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Actually, I get the feeling that both he and Nix are straightforward with the media, and if they're saying it to reporters, it's probably already been said to the player in a less subtle way. What I like is Gailey also takes the blame that you know he should take (e.g. his remarks about how part of Spiller's lack of production is on the player and part on the coach). He acknowledges and corrects his mistakes quickly (e.g. Edwards) instead of trying agonizingly long to prove he's right before making the changes.

Amended. Loved the mentality of that SOB.

It was an achilles, which also brings to mind Takeo Spikes.

I never ceases to amaze me how many people confuse cheap with misguided. Ralph is not cheap. Time and again Ralph has allowed money to be spent foolishly on this franchise (Dockery, anyone). He's attempted to bring people in to right the ship (Donahoe ring a bell?). And he didn't fire Polian over money, he fired him because he was a canterous bastard (Polian, not Ralph) who thought he could say anything to anyone because he is incredibly good at what he does. Ralph saying Buffalo is a small market is stating the obvious... at least obvious to anyone that doesn't get their panties in a bunch because of their huge area driven inferiority complex. Pittsburgh is over twice the size, and Green Bay operates under a "grandfathered" model, so the comparison isn't valid. The truth is financially, Buffalo sucks. The real estate values suck, the economy sucks, and despite that Ralph cannot use that to "sell" Buffalo to players by saying "I'll pay you less, but hey, you can buy more for less here" like he could if he was in some other business that you can account (for some degree) for cost of living. He also can't charge top dollar for tickets, or sell a bunch of luxury suites to make up the difference. On top of that, the Jerry Joneses of the league would rather he move the team and maximize profit for the good of revenue sharing instead of trying to continue to make it work in Buffalo. Despite this, Ralph has kept the team in Buffalo. Think what you want of regionalization, but it probably offsets some of this. And as some have suggested, not continuing to fund 401ks makes financial sense during the lockout. It's not like he's taking them away... they're still there, they'll just stay the same size until this mess is fixed. And it has NOTHING to do with why the organization is where it is. The thing is, none of the financial issues have ANYTHING to do with why the Bills are in the situation they're in. Ralph doesn't have to mismanage the team in to financial ruin to move them and make more money, he could have done that when the lease was up. And if it was just about the money to a 92 year old man, then sell the team to make the asset liquid. As it stands, the Bills may be a 700+ million dollar entity, but it's no different than the 25,000 investment to Wilson unless they're sold (aside from whatever yearly profit, obviously). They're in the situation they're in because because Wilson is an owner who's a fan and who thinks that his input in matters of day-to-day team operations is a GOOD thing (obviously not to a Snyder-esque level, but Ralph's input in the war-room on draft day with Jauron and Levy? C'mon). They're in this mess because of personnel decisions gone awry, be it coaching, GM, free agents, you name it. You can hold his feet to the flame over the state of the organization, but recognize that if the financial part of your argument was true, you wouldn't have an NFL team in the city to B word about.

"lopes gracefully across the turf" What I remember of Metzelaars goes something like this: (voice of Van Miller) "Kelly hits a wide open Metzelaars at midfield... (10 second pause) He's at the 47... (10 second pause) He's at the 45... (10 second pause) and he's brought down just inside the 43 yard line."

[stan follows his dog's footprints and finds himself facing Big Gay Al's Big Gay Water Park] Big Gay Al: Hi little fella, how are you doing today? Stan: Fine, how are you? Big Gay Al: I'm super, thanks for asking. Stan: My gay dog ran away, and I was wondering if maybe he came here. Big Gay Al: Well, let's see. Come on in. Hmm. [they enter the big gay water park] Stan: D'you have lots of gay dogs here? Big Gay Al: We have all sorts of gay animals here at Big Gay Al's Big Gay Water Park. Over here we have a gay QB impersonating a gay lion on a water slide while his somewhat masculinely featured supermodel beard... I mean wife... looks on. Tom Brady: "Rooaar"

The fact that if the lockout kills the entire season we could draft third overall next year and not have to suffer through watching another woeful season to do it. (meant to be funny, not negative... it didn't work... despite recognizing this I posted it anyway... guess I'm a douche ) Aside from that, I expect another developmental year, so IMO if players show significant development in the first half of the season it's all gravy.

Are you making fun of the fact that the font on his computer would have to be REALLY LARGE for him to read it because he is SO OLD!!! Tsk, tsk... for shame.

And he paid in wampum.

