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I have always thought the whole concept of "starting" a game is so overblown in sports. As long as you played a significant role in the game, what difference does it make when you got on the field?

You know things are bad when you don't have enough NFL-caliber players to field a full 53-man roster on final cut day.

Are we over-reacting a bit? I missed the game, and in reading these comments I assumed the Lions QBs went like 45 of 50 for 600 yards and 7 touchdowns. I look at the box score and see they went 15-29 for 151 yards. DBs lose their battles a majority of the time - That's why good QBs routinely complete well over 60% of their passes. I feel like the expectation on this board is that our DBs must break up every single pass that comes their way, or else they're deemed terrible. Discuss.

Ha ha, that's exactly what I thought when I read this. Seriously, who gets "dusted" in this day and age? Did he have a quaalude habit, too?

Tuel will get his chance. If EJ runs as much as he's inclined to, he WILL get hurt eventually. Count me among those curious to see what Tuel can do, with the caveat that I would like to see it happen after he's had some more seasoning.

Better Tuel than Matt Leinart or that other new guy whose name I already forgot. Good luck, Bills!

Portland may be different, but I live elsewhere in Maine and I have been openly mocked at every bar I have been to wearing Bills garb. The Patriots fanaticism here is pretty funny, because Mainers are forever talking trash about "Ma$$ holes", "Patheticut", and every other populace in the warmer parts of New England. I guess they have no other choice when it comes to picking an NFL team.

My first words were "Joe Ferguson".

Why So Sea-rious?

The Undrafted

#9 is a common type among Bills fans.

So he can't block, but has 4.5 speed. Maybe he gets a shot at WR?

I guess the argument against this pick will always be that OBD passed on a ton of blue-chip talent to select a project QB who probably would have still been around at #41. I sincerely hope this all works out, though. I like the kid and obviously the Bills brass put a lot of thought into it.

Shockmain Taylor is still playing in the CFL, I believe.

By the way, we also don't have a QB.

Nothing Left to Lose

I agree with the aforementioned. Dishonorable mention to Marek Zagrapan, Jiri Novotny, Mika Noronen, and Artem Kryukov. And of course, Taro Tsujimoto. Total bum.

1) Nothing Bills-related is worth getting IRATE over unless you are a player or employee of the team. It's a game, the Bills aren't very good at it, we should be used to this by now. 2) Once and for all: LEVITRE LEAVING THE BILLS WAS LEVITRE'S DECISION, NOT MANAGEMENT'S. He was a UFA and didn't want to re-sign here. The FO of a losing team has little leverage with a UFA who is in high demand. END OF STORY 3) Levitre is no longer a Bill and should be booooooed accordingly. Respect THIS, Andy (grabs junk).

Manny Lawson

Stinks, but: a) That's a lot of dough for a G b) Fans tend to forget how big a deal it is for a player to finally become a UFA. Few would pass up the opportunity to test the waters, especially when they play for a losing team with no QB. So don't blame Buddy, Boo Levitre! c) It happens to EVERY team, every year. This is not unique to the Bills.

You should have seen the 20 years before that!

The Sanchez contract was worse by a mile. Fitz is no Joe Montana, but he's a much better QB, leader, and human being than Sanchez - before and after their respective signings.

Why stop at five?

I'm a big Eric Wood fan, but I can't get behind his statements this time. He gets paid millions to do his job. Boo-hoo if it isn't always "fun". My job isn't always fun, and I make less than Eric Wood's game check for the entire year. If there's a "joke" in this game, it is the Bills themselves. They have laid an egg at the Rogers Center 4 out of 5 times so far. The Toronto crowd pays to watch a team that is consistently outclassed by its competition, and they're supposed to become die-hard fans? Not necessarily the players' fault - we all know the team's problems are manifested on many levels. But what kind of support do you expect when you can't win the game? The Bills FO took a chance in trying to expand the market and make the team more profitable. The intentions were good. I think Mr. Wood should be a lot more respectful of this and keep his petty frustrations to himself. Let the fans do the talking on this one.

Come on. Once again the Bills are down a few points with nowhere near enough time left. This is a nearly impossible situation for a QB. You just have to force a throw into coverage and hope for the best. To judge Fitz's performances based on the picks he throws in these scenarios is totally unfair. No way yesterday's loss was Fitz's fault. You know, other quarterbacks - even the ones we think of as "elite"- throw picks and miss receivers on deep routes ALL THE TIME. It seems like the only way Bills fans are going to be happy with Fitz is if he completes every single pass he throws.