rsxfirefighter
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Yes. Until the monday following week 1 (or is it Tuesday).
tuesday
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Andy Levitre cleared the locker room quickly following what was likely his last game w Titans.
Hmm..wonder who's locker is to the right and left...cause they both appear to look just as EMPTY..
Or do our Buffalo News Reporters have relatives that report for the Titans the same way they do our Bills
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I should have for both. I didn't for neither.
Dukey,
If you scroll a little further down that page it discusses the Fumbles in more detail. Said he had 5 Fumbles, but recovered 4 of them for a net of 1 Fumble Lost.
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I agree, this wasnt a substance abuse issue as it was a direct correlation to his being arrested for possession. Not for testing positive.
So basically the question is, does "Personal Conduct Policy" explicitly state that you could be suspended for being arrested, but not prosecuted/found guilty (since they pleaded out). And if so, does it properly document this type of incident as a suspend able offense.
well..never mind...it was the Substance Abuse policy..straight from his mouth:
"Last year, I made a mistake involving possession of a banned substance," Dareus said in a statement. "The NFL's discipline for this conduct is part of the drug policy, and I apologize to my family, my teammates, the entire Bills organization and Bills fans that I will miss one game as a result of my mistake. I will work intensely that week and will be extremely happy to contribute to a win in week two for the Bills."
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That's in effect what he was suspended for. Dareus didn't dispute this.
I agree, this wasnt a substance abuse issue as it was a direct correlation to his being arrested for possession. Not for testing positive.
So basically the question is, does "Personal Conduct Policy" explicitly state that you could be suspended for being arrested, but not prosecuted/found guilty (since they pleaded out). And if so, does it properly document this type of incident as a suspend able offense.
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The exclusive Sunday Ticket contract between the NFL and DirecTV/AT&T was just renewed for several more seasons. This will not have any impact at all.
I know they extended the contract, just curious if Fox and CBS goes down this road how much of an impact will it have on DirecTV's clientele?
I know I personally keep DirecTV over FIOS only for the ability to get Sunday Ticket (for free or reduced costs that is)
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Saw this on Fox News and searched for links to it. Looks like they are starting to stream for "FREE" 2 regular season games this year.
Does this mean they may look to do more and more of this in the future?
How would this affect the NFL's deal with DirecTV? Who would honestly pay 300$ to have it on their TV, when they could stream it to their TV for free? (Well those who are crazy enough to still pay full price that is..)
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She essentially accused a reporter of having an affair with her husband (GM of the Redskins) and using sexual favors in exchange for inside scoops.
The Redskins tried to cover it up by saying it was a fake account, but the woman then admitted to doing it which outed the Redskins' bald faced lie.
Wait, so that is how Adam Schefter always seems to have the Inside Scoops......wonder what Rodak has to do for his Garbage posts???
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I don't know. My point was though that the cost difference is minimal and 1.35 million will not save Dareus. It also is meant to imply that either could be on the cut/trade block and the Bills have options. Personally, I am not sold on either of the guys and wouldn't be shocked to see both gone and another QB brought in to back up Taylor. Someone who has similar style/ability.
i agree 1.35 wont save Dareus, however the additional 4.15 this year and next is a good chunk of what will be needed to help save him compared to the ~1.4 Mil each year savings from EJ would be.
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That's fair. But you have to look at 2016 differently. If Simms progresses and TT does well. then maybe that's the 2016 option with a drafted rookie to PS. Same costs, and now you also freed up the 2016 money to re-sign TT.
With that logic, wouldnt it make more sense to:
keep EJ for this year and cut Cassel (cap savings of 4.15m for 2015).
then draft said rookie in 2016 and cut EJ. So only his 1.X million cap hit from that year hits us. So we have the savings from his contract plus the 4 mil freed from Cassel. (~ 5+ Mil Cap savings)
But resigning TT is assuming he figures out how to throw a TD in a game setting.
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Does EJ have a 5th year option? Like RG3 did? Just curious as that may play into whether we keep, or make him more viable in a trade. I don't know so asking the question here.
I do believe that the 5th year options are available to all 1st round players at the Teams discretion. Its like a mini-franchise tag. They have to declare it before the 4th year starts. Like they did with Marcell (last year) and now Gilmore (this year).
