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I listen to Rome and Cowherd. I like my lunchtime radio torture to have some variety. There are times Rome has a guest that's boring or he's talking about lame horse racing strategy and I'll tune into Cowherd. Sadly, both beat listening to the local stuff that just talks Eagles and Phillies. I think the Phillies were more interesting when they were horrible. Dare I say that Rome's show *can* be hilarious despite Rome himself, due to the people who write into the show and the sound effects. I'm a long suffering Buccos fan too, Ryan.

The more I read about Tiger Woods and his fall from atop the golfing game, I see the circumstantial evidence of steroid use. The erratic personality, prevalent use of Ambien, and the chronic tendon and joint injuries makes me wonder.

Anybody who has read "The Penalty of Leadership" would never clamor for a losing season. I had to memorize it in 8th grade, and recite it, but the lesson lasts a lifetime. I see a losing season, any losing season, as the hammer of mediocrity patiently chipping away at the granite of a proud franchise. http://caddyinfo.com/wordpress/?tag=saturday-evening-post

Steroids wage war on your body. Your immune system. Joints. Tendons. Emotions. Cognitive process. It's the credit card of substances. You'll pay later, for what you get up front, and Merriman did with the years of injuries. The longer you use, the more you pay. You use heavy or for a long time, you end up either like Lyle Alzado or Chris Benoit. If Merriman been clean for a while, with the steroids long gone from his system, it's *possible* his mind and body have recovered. Certainly, I believe either the Bills or Merriman himself have invested a lot of time and money into getting his body detoxed from the steroids. It's just as fans, we would never hear or read about it. In my opinion Nix's confidence in Merriman stems from how well he has detoxed and repaired his body from the steroid use.

Nope, not the only one. I found his PbP obnoxious.

Lots of young men lose their way, but I wouldn't be surprised Russell becomes one of those stories of redemption where he gets his head screwed on straight, beats the addiction to the syrup and revives his career. With him, it's not the lack of physical talent that ultimately led to his disastrous career. I wonder if he ever had a clear head while he played, given that there was evidence of his drug use before he was drafted. His problem is drug addiction. That is, if he survives finally hitting the bottom of his own barrel, which I'm not sure he's hit. From everything I've read, he was the sort of man who reflected the support structure (or lack of) around him.

Coffee is for closers only. If you want 3-13, you put. that coffee. down.

Ryan Clabo and any of those TEs, but preferably Zach Miller. Both would be outstanding pick ups at position of need and worth the investment.

It's Ralph's wall. He can put up whoever he wants, I suppose. I'm a long-time Bennett fan, as he too, is one of my favorite players. The dust up in 1996 when the Bills didn't match the Falcons offer is probably still fresh in Wilson and Bennett's minds. Wasn't the nicest parting of ways. It was overlooked by the fanbase mostly because the Bills got Chris Spielman shortly after Bennett went to the ATL and he formed a dynamic LB corps with Bryce Paup.

Weak sisters? Buffalo and Cincinnati have two of the more profitable, stable franchises in the league, and that's what the owners and players really value. If you want to cut teams that aren't performing, you'd probably be folding Detroit or Miami (teams that had an operating net loss) or the heavily leveraged teams on a path of unsustainable debt service like the Jets where an increasing majority of their cash just goes to paying off debt.

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Had to be done.

I listened to the chat. You guys are fortunate in Buffalo to have a radio show with that sort of Q&A. It's part Nix and part the hosts. I have to put up with the tired skullduggery of Andy Reid and Joe Banner trying to out think the fanbase every time they are on the radio. Eagles fans have never gotten that sort of candor from a radio interview.

If the Bills want Ayodele, they will have him. I don't think there's a lot out there for Ayodele in FA despite his 106 tackles. Florence to a similar degree. He's a cornerback on the wrong side of 30 that has done well in a particular defense. This doesn't mean that teams will be throwing money and interest at him. Depth is good, especially if it's affordable.

I give it a C based largely on Steve Johnson. I'm not impressed by McKelvin or Bell. Bell's contributions keep it from a D. Hated the James Hardy pick the second it was read. Thought Alvin Bowen had promise and the Bills gave up too early on him, waiving him almost immediately after he got injured.

That man/continent is gigantic. Inspired draft. Really was.

I like how the Bills drafted. I trust Nix. As a fan, I wanted heavy on the defense, and that's what the front office delivered.

I don't pay attention to draft grades immediately after the draft. More often than not the grades reflect effort to substantiate or defend pre-draft prognostication. Some national pundits love the Bills draft, others find it ok, others find it bad. The ones that love it saw Buffalo taking Dareus. Guess that makes them feel good. For every blog that says Buffalo failed in this draft due to not drafting a QB, there are two that say Minnesota, Tenn, Cincy and SF all reached for theirs, and how could they due to all their other needs....

I like the pick. Just didn't expect it.

I'll stick with Rudolph. We finally fix that position.

I think Bowers is made for a 4-3 defense. I thought he might be the sort of player you could stand up at OLB, but every scouting report I've read states that his strength is a down lineman. If we run the hybrid where we mix up the looks, that's fine, but if we're going to go 3-4 more often than not, there are better, healthier, more experienced choices to rush the passer. Although Bowers is very intriguing as I thought he'd never be available at #34, his injury would make me pass, just as all the teams did in the first round. He's Andre Wadsworth v 2.0, and he and the team that drafts him will be damn fortunate to make it through the end of the first contract without half of that time not being spent on IR. A pass rusher is nothing with a wonky knee. With your pick, you are really gambling on getting a year or two of great play out of him before things go down hill.

Rudolph is my first choice. Kelvin Sheppard is my #2.

I love this pick. I was relieved to hear Newton and Miller go #1 and #2.

What's the point of judging a draft one year out? It kinda goes back to that Bill Parcells draft special. He stated that he only ever graded one prospect, Billy Sims as a 9 (on a scale of 9), a guy who could walk right in and go right to the Pro Bowl. When you think of all the great players Parcells was involved in drafting, and it was only Sims that was ever graded that high, that really put the draft, and what to expect of draftees in their first year in the pros, in perspective. I expect more out of Spiller and the gang in the second year of their careers, but I would not label that class a bust.

That show was probably the most educational programming ESPN has run in at least twenty years. I learned a lot.