richNjoisy

What a shock - you and I are on the same page (for a change ha ha). Shockey for basically a 2nd and 4th? We'd still have 8 picks left and, now, the only weakness at WR? We are talking about a game-breaking player at the TE position? There are , what, two others of his caliber in the league? And now people people use his attitude as making him "not worth it"? Are you guys nuts? He doesn't get arrested, doesn't do drugs, he gets angry when he loses. Also, he HAS grown up a bit. I, too, live in the Giants area (NJ) and have watched (with glee) the troubles. But Trent is NOT Eli. Trent can handle Mr. Shockey. If the Bills make this trade, I'd (blank) in my pants. -RnJ

All indications are that the Eagles want to trade up to 11 or higher to draft a DT or DE In any event, at pick 19, the Bills would have a nice selection amongst the top-rated WR's.

you forgot to mention that the Bucs drafted the top OL (Walker - who ended up being a bust). The Bills selected Clements at 21 and then Henry with the #2.

This is what you do: You collect as many drunk, obnoxious, and weeping-after-their-loss Cheatriot fans and pile them up to the base of the Goalposts; Then simply pull the posts down from this Vantage point. would be messy though. A lot of Cheatriot fan mess to clean up afterwards........

Yeh, I may not cook so much since when it was only me (I lost my other cook) I got REAL TIRED. If I find an assistant, I will cook up 'the usual" See you on the 7th! -RichNJoisy CNJBBB

1.) Home Opener 2.) San Diego game after the BYE 3.) Monday night game vs Cleveland And, duh, Bills must win all the 'easy" games - Oakland, Rams, Cardinals, Miami X 2, San Francisco, at least one Jets game The rest is gravy (Jacksonville, Cheatriots X 2, Denver, at KC, one Jets game) Dear God - I pray they finally come out of the box strong. Win the first game!!!

If all this comes to pass - you MUST get a piece and bring it to the 2009 TBD Tailgate. If you do, I will give you the first batch of wings from the CNJBBB cooker. RichNJoisy Pres,CNJBBB PS: Weeee're baaack for this years TBD Tailgate!

From: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writ...le.snaps/2.html "...maybe the Patriots have a right to feel a bit picked on again this year when they look at Buffalo's schedule, their AFC East rival. The Bills have home games against San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland and Seattle, the same four Pacific Time Zone teams that New England has to travel to." I feel real sorry for the Cheatriots. I do. really, Really. REALLY! Answer me this: if the Bills beat the Cheatriots on December 28th, in a game that has meaning for both teams, should Bills fans tear down the goalposts?? I vote: YES (last time was 1980 - I believe - when the Bills beat the dolphins for the first time in 21 games. For you youngsters, there were no arrests. In fact, Ralph ACCEPTED the goal post piece that was handed up to him by a crowd to his luxury box)

Umm, Trent didn't look so "hot" in the snow in Cleveland last year. I think we can let this one go (for now)

Conspiracy theorists - what say yee?

That is correct - I expect the Bills home game in Toronto will be late November or early December

I saw that as well but, I mean, he's excited...ya know. TWO (2) hours of duplicate coverage!!!! The hell with spellchecker. get the word out, pronto.

Not to be "outdone" ESPN says they, too, will broadcast a 2-hour live show on the nfl schedule at 2 pm tomorrow. Wow - 2 hours of full coverage reading an nfl schedule. on two different channels. I can hear it now, "O.K. The Cheatriots are playing the Jets at home at 1 pm on Sunday September 7. What do YOU think that means Mort?" "Hmm, well that means they will play the game" "Good point. Chris, what can you add to that?" "Oh yes, Mort forgot to add that the jets and Cheatriots are RIVALS" "Good point, Chris" ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ As Monty Python would say, "My Brain HurtzZZ"

http://www.nfl.com/ http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/networksched...=04%2F15%2F2008

