ganesh

Philadelphia is still very much a team in the picture for Geno and they will be standing in our way.

My biggest problem with Palmer is his lack of leadership. I have never seen him take responsibility and take charge of the team. He always seemed to play second-fiddle. And the guy who said "sign for Veteran Minimum" is smoking something really hot...The guy is refusing to take a pay cut from 10M....I definitely can see Arizona sign him to a 5-7M a year with incentives deal.

May be the Bills are trying to get Raiders and Jax to pick Flynn so that they get a clear cut shot at Geno Smith.

If EJ is the complete player that you are talking about, then he would be projected as a #1 pick, especially in the days when "read option" QBs seems to be the hot thing....I am yet to see a single draft expert put Manuel at the top of the draft board.

Harrison and his agent is literally begging the Steelers to consider Harrision at a much lower salary than what they offered him initially before releasing him....How the mighty have fallen and can't seem to rise!! Yes

I am sure Barkley and Geno are on everyone's list at the top of the board. E.J Manuel is a project, someone like Chip Kelly may be inclined to draft and have him learn for a year while Vick finishes his contract. There is likely to be a run on the 2nd tier QBs from the end of 1st round to beginning of 2nd round. It kind of hurts the Bills that their 2nd rd pick comes only after the Jets. If they stay course, they are likely to lose out on their choice. The Bills have a choice...Just pick their highest rated QB that is still available at #8 and everything else is moot. If the Bills take the risk of trying to draft one in the 2nd, they may have serious competition., +1. It is a deep WR draft.

+1. Brad Smith is a wasted spot on the Roster and also costs ~3-4M this season. Just don't see what the value is.

I don't think so. Posters have posted real arguments regarding the other draft picks and not-picking-a-QB. Good GMs prepare for the future not for the present.

And he needed only 15 minutes to do it :thumbsup: Is Gilmore a Reporter for ESPN or Fox ?

See..That was his way of avoiding his thread be shut down as a *duplicate*!

+1 and this is a big part of the failure for the past three years.

And by a eerie coincidence we now has two of his college linemates playing for us (Williams and Manny)....

Nelson himself quoted that the Bills probably did not tender him because of medical reasons with regards to his knee.

They still need to wipe their mistakes by cutting Brad Smith and may be Ryan Lindell.

For me it is all those losses....You win them and you could have had three superbowl championships......There...I got that off my chest

At this time of the year, there is *smokescreens* everywhere. You simply cannot believe what comes out of GMs (except for Nix) mouth. Considering that both the Chiefs and Cardinals require a long term QB solution....Umm.. Why would you called Ben that!!.....You are sick. Ben was never convicted of anything and the guy is married now. Some people can't just let things go..

What other positions...Another DB ? This team will continue to falter when it keeps ignoring the most important position.

As Dibs (thanks for the input) posted, not even close.... Brees: 2004: 262-400-3159.....65.5%......27TD......7INT.....Y/A 7.9.....104.8QBR....11-4 win/loss......All-pro 2005: 323-500-3576.....64.6%......24TD....15INT.....Y/A 7.2.....89.2QBR.....9-7 win/loss Fitz: 2011: 353-569-3832....62%.......24TD.....23INT.....Y/A 6.7.....79.1QBR.....5-8 win/loss 2012: 306-505-3400....60.6%....24TD.....16INT.....Y/A 6.7.....83.3QBR.....6-10 win/loss Fitz had 23 INT as opposed to 7 by Brees....That is a Grand Canyon size difference between a good and bad QB.

Let us not jump ahead and call Cousins as a Franchise QB after a few games in relief role !!!!! +1....Decent OC - Yes....Horrible HC - Yes...

With an all-expense-paid Buffet!

This!.....is what drives 50% of the folks on this board CRAZY!

That Damn value chart is Outdated!!!

And that is a *big* issue. Very rarely teams win without an elite QB (Dilfer). It is also very rare that teams don't win super bowl when they have elite QBs (Kelly and Marino). The success rate of winning a SB with an elite QB is pretty high. You need to draft for that elite QB. My main point is that there is no evidence to suggest that Nix valued the QB position (as you quote above), but was arm-twisted by circumstances to not draft one!

:-) +1

I don't think any coaching staff will go with the mentality to tank the season or win a small # of games. I am sure Marrone is aiming to make the playoffs right from the word go.