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He suspended pig ben without even being charged for anything. And this is not merrimans first offense, assuming this is even true.

Yeah that's what I just heard back from my family as well.

My family is at camp and I have them looking for merriman now.

You rotten bastard, that's the first time I fell for it

Merriman is scheduled for the kids autograph tent today so he will be around at least for kids. All players hang around by the fence on the last day and sign stuff, give stuff to kids etc. It's the one day my kids definitely don't miss.

You don't really disagree with his projection in particular, you just don't think anyone can project the Bills record this season because they are so different than last years team. I can understand why someone would think this way I guess.

Exactly. What does anyone expect him to say ... "yes, we are totally !@#$ed"?

Also this: How much stir fry do you think it takes to fill up Jasper?

Not too negative except for the last paragraph: Cue the 10-6 and playoffs crowd calling this writer a uninformed hack (though it might be harder since he apparently was actually at camp).

That's height challenged to you pal!

Thanks. Pats one forwarded to the appropriate people on my friends list

Nix has said all along he intends to build through the draft and only supplement with FAs. Not sure why people have such a hard time believing him. You might not like or agree with the plan, but there is a plan.

All of the excuses are well and good, and valid actually, in the first preseason game. They become less valid in game 2 and much less valid in game 3. The third game is the one I am interested in. The starters will play much more, the game is in Buffalo, and it is against a fairly average team in the Jags. If the Bills starters do not look like the superior team in this game all the excuses in the world won't matter. Personally I expect the game to be pretty even when the starters are in. And I'm happy it is in Buffalo for the one game I go to so I can have a good look (kids day).

Your post was very well thought out and expressed as well. I have to wholeheartedly disagree with you both on the Spiller thing though. I believe both Nix and Gailey believed the stuff they were saying about Spiller being the kind of explosive player that makes an entire offensive line better and that is a major reason they picked Spiller so high. And it was painfully apparent last season that was not the case by a damn site, and so far anyway I see no indication of that changing this year. I agree with everything else the both of you said and I am by no means calling him a bust at this point, but even if Spiller somehow magically evolves to even a good running back within the next few years he was a luxury pick that the Bills should not have made in my opinion.

I guess if you are going to make a WTF bet with your heart instead of your head you might as well go big and get the best odds you can!

That already exists ... its called sandlot football.

Now this is true. It wouldn't be as soon as paying the student athletes directly was legal. There would end up being a CBA like the pro athletes have and both sides would argue over the equitable split of revenue just like their professional counterparts do now. It would be inevitable.

Ralph is cheap.

You probably just described the majority of the big money boosters in general.

That's just so wrong, and yet so funny

This is not news guys. Regardless of what you think of the starting 5, I don't think anyone would argue the backups are atrocious. We are approaching preseason game 2 and players are soon going to be cut by teams, including some decent depth linemen. The Bills are grossly under the cap. Do the math.

So you are saying Brady is in need of a Jasper sized karma adjustment?

I am also in the belief that it happens more often the most people suspect. And if the NCAA really looked instead of the powderpuff lip service they actually do we would see that these types of things are not as isolated as some think. I also think it should be fine. Other sports have minor leagues, the NFLs is just associated with universities and it's time the NCAA and the public recognized that fact. Just my opinion.

Betting on the Bills this year not to just win the AFC East, but the AFC championship is not gambling, its making a charitable donation.

Spiller is probably the only RB in the league not big enough to run him over. Why is that out of the realm of possibility? There are ex-Bills doing fine all over the NFL. Because Gailey and Jauron couldn't figure out a way to use him effectively that means no one can? I know it's in vogue here to **** on ex-Bills but your statement is a pretty closed minded.