Malazan

There is no trade market for kickers. You can pick up a kicker that some other team cuts...like Carpenter...

He wasn't being literal .

He was on the field today

Probably because he was telling EJ other things than just the play. Likely things about coverages, things EJ missed, etc. Whatever, it was, it seemed to work well.

He wasn't on the sidelines until today

Rules allow each team to equip one of its sideline coaches with a coach-to-quarterback headset, It's against NFL rules.

He could speak to him when he was on the sideline, but could not speak to him when he was on the field. There's a brief time between plays that the radio turns on when the QB is on the field.

You're not allowed to talk to the QB via the radio from the booth. So Hackett had to tell Vrabel and then he called the play into Ej

Geno has a cannon arm which is the TBD judge of QB ability. People will forgive almost anything in a qb if he throws a couple pretty deep passes in a game.

I gave you the evidence. No one in the history of the planet has a documented case where the treatment recommendation from the doctor did not escalate to surgery. When are you going to show one case? Just one that supports your magical insider information?

My ridiculous assertion based on tangible evidence is that the connection between the two of them suffered on game days and Marrone was not able establish the rapport (as a head coach, he's probably busy). Hackett's personality is reportedly infection and upbeat which can certainly be helpful along with being able to get a feel and temperature on EJ.

If he plays at the level he did today for the rest of the season, I could see giving him a 4-5 year contract at 8 millionish a year. His motive was to get the team that had his rights to release him or sign him to a long term contract. He co-incidentally signed his tender as soon as he would have started missing game checks. I don't know if surgery was recommended, but it is the standard course of treatment if less aggressive remedies are ineffectual around 6 months. We do know it was debilitating and prevented him from doing his job. We do know he did not have surgery whether it was recommended or not. If it was not recommended, then his doctors likely should be sued for malpractice. I never claimed inside knowledge. I'm working off the things we do know. You've claimed that he has done everything possible. I'd like for you to back that up.

I bought some milk today. Whole Milk, the good stuff. I was thinking about getting chocolate, but I had a reese's peanut butter cup and dunked that in the milk. It was good. I went to Burger King later. I was in line behind a woman. Her hair smelled like Ice. My Goldfish is named Sally Lou.

2004 was the last published in depth study on Plantar Fasiitis in the Journal. I assume, of course, you can point to a more updated source that documents more severe cases and a degradation in the treatment methods.

The New England Journal of Medicine. August, 2004. Care to share your inside knowledge of Byrd's condition and how you know how severe it was? Byrd never had surgery. Source: The Buffalo Bills, The NFL, Jairus Byrd Byrd has suffered the condition all of last season. Source: Jairus Byrd I assume you will also share your source on the treatments he underwent that show he trying to get back on the field.

There is no recorded case of a patient seeking treatment for a debilitating case of Plantar Fasciitis over 12 months that did not end with surgery as the recommendation. So either the doctor's treating the condition were incompetent or the patient wasn't seeking treatment for 12 months.

Stop drinking the kool aid Every win is because they other team sucked.

Yes, I will continue to impugn his character. How does him having a good game make change anything?

What truth? I love the 'truthgivers' on this board who don't say anything then run around like they're the only one who can 'see the truth'.

Geno could be the worst QB in the league and people on here would still think he is better than EJ

This is confusing...you're saying Byrd showed up for training camp and played at the start of the season? Wow, I don't know what drugs you are doing, but that did not happen..

^this. The bills had some very close games. His not honoring the contract could very well have cost the Bills a game.

He did it a lot last year

You're just one of those special Bills fans on here that are more interested in being right than the Bills winning. There's a number of them on here. You won't lack for company.

This board would literally cut the entire team every other game.