Thurmal34

What the fans want to know and what the team wants to share with them are two completely different things. Try not to confuse the two. Marrone was asked questions about Williams earlier in that same interview. He answered them. He even apologized to the press for not having more info.

I dont have any bias for or against Sal. Why would you make such a silly statement? I'm just telling you how the article comes off. Nothing more, nothing less. I'll play along with the last part of your post - Marrone simply doesn't have to make a call to live up to a reporter's expectations. The presuption Sal makes, and that it seems many other here are making as well, is that if Marrone knows the question is coming he should be prepared to answer it. That just isn't the case.

The bolded parts read like a hissy fit from a reporter who didn't get what he wanted. Very poor choice of article to back up your stance.

Yep, agreed on all counts, just sayin.

Anyone else find it interesting that a Ravens reporter broke this? If its true, either the local guys are snoozing or OBD is in super stealth mode.

Why are we sweating it? Byrd isn't here. Lets focus on the players that are. Whatever.

F5

At the risk of being called an apologist, was good to hear that Manuel did not bring a TV to camp "because I figure I am going to be spending most of my time with coach Hackett anyway". Can't link a tweet on my phone but tweeted at 3:24 pm by the Bills. Maybe it's fluff, but it's still good to hear. This kid seems like a businessman.

Zero Cinders?

And yet he has a Stanford degree and you don't. Yep. Sherman rules. Hilarious.

Link?

Now this I agree with, but try to follow along. My original point, which you disagreed with, was that the Evans trade to Bal was a great move. It wasn't that Evans was a poor pick on the first place. That is irrelevant to the point I made about the trade. It's astounding to me that you are so desperate to paint the Evans trade as a poor move. Why is that?

If you are looking for a fool, check the mirror. Your inability to detect the sarcasm in my reply and instead label me an "apologist" for pointing out something that doesnt fit your arguement speaks volumes about your agenda. The Evans trade, by any set of criteria and in any context, was a home run for the Bills. There is no concievable argument otherwise. Saying the Evans trade was not a great move undermines your credibility and your position.

I wanted to go with the picture of Nix rocking his maroon leather blazer at the combine a few years back, but I could not find it, so I chose the pimpin' red argyle sweater instead.

RE: Edwards - everyone knew DL was going to be a numbers game at the end of pre-season, someone had to go. It came down to Spencer Johnson vs Dwan Edwards. Why is it so hard to fathom that the football people made this call? RE: Evans - If, as you claim, the money people made this move, then you need to give the money people credit because it was one hell of a move.

Nah, the highlight of the Bills season that year for me was collecting a 4th rd pick for a guy that logged four more catches in his career.

Why would you cite one of the best moves in recent Bills history to bolster your point? The Evans trade was an absolute home run from the Bills' perspective.

Very true, hence my surprise when he called our WRs tops in the division.

I have to say, I was surprised to hear him call our WRs the best in the division "by far". He clearly had no problem believing in our rookies. Sometimes in sports you get a group of kids together that don't know any better. They don't care about past history and they don't feel the weight of the city/team's past failures. Could this be one of those type of teams?

I don't even care anymore. If he shows up, great. If not, i'm not going to wring my hands about what could have been. Whatever Jairus.

I'm as excited about Marrone as the next guy, but when I read this, it worried me. Shades of that mullet Wade defended that got him fired...Ronnie Jones?

TBH I didn't click on the link, but I didn't see anything in the original post about defense only. Sorry if I hijacked.

It confuses me that anyone who follows the Bills in any way would think that anyone other that Spiller is our most important player.

Errr, ahhh, vote Quimby? A direct quote from Brandon when questioned on analytics: "It's another layer to any process when it comes to football. But it'd be very focused on salary-cap management and everything we do on that front. It will never take away from the scouting process that we have in place now." You were saying?

This + a bunch. Heitz is right, you never know. Exhaust every avenue. Best of luck!