Mike in Syracuse

I disagree to some extent. Go back and look at who was starting at CB when Byrd was sitting on the bench nursing his sore feet. McKelvin and Gilmore coming back had far more to do with the performance of the secondary. The Bills had for play A Williams at corner because there was basically no one left on the roster. A maple tree would have been an improvement over Leonard. I'm not saying Byrd isn't a great safety but he's not worth $10M per year.

It'll be interesting to see if his plantar fasciitis ever returns. Can you imagine being the team that pays him $10M per and he can't play because his feet hurt!

Need a partner to trade people, you can't just force another team to give us something for a guy they might get outright. If you don't think Parker was working the rooms at the combine you're delusional. He's got a damn good idea what he can get outside of Buffalo, hell he might even already have a couple of offers on the table.

Paying Levitre $8M per year would have been beyone stupid, it would have been borderline criminal.

Maybe so but $10M for a safety in any year is idiocy. He's a safety! Not a CB, not a WR, not a LT. He's a safety, one of the least important positions on a team.

Apparently $10M per year isn't enough for Byrd. If the Bills give him that much money they're idiots. Kevin Connors ‏@kevconnorsespn 12m The #Bills offered a multi-year contract that would have paid Byrd about $30-Mill over the first 3 seasons. Kevin Massare ‏@KevinMassare 7m Like I reported a week plus ago, Byrd is offered 10 mil a year, way past my north of 9. Glad my source came through. Byrd is killing us.

' Really? I'm wrong? Then you tell me who is lining up to trade for him. There's a reason the Safety position has the second lowest tag number just about punters and kickers. Byrds a great safety, spending $10M or more per year on a safety is just stupid and that's why the vast majority of other teams in the NFL don't do it. You might want to read this: http://www.wgr550.com/Source--Bills-made--substantial--offer-to-Byrd/18497449

In order to trade him you have to tag him. Then you have to find a trading partner who is willing to give you something tangible for a player who they can't sign to a long term deal. You have to find a trading partner who is willing to take a guy they only have for one year. No team is willing to do that for a safety with a chronic foot condition.

If they tag him I'd bet you a months salary his plantar fascitis comes back mysteriously.

Not going to be popular but I'm fine with their decision to split. I'd love to keep Byrd but I'm just not interested in paying a single safety $10M per year.

He's posted some cryptic stuff on Instagram in the last few days. Am I reading too much into this or does he know something? http://instagram.com/p/khq92VTNL9/

Ok , the other post was deleted so I'll update this one: Jerry Sullivan is headed to Sochi to cover the winter Olympics. I wonder if he's being rewarded or punished? http://deadspin.com/staying-in-sochi-is-a-hilarious-adventure-1515722114/@barryap

Elway was a great QB but no where near as great as his record might suggest. There's a reason he has more 4th quarter comebacks than any other Q. Altitude!

There's a lot of teams out there that have gotten to the SB and some have won it. They weren't "dynasties". When you have four chances to win your a championship and you fail all four times, twice in spectacularly comical fashion, then you're a very good runner up. The 90's Bills were an amazing team but they weren't a "dynasty". It's very unlikely that anyone one team will ever go to four consecutive SB's again. The salary cap and free agency will make sure of that. The C

Amazing teams yes, a dynasty no. Dynasties actually win championships, you can't be a dynasty when you're completely blown out in two championship games. For the record, I blame Levy and his inability to control the team during SB week for those losses.

I like the thought of Henderson but Wade Phillips has a fantastic track record as a DC. Let's not forget, Wade made John Holocek look great. Imagine what he could do with Kiko

If the issue is that the extra point is virtually automatic then make it more difficult. Move the kick to the hashmarks, move it back or narrow the goal posts. Hell do all three, ramp of the degree of difficulty! There's a lot of ways to make it more difficult.

I'll just point out that the Jets made it to the AFC championship game with Sanchez and the Ravens won a super bowl with Trent Dilfer. Yes those are anomolies but it isn't just about the QB.

Having one of, if not the best QB in the NFL helps. He wasn't such a genius at Cleveland.

I don't know if they are necessarily Crossman defenders but I think a lot of folks, myself included, don't think it's always just the coach. Buffalo's special teams were fine at the beginning of the year. Yes they dropped off and gave up some key plays but is that necessarily the coaches fault? A coaches job is to put players in a position to succeed then it's up to them to make the plays. Bruce Dehaven was widely regarded as a great special teams coach until a certain game against the Titans. What that his fault, probably not but the "fire the coach" mantra gets repeated all to easily. What wins championships is great players and stability.

Is it just me or does Andrew Luck look very similar to the Geico caveman? That beard isn't helping.

Sammy Watkins is putting on a WR clinic tonight against a solid Ohio State secondary. There's no way he makes it to #9. I'd love to see him on the Bills, he's a true #1 WR and would be incredible opposite Woods. Think there's any chance the Bills would go and get him? Hell, send Byrd to the Rams for their #2!

I could be wrong but i think Cutler and EJ have the exact same number of playoff wins???

It's easy to throw to WRs that are wide open. In the NFL a QB needs to throw WRs open. That's a HUGE leap!