takes to fart). Every year, both teams promise gold, but deliver arsenic. Which is why I still don't understand the bone-heads on this site who constantly trumpet the supposed value of "name" coaches and "name players". Names don't win championships. But this is far from over. Allen and Shanahan are intriguing. I think that they will create a competitive team in Washington. What I find amazing is how all of the preseason "experts" were convinced Washington was going to explode (just where is Gruden, these days?), now have to face the reality that they ain't there yet. What also has surprised me is the way that the Bills have completely turned it around after the bye. It is a 100% different team. I intend to keep comparing the two teams (Bills and Redskins) for the next couple of years, as I find it an interesting comparison between the value of names (Shanahan, Allen), versus solid football men (Gailey, Nix). In 3-5 years time, I wonder who will be the better squad.

I agree, as I was watching Thursday night football this past week and when Rod Woodson was talking about the AFC East, he gave props to the "scrappy" Buffalo Bills. I like the respect. We can work on the win-loss record. "

I am 50/50 with your post. I could not agree with you more on the usual suspects of Modrak, Littman, and Overdorf. IMO, they are the reason for the past decade of supreme suckitude and empty promises. In that way, I can sympathize with the marketing job Brandon has to do. Could you imagine knowing you had a steaming pile of poop every year, and you had to sell it as a sizzling cut of prime rib? As far as Whitner is concerned...methinks you doth jest. What has Whitner shown during his tenure thus far to warrant any kind of pay increase? Please, he's practically a clone of Aaron Maybin, given his high draft status and lack of production to warrant such selection. I originally gave him the benefit of the doubt and believed his excuses that it was the scheme of the previous coordinators. Now, with him playing the role of a more natural SS, he does not do much of anything worthy of a Top 8 Overall selection. If I spend a Top 8 pick on a safety, he better be a Troy Polamalu. And to think, Haloti Ngata was available and could be causing so many problems for our opponents. The only hard time I would have with Whitner walking is that we then lost another 1st round pick that could have been spent on Ngata. Sadly, I agree. Yet another example of the incompetent job of scouting players Modrak and crew have done this past decade. Yet another 1st rounder not living up to their draft status. I agree that with Buddy now running the show, he may have other ideas in mind for the position. This was not his selection. Nor Gailey's. Whitner has done little to nothing since being here, besides making obscene predictions (making the playoffs) and "tweeting" like an idiot. Really, if his production on the field only matched his mouth and twitter account, he might be worth the big bucks. I don't know. He seems like he's toned it down some and seems like a good guy with a real competitive fire to win. But like the overwhelming majority of our high round picks since Modrak came onboard, the Bills reached on him and have egg on their face yet again (Maybin, Losman, McCargo, McKelvin, Williams...). I don't understand how we can consistently strike out on our value high rounders, and can salvage undrafted free agents and turn them into reliable starters (Jackson, Moorman, Greer, Peters).

It wouldn't bother me in the least if we lost Whitner. What would bother me more, is that not could we have had Ngata, but now we would have NOTHING to show for it. Before the season started, I was shocked at this because I thought atleast for insurance if Wood had a hard time, Incognito could have provided some stability and nastiness. And if Wood came back, we could have moved Wood to Center and kept Incognito at RG, thereby increasing the nastiness. But with the release of Chambers (finally!), and Urbik, Wrotto, and the guy Gailey brought with him from Georgia Tech all stepping up, I don't miss him anymore. Our offensive line has actually been playing some good football this year. I think that it has more to do with the offensive philosophy of 3+-wide formations and RB's in the flat or staying in to "chip" block before going out to a pass pattern, and quicker deliveries by Fitz have done wonders for making the O Line look good. But watching games, Wrotto looks pretty mobile and solid at RT. Bell had a bad game in Minnesota against Jared "The Mullet" Allen, but so did the rest of the team. I don't miss Incognito anymore.

Well, Trent might be throwing to Hardly all game, too.

Yeah, I don't know about that. For some reason or other, Fitz had gotten the short end of the stick at the end of the season. Reading yesterday's Buffalo News, Poz and the rest of the team are saying that they all have gotten much better at their assignments than when the season began. Receivers, everybody.

All one had to do was look at this dudes Frohawk when he finally signed his overinflated contract and you KNEW how much of a douche he would become. Can anyone believe that this dingleberry held out? What have the Bills gotten in the bargain? An idiot who walks around like he's carrying luggage all the time? Hey Maybin, drop the "lat spread", stop celebrating every time your cleat touches the field, and grow up! You would be correct! Lavar Arrington, and a little bit Ray Lewis. If play is any indicator, it is all Arrington and no Lewis. Well, if the CBS quote is true: he has up until now, allowed his play to speak for itself. Cut this loser NOW!

Does this even need to be asked? Answer: NO! When Haloti Ngata was available...and the Bills select Donte Whitner...need I say more?

And they added a couple of TE's just recently. I think we are witnessing yet another demise of a Modrak high round scouted player not coming to fruition...

I disagree. How were the averages of the K-gun Bills in time of possession? Jerry Jones had an interesting quote on 60 minutes last night..."stats are for losers." Time of possession means absolutely nothing if you are winning games.

Dude, ya need to get your eyeglasses fixed. More resembles Jennifer "Romo" Capriati and her steroid jaw than anything else. A little too manly, dude. To borrow a Seinfeld phrase..."not that there's anything wrong with that..."