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Here's to hoping that it's not a Dave Kingman swing...a puncher's chance to knock it out of the park but a better chance of striking out.

Because he's one of the best FBs in the league and Roman's offense is predicated on TEs, RBs, & FBs and the Bills will, presumably, be a run heavy team. Reason enough?

Thanks for your service to the Buffalo Bills. Buh-bye...

Excellent signing. Not splashy or "sexy" but excellent nontheless.

Looooooooooved Ultra-man as a kid! Used to watch it on WUTV - Channel 29. My now 12 year old & I saw an Ultra-man DVD at Target a couple of years ago. I told him about it & he asked me to buy it for him. Talk about a trip down memory lane. Wow.

Yes & no. Woody Johnson mandated that Tannenbaum trade him.

The Clipper's illegitimate son...

Were they Troyer Farms?

Well, that would certainly qualify as a splash.

Yeah. FWIW, I love what Fred has been to this franchise and would hate to see him go but some of the irrational things being spewed regarding his possible release are just maddening.

You're missing his point, No Saint. Fred has never fumbled.

Hmmmmm... T-minus 17 and counting.

Those were awesome. Thanks for sharing.

Indeed! Watched them both as a kid in Grand Island. Good times.

It's the zombie of threads...

I know it's a business and that this day would eventually come but it's still very sad to me. I wanted Freddie to experience the thrill of the playoffs with us, as a Buffalo Bill. He's been the ultimate team player and has toiled proudly for this organization and community. He is an all-time fave.

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If you don't think they're in trouble, fine. Sorry if I said otherwise. But you just said that Philly "sure looks like they're clearing cap room for someone or several". Maybe. Probably. But, again, that's making a conscious decision of who they want & that's not cap trouble. There's a difference. That was my point. They weren't forced to do that or otherwise suffer the consequences. What you're stating is the equivalent of unlimited cap space. Every team would like to keep all of their players but they can't, so they make choices, as the Eagles did with McCoy and the other players that they let go. If they keep X, they may not be able to get Y. They didn't trade him because of cap trouble, they moved him for reasons known to them. Maybe to get more cap room (not because they didn't have any), maybe because Kelly didn't want him, maybe both. Other than the Dallas & Washington situation, which was a questionable decision by the league, how many teams truly have issues? Are teams tight? Have to cut guys? Sure. But the light in which you're painting it is ridiculous. Maybe you didn't like the way I worded it but teams don't really have "issues" with the cap in the truest sense. Some make better choices than others but all can keep the players that they truly value the most, they just can't keep everybody and they can't have everything they want. That's the nature of the beast.

Exactly.

And they're paying a top QB salary, unlike the Bills or Eagles. Teams have to make choices every year, plain and simple. This is nothing new. But to say that the Bills are in cap trouble or that Philly "had to" trade McCoy? That's ridiculous.

And is it an issue? No. They did/will find away around it. I don't have a link but they are something like $40M-$50M under the cap after their maneuvering. McCoy was reportedly moved just as much because of Chip Kelly's ego as anything else. It saved them on the cap but it wasn't a necessity that they trade him.

Exactly. All of these Chicken Little arm chair "capologists" are ridiculous. The salary cap has never been a real issue for anybody. Teams find away around it if they really want somebody and the Bills are no different. It's not like they're up against the cap anyway or have to start cutting players. People need to get over the "Ralph's Bills" mentality already. There's a new sheriff in town...and his name is El Pegul.

I don't believe that the Jest are a realistic option. There were too many bridges burned when Revis left and he wasn't thrilled with how Woody Johnson and the organization handled things. I agree that Miami is not going to happen either. In the end, Revis will go where the money is, like he always has. BTW, Cromartie might be a realistic option for the NJJ. He loves Bowles from his time in Arizona and has said that he would welcome a return to the Jest. We'll know soon enough.