chris heff

Don't you know that an elite pocket passing QB always wins? Oh wait.

You forgot that he ripped of James Brown's dance moves, but the so did Mick Jagger, Tina Turner and every singing dancing entertainer since. Loved the show, however.

Giants twice, Ravens and Seahawks, that's four times in the last ten years.

I haven't lived in Buffalo for forty years, but I'm in.

There were people on this site calling EJ a bust before last season even started.

You have had the opportunity to contemplate the correct reaction. I'm assuming you weren't there.I'm certain that at 23 you always made exactly the correct response. "You are a bust, you suck at your job. I don't give a damn how hard you have worked you suck and should be replaced! " That is what Graham was passively aggressively insinuating. I'm sure at 23 you were mature enough to ready better than walking away. It is a good thing that Manuel is not a Congressman from Staten Island, or he would have threatened truth row Graham off a balcony.

You are correct. The fans weren't very nice either.

My take away is that Manuel asked a question, received an answer, which was in effect, "I think you are a bust" and he walked away. Should he have entered into a debate with Graham? Should he have responded "I'll welcome the completion"? And then walked away? Should he defended himself, explaining why he is not a bust?

Manuel should have given the pat answer, "I really can't control that". Graham's article is the reason journalists get canned answers. After reading this thread I now understand why guys like Lynch don't speak to the press. What Graham really asked is, "do you think the Bills should exhibit a lack of confidence in you by drafting a QB in the first round, because you aren't very good at what you do? Because that's what I think". How is Manual or anyone else, for that matter suppose to respond to that? "Hey Tim Graham, your not a very good journalist and I think the organization you work for should go all in on finding a replacement. What do you think?" How do you respond to that?

Just so that I have this straight, Graham told EJ he thinks the Bills should draft another QB and Manuel walked away.

Separated shoulder, torn knee ligaments and a compound fracture of thumb on throwing hand. Two Super Bowl rings and Super Bowl MVP.

Do real number one WR hit the FA market? It's pretty rare. The Bills don't need another number two, so I think this is a hard position to address in FA. Moeaki muddies the waters at TE. I think OL and LB, is where to focus.

Is it true that people attending the game are required to be in their seats three hours before kickoff?

If they now bring in a WR coach, plus Hostler and Downing, does that mean they think Hackett was in over his head?

The Bills original uniforms were modeled on the Lions. Those uniforms are probably still in Ralph's basement.

Since you know more about the FSU offense than a guy that played in it, please explain it to us.

I agree,I was just thinking the same thing.

What stones?

First of all your user name may be the best on this site. I doubt that Wade would come here or that they want him, but I was also completely wrong about any team wanting a DC from a 6-10 team as HC.

You know what is awesome? In a thread about who the next DC might be, you managed to take a shot at Manuel, well done.

Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

Thanks a lot! I just had to stab my mind's eye with a hot poker!

I would agree with this. The proof is the Colts perennial playoff team with him, 1-15 without him. That being said, only Payton and Brady are so good that they can make a team with average talent a playoff team.

Doesn't he have a job making license plates?

I posted this on another thread. I've posted this before and I'm going to do it again. In any era there are four or five elite QBs in the NFl, there is a handful of guys that have no business starting, but are, because of injury or because a team mistakenly made an investment in them. Then there are all the other guys. Guys that probably aren't going to the HOF, but can win if they have a good team around them and good coaching. Think Phil Simms, two SB rings, SB MVP. Would you take that record for a Bills QB? Payton Manning was drafted in 1998. How many QBs have been drafted since then? And yet there are still only three or four QBs playing today that can even be mentioned in the same sentence as Payton. He is arguably one of the best to have ever played. If a teams has a QB that they believe is good enough if they build a team around him but probably not elite, does that organization build a team around him or keep trying to draft an elite guy?