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Not sure of the cap situation but are you comparing 2 EJ years to one Cassel year? If you keep Cassel over EJ, unless the bills cut him off decide not to resign him at the end of the year, he won't be playing for free next year.
In my uneducated opinion it makes sense to pay EJ for two years because I think he is a very decent backup QB vs 2 years of a Cassel contract or a year of Cassel and a 2nd year of some other QB. I'm sure the Bills could use the money elsewhere.
You saw the same thing I did as I was writing it up.
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Just to make sure things are clear and accurate.
Cassel already earned a 500K bonus. That's his, it counts against the cap. If we cut/trade him he would count as a 4.15 million dollar savings.
EJ Manual if traded would save 1.2 million this year and 1.6 next year. That's a savings of 2.8 million.
On top of that is EJ is cut and then signed by another team, EJ doesn't double dip. Any contract from another team would reduce the Bills outlay and also their cap hit.
So the difference is only 1.35 million and wouldn't be a deciding factor. The rumor is the front office want to keep EJ, the coaches want Cassel. Just like Whaley wanted Ej to start, and Pegs wanted Fred to stay, I think in the end the coaches probably win the battle.
EJ showed a lot in pre-season and got a lot better. Still has to show more consistency and ability to run the offense for a full 60 minutes.
Not to rain on your parade. Your numbers may be right for savings, but your logic is flawed.
Yes, Cutting EJ will save 2.8 million over 2 years.
Cutting Cassel will save 4.15 million for 2015 and additionally 4.15 will be available for 2016 as it is not tied to anything
So:
If you cut EJ and keep Cassel this year and next year at ~3 Mil; its a savings of 3.95 Million over 2 years.
If you cut EJ, and keep Cassel just for this year, its a savings of 6.95 Million over 2 years (Minus whatever you have to pay a backup QB...~1-3 MIL)
So say savings of 4.95 Mil (assuming 2 Mil for the year for backup QB)
If you cut Cassel, but keep EJ, its a savings of 8.3 Million over 2 years
Cutting Cassel is a 3+ Million better option from my point of view.
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i have no idea. I like to post but not for that reason...
oh i know..just giving ya a hard time.
you post a lot of useful information that others just dont have the time to search out.
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deleted! Same source as Eball
I don't dislike Cassel but thrilled they are not giving EJ away. He is really making progress.
so if you delete a thread, does your post count still go up that 1 post.
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This has Louis Litt written all over it!!!
well if thats the case, they definitely would have kept Fitzpatrick forever as he went to Harvard!!
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Very, very impressive and was surprised by the very humble persona he emits.
Now I am hoping that he generates world class hands to go with those world class wheels he possesses. (Too many s's in that word)
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I'm not sure why you engage with these people - it's a bad habit. You write a very good article, which is appreciated by most of us on this board, and then inevitably one of our resident mouth-breathing idiots starts up with you, and it seems to burn you to the core. Just ignore it!
I take offense to this...oh wait..you were not talking about me...never mind....i will go back to my lurking mode
Ok, i am confused...i see Vic Carucci QB breakdown from last night and it sounds like EJ was mediocre last night. From the tweets I saw, it sounded like he had a very strong practice..what gives...can anyone give a more accurate portrayal??
Vic Carucci Buffalo News QB Breakdown Article:EJ Manuel: It's hard to see him suddenly emerging as a contender as the battle enters into what would appear to be the stretch run. He did all of his work with backups. Had a couple of good throws near the goal line in 1-on-1s, but struggled on others.
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Why not? Everyone judged ej last week without skill position players.
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the writing is on the wall
LOL, so i guess they might be having practice "elsewhere"
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I had the position correct, but I thought the pick was going to be TY Hilton
And we all know we didnt want that BUM
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Crazy eh?
At least give him a chance in a preseason game
CBF
Rumor has it that EJ's feet are just not sexy enough for rexy!!!
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I could swear it did not...something along the lines of "mirroring" which i guess is different than watching on Airplay. I have a ROKU unit now as well in the house, hope maybe works better on that .
Lets hope...i think there are games tonight so looks like signing up today
Remember for regular season, this will allow you to watch the games AFTER they have been played.
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Don't disagree that it should be one of the younger guys. Taylor seems to be making the best of it.
found some common ground
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Rex press conference - TT/EJ = The present and the future
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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I love it...Rex using "not acting as a rogue guy" to the press when talking about Whaley!!