richNjoisy

Booooo! They aren't Buffalo wings if they are boneless. Shame on Duff's for agreeing to this blasphemy

here you go: http://www.thehuddlereport.com/scoring/mockdrafts.shtml

Wow. $20 million guaranteed for a 32 year DE with LOTS of mileage on the tires. It is funny how often this fails - that is - build the "Dream team". latest DT's? : Philadelphia, Washington for sure......maybe Tampa...can people think of others? Denver will definitely be the favored AFC team to make the Bowl this year. But they are old , old, old. Injuries could destroy them and quickly. We shall see.

I, too, saw the ratings from PFF (note, they sure had a LOT of low ratings overall for guards) But i am certainly no expert on Guard play and only have a strong opinion when I have watched them play A LOT. Having said that, yes - they are paying him starting money (average of $3.4 mil per year but it is probably backloaded a bit). Levitre signed a contract with an average pay of $7.8 mil. I will continue to contend that is ridiculous for a GUARD. For a tackle? No. is Levitre better than Williams - c'mon everyone says he is but the Bills are a team and they have a cap so how good does a guard have to be and how much should the Bills spend? It seems to be that 1.) Williams is very likely a big step up from Legursky et al 2.) $3.4 is a reasonable number for the position and the EXPECTED level of play. To the poster asking, "could the Bills still draft an OT in round 1? Hell yes if Robinson or Matthews fall to 9. Hell yes. I expect a WR or LB however (due to who will be there at 9 and need). -RnJ

Why Oher? Oher currently ranks 68th out of 76 qualified tackles, according to ProFootballFocus.com.

My take on this, GunnerBill, is that the QB's will go high perhaps as high as #1 (Houston) but Clowney is the clear #1 and SHOULD go then but QB's are THE player every team needs. My expectation is three go before the Bills pick at pick 9 and it is possible 4 will go. 4 would be "dreamy" because (why does this always seem to be the case?) THE player I'd like to fall to us always seems to get grabbed right before us (see Luke Keuchly...argh!) Players that should go before Bills pick: Clowney, Bridgewater, Bortles, Manziel, Robinson, Matthews, Mack, Watkins. If a 4th QB goes before us, then one of the top 2 OT's, Top WR or Top LB falls to us. Dreamy. But , if no 4th QB, Bills select from Mosely, Evans, Lewan and Barr. Not too shabby.

7 years, $70 mil

I just don't get it. If Byrd (supposedly) is worth $10 mil a year for three years, why would the Bills think he is not worth $8.2 mil for one year? is the hold out "'cuz I got a hurt foot" thing really such a threat to the Bills that they can let him go for nothing? Plus, encourage this type of behavior from future players? Doesn't this completely take out all the power of franchise tagging? I just don't get it. sigh

I agree, he plays dirty and is a doosh. What if we sign him and he injures Tom Brady? Deliberately? He'd then get a 15 yard penalty! wait a minute.........

just hope he did not aggravate his plantar fasciitus

sorry if this was already posted: https://www.facebook.com/groups/137093653060872/permalink/403848346385400/ LOL

I agree! Don't know about LaFontaine as GM but I thought Nolan was a great coach. Never understood him being fired

I only wish this meant the game was "too good" to have DierDork and Gumbel call the game. The only thing worse would be McCarver, DoerDork, and Gumbel.

Yep - this was one of those "bad" announcer days. I was constantly yelling at them to "shut the F@&k up!" I was turning the mute on constantly which I hate to do when watching a football game.....they were that bad IMO. At one point, when Marrone challenged the spot of the ball, Gumbel was psychoanalyzing Marrone , " I wonder what the man is thinking? Perhaps he doesn't know that he will have no more challenges? Why would anyone ever challenge a spot of the ball"? I am used to broadcasters and color commentators not following a game too closely and following their "scripted" lines a lot but sometimes it's just too much. This was going to be a blow out and that's that. That was the script. sigh

I was there in section 225. FANTASTIC!

.......meanwhile, the sound of crickets continues to follow Jairus Byrd.

I don't disagree with that but the point of this thread was to ask what "stat" would be revealing. Since pressure is not USUALLY measured after a game is over, I chose sacks as the measure.

Sacks. If Bills have 5 sacks or more, we will win. 3-4 sacks will mean a close game. < 3 sacks = big loss. The obvious reason I say this is that sacks = pressure. Brady has to be pressured else he will eat you alive.

The key is our pass rush and how often (if at all) we hit Golden Boy. If Brady has time to throw, it doesn't matter if we have four Darelle Revis' out there. Also, the Bills have to press them at the LOS else GB will simply "play catch" for 5 yard freebies. Fortunately, Pettine knows all this. The Stache was clueless last year.

Stop. Just stop for a moment and think about the specific situation. This is a team with a lot of rookies most notably at Quarterback. Even the best athletes in this sport have to learn the pro game by doing it. Together. As a team. The best experience comes from actual game play. Injuries occur all the time. This is a violent sport. But they happen in practice not just in games and scrimmages. They happen walking to the field next door (see Kolb). What's truly important is not to avoid injuries at all costs. It's to prepare the team for "battle" (as Marrone put it so eloquently when discussing the home opener with a fan a few weeks ago). Last Sunday's game made the Bills better due to repetitive practice against an opponent trying to stop them. I say, way to go boys! Now, get out there and do it again. And again. And again. And.....

FYI, folks, Minnesota at Bills to be shown on NFL Network this Sunday at 10 am That's Sunday, August 18th, 10 am. Go Bills!

These match mine exactly

If you are certain you are a jinx...most definitely draft Brady. Let us know you did so and when he gets hurt, we will all kiss your signet ring.....or whatever.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/26/santonio-holmes-cant-say-hell-play-this-season/ some help for our intrepid threader

oooooo visions of Sam Adams rumbling into the end zone just filled my head. 31-0 baby!