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I just didn't realize that Americans voting and thus playing some small role in governing themselves was a premise that I needed to back with a mountain of support.

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 3m Matt Leinart is signing with the Bills.

Now now, McKelvin is useful to have. There's good and bad with him, but we might as well have kept him.

LOL. Well you don't know me Rob. Sorry your are such a pessimist.

No way we will sniff that. Jags will probably get him.

Agreed. Lawson played well today

Please define the problem for me then.

It is preseason .... sky is falling .... no-fun crowd is no fun .... shut up ... why are you here ... blah blah .... why watch the Bills if that is your attitude ... you are wrong these guys will play better ... coaches put players in difficult spots on purpose in preseason .... etc etc ... (there--we got that out of the way). The bottom line that any rational Bills fan should understand (and I do believe Bills FANS should be able to be rational on this board) is that nobody in their right mind should believe this defense will be good until they see it at this point. Defensive line doesn't play the way it looks on paper consistently. LB crew is terrible. And DBs are barely a notch better than LBs. Additionally, we have no QB at this point other than the hope that EJ will get it done. There is a strong likelihood that between the offensive line, QB situation, and WR corp....that offense will be inconsistent at best, if healthy, and terrible if even a few injuries happen. IF....EJ ends up being awesome....we may be able to do something. IF that happens...we probably win 9 games (looking at the schedule now) and end up missing the playoffs. That would be an amazing season and I would love it if that became reality. But the best case scenario never becomes reality. So what is the point of this topic? No point. Other than to just say that all signs point to another 5-7 win season ... which is fine b/c nobody on this board is here b/c we are front runners. But all in all ... it is time to get our heads straight since the season is about to start. No sky is falling threads once the season actually starts b/c we all know what is coming deep down. Unless EJ lifts us to the heavens (which will almost definitely not happen based on his college career) ... it is the sameoldbills. Go Bills. Lets enjoy the season, and be happy to root for this average at best team yet again. PS: Preseason means nothing ... but the players you know you have do.

Tuel is a legit backup QB. He's great. I love him. Weak arm is the only reason he can't be a starter. Love him as #2. Done w/ Kolb.

lol step out of your bubble, that's a political loser

It will kill grandma. Duh

Why is this? It should be even easier to vote, we should be doing this crap online in some way. Register to vote, and vote. It is that simple. There is no voter impersonation problem, plain and simple. It is not some huge problem that just so happens to have no evidence of it at all. The incentives to do it are simply not there. It is complete and utter idiocy, and everybody knows it including everyone on this board. If this were in some way flipped, "conservatives" (if that is what we are calling the "voter fraud" crackdown heroes) would be yelling about freedom and how voting is a fundamental right and core to our country and the goal should be to help get every single eligible citizen to vote in each election....Palin would be leading "don't tread on me" marches....but since it isn't flipped the attitude is that stupid/lazy/poor eligible voters should not be able to vote unless they go get an ID they otherwise would not get/don't have? Unbillievable. TLDR: Encouraging all eligible voters to participate and making it as easy to do so as possible is a good thing. Making it harder or more of a pain in the ass for anyone is a bad thing (especially when it provides no benefit...for instance when it is to fix a problem that isn't a problem). Once upon a time this would have been common sense in this country to all people.

The voting rights act has disparate impact language in it...not your standard Title VII (Civil Rights Act) language but still language that makes impact significant. We (USA) aren't always just interested in making intentional discrimination illegal. Sometimes, we want to make sure laws we pass are sensitive to the reality of different classes of people. We don't merely make it illegal to deny people in wheelchairs access to buildings....we make it illegal to set up the building so that no wheelchair people can easily get inside. Similarly, we don't just make it illegal to pass clear (intentionally) discriminatory voting laws...but we also make it illegal to pass laws that result in discriminating against certain classes of people unless there is a damn good reason for the law. With that said, you can still pass laws that have a disparate impact...but you need to show a good reason (e.g. a real problem). TLDR: It isn't just the lawsuits...it's the law.

Looks like a decent team. Certainly not stellar but ok. You're going to basically have to go week to week on QB. You may be best off starting guys off the street several times this season, so don't cling to the QB you have just b/c you drafted them.

Not to high on this team b/c of the start. I love the Calviin pick in a 10 team, but your draft shows why it can be problematic in deeper leagues. You went: Calvin - Gore You likely could have went: T. Rich/Ray Rice/Lynch/Morris - Julio/D. Thomas/B. Marshall/or even Dez Bryant(maybe) Even if I'm too high on the Wrs and its a full notch lower then it is still a crop with the likes of Roddy White/Andre Johnson/Cobb/vjax/and Larry fitz w/ a new qb That's all assuming you didn't end up wanting Gore as a 2nd good back. Anyway I think you could have gotten a more reliable rb1 and a top notch wr...or a good #1rb and #2 rb...instead you got a good wr1 and a guy I'm not thrilled to have as rb2. Who know it could work out great but I might have even taken a different rb with your Gore pick depending on who is available. Also, now your RB2 is bad. And I'm not a huge fan of D. Jackson a lot of risk there (but a lot of reward possibly). Danny Amendola could save your team if you find a way to get a better RB2 off waivers. TL;DR - Your WRs could explode and carry the team for a while but you will have to beef up RB somehow you are hurting there and it will crush you over the course of the season. Also, your WRs are risky so better get going on waivers now. Cam is fine, just cross your fingers for similar rushing stats.

IMO Jordy Nelson is a problem. I would have tried not to do that. As for QB I don't think anyone should even worry about their starting QB (unless they insist on getting a top 4 guy too early in the draft) let alone their back up. If everyone in the league has a back up on their roster in a 12 team league then yes that is a problem (and you are in a stupid league), but either way someone on waivers will be in a position to hold you over for 1 week at QB trust me.

things happen man it is football and as we all know you can't hit hard high

If there's one thing Troup has proven remarkably talented at...it is staying in the league. This guy is a miracle worker. Never count him out.

Sounds like they hid that gun well.

Mario has enough pride to care about his stats even if we suck. This man doesn't want to labeled a bust/overrated

Ponder wishes he was this man.

My first draft...I think I failed to fight the impulse to reach at QB and TE...I will fight that much harder next draft but still happy w/ RBs and WRs: 1. (9) Marshawn Lynch RB 2. (12) Alfred Morris RB 3. (29) Roddy White WR 4. (32) Andre Johnson WR 5. (49) Wes Welker WR 6. (52) Russell Wilson QB 7. (69) Chris Ivory RB 8. (72) Mike Williams WR 9. (89) Owen Daniels TE 10. (92) Rashard Mendenhall RB 11. (109) Chris Givens WR 12. (112) Michael Floyd WR 13. (129) Mark Ingram RB 14. (132) Malcom Floyd WR 15. (149) Isaiah Pead RB

Thing about that one is, it isn't that complicated, and more than 50% of the nation is in with that. Just saying.

And what would this policy be?

What to do? Hmmm...given that it is Africa...we can do what we usually do...ignore it.