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Sad if true. A lot of kids consider sports and gangs as an either/or choice. Some athletes say sports saved them from life in a gangs. But apparently there are some that make their bed in both worlds.

Moulds was bigger & stronger than both Stevie and Lee. Lee was a speedster with good hands but not great underneath. Stevie is deceptive, elusive and great underneath - but not a super talented deep threat. And as I recall, Moulds had better hands than Johnson. Moulds, in his prime, was more well-rounded than either Stevie or Lee. Moulds, IMHO, is the best Bills WR post- Andre. If Moulds had played in Reed's spot on the early 90s Bills, he would have produced similar numbers and received similar accolades.

I don't recall gang problems. I remember he fell in the draft due to marijuana use. Hernandez claimed that he started using marijuana to cope with the death of his father. http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2010/04/27/patriots_draft_pick_hernandez_failed_marijuana_tests/ Any info on the two 'associates' at his home? Were they gang members? I don't like the Pats but wouldn't wish this situation on anybody. Somebody's dead and someone else is probably going to prison.

Great memory! I can't recall details like you but I do remember feeling a bit sorry for Moulds when he was playing. If he had played with Kelly and the K-Gun, Canton might have been a possibility.

EJ looks like a cool, confident, down-to-earth guy. Keith Pough looks like an its-all-about-me kind of player (maybe it's the shirt). I don't recall the Bills signing Guy-on-his-way-back-from-the-bathroom. Wondering what position he plays.

Good find, and I agree.

If anything remotely related to the Bills is happening anywhere in the universe, PTR knows about it.

I agree the Bills aren't going away any time soon. But linking us with Toronto is a bit of a stretch. TO watches the Bills, and Canadians attend Bills games to a certain extent. But saying Buffalo is the 4th biggest market is misleading. We don't have the 4th biggest fan base. We don't have the 4th highest TV ratings nor the 4th highest merchandise sales. Torontonians don't support the Bills the way Buffalonians do. Toronto is just too far away to be considered the same market. And I have to say, there are reasons to worry about the long term viability of the Bills. Imagine you are a billionaire entrepreneur buying the Bills when Ralph passes and, doing your due diligence, you know these trends... In 1900, Buffalo was the 8th biggest city in the US. By 1960, the year Ralph started the Bills, Buffalo was still in the Top 20 (#20). Buffalo is now the 49th biggest metro area in the US. Our ranking is collapsing. Worse yet, Buffalo is not a particularly affluent market - we're ranked 55th in metro GDP. There are many cities with more money and more people and better futures than Buffalo where a NFL team could thrive. After spending almost a billion dollars to buy the Bills, why keep them in Buffalo? We all need to hope the Bills are purchased by a Buffalo homer. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0922422.html http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,25513.0.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_United_States_Metropolitan_Statistical_Areas

Kraft gave Putin the ring as a way of saying thanks for Putin linking up Kraft with some of his old espionage buddies. Spygate's just the tip of the iceberg.

Good research. I don't care how "aggressive" Pettine is as measured by blitzes. I care whether he can run an effective defense. Based on his experience in New York, it seems he can though we won't know for sure until he has time out of Rex's shadow here with the Bills.

Football is too popular, and makes too much money, to be gone in 10-20 years. "Evolve or Die" goes the famous dictum. If faced with those choices, football will evolve.

Everyone is wrong once in a while. Not everyone apologizes for it. Thanks to you, CowgirlsFan, for setting a good example.

Given that the Bills don't have a single proven starter on the roster, I would have taken 4 QBs into preseason and kept 3 on the roster in the regular season. As it is now, I tend to think texasabres might be right. The Bills just might give Tuel a roster spot.