Not disputing the urban meaning of whip, just that it's not obviously in the context of the tweet. Could be two different trains of thought run together, I suppose, otherwise it'd be odd to assume Hairston was working out to get a raise on an as yet to be negotiated contract in order to compete salary-wise with a former teammate with a likewise yet to be negotiated contract (though I suppose the difference between a 2nd and 4th rounder would be substantial). I'd personally rather believe he wants to kick his former teammate's ass for bragging rights.

What will it take for certain players to "breakout" A season!!!

I think you had it... until the car part, that is. Jenkins was his teammate at Clemson, and is a d-lineman drafted by Washington... I think he's bustin his balls that he's going to whip him come game time (probably a reference to the Bills-Skins Toronto game).

...and your team is going to the Stanley Cup Finals every year, too. Yeah, we know about you Torontonians.

I agree, and IMO the message in both of the statements is "Donte knows what we're prepared to offer, and he can take it or leave it, and no amount of social media posturing will change that."

... just touchdowns, according to Stevie J.

Aside from the fact that he didn't reiterate his previous statement verbatim, I'd say the meaning behind both of these statements is the same.

If my ILB has to run 40 yards to get to the ball carrier, then he's lining up behind my safeties and I need to talk to my D coordinator.

Thanks. That was very illuminating. My point was there is no position on the field called franchise QB. I didn't hear "With the 74th selection in the 2011 draft New England selects Ryan Mallet, franchise QB out of Arkansas." It is an assessment, not a position. And apparently it was not an assessment that Nix or Gailey made. With all of the reaching for QBs in this draft, the ones they liked and that met their criteria best were obviously gone. Drafting a guy that's not what you're looking for just because he's there and ignoring another player you have similarly rated that also fills a need would have been throwing a pick away. Rating a player is not purely on talent alone, busts happen because of work ethic, intelligence/decision making (or lack-thereof) and off-field issues. If the player didn't have the talent to begin with he wouldn't be a bust. These are all issues that have been raised with Mallet, and if he doesn't fit your system (can you see Bledsoe ever fitting what Gailey is doing/has done with his offenses) you don't take him.

Don't know if anyone else noticed this, but I also feel that Mallet may have been a bit of a pawn in the Belicheat game. Watching NFL Network with NE having back to back picks and suddenly Lombardi breaks the news that Mallet will soon be a Pat*. Pats* use first of two picks on Stevan Ridley then wait what seems like a long time before taking Mallet, a pick that was announced on TV probably 10 minutes ealier, at least. My gut feeling at that moment was that they would have rather traded out of that spot than take Mallet, and that announcing the imminent selection was an attempt to drum up a yet another trade for them. Or maybe I'm just a conspiracy theorist...

That's an insane clip. I was laughing my ass off at watching him throw a guy 8 feet in the air and 12 feet in distance. It's like a human shot put!!

1) Is (if?) you're going to be pretentious and "fix" someone's screen name, try spelling it correctly... DELUSIONAL 2) Franchise QB is not a pick, it's an assessment. If you make the assessment that someone is a franchise QB, you've also likely committed 3+ years to finding this out. NE has a franchise QB in Brady and can develop a QB behind him. Buffalo has a stop-gap in Fitz, and when they do draft a QB with an eye toward the future they need to develop him. If they take a flier on Mallet this year, they are not drafting a QB next year, which may be a better draft from a value standpoint. This year the QB value is all messed up due to the fact there has been no free agency and teams with QB needs are drafting QBs WAY TOO HIGH with respect to ability. 3) Are you really that upset that the Bills are trying to improve a defense that gave up 200+ yard on the ground in half of their games last year?

Only reason it's Galt and not Taggart is purely due to league eligibility... damn good ol' boys club.

That's Leroy. Levi is the Brown lying flat on his back because he's never learned that Lucy always pulls the damn ball away before he kicks it.

I've got your Crest Whitening Strips right here, little man!!! OR Though he never gave a specific reason why, Mark Kelso never much cared for the "midget tossing for distance" halftime shows at Rich Stadium.

It's hard to take a side in this one, kinda like trying to pick a rooting interest in a death match between Saddam Hussein and Satan. So many things to hate about both teams. In the end, I was rooting against the Jets (I could never really root for the Pats*) because they represent everything that is wrong about self absorbed atheletes, IMO. Bunch of self aggrandizing, never won a thing, look at me-look at me jerk-offs led by a caricature of a head coach... If they win the SB, this will be (self) promoted as THE model to follow for the foreseeable future, and will be glorified in many ways instead of reviled. At least the Pats* are usually relatively quiet in their smugness... now if only ESPN, former players ( YOU, Bruschi and Harrison!!), and their fans would follow suit.