RussellDopeland

No self-respecting Bills fan should ever use "cute" nicknames for our division rivals. Using "gang green" is appallingly bad and in poor taste. You can refer to them as the "Jests", "New Jersey" or "gangrene". Similarly, New England should never be called the "Pats" nor should Miami be referred to as the "Phins"; they can be referenced as "cheatriots" or "pox upon humanity"- but not by corny monikers.

Great post- spot on. There's a great tendency here to praise training camp superstars like Hogan, yet bash players like Spiller or SJ. SJ loved being a Bill, and was productive for this team...yet he gets castigated for it.

Why can't Marrone handle the media with honesty and class the way Marv used to?

If Peyton was our QB, this is what would happen: In the opener, Hackett would call one of these annoying "read-option" plays, and ask Manning to keep the ball and run. He'd run into Jared Allen, who'd promptly obliterate Peyton, who would suffer a season-ending neck injury. Then we would have Manuel starting for the remaining 15 games (or until he likewise is injured).

Lee Smith is an awful TE. His "forte" is supposed to be his blocking- however he's mediocre at that. He offers nothing in the passing game; he's slower than molasses in January, and has two left feet. So we should keep him and also allow Smith to be the LS as well? Sanborn is solid (I can't recall a bad snap of note from recent memory). To cut Sanborn in lieu of keeping, let's say, a kickoff specialist is nonsensical. And to replace him with Lee Smith is an absurdity. Frankly, I'd rather the Bills had the REAL Lee Smith on their roster- he may be 56 years old now, but I bet his fastball is still pretty good- probably better than Tuel's.

It's obvious that "sportsbook.ag" has a source- and that source would be Tim Graham.

If they cut an excellent special teams option like Easley to keep Brad Lamb er, I mean, Chris Hogan- I will seriously question whether this GM and/or head coach know what they're doing. Then again, they did keep Lee Smith on the roster all of last season...I still haven't figured out exactly what purpose Smith serves (although he does exhale carbon dioxide which is needed by plant life).

For some, Hogan's a feel-good story because they like the underdog. But the reality is that most of the 'hype" surrounding him is related to the fact that he's a slow-footed white dude who tries real hard. I'm not a fan of Graham at all. But at the end of the day I'd rather have him on the roster than Hogan because he has more upside. Yes Hogan looks great running around in shorts at camp- that might win him the "Tim Anderson Lunch Pail/Chris Kelsay High Motor Award" at the end of camp, but so what.

This sounds like a Bill Parcells thread- whoever cooks the meal should buy the groceries. We have a lot of "groceries" in the backfield; it's up to Hackett to figure out how to cook the meal.

Hopefully it won't morph into a Donahoe thread either

Can the Mods merge this and the "Crumbling Foundation" threads and pin them for the angst-ridden crowd? The abject and despondent can then assemble there.

Not to mention Cookie Gilchrist

I wish I was Don Corleone. I'd then send Luca Brasi to the Wilson Trust with my "bid" for the team- an offer they can't refuse.

Let's be honest- The Buffalo News is a wretched piece of crap! There isn't a sliver or semblance of journalistic competency on the part of any of the writers/columnists that are employed by that ragtag operation. Esmonde's been terrible for years- yet is still employed and a given a forum for his empty-headed musings. Oh for the days of Jim Kelley and Larry Felser- today you're force-fed the contemptible diatribes of Tim Graham and Jerry Sullivan.

Jeeez! What's the big deal? Jeff Wright played the nose during the Super Bowl years at 195 lbs.

I think Pegula will be the buyer. The price: $1.35 Billion (plus I think he'll throw in Marvin Gardens and Water Works to finalize it).

Atlanta??? Could they have found a more mundane team than the Falcons?! Watching Matt Ryan is like watching a nun at an orgy. Guess I know what HBO program I won't be watching.

If Manuel were to develop the ability to fly, rest assured that many on this board would complain about his lack of footwork.

My question is whether Larry "Snortin" Norton or Nicholas Picholas can offer any further insight into this report? Or are their sources telling them something altogether different?

It's amazing how every one of these "new ownership- new stadium" threads are taken over by the gloom and doom crowd. Not only do they hijack these threads, but also love to talk down to anyone who doubts their "expertise" when it comes to these subject matters. We've heard it all before: "Buffalo is a rust-belt city with a declining population"; "WNY cannot support an NFL team long-term and cannot possibly fund or facilitate the construction of a new stadium"- we've been beaten over the collective heads with these same talking points for quite a while now. Frankly I wonder to myself why the hell I even bother to come to this site and subject myself to these miserable cynics and their repetitive, sepulchral drivel. When the Bills are sold to local interests, and the announcement of plans for a new stadium are made public, I hope all of these folks will finally give it a rest and focus their attention instead on telling us why Manuel is a bust, or how Mario Williams should be traded for Charlie Whitehurst.

Terry Pegula: "As new owner of the Bills, I am pleased to announce the hiring of Darcy Regier as our President of Football Operations."

The greatest player to put on a pair of Bills shorts had to have been Tim Anderson. At WR, I think you're forgetting about future Hall of Famer Da'rick Rogers.

And I thought this was ridiculous:

Apparently not much

He can't help it. This thread is like a NASCAR race- sure it's nothing but a bunch of rednecks driving around in circles for hours, but people watch holding out hope that there's a fiery ten car pileup. We posters are always looking for that thread that devolves into utter chaos. This one has potential.