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No, this is actually worth mentioning. Low/no maintenance so it much more affordable. Now, if someone could afford a $1.2 MM home, they likely won't worry about pool maintenance costs.... but still.

Joe Flacco was rated a 2nd/3rd round talent, was drafted in the first round, started right away and that worked out. I'm sure there are other examples too. And I thought we've all dispelled what the hole "grade" thing by now, especially since in one short week Geno Smith went from a "first round grade" to "holy crud, this guy might be a disaster". Grades mean nothing.

IMO, there's no way EJ is not our Game 1 starter. I don't think you draft a guy in the first round to sit anymore. With only a few exceptions, most Round 1 QBs drafted in the past 10 years start from Day 1.

Just booked some rooms under the group rate. Thanks!!!!

Guys, it really just looks like he's shaking hands upon arrival to the war room.

"Is the drafting of (insert name of QB at 8) a "game changer" the same way that drafting that Tulane kid with the bad hair was?" said in a sarcastic voice

IMO, if you address a couple big time needs in the first three rounds, and Lattimore is still around after that, you grab him. I know we have other needs, but we're building for the long term. FJ is getting old and CJ has another year or two on his deal. You can always deal Lattinore for a higher pick once he heals, or you can keep him with CJ (or in place of him should CJ bolt after his contract ends). Worst case they waste a 4th rounder.... They do that all the time!!!!

Good stuff.

Did anyone notice that the QB that many of us want (Geno) was only 3 months old when the Bills played in Super Bowl XXV? I just thought this was funny. Funny? I mean sad.

I was reading Esmonde's column on the difficulty in making a new stadium work in Buffalo: http://www.buffalonews.com/Article/20130322/CITYANDREGION/130329739/two-bills-drive As we all know, this isn't a new opinion. Clearly the Buffalo economy has struggled, and there are likely better places to try and sell a bunch of luxury suites, but I'm curious to know how many suites, and therefore big companies, need to be in a region to make a new stadium deal work. I mean, based on what the Bills know they can sell to the usual suspects, just how many are we short? Along those same lines, people say things like "Bills fans can't afford higher season ticket prices". I don't buy that. I live in Atlanta. It cost more to live here. Some of my friends that make less than me in Buffalo have more disposable income. So why can't Buffalo afford to pay more? Nobody WANTS TO pay more for a sporting event ticket, but Bills fans are more willing to stretch that dollar to go to games than many other fan bases. I get it, the team stinks right now, but assuming for a second that the Bills become fridge playoff contenders at some point, people will pay a higher rate to attend games. Even if it was $25/game/ticket more, that's $200 more per season. Some of us spend that on a good weekend! It's really not that much more money, for those of us already attending games in the first place. I'm just tired of the whole "Buffalo can't afford a new stadium" talk. I just don't think that's true, and if it is I'd love to see some figures that quantify it. And again, I'm not talking about Buffalo median incomes compared to other places. It's about disposable income relative to other NFL fan bases. I bet Buffalo isn't far off from other regions, after adjusting for cost of living.

You guys are crazy. Dude is held together with scotch tape and paper clips. Would've been a good move 5 years ago.

I thought the Williams pick was generally regarded as a steal when when drafted him? First round grade, etc.

THIS is funny.

If the actual draft shakes out anything like Kiper's latest mock draft, then there's no way we trade. Jarvis Jones may be the best player in the draft.

I saw him play in person at the Music City Bowl. I thought he was great. Oh, sorry. Did I say great? I meant terrible. If he's the pick then there's been an epic FAIL!

I hear ya. The money that went to things that that will be obvious to fans.... I'm guessing they picked the high-impact/lowest cost sort of of things to complete for this project since money was somewhat limited. SInce we're really not talking about a whole lot of money compared to what other stadium facelifts have cost teams, I'm happy with what they're doing. It really is lipstick on a pig, but I'm cool with that since most of this money is going to make sure the thing doesn't fall down where we're in it. I'm sure they just wanted to throw in some extras so the fans can at least SEE some end product since there's been so much debate over public money going into this. Wider concourses, etc are no doubt needed but the cost would be huge. TVs in the pot would have been great though, you're right. It's weird they still don't have them. I do like the idea the firm discussed.... that you need a better front door, that it needs to light up at night... I agree.

This made me laugh. Whether you buy a shirt in the team store or a ticket to the game, the non-structural repair improvements are going to improve the fan experience. Better store = more product sold. It's no different than better concessions to sell more food/beer , better seats to sell more tickets or anything else that's planned to sell more tickets. Why pick on just the store?

I was fortunate enough be be at BOTH of those games (flew back home to Buffalo from ATL for the opener, then drove to JAX the next weekend). On the car ride back to ATL I was on the phone the entire time, talking to anyone who would listen about how this team had a great shot to win the Super Bowl. And then the rest of the season happened.

I think we should stay put and draft Tyler Wilson. IMO he's the only QB worth a darn. I don't care about trading down so we get an extra pick, or taking someone too high. I like him and hope they draft him.

I think Whizzy should be at the top of the Bills list along with Smith. There are, oh, a bagillion examples coaches having success in the NFL once they get a good QB, and not that many examples of coaches doing well w/o one. With Chan you had someone who coached scared and made mind-numbing in-game decisions. KW appears to be a good football mind and game manager, and someone who actually succeeded when he had a good QB, so we know he can do it if he has the tools. Hire him, get him a QB and we'll be good to go.

That would mean the Cots finishing on a 3-4 stetch and anyone else with a sub-.500 record having to go at least 5-4. Seems very likely to me, unless the Colts keep it up. Thought of this one when I posted this morning. LOL.

It's not that far fetched.... IF we can win these next two games!!

But here's the thing: If all those "IF"s happened, we'd be a top team in the league. To make the playoffs this year in the AFC, you don't need all those IFs to happen. You just have to be better than the Colts the rest of the way. A 9-7 team will make it in from the AFC, and MAYBE an 8-8 team. Really, we didn't play all that badly the past couple of weeks, and we played better than most of the sub-.500 teams in the AFC. I'm not saying we're good, but we might be the 6th best team in the AFC.

If, IF the Colts come back to earth a little, and IF we can beat MIA tomorrow and the Colts lose to NE this weekend, things won't look so bad anymore. At that point the Bills control their own destiny for a playoff birth, assuming the Colts at best split with Houston. Now, I'm not saying the Bills have shown enough to make us believe they can win a bunch of these games down the stretch, and I'm not even saying that I'd prefer they sneak into the playoffs and get crushed opposed to getting a higher draft pick. I'm just just saying that at 5-6 there would be a path to the playoffs in a weak AFC.

The rest of us also watched that yesterday from 1-4. Sorry, couldn't help myself!