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Only one I was surprised by was Bryant. Bryant would make a good back up NT. I seriously think that one might bite the Bills in the ass.

After typical rookie year struggles Freeman had an awesome sophmore, regressed his third year, and then bounced back modestly his 4th year in the league. But after a bounce back 4th year he just fell off the face of the Earth in 2013 and just never recovered. Odd how fleeting an NFL Career is.

Cassell is the ideal backup QB and backups do have some value. I guess Cassell could be had for a 7th round pick if a team is really desperate for a backup QB.

Problem wasn't passing on resigning Levitre at a huge cost, the main issue was how they never bothered to find a capable replacement that off-season and the year after Williams was brought in and we all knew how that worked out. I think people have to understand the context of the Levitre decision wasn't just them not overpaying for him but rather the secondary moves that followed it.

Kujo might be able to play a half way decent RT. Urbik could go either way. But Richardson is very soft. They should look into cuts to see if there is a vet guard they could bring in to replace Richardson.

Of course energy prices are the key factor. But Sanctions have crippled Russia's ability to borrow. Russia's public debt is about 10% of GDP, which makes them highly credit worthy. But due to the sanctions they are not able to have access to credit to help out their economy when years of bad economic policy and plunging oil prices recently are already putting a squeeze on it. Also the sanctions have targeted the elite in Russia which is turning their hugely influential sentiment against Putin. Russia's useless land grab and instigating against Ukraine has cost them a lot more than they have gained. Should there be a red line and aggressive action if certain actions are taken by Putin? Of course but more war should be an option not the only option. In the end I think we have made our points, and we aren't going to change each others minds. However it was a good discussion. You think Bernie simply won't suite the United States position in the world as a superpower, while I think he could (I would like to hear more about his foreign policy before making any definitive statements). As a side note I do actually think that the Presidency should be split into 2 jobs. It's too much to manage the domestic and foreign affairs of the USA all in one person. The USA should have a president as a commander and chief in charge of mainly foreign affairs and diplomacy and as a chief go between for the military and the Executive/Legislative branch. While there should be a Prime Minister (For lack of a better word) type who handles domestic affairs and works with Congress and the Senate to handle those issues. Even if you split those jobs it may be too much for one person to handle, let alone the current office of the presidency.

The Bills ended up making the right call on Byrd. Good thing they are not saddled with that contract for a player that got hurt year 1 in a big contract and might be retiring year 2.

I honestly think Rex was on board with the Freddie cut (Based off of my own speculation). Rex has to report to the players, and as a players coach Rex needs to have the good faith of the players to operate. Freddie was popular with both the fans and in the locker room. If Rex appears to have been against such an unpopular but pragmatic move he scores favor with the players. Whaley I honestly think is just taking the heat for a "rogue" decision, when in reality both Rex and the organization realized the need to roll over cap space into next season and Freddie wasn't going to be worth the price tag. Whaley is acting like the bad guy boss while Rex gets all the heat taken off of him. Pretty smart move if that's what is going on.

OK thanks for breaking that down. 4 million is significant but it's a hard thing to do to not have a veteran QB on the roster. A tough decision.

I think Putin has gotten destroyed over the mess in the Ukraine. Obama and a bunch of pacifistic pussies have crushed Russia's currency due to the sanctions combined with a fall in oil has crippled Russia's economy and currency. That will have greater long term negative consequences for Russia then pushing for a fairly useless land grab. That not withstanding if you go to war over ever country doing something you don't like you are going to be at war all the time. In the end you can't force the world to be the way you want every-time through force. Economic engagement, diplomacy, and unilateral military action are part of a wider tool bag that all need to be used. The Middle East is destabilized in part due to the United States interventions in the Middle East. We aren't a stabilizing force through our use of military action. There is only so much blood and money the USA can spend across the world. You also can't force the world to be the way you want without unintended consequences and blow-back. I understand that the Middle East is of interest to America for various reasons, but is it working? We are spending all this money and blood to accomplish what? It seems like all the USA is doing is shuffling around the pieces but the mess is still the same. Should America go in and take out ISIS yes, but Turkey, Iran, and Saudi Arabia need to be engaged in the fight as well.

' Why would keeping Cassell and letting him expire be a negative cap gain for 2016? I guess the question I am asking is, would cutting Cassell this year be beneficial towards the cap next year? If so why? Wouldn't just keeping him and letting him expire have the same effect on the 2016 cap?

4 games seems like a good check in point. You can't have too short of a leash. But of course the team is in win now mode so the patience will be limited.

Had the team not signed Red Bryant I would love the Taylor pick up. But with Bryant occupying that role picking up Taylor would seem redundant. But some team looking to beef up the middle of their line will kick the tires on Taylor. I do question how good Taylor is since the Browns had one of the worst run defenses in the NFL last season. But as we all know that isn't always reflective of how an individual preforms within a bad unit.