I take Marrone at his word and believe TJax was released because the QB competition is a two-horse race and both horses need their reps. But I agree that the Bills confidence in Tuel as our #3 emergency QB may have played a role. A Bills scout (Brad Forsyth) had some nice things to say about Tuel when we drafted him... "I think he’s a kid that really does have a legitimate shot. He needs some time, development and experience, but he has all the physical tools you’re looking for and he’s a smart kid as well.” “I’m real excited about him as a free agent. Really good size, really strong arm. You really notice that when you get on the practice field and at the two All-Star games that I went to watch him. He just stands out as a pure thrower. He really spins it well and can make all the throws.” "He is accurate. He’s got sneaky athletic ability.” “I just like this kid’s physical upside. He’s got a lot of the things you want. It’s just a matter of putting it all together and doing it on a consistent basis.” http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-2/A-respectable-Tuel-box-for-Bills-undrafted-QB/7a23aab1-00f3-43aa-a69d-3c459f66daf6

I don't know about the Marrone/Genius statement but otherwise Code Monkey is right. I don't think Rex is planning on making Geno into Tebow II (not that Rex did much with Tebow I). I think this is all about grooming Geno for an eventual starting job. Rex is apparently thinking Geno won't be ready to be the starter by Week 1, but maybe with more time and some game experience, he might beat out Sanchez later. Obviously, there's some risk for Rex here as I'm sure he knows. If players (or fans) see more good in Geno than in Sanchez, they might begin calling for him to start before Rex thinks the time is right. QB controversies are never a good thing. I'm not defending Rex, but other coaches have done similar things to develop a young QB. It's not entirely idiotic.

I like having insurance. You never want to use it, but when you need it you're glad you have it. I'm not convinced Whaley was running this past draft. The clue that Buddy wasn't just a figurehead at the end is this: When Whaley was promoted, he immediately made some changes to the personnel department. Obviously, Whaley wanted to make those changes before but didn't have the power to do so because Buddy was still running the show.

Every year someone DOES come out of nowhere to wow and amaze... unfortunately it's usually for another team. Let's hope Blatnick is the exception! OP, thanks for the highlight vid. Good stuff!

To answer the final question: When we cut Fitz before the draft. For a moment in time, we had zero QBs on the roster unless you count Brad Smith. That's frightening at any time of year. There weren't any great FA QBs available (FWIW, Kolb hadn't been released yet) and we didn't know who we would get out of the draft. Under the circumstances, I think Buddy was right to resign TJax. Regarding TJax's "incredible knowledge"... I have no idea what the guy knows or doesn't know. I just saw interviews with a couple Seahawk players that were complimentary of Jackson. But I always thought it odd Jackson didn't suit up for the Bills. If Chan had no intention to suit him up, then why did Buddy sign him? The idea that he couldn't grasp the offense after all those weeks was hard to believe. If he was that incapable of learning the offense, why not just cut him like we did Vince Young? That whole situation was weird and I'm not convinced the public knows the whole/true story.

Yeah, I know some people are faulting Buddy for signing - not just once but twice - a player who will never suit up for the Bills on game day. But I think Buddy was right. At one point this year, TJax was the only QB (not counting Brad Smith) on the roster. We had to have someone to handoff to CJ and Freddy. Apparently Marrone feels differently than I do, but going into 2013 with 1 unproven NFL starter and 2 rookies makes me nervous. I'd be happier going into preseason with 2 unproven starters and 2 rookies! I worry about Kolb's fragility.

Watching the news in Seattle yesterday evening, Seahawk players were talking about the reports that TJax might be returning to Seattle. They said TJax is an awesome teammate who possesses great leadership skills. One observed that Jackson's incredible knowledge of the game would be helpful to a young guy like Russell Wilson. The enthusiasm Seahawk players have for TJax (not that any are lobbying for him to start ahead of Wilson) makes me wonder how he couldn't even crack the top three in Buffalo. I never envisioned TJax as the starter in Buffalo, but with two rookies on the roster to mentor and an injury-prone Kolb as the only other experienced starter, I thought Jackson might have a role here.

Trent was usually accurate with his check-downs. So my vote is for TE (pre- or post- Adrian). But the OP's question is like asking which you prefer: a colonoscopy or root canal. Maybe it's just me, but I vote for the root canal.

Like a lot of others, I thought TJ might end up being the odd man out. But I'm surprised it happened so early especially when Kolb is injury prone and the other two QBs are rookies.

Let's not. Some things are better when forgotten.

Appreciate the humility but your track record isn't dissimilar to guys who get paid for their opinion. Most sportswriters aren't right any more than we fans. They just - usually - write better.

I'm not sure OJ's 143 yard per game is overlooked. But how about these mind-blowing stats: In 1973, OJ won the rushing title by 859 yards! OJ had 75% more yards than the second-best back that year. No back in the modern era, not even Jim Brown, was so far out in front of his peers as OJ.