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Kyle Orton is making $5 million to be our backup. That's as much as newly signed free agent (ie was available this offseason) Josh McCown is making to be the Bucs' starting QB. Either A.) the Bills had to overpay Orton to pull him out of retirement and serve as our backup, or B.) the Bills have lost enough confidence in EJ that they expect Orton might be forced to see playing time. Both scenarios are pretty bad but I suppose it's better than sticking with what we had at backup QBs a week ago.

Each and every single team in the NFL if put in that position would've gladly traded down to take our #1 pick for 2015 knowing it'd likely be in the top 10. The Browns GM doesn't deserve any credit as some Francis Underwood-esque Machiavellian schemester.

Easy now. Don't count on anything from this guy as a runner. He's not a goal line back nor anywhere near worthy or capable of being a future Fred replacement. Over 4 seasons he managed a whole 3 yards a carry behind that elite 49ers line. Dixon is mediocre at best carrying the ball. He's maintained a roster spot in the NFL due to special teams and ability to fill in at fullback. That said, it'd be a decent signing for his contributions on special teams, which is clearly a priority for the Bills this offseason. This would be another free agent signing that's mainly for special teams and secondarily for depth at their position.

On the other hand, fantasy owners rejoice. Andre Ellington might finally get the touches he deserves.

Yeah, no. Those guys DO exist and a number of TEs like them have been drafted in recent years. In 2011, Jordan Cameron and Julius Thomas were both 4th round picks. In the 2012 draft the San Diego Chargers selected Ladarius Green in the 4th round despite already having Antonio Gates. Cameron and Thomas both made the pro bowl this season combining for 1700 yards and 19 TDs. Green is going to be well on his way. He also has shown flashes of brilliance and been very productive in his limited snaps behind Gates. These are 6'5" freakish athletes with 4.5 speed and varying degrees of basketball experience in the mold of Davis and Graham that you claim don't exist. They were all drafted in the 4th round. Obviously in this draft, the TE that compares favorably and has the potential to be that kind of player is Ebron. Whether the Bills select him depends on how they have him graded compared to who else is on the board when they draft. The point is, once again, a freakish athlete at TE in the mold of Davis or Graham is available ("exists"). Chandler is a serviceable player. He's tall and can catch passes when he's wide open. Like others have mentioned, he plays like he's half a foot smaller than he really is. He doesn't perform well with contact. He won't outfight a defender for the ball nor will he get any yards after being so much as touched. Now if he was under contract for a reasonable amount, I wouldn't be saying cut the guy. However, he's a UFA and this is a matter of whether or not his asking price will cost more than his modest value. Whether he's on the roster or not, I would always be looking for a more athletic upgrade over Scott Chandler. This is something past regimes have consistently chosen not to do. They've been content with the limited Chandler and completely ignored the TE position in the draft while these athletic TEs have and will continue to be available in future drafts.

I suggest we give BigCountryBills a high ankle sprain and see if he can run on it, let alone amass 155 yards in an NFL game against the league's top defense. For over a month now Spiller has been playing through an injury that normally takes 4 to 6 weeks of rest to recover from. Questioning Spiller's heart in this situation is just asinine.

I would think most people that have watched the Bills' games have noticed this. The defense has played very well and only has poor volume stats against them due to the offense not sustaining drives.

At the very least they need to let him sit out practice during the week. You see the guy limping off the field after every run and wonder why he's been putting the ankle through practice all week.

I can't believe how many people are praising Marrone/Whaley for cutting Colin Brown. Releasing a truly terrible player, the worst offensive linemen in the league no less, shouldn't be praiseworthy. That's something that any team would do. What we all should be doing is condemning the fact that they chose to enter this season with Colin Brown as our team's starting left guard.

Tuel is preparing a third voodoo doll, this one of Matt Flynn.

But but... then we'd only be $13 million under the salary cap instead of the $20 million we are now.

I get your point and agree with you. However, the analogy is backwards. They are things we definitely need or at least could use (Mike Wallace, Paul Kruger, etc) but are not on sale but instead extremely overpriced. So in essence, as the Bill's GM she would be signing every free agent running back available (that are unwanted by other NFL teams) to the veteran minimum.