Most teams in the NFL have a 10-6 or 6-10 range. I would put the Bills ceiling at 11-5 however since I do think the talent on the roster is great if Taylor proves to be a half way decent QB. But I think for 18 NFL teams you could pencil them into that type of mid level prognostication.

A man is innocent until proven guilty so it's Jimmy Superfly Snuka Alleged Murder.

I think the Bills are 95% sure McCoy will be ready week 1 (I hope so, I have him in fantasy and although I can swap him out for Doug Martin I would prefer not to in a PPR league). But that doesn't mean that the 5% chance he won't be isn't something the Bills won't have a small concern over.

Had the USA avoided conflict and been more measured in it's approach to use of force then the war in Iraq probably would have never happened. ISIS would not exist had it not been through an over eager use of force. Both the Bush and Obama administrations mishandled the Iraq situation. Bush of course getting the USA into the war and mishandling the non-existent exit strategy (Also fostering some of the conditions that led to ISIS beyond destabilizing the region). Obama didn't leave a force behind due to political pressure within the USA and within Iraq (Even had he wanted to, the Iraqi government had a major political force not wanting it, although I bet had the Obama administration been more steadfast in pressing for it they could have gotten it done). There is such a thing as peace through strength. But there is also blowback and unintended consequences. Also by being tied up in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan the USA has been limited in it's capacity to have a sphere of influence all across the world. Madmen are much more willing to act if they know the USA is war tired and caught up in two Middle East wars, knowing the USA doesn't have the backing of the international community and is limited in their options to engage in more war. So of course there has to be a balance there. However when looking at our policy in the Middle East can you really say it's working? Defending our allies in Europe, The Pacific, and the Americas is one thing, but keeping up this intervention in the Middle East just isn't working and it's tying up our resources into useless occupations is actually hurting Americas ability to project strength.

The only man that could stop Kiko Alonso was Kiko Alonso.

Keep all 3 QB's. Tyrod and EJ are a solid pair, and keeping Cassell in case of injury and to give both young players a vet to lean on seems like a good idea. No need to make a cut.

NFL GM's seem in general to be phony pieces of ****. I was listening to a podcast (The Church of What's Happening Now with Joey Diaz) with Kyle Turley and he was talking about his departure from the Saints and how the general manager would go into the locker room and be all buddy buddy with the players after wins. But then that same GM would bash those players in negotiations to not only their own agent (Which is just business kind of fair) but to other players agents and pretty much anyone in the organization. After listening to that and knowing there really isn't any loyalty in the NFL, I am not surprised to see Whaley be that kind of guy. But as long as Whaley is making the right calls and doing his job well, as a fan you have to like him on some level.

I am concerned for the short term. Long term I think he will pan out or at worst move to FS and be a stud like A.Williams. But as far as impact this season I am concerned about how he might be a liability.

She looks like every mid 30's to early 40's single yoga teacher I have ever met, they always seem nice but always a little crazy.

But I Think you are misrepresenting exactly what Bernie's foreign policy could be (He hasn't given out too many specifics which is the only one of a few issues he hasn't gone into detail on, so I am basing this off the modest amount of time he has given to the issue and his voting record). First off Sanders did vote for the use of force in Afghanistan in 2001 as well as Kosovo and a few other military actions over the course of the 90's. I don't think Sanders is a pacifist or someone who never supports the use of military force. It doesn't correspond to his voting record or what he has said publicly. The Middle East is a mess that the United States can't fix with military force. We have been trying that for nearly 30 years and it's simply not working. Other areas of the world the USA needs to keep it's military presence. Japan, the Pacific, Western and Eastern Europe, and even as Africa in a humanitarian sense. But the Middle East is just a !@#$ed up situation. No need to keep throwing trillions of dollars down that sinkhole. I also don't think Sanders has said he wants to pare down the military significantly. From my interpretation he wants to cut spending on the military modestly by cutting the money the military spends on combat operations in the Middle East. At a time when the USA is mired in Debt and has a military of 700+ billion I think it would be a good idea to take some of that money the USA spends on military operations overseas and use it to rebuild the infrastructure of the USA. EDIT: If anything I think your idea of sensible foreign policy (Keep the USA's sphere of influence and the use of military force as a last resort option when other options have failed) lines up closer to Bernie than the other major candidates.

Cyrus looked better this off-season and camp but Henderson looked to have beat him out from what I have read. He still needs more development but as a backup swing tackle he has a role that he can handle while developing his game. Hopefully Cyrus makes enough progress for the Bills to have the option to be reasonable on a Glenn contract next season.

Good place for Freddie to land. Great organization with a chance to win. And he should get some solid play time up there. In longer third down situations Freddie could see a lot of playing time, then of course there could be an injury to Lynch or one of the backups that could see him get legit carries. I think Freddie will have a decent year 25-30 receptions a few hundred yards on the ground and through the air with 2-4 TD's.