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He got more than 7.

I'm interested to know if everyone feels the same about Nix? I personally do. I think he and Chan are on the same page. I'm behind this entire Front Office. I love the "draft em, develop em, win with em" philosophy.

+1

Good point. I should have just said "Nothing would take me away from mine if she was dying." and not the first sentence.

I think he should have been home with his wife. Nothing would take me away from mine if she was dying.

I love it.

I didn't really have that feeling. When I read the headline and it didn't have the players name, I instantly knew they used that headline to keep interest.

Buddy Nix clearly made this a point of emphasis when he got hired and has reiterated this point all off season. Still some are shocked. They are going to build their core players through the draft.

Who are you to say when someone should or shouldn't be upset? You do realize there are degrees of being upset? And why does something have to have a large effect on my life to agitate me? I know your trying to depict my post as some out of control irate tirade, so for that reason alone you're making yourself look awfully silly. You're the person that needs to chill.

You're maturity should be admired. Especially when you display it by using words like "silly".

I'm not sure if you were insinuating that I am blaming the "players solely", but I certainly don't feel that way about the situation as a whole. I merely stated that I "lean" towards siding with the owners. My post was in regards to my frustration with the most recent comments, not to recap my feelings on the 4 Month saga. Obviously its D-Day, because the owners are ready to lose serious revenue and the fans are at hightened anx because of where we are in regards to time. So to hear the players say they have no time line except their own is particularly frustrating. It gives the feeling they understand the position the owners and the fans are in because of the late hour and are going to take advantage of that. For me it's been the first time I've been upset.

... for the first time since this whole fiasco has been going on. I'll start my post by saying I tend to lean towards the owners in this contestable debate. Most of my reasoning for siding with the owners is based on my view of business in general. I fully understand the arguement that it's the players that make the NFL go, but I stand firm on that there wouldn't be an NFL without owners. Again I believe this to be true in most business models. If there were just players there would be no NFL, except that owners invest the money to provide the opportunity for the players. In saying that, the reason for my frustration came from hearing several player representatives say "we don't have a timeline". For example Takeo Spike said "There’s no timeline for us and I think the most important thing is we get the right deal, make sure we go through it in its entirety, spread the word, and then we make a vote after that.” To me this is the biggest slap in the fans face to date. Yeah, they don't have a timeline, but the fans do. These statements show me they are completely out of touch with the fans and who is actually responsible for the owners ability to pay them. Furthermore they are selfishly taking advantage of the fans. They know that they don't have any responsibility to win back the fans, it's all on the owners. They will get paid, but it's up to the owners and the NFL to ensure the support of the fans is secured. I understand feeling this way, but to me it's something you don't say with such boldness.

No the jokes not on us, I'm not with you. I couldn't root for a team that I believed the owner won't let win.

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Idiotic!

If Pryor wasn't in the situation he was in and came out to enter this years draft, he would have garnered 2nd round consideration. Because of his situation I think it cost him a couple rounds in the supplemental draft and should be about a 4th round grade. We have to consider that most of the teams that needed a QB addressed their situation in this years draft. This will not only obviously limit Pryor's opportunities, but it also reduced his value. I personally believe he will be a 5-6 round guy now, but at the same time I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that he could be taken in the 3rd for a team that believes in him. I highly doubt anyone will or will have to use a 2nd round or higher pick to get him.

Yet you keep supporting the team. The jokes on you then.

Couldn't disagree more.

Perfectly said.

Who are you talking to?

Once again you don't take the time to read the post. Here it is for the second time. "I think your definition of active and mine are different. I think they'll be active to find depth, but not big ticket free agents." Do you think the free agents you've listed above are building our team? Do you? Or are you going to get caught up in semantics with me again? "Well they are on the team so it is building the team" then I have to say well by build I mean the core players or in other words the best players. This team is going to be built by the draft, it amazes me that you are getting caught up with not being active in Free Agency because we signed Pears.

"Nix believes you use both the draft and free agency to build a team." No he doesn't. He believes in building through the draft. How many times does he have to say it? You haven't been paying attention. Two things that are coming out of the Nix camp are, signing Poz is a priority and to not expect the Bills to be actively involved in free agency. Most recently the Pat Moran article http://www.buffalosportsdaily.com/paul-posluszny-far-and-away-bills-top-priority/. But I guess you know. I think your definition of active and mine are different. I think they'll be active to find depth, but not big ticket free agents. Why do I think that? The GM of the team keeps saying it over and over. And then he acts out precisely what he says.

You make a good point, I should have been more clear that it's my opinion that they know what they are doing. In saying that I'll defend my position. I completely agree with the Nix statement of not being active in free agency. This team needs to concentrate on buiding a core group of players, getting better, and building through the draft. The timing to add components through free agency isn’t now. You’ll always be in rebuild mode if you draft terribly and don’t develop players, always. So it has to start with getting your front office squared away with great leadership and then have him hire people with the ability to do their jobs. Nix is that leader and even better he’s grooming his replacement. If you’ll indulge me, I’ll use fantasy football as an analogy. You draft your team, then you make trades later in the year to strengthen it. The trick is to not do it too soon and give up on a player, etc. But the guy that drafts the best wins every year. It’s the guy that has his 4th round pick explode that wins. Same in real football. The teams that draft the best win. The only caveat to this theory is you MUST find your franshise QB. If the Bills keep up with the build through the draft, sign free agents for depth, and they find they’re franchise QB, then and only then will they become a perennial playoff team. I personally feel that we are in the build through the draft part of this process and therefore think it’s the wrong time to sign big ticket free agents.

I really don't care if you purchase anything. This new regime knows what they're doing. I am glad that they aren't trying to satisfy fans like you by signing free agents this soon in the process. It would only diminish the direction this team is clearly headed. I respect your decision to no longer be a customer and would add I'm glad they aren't catering to customers like you any longer.

If you're hoping the Bills will make you happy with any free agents this off season, you're going to be real disappointed. They've already made it clear they aren't going to do that, and I for one totally agree with them staying out of the market.