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...t.532bcdf5.html Certainly not following the majority here. I think, for once, Rick is way off especially with the Bills. One interesting note, for me, would be the scenario where McKelvin falls to 11. Would the Bills select him of Cromartie? I hope Rick is very wrong since in his draft the Jets get Chris Long and the Cheatriots get Gholston. I see Chris Long going 2nd to the Rams. Ryan going 3rd to Atlanta is one early bit of excitement if that comes to pass. (no pun intended). -RnJ

Chris Brown - a resource or simply reporting on OUR OWN speculations? SEE: http://www.buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?news_id=5981 about 2/3's down

Bills | Edwards adds muscle Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:25:55 -0700 Chris Brown, of BuffaloBills.com, reports Buffalo Bills QB Trent Edwards has added 10 pounds of lean muscle to his frame since the end of last season. Edwards has shown up to the team's voluntary offseason conditioning workouts noticeably bigger and stronger in his upper body. He credits strength and conditioning coordinator J.T. Allaire's offseason program as the reason for helping him build up his upper body.

Last year, as I recall, they moved the show up to Noon (which I thought was rather silly - too early to go home and watch). 4:30 would be great for me! We shall see....

www.bengals.com is stating the following: "The 2008 regular season schedule is expected to be released by the NFL the week of April 14."

Duh, I can't read it seems - sorry the link was talking about last year. They even got that wrong.

The past 4 years, the NFL has released the schedule on April 5 (2007), April 6 (2006), April 13 (2005), and April 12 (2004). It always was settled after the Owners meeting and the date of the release was announced about 1 week or more before its actual release. One would think there is some problem - I assume with one or more of the networks. NFL Gridiron "gab" is now stating the schedule will be released April 10th Link: http://www.nflgridirongab.com/2008/03/08/2...ased-april-3rd/ They are already 0-1 this year let's see if anyone else reports that this is indeed the date of the release of the schedule. As of right this second, the NFL Access channel has nothing indicating that the release will be broadcast on this date. -rgg

Well, I found someone else who claims to have heard the same report from the NFL Network: http://www.raiderfans.net/forum/oakland-ra...eek-4-15-a.html

Ryan Clady OT | (6'6", 317, 5.15) | BOISE STATE could be sitting there at pick 11. don't pop a gasket if the Bills pick him. I won't. IMO, you can never have too many big bodies on EITHER side of the ball.

I see what you are saying but are not the other team needs relevant when a team evaluates the "value" of a player? In other words, I am sure you will agree that what a team pays a player is largely based on position and where they are drafted. Thus, a number 11 pick is worth X and the position they play makes their contract worth X + Y. If the Bills value a player higher than other teams but know that other teams do not value that player the same way then they will slide that player down since other team's "value" boards impact where a player will be drafted. There is always opinion, need, and guesswork involved (and hence risk of losing a player to another team) but this does play a part. Now you are saying the Bills may likely rank a WR or two higher than other teams will - not only due to need but based on their own evaluation of a player's talent. I agree this is quite possible. But if they are pretty certain (relatively) that player will be there, say, 10 picks later, due to other teams' needs, then they HAVE to weight that in their decision. Does this mean they might draft a player that they have ranked LOWER in the hopes of trading up later to nab the "higher value" player (on the Bills charts)? Why not?. It is part of the draft process - knowing not only how good each player is but also how other teams value each player. it is funny, but this is how I run my fantasy drafts - knowing not only which players are good but also how other owners value players. -RnJ

LB - that is true. I should have included that position. We are talking, here, about one player: Keith Rivers. He is slotted for between 10-15 or so. At CB - there are McKelvin, Jenkins, Cromartie (who is skyrocketing up team draft boards). The "Longs" (OT and DE) will be gone. As will Dorsey & Ellis (DT's) and Ghoston (DE). Also gone will be QB Ryan and RB McFadden. I EXPECT McKelvin to be gone (Patsies) but they may go with a DT. If McKelvin is there, the drooling will begin. Good situation to trade down OR pick. -RnJ