ExWNYer

Nope. He'll want a huge contract and it's not a given he'll even be the same player after the knee injury. And if he's still as good as he was, he'll hold out for more money in a couple of years, IMO.

Some of my faves: Red Grange Yelberton Abraham 'Y.A.' Tittle Emerson Boozer Spider Lockhart Walker Gillette Boobie Clark Terdell Middleton

Best of luck, DN...unless you're playing the Bills, of course.

FWIW, my brother-in-law and a buddy from work are both diehard Vikings fans and both are very knowledgeable football people. Neither was ever very enamored of Jackson.

According to these sites, it looks like Tuesday, April 16th: http://www.fbschedules.com/2013/03/report-2013-nfl-schedule-to-be-released-april-16/ http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/3/21/4132682/2013-nfl-schedule-release-date

1) I agree with you on Pears. 2) Please have someone video you when the Bills are on the clock in the 1st Round and post it here. If they take a DB early, I want to see the carnage as your head explodes. That would be sooooooooooooooo cool!

Today, on the 6:00 PM edition of 'Path To The Draft' (NFL Network), Charles Davis' mock draft had Cooper going to the Bills. I just don't see it happening. FWIW, no QBs had been" taken" at that point. I have no problem with your opinion or anyone else's on this subject for that matter. You're right, it would be pretty boring if we all agreed...although not nearly as contentious. That said, your original post stated, "As for the draft...IMO, the Bills will draft Cordarelle Patterson at #8 and Matt Scott at #41. The best WR and the best QB in this class." It was your opinion in the first sentence that the Bills will draft Patterson & Scott. Cool, no problem. You stated in your next sentence as absolute that Patterson & Scott were the best at their respective positions. Big difference. If you meant to say that it was also your opinion that Patterson & Scott were the best, then okay. If that's the case, I couldn't determine that from your poor sentence structure.

That depends on who you believe. Russ Lande had him rated as the highest prospect (not just QB) in the entire draft. Do I believe that? Nope. But I also don't believe that you're more qualified than Lande. Your assertion that Scott is the best QB in the class is not any less outlandish than his claim about Nassib. Neither QB has played a down in the NFL and there's no empirical evidence as to who's the best or will be the best. Nobody knows at this point. Talking in absolutes is foolish.

Not live, nationally...but they'll all be on NFL Network at some point.

If they merged the threads, would that mean that the Bills should draft 8th?

They do play the Lions every preseason...last game, have for years. Yes. His family also owned stock in the Lions prior to his owning the Bills. I believe he used to attend Lions games with his father.

Fair enough. Has Stevie done some stupid things since being drafted by the Bills? Yes. Would I like some of it to stop? Yes. Was his tweet earth-shattering or important in the grand scheme of things? No. He's an athlete, not a world leader. Time to move on...

And your concern seems to be far less about the Bills than your perceived 'insensitivity' to bombing on SJ's part and the impact of his tweet on the world for those who don't speak English. SJ bothers you but Rodman doesn't...based on your 'offended' sensibilities, you come off as a hypocrite.

Where was your outrage over Dennis Rodman??? What he said and did was far more egregious than some joke tweet by SJ. Good God, get over yourself and move on already.

Oh, he will. Then he'll have another big, tall glass of indignant two seconds after the Bills make a selection other than a guard. Rage on, hair helmet,,,rage on.

Sarcasm?

The problem is that you have to have a willing trade partner. It's not entirely up to the Bills. If there is no 'superstar talent' as you say, why would a team want to trade up? FWIW, if one of the three stud offensive tackles is still on the board at 8, the Bills may be able to trade down. Someone would probably be willing to move up for one of them.

I hear ya. I glance at it but rarely post there. At one point when this thread started he was barking about his dad fighting in the Korean War and having lost friends in the conflict so jokes about bombing were not funny to him or some such overly sensitive nonsense. I get that some people found Stevie's comments funny and others found them not funny or immature. Agree with him, disagree with him. Whatever. Live and let live.

Apparently, 'dog14787'. His knickers appeared to be in a knot in the Shoutbox.

Too old, too slow. Pass.

No way in hell the Bills take a guard at 8. That's a horrible prediction, even by Kiper "standards".

Humor is the key word here. This is totally a non-issue. For USA Today to run with it is ludicrous. It was a tongue-in-cheek comment by Stevie, nothing more than a joke on his part. It wasn't meant to be taken seriously. The 'PC Police' who jump him for this need to chill out. There's nothing funny about what's going on in North Korea but people use humor as a coping mechanism to diffuse tense situations all the time. Either you like Stevie or you don't and those who don't will look for any and everything to use against him.

He was also the predecessor to Joe Gibbs in Washington, guiding the team to three consecutive 3rd place finishes and an overall record of 24-24. R.I.P.

If they draft Tretter, do you think they'd attempt to sign Luke Tasker as a UDFA? Just curious. JC & Luke are thick as thieves and the latter has ties to WNY and the Bills. BTW, I think your thoughts above on LG are a distinct possibility.