Glenn isn't even the best drafted OL value by the Bills in recent memory, let alone "ever". Levitre was drafted 51st overall (Glenn 41st) and is much better than Glenn.

Reitman's movies stink but it still would've been neat to have the Bills featured in a movie. Looks like a new candidate for bad movie night. And a new avatar.

From Turner's perspective (and Thurman's as a former RB), for the sake of the longevity of his career and future earning ability, it obviously would've been in his best interest to not be worked so hard. But from Atlanta's perspective, there's no reason not to get as much as they can out of Turner while they can and then cut him when they've used up all his quality carries. That's the sad reality for most running backs in the NFL today.

They haven't even been negotiating. The Bills haven't even given him an offer yet. Levitre would become the best guard and one of the best offensive lineman available in free agency (and he's only 26 years old). He'd be long gone by draft time. If you want any hope at all of signing him (or any decent free agent for that matter), waiting until draft isn't even an option. These free agent signings take place in mid-March and Levitre would be in very high demand.

1.) The playing span of NFL players is a lot less than 8 years. 8 years is an eternity for an NFL player. 2.) Conveniently chosen was one of the worst draft classes in recent memory, with a couple busts and many careers cut short by injury. 3.) There are very very few players that stay with one team their entire career. The "Currently playing on the team that drafted them" is a convenient way to leave off many of quality players from that draft class such as: Jammal Brown was an All-Pro and Super Bowl champion with the Saints. Shawn Merriman was All-Pro and Defensive Player of the Year before injuries. Antrel Rolle has had Pro Bowl seasons in both Arizona and NY. He was the starter on the Super Bowl winning Giants. Cadillac Williams rushed for 1100 yards and won Rookie of the Year. He suffered a torn patellar tendon and was never the same. The injury crippled a promising career. Cedric Benson went on to have many 1000 yard rushing seasons with the Bengals. Luis Castillo, Mike Patterson, Alex Smith, all long time quality starters on their drafted team through 2012. I'm sure there are others I've missed or won't spend time going into detail about. And that's just in the first round. The list in the OP says nothing of anyone's ability to analyze players before the draft. It speaks of the longevity of the career of an NFL player; how free agency, salary cap, and non-guaranteed contracts limit a player's time with one NFL franchise; and how often injury cuts short careers of the NFL player. The list says nothing about the draft being unpredictable or a "crap shoot", though it is contrived in a manner to try to do so by the convenient choice of draft class, a draft class that was 8 years ago (longer than the average NFL player's career), and adding the qualifier "currently with their drafting team".

The list obviously only considered American shows if Peep Show and Monty Pyton's Flying Circus aren't in the top 5, let alone not even on the list.

Levitre is top priority. They should re-sign Byrd too but a pro bowl caliber (he hasn't made it but should) offensive linemen is much more valuable than a free safety. Keep continuity on the offensive line. Franchise tag Levitre as many years as it takes if he doesn't sign long term, a la the Patriots.

"I look at Cincinnati last night," Nix said. "There's Marvin Lewis. He's been 10 years ... I don't know what their record was for the first six or seven years. Then they take A.J. Green and Andy Dalton. That duo has really turned them around and made them a playoff contender." It's funny that he uses them as an example of how drafting a QB/WR duo can turn around a franchise since, as we all painfully already realize, they were both taken directly after our own 1st and 2nd round picks in 2011.

I'm rooting for the Jets because we will be competing for draft position with them.

No more entries. /dev/null wins. The only problem is that it's too clever for it's own good. Most people won't understand the reference.

The Bills stupid easy schedule, especially second half, is going to make it hard to tank. We won't even get a top 8 draft pick out of this ugly season. Hooray false hope and no QB in the draft once again.

It's on right now. It Started at 8pm, not 9pm. There was an interview with Fred Jackson who had a nice story about him surprising his mom with a new house. Besides that, there's nothing much to speak of. Besides guys like Jaws who watch a ton of film, NFL analysts speak in generalizations and cliches and usually don't even know as much about the team as that teams fans do.

It's a different type of league setting called IDP (Individual Defensive Player). It doesn't matter whether it's a money league or not. And yeah, in standard leagues it's foolish to draft a D/ST anywhere before your very last or at least second to last pick. You should be streaming D/ST based on matchups since D/ST scoring is very random and largely dependent on the opponent's offense.