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If we go 8-8 with our young rooks and second year players as starters, how is that low expectations? That would be huge progress.

Hockey rocks and the Sabres are on the move. A Sabres game can be just electric. I love both sports and feel sorry for you. Go Bills and go Sabres!

Many on this board clobbered the hiring of Nix and the subsequent hiring of Chan. These good ol' boys have a plan and it's taking shape. The next generation is now in place and our FO is for real. I, for one, am pumped about our team's fortunes. Go Bills! Some people spend their lives looking backwards - others look forward. We know where you fall in that equation. You're the little cloud that cried.

Apparently Champion thinks Rashard is out of sync with reality as well. Just becuase we're free to say what we want to say doesn't mean we all have to repect what he said or for a company to continue put their product line in his hands. We just have to respect his right to say it.

That make the most sense and seems a lkely scenario.

I've heard it's like attending a mandetory Corporate Board retreat.

I love it that Chan and the staff used that time so wisely. I hope this draft pans out as it has me pretty excited about the possibilities of up to four starters and several solid back ups coming from these picks.

Valid picks. Frankly there's just too much to choose from and you can make a case for a hundred scenarios and lists.

No brainer: 1) Maybin 2) Williams 3) McCargo 4) Losman 5) Hardy

Now there's nobody to carry on the mantra....It's hard to win in the NFL.......

Really? He kind of reminded me of a Trent Edwards with better legs. Gave me check-down flashbacks. I know they did like Ponder. Read your Dareus piece but haven't heard your take on teh draft. Did I miss it?

This is Buddy Nix's team plain and simple. Thank the freakin' heavens. After all the handwringing over Nix's hire and Chan's hire on this board I think people are starting to get it that these good ol' boys know a thing or two about football. Go Bills!

Now that's funny.

You know, there's some truth to what you say and there are plenty of Donte haters due to his draft position and who he ain't. All that said, anyone who would pay top ten money for him is just nuts. He's a good football player but not elite. Sign him for $3 mil, but man, nowhere near $5 or $6 mil. That's just stupid.

As stated earlier in the thread, thanks for saving me typing time. You're dead on.

So it would be better to have a consensus #1 pick that underperforms? We have a lot of them. Troup isn't a reach if he performs this year. My point was you're dumping on the guy for not being a star in year one. Nix knows more than you or I do about football and he likes what he saw in Troup. So let's see. That's how you build teams and assemble talent. You don't make a fuss over them not being all-pro as rooks. If Troup equal's Raji in his sophmore year it will be a second round pick equaling a first round pick so how is that a reach? I would suggest dimissing draft pundits and listen to the guys who know football.

What will be your excuse when you puke out of the playoffs again this year? You have a lot of talent on that team, particularly on D, but you don't have the character and discipline to take the hill. Too much Blah, Blah and chest thumping and you can't back it up. Sort of like your posts. So far, in the last decade, the Jets and Bills are tied for Superbowl appearances. We will be again this year. And keep looking over your shoulder because we're coming.......

Good point Astro. Tough and big. Every pick is just big. A 6'8" RT, a 319 lb DE, a 223 lb safety. All bigger than the players they are replacing, not to mention nastier.

I think Code is thinking about the court proceedings. Could be a chance we live with existing rules next year. I still think it's time to break up with DW.

If the OP was a Green Bay fan he would have written the same thing about BJ Ragi two years ago as he didn't do squat in his rook season and only came on in the middle of last season. Troup will be a force. Relax mister instant results.

Gotta agree with the OP. No one is saying don't post your opinions. It's just some of the stuff posted is beyond stupid and needlessly negative.

Says it all Good one. +1

It's like we were twin sons of different mothers.....I wouldn't change one word of this post! +1

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